Joel Osteen

Joel Osteen - Your Reputation Is In God's Hands

August 18, 2025 | S25 E230 | 30:0

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - Your Reputation Is In God's Hands | August 18, 2025

It's great to be with you
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It's great to be with you today. i hope you'll stay
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Today. i hope you'll stay connected with us during
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Connected with us during the week, through our daily
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The week, through our daily podcast, our youtube
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Podcast, our youtube channel, social media.
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Channel, social media. we'll keep you encouraged
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We'll keep you encouraged and inspired.
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And inspired. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny. i heard
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Something funny. i heard about these two men,
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About these two men, the pope and a lawyer.
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The pope and a lawyer. they died on the same day
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They died on the same day and went to heaven. peter
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And went to heaven. peter met them at the gate and
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Met them at the gate and said, “follow me. i'll take
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Said, “follow me. i'll take you to your homes.”
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You to your homes.” peter dropped the pope off
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Peter dropped the pope off at this small wood frame
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At this small wood frame house, one bed, one table,
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House, one bed, one table, nothing to it. he then took
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Nothing to it. he then took the lawyer to this magnificent
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The lawyer to this magnificent house. it was huge, had a big
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House. it was huge, had a big swimming pool, beautiful
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Swimming pool, beautiful view out back. the lawyer
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View out back. the lawyer was overwhelmed. he said,
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Was overwhelmed. he said, “peter, how did i manage
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“peter, how did i manage to get this spectacular
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To get this spectacular place when the pope only
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Place when the pope only got a small place?”
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Got a small place?” peter said, “we have dozens
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Peter said, “we have dozens of popes, but you're the
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Of popes, but you're the first lawyer.”
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Say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. just a joke. here we go!
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Just a joke. here we go! ready?
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Ready? this is my bible. i am what
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am. i have what
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It says i am. i have what it says i have. i can do
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It says i have. i can do what it says i can do.
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What it says i can do. today, i will be taught
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Today, i will be taught the word of god.
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The word of god. i boldly confess: my mind
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert. my heart is
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Is alert. my heart is receptive. i will never be
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Receptive. i will never be the same in jesus' name.
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The same in jesus' name. god bless you.
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God bless you. i want to talk to you today
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I want to talk to you today about your reputation is in
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About your reputation is in god's hands. we all have a
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God's hands. we all have a desire to have a good
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Desire to have a good reputation. we know how
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Reputation. we know how important it is. our reputation
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Important it is. our reputation goes before us. it can open
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Goes before us. it can open doors, cause the right people
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Doors, cause the right people to come. the scripture says,
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To come. the scripture says, “a good name is worth more
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“a good name is worth more than great wealth.”
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Than great wealth.” but what happens when you're
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But what happens when you're being your best, you're
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Being your best, you're honoring god, but other
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Honoring god, but other people do things to tarnish
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People do things to tarnish your reputation. say things
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Your reputation. say things that are not true, take
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That are not true, take things out of context to
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Things out of context to try to make us look bad,
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Try to make us look bad, slander, innuendoes, rumors.
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Slander, innuendoes, rumors. we weren't there to defend
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We weren't there to defend ourselves. we couldn't tell
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Ourselves. we couldn't tell our side of the story.
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Our side of the story. now they've done something
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Now they've done something that lessens our
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That lessens our credibility, makes people
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Credibility, makes people have a wrong opinion of who
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Have a wrong opinion of who we are. it's tempting to
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We are. it's tempting to try to straighten people
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Try to straighten people out, prove to them that
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Out, prove to them that what they're saying is not
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What they're saying is not correct. but if you get on
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Correct. but if you get on that treadmill, you'll never
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That treadmill, you'll never get off. because there will
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Get off. because there will always be someone saying
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Always be someone saying something not true,
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Something not true, mischaracterizing what you
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Mischaracterizing what you did, questioning your motives.
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Did, questioning your motives. here's the key, you have to
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Here's the key, you have to put your reputation in
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Put your reputation in god's hands. let him defend
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God's hands. let him defend you. let him be your
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You. let him be your vindicator. the scripture
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Vindicator. the scripture never tells us to guard our
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Never tells us to guard our reputation, it says guard
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Reputation, it says guard your heart. if you're trying
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Your heart. if you're trying to guard your reputation,
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To guard your reputation, you're going to be worn out.
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You're going to be worn out. that's not your job.
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That's not your job. leave your reputation in
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Leave your reputation in god's hands.
