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Joel Osteen - You Are Blessed

November 14, 2025 | 29:55

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - You Are Blessed | November 14, 2025

>joel: god bless you. it's
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>joel: god bless you. it's great to be with you today.
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Great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week,
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With us during the week, through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social
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Our youtube channel, social media. and you can come visit
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Media. and you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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Us in person. we'd love to have you be a part of one
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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Of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about five relationship tips
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About five relationship tips for women. number one, it's
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For women. number one, it's important to find a man that
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Important to find a man that loves you and is loyal.
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Loves you and is loyal. number two, it's important to
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Number two, it's important to find a man that's fun and
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Find a man that's fun and makes you laugh. number
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Makes you laugh. number three, it's important to find
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Three, it's important to find a man that's a hard worker
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A man that's a hard worker and provides a good living.
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And provides a good living. number four, it's important
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Number four, it's important to find a man that's a great
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To find a man that's a great father and good with
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Father and good with children. number five, it's
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Children. number five, it's important that none of these
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Important that none of these four men know each other.
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Four men know each other. (laughter)
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(laughter) all right, y'all. say it like
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All right, y'all. say it like you mean it. this is my
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You mean it. this is my bible. i am what it says i
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Bible. i am what it says i am. i have what it says i
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Am. i have what it says i have. i can do what it says i
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Have. i can do what it says i can do. today, i will be
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Can do. today, i will be taught the word of god. i
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Taught the word of god. i boldly confess: my mind is
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Boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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Alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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Jesus' name. god bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about you are blessed. when
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About you are blessed. when you gave your life to christ,
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You gave your life to christ, he put something on you that
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He put something on you that causes you to stand out, to
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Causes you to stand out, to overcome obstacles, to
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Overcome obstacles, to accomplish dreams. it's a
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Accomplish dreams. it's a divine enablement, a can-do
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Divine enablement, a can-do power, a favor that propels
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Power, a favor that propels you into your destiny. it's
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You into your destiny. it's simply called the blessing.
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Simply called the blessing. with this blessing, you'll
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With this blessing, you'll go up when others are going
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Go up when others are going down. you'll recover from
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Down. you'll recover from an illness when the medical
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An illness when the medical report says you won't get
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Report says you won't get well. you'll accomplish goals
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Well. you'll accomplish goals that were over your head. it
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That were over your head. it wasn't just your talent, your
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Wasn't just your talent, your skill, your determination.
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Skill, your determination. that will take you so far.
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That will take you so far. but to reach the fullness of
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But to reach the fullness of your destiny, god put on you
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Your destiny, god put on you the blessing. when he chose
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The blessing. when he chose you, he didn't say, “good
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You, he didn't say, “good luck. you're on your own.
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Luck. you're on your own. let's see what you can do.”
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Let's see what you can do.” no, he anointed you. the word
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No, he anointed you. the word anoint means, he marked you.
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Anoint means, he marked you. he set you apart. how did he
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He set you apart. how did he do it? by putting this
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Do it? by putting this blessing on you. you're a
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Blessing on you. you're a marked man, a marked woman.
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Marked man, a marked woman. not marked for defeat,
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Not marked for defeat, negativity, failure. you are
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Negativity, failure. you are marked for favor, where
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Marked for favor, where people will be good to you,
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People will be good to you, and they don't even know why.
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And they don't even know why. where doors will open that
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Where doors will open that weren't supposed to open.
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Weren't supposed to open. where you'll be promoted when
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Where you'll be promoted when you weren't next in line.
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You weren't next in line. where opportunity will come
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Where opportunity will come looking for you. it's not
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Looking for you. it's not a lucky break, it's not a
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A lucky break, it's not a coincidence. it's the
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Coincidence. it's the blessing on your life.
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Blessing on your life. you are marked to break
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You are marked to break generational limitations that
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Generational limitations that have held your family back.
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Have held your family back. marked to put an end to
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Marked to put an end to dysfunction, depression,
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Dysfunction, depression, anger, poverty. it may have
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Anger, poverty. it may have been that way in the past,
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Been that way in the past, but god raised you up to do
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But god raised you up to do something about it. you're
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Something about it. you're the difference maker. you're
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The difference maker. you're the one to set a new
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The one to set a new standard. thoughts will
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Standard. thoughts will whisper, “it's never going to
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Whisper, “it's never going to change. you're not that
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Change. you're not that strong. you don't have the
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Strong. you don't have the talent.” don't believe those
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Talent.” don't believe those lies. you've been marked for
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Lies. you've been marked for this time. god has put his
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This time. god has put his blessing on your life, a
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Blessing on your life, a divine empowerment. you're
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Divine empowerment. you're not doing things on your own.
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Not doing things on your own. there is a supernatural
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There is a supernatural force, breathing in your
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Force, breathing in your direction. what others have
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Direction. what others have done in your family line
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Done in your family line may have put you at a
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May have put you at a disadvantage. they left you
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Disadvantage. they left you with negative baggage to deal
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With negative baggage to deal with. the good news is the
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With. the good news is the blessing always overrides the
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Blessing always overrides the curse. that is not how your
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Curse. that is not how your story ends. you're about to
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Story ends. you're about to see a shift. strongholds that
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See a shift. strongholds that have held your family back
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Have held your family back are coming down. negativity,
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Are coming down. negativity, lack, compromise, addictions.
