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Joel Osteen - When God Seems Too Late

February 18, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - When God Seems Too Late | February 18, 2026

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> (music playing) > joel: well, god bless you!
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> joel: well, god bless you! it's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today.
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected
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On social media. i promise you we'll keep
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I promise you we'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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You encouraged and inspired. thanks for tuning in.
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Thanks for tuning in. thanks again for coming out
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Thanks again for coming out today.
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Today. 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 talking
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One day adam was talking to god.
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To god. he said, "god, why did you
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He said, "god, why did you make eve so beautiful?"
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Make eve so beautiful?" god said, "so you would
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God said, "so you would love her."
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Love her." he said, "well god, why
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He said, "well god, why did you give her such long
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Did you give her such long flowing hair?"
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Flowing hair?" god said it again, "so you
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God said it again, "so you would love her."
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Would love her." "well god, why did you give
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"well god, why did you give her such a great figure."
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Her such a great figure." god said the same thing,
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God said the same thing, "so you would love her."
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"so you would love her." he said, "okay god, you
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He said, "okay god, you made her so beautiful,
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Made her so beautiful, so attractive, why did
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So attractive, why did you make her so dumb?"
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You make her so dumb?" god said, "that's easy adam,
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God said, "that's easy adam, so she would love you."
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So she would love you." (laughter)
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(laughter) say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says
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I can do what it says i can do.
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I can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess:
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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 when god seems too
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About when god seems too late.
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Late. we all have things we're
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We all have things we're believing for, dreams to
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Believing for, dreams to come to pass, problems to
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Come to pass, problems to turn around.
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Turn around. we've been praying, standing
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We've been praying, standing in faith but nothing is
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In faith but nothing is happening.
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Happening. now it seems like we've
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Now it seems like we've missed our chance.
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Missed our chance. "it's too late to have a
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"it's too late to have a baby, it's too late to start
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Baby, it's too late to start my business, it's too late
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My business, it's too late to break this addiction.
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To break this addiction. i've had it so long."
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I've had it so long." but many times, god waits on
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But many times, god waits on purpose till the odds are
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Purpose till the odds are against us, he waits till
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Against us, he waits till the obstacle is too big, so
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The obstacle is too big, so when he turns it around,
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When he turns it around, there won't be any doubt it
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There won't be any doubt it was his favor, his healing,
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Was his favor, his healing, his power making a way where
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His power making a way where there was no way.
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There was no way. don't be discouraged when
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Don't be discouraged when it seems too late, you don't
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It seems too late, you don't see how it could happen,
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See how it could happen, you're in prime position for
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You're in prime position for god to show out in your
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God to show out in your life.
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Life. god told abraham when he was
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God told abraham when he was a hundred years old that he
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A hundred years old that he was going to have a baby.
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Was going to have a baby. abraham's wife, sarah, was
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Abraham's wife, sarah, was barren, she had never had
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Barren, she had never had children, plus she had gone
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Children, plus she had gone through the change of life.
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Through the change of life. god could have given abraham
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God could have given abraham this promise when he was
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This promise when he was thirty years old, when sarah
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Thirty years old, when sarah was in her prime to have a
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Was in her prime to have a child, or maybe when he was
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Child, or maybe when he was forty years old, a more
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Forty years old, a more normal age to have a baby.
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Normal age to have a baby. he's god, he has everything
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He's god, he has everything strategically planned out,
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Strategically planned out, down to the smallest
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Down to the smallest details.
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Details. it's not like he forgot, or
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It's not like he forgot, or he miscalculated.
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He miscalculated. "oh, i meant to give them
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"oh, i meant to give them that promise years earlier.
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That promise years earlier. why did i wait so long?"
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Why did i wait so long?" god on purpose waited for
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God on purpose waited for the odds to be against them,
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The odds to be against them, on purpose he waited till
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On purpose he waited till they were that age, on
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They were that age, on purpose he chose sarah who
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Purpose he chose sarah who was barren, not able to have
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Was barren, not able to have children.
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Children. maybe god has put promises
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Maybe god has put promises in your heart that seem too
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In your heart that seem too late.
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Late. you don't see how you can
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You don't see how you can get well, how your child can
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Get well, how your child can get back on course, how
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Get back on course, how you'll meet the right
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You'll meet the right person.
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Person. god didn't miscalculate.
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God didn't miscalculate. he didn't accidentally
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He didn't accidentally choose the wrong person.
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Choose the wrong person. god let the odds be against
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God let the odds be against you on purpose, he let it
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You on purpose, he let it seem like it's too big, too
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Seem like it's too big, too late, too far gone.
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Late, too far gone. you're right where abraham
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You're right where abraham was.
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Was. a baby when my wife is
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A baby when my wife is barren, a baby at a hundred
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Barren, a baby at a hundred years of age.
