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Joel Osteen - You Promised

July 8, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - You Promised | July 8, 2026

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>> joel osteen: well, god
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>> joel osteen: well, god bless you, and it's a joy to
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Bless you, and it's a joy to come into your homes and if
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Come into your homes and if you're ever in our area
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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. i promise you we will make
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I promise you we will make you feel right at home.
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I like to start something
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I like to start something funny, and i heard about this
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Funny, and i heard about this pastor.
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Pastor. he was new in town, and he
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He was new in town, and he was going door to door
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Was going door to door inviting people to his
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Inviting people to his church.
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Church. he knocked on this one door.
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He knocked on this one door. he could tell someone was
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He could tell someone was home but no one would answer,
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Home but no one would answer, so he took his business card
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So he took his business card out, and he wrote on the back
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Out, and he wrote on the back the scripture reference
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The scripture reference "revelation 3:20."
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"revelation 3:20." the next sunday after service
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The next sunday after service someone handed him the same
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Someone handed him the same card.
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Card. under what he had written was
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Under what he had written was the scripture reference
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The scripture reference "genesis 3:10."
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"genesis 3:10." here is what they say.
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Here is what they say. revelation 3:20, the pastor's
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Revelation 3:20, the pastor's words, "behold, i stand at
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Words, "behold, i stand at the door and knock.
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The door and knock. if anyone answers i will come
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If anyone answers i will come in."
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In." the reply was genesis 3:10.
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The reply was genesis 3:10. it said, "i heard your voice,
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It said, "i heard your voice, and i was afraid because i
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And i was afraid because i was naked."
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Say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says i have.
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I have what it says i have. i can do what it says i can
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Do. today i will be taught the
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Today i will be taught the word of god.
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Word of god. i boldly confess my mind is
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I boldly confess my mind is alert, my heart is receptive.
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I will never be the same in
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I will never be the same in jesus's name.
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Jesus's name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about "you promised."
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When we face difficulties one
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When we face difficulties one of the best things we can do
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Of the best things we can do is find a promise in the
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Is find a promise in the scripture and remind god what
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Scripture and remind god what he said about us, "god, you
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He said about us, "god, you promised i would lend and not
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Promised i would lend and not borrow.
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Borrow. you promised my children will
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You promised my children will be mighty in the land.
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Be mighty in the land. you promised with long life
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You promised with long life you would satisfy me."
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You would satisfy me." isaiah said put god in
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Isaiah said put god in remembrance of his promises.
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Remembrance of his promises. it doesn't say put god in
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It doesn't say put god in remembrance of our problems,
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Remembrance of our problems, and it's easy to complain.
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And it's easy to complain. "god, these people at work
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"god, these people at work aren't treating me right."
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Aren't treating me right." "god, my back's been
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"god, my back's been hurting."
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Hurting." "god, these kids get on my
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"god, these kids get on my nerves."
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Nerves." it's okay to be honest with
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It's okay to be honest with god, but don't just pray the
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God, but don't just pray the problems.
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Problems. pray the promises.
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Pray the promises. if you're only telling god
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If you're only telling god what's wrong, it's limiting
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What's wrong, it's limiting what he can do.
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What he can do. follow up the problem with a
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Follow up the problem with a promise.
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Promise. "god, my back has been
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"god, my back has been hurting, but you promised you
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Hurting, but you promised you would restore health unto me,
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Would restore health unto me, so thank you that healing is
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So thank you that healing is coming."
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Coming." "god, these people at work
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"god, these people at work are leaving me out, not
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Are leaving me out, not giving me credit, but you
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Giving me credit, but you promised you would be my
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Promised you would be my vindicator.
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Vindicator. you promised the trap the
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You promised the trap the enemy set for me they will
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Enemy set for me they will fall in themselves, so i'm
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Fall in themselves, so i'm going to stay in peace and
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Going to stay in peace and let you fight my battles."
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Or "god, my dream seems
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Or "god, my dream seems impossible.
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Impossible. i don't have the connections,
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I don't have the connections, the resources, the
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The resources, the experience."
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Experience." if you stop there you'll get
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If you stop there you'll get stuck.
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Stuck. follow it up with a promise.
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Follow it up with a promise. "but god, you promised your
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"but god, you promised your favor surrounds me like a
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Favor surrounds me like a shield.
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Shield. you promised whatever i touch
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You promised whatever i touch would prosper and succeed.
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Would prosper and succeed. you promised you would open
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You promised you would open doors that no man can shut."
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See, god is not obligated to
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See, god is not obligated to bring to pass what we say,
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Bring to pass what we say, but he is obligated to bring
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But he is obligated to bring to pass what he says, and
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To pass what he says, and when he hears his promises
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When he hears his promises coming out of your mouth
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Coming out of your mouth angels go to work.
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Angels go to work. favor is released.
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Favor is released. miracles are set into motion.
