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Joel Osteen - You Are Not A Victim

May 6, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - You Are Not A Victim | May 6, 2026

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< (music playing) < joel: god bless you!
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< joel: god bless you! it's great to have you
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It's great to have you with us today.
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With us today. if you're ever in our area,
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If you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a part
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Please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Of one of our services. we would love to have you.
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We would love to have you. i hope you'll stay connected
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I hope you'll stay connected with us throughout the week.
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With us throughout the week. through our daily podcast,
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Through our daily podcast, our youtube channel; follow
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Us on social media. we'll keep you encouraged
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. thanks for tuning in.
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Thanks for tuning in. thanks again for coming out
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Thanks again for coming out in person.
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In person. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about this couple
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I heard about this couple that lived out in the
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That lived out in the country. they had been
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Country. they had been married 50 years and never
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Married 50 years and never had an argument, not one.
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Had an argument, not one. somebody asked the secret
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Somebody asked the secret of their success.
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Of their success. the man explained, as they
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The man explained, as they were leaving the church,
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Were leaving the church, going on their honeymoon,
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Going on their honeymoon, the wife's horse refused
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The wife's horse refused to go. she got off,
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To go. she got off, looked the horse in
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Looked the horse in the eyes, and said,
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The eyes, and said, "that's one."
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"that's one." he went a little further,
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He went a little further, stopped again. she got
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Stopped again. she got off, looked the horse in
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Off, looked the horse in the eyes and said,
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The eyes and said, "that's two."
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"that's two." he went a little more,
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He went a little more, stopped a third time.
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Stopped a third time. this time she got off,
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This time she got off, pulled her revolver out,
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Pulled her revolver out, and shot the horse dead.
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And shot the horse dead. the husband said,
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The husband said, "what in the world are
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"what in the world are you doing? you can't just
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You doing? you can't just shoot a horse."
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Shoot a horse." she looked at him and said,
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She looked at him and said, "honey, that's one."
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"honey, that's one." (laughter)
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(laughter) say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible. i am
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have
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What it says i am. i have what it says i have. i can
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What it says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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Do what it says i can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus'
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Be the same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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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 not a victim.
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About you are not a victim. we all go through things
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We all go through things that are unfair, people that
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That are unfair, people that do us wrong, the company let
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Do us wrong, the company let us go, we came down with an
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Us go, we came down with an illness.
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Illness. it's easy to live with a
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It's easy to live with a victim mentality, thinking
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Victim mentality, thinking we're at a disadvantage,
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We're at a disadvantage, we were shortchanged.
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We were shortchanged. we can't do anything great,
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We can't do anything great, look at how we were raised.
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Look at how we were raised. we can't love again, the
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We can't love again, the last person hurt us.
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Last person hurt us. we can't live happy; we've
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We can't live happy; we've been through too much.
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Been through too much. as long as you accept that
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As long as you accept that you're a victim you're going
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You're a victim you're going to get stuck.
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To get stuck. you may have been through
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You may have been through unfair situations, but don't
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Unfair situations, but don't use it as an excuse to feel
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Use it as an excuse to feel sorry for yourself, to give
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Sorry for yourself, to give up on life, to not pursue
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Up on life, to not pursue your dreams.
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Your dreams. my mother had polio as a
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My mother had polio as a child.
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Child. one of her legs is much
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One of her legs is much smaller than the other.
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Smaller than the other. as a little girl she had to
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As a little girl she had to wear a brace, she couldn't
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Wear a brace, she couldn't run and play like the other
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Run and play like the other children.
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Children. she could have lived as a
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She could have lived as a victim.
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Victim. "i don't look up to par, i'm
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"i don't look up to par, i'm not as attractive, i'll
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Not as attractive, i'll never get married."
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Never get married." i never heard her complain.
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I never heard her complain. she never saw herself as
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She never saw herself as being at a disadvantage.
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Being at a disadvantage. she's gone on to live a
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She's gone on to live a full, blessed, favor filled
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Full, blessed, favor filled life.
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Life. married for almost forty
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Married for almost forty years, had five children,
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Years, had five children, one son, very good looking.
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One son, very good looking. none of that would have
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None of that would have happened—and it wasn't
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Happened—and it wasn't paul—it wouldn't have
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Paul—it wouldn't have happened, if she had seen
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Happened, if she had seen herself as a victim.
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Herself as a victim. you have to take the hand
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You have to take the hand you've been dealt and make
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You've been dealt and make the most of it.
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The most of it. nothing that's happened to
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Nothing that's happened to you has stopped your
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You has stopped your destiny.
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Destiny. that person that did you
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That person that did you wrong, they walked away, it
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Wrong, they walked away, it may have been painful, but
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May have been painful, but they didn't ruin your life.
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They didn't ruin your life. they don't have that much
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They don't have that much power.
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Power. if they could stop god's
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If they could stop god's plan, they would be bigger
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Plan, they would be bigger than god.
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Than god. don't let one bad break, one
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Don't let one bad break, one injustice, one difficult
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Injustice, one difficult season, cause you to be
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Season, cause you to be sour, have a chip on your
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Sour, have a chip on your shoulder.
