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Joel Osteen - Your Destiny Is Calling

March 3, 2026 | 27:29

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Your Destiny Is Calling | March 3, 2026

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[music] >> joel osteen: god bless
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>> joel osteen: god bless you.
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You. it's a joy to come into your
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It's a joy to come into your homes.
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Homes. and if you're ever in our
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And if you're ever in our area, please stop by and be a
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Area, please stop by and be a part of one of our services.
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Part 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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You feel right at home. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. and i heard about this
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And i heard about this professor.
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Professor. he was going to prove to his
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He was going to prove to his students that there is no
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Students that there is no god.
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God. he said, "god if you're real,
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He said, "god if you're real, knock me off this platform.
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Knock me off this platform. i'm givin' you 15 minutes to
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I'm givin' you 15 minutes to do it.
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Do it. with every minute that went
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With every minute that went by, he taunted god.
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By, he taunted god. "god, i'm still waiting.
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"god, i'm still waiting. i'm still here."
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I'm still here." the last minute, a 300-pound
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The last minute, a 300-pound football player, walking down
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Football player, walking down the hallway, overheard what
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The hallway, overheard what he was sayin'.
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He was sayin'. he took off running toward
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He took off running toward him, full blast, put his
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Him, full blast, put his shoulder down, send him
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Shoulder down, send him flying off the platform.
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Flying off the platform. the professor got up in a
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The professor got up in a daze, and said, "what in the
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Daze, and said, "what in the world did you do that for?"
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World did you do that for?" football player replied, "god
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Football player replied, "god said he was busy, so he sent
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Said he was busy, so he sent me."
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Say it like you mean it.
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This is my bible
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I am what it says i am.
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I have what its says i have.
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I can do what it says i can do.
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Today i will be taught the word
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Of god.
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I boldly confess.
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My mind is alert.
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My heart is receptive.
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I will never be the same,
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In jesus name. god bless you.
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I wanna talk to you today
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I wanna talk to you today about, "your destiny is
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About, "your destiny is calling."
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Calling." in the scripture, god called
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In the scripture, god called abraham a father of many
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Abraham a father of many nations.
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At that time, he didn't have
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At that time, he didn't have any children.
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Any children. he and his wife, sarah, were
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He and his wife, sarah, were too old to have kids.
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Too old to have kids. it looked like, god made a
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It looked like, god made a mistake.
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Mistake. abraham could've thought,
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Abraham could've thought, "god, what do you mean?
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"god, what do you mean? i'm not a father of many
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I'm not a father of many nations.
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Nations. i'm childless.
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I'm childless. my wife is barren."
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My wife is barren." here's the principle, god
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Here's the principle, god calls you what you are before
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Calls you what you are before you become it.
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You become it. people call you what you are
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People call you what you are after it happens.
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After it happens. god calls you what you are
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God calls you what you are before it happens.
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When god rejected saul as the
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When god rejected saul as the king of israel, he told
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King of israel, he told samuel, "i have found a man
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Samuel, "i have found a man after my own heart.
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After my own heart. david will be the next king."
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David will be the next king." what's interesting is, david
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What's interesting is, david wasn't a man, he was a
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Wasn't a man, he was a teenager.
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Teenager. he was out taking care of his
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He was out taking care of his father's sheep.
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Father's sheep. he was a boy, yet god called
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He was a boy, yet god called him what he would become.
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Him what he would become. in the same way, god calls
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In the same way, god calls you blessed, successful,
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You blessed, successful, strong, healthy, talented.
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Strong, healthy, talented. that may not all be true
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That may not all be true right now.
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Right now. you could say like abraham,
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You could say like abraham, "god, what do you mean?
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"god, what do you mean? i'm not blessed, i'm
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I'm not blessed, i'm struggling in my finances.
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Struggling in my finances. i'm not healthy, i'm dealing
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I'm not healthy, i'm dealing with this illness."
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With this illness." don't worry, it's on the way.
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Don't worry, it's on the way. god calls things that are not
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God calls things that are not as if they already were.
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As if they already were. there are promises that god
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There are promises that god has spoken over you, dreams
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Has spoken over you, dreams and goals he's placed in your
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And goals he's placed in your heart.
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Heart. you didn't come up with them
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You didn't come up with them on your own.
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On your own. those aren't just your ideas.
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Those aren't just your ideas. god put them there.
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God put them there. the scripture talks about the
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The scripture talks about the secret petitions of your
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Secret petitions of your heart.
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Heart. that means, the things you're
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That means, the things you're dreaming about.
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Dreaming about. you haven't told anyone.
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You haven't told anyone. it seems too big, too far
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It seems too big, too far out.