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Miracles are set into motion. when it says, "put god in
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When it says, "put god in remembrance of his promises,"
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Remembrance of his promises," it's not because god has
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It's not because god has forgotten what he said.
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Forgotten what he said. it's not for his sake.
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It's not for his sake. it's for our sake.
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It's for our sake. god knows when you start
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God knows when you start declaring his promises, when
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Declaring his promises, when you start speaking what he
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You start speaking what he said about you not only will
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Said about you not only will faith rise in your heart, but
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Faith rise in your heart, but it will change your
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It will change your perspective.
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Perspective. you won't have a victim
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You won't have a victim mentality.
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Mentality. you will have a victor
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You will have a victor mentality.
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Mentality. you'll know, "this sickness
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You'll know, "this sickness is no match for my god.
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Is no match for my god. this trouble at work cannot
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This trouble at work cannot stop my purpose."
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Stop my purpose." you'll know god being for you
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You'll know god being for you is more than the world being
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Is more than the world being against you, but most of us,
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Against you, but most of us, we have the first part down.
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We have the first part down. we're good at telling god our
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We're good at telling god our problems, but you have to
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Problems, but you have to follow it up with a "you
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Follow it up with a "you promised."
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Promised." the more you talk about the
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The more you talk about the promises, the less you'll
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Promises, the less you'll talk about your problems, and
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Talk about your problems, and i start off every day simply
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I start off every day simply thanking god for what he's
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Thanking god for what he's already promised over my
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Already promised over my life.
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Life. "father, thank you that you
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"father, thank you that you promised no good thing will
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Promised no good thing will you withhold because i walk
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You withhold because i walk uprightly.
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Uprightly. father, you promised the path
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Father, you promised the path of the righteous, our path,
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Of the righteous, our path, gets brighter and brighter."
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Gets brighter and brighter." if you're spending more time
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If you're spending more time talking about your problems
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Talking about your problems than you are the promises,
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Than you are the promises, then that's out of balance.
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Then that's out of balance. maybe you're not seeing
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Maybe you're not seeing things turn around.
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Things turn around. you're not seeing healing,
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You're not seeing healing, promotion, vindication
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Promotion, vindication because you're reminding god
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Because you're reminding god of the wrong things.
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Of the wrong things. you're telling him what
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You're telling him what didn't work out and how bad
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Didn't work out and how bad the medical report is, who
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The medical report is, who left you.
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Left you. try a different approach.
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Try a different approach. take a break from telling god
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Take a break from telling god everything that's wrong, and
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Everything that's wrong, and there is nothing wrong with
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There is nothing wrong with asking, but god already knows
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Asking, but god already knows your needs.
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Your needs. he knows our thoughts before
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He knows our thoughts before we think them.
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We think them. at some point you have to
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At some point you have to switch over to thanking god
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Switch over to thanking god for what he's already
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For what he's already promised.
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Promised. if you're fighting an
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If you're fighting an illness, it's easy to talk
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Illness, it's easy to talk about the sickness, what the
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About the sickness, what the doctor said, how it doesn't
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Doctor said, how it doesn't look good.
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Look good. sometimes we know more about
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Sometimes we know more about the problem than we do the
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The problem than we do the promises.
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Promises. we spend hours researching it
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We spend hours researching it on the internet, learning
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On the internet, learning everything that could
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Everything that could possibly go wrong.
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Possibly go wrong. why don't you take 15 minutes
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And google scriptures
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And google scriptures concerning about what you're
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Concerning about what you're facing?
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Facing? "god, you promised i would
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"god, you promised i would live and not die and declare
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Live and not die and declare the works of the lord.
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The works of the lord. you promised you are
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You promised you are jehovah-rapha, the lord my
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Jehovah-rapha, the lord my healer.
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Healer. you promised by the stripes
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You promised by the stripes of your son jesus
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Of your son jesus i am healed."
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I am healed." if you're struggling with an
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If you're struggling with an addiction, you've had it a
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Addiction, you've had it a long time, you don't think it
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Long time, you don't think it will ever change, "no, god,
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Will ever change, "no, god, you promised that you have
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You promised that you have destroyed every yoke.
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Destroyed every yoke. you have broken every
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You have broken every bondage.
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Bondage. you promised the enemy i see
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You promised the enemy i see today i will see no more.
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Today i will see no more. you promised whom the son
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You promised whom the son sets free is free indeed, so,
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Sets free is free indeed, so, lord, thank you that i am
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Lord, thank you that i am free."
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Free." that's not just being
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That's not just being positive.
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Positive. that's reminding god what he
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That's reminding god what he said.
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Said. i talked to a lady.
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I talked to a lady. she was at odds with her
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She was at odds with her teenage daughter, and this
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Teenage daughter, and this lady would come down to the
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Lady would come down to the front for prayer very often.