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Shoulder. when my father went to be
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When my father went to be with the lord, i lost my
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With the lord, i lost my best friend.
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Best friend. i had worked with him day in
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I had worked with him day in and day out for seventeen
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And day out for seventeen years.
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Years. we had traveled the world
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We had traveled the world together and suddenly he was
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Together and suddenly he was gone.
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Gone. i was tempted to think, "god
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I was tempted to think, "god where are you?
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Where are you? this isn't fair.
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This isn't fair. why did this happen?"
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Why did this happen?" when we go through loss and
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When we go through loss and things we don't understand
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Things we don't understand that victim mentality will
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That victim mentality will always come knocking at the
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Always come knocking at the door.
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Door. we have to make the choice,
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We have to make the choice, are we going to live bitter,
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Are we going to live bitter, discouraged, thinking we're
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Discouraged, thinking we're a victim of our
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A victim of our circumstances?
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Circumstances? we're a victim of the loss,
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We're a victim of the loss, a victim of this unfair boss
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A victim of this unfair boss or are we going to believe
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Or are we going to believe that god is in control?
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That god is in control? that he's ordering our
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That he's ordering our steps, that his plans for us
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Steps, that his plans for us are for good?
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Are for good? instead of having a victim
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Instead of having a victim mentality, switch over to a
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Mentality, switch over to a victor mentality.
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Victor mentality. that bad break is not how
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That bad break is not how your story ends.
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Your story ends. the loss, the sickness, the
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The loss, the sickness, the injustice is not going to
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Injustice is not going to limit the rest of your life.
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Limit the rest of your life. god said in isaiah, "he will
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God said in isaiah, "he will pay you back double for the
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Pay you back double for the unfair things that have
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Unfair things that have happened."
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Happened." if you're going to see the
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If you're going to see the double, you have to know
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Double, you have to know that god is going to make it
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That god is going to make it up to you.
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Up to you. it may be unfair, but god is
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It may be unfair, but god is a just god.
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A just god. he saw what happened, he
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He saw what happened, he knows who hurt you, what you
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Knows who hurt you, what you lost, what you're struggling
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Lost, what you're struggling with.
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With. he's not going to just bring
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He's not going to just bring you out, he's going to bring
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You out, he's going to bring you out better.
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You out better. get rid of that victim
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Get rid of that victim mentality.
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Mentality. quit dwelling on who hurt
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Quit dwelling on who hurt you, what you lost.
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You, what you lost. you're not a victim.
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You're not a victim. god always causes you to
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God always causes you to triumph.
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Triumph. that bad break wasn't fair,
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That bad break wasn't fair, you didn't like it but what
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You didn't like it but what you can't see, is it set you
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You can't see, is it set you up for double.
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Up for double. that boss that overlooked
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That boss that overlooked you, you didn't get the
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You, you didn't get the credit.
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Credit. you could feel like a
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You could feel like a victim.
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Victim. no get ready, god's going to
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No get ready, god's going to make it up to you.
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Make it up to you. that set you up for
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That set you up for promotion, increase, favor
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Promotion, increase, favor that you wouldn't have seen
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That you wouldn't have seen if that hadn't have
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If that hadn't have happened.
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Happened. here's a key.
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Here's a key. nobody can make you be a
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Nobody can make you be a victim.
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Victim. they can do things that are
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They can do things that are not fair, you can go through
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Not fair, you can go through things you don't like, you
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Things you don't like, you don't understand but none of
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Don't understand but none of that can force you to have a
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That can force you to have a victim mentality.
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Victim mentality. you have to give permission
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You have to give permission to become a victim.
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To become a victim. you have to make that
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You have to make that choice, "i'm at a
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Choice, "i'm at a disadvantage, this bad break
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Disadvantage, this bad break has stopped my future."
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Has stopped my future." i'm asking you to not give
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I'm asking you to not give permission.
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Permission. don't allow that victim
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Don't allow that victim mentality to enter your
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Mentality to enter your thinking.
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Thinking. when unfair things happen,
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When unfair things happen, thoughts will whisper, "just
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Thoughts will whisper, "just your luck, another bad
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Your luck, another bad break, you're scarred now,
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Break, you're scarred now, life will always be
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Life will always be difficult."
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Difficult." that's when you have to dig
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That's when you have to dig down deep and say, "no
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Down deep and say, "no thanks, i refuse to be a
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Thanks, i refuse to be a victim.
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Victim. i refuse to live bitter,
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I refuse to live bitter, angry, thinking i've been
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Angry, thinking i've been shortchanged.
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Shortchanged. i know god is still on the
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I know god is still on the throne.
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Throne. i know he didn't bring me
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I know he didn't bring me this far to leave me.
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This far to leave me. what was meant for my harm,
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What was meant for my harm, he's turning to my
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He's turning to my advantage."
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Advantage." think about joseph in the
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Think about joseph in the scripture.
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Scripture. as a teenager, his brothers
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As a teenager, his brothers were jealous of him and
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Were jealous of him and threw him into a pit.