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Years of age. god let the circumstances
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God let the circumstances seem impossible then he
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Seem impossible then he said, now abraham i'm going
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Said, now abraham i'm going to bless you.
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To bless you. god doesn't do things on a
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God doesn't do things on a normal schedule, a normal
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Normal schedule, a normal time frame.
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Time frame. he has some unscheduled
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He has some unscheduled blessings for you, things
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Blessings for you, things that are out of season, out
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That are out of season, out of the ordinary, that
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Of the ordinary, that shouldn't happen now.
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Shouldn't happen now. "joel, i'm past my prime,
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"joel, i'm past my prime, the medical report says it's
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The medical report says it's too late, the financial
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Too late, the financial experts say things should be
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Experts say things should be down."
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Down." that's when god steps in and
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That's when god steps in and says, "let me show you who i
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Says, "let me show you who i am.
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Am. i'm not limited by time, i'm
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I'm not limited by time, i'm not affected by the economy,
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Not affected by the economy, i'm not restricted by your
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I'm not restricted by your age, your background, the
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Age, your background, the opposition, by how long it's
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Opposition, by how long it's been.
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Been. i control the universe.
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I control the universe. when i speak wombs come back
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When i speak wombs come back to life, when i speak red
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To life, when i speak red seas part, when i speak
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Seas part, when i speak sicknesses leave, when i
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Sicknesses leave, when i speak compaq centers open
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Speak compaq centers open up, when i speak addictions
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Up, when i speak addictions are broken, marriages are
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Are broken, marriages are restored, opportunities show
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Restored, opportunities show up."
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Up." when thoughts tell you,
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When thoughts tell you, "it's too late, it's never
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"it's too late, it's never going to happen now."
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Going to happen now." let that go in one ear and
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Let that go in one ear and out the other.
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Out the other. god is faithful.
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God is faithful. what he promised you is
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What he promised you is still in route.
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Still in route. you may not see any sign of
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You may not see any sign of it, every circumstance says
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It, every circumstance says there's no way.
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There's no way. things are happening that
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Things are happening that you can't see.
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You can't see. in the unseen realm, god is
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In the unseen realm, god is moving the wrong people out
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Moving the wrong people out of the way, lining up the
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Of the way, lining up the healing, the favor, the good
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Healing, the favor, the good breaks.
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Breaks. they're already on your
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They're already on your schedule.
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Schedule. but here's the key, if you
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But here's the key, if you could see how it was going
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Could see how it was going to happen, that wouldn't
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To happen, that wouldn't take any faith.
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Take any faith. if god would have promised
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If god would have promised abraham a child at thirty
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Abraham a child at thirty years old, that would have
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Years old, that would have been great but that wasn't
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Been great but that wasn't unusual.
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Unusual. god is going to put promises
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God is going to put promises in your heart that are out
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In your heart that are out of the ordinary, things that
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Of the ordinary, things that seem unlikely, too big, too
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Seem unlikely, too big, too much money, too much
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Much money, too much opposition.
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Opposition. now it's up to you what you
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Now it's up to you what you do with that promise.
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Do with that promise. are you going to dismiss it
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Are you going to dismiss it and think, "that's not for
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And think, "that's not for me; no way that can happen
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Me; no way that can happen now.
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Now. me get well now, start my
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Me get well now, start my business now, meet the right
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Business now, meet the right person now?
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Person now? do you know how long i've
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Do you know how long i've been single?
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Been single? god where were you twenty
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God where were you twenty years ago?"
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Years ago?" how do you know that god has
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How do you know that god has not waited on purpose?
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Not waited on purpose? how do you know like abraham
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How do you know like abraham and sarah that god didn't
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And sarah that god didn't let the odds be against you
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Let the odds be against you for a reason?
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For a reason? he saying to you what he
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He saying to you what he said to them, "now i'm going
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Said to them, "now i'm going to bless you, now i'm going
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To bless you, now i'm going to heal you, now i'm going
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To heal you, now i'm going to turn that child around,
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To turn that child around, now at this season in your
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Now at this season in your life i'm going to cause your
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Life i'm going to cause your business to take off."
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Business to take off." why don't you receive that
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Why don't you receive that into your spirit?
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Into your spirit? it's not too late, you
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It's not too late, you haven't missed your chance.
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Haven't missed your chance. god waited so he can show
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God waited so he can show out in your life.
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Out in your life. he wants to make you an
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He wants to make you an example of his goodness.
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Example of his goodness. if he did it at a normal
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If he did it at a normal time, no one would have
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Time, no one would have noticed.
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Noticed. if he did it under ordinary
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If he did it under ordinary circumstances, it would have
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Circumstances, it would have been no big deal.
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Been no big deal. get ready for some
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Get ready for some unscheduled blessings, out
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Unscheduled blessings, out of season increase, not the
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Of season increase, not the normal time promotion.