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Front for prayer very often. she was always upset and
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She was always upset and discouraged, and i did my
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Discouraged, and i did my best to cheer her up and try
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Best to cheer her up and try to convince her to keep
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To convince her to keep believing, but more than
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Believing, but more than coming for prayer it seemed
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Coming for prayer it seemed like she just wanted to tell
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Like she just wanted to tell me how bad it was and how her
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Me how bad it was and how her daughter was being
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Daughter was being disrespectful.
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Disrespectful. i told her what i'm telling
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I told her what i'm telling you.
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You. "constantly talking about the
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"constantly talking about the problem is not doing anything
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Problem is not doing anything productive.
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Productive. you need to find a promise
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You need to find a promise and remind god what he said
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And remind god what he said about you."
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About you." i gave her the promise from
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I gave her the promise from proverbs 31.
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Proverbs 31. it says, "children will rise
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It says, "children will rise up and call their mother
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Up and call their mother blessed."
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Blessed." well, at that time her
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Well, at that time her daughter was calling her
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Daughter was calling her every name except blessed,
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Every name except blessed, but this mother started going
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But this mother started going through the day, "father, you
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Through the day, "father, you promised that my children
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Promised that my children will rise up
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Will rise up and call me blessed."
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And call me blessed." she found other promises.
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She found other promises. "children are a gift from the
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"children are a gift from the lord to be enjoyed.
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Lord to be enjoyed. father, thank you, you
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Father, thank you, you promised that i would enjoy
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Promised that i would enjoy my children, that i would
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My children, that i would have fun with my daughter."
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Have fun with my daughter." she did this month after
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She did this month after month.
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Month. didn't see any sign of things
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Didn't see any sign of things changing.
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Changing. that's what faith is all
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That's what faith is all about.
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About. if you can see it, it doesn't
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If you can see it, it doesn't take faith.
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Take faith. two years later, this
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Two years later, this daughter had a complete
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Daughter had a complete turnaround.
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Turnaround. it was like she was a
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It was like she was a different person: kind,
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Different person: kind, loving, respectful.
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Loving, respectful. today, she and her mother are
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Today, she and her mother are the best of friends.
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The best of friends. they do everything together.
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They do everything together. now, when this mother says,
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Now, when this mother says, "god, you promised my
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"god, you promised my children will rise up and
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Children will rise up and call me blessed," she's not
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Call me blessed," she's not saying it by faith anymore.
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Saying it by faith anymore. it's become a reality.
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It's become a reality. god brought the promise to
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God brought the promise to pass.
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Pass. the scripture says, "god is
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The scripture says, "god is not a man that he should lie.
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Not a man that he should lie. has he ever spoken and failed
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Has he ever spoken and failed to act?
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To act? has he ever promised and not
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Has he ever promised and not carried it through?"
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Carried it through?" god has never failed in the
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God has never failed in the past.
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Past. the good news is he's not
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The good news is he's not going to start with you.
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Going to start with you. stay in faith and stay open.
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Stay in faith and stay open. it may not happen your way or
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It may not happen your way or on your timetable, but god
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On your timetable, but god knows what he's doing.
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Knows what he's doing. he is faithful to his word.
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I talked to a well-known
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I talked to a well-known actor.
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Actor. he's an elderly gentleman,
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He's an elderly gentleman, and he was very down on
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And he was very down on himself.
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Himself. he said, "joel, i'm a
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He said, "joel, i'm a has-been.
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Has-been. i never get any good roles
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I never get any good roles anymore.
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Anymore. i've peaked, and it's all
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I've peaked, and it's all downhill from here."
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Downhill from here." when you speak defeat over
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When you speak defeat over your life like that, you are
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Your life like that, you are inviting bad breaks,
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Inviting bad breaks, disappointments, lack.
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Disappointments, lack. zip it up and find a "you
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Zip it up and find a "you promised."
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Promised." "god, you promised my latter
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"god, you promised my latter days will be better than my
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Days will be better than my former days.
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Former days. you promised your favor is
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You promised your favor is not for a season but for a
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Not for a season but for a lifetime.
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Lifetime. you promised you would bring
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You promised you would bring me to a flourishing finish."
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Me to a flourishing finish." we need you not just alive
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But passionate, doing great
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But passionate, doing great things your whole life.
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Things your whole life. you may have had some bad
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You may have had some bad breaks, maybe you went
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Breaks, maybe you went through a loss or somebody
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Through a loss or somebody walked out of a relationship.
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Walked out of a relationship. you could go around with a
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You could go around with a chip on your shoulder, in
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Chip on your shoulder, in self-pity, "god, why did this
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Self-pity, "god, why did this happen?"
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Happen?" that's going to keep you
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That's going to keep you defeated.
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Defeated. turn it around.
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Turn it around. "father, you promised you
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"father, you promised you would give me beauty for
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Would give me beauty for these ashes.
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These ashes. you promised weeping endures
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You promised weeping endures for a night, but joy comes in
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For a night, but joy comes in the morning.