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Threw him into a pit. they ended up selling him as
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They ended up selling him as a slave.
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A slave. joseph was working in egypt,
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Joseph was working in egypt, a foreign country for a man
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A foreign country for a man named potiphar.
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Named potiphar. his dreams were shattered,
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His dreams were shattered, he lost his freedom.
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He lost his freedom. in one sense, he was a
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In one sense, he was a victim of his brother's
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Victim of his brother's jealousy, a victim of bad
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Jealousy, a victim of bad breaks.
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Breaks. he had plenty of reasons to
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He had plenty of reasons to have this victim mentality,
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Have this victim mentality, but joseph didn't go there.
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But joseph didn't go there. he didn't sit around in
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He didn't sit around in self-pity; he didn't give up
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Self-pity; he didn't give up on life.
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On life. he kept being his best,
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He kept being his best, treating people right,
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Treating people right, believing that god was in
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Believing that god was in control.
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Control. potiphar's wife falsely
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Potiphar's wife falsely accused joseph, she lied
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Accused joseph, she lied about him, and he was put in
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About him, and he was put in prison for something he
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Prison for something he didn't do.
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Didn't do. another reason to have a
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Another reason to have a chip on his shoulder.
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Chip on his shoulder. now he was the victim of
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Now he was the victim of this lady that was
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This lady that was dishonest.
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Dishonest. but in prison joseph kept
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But in prison joseph kept shining.
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Shining. before long, he was put in
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Before long, he was put in charge of the whole prison.
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Charge of the whole prison. one of his cell mates was
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One of his cell mates was pharaoh's former butler.
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Pharaoh's former butler. he had a dream one night
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He had a dream one night that he didn't understand.
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That he didn't understand. joseph interpreted the
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Joseph interpreted the dream.
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Dream. told him that in three days
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Told him that in three days the butler was going to be
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The butler was going to be released and reinstated as
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Released and reinstated as the pharaoh's butler.
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The pharaoh's butler. all joseph asked for in
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All joseph asked for in return was for the butler to
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Return was for the butler to put in a good word for him.
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Put in a good word for him. just like joseph said, the
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Just like joseph said, the butler got out, went back to
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Butler got out, went back to his position, but he forgot
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His position, but he forgot all about joseph.
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All about joseph. another reason joseph could
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Another reason joseph could feel like a victim.
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Feel like a victim. thirteen years after he was
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Thirteen years after he was thrown into the pit, joseph
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Thrown into the pit, joseph interpreted a dream for the
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Interpreted a dream for the pharaoh.
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Pharaoh. he was made the prime
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He was made the prime minister of egypt, second in
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Minister of egypt, second in command only to the pharaoh.
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Command only to the pharaoh. during those thirteen years
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During those thirteen years practically every day joseph
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Practically every day joseph had to fight having a victim
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Had to fight having a victim mentality.
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Mentality. thoughts would whisper,
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Thoughts would whisper, "look at where you are.
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"look at where you are. you've done the right thing
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You've done the right thing and all these bad breaks
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And all these bad breaks have happened, your own
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Have happened, your own family turned on you, this
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Family turned on you, this lady lied about you.
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Lady lied about you. it's never going to change.
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It's never going to change. just accept it."
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Just accept it." joseph's attitude was, "i
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Joseph's attitude was, "i refuse to be a victim.
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Refuse to be a victim. i am not a victim of my
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I am not a victim of my brother's jealousy.
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Brother's jealousy. i'm not a victim of this
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I'm not a victim of this lady that lied about me.
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Lady that lied about me. i'm not a victim of this
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I'm not a victim of this butler that's forgotten
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Butler that's forgotten about me.
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About me. they did me wrong, but god
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They did me wrong, but god said he would make it up to
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Said he would make it up to me.
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Me. they forgot about me, but
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They forgot about me, but god remembers me.
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God remembers me. they tried to push me down,
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They tried to push me down, but i know god will lift me
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But i know god will lift me up."
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Up." what's interesting is all
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What's interesting is all the bad breaks, all the
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The bad breaks, all the betrayals, the rejection was
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Betrayals, the rejection was a part of god's plan.
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A part of god's plan. that's what led him to see
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That's what led him to see his dream come to pass.
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His dream come to pass. if joseph had seen himself
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If joseph had seen himself as a victim, he would have
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As a victim, he would have missed his destiny.
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Missed his destiny. if he had been bitter about
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If he had been bitter about his brothers, angry over
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His brothers, angry over potiphar's wife, in
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Potiphar's wife, in self-pity because the butler
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Self-pity because the butler forgot about him, we
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Forgot about him, we wouldn't be talking about
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Wouldn't be talking about joseph.
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Joseph. this didn't happen
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This didn't happen automatically, he refused to
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Automatically, he refused to be a victim.
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Be a victim. he refused to let his mind
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He refused to let his mind rehearse all the negative
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Rehearse all the negative things.
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Things. he refused to live with a
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He refused to live with a chip on his shoulder.
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Chip on his shoulder. he didn't give permission to
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He didn't give permission to a victim mentality.