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Lack, compromise, addictions. those forces are being
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Those forces are being broken. you're going to step
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Broken. you're going to step into a new level of freedom,
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Into a new level of freedom, joy, fulfillment, abundance.
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Joy, fulfillment, abundance. it's the blessing god put on
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It's the blessing god put on your life.
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Your life. you've been marked to excel
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You've been marked to excel in whatever environment
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In whatever environment you're in. when people are
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You're in. when people are for you and when people are
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For you and when people are against you. when the economy
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Against you. when the economy is up, and when covid hits
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Is up, and when covid hits and things shut down. when
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And things shut down. when you're getting good breaks,
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You're getting good breaks, doors are opening, and when
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Doors are opening, and when doors have closed, the
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Doors have closed, the contract didn't go through,
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Contract didn't go through, you lost a client. it says in
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You lost a client. it says in psalms, “even in famine, the
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Psalms, “even in famine, the righteous will have more than
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Righteous will have more than enough.” it doesn't say god
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Enough.” it doesn't say god will get you out of famine so
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Will get you out of famine so you can have more than
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You can have more than enough. he'll stop the people
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Enough. he'll stop the people at work doing you wrong, stop
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At work doing you wrong, stop the injustice, then you'll be
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The injustice, then you'll be blessed. no, you are blessed
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Blessed. no, you are blessed in the trouble. you are
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In the trouble. you are blessed in the famine. the
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Blessed in the famine. the blessing is why the enemy
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Blessing is why the enemy cannot defeat you. the
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Cannot defeat you. the blessing is why that trouble
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Blessing is why that trouble is not stopping your destiny.
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Is not stopping your destiny. the blessing is why that
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The blessing is why that sickness can't take you out.
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Sickness can't take you out. the blessing is the reason
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The blessing is the reason you keep rising up when
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You keep rising up when circumstances have tried to
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Circumstances have tried to keep you down. the blessing
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Keep you down. the blessing doesn't stop the adversity,
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Doesn't stop the adversity, it doesn't stop the famine,
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It doesn't stop the famine, but it causes you to prosper
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But it causes you to prosper in the famine. to triumph in
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In the famine. to triumph in the trouble. to have a smile
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The trouble. to have a smile in the sickness. to keep
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In the sickness. to keep praising when nothing seems
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Praising when nothing seems like it's working out. deep
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Like it's working out. deep down you know, god being for
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Down you know, god being for you is more than what's
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You is more than what's trying to stop you.
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Trying to stop you. isaiah said, “god will make
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Isaiah said, “god will make streams in the desert.” we
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Streams in the desert.” we all want to get out of the
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All want to get out of the desert, out of this
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Desert, out of this difficulty, but sometimes god
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Difficulty, but sometimes god will leave you in an
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Will leave you in an uncomfortable situation. he
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Uncomfortable situation. he won't turn around what you
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Won't turn around what you don't like, but he'll make a
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Don't like, but he'll make a stream in that desert. he'll
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Stream in that desert. he'll bless you in the middle of
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Bless you in the middle of the trouble. the blessing on
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The trouble. the blessing on your life doesn't come and
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Your life doesn't come and go. you're blessed when
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Go. you're blessed when you're seeing good breaks and
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You're seeing good breaks and people are for you. that's
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People are for you. that's good but this blessing is on
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Good but this blessing is on you in the desert, in the
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You in the desert, in the hospital, in the trouble, in
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Hospital, in the trouble, in the fiery furnace, facing
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The fiery furnace, facing goliath, when pharoah is
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Goliath, when pharoah is chasing you down.
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Chasing you down. it says in deuteronomy, when
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It says in deuteronomy, when you honor god, “you are
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You honor god, “you are blessed in the city and
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Blessed in the city and blessed in the country. you
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Blessed in the country. you are blessed when you come in
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Are blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
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And blessed when you go out. you are blessed in your
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You are blessed in your uprising and blessed in your
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Uprising and blessed in your down sitting.” that means in
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Down sitting.” that means in the good times and in the
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The good times and in the tough times. “the fruit of
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Tough times. “the fruit of your womb is blessed. your
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Your womb is blessed. your cattle, your livestock is
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Cattle, your livestock is blessed.” that's your
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Blessed.” that's your business. this is saying the
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Business. this is saying the blessing is not dependent on
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Blessing is not dependent on the circumstances, whether
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The circumstances, whether they're good or bad. it's not
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They're good or bad. it's not dependent on the environment,
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Dependent on the environment, the location, where you are.
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The location, where you are. whether you're in a fertile
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Whether you're in a fertile place or a famine, you are
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Place or a famine, you are blessed. whether you're
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Blessed. whether you're around friends, people that
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Around friends, people that love or support you, or
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Love or support you, or around enemies, trying to
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Around enemies, trying to make you look bad, discredit
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Make you look bad, discredit you. you don't have to go
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You. you don't have to go somewhere else to have the
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Somewhere else to have the blessing, the blessing is on
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Blessing, the blessing is on you. when you get there, the
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You. when you get there, the blessing gets there. you may
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Blessing gets there. you may work in a negative
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Work in a negative environment. there's
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Environment. there's jealousy, backstabbing,
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Jealousy, backstabbing, politics. “joel, when god
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Politics. “joel, when god moves me out of this place,
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Moves me out of this place, then i'll be blessed. when he
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Then i'll be blessed. when he gets rid of these jerks, i
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Gets rid of these jerks, i mean these coworkers, then
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Mean these coworkers, then i'll have a good attitude.”