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The morning. you promised in isaiah that
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You promised in isaiah that because i got a double dose
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Because i got a double dose of trouble i would get a
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Of trouble i would get a double dose of favor, so,
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Double dose of favor, so, lord, thank you that i'm not
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Lord, thank you that i'm not just coming out, but i'm
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Just coming out, but i'm coming out better."
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Coming out better." when you pray the promises,
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When you pray the promises, god will make up for what was
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God will make up for what was unfair.
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Unfair. like joseph, he'll take you
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Like joseph, he'll take you from the pit to the palace.
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From the pit to the palace. like ruth, he'll take you
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Like ruth, he'll take you from working in a field to
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From working in a field to owning the field.
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Owning the field. like david, he'll take you
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Like david, he'll take you from the background to the
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From the background to the foreground, from being
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Foreground, from being overlooked to being in
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Overlooked to being in charge.
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Charge. in 2 kings chapter 7 the
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In 2 kings chapter 7 the israelites were surrounded by
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Israelites were surrounded by the syrian army.
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The syrian army. they had cut off their food
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They had cut off their food supply, clogged up the
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Supply, clogged up the streams that flowed into the
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Streams that flowed into the city.
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City. they were waiting for them to
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They were waiting for them to starve and then they would go
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Starve and then they would go in and take the city.
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In and take the city. the prophet elisha showed up
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The prophet elisha showed up and said to the israelites,
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And said to the israelites, "by this time tomorrow there
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"by this time tomorrow there will be so much food, you'll
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Will be so much food, you'll be able to buy a loaf of
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Be able to buy a loaf of bread for one penny."
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Bread for one penny." the officer assisting the
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The officer assisting the king said, "elisha, that's
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King said, "elisha, that's impossible.
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Impossible. we're surrounded by a huge
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We're surrounded by a huge army.
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Army. we're outnumbered.
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We're outnumbered. we have no food.
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We have no food. we're starving.
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We're starving. there is no way."
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There is no way." elisha said, "it will happen.
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Elisha said, "it will happen. god has promised it, but
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God has promised it, but because you doubted you won't
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Because you doubted you won't see it."
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See it." there were four lepers
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There were four lepers sitting outside the city
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Sitting outside the city gates.
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Gates. they thought to themselves,
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They thought to themselves, "we have nothing to lose.
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"we have nothing to lose. we're going to die anyway.
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We're going to die anyway. let's go down to the enemy's
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Let's go down to the enemy's camp and see what they're
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Camp and see what they're doing."
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Doing." as they were walking god
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As they were walking god multiplied the sound of their
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Multiplied the sound of their footsteps.
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Footsteps. it sounded like a huge army
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It sounded like a huge army was approaching.
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Was approaching. the syrians panicked and took
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The syrians panicked and took off running for their lives.
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Off running for their lives. they left their food, their
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They left their food, their supplies, their equipment.
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Supplies, their equipment. the lepers went back and told
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The lepers went back and told the israelites.
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The israelites. the officer that didn't
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The officer that didn't believe was in charge of the
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Believe was in charge of the city gates.
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City gates. when he opened them to let
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When he opened them to let the people out, they were so
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The people out, they were so excited he got knocked down
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Excited he got knocked down and was trampled to death.
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And was trampled to death. he never saw the promise come
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He never saw the promise come to pass.
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To pass. now don't make the mistake
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Now don't make the mistake like that man and talk
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Like that man and talk yourself out of what god has
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Promised.
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Promised. his attitude should have
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His attitude should have been, "god, you said by
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Been, "god, you said by tomorrow we'll have bread for
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Tomorrow we'll have bread for only a penny a loaf.
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Only a penny a loaf. i don't see how it can
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I don't see how it can happen, it seems impossible,
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Happen, it seems impossible, no way in the natural, but,
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No way in the natural, but, god, i know you're a
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God, i know you're a supernatural god.
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Supernatural god. i know you can make a way
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I know you can make a way where i don't see a way."
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Where i don't see a way." god doesn't ask us to figure
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God doesn't ask us to figure things out.
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Things out. all he asks is we believe.
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All he asks is we believe. when he puts a promise in
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When he puts a promise in your heart don't think of all
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Your heart don't think of all the reasons why it's not
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The reasons why it's not going to work out.
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Going to work out. sometimes you have to turn
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Sometimes you have to turn your mind off.
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Your mind off. faith is not always going to
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Faith is not always going to make sense.
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Make sense. what god says is not always
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What god says is not always going to be logical.
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Going to be logical. if you reason it out, check
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If you reason it out, check with the experts, read all
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With the experts, read all the reports you will miss
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The reports you will miss god's best.
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God's best. we think natural, god thinks
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We think natural, god thinks supernatural.
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Supernatural. he's not limited by what
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He's not limited by what limits us.
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Limits us. god caused fire to not harm
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God caused fire to not harm the three hebrew teenagers in
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The three hebrew teenagers in the furnace.