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A victim mentality. i wonder where you will be
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I wonder where you will be in five years if you will
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In five years if you will keep refusing to be a
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Keep refusing to be a victim.
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Victim. i wonder how far god will
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I wonder how far god will take you if you'll just not
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Take you if you'll just not live bitter over who hurt
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Live bitter over who hurt you, not try to get revenge
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You, not try to get revenge on the friend that did you
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On the friend that did you wrong, not lose your passion
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Wrong, not lose your passion because you're dealing with
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Because you're dealing with an illness, not give up on
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An illness, not give up on your dreams because a door
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Your dreams because a door closed, it didn't happen the
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Closed, it didn't happen the way you thought.
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Way you thought. every voice will say,
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Every voice will say, "you're a victim, come on,
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"you're a victim, come on, accept it.
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Accept it. it's not fair.
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It's not fair. god has forgotten about
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God has forgotten about you."
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You." don't give it the time of
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Don't give it the time of day.
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Day. god is watching you.
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God is watching you. he sees you shaking off the
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He sees you shaking off the self-pity, doing the right
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Self-pity, doing the right thing when it's hard, being
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Thing when it's hard, being good to people that weren't
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Good to people that weren't good to you, giving it your
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Good to you, giving it your best when you're not seeing
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Best when you're not seeing progress.
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Progress. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. suddenly doors are going to
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Suddenly doors are going to open, suddenly the right
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Open, suddenly the right people will show up,
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People will show up, suddenly you'll see
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Suddenly you'll see promotion, vindication,
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Promotion, vindication, dreams coming to pass bigger
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Dreams coming to pass bigger than you've imagined.
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Than you've imagined. when we say we're a victim,
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When we say we're a victim, we're saying what someone
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We're saying what someone did to me has limited my
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Did to me has limited my future.
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Future. people don't have that kind
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People don't have that kind of power over you.
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Of power over you. circumstances cannot stop
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Circumstances cannot stop what god has ordained for
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What god has ordained for your life.
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Your life. the scripture says, "what
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The scripture says, "what god has purposed who can
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God has purposed who can annul?"
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Annul?" the only way it will stop
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The only way it will stop you, is if you start living
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You, is if you start living like a victim, discouraged,
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Like a victim, discouraged, in self-pity.
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In self-pity. shake that off.
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Shake that off. those disappointments are
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Those disappointments are setting you up for double.
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Setting you up for double. that betrayal, the closed
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That betrayal, the closed door, the person that tried
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Door, the person that tried to make you look bad, it
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To make you look bad, it looks like they succeeded,
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Looks like they succeeded, you didn't get the
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You didn't get the promotion.
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Promotion. god saw it.
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God saw it. it was a part of his plan.
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It was a part of his plan. it's setting you up for
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It's setting you up for something bigger than you've
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Something bigger than you've imagined.
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Imagined. but as long as you're
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But as long as you're playing the role of victim,
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Playing the role of victim, you're giving the enemy
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You're giving the enemy permission to keep you
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Permission to keep you defeated.
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Defeated. some of you have come from
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Some of you have come from generations of abuse,
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Generations of abuse, mistreatment, things that
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Mistreatment, things that were not fair.
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Were not fair. that victim mentality can be
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That victim mentality can be passed from generation to
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Passed from generation to generation.
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Generation. "we've always been poor,
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"we've always been poor, defeated, shortchanged.
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Defeated, shortchanged. look what we've been
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Look what we've been through.
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Through. we have a good reason to
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We have a good reason to feel like a victim."
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Feel like a victim." this forever the victim
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This forever the victim mentality will try to take
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Mentality will try to take root.
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Root. it will continue to be
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It will continue to be passed down until someone
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Passed down until someone rises up and puts an end to
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Rises up and puts an end to it.
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It. yes, there was injustice in
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Yes, there was injustice in the past, yes there were
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The past, yes there were things that were not fair;
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Things that were not fair; but this is a new day.
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But this is a new day. the reason you're hearing
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The reason you're hearing this is because you're the
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This is because you're the one to break the cycle,
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One to break the cycle, you're the one to say, "i am
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You're the one to say, "i am not a victim, i am a victor.
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Not a victim, i am a victor. i'm going to set a new
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I'm going to set a new standard, i'm going to
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Standard, i'm going to believe for better things,
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Believe for better things, i'm going to live whole,
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I'm going to live whole, free, expecting favor."
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Free, expecting favor." when you have that kind of
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When you have that kind of attitude, all the things
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Attitude, all the things that should have been yours,
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That should have been yours, all the things that your
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All the things that your relatives didn't get, what
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Relatives didn't get, what they were owed, in the
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They were owed, in the scripture, the first
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Scripture, the first generation that had this new
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Generation that had this new mindset, they were the ones
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Mindset, they were the ones that got paid back for all
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That got paid back for all that belonged to their
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That belonged to their family.
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Family. if you'll be the first one
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If you'll be the first one to have this victor
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To have this victor mentality, you'll see god
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Mentality, you'll see god show out in amazing ways.