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Out. that's your destiny calling.
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That's your destiny calling. that's god telling you what
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That's god telling you what you can become.
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You can become. you may not see how it can
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You may not see how it can happen.
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Happen. every circumstance may say,
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Every circumstance may say, "you don't have the talent.
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"you don't have the talent. you don't come from the right
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You don't come from the right family.
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Family. you tried last time.
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You tried last time. it didn't work out."
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It didn't work out." don't talk yourself out of
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Don't talk yourself out of it.
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It. god has spoken it.
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God has spoken it. he controls the universe.
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He controls the universe. all he's looking for is
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All he's looking for is someone who will agree with
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Someone who will agree with him, someone who will rise up
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Him, someone who will rise up in faith and say, "yes, i can
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In faith and say, "yes, i can hear my destiny calling.
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Hear my destiny calling. i may not see a way, but god,
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I may not see a way, but god, i know you have a way.
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I know you have a way. if you speak it, i believe, i
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If you speak it, i believe, i can become it."
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Can become it." human nature says, "when i
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Human nature says, "when i see it, i'll believe it."
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See it, i'll believe it." faith says, "i believe it,
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Faith says, "i believe it, then i'll see it."
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Then i'll see it." god will speak things over
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God will speak things over you that don't seem logical.
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You that don't seem logical. when you're sick, the medical
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When you're sick, the medical report says that you won't
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Report says that you won't get well.
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Get well. god says just the opposite.
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God says just the opposite. he calls you healthy, whole,
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He calls you healthy, whole, strong.
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Strong. when you're struggling with
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When you're struggling with an addiction, everybody in
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An addiction, everybody in your family has had it.
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Your family has had it. if you'll listen, you'll hear
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If you'll listen, you'll hear your destiny saying, "you are
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Your destiny saying, "you are free.
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Free. this addiction is temporary.
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This addiction is temporary. the buck stops with you."
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The buck stops with you." god doesn't call you what you
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God doesn't call you what you are, he calls you what you
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Are, he calls you what you can become.
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Can become. this is what happened with my
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This is what happened with my father.
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Father. he was raised on a cotton
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He was raised on a cotton farm.
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Farm. his family lost everything
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His family lost everything during the great depression.
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During the great depression. they were very poor, barely
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They were very poor, barely had enough food to survive.
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Had enough food to survive. he went to school with wholes
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He went to school with wholes in his pants, wholes in his
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In his pants, wholes in his shoes.
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Shoes. eventually, he had to drop
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Eventually, he had to drop out of high school to help
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Out of high school to help his parents on the farm.
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His parents on the farm. didn't look like he had much
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Didn't look like he had much of a future, limited
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Of a future, limited education, poverty, defeated
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Education, poverty, defeated mindset.
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Mindset. but at the age of 17, daddy
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But at the age of 17, daddy gave his life to christ, the
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Gave his life to christ, the first one in his family.
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First one in his family. all of a sudden, he had the
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All of a sudden, he had the desire to become a minister.
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Desire to become a minister. he knew that's what he was
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He knew that's what he was going to do with his life.
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Going to do with his life. notice the principle.
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Notice the principle. god called him a pastor
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God called him a pastor before he ever had a church,
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Before he ever had a church, before he had any
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Before he had any credentials.
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Credentials. before he had ever been to
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Before he had ever been to seminary, he could hear his
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Seminary, he could hear his destiny calling.
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Destiny calling. he could've talked himself
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He could've talked himself out of it, thought, "me being
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Out of it, thought, "me being a pastor, that's never going
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A pastor, that's never going to work out."
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To work out." instead, he let the seed take
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Instead, he let the seed take root.
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Root. he believed what god had
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He believed what god had spoken over him.
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Spoken over him. he started telling people,
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He started telling people, "i'm a pastor, i'm a
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"i'm a pastor, i'm a minister."
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Minister." they looked at him like he
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They looked at him like he wasn't all there.
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Wasn't all there. even his family told him,
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Even his family told him, "john, you're not a minister.
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"john, you're not a minister. you better stay here on the
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You better stay here on the farm with us.
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Farm with us. all you know how to do is
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All you know how to do is pick cotton."
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Pick cotton." but people can't see what god
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But people can't see what god sees in you.
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Sees in you. god sees your potential.
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God sees your potential. he knows what you're capable
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He knows what you're capable of.
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Of. he is the one that breathed
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He is the one that breathed life into you.
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Life into you. don't let people talk you out
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Don't let people talk you out of it.
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Of it. don't let family members
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Don't let family members convince you, you don't have
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Convince you, you don't have what it takes.
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What it takes. they're calling you what you
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They're calling you what you are.