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Normal time promotion. promises you've given up on,
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Promises you've given up on, dreams you've let go of,
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Dreams you've let go of, you've accepted it's too
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You've accepted it's too late to accomplish that
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Late to accomplish that goal, too late to break the
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Goal, too late to break the addiction, too late to have
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Addiction, too late to have a baby.
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A baby. that may be true looking at
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That may be true looking at a normal schedule, you don't
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A normal schedule, you don't see it on there, but god is
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See it on there, but god is saying, "it's still on my
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Saying, "it's still on my schedule.
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Schedule. i still have a way to bring
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I still have a way to bring it to pass.
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It to pass. i wouldn't have promised it
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I wouldn't have promised it if i wasn't going to do it."
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If i wasn't going to do it." now all through the day,
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Now all through the day, "father, thank you that what
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"father, thank you that what you started in my life
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You started in my life you're going to finish.
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You're going to finish. it may seem too late for me,
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It may seem too late for me, but i know it's not too late
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But i know it's not too late for you.
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For you. thank you for these
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Thank you for these unscheduled blessings,
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Unscheduled blessings, blessings out of season."
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Blessings out of season." sometimes god puts promises
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Sometimes god puts promises in our heart that are so
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In our heart that are so big, so unlikely, it's
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Big, so unlikely, it's almost funny.
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Almost funny. all we can do is laugh.
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All we can do is laugh. "god you want me to step up
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"god you want me to step up and pastor the church, and
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And pastor the church, and i've only ministered one
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I've only ministered one time.
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Time. god you're saying we're
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God you're saying we're going to get the compaq
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Going to get the compaq center, have you seen how
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Center, have you seen how big the opposition is.
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Big the opposition is. you're saying i'm going to
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You're saying i'm going to lend and not borrow, have
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Lend and not borrow, have you seen my finances?
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You seen my finances? do you know we're in the
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Do you know we're in the middle of a pandemic?
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Middle of a pandemic? god, you said my children
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God, you said my children will be mighty in the land,
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Will be mighty in the land, have you seen what they've
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Have you seen what they've been doing lately?
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Been doing lately? are you sure you have the
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Are you sure you have the right children?"
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Right children?" god is saying to you what he
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God is saying to you what he said to abraham, is there
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Said to abraham, is there anything too hard for the
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Anything too hard for the lord?
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Lord? he spoke worlds into
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He spoke worlds into existence, he parted red
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Existence, he parted red seas, he cured the lepers,
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Seas, he cured the lepers, he brought the dead back to
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He brought the dead back to life.
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Life. what you're up against is no
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What you're up against is no match for him.
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Match for him. one touch of his favor and
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One touch of his favor and you'll see promotion,
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You'll see promotion, healing, breakthroughs,
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Healing, breakthroughs, divine connections.
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Divine connections. i know sometimes i've
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I know sometimes i've released my faith, i've
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Released my faith, i've believed, i've expected, and
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Believed, i've expected, and i've seen the goodness of
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I've seen the goodness of god.
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God. but there are plenty of
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But there are plenty of times, where i didn't have
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Times, where i didn't have the faith.
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The faith. i thought it was too far
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I thought it was too far out, i thought the
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Out, i thought the opposition was too big, but
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Opposition was too big, but despite my lack of faith,
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Despite my lack of faith, god showed out in my life.
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God showed out in my life. that's how good god is.
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That's how good god is. if he only blessed us when
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If he only blessed us when we believed, we wouldn't
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We believed, we wouldn't reach our destiny.
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Reach our destiny. sarah said in verse 7, "who
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Sarah said in verse 7, "who would have ever thought i
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Would have ever thought i would have a baby at such an
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Would have a baby at such an old age."
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Old age." god has some of these who
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God has some of these who would have ever thought
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Would have ever thought blessings lined up for you.
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Blessings lined up for you. who would have ever thought
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Who would have ever thought my business would take off
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My business would take off like this?
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Like this? who would have ever thought
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Who would have ever thought i would meet someone this
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I would meet someone this awesome?
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Awesome? who would have ever thought
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Who would have ever thought i'd feel this good again?
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I'd feel this good again? who would have ever thought
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Who would have ever thought we would be meeting in the
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We would be meeting in the former compaq center?
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Former compaq center? who would have ever thought
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Who would have ever thought my mother would still be
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My mother would still be with us, forty years after
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With us, forty years after being diagnosed with
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Being diagnosed with terminal cancer?
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Terminal cancer? sarah went from laughing in
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Sarah went from laughing in unbelief, thinking she was
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Unbelief, thinking she was too old, to laughing with
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Too old, to laughing with great joy, holding that
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Great joy, holding that baby, seeing the goodness of
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Baby, seeing the goodness of god.