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The furnace. that doesn't make sense, but
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That doesn't make sense, but he's god.
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He's god. he caused sarah to have a
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He caused sarah to have a baby at 80 years old.
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Baby at 80 years old. he parted the sea for the
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He parted the sea for the israelites.
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Israelites. they went through on dry
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They went through on dry ground.
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Ground. god healed my mother of
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God healed my mother of terminal cancer.
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Terminal cancer. god gave us the compaq center
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God gave us the compaq center when all the odds were
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When all the odds were against us.
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Against us. now, don't let your natural
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Now, don't let your natural logic talk you out of what a
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Logic talk you out of what a supernatural god can do.
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Supernatural god can do. the scripture tells us we
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The scripture tells us we need to have childlike faith.
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Need to have childlike faith. children don't try to figure
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Children don't try to figure things out.
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Things out. when you tell your child
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When you tell your child you're going to buy them
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You're going to buy them something or take them
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Something or take them someplace, they don't worry.
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Someplace, they don't worry. they don't wonder if you have
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They don't wonder if you have the means.
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The means. they don't lose sleep over
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They don't lose sleep over whether it's going to happen.
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Whether it's going to happen. they trust you.
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They trust you. when our daughter alexandra
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When our daughter alexandra was about ten years old, she
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Was about ten years old, she loved to go to disneyland,
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Loved to go to disneyland, and we hadn't been in several
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And we hadn't been in several years, and one night i was
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Years, and one night i was putting her in bed, and she
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Putting her in bed, and she said, "daddy, can we go to
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Said, "daddy, can we go to disneyland again?"
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Disneyland again?" almost in passing i said,
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Almost in passing i said, "sure we can."
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"sure we can." she said, "you promise?"
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She said, "you promise?" i said, "yes, i promise."
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I said, "yes, i promise." she smiled real big.
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She smiled real big. i kissed her and put her to
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I kissed her and put her to bed.
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Bed. the next morning early,
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The next morning early, before i woke up, she came
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Before i woke up, she came running in our room.
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Running in our room. didn't say, "good morning,
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Didn't say, "good morning, dad."
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Dad." didn't say, "how are you?"
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Didn't say, "how are you?" didn't say, "i love you."
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Didn't say, "i love you." she said, "daddy, when are we
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She said, "daddy, when are we going to disneyland?"
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Going to disneyland?" it was never "if."
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It was never "if." it was always "when."
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It was always "when." she had so much confidence in
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She had so much confidence in me, she knew i wouldn't break
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Me, she knew i wouldn't break my promise.
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My promise. she knew it was only a matter
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She knew it was only a matter of time.
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Of time. never once did she say, "dad,
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Never once did she say, "dad, can i check the finances to
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Can i check the finances to see if we can afford it?
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See if we can afford it? dad, can i check your
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Dad, can i check your schedule to see if you have
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Schedule to see if you have time?"
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Time?" or "what if we can't get the
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Or "what if we can't get the flights?
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Flights? what if the hotels are
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What if the hotels are booked?
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Booked? what if it doesn't work
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What if it doesn't work out?"
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Out?" she didn't worry about any of
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She didn't worry about any of the details.
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The details. she didn't concern herself
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She didn't concern herself about how it was going to
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About how it was going to happen.
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Happen. why?
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Why? she knew her father would
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She knew her father would take care of that.
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Take care of that. she knew i wouldn't have
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She knew i wouldn't have promised it if i couldn't do
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Promised it if i couldn't do it.
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It. now, the truth is i'm human.
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Now, the truth is i'm human. i could let her down, i could
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I could let her down, i could break the promise, not keep
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Break the promise, not keep my word, yet she has this
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My word, yet she has this incredible trust in me.
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Incredible trust in me. what if we had that same kind
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What if we had that same kind of trust in our heavenly
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Of trust in our heavenly father, knowing that he
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Father, knowing that he cannot go back on his word,
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Cannot go back on his word, knowing that he cannot fail?
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"god, you promised as for me
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"god, you promised as for me and my house we will serve
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And my house we will serve the lord.
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The lord. you promised i will lend and
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You promised i will lend and not borrow.
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Not borrow. you promised i will recover.
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You promised i will recover. now i'm not going to worry
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Now i'm not going to worry about how it's going to
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About how it's going to happen.
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Happen. i'm not going to live
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I'm not going to live stressed because i don't see
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Stressed because i don't see anything changing, wondering
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Anything changing, wondering if it's going to work out.
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If it's going to work out. god, i trust you.
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God, i trust you. i believe you are true to
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I believe you are true to your word and in your perfect
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Your word and in your perfect timing, in your own way you
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Timing, in your own way you will bring this promise to
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Will bring this promise to pass."
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Pass." that's childlike faith.
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That's childlike faith. you're not trying to figure
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You're not trying to figure it out, not wondering if god
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It out, not wondering if god has the means.