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I'll have a good attitude.” no, you are blessed in the
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No, you are blessed in the famine. the blessing didn't
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Famine. the blessing didn't leave because of the
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Leave because of the environment.
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Environment. sometimes god will assign you
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Sometimes god will assign you to difficult people. he'll
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To difficult people. he'll put you in a situation with
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Put you in a situation with people that are hard to get
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People that are hard to get along with, that compromise,
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Along with, that compromise, that take the easy way out.
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That take the easy way out. you're not there by accident.
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You're not there by accident. god has you there to shine
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God has you there to shine brightly. he's counting on
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Brightly. he's counting on you to be a good influence.
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You to be a good influence. to be grateful when they're
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To be grateful when they're complaining. to have
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Complaining. to have integrity when they're
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Integrity when they're compromising. to show mercy
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Compromising. to show mercy when they're judgmental. to
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When they're judgmental. to see the best in people when
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See the best in people when they're finding fault. light
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They're finding fault. light has the greatest impact in
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Has the greatest impact in darkness. if you're in the
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Darkness. if you're in the light all the time, you're
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Light all the time, you're not going to be that
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Not going to be that effective. quit complaining
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Effective. quit complaining about the dark and let your
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About the dark and let your light shine. they didn't stop
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Light shine. they didn't stop the blessing. they're not
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The blessing. they're not keeping you from your
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Keeping you from your potential. god has you there
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Potential. god has you there on purpose. he's not waiting
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On purpose. he's not waiting to change your environment,
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To change your environment, then he's going to bless you.
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Then he's going to bless you. he's going to bless you in
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He's going to bless you in the famine. he's going to
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The famine. he's going to make you a stream in the
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Make you a stream in the desert. you're going to be an
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Desert. you're going to be an example of his goodness, so
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Example of his goodness, so other people can see the hand
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Other people can see the hand of god on your life.
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Of god on your life. in the scripture, god told
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In the scripture, god told abraham to leave his country
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Abraham to leave his country and go toward the promised
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And go toward the promised land. he traveled a great
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Land. he traveled a great distance and came to this
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Distance and came to this area and set up camp. he had
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Area and set up camp. he had thousands of cattle and
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Thousands of cattle and sheep. his nephew lot was
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Sheep. his nephew lot was traveling along with him. he
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Traveling along with him. he had a large number of flocks
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Had a large number of flocks as well. after a few weeks,
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As well. after a few weeks, they realized the land
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They realized the land couldn't support all the
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Couldn't support all the animals. abraham and lot's
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Animals. abraham and lot's shepherds began to argue over
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Shepherds began to argue over who should get the land.
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Who should get the land. there was strife and
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There was strife and division. abraham said to
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Division. abraham said to lot, “we need to separate.
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Lot, “we need to separate. you choose wherever you want
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You choose wherever you want to live, and i'll go
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To live, and i'll go somewhere else.” abraham took
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Somewhere else.” abraham took the high road. he was older.
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The high road. he was older. he brought lot along out of
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He brought lot along out of the goodness of his heart. it
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The goodness of his heart. it should have been his choice,
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Should have been his choice, but he let lot choose. lot
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But he let lot choose. lot looked around and studied the
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Looked around and studied the terrain and he found the best
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Terrain and he found the best part of the land. the
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Part of the land. the scripture says it was like a
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Scripture says it was like a garden, with lush pastures,
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Garden, with lush pastures, beautiful streams, quiet
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Beautiful streams, quiet valleys. all that was left
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Valleys. all that was left for abraham was a dry place,
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For abraham was a dry place, barren, hot, dusty. nothing
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Barren, hot, dusty. nothing beautiful. you would think
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Beautiful. you would think abraham would be worried,
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Abraham would be worried, “how are we going to make it?
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“how are we going to make it? he got the fertile land, all
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He got the fertile land, all the streams. i'm stuck out
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The streams. i'm stuck out here in the desert.” no
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Here in the desert.” no abraham understood this
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Abraham understood this principle, that the blessing
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Principle, that the blessing wasn't on the location, the
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Wasn't on the location, the blessing was on him. that
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Blessing was on him. that wherever he went, the
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Wherever he went, the blessing was there. he knew
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Blessing was there. he knew the land was not his source,
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The land was not his source, but god was his source. in
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But god was his source. in the natural, he should have
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The natural, he should have struggled, had hardship, seen
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Struggled, had hardship, seen his crops dry up, but it was
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His crops dry up, but it was just the opposite. it wasn't
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Just the opposite. it wasn't any time before that barren
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Any time before that barren land turned into a beautiful
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Land turned into a beautiful oasis. his flocks and herds
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Oasis. his flocks and herds multiplied. the scripture
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Multiplied. the scripture says abraham was one of the
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Says abraham was one of the wealthiest men of that day.