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God's hands. he knows how to change
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He knows how to change people's minds. he knows
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People's minds. he knows how to silence negative
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How to silence negative voices. he knows how to
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Voices. he knows how to cause you to be seen in
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Cause you to be seen in the right light. he hears
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The right light. he hears everything said about you.
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Everything said about you. he sees when people are
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He sees when people are mischaracterizing you; on
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Mischaracterizing you; on purpose, trying to make you
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Purpose, trying to make you look bad, questioning your
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Look bad, questioning your motives. nothing goes
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Motives. nothing goes unnoticed. the mistake
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Unnoticed. the mistake we make is we get into
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We make is we get into fight mode, “that's not
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Fight mode, “that's not right, i have to fix
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Right, i have to fix everything.” but trying
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Everything.” but trying to fix it is only going
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To fix it is only going to make it worse. once you
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To make it worse. once you fix this person, something
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Fix this person, something else will come up. and then
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Else will come up. and then another and another.
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Another and another. it takes all the pressure
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It takes all the pressure off when you put your
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Off when you put your reputation in god's hands.
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Reputation in god's hands. we think, “well, joel, if i
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We think, “well, joel, if i can straighten them out, if
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Can straighten them out, if i can let them know what
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I can let them know what they're saying is not true.
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They're saying is not true. that i really am a good
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That i really am a good person, then that will fix
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Person, then that will fix it.” but the problem is
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It.” but the problem is some people don't want to
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Some people don't want to understand you.
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Understand you. if you did everything they
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If you did everything they asked, if you changed and
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Asked, if you changed and became who they want you to
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Became who they want you to be, they're still going to
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Be, they're still going to find fault. they're
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Find fault. they're determined to misunderstand
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Determined to misunderstand you. you have to accept that
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You. you have to accept that they're not going to be for
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They're not going to be for you and that's okay.
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You and that's okay. you don't need them to
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You don't need them to fulfill your destiny.
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Fulfill your destiny. here's a bigger one, they
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Here's a bigger one, they don't have to be quiet for
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Don't have to be quiet for you to reach your potential.
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You to reach your potential. they may keep spreading
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They may keep spreading lies, slandering, putting
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Lies, slandering, putting you in a bad light, but
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You in a bad light, but they cannot stop your
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They cannot stop your purpose. they don't have
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Purpose. they don't have that much power.
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That much power. if you don't understand
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If you don't understand this principle, you'll live
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This principle, you'll live upset, mad at them,
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Upset, mad at them, thinking of ways you can
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Thinking of ways you can shut them down.
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Shut them down. that's not your job.
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That's not your job. your job is to guard your
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Your job is to guard your heart. don't let the
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Heart. don't let the offense, the bitterness,
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Offense, the bitterness, the poison get in. you do
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The poison get in. you do your part and god will do
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Your part and god will do his part. he'll take care
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His part. he'll take care of your reputation.
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Of your reputation. sometimes, he'll stop the
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Sometimes, he'll stop the negative things being said,
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Negative things being said, he'll turn things around
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He'll turn things around and vindicate you.
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And vindicate you. other times, he'll let them
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Other times, he'll let them keep talking, keep stirring
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Keep talking, keep stirring things up. but no matter
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Things up. but no matter what they say, it doesn't
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What they say, it doesn't harm you. he makes them
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Harm you. he makes them ineffective. they're making
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Ineffective. they're making all this noise, trying to
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All this noise, trying to discredit you. what they
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Discredit you. what they said, what they did, should
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Said, what they did, should have caused others at work
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Have caused others at work to look down on you.
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To look down on you. it should have kept you
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It should have kept you from the project, but god
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From the project, but god took away all the sting.
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Took away all the sting. he took away all the power.
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He took away all the power. now they're just a bunch of
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Now they're just a bunch of irrelevant noise.
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Irrelevant noise. nobody that matters pays
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Nobody that matters pays attention to them. that's
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Attention to them. that's why you have to let god do
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Why you have to let god do it his way. he may not stop
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It his way. he may not stop what they're doing, he may
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What they're doing, he may not shut them up.
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Not shut them up. he may cause you to shine
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He may cause you to shine in the face of what they're
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In the face of what they're doing. sometimes that's a
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Doing. sometimes that's a bigger miracle. all this
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Bigger miracle. all this negative chatter about you,
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Negative chatter about you, people at work, maybe at
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People at work, maybe at school, trying to make you
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School, trying to make you look bad, saying things that
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Look bad, saying things that are not true, but in spite
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Are not true, but in spite of all that, you keep
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Of all that, you keep excelling, you keep growing,
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Excelling, you keep growing, you keep being good to
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You keep being good to people. you keep seeing
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People. you keep seeing favor and promotion.