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Has the means. does he know the right
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Does he know the right people?
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People? what if the obstacle is too
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What if the obstacle is too big?
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Big? he's god.
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He's god. he created the universe.
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He created the universe. he wouldn't have promised it
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He wouldn't have promised it if he wasn't going to bring
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If he wasn't going to bring it to pass.
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It to pass. we see how faithful god is to
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We see how faithful god is to his promises with david.
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God promised david that one
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God promised david that one of his relatives would always
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Of his relatives would always be on the throne of israel.
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Be on the throne of israel. twenty-three years after
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Twenty-three years after david died, his son, solomon,
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David died, his son, solomon, was on the throne but not
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Was on the throne but not making good choices.
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Making good choices. he had married foreign wives
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He had married foreign wives he wasn't supposed to.
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He wasn't supposed to. now he started
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Now he started worshiping their idols.
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God said, "solomon, i would
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God said, "solomon, i would normally take this kingdom
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Normally take this kingdom away from you, for you have
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Away from you, for you have done wrong in my sight, but i
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Done wrong in my sight, but i will not do it for your
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Will not do it for your father david's sake."
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Father david's sake." god was saying, "solomon, you
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God was saying, "solomon, you don't deserve this mercy.
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Don't deserve this mercy. you've gotten off course, but
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You've gotten off course, but i made a promise to your
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I made a promise to your father, and i am a god that
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Father, and i am a god that keeps my promises, even to a
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Keeps my promises, even to a dead man."
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Dead man." three hundred and five years
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Three hundred and five years later, another one of david's
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Later, another one of david's relatives was on the throne:
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Relatives was on the throne: king hezekiah.
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King hezekiah. he was in great danger.
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He was in great danger. an army had surrounded
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An army had surrounded jerusalem.
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Jerusalem. there was no way out.
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There was no way out. looked like the people were
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Looked like the people were doomed.
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Doomed. at the last moment god sent
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At the last moment god sent an angel that wiped out
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An angel that wiped out 185,000 of the enemy troops.
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185,000 of the enemy troops. hezekiah and all the people
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Hezekiah and all the people were spared.
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Were spared. i can imagine hezekiah
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I can imagine hezekiah thinking, "god, what did we
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Thinking, "god, what did we do to deserve this kind of
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Do to deserve this kind of favor?"
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Favor?" god says, "hezekiah, there
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God says, "hezekiah, there was a man that lived 305
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Was a man that lived 305 years ago.
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Years ago. he's dead, he's gone, but i
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He's dead, he's gone, but i made a promise to him that
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Made a promise to him that one of his descendants would
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One of his descendants would always be on the throne, and
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Always be on the throne, and i am the god that keeps my
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I am the god that keeps my promises even 305 years
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Promises even 305 years later."
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Later." now, maybe you're standing on
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Now, maybe you're standing on a promise that hasn't come to
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A promise that hasn't come to pass yet.
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Pass yet. if god would go to such great
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If god would go to such great lengths to keep his promise
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Lengths to keep his promise to a man that was dead, how
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To a man that was dead, how much more is god going to
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Much more is god going to keep his promises to you?
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Keep his promises to you? stay in faith and keep
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Stay in faith and keep reminding god what he
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Reminding god what he promised.
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Promised. keep bringing it to his
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Keep bringing it to his remembrance.
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Remembrance. like david, you're going to
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Like david, you're going to see the faithfulness of god.
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See the faithfulness of god. you're going to see those
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You're going to see those promises come to pass.
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Promises come to pass. in genesis 32 jacob was about
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In genesis 32 jacob was about to meet his brother esau
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To meet his brother esau after many years of being
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After many years of being estranged.
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Estranged. jacob cheated esau.
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Jacob cheated esau. he stole his birthright,
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He stole his birthright, tricked their father into
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Tricked their father into giving him the blessing that
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Giving him the blessing that belonged to esau.
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Belonged to esau. esau was so angry that jacob
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Esau was so angry that jacob had to flee to another
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Had to flee to another country for his life.
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Country for his life. he lived with his uncle,
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He lived with his uncle, laban, working for him for
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Laban, working for him for nearly 20 years.
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Nearly 20 years. in spite of the mistakes god
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In spite of the mistakes god blessed jacob in a great way.
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Blessed jacob in a great way. he'd become very wealthy.
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He'd become very wealthy. now he had his own family,
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Now he had his own family, his own flocks and herds.
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His own flocks and herds. he wanted to return and move
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He wanted to return and move back home.
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Back home. he sent word.
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He sent word. esau said that he would meet
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Esau said that he would meet him.
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Him. you can imagine how nervous
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You can imagine how nervous jacob was.
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Jacob was. he's about to see this
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He's about to see this brother whom he's wronged and
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Brother whom he's wronged and taken advantage of.
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Taken advantage of. he didn't know if esau was
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He didn't know if esau was still angry, trying to get
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Still angry, trying to get revenge.
