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Joel Osteen - Who's In Your Ear

February 2, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Who's In Your Ear | February 2, 2026

God bless you.
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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
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. and you can come visit us
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And you can come visit us in person.
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In person. we'd love to have you be a
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We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services.
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Part of one of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this mother.
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I heard about this mother. she had two young boys that
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She had two young boys that were known for their
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Were known for their mischievous behavior.
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Mischievous behavior. any time trouble occurred,
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Any time trouble occurred, they were certain to be a
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They were certain to be a part of it.
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Part of it. she decided to take them to
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She decided to take them to see their pastor one at a
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See their pastor one at a time.
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Time. the pastor said to the
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The pastor said to the first boy, “son, where is
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First boy, “son, where is god?” he sat there silently.
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God?” he sat there silently. he asked again, “where is
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He asked again, “where is god?” still no reply.
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God?” still no reply. the third time he asked,
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The third time he asked, the boy bolted out the
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The boy bolted out the door, ran home and told his
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Door, ran home and told his brother, “god is missing,
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Brother, “god is missing, and they think we did it.”
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And they think we did it.” 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. i
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have. i
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Have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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Can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today, i will be taught the
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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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 who's in your ear.
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About who's in your ear. it's so important who we're
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It's so important who we're taking advice from. we're
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Taking advice from. we're listening to their counsel,
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Listening to their counsel, following their
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Following their suggestions, doing what
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Suggestions, doing what they say.
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They say. we all have people that are
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We all have people that are influencing us, people that
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Influencing us, people that are in our ear.
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Are in our ear. the question is are they
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The question is are they the right people.
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The right people. you shouldn't take advice
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You shouldn't take advice from everyone.
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From everyone. you shouldn't be swayed by
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You shouldn't be swayed by every opinion.
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Every opinion. you need to look at their
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You need to look at their track record. where are
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Track record. where are they in life?
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They in life? have they made good
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Have they made good decisions?
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Decisions? do they honor god?
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Do they honor god? do they have your best
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Do they have your best interest at heart?
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Interest at heart? you have to be careful
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You have to be careful who's in your ear.
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Who's in your ear. if you have wrong voices,
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If you have wrong voices, you're going to make wrong
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You're going to make wrong choices.
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Choices. if you hang around friends
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If you hang around friends that compromise, coworkers
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That compromise, coworkers that gossip, family members
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That gossip, family members that get you all riled up,
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That get you all riled up, they're not moving you
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They're not moving you toward your destiny.
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Toward your destiny. their example, their
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Their example, their advice, how they're
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Advice, how they're influencing you, those
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Influencing you, those wrong voices are keeping
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Wrong voices are keeping you from your potential.
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You from your potential. pay attention to who you're
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Pay attention to who you're taking advice from. some
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Taking advice from. some people have an opinion
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People have an opinion about everything.
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About everything. they're quick to tell you
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They're quick to tell you how to run your life, but
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How to run your life, but they can't even run their
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They can't even run their own life.
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Own life. they're giving you
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They're giving you relationship advice, but
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Relationship advice, but they've been through six
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They've been through six breakups.
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Breakups. they have all these
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They have all these suggestions of how to spend
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Suggestions of how to spend your money, “buy this,
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Your money, “buy this, invest here, this is a
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Invest here, this is a great deal,” but they can't
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Great deal,” but they can't pay their own bills.
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Pay their own bills. before you take that
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Before you take that advice, you should consider
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Advice, you should consider the source.
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The source. do they have credibility?
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Do they have credibility? do they have good
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Do they have good character, integrity, are
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Character, integrity, are they a person of excellence?
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They a person of excellence? i'm not saying don't ever
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I'm not saying don't ever take advice, i'm saying be
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Take advice, i'm saying be selective.
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Selective. pay attention to who's in
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Pay attention to who's in your ear.
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Your ear. who you're giving
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Who you're giving credibility to.
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Credibility to. you should weigh every
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You should weigh every suggestion, every piece of
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Suggestion, every piece of advice against what you
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Advice against what you feel in your spirit.
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Feel in your spirit. god will not speak to other
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God will not speak to other people about your life,
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People about your life, without speaking to you.
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Without speaking to you. you can hear from god.
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You can hear from god. you don't have to run to
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You don't have to run to that friend to try to get
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That friend to try to get direction, run to this
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Direction, run to this family member to see what
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Family member to see what you should do.
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You should do. that's all fine but why
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That's all fine but why don't you try running to
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Don't you try running to god?
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God? the scripture says, “if
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The scripture says, “if anyone needs wisdom, let
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Anyone needs wisdom, let him ask of god, and he will
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Him ask of god, and he will freely give it.” one verse
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Freely give it.” one verse says, “you will know the
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Says, “you will know the right decision every time.”