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God. some of the promises god has
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Some of the promises god has put in your heart may seem
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Put in your heart may seem like it can't happen now,
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Like it can't happen now, it's too late, you tried,
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It's too late, you tried, and it didn't work out.
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And it didn't work out. it's still on the schedule.
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It's still on the schedule. it hasn't happened yet for a
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It hasn't happened yet for a reason.
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Reason. it wasn't the right time.
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It wasn't the right time. like with sarah, one day
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Like with sarah, one day you're going to be holding
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You're going to be holding that baby so to speak,
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That baby so to speak, holding that promise saying,
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Holding that promise saying, "who would have thought god
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"who would have thought god would have blessed me like
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Would have blessed me like this?"
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This?" you're going to stand in
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You're going to stand in amazement at what god has in
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Amazement at what god has in your future.
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Your future. now quit believing those
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Now quit believing those lies that if it was going to
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Lies that if it was going to happen, it would have
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Happen, it would have happened by now.
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Happened by now. if you were going to get
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If you were going to get well, you'd be well by now.
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Well, you'd be well by now. if you were going to get a
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If you were going to get a good break, meet the right
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Good break, meet the right person, write that book,
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Person, write that book, surely it would have
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Surely it would have happened by now.
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Happened by now. look how long it's been.
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Look how long it's been. psalm 37 says, "don't be
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Psalm 37 says, "don't be impatient for the lord to
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Impatient for the lord to act.
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Act. keep traveling steadily
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Keep traveling steadily along his path and in due
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Along his path and in due season he will honor you
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Season he will honor you with every blessing."
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With every blessing." this is saying, if you'll
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This is saying, if you'll keep doing the right thing,
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Keep doing the right thing, then everything that has
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Then everything that has your name on it is coming
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Your name on it is coming in.
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In. there's healing with your
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There's healing with your name on it.
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Name on it. there's a business with your
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There's a business with your name on it.
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Name on it. there's a baby with your
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There's a baby with your name on it.
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Name on it. or how about there's a
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Or how about there's a husband, a wife, with your
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Husband, a wife, with your name on it.
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Name on it. don't be impatient.
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Don't be impatient. it hasn't happened yet; it
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It hasn't happened yet; it wasn't supposed to happen.
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Wasn't supposed to happen. "joel, i'm getting too old.
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"joel, i'm getting too old. i think i've missed my
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I think i've missed my season."
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Season." no, you're coming into your
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No, you're coming into your season.
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Season. like sarah, your womb may be
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Like sarah, your womb may be dead so to speak, in the
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Dead so to speak, in the natural it's too late.
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Natural it's too late. it shouldn't happen.
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It shouldn't happen. but god knows how to bring a
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But god knows how to bring a dead womb back to life.
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Dead womb back to life. he can bring dead dreams
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He can bring dead dreams back to life, a dead
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Back to life, a dead relationship, dead finances,
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Relationship, dead finances, dead health, not feeling
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Dead health, not feeling well.
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Well. when it's your time to give
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When it's your time to give birth, god will resurrect
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Birth, god will resurrect everything you need to see
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Everything you need to see that baby.
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That baby. not only your womb, but
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Not only your womb, but he'll wake up the abrahams,
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He'll wake up the abrahams, the people you need to
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The people you need to fulfill your destiny.
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Fulfill your destiny. i talked to a young lady,
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I talked to a young lady, she grew up very healthy,
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She grew up very healthy, very active, but at the age
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Very active, but at the age of eleven she had a pain in
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Of eleven she had a pain in her side that wouldn't go
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Her side that wouldn't go away.
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Away. she had her appendix taken
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She had her appendix taken out but that didn't help.
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Out but that didn't help. she continued to go
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She continued to go downhill, losing thirty
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Downhill, losing thirty pounds in a few weeks.
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Pounds in a few weeks. the doctors were baffled,
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The doctors were baffled, couldn't figure out what was
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Couldn't figure out what was wrong.
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Wrong. she got to where she
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She got to where she couldn't swallow, she lost
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Couldn't swallow, she lost movement in her legs and
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Movement in her legs and arms.
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Arms. she ended up in the hospital
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She ended up in the hospital in a vegetative state, not
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In a vegetative state, not able to open her eyes or
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Able to open her eyes or communicate in any way.
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Communicate in any way. she was finally diagnosed
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She was finally diagnosed with a rare autoimmune
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With a rare autoimmune disorder that caused
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Disorder that caused swelling on her brain.
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Swelling on her brain. her parents were told she
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Her parents were told she would be in coma the rest of
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Would be in coma the rest of her life, and she probably
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Her life, and she probably wouldn't live that long.
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Wouldn't live that long. against all odds they
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Against all odds they believed that god was still
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Believed that god was still in control, that he was
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In control, that he was still a healer.
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Still a healer. month after month went by
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Month after month went by and they would sit by her
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And they would sit by her bed and talk to her,
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Bed and talk to her, speaking faith into her.