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Show out in amazing ways. don't look to people to pay
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Don't look to people to pay you.
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You. people can't make up for
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People can't make up for what you didn't get.
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What you didn't get. only god can.
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Only god can. he knows what you're owed.
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He knows what you're owed. he knows what should have
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He knows what should have been yours.
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Been yours. the israelites had been in
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The israelites had been in slavery for ten generations.
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Slavery for ten generations. all they knew was hardship,
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All they knew was hardship, being mistreated, working
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Being mistreated, working long hours with no pay.
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Long hours with no pay. it wasn't fair but god was
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It wasn't fair but god was keeping the records.
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Keeping the records. after 430 years, god
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After 430 years, god delivered them from the
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Delivered them from the pharaoh and brought them out
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Pharaoh and brought them out of egypt.
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Of egypt. you can imagine how they had
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You can imagine how they had become comfortable being a
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Become comfortable being a victim.
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Victim. it's all they had known.
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It's all they had known. their parents, their
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Their parents, their grandparents, they were all
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Grandparents, they were all slaves, all mistreated.
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Slaves, all mistreated. on the way to the promised
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On the way to the promised land, when they faced
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Land, when they faced adversity, opposition that
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Adversity, opposition that was bigger, they said to
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Was bigger, they said to moses, "let's go back to
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Moses, "let's go back to egypt, let's go back to
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Egypt, let's go back to being slaves."
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Being slaves." they were saying, "we're
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They were saying, "we're okay with being a victim.
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Okay with being a victim. that's normal to us.
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That's normal to us. that's what we're used to."
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That's what we're used to." they came out of egypt, but
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They came out of egypt, but egypt never came out of
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Egypt never came out of them.
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Them. what's interesting is when
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What's interesting is when they were leaving, god
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They were leaving, god caused the israelites to
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Caused the israelites to have favor with their
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Have favor with their oppressors and they gave
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Oppressors and they gave them their gold, silver and
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Them their gold, silver and fine clothing.
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Fine clothing. they didn't leave empty
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They didn't leave empty handed.
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Handed. god paid them back for four
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God paid them back for four hundred and thirty years of
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Hundred and thirty years of working for free.
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Working for free. in exodus 3, god told them
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In exodus 3, god told them what to do with the gifts
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What to do with the gifts they received.
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They received. he said, "you are to dress
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He said, "you are to dress your sons and daughters in
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Your sons and daughters in this jewelry and fine
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This jewelry and fine clothing."
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Clothing." why would god want them to get
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Why would god want them to get their children dressed up?
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Their children dressed up? they were about to go into
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They were about to go into the desert.
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The desert. it's because god wanted
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It's because god wanted these children to see
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These children to see themselves differently.
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Themselves differently. they saw themselves like
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They saw themselves like their parents, as slaves, as
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Their parents, as slaves, as victims.
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Victims. poor, defeated, limited.
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Poor, defeated, limited. god knew if they were going
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God knew if they were going to go into the promised
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To go into the promised land, they had to get rid of
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Land, they had to get rid of that victim mentality.
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That victim mentality. he didn't have the parents
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He didn't have the parents put on the nice clothes, he
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Put on the nice clothes, he didn't have the grown-ups
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Didn't have the grown-ups wear the fine jewelry.
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Wear the fine jewelry. he wanted to change the
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He wanted to change the image of these small
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Image of these small children.
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Children. i can imagine a mother
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I can imagine a mother putting a gold necklace on
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Putting a gold necklace on her little daughter, her
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Her little daughter, her face brightens up like never
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Face brightens up like never before.
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Before. a father putting a ring on
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A father putting a ring on his son.
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His son. he puts his shoulders back,
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He puts his shoulders back, feeling so special.
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Feeling so special. these children had worn old
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These children had worn old hand me down clothes, dirty,
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Hand me down clothes, dirty, raggedy, now the parents are
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Raggedy, now the parents are dressing them in beautiful
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Dressing them in beautiful dresses, nice clean outfits.
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Dresses, nice clean outfits. for the first time these
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For the first time these children began to see
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Children began to see themselves as victors.
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Themselves as victors. it's significant that the
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It's significant that the parents and grandparents,
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Parents and grandparents, they never made it into the
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They never made it into the promised land.
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Promised land. it's because they never got
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It's because they never got rid of their victim
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Rid of their victim mentality.
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Mentality. they never quit seeing
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They never quit seeing themselves as anything but
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Themselves as anything but poor, at a disadvantage.
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Poor, at a disadvantage. these children had a
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These children had a different mindset.
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Different mindset. it started when they put on
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It started when they put on the new clothing, the nice
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The new clothing, the nice jewelry.
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Jewelry. something shifted in their
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Something shifted in their thinking.
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Thinking. they thought, "maybe we're
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They thought, "maybe we're not victims, maybe we're not
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Not victims, maybe we're not always going to struggle,
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Always going to struggle, maybe we can live an
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Maybe we can live an abundant life."
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Abundant life." victory starts in your
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Victory starts in your thinking.