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Right decision every time.” i've found, the more you
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I've found, the more you ask god, the less you have
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Ask god, the less you have to depend on people.
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To depend on people. the problem is people can
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The problem is people can miss it.
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Miss it. even friends that love you,
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Even friends that love you, family members that want
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Family members that want you to succeed, sometimes
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You to succeed, sometimes they don't know the right
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They don't know the right thing.
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Thing. they'll give advice that's
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They'll give advice that's not the best. but if you'll
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Not the best. but if you'll look inside, you'll feel
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Look inside, you'll feel that still small voice
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That still small voice telling you what you need
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Telling you what you need to do.
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To do. just an impression, an
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Just an impression, an urging.
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Urging. not in your head, but in
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Not in your head, but in your heart, giving you
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Your heart, giving you clear direction.
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Clear direction. in the old testament, god
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In the old testament, god spoke to the people through
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Spoke to the people through the prophets.
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The prophets. when they needed direction,
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When they needed direction, they were up against a big
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They were up against a big army, they would say, “go
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Army, they would say, “go find the prophet.
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Find the prophet. go get elijah, go get
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Go get elijah, go get jeremiah.
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Jeremiah. we need a word from the
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We need a word from the lord. we need to know what
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Lord. we need to know what to do.” they were dependent
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To do.” they were dependent on certain people, the ones
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On certain people, the ones god had chosen to speak to
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God had chosen to speak to them. but when jesus died,
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Them. but when jesus died, we came out from under the
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We came out from under the old covenant into a better
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Old covenant into a better covenant.
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Covenant. in this new covenant, we
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In this new covenant, we don't have to go to people
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Don't have to go to people to see what god says, the
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To see what god says, the holy spirit lives on the
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Holy spirit lives on the inside of each one of us.
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Inside of each one of us. he's called your counselor,
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He's called your counselor, your guide, your advisor.
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Your guide, your advisor. he'll give you advice.
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He'll give you advice. he'll help you make the
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He'll help you make the right choices.
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Right choices. it's not that god is not
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It's not that god is not speaking to us, it's that
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Speaking to us, it's that we're so busy listening to
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We're so busy listening to others.
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Others. you have to get rid of the
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You have to get rid of the wrong voices, then you'll
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Wrong voices, then you'll hear the right voices.
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Hear the right voices. some people are alarmists,
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Some people are alarmists, everything is a major
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Everything is a major crisis.
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Crisis. when they call, something
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When they call, something is always wrong.
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Is always wrong. “you got to come fix this.
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“you got to come fix this. you got to go here.
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You got to go here. this is not right.
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This is not right. i can't believe this is
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I can't believe this is happening.” if you keep
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Happening.” if you keep them in your ear, you're
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Them in your ear, you're going to live wrought up,
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Going to live wrought up, stressed out, on edge.
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Stressed out, on edge. do yourself a favor.
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Do yourself a favor. tune them out.
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Tune them out. quit letting them control
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Quit letting them control you.
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You. “what if they get upset,
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“what if they get upset, joel?” they're already
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Joel?” they're already upset.
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Upset. let them be upset by
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Let them be upset by themselves.
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Themselves. you joining them doesn't do
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You joining them doesn't do them any good.
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Them any good. certain people like to get
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Certain people like to get you stirred up.
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You stirred up. they live off the drama.
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They live off the drama. you were content, enjoying
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You were content, enjoying the day, they come in the
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The day, they come in the office.
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Office. “you know this company
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“you know this company doesn't treat you right.
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Doesn't treat you right. they promote everyone
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They promote everyone except you.
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Except you. that guy next to you, he's
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That guy next to you, he's been here less time, but he
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Been here less time, but he makes way more.
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Makes way more. that's just not fair.” most
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That's just not fair.” most of the time, they don't
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Of the time, they don't know all the facts.
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Know all the facts. they just want to get you
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They just want to get you riled up.
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Riled up. if you let them in your
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If you let them in your ear, start dwelling on
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Ear, start dwelling on that, thinking of all the
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That, thinking of all the negative, you'll end up
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Negative, you'll end up sour, frustrated, slacking
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Sour, frustrated, slacking off.
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Off. what's the problem?
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What's the problem? wrong voices lead to wrong
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Wrong voices lead to wrong choices.
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Choices. be careful of people that
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Be careful of people that try to stir you up.
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Try to stir you up. it should be a red flag
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It should be a red flag when someone comes and
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When someone comes and starts pointing out
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Starts pointing out everything that's wrong.
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Everything that's wrong. blowing things out of
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Blowing things out of proportion, knocking your
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Proportion, knocking your boss, telling you what's
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Boss, telling you what's wrong with your spouse.
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Wrong with your spouse. “i wouldn't let my wife
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“i wouldn't let my wife treat me like that.