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Speaking faith into her. two years later she woke up
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Two years later she woke up on the inside.
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On the inside. she still couldn't move but
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She still couldn't move but she was aware of everything
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She was aware of everything that was happening.
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That was happening. she could hear the doctors
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She could hear the doctors telling her parents that she
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Telling her parents that she was gone and there was no
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Was gone and there was no chance of recovery.
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Chance of recovery. and she could hear her
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And she could hear her mother telling her how she
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Mother telling her how she loved her and how she was
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Loved her and how she was going to make it.
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Going to make it. every sunday her mother
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Every sunday her mother would turn on our program.
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Would turn on our program. this young lady would hear
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This young lady would hear how god is a healer and how
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How god is a healer and how he can do what medicine
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He can do what medicine cannot do.
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Cannot do. in her mind, instead of
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In her mind, instead of feeling sorry for herself,
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Feeling sorry for herself, she would say, "i'm a victor
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She would say, "i'm a victor and not a victim, god is
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And not a victim, god is restoring health back unto
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Restoring health back unto me."
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Me." thoughts told her, "you're
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Thoughts told her, "you're trapped, you'll never get
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Trapped, you'll never get out."
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Out." she would answer back, "no
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She would answer back, "no my time is coming.
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My time is coming. this is not how my story
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This is not how my story ends."
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Ends." it seemed like god was too
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It seemed like god was too late, in a coma, trapped
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Late, in a coma, trapped inside her own body, not
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Inside her own body, not able to communicate, but god
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Able to communicate, but god has the final say.
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Has the final say. sometimes he'll let the odds
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Sometimes he'll let the odds be way against you, just so
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Be way against you, just so he can show his power, his
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He can show his power, his favor, his blessing in
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Favor, his blessing in amazing ways.
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Amazing ways. three years later she opened
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Three years later she opened her eyes.
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Her eyes. that was the start of a long
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That was the start of a long journey back.
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Journey back. she learned to speak again,
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She learned to speak again, eat again, move again.
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Eat again, move again. everything came back except
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Everything came back except her legs.
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Her legs. she was paralyzed from the
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She was paralyzed from the waist down.
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Waist down. she was happy that she was
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She was happy that she was out, grateful to be in a
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Out, grateful to be in a wheelchair but she wasn't
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Wheelchair but she wasn't satisfied.
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Satisfied. she knew what god started he
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She knew what god started he would finish.
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Would finish. she was told that she would
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She was told that she would never be able to walk, but
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Never be able to walk, but through prayer, hard work,
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Through prayer, hard work, training, she defied the
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Training, she defied the odds and took her first
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Odds and took her first steps.
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Steps. today my friend victoria
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Today my friend victoria arlen can not only walk but
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Arlen can not only walk but she can run.
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She can run. she was on "dancing with the
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She was on "dancing with the stars."
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Stars." she's one of espn's youngest
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She's one of espn's youngest on-air personalities.
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On-air personalities. is there anything too hard
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Is there anything too hard for the lord?
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For the lord? just because it seems like
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Just because it seems like god is too late, doesn't
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God is too late, doesn't mean he's not going to come
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Mean he's not going to come through.
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Through. don't be fooled by the
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Don't be fooled by the circumstances.
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Circumstances. you may not see anything,
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You may not see anything, the odds are against you,
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The odds are against you, the experts say it's not
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The experts say it's not going to work out, god
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Going to work out, god controls the universe.
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Controls the universe. don't be impatient for him
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Don't be impatient for him to act.
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To act. keep believing, keep praying
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Keep believing, keep praying and every blessing that
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And every blessing that belongs to you will show up.
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Belongs to you will show up. you won't have to go after
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You won't have to go after it, it's going to come to
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It, it's going to come to you.
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You. it's going to happen at the
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It's going to happen at the time god has planned.
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Time god has planned. in john 11, mary and martha
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In john 11, mary and martha sent word to their dear
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Sent word to their dear friend jesus that their
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Friend jesus that their brother lazarus was very
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Brother lazarus was very sick.
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Sick. jesus was in another city.
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Jesus was in another city. they asked if he would come
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They asked if he would come and pray for lazarus.
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And pray for lazarus. a day went by and jesus
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A day went by and jesus didn't show up.
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Didn't show up. i can imagine mary asking
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I can imagine mary asking her assistant, "did you tell
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Her assistant, "did you tell him it was me?"
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Him it was me?" "yes, we told him."
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"yes, we told him." "did you let him know it was
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"did you let him know it was urgent?"
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Urgent?" "yes, we did."
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"yes, we did." another day passed, he
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Another day passed, he didn't come, and another and
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Didn't come, and another and another.
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Another. finally, lazarus died.
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Finally, lazarus died. on the fourth day jesus
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On the fourth day jesus showed up.