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Are. god is calling you what you
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God is calling you what you can become.
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Can become. they can't hear what you
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They can't hear what you hear.
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Hear. don't expect people to cheer
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Don't expect people to cheer you on.
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You on. don't count on your friends
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Don't count on your friends to keep you encouraged.
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To keep you encouraged. they may not be for you.
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They may not be for you. they may think you're far out
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They may think you're far out and try to talk you out of
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And try to talk you out of it.
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It. don't worry.
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Don't worry. you don't have to have other
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You don't have to have other people.
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People. when you hear your destiny
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When you hear your destiny calling, that's between you
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Calling, that's between you and god.
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And god. somethings, you have to go
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Somethings, you have to go alone, you have to say, "god,
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Alone, you have to say, "god, they may not be for me, but i
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They may not be for me, but i know you are for me.
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Know you are for me. you put this promise in my
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You put this promise in my heart, and i'm not going to
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Heart, and i'm not going to be moved by who's not
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Be moved by who's not cheering me on, not going to
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Cheering me on, not going to give up, because nobody is
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Give up, because nobody is encouraging me.
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Encouraging me. i know, you being for me is
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I know, you being for me is more than enough to get me to
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More than enough to get me to where i'm supposed to be."
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Where i'm supposed to be." friends, you and god are a
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Friends, you and god are a majority.
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Majority. that promise is not dependent
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That promise is not dependent on your family, your friends,
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On your family, your friends, your neighbors, your
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Your neighbors, your coworkers, your boss, the
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Coworkers, your boss, the critics, the naysayers.
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Critics, the naysayers. it's dependent on you.
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It's dependent on you. and when you're tempted to
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And when you're tempted to get discouraged, to settle
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Get discouraged, to settle for mediocrity, you have to
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For mediocrity, you have to dig your heals in and say, "i
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Dig your heals in and say, "i don't think so.
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Don't think so. i am in it to win it."
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I am in it to win it." keep pressing forward, keep
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Keep pressing forward, keep honoring god.
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Honoring god. your destiny is calling.
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Your destiny is calling. i talked to a gentleman
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I talked to a gentleman recently.
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Recently. he struggled with an
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He struggled with an addiction since high school.
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Addiction since high school. he's in his 40s.
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He's in his 40s. he said, "joel, i've done
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He said, "joel, i've done everything i can.
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Everything i can. i've gone through treatment,
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I've gone through treatment, rehab, counseling.
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Rehab, counseling. nothing has worked.
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Nothing has worked. i guess this is my life, in
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I guess this is my life, in life."
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Life." he was sayin', "this is who i
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He was sayin', "this is who i am."
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Am." yes, that may be who you are,
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Yes, that may be who you are, but you don't have to stay
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But you don't have to stay that way.
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That way. god is telling you what you
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God is telling you what you can become.
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Can become. freedom is in your future.
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Freedom is in your future. wholeness is in your future.
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Wholeness is in your future. breakthroughs are headed your
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Breakthroughs are headed your way.
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Way. maybe you've been single a
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Maybe you've been single a long time.
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Long time. you don't think you'll ever
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You don't think you'll ever meet the right person.
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Meet the right person. that is not the end, that's a
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That is not the end, that's a season.
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Season. god has already lined up a
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God has already lined up a divine connection for you,
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Divine connection for you, somebody better than you can
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Somebody better than you can imagine.
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Imagine. perhaps you feel stuck in
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Perhaps you feel stuck in your career.
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Your career. you can't seem to get a good
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You can't seem to get a good break.
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Break. that's not permanent.
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That's not permanent. it's only temporary.
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It's only temporary. there is promotion in your
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There is promotion in your future.
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Future. there are new levels up
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There are new levels up ahead.
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Ahead. now don't do like zachariah.
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Now don't do like zachariah. "joel, this is too good to be
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"joel, this is too good to be true.
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True. i don't see how?"
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I don't see how?" let the seed take root.
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Let the seed take root. that's your destiny calling.
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That's your destiny calling. zachariah said to the angel,
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Zachariah said to the angel, "are you sure this is going
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"are you sure this is going to happen?"
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To happen?" the angel said, "zachariah, i
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The angel said, "zachariah, i am gabriel.
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Am gabriel. i stand in the presence of
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I stand in the presence of god.
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God. he sent me to tell you this
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He sent me to tell you this good news, but because you
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Good news, but because you didn't believe my words, you
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Didn't believe my words, you will remain silent, and not
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Will remain silent, and not be able to speak until the
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Be able to speak until the day it happens."
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Day it happens." from that moment on,
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From that moment on, zachariah couldn't talk.