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Treat me like that. you know she doesn't
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You know she doesn't respect you; i'd put my
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Respect you; i'd put my foot down and tell her if
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Foot down and tell her if this doesn't change,
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This doesn't change, there's going to be
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There's going to be trouble.” don't take that
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Trouble.” don't take that bait.
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Bait. they're sowing discord.
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They're sowing discord. trying to poison your
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Trying to poison your spirit.
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Spirit. the scripture tells us to
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The scripture tells us to be peace makers, not
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Be peace makers, not troublemakers.
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Troublemakers. that's someone that wants
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That's someone that wants you to get bent out of
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You to get bent out of shape.
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Shape. they're quick to give
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They're quick to give advice.
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Advice. they always have the
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They always have the answers.
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Answers. you have to consider the
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You have to consider the source.
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Source. do they have integrity?
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Do they have integrity? are they a person of good
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Are they a person of good character?
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Character? how is their relationship
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How is their relationship with their spouse.
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With their spouse. oh, they're not married.
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Oh, they're not married. they don't have a spouse.
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They don't have a spouse. they've been married a few
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They've been married a few times.
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Times. why are you taking advice
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Why are you taking advice from someone that's not
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From someone that's not where you want to be?
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Where you want to be? from someone that doesn't
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From someone that doesn't have high standards.
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Have high standards. from someone that's going
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From someone that's going against what god says.
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Against what god says. god will never contradict
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God will never contradict his word. you need to weigh
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His word. you need to weigh any advice with does this
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Any advice with does this line up with the scripture?
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Line up with the scripture? “god told me that you're to
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“god told me that you're to leave your husband and
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Leave your husband and become my wife.” god didn't
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Become my wife.” god didn't tell you that, you had too
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Tell you that, you had too much pizza last night.
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Much pizza last night. “god told me that you don't
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“god told me that you don't have to pay your taxes this
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Have to pay your taxes this year.
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Year. give those funds to support
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Give those funds to support my family.” while they're
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My family.” while they're enjoying your money, you'll
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Enjoying your money, you'll be enjoying our prison
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Be enjoying our prison ministry.
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Ministry. those are wrong voices.
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Those are wrong voices. those coworkers that sit
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Those coworkers that sit around and gossip, friends
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Around and gossip, friends that try to get you riled
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That try to get you riled up, relatives that sow
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Up, relatives that sow discord, why are you
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Discord, why are you letting them in your ear.
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Letting them in your ear. you have a destiny to
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You have a destiny to fulfill.
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Fulfill. in junior high, i was at
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In junior high, i was at one of my basketball games
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One of my basketball games sitting on the bench.
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Sitting on the bench. i had played the first
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I had played the first quarter, wasn't going to go
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Quarter, wasn't going to go back in until the third
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Back in until the third quarter.
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Quarter. i was kind of bored and
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I was kind of bored and thought i need some
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Thought i need some entertainment.
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Entertainment. my friend was sitting next
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My friend was sitting next to me.
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To me. i said, “hey man, this ref
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I said, “hey man, this ref is making really bad calls.
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Is making really bad calls. you need to let him know.”
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You need to let him know.” he looked at me kind of
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He looked at me kind of strange, i said, “yeah, let
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Strange, i said, “yeah, let him know.” the ref called a
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Him know.” the ref called a foul, my friend hollered
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Foul, my friend hollered out, “come on ref, that was
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Out, “come on ref, that was terrible.” i looked at him
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Terrible.” i looked at him and we laughed.
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And we laughed. i said, “man, that was
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I said, “man, that was great, but i don't think he
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Great, but i don't think he heard you.
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Heard you. you need to say it louder.”
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You need to say it louder.” the ref blew the whistle,
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The ref blew the whistle, he screamed it out.
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He screamed it out. all of us on the bench were
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All of us on the bench were laughing, having fun.
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Laughing, having fun. he started to like all the
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He started to like all the attention.
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Attention. i said it again, “you know
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I said it again, “you know what, the ref still didn't
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What, the ref still didn't hear you.
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Hear you. next time you need to stand
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Next time you need to stand up, really be forceful.”
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Up, really be forceful.” the ref called a foul.
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The ref called a foul. he jumped up off the bench,
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He jumped up off the bench, walked onto the court,
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Walked onto the court, threw his hands in the air
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Threw his hands in the air and shouted, “come on ref.”
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And shouted, “come on ref.” everyone in the gym looked
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Everyone in the gym looked at him. our coach said,
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At him. our coach said, “son what are you doing?
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“son what are you doing? go to the locker room.” he
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Go to the locker room.” he walked out of there looking
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Walked out of there looking at me.
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At me. i looked down, like i
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I looked down, like i didn't have anything to do
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Didn't have anything to do with this.