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Wealthiest men of that day. we think, “man, if i can get
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We think, “man, if i can get that position, joel, then
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That position, joel, then i'll be blessed. if i can get
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I'll be blessed. if i can get into this friend group, move
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Into this friend group, move into that neighborhood.” no
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Into that neighborhood.” no here's the whole key, the
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Here's the whole key, the blessing is on you. it's not
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Blessing is on you. it's not dependent on your
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Dependent on your circumstances, your
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Circumstances, your environment, who you know.
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Environment, who you know. quit looking to people,
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Quit looking to people, places, positions, and look
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Places, positions, and look to god. he's the source. he's
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To god. he's the source. he's the one that makes streams in
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The one that makes streams in the desert. he's the one that
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The desert. he's the one that knew you before you were
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Knew you before you were formed in your mother's womb.
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Formed in your mother's womb. he's the one that called you,
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He's the one that called you, that anointed you, that
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That anointed you, that marked you for favor. this
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Marked you for favor. this blessing will cause you to
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Blessing will cause you to blossom when you should be
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Blossom when you should be drying up. it will cause you
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Drying up. it will cause you to excel when you should be
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To excel when you should be stuck. the blessing will make
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Stuck. the blessing will make up for when people do you
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Up for when people do you wrong. when lot chooses the
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Wrong. when lot chooses the best part of the land,
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Best part of the land, someone you were good to puts
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Someone you were good to puts you at a disadvantage. they
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You at a disadvantage. they may have taken your land so
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May have taken your land so to speak, but they didn't
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To speak, but they didn't take your blessing. they took
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Take your blessing. they took the position, but they didn't
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The position, but they didn't take the favor on your life.
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Take the favor on your life. the blessing will cause you
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The blessing will cause you to flourish in the famine, to
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To flourish in the famine, to succeed in the struggle, to
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Succeed in the struggle, to excel despite what tried to
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Excel despite what tried to hold you back.
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Hold you back. a few years ago, i went to
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A few years ago, i went to africa to visit this
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Africa to visit this orphanage. the man that
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Orphanage. the man that started it showed me around.
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Started it showed me around. they have several hundred
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They have several hundred acres; they take care of five
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Acres; they take care of five hundred children. when they
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Hundred children. when they were looking for land to
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Were looking for land to build the orphanage, they
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Build the orphanage, they were told that they wouldn't
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Were told that they wouldn't be able to grow any crops on
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Be able to grow any crops on this property because the
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This property because the soil was not healthy enough
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Soil was not healthy enough and there wasn't enough
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And there wasn't enough water. all around them for
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Water. all around them for miles and miles, that was
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Miles and miles, that was true. there are no crops, no
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True. there are no crops, no livestock. it's dry, barren.
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Livestock. it's dry, barren. but when he saw this
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But when he saw this property, he felt good about
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Property, he felt good about it. he knew it was supposed
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It. he knew it was supposed to be theirs. against the
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To be theirs. against the advice of all the experts, he
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Advice of all the experts, he purchased this property and
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Purchased this property and not only built the orphanage,
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Not only built the orphanage, but he planted over a hundred
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But he planted over a hundred acres of crops. he designed
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Acres of crops. he designed his own irrigation system.
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His own irrigation system. the neighbors and local
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The neighbors and local people thought he had lost
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People thought he had lost his mind. nobody could grow
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His mind. nobody could grow crops. but this man knew,
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Crops. but this man knew, when he got there, the
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When he got there, the blessing got there. he knew
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Blessing got there. he knew the land wasn't his source,
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The land wasn't his source, god was his source. that the
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God was his source. that the blessing wasn't dependent on
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Blessing wasn't dependent on the environment, the rain,
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The environment, the rain, the people, the economy. the
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The people, the economy. the blessing makes streams in the
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Blessing makes streams in the desert. the blessing gives
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Desert. the blessing gives you more than enough in a
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You more than enough in a famine. this blessing is not
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Famine. this blessing is not natural, it's supernatural.
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Natural, it's supernatural. it defies the odds.
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It defies the odds. the experts said he was
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The experts said he was wasting his time, making a
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Wasting his time, making a big mistake, but now they're
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Big mistake, but now they're all scratching their heads.
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All scratching their heads. out there in the middle of
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Out there in the middle of this barren, dry land, you
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This barren, dry land, you come to his property and it's
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Come to his property and it's like an oasis. it's so green
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Like an oasis. it's so green and fertile. all these crops
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And fertile. all these crops and animals. the university
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And animals. the university sent experts out to take soil
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Sent experts out to take soil samples to try to figure out
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Samples to try to figure out how he can grow crops and
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How he can grow crops and next door they won't grow.
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Next door they won't grow. how his soil can be so rich
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How his soil can be so rich and healthy, but across the
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And healthy, but across the street it's just the
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Street it's just the opposite. their land is so
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Opposite. their land is so successful, they are not only
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Successful, they are not only self-sufficient, but they
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Self-sufficient, but they produce so many crops that
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Produce so many crops that they sell part of their
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They sell part of their produce to the local grocery
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Produce to the local grocery stores. that's how they fund
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Stores. that's how they fund their orphanage. when this
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Their orphanage. when this man was telling me this, he
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Man was telling me this, he smiled real big and said,
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Smiled real big and said, “joel, it's the blessing of
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“joel, it's the blessing of god on our life.” the
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God on our life.” the blessing will cause you to
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Blessing will cause you to defy the odds. the blessing
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Defy the odds. the blessing is not dependent on the land,
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Is not dependent on the land, on the position, on what the
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On the position, on what the experts say, the blessing is
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Experts say, the blessing is on you. it's the power of the
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On you. it's the power of the most high, his favor causing
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Most high, his favor causing you to excel.