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Showed up. what do you do when god
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What do you do when god shows up too late?
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Shows up too late? you prayed, you believed,
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You prayed, you believed, but the problem didn't turn
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But the problem didn't turn around, the business didn't
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Around, the business didn't make it, your health didn't
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Make it, your health didn't get better.
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Get better. martha was so upset.
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Martha was so upset. she rushed out to meet him
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She rushed out to meet him and said, "jesus if you
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And said, "jesus if you would have been here sooner
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Would have been here sooner my brother wouldn't have
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My brother wouldn't have died."
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Died." she was saying, "how could
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She was saying, "how could you do this to us?
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You do this to us? we're your friends, when we
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We're your friends, when we needed you the most, you,
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Needed you the most, you, let us down."
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Let us down." they thought that jesus
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They thought that jesus didn't care, that he was too
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Didn't care, that he was too busy, preoccupied with
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Busy, preoccupied with others, but the scripture
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Others, but the scripture says, "jesus wept."
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Says, "jesus wept." he could have gone straight
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He could have gone straight to the tomb and raised
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To the tomb and raised lazarus, but his tears let
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Lazarus, but his tears let them know that he cared.
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Them know that he cared. he wept because he loved
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He wept because he loved lazarus.
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Lazarus. he wept because he felt the
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He wept because he felt the sorrow, the heaviness that
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Sorrow, the heaviness that they were all feeling.
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They were all feeling. when god shows up late,
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When god shows up late, thoughts will tell you, "god
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Thoughts will tell you, "god doesn't care about you.
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Doesn't care about you. how could he let this
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How could he let this happen, look at all this
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Happen, look at all this pain, this heartache, he
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Pain, this heartache, he could have stopped it."
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Could have stopped it." don't believe those lies.
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Don't believe those lies. the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god collects all of your tears
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Collects all of your tears in a bottle."
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In a bottle." he feels what you feel, the
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He feels what you feel, the loneliness, the heartache,
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Loneliness, the heartache, he weeps when you weep, his
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He weeps when you weep, his heart breaks when your heart
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Heart breaks when your heart breaks.
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Breaks. you're his child.
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You're his child. if you're a parent, you know
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If you're a parent, you know when your child is hurting,
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When your child is hurting, you hurt with them.
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You hurt with them. god is your heavenly father.
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God is your heavenly father. he told them to roll away
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He told them to roll away the stone.
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The stone. lazarus had been dead for
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Lazarus had been dead for four days.
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Four days. martha said, "lord it's
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Martha said, "lord it's going to stink."
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Going to stink." sometimes you have to get to
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Sometimes you have to get to the stinky stuff before god
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The stinky stuff before god will heal you.
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Will heal you. you have to be real and deal
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You have to be real and deal with what god is bringing to
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With what god is bringing to light.
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Light. jesus spoke to lazarus.
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Jesus spoke to lazarus. he didn't pray.
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He didn't pray. some things you need to pray
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Some things you need to pray about but some things you
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About but some things you need to speak to.
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Need to speak to. he said, "lazarus, come
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He said, "lazarus, come forth."
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Forth." all of the sudden, lazarus
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All of the sudden, lazarus came back to life.
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Came back to life. mary and martha were praying
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Mary and martha were praying for a healing, but jesus had
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For a healing, but jesus had something better in mind, a
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Something better in mind, a resurrection.
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Resurrection. sometimes the reason god
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Sometimes the reason god delays is because he's going
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Delays is because he's going to do something better than
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To do something better than you think, something bigger,
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You think, something bigger, more rewarding.
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More rewarding. from that day forward, no
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From that day forward, no one ever saw lazarus the
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One ever saw lazarus the same way.
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Same way. no one saw mary and martha
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No one saw mary and martha the same way.
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The same way. they had a new respect, a
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They had a new respect, a greater influence, greater
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Greater influence, greater honor.
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Honor. like them, you may be
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Like them, you may be wondering why god is so
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Wondering why god is so late.
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Late. "why hasn't my health turned
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"why hasn't my health turned around, when is my business
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Around, when is my business going to get better, when is
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Going to get better, when is this trouble going to
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This trouble going to resolve."
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Resolve." you're believing for a
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You're believing for a healing; god is delaying
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Healing; god is delaying because he has a
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Because he has a resurrection coming.
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Resurrection coming. he has something much better
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He has something much better than what you have in mind.
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Than what you have in mind. trust him when you don't see
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Trust him when you don't see anything happening.
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Anything happening. believe when heaven is
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Believe when heaven is silent.
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Silent. he's working behind the
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He's working behind the scenes.
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Scenes. every blessing that has your
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Every blessing that has your name on it, if you will be
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Name on it, if you will be patient, it's not only going
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Patient, it's not only going to find you, it's going to
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To find you, it's going to be much better than you
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Be much better than you think.