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With this. two minutes later, i was in
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Two minutes later, i was in the game playing, he was in
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The game playing, he was in the locker room in trouble.
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The locker room in trouble. all because he let the
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All because he let the wrong voices in his ear.
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Wrong voices in his ear. now that's a small thing.
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Now that's a small thing. people may tell you, “you
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People may tell you, “you don't need to stay faithful
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Don't need to stay faithful in that relationship,
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In that relationship, they'll never know.
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They'll never know. you can cut corners at
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You can cut corners at work; they're not going to
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Work; they're not going to find out.
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Find out. that person that did you
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That person that did you wrong, you need to get
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Wrong, you need to get even. don't let them get
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Even. don't let them get away with it.” if you take
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Away with it.” if you take their advice, let them get
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Their advice, let them get you riled up, convince you
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You riled up, convince you to compromise.
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To compromise. here's the key, they don't
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Here's the key, they don't suffer the consequences,
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Suffer the consequences, you do.
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You do. it's no skin off their back.
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It's no skin off their back. they're at home enjoying
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They're at home enjoying life.
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Life. you have to deal with the
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You have to deal with the pain, the heartache.
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Pain, the heartache. you'll save yourself a lot
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You'll save yourself a lot of trouble if you'll learn
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Of trouble if you'll learn to tune out the wrong
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To tune out the wrong voices.
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Voices. there have been several
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There have been several major opportunities that
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Major opportunities that looked great in the natural.
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Looked great in the natural. people that i trust
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People that i trust encouraged me to move
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Encouraged me to move forward, but down deep i
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Forward, but down deep i had an unrest. i couldn't
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Had an unrest. i couldn't get peace.
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Get peace. i believe in getting good
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I believe in getting good counsel, advice from
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Counsel, advice from others, but in the end, it
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Others, but in the end, it comes down to what do you
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Comes down to what do you feel in your spirit.
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Feel in your spirit. what are you discerning?
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What are you discerning? you can hear from god.
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You can hear from god. he's not going to make the
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He's not going to make the path so vague and so
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Path so vague and so confusing that you can't
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Confusing that you can't follow it.
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Follow it. but if you're dependent on
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But if you're dependent on people, if you're letting
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People, if you're letting them be your guide, what
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Them be your guide, what they say determine your
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They say determine your decisions, there will be
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Decisions, there will be times that's not the right
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Times that's not the right course.
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Course. you may have to go against
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You may have to go against what certain people believe
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What certain people believe you should do, in order to
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You should do, in order to follow what god wants you
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Follow what god wants you to do.
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To do. in 1 kings 12, king solomon
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In 1 kings 12, king solomon had passed and his son
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Had passed and his son rehoboam was about to take
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Rehoboam was about to take the throne.
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The throne. solomon was incredibly
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Solomon was incredibly successful.
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Successful. he had built an unmatched
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He had built an unmatched kingdom of wealth and
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Kingdom of wealth and influence, but some of the
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Influence, but some of the people had become
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People had become discontent.
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Discontent. there were heavy taxes and
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There were heavy taxes and people were forced to work
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People were forced to work in labor camps.
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In labor camps. now that solomon was gone,
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Now that solomon was gone, the people wanted relief
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The people wanted relief from these burdens.
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From these burdens. verse 3 says, “the main
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Verse 3 says, “the main leaders went to rehoboam
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Leaders went to rehoboam and said, ‘your father was
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And said, ‘your father was a hard task master.
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A hard task master. lighten these heavy loads
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Lighten these heavy loads off of us and we'll be your
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Off of us and we'll be your loyal citizens.
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Loyal citizens. we'll continue to support
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We'll continue to support you.'” they weren't asking
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You.'” they weren't asking to not work or to not pay
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To not work or to not pay taxes, but simply that it
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Taxes, but simply that it wouldn't be so much.
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Wouldn't be so much. they had good attitudes.
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They had good attitudes. they could have rebelled
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They could have rebelled and started sowing strife
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And started sowing strife and division, but they took
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And division, but they took the high road and went
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The high road and went straight to rehoboam with
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Straight to rehoboam with their concerns.
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Their concerns. rehoboam said, “give me
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Rehoboam said, “give me three days to think about
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Three days to think about it.” he went to the older
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It.” he went to the older men, who had counseled his
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Men, who had counseled his father, and asked for their
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Father, and asked for their advice.
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Advice. they said, “if you're
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They said, “if you're willing to serve the people
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Willing to serve the people and show them that you care
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And show them that you care by making these
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By making these adjustments, then you'll
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Adjustments, then you'll have a strong kingdom.
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Have a strong kingdom. they'll always support you.”
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They'll always support you.” rehoboam didn't like that
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Rehoboam didn't like that advice, so he went to his
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Advice, so he went to his young friends.