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Revenge. it was a huge chance.
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It was a huge chance. jacob said in verse 11, "god,
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Jacob said in verse 11, "god, please rescue me from my
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Please rescue me from my brother esau.
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Brother esau. i'm afraid he's trying to
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I'm afraid he's trying to kill me and all of my wives
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Kill me and all of my wives and children."
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And children." he could have stopped there
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He could have stopped there and just prayed the problem,
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And just prayed the problem, but jacob understood this
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But jacob understood this principle.
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Principle. he went on to say, "but god,
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He went on to say, "but god, you promised to treat me
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You promised to treat me kindly and to multiply my
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Kindly and to multiply my descendants."
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Descendants." after all the bad choices,
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After all the bad choices, all the greed, manipulation,
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All the greed, manipulation, what did he do?
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What did he do? he went back to a promise god
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He went back to a promise god made to him as a young man
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Made to him as a young man and said, "god, you promised
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And said, "god, you promised you would be good to me."
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You would be good to me." he met esau.
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He met esau. esau not only forgave him but
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Esau not only forgave him but was very kind to him and
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Was very kind to him and welcomed him back home.
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Welcomed him back home. what if we had this same
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What if we had this same boldness like jacob?
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Boldness like jacob? in spite of our mistakes, in
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In spite of our mistakes, in spite of the times we failed,
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Spite of the times we failed, instead of living down on
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Instead of living down on ourselves, giving up on our
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Ourselves, giving up on our dreams, we would say, "god,
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Dreams, we would say, "god, you promised to be good to
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You promised to be good to me.
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Me. you promised to restore what
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You promised to restore what was stolen.
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Was stolen. you promised to forgive me
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You promised to forgive me and not remember my
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And not remember my mistakes."
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Mistakes." put god in remembrance of
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Put god in remembrance of what he promised.
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What he promised. not what you feel, not what
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Not what you feel, not what you deserve, not what a
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You deserve, not what a relative said, but what god
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Relative said, but what god said.
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Said. when moses was leading the
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When moses was leading the israelites through the
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Israelites through the desert, some 2 million
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Desert, some 2 million people, god told him to go up
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People, god told him to go up on mount sinai.
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On mount sinai. that's where he received the
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That's where he received the ten commandments.
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Ten commandments. he was up there for 40 days.
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He was up there for 40 days. he left his brother aaron in
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He left his brother aaron in charge.
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Charge. the people got restless,
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The people got restless, said, "aaron, we don't know
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Said, "aaron, we don't know if moses is ever going to
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If moses is ever going to come back.
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Come back. let's make some gods out of
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Let's make some gods out of gold that we can worship."
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Gold that we can worship." aaron had them melt down
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Aaron had them melt down their jewelry, their
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Their jewelry, their earrings.
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Earrings. they made a calf out of gold.
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They made a calf out of gold. they started partying,
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They started partying, drinking, all kinds of
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Drinking, all kinds of debauchery.
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Debauchery. god was so angry, he was
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God was so angry, he was about to wipe them all out
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About to wipe them all out and only spare moses.
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And only spare moses. the scripture says moses
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The scripture says moses pleaded with the lord and
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Pleaded with the lord and said, "god, remember what you
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Said, "god, remember what you promised.
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Promised. that our descendants would be
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That our descendants would be as numerous as the stars in
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As numerous as the stars in the heavens and that they
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The heavens and that they would possess this land
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Would possess this land forever."
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Forever." the next verse says god
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The next verse says god withdrew his threat and did
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Withdrew his threat and did not bring the disaster that
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Not bring the disaster that he planned.
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He planned. that's how powerful it is
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That's how powerful it is when you remind god what he
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When you remind god what he promised.
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Promised. if moses had not said, "god,
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If moses had not said, "god, you promised," god would have
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You promised," god would have wiped them all out, and i
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Wiped them all out, and i wonder if there are blessings
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Wonder if there are blessings we're not seeing--healing,
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We're not seeing--healing, promotion, increase--because
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Promotion, increase--because we're not reminding god of
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We're not reminding god of his promises.
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His promises. we're praying for god to do
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We're praying for god to do it, we're asking him to turn
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It, we're asking him to turn it around, and that's good,
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It around, and that's good, but when you say, "god, you
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But when you say, "god, you promised," something powerful
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Promised," something powerful happens.
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Happens. the creator of the universe
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The creator of the universe goes to work.
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Goes to work. chains are broken.
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Chains are broken. forces of darkness are pushed
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Forces of darkness are pushed back.
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Back. nothing can stand against our
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Nothing can stand against our god.
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God. he said in genesis 28, "i
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He said in genesis 28, "i will be with you constantly
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Until i have finished
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Until i have finished giving you everything
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Giving you everything that i promised."
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That i promised." god is saying to you today,
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God is saying to you today, "everything i promised you is
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"everything i promised you is on the way."