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You to excel. that's what it says in
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That's what it says in psalms. “whatever you touch
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Psalms. “whatever you touch will prosper and succeed.”
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Will prosper and succeed.” that land may be barren but
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That land may be barren but when you touch it, it will
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When you touch it, it will come to life. that job you're
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Come to life. that job you're at may be difficult, but when
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At may be difficult, but when you get there, the blessing
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You get there, the blessing gets there. that sickness may
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Gets there. that sickness may look like it's going to
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Look like it's going to defeat you. the experts say
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Defeat you. the experts say you're not going to make it.
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You're not going to make it. what they don't realize, is
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What they don't realize, is there is something on you
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There is something on you that defies the odds, that
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That defies the odds, that causes you to overcome, that
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Causes you to overcome, that moves sickness out of your
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Moves sickness out of your body, that prospers you in a
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Body, that prospers you in a dry place, that turns people
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Dry place, that turns people who are against you into
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Who are against you into being for you. you can't
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Being for you. you can't explain it. it doesn't make
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Explain it. it doesn't make sense. it's the blessing of
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Sense. it's the blessing of god on your life.
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God on your life. well, what about ruth?
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Well, what about ruth? she was a widow. she
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She was a widow. she had lost her husband and was
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Had lost her husband and was out gathering grain in a
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Out gathering grain in a foreign country, trying to
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Foreign country, trying to survive, when a man named
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Survive, when a man named boaz, the owner of the
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Boaz, the owner of the fields, saw ruth. they
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Fields, saw ruth. they eventually fell in love and
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Eventually fell in love and were married. they had a baby
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Were married. they had a baby boy. ruth became the great,
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Boy. ruth became the great, great, grandmother of king
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Great, grandmother of king david. here she had gone
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David. here she had gone through a big disappointment,
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Through a big disappointment, losing her husband. looked
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Losing her husband. looked like she was stuck in the
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Like she was stuck in the fields, no future to speak
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Fields, no future to speak of. but the disappointments,
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Of. but the disappointments, the setbacks, the loss. they
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The setbacks, the loss. they don't stop the blessing. the
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Don't stop the blessing. the blessing will cause the right
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Blessing will cause the right people to notice you. the
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People to notice you. the blessing will take you from
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Blessing will take you from working in the company to
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Working in the company to owning your company. the
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Owning your company. the blessing will give you a
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Blessing will give you a legacy greater than you ever
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Legacy greater than you ever imagined. out in those
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Imagined. out in those fields, picking up leftover
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Fields, picking up leftover grain, that was just an
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Grain, that was just an ordinary place until ruth got
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Ordinary place until ruth got there. when she showed up,
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There. when she showed up, the blessing showed up.
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The blessing showed up. that's when supernatural
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That's when supernatural things began to happen. the
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Things began to happen. the workers dropped leftover
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Workers dropped leftover wheat on purpose for ruth.
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Wheat on purpose for ruth. uncommon increase. boaz
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Uncommon increase. boaz noticed ruth. he could have
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Noticed ruth. he could have been busy, out of town,
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Been busy, out of town, looking the other way. but
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Looking the other way. but the blessing on your life
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The blessing on your life will cause the right people
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Will cause the right people to not only see you, but to
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To not only see you, but to be good to you.
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Be good to you. the apostle paul was
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The apostle paul was shipwrecked, on a deserted
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Shipwrecked, on a deserted island. he went to pick up
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Island. he went to pick up some firewood when a
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Some firewood when a poisonous snake bit his arm.
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Poisonous snake bit his arm. the natives had seen it
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The natives had seen it happen again and again. in a
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Happen again and again. in a few minutes, he should swell
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Few minutes, he should swell up and die. paul just shook
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Up and die. paul just shook it off and went about his
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It off and went about his business. it never did affect
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Business. it never did affect him. those natives were so in
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Him. those natives were so in awe they thought he was a
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Awe they thought he was a god. how could you be bit by
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God. how could you be bit by something poisonous, and it
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Something poisonous, and it not harm you. that's the
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Not harm you. that's the blessing of god. they had
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Blessing of god. they had seen many people die from
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Seen many people die from snake bites, but there's a
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Snake bites, but there's a difference between you and
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Difference between you and people that don't honor god.
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People that don't honor god. part of this blessing is
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Part of this blessing is protection. it's god pushing
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Protection. it's god pushing back darkness, keeping you
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Back darkness, keeping you from evil, angels guarding
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From evil, angels guarding you, defending you. it says
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You, defending you. it says in exodus, “the only spot
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In exodus, “the only spot without hail in all of egypt
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Without hail in all of egypt that day, was the land of
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That day, was the land of goshen, where the israelites
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Goshen, where the israelites lived.” there was this huge
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Lived.” there was this huge hailstorm, wiping out people,
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Hailstorm, wiping out people, animals, destroying the
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Animals, destroying the crops. but the only place
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Crops. but the only place that wasn't harmed was where
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That wasn't harmed was where the israelites were. that's
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The israelites were. that's the blessing. it's not on the
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The blessing. it's not on the land. it's not on the
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Land. it's not on the position. the blessing is on
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Position. the blessing is on you. the more you recognize
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You. the more you recognize it, the more peaceful you're
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It, the more peaceful you're going to live, the more faith
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Going to live, the more faith you're going to have, and the
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You're going to have, and the more favor you're going to
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More favor you're going to see.