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Young friends. the people he grew up with
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The people he grew up with and asked them how he
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And asked them how he should respond.
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Should respond. they said, “you should tell
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They said, “you should tell those complainers that my
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Those complainers that my little finger is thicker
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Little finger is thicker than my father's waist. if
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Than my father's waist. if you think he was hard on
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You think he was hard on you, just wait to see what
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You, just wait to see what i'm going to be like.”
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I'm going to be like.” these young men knew this
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These young men knew this is what rehoboam wanted to
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Is what rehoboam wanted to hear.
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Hear. this fed his ego, made him
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This fed his ego, made him feel more powerful, more in
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Feel more powerful, more in charge.
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Charge. but you need people that
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But you need people that will tell you, not just
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Will tell you, not just what you want to hear but
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What you want to hear but what you need to hear.
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What you need to hear. you can't surround yourself
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You can't surround yourself with yes people, people
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With yes people, people that always agree, people
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That always agree, people that are afraid to hurt
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That are afraid to hurt your feelings, they can't
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Your feelings, they can't tell you the truth or you
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Tell you the truth or you may not listen to them
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May not listen to them anymore.
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Anymore. it's interesting that
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It's interesting that rehoboam went to the older
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Rehoboam went to the older men for advice.
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Men for advice. he went to the younger men
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He went to the younger men for advice.
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For advice. he wanted to make the right
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He wanted to make the right decision.
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Decision. the mistake he made is he
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The mistake he made is he never went to god.
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Never went to god. he was only relying on
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He was only relying on people.
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People. if he would have looked up
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If he would have looked up and said, “god give me
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And said, “god give me wisdom, give me discernment.
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Wisdom, give me discernment. i have two different
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I have two different opinions; i don't know
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Opinions; i don't know which way to go.” he would
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Which way to go.” he would have made the right choice.
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Have made the right choice. instead, he went back and
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Instead, he went back and told the people what the
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Told the people what the young men said.
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Young men said. verse 13 says, he spoke
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Verse 13 says, he spoke harshly to the people,
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Harshly to the people, rejecting the advice of his
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Rejecting the advice of his older counselors.” when the
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Older counselors.” when the israelites heard this, they
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Israelites heard this, they revolted.
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Revolted. they said, “fine, build
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They said, “fine, build your own kingdom, but we're
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Your own kingdom, but we're not going to support you.
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Not going to support you. we're not going to pay any
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We're not going to pay any taxes; we're not going to
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Taxes; we're not going to work for you.” rehoboam
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Work for you.” rehoboam sent an official that was
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Sent an official that was in charge of the labor
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In charge of the labor force to restore order, but
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Force to restore order, but the people stoned him to
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The people stoned him to death.
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Death. rehoboam had to flee to
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Rehoboam had to flee to jerusalem for safety.
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Jerusalem for safety. verse 28 says, “on the
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Verse 28 says, “on the advice of his counselors,
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Advice of his counselors, the same young men,
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The same young men, rehoboam made two gold
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Rehoboam made two gold calves for the people to
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Calves for the people to worship.
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Worship. he said, ‘these are the
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He said, ‘these are the gods that brought you out
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Gods that brought you out of egypt.'” here he's the
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Of egypt.'” here he's the son of solomon, the wisest
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Son of solomon, the wisest man that ever lived, a man
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Man that ever lived, a man that honored god, now his
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That honored god, now his son is making idols and
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Son is making idols and oppressing the people,
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Oppressing the people, saying the gold calves were
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Saying the gold calves were their savior.
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Their savior. how could this happen?
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How could this happen? wrong voices lead to wrong
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Wrong voices lead to wrong choices.
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Choices. he surrounded himself with
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He surrounded himself with people that didn't honor
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People that didn't honor god, people that
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God, people that compromised, people that
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Compromised, people that told him what he wanted to
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Told him what he wanted to hear.
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Hear. he let the wrong people get
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He let the wrong people get in his ear.
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In his ear. when we heard that the
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When we heard that the compaq center was coming
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Compaq center was coming available, i knew we needed
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Available, i knew we needed the best legal team that we
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The best legal team that we could find.
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Could find. there was this one attorney
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There was this one attorney that was very well known
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That was very well known and very influential.
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And very influential. he had worked with the city
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He had worked with the city on different projects for
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On different projects for years.
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Years. i thought if we could get
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I thought if we could get him that would put us way
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Him that would put us way down the road.
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Down the road. he agreed to meet with us.
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He agreed to meet with us. i shared with him the
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I shared with him the vision, how it was going to
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Vision, how it was going to impact the world and how
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Impact the world and how excited we were.
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Excited we were. he said he'd represent us,
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He said he'd represent us, but he was so negative.