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Zachariah couldn't talk. he walked, saw his family and
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He walked, saw his family and friends, couldn't get a word
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Friends, couldn't get a word out.
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Out. for nine months, he was
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For nine months, he was silent.
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Silent. what was that?
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What was that? god knew, if he went around
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God knew, if he went around sayin', "it's never gonna
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Sayin', "it's never gonna happen.
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Happen. this angel told us we're
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This angel told us we're gonna have a baby.
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Gonna have a baby. we're too old."
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We're too old." the promise never would have
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The promise never would have come to pass.
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Come to pass. you can talk yourself out of
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You can talk yourself out of your victory.
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Your victory. and when you hear your
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And when you hear your destiny calling, you may not
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Destiny calling, you may not see how it can happen, but
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See how it can happen, but don't start talking about how
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Don't start talking about how it's not going to work out.
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It's not going to work out. do yourself a favor and zip
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Do yourself a favor and zip it up.
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It up. it may seem unlikely.
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It may seem unlikely. the medical report says, no
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The medical report says, no way.
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Way. the child is off course.
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The child is off course. but if gabriel were standing
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But if gabriel were standing here today, he would say the
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Here today, he would say the same thing to you that he
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Same thing to you that he said to zachariah, "i stand
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Said to zachariah, "i stand in the presence of almighty
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In the presence of almighty god.
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God. what he promised you will
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What he promised you will come to pass.
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Come to pass. if you will stay in faith,
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If you will stay in faith, all the forces of darkness
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All the forces of darkness cannot keep it from
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Cannot keep it from happening.
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Happening. god will open doors that no
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God will open doors that no man can shut.
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Man can shut. he'll turn situations around
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He'll turn situations around that look impossible.
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That look impossible. when there are obstacles
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When there are obstacles trying to stop you, god said,
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Trying to stop you, god said, "he'll cause you to run
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"he'll cause you to run through a troop, or leap over
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Through a troop, or leap over a wall."
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A wall." that means, if you can't get
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That means, if you can't get through it, god will cause
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Through it, god will cause you to go over it.
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You to go over it. bottom line is, god will get
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Bottom line is, god will get you to where you're supposed
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You to where you're supposed to be.
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To be. people can't stop ya'.
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People can't stop ya'. bad breaks can't stop ya'.
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Bad breaks can't stop ya'. sickness can't stop ya'.
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Sickness can't stop ya'. god has the final say.
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God has the final say. nine months later, elizabeth
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Nine months later, elizabeth gave birth to a baby boy.
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Gave birth to a baby boy. the promise was fulfilled.
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The promise was fulfilled. her friends and family were
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Her friends and family were so excited for her.
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So excited for her. they knew that was the favor
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They knew that was the favor of god.
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Of god. on the eighth day, they came
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On the eighth day, they came together.
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Together. they decided to name the baby
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They decided to name the baby zachariah after the father.
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Zachariah after the father. the friends and family came
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The friends and family came up with the name, but
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Up with the name, but elizabeth, the mother spoke
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Elizabeth, the mother spoke up and said, "no, his name
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Up and said, "no, his name will not be zachariah.
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Will not be zachariah. his name will be john."
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His name will be john." they looked at her strangely.
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They looked at her strangely. "elizabeth, what do you mean?
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"elizabeth, what do you mean? nobody in your family is
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Nobody in your family is named john?"
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Named john?" back in those days, it wasn't
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Back in those days, it wasn't good enough for the mother to
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Good enough for the mother to name the baby.
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Name the baby. women didn't have the
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Women didn't have the authority and influence that
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Authority and influence that they have today.
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They have today. so they looked at the father,
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So they looked at the father, zachariah.
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Zachariah. well, he still couldn't talk.
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Well, he still couldn't talk. he motioned for something to
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He motioned for something to write on.
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Write on. and much to their surprise,
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And much to their surprise, he wrote down the name john.
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He wrote down the name john. the moment he did, he could
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The moment he did, he could speak again.
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Speak again. his mouth was opened.
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His mouth was opened. but the scripture says, "they
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But the scripture says, "they named the baby."
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Named the baby." not the mother or the father,
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Not the mother or the father, but friends and family came
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But friends and family came up with what they thought the
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Up with what they thought the best name for the child was.
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Best name for the child was. and sometimes, well-meaning
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And sometimes, well-meaning people will try to name your
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People will try to name your baby.
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Baby. now i say this respectfully,
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Now i say this respectfully, we all have "theys" in our
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We all have "theys" in our life.
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Life. we should listen to counsel,
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We should listen to counsel, take advice, but you cannot
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Take advice, but you cannot let other people name your
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Let other people name your baby.