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Think. the delay is a sign that god
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The delay is a sign that god is up to something big.
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Is up to something big. it's a sign that he's about
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It's a sign that he's about to show out in your life.
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To show out in your life. the mistake we make too
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The mistake we make too often is we get discouraged
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Often is we get discouraged in the delays.
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In the delays. we believe those lies that,
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We believe those lies that, "god's not concerned about
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"god's not concerned about us.
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Us. he would have been here by
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He would have been here by now.
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Now. does he even know what i'm
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Does he even know what i'm going through?"
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Going through?" the scripture says, "god
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The scripture says, "god sees every sparrow, every
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Sees every sparrow, every bird that falls to the
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Bird that falls to the ground."
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Ground." how much more does god see
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How much more does god see you?
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You? you're his child.
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You're his child. he made you in his image.
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He made you in his image. he calls you a masterpiece.
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He calls you a masterpiece. he sees what you're going
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He sees what you're going through.
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Through. he's concerned and he's
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He's concerned and he's coming.
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Coming. at the time he has planned,
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At the time he has planned, in your due season, you're
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In your due season, you're going to see breakthroughs,
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Going to see breakthroughs, healing, freedom, abundance,
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Healing, freedom, abundance, more than you've imagined.
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More than you've imagined. after jesus rose from the
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After jesus rose from the dead, peter was out fishing.
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Dead, peter was out fishing. he'd spent the last few
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He'd spent the last few years with jesus, as one of
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Years with jesus, as one of his close friends.
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His close friends. he never dreamed it would
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He never dreamed it would end with jesus being
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End with jesus being crucified.
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Crucified. he was discouraged, a little
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He was discouraged, a little bit confused.
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Bit confused. so, he went back to doing
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So, he went back to doing what he did before jesus
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What he did before jesus called him.
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Called him. he had fished all night, had
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He had fished all night, had caught nothing.
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Caught nothing. the next morning, as they
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The next morning, as they were coming in, jesus was on
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Were coming in, jesus was on the beach, he shouted, "have
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The beach, he shouted, "have you caught anything?"
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You caught anything?" they didn't recognize him.
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They didn't recognize him. they told him no.
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They told him no. he said, "throw your net on
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He said, "throw your net on the right side of the boat
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The right side of the boat and you'll catch plenty of
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And you'll catch plenty of fish."
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Fish." when they did, they caught
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When they did, they caught so many fish that they
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So many fish that they couldn't pull it all in.
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Couldn't pull it all in. peter looked over and
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Peter looked over and realized it was jesus.
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Realized it was jesus. he jumped in the water and
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He jumped in the water and swam to the shore.
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Swam to the shore. when he arrived, he could
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When he arrived, he could smell something so tasty, so
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Smell something so tasty, so appetizing.
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Appetizing. jesus was cooking fish.
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Jesus was cooking fish. he told peter to sit down
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He told peter to sit down and have breakfast with him.
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And have breakfast with him. he served him grilled fish.
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He served him grilled fish. what peter couldn't catch
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What peter couldn't catch all night, now he not only
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All night, now he not only has a whole boat load of
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Has a whole boat load of fish, but jesus has already
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Fish, but jesus has already cooked it and prepared it
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Cooked it and prepared it for him.
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For him. when you go through a delay,
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When you go through a delay, you've fished all night,
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You've fished all night, nothing is working, you're
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Nothing is working, you're wondering where god is?
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Wondering where god is? "how come i'm not getting
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"how come i'm not getting any good breaks."
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Any good breaks." if you'll keep doing the
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If you'll keep doing the right thing, god is not only
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Right thing, god is not only going to give you an
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Going to give you an abundance but you're going
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Abundance but you're going to come into some prepared
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To come into some prepared blessings.
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Blessings. fish that's already cooked.
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Fish that's already cooked. promotion waiting for you,
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Promotion waiting for you, the right people, the
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The right people, the business, the healing.
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Business, the healing. you're not going to have to
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You're not going to have to make it happen, start from
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Make it happen, start from scratch, it's going to fall
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Scratch, it's going to fall into place.
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Into place. i can smell something in the
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I can smell something in the air.
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Air. i smell fresh fish.
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I smell fresh fish. i smell prepared blessings.
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I smell prepared blessings. you've had delays, you're
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You've had delays, you're wondering where god is, he's
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Wondering where god is, he's cooking your fish.
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Cooking your fish. he's got the fire on.
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He's got the fire on. he's about to offer you
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He's about to offer you breakfast so to speak.
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Breakfast so to speak. you're about to see what god
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You're about to see what god has been up to.
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Has been up to. don't be impatient for god
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Don't be impatient for god to act, keep honoring him,
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To act, keep honoring him, and every blessing that has
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And every blessing that has your name on it will come
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Your name on it will come in.
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In. nobody is getting your fish.