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But he was so negative. he went on for thirty
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He went on for thirty minutes telling us all the
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Minutes telling us all the reasons we weren't going to
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Reasons we weren't going to get it, how the city wasn't
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Get it, how the city wasn't going to let a church have
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Going to let a church have it, all these hurdles we
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It, all these hurdles we would have to overcome.
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Would have to overcome. by the time he got finished
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By the time he got finished i was depressed.
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I was depressed. we walked out of there, i
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We walked out of there, i told our team, “he's not
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Told our team, “he's not for us.
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For us. it doesn't matter how
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It doesn't matter how powerful, how influential,
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Powerful, how influential, we cannot win with his
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We cannot win with his attitude.” if you allow
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Attitude.” if you allow negative voices to
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Negative voices to continue, “you can't do it,
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Continue, “you can't do it, it's too big, you'll never
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It's too big, you'll never get well.” those wrong
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Get well.” those wrong voices will keep you from
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Voices will keep you from your destiny.
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Your destiny. there are dream stealers,
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There are dream stealers, people that will tell you
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People that will tell you all the reasons it's not
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All the reasons it's not going to happen.
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Going to happen. but there are also dream
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But there are also dream releasers, people that will
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Releasers, people that will fuel your faith, people
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Fuel your faith, people that will tell you, “you're
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That will tell you, “you're well able, you have what it
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Well able, you have what it takes, the favor of god is
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Takes, the favor of god is on your life.” who's in
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On your life.” who's in your ear?
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Your ear? dream stealers, or dream
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Dream stealers, or dream releasers.
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Releasers. tune out all the negative,
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Tune out all the negative, naysayers, never work out.
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Naysayers, never work out. get around people that
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Get around people that speak faith, speak
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Speak faith, speak abundance, speak victory.
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Abundance, speak victory. people that ignite your
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People that ignite your dreams, that lift you,
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Dreams, that lift you, encourage you, build you up.
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Encourage you, build you up. david understood this
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David understood this principle.
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Principle. he was careful about who he
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He was careful about who he allowed in his ear.
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Allowed in his ear. his father didn't really
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His father didn't really believe in him. when samuel
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Believe in him. when samuel came to choose the next
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Came to choose the next king, david was left out in
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King, david was left out in the shepherd's fields.
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The shepherd's fields. his father thought he was
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His father thought he was too small, too young, not
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Too small, too young, not talented enough.
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Talented enough. i'm sure david felt the
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I'm sure david felt the sting of rejection.
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Sting of rejection. he could have let what his
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He could have let what his father thought of him cause
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Father thought of him cause him to be insecure,
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Him to be insecure, intimidated.
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Intimidated. his brothers made fun of
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His brothers made fun of him, tried to make him feel
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Him, tried to make him feel small.
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Small. like he wasn't up to par.
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Like he wasn't up to par. when david told king saul
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When david told king saul he wanted to fight goliath.
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He wanted to fight goliath. saul said, “david, you're
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Saul said, “david, you're just a boy.
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Just a boy. don't be ridiculous.” if
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Don't be ridiculous.” if david would have listened
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David would have listened to those voices, we
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To those voices, we wouldn't be talking about
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Wouldn't be talking about him. be careful who you let
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Him. be careful who you let in your ear.
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In your ear. the enemy would love to use
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The enemy would love to use people to discourage you,
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People to discourage you, talk you out of your
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Talk you out of your dreams, convince you to
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Dreams, convince you to live intimidated, thinking
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Live intimidated, thinking you're not up to par, the
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You're not up to par, the giants too big.
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Giants too big. you wouldn't be facing it,
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You wouldn't be facing it, if you weren't already
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If you weren't already equipped.
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Equipped. god won't allow a giant
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God won't allow a giant that you can't defeat.
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That you can't defeat. if that obstacle was too
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If that obstacle was too big, god wouldn't have put
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Big, god wouldn't have put you there.
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You there. tune out those negative
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Tune out those negative voices.
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Voices. tune in to what god says
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Tune in to what god says about you.
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About you. you're a giant killer, a
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You're a giant killer, a history maker, a barrier
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History maker, a barrier breaker.
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Breaker. years later, david and his
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Years later, david and his men had been protecting the
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Men had been protecting the property of a man named
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Property of a man named nabal.
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Nabal. they were camped in that
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They were camped in that area.
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Area. they didn't know nabal, but
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They didn't know nabal, but since they were there, they
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Since they were there, they made sure no one bothered
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Made sure no one bothered him or his animals.
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Him or his animals. during shearing season,
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During shearing season, david sent some of his men
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David sent some of his men to ask nabal for some food
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To ask nabal for some food and water.
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And water. since they had been good to
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Since they had been good to him, he thought nabal would
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Him, he thought nabal would be happy to help.
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Be happy to help. but nabal was rude and
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But nabal was rude and stubborn.