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Thinking. as long as you feel like a
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As long as you feel like a victim it's going to limit
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Victim it's going to limit your destiny.
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Your destiny. you won't pray bold prayers,
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You won't pray bold prayers, you won't believe for big
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You won't believe for big dreams, you won't expect
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Dreams, you won't expect god's favor.
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God's favor. no matter what's happened in
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No matter what's happened in your past, no matter how
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Your past, no matter how many generations there's
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Many generations there's been dysfunction, abuse,
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Been dysfunction, abuse, lack, struggle.
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Lack, struggle. you're the generation that's
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You're the generation that's going to set a new standard.
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Going to set a new standard. you're the one that's going
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You're the one that's going to see this shift in your
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To see this shift in your thinking.
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Thinking. "we're not slaves, we're not
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"we're not slaves, we're not victims, limited, at a
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Victims, limited, at a disadvantage.
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Disadvantage. we are children of the most
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We are children of the most high god."
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High god." no more forever the victim.
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No more forever the victim. no more, "i always get bad
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No more, "i always get bad breaks, it's just my luck."
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Breaks, it's just my luck." no more, "my family has
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No more, "my family has always struggled, it's just
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Always struggled, it's just who we are."
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Who we are." god is doing a new thing.
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God is doing a new thing. now do your part and put on
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Now do your part and put on those new clothes so to
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Those new clothes so to speak.
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Speak. see yourself differently.
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See yourself differently. have a new perspective.
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Have a new perspective. you're not a victim of your
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You're not a victim of your past, a victim of who went
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Past, a victim of who went before you, a victim of what
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Before you, a victim of what didn't work out.
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Didn't work out. you are a victor.
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You are a victor. god is about to release
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God is about to release freedom, wholeness,
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Freedom, wholeness, abundance, favor like you've
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Abundance, favor like you've never seen.
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Never seen. you've been raised up for
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You've been raised up for such a time as this, to make
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Such a time as this, to make a difference, to take your
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A difference, to take your family to a new level.
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Family to a new level. i heard about this father.
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I heard about this father. he was an alcoholic.
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He was an alcoholic. he had small twin boys.
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He had small twin boys. growing up he would get
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Growing up he would get drunk and mistreat them.
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Drunk and mistreat them. he was angry and mean.
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He was angry and mean. he would say things that
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He would say things that were hurtful, curse them
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Were hurtful, curse them out.
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Out. these boys grew into young
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These boys grew into young men and left home as soon as
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Men and left home as soon as they could.
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They could. one son became an alcoholic.
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One son became an alcoholic. he drank and partied, never
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He drank and partied, never did anything productive.
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Did anything productive. someone asked him why he
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Someone asked him why he drank so much.
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Drank so much. he said, "because my father
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He said, "because my father was an alcoholic.
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Was an alcoholic. that's all i've seen.
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That's all i've seen. i had a terrible childhood.
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I had a terrible childhood. what do you expect?"
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What do you expect?" the other son became very
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The other son became very successful.
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Successful. he was running a large
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He was running a large company, talented,
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Company, talented, disciplined, respectful.
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Disciplined, respectful. after work, his colleagues
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After work, his colleagues noticed that he never
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Noticed that he never touched alcohol.
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Touched alcohol. they asked him why he didn't
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They asked him why he didn't drink.
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Drink. he said, "because my father
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He said, "because my father was an alcoholic."
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Was an alcoholic." they both went through the
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They both went through the same experience, but one son
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Same experience, but one son got stuck being a victim.
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Got stuck being a victim. the other son used what he
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The other son used what he saw growing up to inspire
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Saw growing up to inspire him to be better.
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Him to be better. he refused to be a victim
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He refused to be a victim any longer.
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Any longer. which son are you?
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Which son are you? we're all going to go
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We're all going to go through things that are not
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Through things that are not fair, the question is are
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Fair, the question is are you going to continue being
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You going to continue being a victim or are you going to
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A victim or are you going to refuse to be a victim?
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Refuse to be a victim? you can't be a victim and go
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You can't be a victim and go into your promised land.
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Into your promised land. the enemy would love to
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The enemy would love to convince you to be forever
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Convince you to be forever the victim.
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The victim. always some reason to not
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Always some reason to not move forward, "i wasn't
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Move forward, "i wasn't raised right, my cousin hurt
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Raised right, my cousin hurt me, i came down with this
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Me, i came down with this illness, i lost a loved
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Illness, i lost a loved one."
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One." i'm not making light of any
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I'm not making light of any of that, i know it's not
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Of that, i know it's not easy, but you can't move
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Easy, but you can't move forward if you're playing
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Forward if you're playing the victim role.
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The victim role. god saw it wasn't fair.
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God saw it wasn't fair. he knows it was painful.
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He knows it was painful. but staying a victim will
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But staying a victim will keep you in pain, it will
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Keep you in pain, it will bring more heartache.
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Bring more heartache. you have to turn it over to
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You have to turn it over to god and live out of a place
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God and live out of a place of wholeness, freedom,
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Of wholeness, freedom, victory.
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Victory. it starts in your thinking.