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Baby. don't let somebody else name
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Don't let somebody else name your future.
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Your future. you know what god put in your
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You know what god put in your heart, and you can't please
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Heart, and you can't please people all the time, and
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People all the time, and please god all the time.
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Please god all the time. and sometimes, people will
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And sometimes, people will name you something that
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Name you something that you're not.
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You're not. they'll name you average, not
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They'll name you average, not talented, addicted, too
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Talented, addicted, too short, too tall.
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Short, too tall. don't let them put
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Don't let them put limitations on you and
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Limitations on you and convince you that you can't
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Convince you that you can't accomplish your dreams.
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Accomplish your dreams. sometimes, because of their
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Sometimes, because of their own issues they're not
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Own issues they're not dealing with, their own
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Dealing with, their own insecurities, they'll try to
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Insecurities, they'll try to keep you down, so they don't
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Keep you down, so they don't look so bad.
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Look so bad. you may have to disappoint a
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You may have to disappoint a few people in order to
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Few people in order to fulfill your purpose.
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Fulfill your purpose. life is too short to hang
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Life is too short to hang around people who are not
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Around people who are not making you better, who are
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Making you better, who are not pushing you forward.
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Not pushing you forward. you don't have time to waste
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You don't have time to waste with people that are causing
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With people that are causing you to compromise, draining
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You to compromise, draining your energy, getting you off
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Your energy, getting you off course, negative, critical,
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Course, negative, critical, bitter, jealous people.
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Bitter, jealous people. your destiny is calling.
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Your destiny is calling. you have an assignment to
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You have an assignment to fulfill.
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Fulfill. "well, joel, what if i hurt
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"well, joel, what if i hurt their feelings?"
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Their feelings?" what if you miss your
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What if you miss your destiny?
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Destiny? what if you don't become all
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What if you don't become all you were created to be?
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You were created to be? who's namin' your baby?
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Who's namin' your baby? it's interesting how back
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It's interesting how back then, the mother couldn't
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Then, the mother couldn't name the child.
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Name the child. so they had to look to
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So they had to look to zachariah, the father, and
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Zachariah, the father, and ask him what's the baby's
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Ask him what's the baby's name.
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Name. the principle is, let your
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The principle is, let your heavenly father name your
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Heavenly father name your future.
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Future. that's way we say at every
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That's way we say at every service, "i am who god says i
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Service, "i am who god says i am."
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Am." we're sayin' in effect, i'm
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We're sayin' in effect, i'm not who people say i am.
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Not who people say i am. i am not who my circumstances
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I am not who my circumstances say i am.
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Say i am. i am not who my past says i
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I am not who my past says i am.
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Am. i am not who my mistakes say
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I am not who my mistakes say i am.
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I am. i am who the most high god,
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I am who the most high god, the creator of the universe,
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The creator of the universe, the one who spoke worlds into
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The one who spoke worlds into existence, i am who he says i
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Existence, i am who he says i am.
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Am. people may tell ya', "you're
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People may tell ya', "you're addicted.
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Addicted. you'll never get on the right
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You'll never get on the right course."
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Course." the good news is, they can't
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The good news is, they can't name your future.
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Name your future. god says, "you are free.
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God says, "you are free. you are clean.
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You are clean. you are whole."
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You are whole." you may not be there yet, but
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You may not be there yet, but god's tellin' you what you
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God's tellin' you what you can become.
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Can become. when god gave abraham the
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When god gave abraham the promise that his wife sarah
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Promise that his wife sarah was going to have a baby, she
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Was going to have a baby, she was 70 years old, didn't seem
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Was 70 years old, didn't seem possible.
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Possible. in fact, when abraham told
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In fact, when abraham told sarah, the scripture says,
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Sarah, the scripture says, "she laughed."
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"she laughed." she thought, "yeah, right,
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She thought, "yeah, right, abraham!
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Abraham! me have a baby at my age?"
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Me have a baby at my age?" she had been barren for so
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She had been barren for so many years.
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Many years. they had prayed and believed.
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They had prayed and believed. everybody else was having
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Everybody else was having babies, but sarah couldn't
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Babies, but sarah couldn't have one.
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Have one. now, when she heard this
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Now, when she heard this promise, that after all these
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Promise, that after all these years, when it defied the
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Years, when it defied the laws of nature, that she was
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Laws of nature, that she was going to have a baby, that
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Going to have a baby, that was so far out, that it was
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Was so far out, that it was funny to her.
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Funny to her. and sometimes, god will put a
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And sometimes, god will put a promise in our heart that's
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Promise in our heart that's difficult to believe.