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Stubborn. his name means fool, and he
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His name means fool, and he lived up to it.
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Lived up to it. he insulted david's men and
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He insulted david's men and told them to get off his
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Told them to get off his property, that he didn't
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Property, that he didn't owe them anything.
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Owe them anything. when david heard this, he
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When david heard this, he was furious.
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Was furious. he told his men to get
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He told his men to get ready.
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Ready. they headed out toward
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They headed out toward nabal's house.
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Nabal's house. he were going to wipe out
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He were going to wipe out him and all his family.
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Him and all his family. but when nabal's wife,
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But when nabal's wife, abigail, heard what he had
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Abigail, heard what he had done, she had her staff
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Done, she had her staff load up horses with bread,
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Load up horses with bread, cakes, grain, all kinds of
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Cakes, grain, all kinds of supplies.
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Supplies. she went and met david
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She went and met david along the road.
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Along the road. she bowed down before him
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She bowed down before him and said, “david, please
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And said, “david, please forgive my husband.
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Forgive my husband. he's a fool.
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He's a fool. don't let this innocent
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Don't let this innocent bloodshed be a blemish on
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Bloodshed be a blemish on your record.” she was
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Your record.” she was saying, “you're about to
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Saying, “you're about to make a decision that's
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Make a decision that's going to affect your
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Going to affect your destiny.”
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Destiny.” david said in verse 32,
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David said in verse 32, “surely, the lord god of
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“surely, the lord god of israel has sent you to me
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Israel has sent you to me today.
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Today. thank god for your good
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Thank god for your good sense.
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Sense. you have kept me from
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You have kept me from taking vengeance into my
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Taking vengeance into my own hands.” one reason
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Own hands.” one reason david was an incredible
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David was an incredible leader is he knew what
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Leader is he knew what voices to listen to.
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Voices to listen to. he didn't let his father's
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He didn't let his father's negative voice in his ear,
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Negative voice in his ear, or his brothers, or king
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Or his brothers, or king saul.
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Saul. he couldn't have blown off
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He couldn't have blown off abigail, “i don't know you,
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Abigail, “i don't know you, lady.
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Lady. you're not going to tell me
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You're not going to tell me what to do.” but david had
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What to do.” but david had a spirit of discernment.
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A spirit of discernment. something inside said,
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Something inside said, “listen to her, she's
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“listen to her, she's right.” god will always
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Right.” god will always have the right voices,
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Have the right voices, voices that will keep you
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Voices that will keep you from making a mistake,
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From making a mistake, voices to warn you, voices
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Voices to warn you, voices to encourage you, voices to
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To encourage you, voices to push you into your destiny.
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Push you into your destiny. we have to do like david
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We have to do like david and be discerning.
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And be discerning. is this a voice i should be
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Is this a voice i should be listening to?
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Listening to? is this voice telling me to
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Is this voice telling me to compromise, to get revenge,
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Compromise, to get revenge, to gossip, to slack off?
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To gossip, to slack off? or is it a voice that's
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Or is it a voice that's keeping me from a wrong
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Keeping me from a wrong choice, a voice that's
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Choice, a voice that's calling me up higher, a
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Calling me up higher, a voice telling me what i can
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Voice telling me what i can become.
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Become. in 1 kings 13, god sent a
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In 1 kings 13, god sent a prophet to speak to the
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Prophet to speak to the king named jeroboam about
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King named jeroboam about his future.
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His future. at first he wouldn't listen.
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At first he wouldn't listen. he didn't like what the
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He didn't like what the prophet was saying.
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Prophet was saying. he pointed at him and told
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He pointed at him and told his men to arrest him. when
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His men to arrest him. when he did, his arm became
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He did, his arm became paralyzed.
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Paralyzed. he couldn't move it.
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He couldn't move it. he asked the prophet to
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He asked the prophet to pray for him and give him
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Pray for him and give him another chance; his arm was
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Another chance; his arm was restored back to normal.
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Restored back to normal. he invited the prophet to
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He invited the prophet to come back to the palace and
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Come back to the palace and have dinner with him. but
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Have dinner with him. but the prophet said in verse
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The prophet said in verse 9, “the lord has commanded
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9, “the lord has commanded me to not eat any food or
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Me to not eat any food or drink any water while i am
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Drink any water while i am here.” he wouldn't do it.
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Here.” he wouldn't do it. he was obedient to what god
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He was obedient to what god said.
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Said. he didn't let the king talk
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He didn't let the king talk him out of it.
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Him out of it. but as he was leaving
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But as he was leaving another man came up and
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Another man came up and asked him to come to his
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Asked him to come to his house for dinner.