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Favor and promotion. god knows how to take care
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God knows how to take care of your reputation.
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Of your reputation. david said, “god prepares
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David said, “god prepares a table before us in the
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A table before us in the presence of our enemies.”
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Presence of our enemies.” we think, “god just get rid
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We think, “god just get rid of my enemies. shut them up,
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Of my enemies. shut them up, change their mind, show them
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Change their mind, show them that they're wrong.”
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That they're wrong.” god says, “no, i have a
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God says, “no, i have a better way. i'm going to
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Better way. i'm going to promote you, while they're
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Promote you, while they're still talking. i'm going to
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Still talking. i'm going to honor you, while they're
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Honor you, while they're still making fun. i'm going
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Still making fun. i'm going to lift you up, while they're
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To lift you up, while they're doing their best to push you
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Doing their best to push you down. you don't have to
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Down. you don't have to spend your energy trying
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Spend your energy trying to guard your reputation,
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To guard your reputation, spend your energy guarding
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Spend your energy guarding your heart. not taking the
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Your heart. not taking the bait. when people are trying
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Bait. when people are trying to make you look bad,
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To make you look bad, saying things behind your
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Saying things behind your back, little innuendoes.
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Back, little innuendoes. “he just plays up to the
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“he just plays up to the boss, he's not that
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Boss, he's not that talented, i heard she's
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Talented, i heard she's running around with that
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Running around with that guy.” you can't stop that.
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Guy.” you can't stop that. you can't make people do
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You can't make people do what's right. if you put
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What's right. if you put out one rumor, there's
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Out one rumor, there's going to be three more
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Going to be three more pop up. why are you wasting
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Pop up. why are you wasting time and energy on something
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Time and energy on something you can't change?
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You can't change? that's not your job, that's
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That's not your job, that's god's job. your reputation
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God's job. your reputation is in his hands. he said,
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Is in his hands. he said, “touch not my anointed.”
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“touch not my anointed.” you are his anointed.
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You are his anointed. he knows when someone is
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He knows when someone is slandering you,
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Slandering you, mischaracterizing on
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Mischaracterizing on purpose, spreading rumors.
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Purpose, spreading rumors. you stay on the high road,
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You stay on the high road, and at the right time god
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And at the right time god will vindicate you.
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Will vindicate you. he'll defend your
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He'll defend your reputation. let me tell you,
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Reputation. let me tell you, nobody can defend you like
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Nobody can defend you like our god. but if we make that
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Our god. but if we make that mistake of getting upset and
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Mistake of getting upset and trying to pay them back and
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Trying to pay them back and straighten them out, then
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Straighten them out, then you're sinking down to
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You're sinking down to their level. you always go
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Their level. you always go down to engage with a
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Down to engage with a gossip, with a person that
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Gossip, with a person that says things to demean other
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Says things to demean other people. recognize who you're
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People. recognize who you're dealing with. that's not an
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Dealing with. that's not an eagle. that's not a person
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Eagle. that's not a person of integrity, someone that
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Of integrity, someone that will believe the best, that
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Will believe the best, that will be happy if you succeed.
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Will be happy if you succeed. that's a chicken. you're not
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That's a chicken. you're not supposed to be down pecking,
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Supposed to be down pecking, gossiping, finding fault,
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Gossiping, finding fault, pulling people down. you're
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Pulling people down. you're an eagle. you were created
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An eagle. you were created to soar. stay up on those
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To soar. stay up on those high levels where you
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High levels where you belong. it's easy to get
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Belong. it's easy to get drawn into conflict, baited
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Drawn into conflict, baited into strife. some people's
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Into strife. some people's whole goal is to get you
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Whole goal is to get you stirred up. “did you hear
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Stirred up. “did you hear what so and so said about
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What so and so said about you. i can't believe it.
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You. i can't believe it. it's so wrong.” the best
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It's so wrong.” the best thing you can say is, “no,
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Thing you can say is, “no, i didn't hear and i don't
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I didn't hear and i don't want to hear.” my ears are
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Want to hear.” my ears are not garbage cans to fill
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Not garbage cans to fill with trash. “are you sure,
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With trash. “are you sure, they're saying things that
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They're saying things that are not true. you better
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Are not true. you better do something about it.”
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Do something about it.” “no thanks, they don't
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“no thanks, they don't control my reputation.