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Difficult to believe. instead of latching on to it,
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Instead of latching on to it, too often we do like sarah
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Too often we do like sarah and think, "that's never
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And think, "that's never gonna happen for me."
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Gonna happen for me." "joel, i'll never get out of
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"joel, i'll never get out of debt, be able to pay my house
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Debt, be able to pay my house off.
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Off. i'll never have the funds to
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I'll never have the funds to build that orphanage i'm
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Build that orphanage i'm dreamin' about.
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Dreamin' about. i'll never be free from this
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I'll never be free from this depression.
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Depression. i've had it my whole life."
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I've had it my whole life." this is the way sarah felt.
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This is the way sarah felt. and god did something
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And god did something interesting.
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Interesting. he changed her name from
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He changed her name from sarai to sarah.
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Sarai to sarah. sarah means princess.
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Sarah means princess. if anybody didn't feel like a
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If anybody didn't feel like a princess, it would've been
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Princess, it would've been sarai.
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Sarai. i can imagine, she felt
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I can imagine, she felt inadequate, unattractive,
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Inadequate, unattractive, left out.
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Left out. life hadn't treated her
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Life hadn't treated her fairly.
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Fairly. god knew he had to change her
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God knew he had to change her mindset.
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Mindset. her destiny was calling, but
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Her destiny was calling, but she he'd been through so
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She he'd been through so much, she couldn't hear it
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Much, she couldn't hear it any longer.
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Any longer. now, every time someone said,
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Now, every time someone said, "good morning, sarah," they
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"good morning, sarah," they were saying, "good morning,
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Were saying, "good morning, princess."
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Princess." "how are you, sarah?
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"how are you, sarah? how are you, princess?"
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How are you, princess?" over and over, she heard that
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Over and over, she heard that word, princess.
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Word, princess. something began to come alive
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Something began to come alive on the inside.
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On the inside. she started carrying herself
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She started carrying herself differently.
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Differently. instead of discounting the
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Instead of discounting the promise, now i can hear her
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Promise, now i can hear her telling people, "i'm going to
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Telling people, "i'm going to have a baby.
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Have a baby. god's going to do something
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God's going to do something special in my life."
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Special in my life." she let the seed take root.
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She let the seed take root. at the age of 90, against all
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At the age of 90, against all odds, she gave birth to a
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Odds, she gave birth to a baby boy.
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Baby boy. the promise god put in you
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The promise god put in you may seem far out.
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May seem far out. it's taking a long time.
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It's taking a long time. you tried, and it didn't
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You tried, and it didn't work, but god didn't bring
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Work, but god didn't bring you this far to leave you.
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You this far to leave you. what he started in your life,
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What he started in your life, he is going to finish.
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He is going to finish. there's no problem too big,
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There's no problem too big, no dream too great.
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No dream too great. god is not limited by your
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God is not limited by your age, your income, your
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Age, your income, your background, your nationality,
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Background, your nationality, by a medical report.
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By a medical report. he has all power, when he
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He has all power, when he speaks, worlds come into
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Speaks, worlds come into existence.
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Existence. he wouldn't have given you
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He wouldn't have given you that promise, if he didn't
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That promise, if he didn't know how to bring it to pass.
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Know how to bring it to pass. why don't you shake off
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Why don't you shake off doubt, shake off negativity,
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Doubt, shake off negativity, and get a fresh, new vision
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And get a fresh, new vision for your life.
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For your life. god is calling you into new
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God is calling you into new levels.
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Levels. he's calling you into
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He's calling you into freedom, into health, into
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Freedom, into health, into abundance, into victory.
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Abundance, into victory. and if you'll get in
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And if you'll get in agreement with him, he'll
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Agreement with him, he'll take you places that you've
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Take you places that you've never dreamed.
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Never dreamed. he'll make things happen that
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He'll make things happen that you could never make happen
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You could never make happen on your own.
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On your own. this is what happened to a
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This is what happened to a friend of mine.
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Friend of mine. she grew up in a small town,
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She grew up in a small town, in mississippi.
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In mississippi. she was raised very poor, in
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She was raised very poor, in a dysfunctional environment,
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A dysfunctional environment, where she suffered abuse.
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Where she suffered abuse. it looked like, she would
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It looked like, she would become a statistic, never
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Become a statistic, never amount to much.
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Amount to much. but one morning, at the age
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But one morning, at the age of five, when the milk man
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Of five, when the milk man was dropping off the milk at
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Was dropping off the milk at their small house, he looked
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Their small house, he looked her in the eyes and said,
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"young lady, you're going to
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"young lady, you're going to become miss america."
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Become miss america." up to that point, nobody had
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Up to that point, nobody had ever told her what she could
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Ever told her what she could become.