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House for dinner. the prophet said it again,
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The prophet said it again, “no i can't, god told me to
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“no i can't, god told me to not eat anything here.” the
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Not eat anything here.” the man said in verse 18, “you
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Man said in verse 18, “you don't understand, i'm a
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Don't understand, i'm a prophet too.
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Prophet too. and an angel gave me this
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And an angel gave me this message from the lord to
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Message from the lord to bring you home with me and
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Bring you home with me and give you food to eat and
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Give you food to eat and water to drink.” it sounded
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Water to drink.” it sounded good.
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Good. god spoke to him, gave him
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God spoke to him, gave him permission.
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Permission. but it goes on to say, “but
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But it goes on to say, “but the man was lying.” this
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The man was lying.” this prophet thought, “if god
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Prophet thought, “if god told you i can do it, then
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Told you i can do it, then of course i will.” he
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Of course i will.” he swallowed it hook, line and
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Swallowed it hook, line and sinker.
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Sinker. he went and had dinner, on
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He went and had dinner, on his way home he was eaten
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His way home he was eaten by a lion.
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By a lion. don't let people talk you
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Don't let people talk you out of what god told you.
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Out of what god told you. if god wants you to do
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If god wants you to do something different, he'll
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Something different, he'll tell you.
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Tell you. you don't have to rely on
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You don't have to rely on someone else to hear from
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Someone else to hear from god for you.
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God for you. here's the key: everyone is
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Here's the key: everyone is not who they say they are.
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Not who they say they are. this is where discernment
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This is where discernment comes in. the scripture
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Comes in. the scripture talks about testing the
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Talks about testing the spirit.
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Spirit. what is their track record?
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What is their track record? do they have any fruit?
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Do they have any fruit? are there other people that
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Are there other people that can vouch for them?
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Can vouch for them? don't get caught up in
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Don't get caught up in their charisma, how
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Their charisma, how articulate they are.
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Articulate they are. “they look so impressive.”
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“they look so impressive.” you have to go beyond face
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You have to go beyond face value.
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Value. listen to what you're
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Listen to what you're feeling on the inside.
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Feeling on the inside. the holy spirit will warn
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The holy spirit will warn you.
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You. they may look the part,
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They may look the part, sound the part but you feel
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Sound the part but you feel this uneasiness, this
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This uneasiness, this unrest, something says,
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Unrest, something says, “it's not right.” don't
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“it's not right.” don't ignore it.
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Ignore it. that's the spirit of
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That's the spirit of discernment helping you to
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Discernment helping you to know things that you can't
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Know things that you can't see.
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See. you can't see motives.
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You can't see motives. you can't see intentions.
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You can't see intentions. but because of the
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But because of the integrity of your heart,
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Integrity of your heart, god will keep you from
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God will keep you from making a mistake.
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Making a mistake. my question today: who's in
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My question today: who's in your ear?
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Your ear? who are you taking advice
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Who are you taking advice from?
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From? are they moving you
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Are they moving you forward, helping you to
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Forward, helping you to grow, step into your
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Grow, step into your purpose?
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Purpose? or are they causing you to
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Or are they causing you to compromise, live upset,
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Compromise, live upset, make poor decisions?
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Make poor decisions? those are the wrong voices.
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Those are the wrong voices. learn to tune them out.
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Learn to tune them out. you don't have time to
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You don't have time to waste being distracted,
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Waste being distracted, deceived, manipulated.
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Deceived, manipulated. if you'll get rid of the
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If you'll get rid of the wrong voices, the right
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Wrong voices, the right voices will show up.
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Voices will show up. every morning, we should do
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Every morning, we should do like that psalmist, “lord
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Like that psalmist, “lord give me a discerning mind.
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Give me a discerning mind. help me to see beyond the
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Help me to see beyond the surface, to make decisions
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Surface, to make decisions that honor you.” if you'll
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That honor you.” if you'll be selective about who's in
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Be selective about who's in your ear, i believe and
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Your ear, i believe and declare, you're going to
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Declare, you're going to have wisdom to make
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Have wisdom to make great decisions.
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Great decisions. like abigail, the right
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Like abigail, the right voices are going to find
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Voices are going to find you.
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You. like david, people that are
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Like david, people that are not for you are not going
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Not for you are not going to stop your purpose.
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To stop your purpose. you will rise higher,
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You will rise higher, accomplish dreams and
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Accomplish dreams and become all you were created
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Become all you were created to be, in jesus' name.
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To be, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen.
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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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Still loves to heal. this new seasonal devotional
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Through a weekly rhythm where you'll be encouraged
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Where you'll be encouraged by life-changing insight
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That will strengthen and encourage
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And encourage you in your faith.
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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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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 you can fill your year
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And the blessing of taking communion.
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Of taking communion. together,
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They'll strengthen your faith, renew your hope,
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Joel Osteen - Who's In Your Ear

February 2, 2026 | 27:29

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