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It starts in your thinking. "people may have done me
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"people may have done me wrong, but god will make it
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Wrong, but god will make it up to me.
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Up to me. i'm leaving it up to him.
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I'm leaving it up to him. i wasn't raised in a healthy
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I wasn't raised in a healthy environment, but that's in
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Environment, but that's in the past.
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The past. it didn't stop my destiny.
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It didn't stop my destiny. i'm dealing with this
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I'm dealing with this illness, lost a family
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Illness, lost a family member, my company let me
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Member, my company let me go.
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Go. it was difficult, but i'm
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It was difficult, but i'm not bitter, i don't have a
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Not bitter, i don't have a chip on my shoulder.
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Chip on my shoulder. i know god is going to cause
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I know god is going to cause all things to work out for
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All things to work out for my good."
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My good." there was a young woman in
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There was a young woman in california, riding her
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California, riding her mountain bike up the trails
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Mountain bike up the trails of the state park like she
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Of the state park like she had done many times before.
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Had done many times before. as she was speeding down the
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As she was speeding down the mountainside, she noticed a
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Mountainside, she noticed a blur out of the corner of
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Blur out of the corner of her eye.
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Her eye. she thought it was a deer,
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She thought it was a deer, but it was a mountain lion
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But it was a mountain lion leaping toward her.
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Leaping toward her. it knocked her to the
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It knocked her to the ground, bit her face and
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Ground, bit her face and wouldn't let go.
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Wouldn't let go. all she could do was whisper
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All she could do was whisper jesus.
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Jesus. her friend threw her bike at
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Her friend threw her bike at it, but the lion kept
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It, but the lion kept dragging her all the way to
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Dragging her all the way to the ravine.
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The ravine. she passed out, thought she
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She passed out, thought she was done.
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Was done. she woke up in the hospital.
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She woke up in the hospital. miraculously, her life was
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Miraculously, her life was spared.
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Spared. half of her face was
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Half of her face was disfigured.
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Disfigured. she had forty bight marks
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She had forty bight marks across her body, two hundred
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Across her body, two hundred staples holding her skin
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Staples holding her skin together.
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Together. she had to have six
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She had to have six surgeries to repair the
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Surgeries to repair the damage.
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Damage. everyone referred to her as
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Everyone referred to her as the victim of the mountain
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The victim of the mountain lion.
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Lion. that's true in one sense,
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That's true in one sense, but i don't believe it's
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But i don't believe it's healthy to live thinking
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Healthy to live thinking you're a victim.
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You're a victim. negative things may have
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Negative things may have happened but don't let what
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Happened but don't let what you've been through become
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You've been through become your identity.
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Your identity. don't become known as the
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Don't become known as the person that went through the
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Person that went through the tragedy, the person that
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Tragedy, the person that lost their loved one, the
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Lost their loved one, the man that lost his job.
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Man that lost his job. that's what happened to you,
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That's what happened to you, that's not who you are.
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That's not who you are. when this young lady got out
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When this young lady got out of the hospital, she told
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Of the hospital, she told her friends that she wanted
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Her friends that she wanted to go back to the trail
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To go back to the trail where she was attacked.
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Where she was attacked. they were surprised and
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They were surprised and asked why.
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Asked why. she said, "i'm not going to
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She said, "i'm not going to be a prisoner of this drama.
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Be a prisoner of this drama. i'm not going to let what's
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I'm not going to let what's happened to me define who i
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Happened to me define who i am and cause me to live
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Am and cause me to live angry, bitter, and afraid."
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Angry, bitter, and afraid." she was saying, "i'm not
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She was saying, "i'm not going to be forever the
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Going to be forever the victim.
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Victim. this incident is not going
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This incident is not going to ruin the rest of my
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To ruin the rest of my life."
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Life." today she's healthy, free,
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Today she's healthy, free, moving forward, raising her
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Moving forward, raising her children.
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Children. we all have these
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We all have these opportunities to become a
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Opportunities to become a forever victim.
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Forever victim. we can't get past it.
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We can't get past it. it was too traumatic, they
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It was too traumatic, they hurt me too badly, this
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Hurt me too badly, this disappointment too painful,
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Disappointment too painful, this loss too much.
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This loss too much. that's when you have to do
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That's when you have to do like her and say, "i refuse
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Like her and say, "i refuse to be the victim, i refuse
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To be the victim, i refuse to let this limit my
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To let this limit my passion, cause me to give up
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Passion, cause me to give up on my dreams."
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On my dreams." that's what allows god to
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That's what allows god to pay you back for the wrongs,
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Pay you back for the wrongs, to bring beauty out of the ashes
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To bring beauty out of the ashes this is a choice we have to
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This is a choice we have to make all through life.
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Make all through life. it's not if the hurts come,
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It's not if the hurts come, if you have bad breaks,
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If you have bad breaks, these things are going to
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These things are going to happen.
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Happen. the question is are you
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The question is are you going to live bitter, in
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Going to live bitter, in self-pity?