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Become. all she'd seen and heard was
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All she'd seen and heard was dysfunction, defeat, abuse,
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Dysfunction, defeat, abuse, mediocrity.
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Mediocrity. when she heard that, a seed
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When she heard that, a seed was planted in her heart.
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Was planted in her heart. every tuesday, year after
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Every tuesday, year after year, this milk man would
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Year, this milk man would tell her the same thing.
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Tell her the same thing. "you're going to become miss
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"you're going to become miss america."
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America." in the natural, she had no
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In the natural, she had no reason to even entertain that
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Reason to even entertain that thought.
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Thought. she didn't have connections,
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She didn't have connections, resources, stability, nobody
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Resources, stability, nobody to help her with her dreams.
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To help her with her dreams. but if you could do it on
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But if you could do it on your own, it wouldn't take
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Your own, it wouldn't take faith.
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Faith. god will put things in your
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God will put things in your heart that seem beyond your
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Heart that seem beyond your talent, beyond your ability,
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Talent, beyond your ability, beyond your reach.
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Beyond your reach. at 11 years old, this young
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At 11 years old, this young girl was involved in a
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Girl was involved in a hit-on, automobile accident.
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Hit-on, automobile accident. she was thrown from the car
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She was thrown from the car and broke her leg in
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And broke her leg in 32 places.
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32 places. she had to have 200 stitches
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She had to have 200 stitches on her face.
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On her face. so much for becoming miss
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So much for becoming miss america.
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America. for 5 years, she was crippled
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For 5 years, she was crippled and in a wheelchair.
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And in a wheelchair. most people would have given
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Most people would have given up, not this young lady.
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Up, not this young lady. that dream was deep down in
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That dream was deep down in her heart.
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Her heart. at 19, she entered her local
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At 19, she entered her local beauty pageant and won first
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Beauty pageant and won first place.
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Place. she went on to win the miss
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She went on to win the miss mississippi contest later
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Mississippi contest later that same year.
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That same year. 1980, our friend, cheryl
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1980, our friend, cheryl prewitt-salem, became miss
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Prewitt-salem, became miss america.
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America. the promise was fulfilled.
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She and her husband, harry,
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She and her husband, harry, are now ministers.
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Are now ministers. they go around the world
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They go around the world helping others.
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Helping others. but it all started when that
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But it all started when that milk man told her what she
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Milk man told her what she could become.
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Could become. god will use people to speak
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God will use people to speak life into your destiny.
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Life into your destiny. i believe he's using me now
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I believe he's using me now to let you know, you have
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To let you know, you have seeds of greatness.
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Seeds of greatness. you've haven't seen your best
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You've haven't seen your best days.
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Days. you have what it takes to
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You have what it takes to accomplish your dreams.
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Accomplish your dreams. that obstacle cannot stop
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That obstacle cannot stop you.
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You. that sickness is not going to
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That sickness is not going to defeat you.
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Defeat you. you haven't made too many
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You haven't made too many mistakes.
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Mistakes. you haven't missed too many
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You haven't missed too many opportunities.
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Opportunities. your future will be brighter
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Your future will be brighter than your past.
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Than your past. now do your part and stir
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Now do your part and stir your faith back up.
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Your faith back up. don't let disappointments
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Don't let disappointments talk you out of it.
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Talk you out of it. don't let what somebody did
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Don't let what somebody did cause you to live bitter and
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Cause you to live bitter and give up on your dreams.
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Give up on your dreams. god has beauty for those
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God has beauty for those ashes.
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Ashes. he said he would pay you back
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He said he would pay you back double for the unfair
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Double for the unfair situations.
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Situations. nothing that's happened to
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Nothing that's happened to you can keep you from your
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You can keep you from your destiny.
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Destiny. there are new levels up
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There are new levels up ahead, new friendships, new
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Ahead, new friendships, new opportunities.
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Opportunities. don't let a bad break name
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Don't let a bad break name your future.
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Your future. don't let a disadvantage
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Don't let a disadvantage convince you to settle for
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Convince you to settle for mediocrity.
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Mediocrity. god put greatness in you.
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God put greatness in you. he created you to leave your
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He created you to leave your mark on this generation.
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Mark on this generation. you're supposed to do like
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You're supposed to do like her and set a new standard
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Her and set a new standard for you family.
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For you family. you may have had some
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You may have had some setbacks, but the forces that
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Setbacks, but the forces that are for you are greater than
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Are for you are greater than the forces that are against
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The forces that are against you.
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You. the most high god is
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The most high god is breathing in your direction.
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In the scripture, god called
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In the scripture, god called jeremiah to be a prophet to
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Jeremiah to be a prophet to the nations.