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See. in the amplified version of
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In the amplified version of the bible, when it says the
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The bible, when it says the word ‘blessed', many times,
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Word ‘blessed', many times, it describes the word. in
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It describes the word. in parentheses it says, “happy,
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Parentheses it says, “happy, fortunate, prosperous, to be
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Fortunate, prosperous, to be envied.” if you want to
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Envied.” if you want to activate the blessing, then
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Activate the blessing, then you need to have a blessed
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You need to have a blessed mindset. you're not going to
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Mindset. you're not going to see this blessing, if you go
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See this blessing, if you go around thinking, “i never get
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Around thinking, “i never get any good breaks. these people
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Any good breaks. these people at work are never going to
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At work are never going to treat me right.” you can
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Treat me right.” you can cancel out the blessing with
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Cancel out the blessing with a wrong mentality. try a new
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A wrong mentality. try a new approach. a blessed mindset.
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Approach. a blessed mindset. “i'm happy. i'm not going to
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“i'm happy. i'm not going to go around discouraged, bitter
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Go around discouraged, bitter over what didn't work out,
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Over what didn't work out, upset over who hurt me.
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Upset over who hurt me. i know god's on the throne.
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I know god's on the throne. i know he's fighting my
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I know he's fighting my battles.” “i'm fortunate.”
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Battles.” “i'm fortunate.” that means, “i have an
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That means, “i have an advantage. god's favor is on
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Advantage. god's favor is on my life. he's going before me
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My life. he's going before me opening the right doors,
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Opening the right doors, bringing the right people.”
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Bringing the right people.” part of the blessing is you
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Part of the blessing is you are to be envied. that means
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Are to be envied. that means you should be so blessed, so
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You should be so blessed, so peaceful, so kind, so
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Peaceful, so kind, so generous, so influential,
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Generous, so influential, that people want what you
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That people want what you have. god wants to make you
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Have. god wants to make you an example of his goodness.
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An example of his goodness. abraham was so blessed that
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Abraham was so blessed that people that didn't even know
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People that didn't even know god, people that didn't
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God, people that didn't worship jehovah, they prayed
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Worship jehovah, they prayed to the god of abraham, isaac,
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To the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob. they thought, “we
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And jacob. they thought, “we want what he has. we want his
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Want what he has. we want his peace, his joy, his attitude,
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Peace, his joy, his attitude, his resources.” don't have a
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His resources.” don't have a limited mentality, a
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Limited mentality, a defeated, mediocre, let me
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Defeated, mediocre, let me get by in life attitude. have
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Get by in life attitude. have a blessed mindset. “i'm
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A blessed mindset. “i'm happy. i'm fortunate. i'm to
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Happy. i'm fortunate. i'm to be envied.” i don't mean this
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Be envied.” i don't mean this arrogantly, but there's a big
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Arrogantly, but there's a big difference between “i'm
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Difference between “i'm fortunate” and “nothing good
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Fortunate” and “nothing good ever happens to me.” “i'm to
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Ever happens to me.” “i'm to be envied” verse, “i never
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Be envied” verse, “i never get any good breaks. nobody
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Get any good breaks. nobody would want what i have.” “i'm
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Would want what i have.” “i'm prosperous.” verse, “i don't
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Prosperous.” verse, “i don't know how i'm going to make
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Know how i'm going to make it. things have gotten so
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It. things have gotten so high.” you have to change
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High.” you have to change your mindset. get in
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Your mindset. get in agreement with god. all
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Agreement with god. all through the day, in your
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Through the day, in your thoughts, “i'm blessed. i'm
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Thoughts, “i'm blessed. i'm fortunate. something good is
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Fortunate. something good is going to happen to me. i'm
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Going to happen to me. i'm expecting god's favor.”
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Expecting god's favor.” you're going to draw in what
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You're going to draw in what you're continually thinking
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You're continually thinking about. do you have a blessed
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About. do you have a blessed mindset, or a limited mindset?
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Mindset, or a limited mindset? one time in the scripture,
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One time in the scripture, these people hired balaam the
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These people hired balaam the prophet to curse the people
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Prophet to curse the people of god, to speak against
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Of god, to speak against them. they kept offering
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Them. they kept offering him more and more money.
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Him more and more money. but three times balaam
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But three times balaam said, “i cannot curse what
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Said, “i cannot curse what god has already blessed.” can
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God has already blessed.” can i tell you; god has already
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I tell you; god has already blessed you. people can try
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Blessed you. people can try to stop you, limit you,
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To stop you, limit you, discredit you. don't pay it
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Discredit you. don't pay it any attention. they might as
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Any attention. they might as well be talking to the wall.
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Well be talking to the wall. god has already blessed you.
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God has already blessed you. he's already anointed you,
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He's already anointed you, he's already marked you,
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He's already marked you, empowered you, destined you
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Empowered you, destined you to fulfill your assignment.