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On the way." healing is on the way,
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Healing is on the way, promotion, vindication,
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Promotion, vindication, freedom, the spouse.
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Freedom, the spouse. get ready for god to show out
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Get ready for god to show out in your life.
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In your life. get ready for new levels, for
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Get ready for new levels, for breakthroughs, for favor.
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Breakthroughs, for favor. i believe and declare new
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I believe and declare new doors are about to open.
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Doors are about to open. problems are turning around.
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Problems are turning around. what's hindered you in the
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What's hindered you in the past will hinder you no more.
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Past will hinder you no more. you're going to rise higher,
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You're going to rise higher, accomplish dreams, and see
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Accomplish dreams, and see every promise come to
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Every promise come to fulfillment in jesus's name,
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Fulfillment in jesus's name, and if you receive it today
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And if you receive it today can you say "amen"?
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I'd like to give you an
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I'd like to give you an opportunity to make jesus the
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Opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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Lord of your life. would you pray with me?
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Would you pray with me? just say, lord jesus, i
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Just say, lord jesus, i repent of my sins.
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Repent of my sins. come into my heart.
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Come into my heart. i make you my lord and
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I make you my lord and savior.
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Savior. well, if you prayed that
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Well, if you prayed that simple prayer we believe you
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Simple prayer we believe you got born again.
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Got born again. get in a good bible-based
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Get in a good bible-based church and keep god
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Church and keep god first place.
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First place. victoria and i will be right
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Victoria and i will be right back to speak a blessing
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Back to speak a blessing over you.
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Some of us have been carrying
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Some of us have been carrying the same weight for years:
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The same weight for years: mistakes, regrets,
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Mistakes, regrets, what people said.
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What people said. what if you were never meant to
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What if you were never meant to carry any of it?
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Carry any of it? it's easy
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It's easy in life to wear labels.
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In life to wear labels. mistakes we've made
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Mistakes we've made and what people have said.
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And what people have said. disappointments we face.
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Disappointments we face. those labels can diminish
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Those labels can diminish our sense of value
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Our sense of value and cause us to forget
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And cause us to forget who we really are.
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I have a new book called
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Made by god: know it,led
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Receive it and live it.
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It'll help and live it.
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It'll help and live it. you see yourself
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You see yourself the way god sees you:
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The way god sees you: valuable, talented, worthy,
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Valuable, talented, worthy, a masterpiece.
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A masterpiece. you've been fearfully
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You've been fearfully and wonderfully made.
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And wonderfully made. i would love to send you
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I would love to send you my new book,
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My new book, plus the made by god t-shirt
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Plus the made by god t-shirt from our good friends
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From our good friends at copper fit.
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At copper fit. when you know who you are
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When you know who you are and whose you are,
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And whose you are, a child of the most high,
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A child of the most high, you can live with confidence
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You can live with confidence and step in
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And step in to who you were created to be.
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To who you were created to be. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month,
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This month, we would like to send you
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We would like to send you a copy of joel's
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A copy of joel's brand new book,
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Brand new book, made by god: know it.
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Receive it. live it.
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You were not made by
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You were not made by your mistakes.
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Your mistakes. you were not made by
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You were not made by what people said.
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What people said. you were not made by
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You were not made by your hardest season.
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Your hardest season. you were made
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You were made by god
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By god on purpose, with purpose.
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On purpose, with purpose. and nothing can change that.
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And nothing can change that. this powerful book
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This powerful book will help you
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Will help you silence
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Silence the labels life has put on you,
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The labels life has put on you, and finally see yourself
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And finally see yourself the way
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The way god sees you:
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God sees you: valuable,
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Valuable, talented, a masterpiece.
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Talented, a masterpiece. and when you request your copy,
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And when you request your copy, we also want to send you
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We also want to send you the exclusive
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From our friends at copper fit. a daily reminder
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You can wear
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As a declaration of who you are
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As a declaration of who you are and whose you are.
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And whose you are. set down what was never yours
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Set down what was never yours to carry.
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To carry. request your copy today.
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Request your copy today. you are not your past.
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You are not labels
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Life has put on you.
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Life has put on you. you are made by god
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You are made by god on purpose, for a purpose,
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On purpose, for a purpose, and nothing
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And nothing can change your value.
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Can change your value. 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 believing
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Believing you're going to have
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A blessed summer.
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Thank you so much
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Thank you so much for your prayer and support.
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity 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. a special
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A 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. until we meet again,
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Until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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Be sure to request
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Your copy of made by god
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It is a declaration,
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It is a declaration, a statement of faith,
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A daily reminder that your life is not random.
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That your life is not random. god has a plan for you.
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God has a plan for you. wherever your day takes you,
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Wherever your day takes you, you will carry a message
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You will carry a message that speaks life
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That speaks life not only over yourself,
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Not only over yourself, but to everyone around you.
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Joel Osteen - You Promised

July 8, 2026 | 27:29

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