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The nations. jeremiah was young and unsure
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Jeremiah was young and unsure of himself.
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Of himself. he said, "god, i can't speak
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He said, "god, i can't speak to the nations.
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To the nations. i'm too young.
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I'm too young. i'm afraid.
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I'm afraid. i wouldn't know what to say?"
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I wouldn't know what to say?" god said, "jeremiah, before
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God said, "jeremiah, before you were formed in your
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You were formed in your mother's womb, i knew you.
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Mother's womb, i knew you. before you were born, i
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Before you were born, i consecrated you and set you
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Consecrated you and set you apart."
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Apart." god was sayin', "jeremiah,
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God was sayin', "jeremiah, before you showed up on this
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Before you showed up on this earth, i already knew
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Earth, i already knew everything about you.
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Everything about you. i knew every weakness you
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I knew every weakness you would have, every
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Would have, every shortcoming.
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Shortcoming. i knew you every person that
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I knew you every person that do you wrong, every bad
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Do you wrong, every bad break.
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Break. now, i've already calculated
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Now, i've already calculated all that into my plan for
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All that into my plan for your life."
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Your life." like jeremiah, it's easy to
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Like jeremiah, it's easy to come up with excuses.
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Come up with excuses. "god, i don't have a good
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"god, i don't have a good personality.
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Personality. i still struggle with my
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I still struggle with my temper.
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Temper. god these people did me
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God these people did me wrong.
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Wrong. i didn't have a good
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I didn't have a good childhood.
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Childhood. my boss plays favorites."
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My boss plays favorites." god has already taken that
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God has already taken that into account.
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Into account. it doesn't have to stop you.
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It doesn't have to stop you. god went on to tell jeremiah,
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God went on to tell jeremiah, "say not that you are too
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"say not that you are too young."
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Young." if you're going to fullness
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If you're going to fullness of your destiny, you have to
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Of your destiny, you have to get rid of the say-nots.
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Get rid of the say-nots. say not, "this problem is too
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Say not, "this problem is too big."
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Big." say not, "i'll never get
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Say not, "i'll never get well."
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Well." say not, "i don't have the
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Say not, "i don't have the talent."
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Talent." say not, "i've had too many
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Say not, "i've had too many disadvantages.
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Disadvantages. i have too many weaknesses,
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I have too many weaknesses, gone as far as i can."
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Gone as far as i can." before you were formed in
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Before you were formed in your mother's womb, god
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Your mother's womb, god equipped you and empowered
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Equipped you and empowered you.
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You. you're not lacking.
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You're not lacking. you didn't get shortchanged.
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You didn't get shortchanged. you are well able.
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You are well able. now don't let the say-nots
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Now don't let the say-nots keep you from your destiny.
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Keep you from your destiny. get your mind, your words,
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Get your mind, your words, your vision goin' in the
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Your vision goin' in the right direction.
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Right direction. you are who god says you are.
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You are who god says you are. he says you are strong,
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He says you are strong, healthy, forgiven, redeemed,
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Healthy, forgiven, redeemed, successful.
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Successful. and you may not be all that
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And you may not be all that yet.
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Yet. you have to believe it first
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You have to believe it first and then you become it.
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And then you become it. if you'll do this, i believe
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If you'll do this, i believe and declare, you are about to
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And declare, you are about to rise to a new level, overcome
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Rise to a new level, overcome every obstacle, accomplish
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Every obstacle, accomplish every dream, and become
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Every dream, and become everything god's created you
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Everything god's created you to be, in jesus' name.
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To be, in jesus' name. if you receive it, can you
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If you receive it, can you say amen today?
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Say amen today? we never like to close the
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We never like to close the broadcast without giving you
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Broadcast without giving you an opportunity to make jesus
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An opportunity to make jesus the lord of your life.
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The 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." friends if you prayed that simpl
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Friends if you prayed that simpl simple prayer, we believe you go
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Got born again.
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Get in a good bible based
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Church and keep god first place.
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We all go
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We all go through disappointments
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Through disappointments and things that are not fair.
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And things that are not fair. but god sees every hurt,
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But god sees every hurt, every injustice,
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Every injustice, and he's promised to pay
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And he's promised to pay you back for the unfair things.
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You back for the unfair things. i'd love to send you
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And not get bitter and think, why me?
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And think, why me? now, that setback
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May have been painful, but the fact is it
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Is reaching people around the world
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With the message of hope, and as our way of saying
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And as our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount,
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day.
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You and your family every day. thank you for your prayers
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Thank you for your prayers and support.
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Joel Osteen - Your Destiny Is Calling

March 3, 2026 | 27:29

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