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Control my reputation. it's in good hands.
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It's in good hands. i am confident. god will
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I am confident. god will take care of it.”
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Take care of it.” the scripture says, “jesus
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The scripture says, “jesus made himself of no
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Made himself of no reputation.” he went around
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Reputation.” he went around doing good, healing people,
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Doing good, healing people, feeding the hungry, yet
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Feeding the hungry, yet people ridiculed him, they
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People ridiculed him, they slandered him, said things
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Slandered him, said things that weren't true.
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That weren't true. his own brothers didn't
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His own brothers didn't believe in him. the
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Believe in him. the religious leaders said,
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Religious leaders said, “he's from the devil,
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“he's from the devil, that's how he can heal
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That's how he can heal people.” jesus couldn't
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People.” jesus couldn't have been any more loving,
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Have been any more loving, kind, and generous but
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Kind, and generous but certain people were
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Certain people were determined to misunderstand
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Determined to misunderstand him, mischaracterize him,
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Him, mischaracterize him, misjudge him. what did
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Misjudge him. what did jesus do? spend all his
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Jesus do? spend all his energy trying to straighten
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Energy trying to straighten them out, convince them
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Them out, convince them they were wrong, prove
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They were wrong, prove to them who he was?
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To them who he was? no, he answered them not a
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No, he answered them not a word. he didn't waste his
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Word. he didn't waste his time trying to convince
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Time trying to convince people to be for him that
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People to be for him that were never going to be for
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Were never going to be for him. you would think with
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Him. you would think with all the negative talk, with
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All the negative talk, with all the rumors, slander,
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All the rumors, slander, lies, he would have missed
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Lies, he would have missed his purpose. but people
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His purpose. but people don't control your destiny.
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Don't control your destiny. they can try to defame,
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They can try to defame, denounce, mischaracterize
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Denounce, mischaracterize but your reputation is in
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But your reputation is in god's hands. if what they
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God's hands. if what they said could stop your
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Said could stop your purpose, they would be
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Purpose, they would be more powerful than god.
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More powerful than god. don't make the mistake in
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Don't make the mistake in engaging in battles you're
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Engaging in battles you're not supposed to engage in.
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Not supposed to engage in. do like jesus, answer them
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Do like jesus, answer them not a word. don't pay any
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Not a word. don't pay any attention.
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Attention. it says in psalms,
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It says in psalms, “deal with me oh sovereign
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“deal with me oh sovereign lord, for the sake of your
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Lord, for the sake of your own reputation.”
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Own reputation.” because you belong to the
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Because you belong to the sovereign lord, because
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Sovereign lord, because you're his child, he will
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You're his child, he will deal with you because of
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Deal with you because of his reputation. it's not
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His reputation. it's not just who you are, it's
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Just who you are, it's whose you are.
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Whose you are. now, your part is to guard
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Now, your part is to guard your heart, not get
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Your heart, not get offended, not get
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Offended, not get distracted in battles that
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Distracted in battles that don't matter, god's part is
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Don't matter, god's part is to guard your reputation.
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To guard your reputation. he'll make sure that you're
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He'll make sure that you're seen in the right light.
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Seen in the right light. god gave nehemiah a dream
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God gave nehemiah a dream to rebuild the walls of
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To rebuild the walls of jerusalem. he was living a
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Jerusalem. he was living a thousand miles away working
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Thousand miles away working as a cupbearer for the king.
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As a cupbearer for the king. he didn't have the
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He didn't have the experience, the materials,
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Experience, the materials, the funds, but god gave him
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The funds, but god gave him favor with the king and
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Favor with the king and this king gave him
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This king gave him everything he needed.
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Everything he needed. but when two men, sanballat
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But when two men, sanballat and tobias, heard about
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And tobias, heard about nehemiah's plan, they
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Nehemiah's plan, they didn't like it. they started
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Didn't like it. they started stirring up trouble, spreading
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Stirring up trouble, spreading rumors, making false
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Rumors, making false accusations. i can imagine,
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Accusations. i can imagine, they went to the city
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They went to the city officials trying to discredit
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Officials trying to discredit him, “what's this man,
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Him, “what's this man, nehemiah, doing in our city?
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Nehemiah, doing in our city? he's only in it for himself,
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He's only in it for himself, he's just trying to become
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He's just trying to become known.” they questioned his
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Known.” they questioned his motives, cast doubt on his
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Motives, cast doubt on his integrity. it's no different
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Integrity. it's no different today. anytime you step out
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Today. anytime you step out to do something great.