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To fulfill your assignment. people can't stop you. the
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People can't stop you. the enemy can't stop you. the
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Enemy can't stop you. the only one that can stop you is
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Only one that can stop you is you. if you get bitter,
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You. if you get bitter, discouraged, “why did this
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Discouraged, “why did this happen, my own family turned
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Happen, my own family turned on me.” if you'll stay on the
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On me.” if you'll stay on the high road and keep doing the
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High road and keep doing the right thing, everything that
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Right thing, everything that was meant for your harm, god
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Was meant for your harm, god will turn to your advantage.
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Will turn to your advantage. the blessing will always
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The blessing will always override the curse.
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Override the curse. they brought joseph out of
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They brought joseph out of the pit and sold him as a
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The pit and sold him as a slave in egypt. he worked for
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Slave in egypt. he worked for a man named potiphar running
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A man named potiphar running his household. joseph was so
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His household. joseph was so excellent in what he did,
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Excellent in what he did, that he was put in charge of
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That he was put in charge of all the affairs of this
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All the affairs of this house. potiphar's wife lied
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House. potiphar's wife lied about joseph; said he was
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About joseph; said he was making advances at her.
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Making advances at her. joseph was put in prison for
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Joseph was put in prison for something he didn't do. he
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Something he didn't do. he could have been bitter, “god
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Could have been bitter, “god where are you? why did this
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Where are you? why did this happen?” but he kept being
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Happen?” but he kept being his best. so much so that he
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His best. so much so that he was put in charge of the
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Was put in charge of the whole prison. eventually he
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Whole prison. eventually he interpreted a dream for the
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Interpreted a dream for the pharoah. he was so impressed,
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Pharoah. he was so impressed, that he made joseph the prime
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That he made joseph the prime minister of egypt. thirteen
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Minister of egypt. thirteen years after joseph had that
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Years after joseph had that dream as a teenager, he saw
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Dream as a teenager, he saw it come to pass. joseph was
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It come to pass. joseph was assigned to a difficult
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Assigned to a difficult place, with difficult people,
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Place, with difficult people, but none of that stopped the
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But none of that stopped the blessing. he was blessed in
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Blessing. he was blessed in the pit when his brother's
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The pit when his brother's betrayed him. he was blessed
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Betrayed him. he was blessed in potiphar's house, as a
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In potiphar's house, as a slave in a foreign country.
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Slave in a foreign country. he was blessed in the prison,
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He was blessed in the prison, falsely accused, and unfair.
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Falsely accused, and unfair. the blessing on his life not
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The blessing on his life not only sustained him, kept him
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Only sustained him, kept him from being defeated, but it
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From being defeated, but it caused him to keep rising to
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Caused him to keep rising to the top.
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The top. yes, we all go through
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Yes, we all go through disappointments, betrayals,
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Disappointments, betrayals, people that do us wrong. but
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People that do us wrong. but nothing that's happened to
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Nothing that's happened to you has taken the blessing.
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You has taken the blessing. “joel, they threw me into a
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“joel, they threw me into a pit. they put me in a hard
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Pit. they put me in a hard place.” the blessing is not
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Place.” the blessing is not dependent on your location,
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Dependent on your location, the blessing is on you.
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The blessing is on you. wherever you are, the
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Wherever you are, the blessing is there. in these
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Blessing is there. in these difficult times, you have to
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Difficult times, you have to keep reminding yourself, “i
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Keep reminding yourself, “i am blessed. i am blessed in
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Am blessed. i am blessed in the palace, and i'm blessed
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The palace, and i'm blessed in the pit. i'm blessed when
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In the pit. i'm blessed when it's fair, and i'm blessed
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It's fair, and i'm blessed when it's unfair. i'm blessed
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When it's unfair. i'm blessed when people are for me, and
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When people are for me, and i'm still blessed when they
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I'm still blessed when they are against me.”
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Are against me.” maybe someone has put you at
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Maybe someone has put you at a disadvantage, it doesn't
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A disadvantage, it doesn't look like it's ever going to
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Look like it's ever going to change. but can i tell you,
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Change. but can i tell you, like joseph, you're about to
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Like joseph, you're about to see the blessing override the
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See the blessing override the curse. people that tried to
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Curse. people that tried to push you down, it's going to
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Push you down, it's going to backfire. vindication is
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Backfire. vindication is coming. that sickness has
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Coming. that sickness has been difficult, it's taken
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Been difficult, it's taken your energy. the tide is
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Your energy. the tide is about to turn. health and
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About to turn. health and wholeness is coming. your
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Wholeness is coming. your child has been making poor
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Child has been making poor choices. the enemy is
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Choices. the enemy is whispering, “it's permanent.
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Whispering, “it's permanent. they're never going to
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They're never going to change.” no get ready, things
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Change.” no get ready, things are about shift. god is
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Are about shift. god is working behind the scenes.