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Nobody is getting your fish. sometimes when god is not
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Sometimes when god is not showing up, we're not seeing
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Showing up, we're not seeing things happen, we feel like
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Things happen, we feel like we're falling behind.
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We're falling behind. others are getting ahead,
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Others are getting ahead, but god has all the fish
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But god has all the fish that belong to you.
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That belong to you. you tried all night so to
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You tried all night so to speak and caught nothing.
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Speak and caught nothing. it's been months, or even
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It's been months, or even years and you haven't seen
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Years and you haven't seen good breaks, promotion,
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Good breaks, promotion, things turning around.
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Things turning around. don't worry your fish are
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Don't worry your fish are being stored up.
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Being stored up. he told the disciples to
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He told the disciples to throw their nets on the
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Throw their nets on the other side of the boat.
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Other side of the boat. that means they're not far
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That means they're not far away.
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Away. you don't have to do
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You don't have to do something drastically
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Something drastically different; god is going to
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Different; god is going to bless you where you are.
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Bless you where you are. he's going to cause the fish
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He's going to cause the fish to find you.
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To find you. not a little bit, but a
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Not a little bit, but a great haul of fish.
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Great haul of fish. you may be in a dry season;
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You may be in a dry season; things are not changing.
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Things are not changing. god sees your faithfulness.
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God sees your faithfulness. he hasn't forgotten about
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He hasn't forgotten about you.
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You. he's going to make up for
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He's going to make up for what hasn't happened.
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What hasn't happened. like with mary and martha,
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Like with mary and martha, not a healing but a
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Not a healing but a resurrection.
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Resurrection. i believe and declare,
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I believe and declare, boatloads of blessings are
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Boatloads of blessings are coming your way, prepared
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Coming your way, prepared blessings, favor, healing,
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Blessings, favor, healing, the right people.
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The right people. like with sarah, who would
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Like with sarah, who would have thought blessings,
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Have thought blessings, dreams bigger than you've
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Dreams bigger than you've imagined, problems that look
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Imagined, problems that look impossible suddenly turning
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Impossible suddenly turning around, the fullness of your
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Around, the fullness of your destiny, in jesus name.
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Destiny, in jesus name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today? (amen)
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Many people believe
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Many people believe that god can heal.
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That god can heal. but when nothing is improving,
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But when nothing is improving, our prayers are
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Our prayers are not being answered,
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Not being answered, it's easy to think:
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It's easy to think: will god heal me?
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Will god heal me? the truth is,
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The truth is, god still loves to heal.
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God still loves to heal. i've witnessed
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I've witnessed god's healing power
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God's healing power firsthand in my own family.
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Firsthand in my own family. when situations
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When situations seemed impossible,
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Seemed impossible, and medically
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And medically speaking,
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Speaking, there were no options,
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There were no options, god stepped in and made a way.
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I'd love to send you
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I'd love to send you our new devotional,
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God still loves to heal.
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It's filled with scripture
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It's filled with scripture and encouragement
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And encouragement designed to strengthen
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Designed to strengthen your faith
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Your faith and help
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And help you believe for healing.
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You believe for healing. even when you can't see it,
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Even when you can't see it, god is still working.
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God is still working. as you stand firm and declare
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As you stand firm and declare his promises,
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His promises, healing is on the way.
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The same god who healed in
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The same god who healed in the bible
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Is still healing today.
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Is still healing today. your generous support
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Your generous support is so important to help us
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Is so important to help us share the message of hope.
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Share the message of hope. and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Pastor
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Joel would like to send you
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Joel would like to send you a copy of god
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Still loves to heal.
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You in your faith. jesus cares
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Jesus cares about you physically,
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About you physically, mentally, and emotionally.
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Mentally, and emotionally. he forgives us, delivers
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He forgives us, delivers us, and he heals
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Us, and he heals us and makes us whole.
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Us and makes us whole. with this
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You'll enter into god's rest and restoration, knowing
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And restoration, knowing his promises are true
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His promises are true yesterday, today, and forever.
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Lisa was healed
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From a birth injury
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From a birth injury similar to cerebral palsy.
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Similar to cerebral palsy. what god did for us,
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What god did for us, he can do for you.
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Victoria and i
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Are going to be praying for you
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Are going to be praying for you this month,
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This month, especially for healing for
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Especially for healing for you and your family,
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You and your family, not just physically,
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Not just physically, but mentally
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But mentally and emotionally
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And emotionally that you will be
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That you will be completely whole.
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Completely whole. we appreciate your prayer
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We appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity is impacting people
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Around the world.
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And specialworld.
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And specialworld. thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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And the blessing of taking communion.
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Together, they'll strengthen your faith,
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They'll strengthen your faith, renew your hope,
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Renew your hope, and remind you
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Joel Osteen - When God Seems Too Late

February 18, 2026 | 27:29

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