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Self-pity? or are you going to say,
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Or are you going to say, "this wasn't fair, but god i
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"this wasn't fair, but god i know you're still on the
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Know you're still on the throne.
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Throne. it was a bad break, but you
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It was a bad break, but you said you would pay me back.
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Said you would pay me back. they did me wrong but you're
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They did me wrong but you're my vindicator.
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My vindicator. i'm going to trust you and
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I'm going to trust you and move forward with my life."
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Move forward with my life." don't get stuck in the
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Don't get stuck in the desert like the israelites
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Desert like the israelites because you have a victim
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Because you have a victim mentality.
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Mentality. be like their children.
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Be like their children. put on a new attitude, see
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Put on a new attitude, see yourself a different way, so
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Yourself a different way, so you can go into your
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You can go into your promised land.
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Promised land. this is a new day.
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This is a new day. no more forever the victim,
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No more forever the victim, try a different approach,
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Try a different approach, forever the victor.
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Forever the victor. break that negative cycle.
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Break that negative cycle. where will you be in five
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Where will you be in five years if you'll start
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Years if you'll start refusing to be the victim?
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Refusing to be the victim? this is not going to happen
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This is not going to happen easily.
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Easily. your feelings will want to
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Your feelings will want to feel sorry for yourself.
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Feel sorry for yourself. this is when you have to be
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This is when you have to be bold and refuse to be the
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Bold and refuse to be the victim.
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Victim. refuse to play that role.
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Refuse to play that role. that's not your part.
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That's not your part. every unfair thing that's
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Every unfair thing that's happened to you has set you
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Happened to you has set you up for double.
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Up for double. god saw it, he's promised to
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God saw it, he's promised to pay you back.
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Pay you back. now do your part, play the
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Now do your part, play the right role, be the victor.
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Right role, be the victor. if you'll do this i believe
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If you'll do this i believe and declare, like with
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And declare, like with joseph, what was meant for
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Joseph, what was meant for your harm god is turning to
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Your harm god is turning to your advantage.
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Your advantage. like the israelite children,
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Like the israelite children, you're going to go into your
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You're going to go into your promised land.
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Promised land. promotion is coming,
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Promotion is coming, restoration, vindication,
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Restoration, vindication, healing, freedom, abundance,
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Healing, freedom, abundance, the fullness of your
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The fullness of your destiny, in jesus' name.
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Destiny, in jesus' name. and if you receive it, can
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And if you receive it, can you say amen today? (applause)
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It's easy to feel stuck in life
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It's easy to feel stuck in life wondering why
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Wondering why things aren't
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Things aren't changing and worrying
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Changing and worrying if it will ever happen,
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If it will ever happen, but there's
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But there's a better way to wait.
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I'd love to send you
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Pray it forward. this book is a collection
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This book is a collection of prayers and promises
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Of prayers and promises from the scripture
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From the scripture to help you pray boldly
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To help you pray boldly to strengthen your faith.
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To strengthen your faith. while you're waiting,
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While you're waiting, it's important
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It's important to keep your mind
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To keep your mind filled with hope
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Filled with hope and expectancy.
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And expectancy. when you pray in faith,
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When you pray in faith, believe in what god promised,
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Believe in what god promised, that's what moves
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That's what moves the hands of god.
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The hands of god. and that's when you'll see
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And that's when you'll see doors open and healing
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Doors open and healing begins to come.
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Begins to come. breakthroughs in your family.
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Breakthroughs in your family. don't let doubt hold you back.
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Don't let doubt hold you back. pray it forward.
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Pray it forward. 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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Over your life and over the people you love.
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And over the people you love. trusting that when you ask
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Trusting that when you ask in faith,
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In faith, god is already at work
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God is already at work preparing victory ahead of you.
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Preparing victory ahead of you. you can take these prayers
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That carries you past obstacles and into the promises
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And into the promises god has spoken over your life.
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God has spoken over your life. as you meditate
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As you meditate on these truths,
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On these truths, you won't be tossed
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You won't be tossed back and forth
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Back and forth by finances, health challenges,
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Boldly pray with faith that is immovable and strong,
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That is immovable and strong, and you'll
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And you'll be filled with peace,
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Be filled with peace, assurance, and joy.
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Assurance, and joy. don't let circumstances
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Don't let circumstances control your future.
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Control your future. pray the truth of god's
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Pray the truth of god's word forward in faith
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Word forward in faith and watch the mountains
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And watch the mountains in your life begin to move.
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When you pray the promises,
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When you pray the promises, what god has spoken over
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What god has spoken over your life,
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Your life, those are powerful prayers.
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Those are powerful prayers. and that's when
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And that's when god shows up and does
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God shows up and does what only he can do.
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What only he can do. thanks so much
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Thanks so much for being with us.
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For being with us. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we appreciate your prayer
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And we appreciate your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity
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Your generosity helps us
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Helps us take this message of hope
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Take this message of hope to people around the world.
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To people around the world. special
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Special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for all you do
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For all you do to make the ministry possible.
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To make the ministry possible. 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. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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Joel Osteen - You Are Not A Victim

May 6, 2026 | 27:29

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