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Working behind the scenes. you've been marked for favor,
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You've been marked for favor, marked to overcome, marked to
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Marked to overcome, marked to outlast, marked to rise from
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Outlast, marked to rise from the pit to the palace. now do
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The pit to the palace. now do your part and have a blessed
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Your part and have a blessed mindset. no more, “i never
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Mindset. no more, “i never get any good breaks.” no,
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Get any good breaks.” no, “i'm fortunate, i'm to be
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“i'm fortunate, i'm to be envied, i'm prosperous. the
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Envied, i'm prosperous. the blessing of god is on my
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Blessing of god is on my life.” if you'll do this, i
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Life.” if you'll do this, i believe and declare, like
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Believe and declare, like abraham, you're going to
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Abraham, you're going to flourish in the dry places.
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Flourish in the dry places. like joseph, you're going to
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Like joseph, you're going to excel in the midst of the
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Excel in the midst of the trouble. like my friends at
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Trouble. like my friends at the orphanage, you're going
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The orphanage, you're going to defy the odds and see
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To defy the odds and see abundance, favor,
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Abundance, favor, breakthroughs, healing, the
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Breakthroughs, healing, the fullness of your destiny, in
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Fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It, can you say amen? (applause)
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Fear can be a powerful force
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Fear can be a powerful force and will try to make you feel
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And will try to make you feel alone, stuck, without hope.
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Alone, stuck, without hope. but fear doesn't
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But fear doesn't have to get the final say.
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Have to get the final say. there is a way out.
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There is a way out. fear is a powerful force,
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Fear is a powerful force, but so is faith.
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But so is faith. what we focus on shapes
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What we focus on shapes our reality.
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In my new book, no more fear:
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In my new book, no more fear: you have the mind of christ,
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You have the mind of christ, i'll show you how
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I'll show you how to silence fear and live boldly
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To silence fear and live boldly in faith and confidence.
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In faith and confidence. just like david said, "though
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Just like david said, "though i walk through the valley,
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I walk through the valley, i will not fear,"
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I will not fear," you too can walk through
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You too can walk through life's challenges
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Life's challenges without being paralyzed
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Without being paralyzed by fear.
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By fear. i can't promise you
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I can't promise you you'll never feel fear,
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You'll never feel fear, but i can teach you
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But i can teach you how to rise above it
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How to rise above it by dwelling on what god says,
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By dwelling on what god says, learning to replace
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Learning to replace the anxious thoughts
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The anxious thoughts with faith-filled ones.
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With faith-filled ones. you can live
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You can live from a place of peace,
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From a place of peace, power, and purpose.
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Power, and purpose. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's book,
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A copy of joel's book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. the bible proclaims,
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The bible proclaims, "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and my salvation;
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And my salvation; whom shall i fear?"
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Whom shall i fear?" this powerful
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This powerful and practical book
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And practical book will help you silence doubt,
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Will help you silence doubt, overcome anxiety,
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Overcome anxiety, and step boldly into god's
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And step boldly into god's overcoming power.
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Overcoming power. when fear whispers,
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When fear whispers, "you can't,"
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"you can't," this devotional will stir
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This devotional will stir your faith
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Your faith to declare, "god will."
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To declare, "god will." each page
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Each page reminds you
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Reminds you that you weren't
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That you weren't created to live in fear
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Created to live in fear or despair.
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Or despair. you were created to live
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You were created to live with passion,
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With passion, purpose, and confidence
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Purpose, and confidence in god's plans for your life.
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In god's plans for your life. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above fear
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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And walk in victory. fear doesn't have
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Fear doesn't have the final say, god does.
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The final say, god does. be bold,
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Be bold, be strong, and step up to who
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Be strong, and step up to who he made you to be.
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He made you to be. victoria and i want you to know
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Victoria and i want you to know we're praying for
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We're praying for you and your family,
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You and your family, believing for god's very best.
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Believing for god's very best. thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Is helping people around the world.
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Around the world. as we finish this year,
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As we finish this year, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider making a special year-end
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Making a special year-end gift; helps
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Gift; helps to keep the ministries strong.
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To keep the ministries strong. i always want to thank our
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I always want to thank our champion of hope partners
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Champion of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Consider becoming one. and until we see you next time,
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And until we see you next time, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. be sure to request
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Be sure to request your copy of joel's new book,
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Your copy of joel's new book, no more fear:
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No more fear: you have the mind of christ.
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You have the mind of christ. visit joelosteen.com or
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Visit joelosteen.com or call 888-567-joel.
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Call 888-567-joel. and for an additional gift
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And for an additional gift this month,
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This month, we're also offering the god's
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We're also offering the god's word work study collection.
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Word work study collection. this empowering set includes
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This empowering set includes the niv,
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The niv, the message
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The message parallel bible, joel's
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Parallel bible, joel's no more fear
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No more fear devotional, the classic
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Devotional, the classic how to read your bible
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How to read your bible and enjoy it,
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And enjoy it, plus a beautifully
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Plus a beautifully crafted leather
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Crafted leather bookmark with pen.
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Bookmark with pen. you can request these inspiring
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You can request these inspiring scripture discovery
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Resources
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By calling 888-567-joel
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By calling 888-567-joel or logging on to joelosteen.com
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Or logging on to joelosteen.com today.
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Today. call or click anytime,
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Call or click anytime, 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. silence fear.
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Silence fear. strengthen your spirit.
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Strengthen your spirit. let god's word
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Let god's word equip you to rise above
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Equip you to rise above fear and walk in victory.
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Fear and walk in victory. request these resources today.
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Joel Osteen - You Are Blessed

November 14, 2025 | 29:55

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