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To do something great. you're being a great
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You're being a great mother, pouring your heart
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Mother, pouring your heart and soul into raising those
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And soul into raising those children, maybe excelling
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Children, maybe excelling at school, or going the
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At school, or going the extra mile at work, seeing
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Extra mile at work, seeing your gifts come out in
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Your gifts come out in great ways, don't be
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Great ways, don't be surprised if someone is
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Surprised if someone is going to find fault,
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Going to find fault, question your motives, say
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Question your motives, say things that are not true,
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Things that are not true, “he just thinks he's better
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“he just thinks he's better than us. she's not that
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Than us. she's not that talented, she just
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Talented, she just manipulated people to get
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Manipulated people to get that position.” if you were
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That position.” if you were sitting around, just being
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Sitting around, just being mediocre, no one would care.
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Mediocre, no one would care. the fact that people are
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The fact that people are trying to discredit you,
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Trying to discredit you, trying to make you look
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Trying to make you look bad, that's a sign that
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Bad, that's a sign that you're doing something
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You're doing something right, you're making a
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Right, you're making a difference, you're leaving
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Difference, you're leaving your mark. while nehemiah
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Your mark. while nehemiah was up on the hill with his
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Was up on the hill with his men, rebuilding the wall,
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Men, rebuilding the wall, sanballat and tobias were
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Sanballat and tobias were at the bottom of the hill,
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At the bottom of the hill, hurling insults. verse 2
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Hurling insults. verse 2 says they shouted, “what
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Says they shouted, “what does this this poor, feeble
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Does this this poor, feeble man think he's doing.”
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Man think he's doing.” sanballat said, “if a fox
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Sanballat said, “if a fox walked on that wall it
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Walked on that wall it would fall down.” i'm
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Would fall down.” i'm sure nehemiah was tempted
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Sure nehemiah was tempted to put his tools down, walk
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To put his tools down, walk down the hill and tell them
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Down the hill and tell them what he thought.
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What he thought. he had his speech ready,
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He had his speech ready, “listen here losers, you
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“listen here losers, you don't know me, you're just
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Don't know me, you're just a bunch of troublemakers,
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A bunch of troublemakers, spreading lies, trying to
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Spreading lies, trying to stop a good cause.
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Stop a good cause. by the way, why did your
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By the way, why did your mother name you sanballat?
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Mother name you sanballat? that's ridiculous.” he felt
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That's ridiculous.” he felt like giving them a piece of
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Like giving them a piece of his mind, trying to
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His mind, trying to straighten them out, but
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Straighten them out, but then he came back to his
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Then he came back to his senses. thought, “no, i'm
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Senses. thought, “no, i'm not going to waste my time
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Not going to waste my time trying to convince them to
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Trying to convince them to be for me. they don't want
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Be for me. they don't want to be for me. they don't
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To be for me. they don't want to understand what
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Want to understand what i'm doing. they're
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I'm doing. they're determined to misunderstand
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Determined to misunderstand me.” some people are so
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Me.” some people are so small minded, so insecure,
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Small minded, so insecure, they'll never celebrate
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They'll never celebrate the favor on your life.
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The favor on your life. that jealous spirit will
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That jealous spirit will cause them to find fault
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Cause them to find fault and criticize. just stay
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And criticize. just stay on the wall. nehemiah
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On the wall. nehemiah ignored them and kept
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Ignored them and kept working. every day he
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Working. every day he could hear their insults,
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Could hear their insults, every day he could hear
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Every day he could hear their slander. it's
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Their slander. it's interesting that god
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Interesting that god didn't stop it.
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Didn't stop it. nehemiah had to on purpose
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Nehemiah had to on purpose tune it out and keep focused
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Tune it out and keep focused on what he was called to do.
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On what he was called to do. in fifty-two days, record
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In fifty-two days, record time, he rebuilt the wall.
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Time, he rebuilt the wall. nehemiah was honored and
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Nehemiah was honored and esteemed as one who helped
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Esteemed as one who helped save the israelites.
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Save the israelites. sanballat and tobias did
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Sanballat and tobias did their best to ruin his
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Their best to ruin his reputation, but when you
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Reputation, but when you put your reputation in
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Put your reputation in god's hands, nothing can
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God's hands, nothing can stop it. today nehemiah
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Stop it. today nehemiah is one of the heroes of
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Is one of the heroes of faith. no matter how hard
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Faith. no matter how hard someone tries, they may
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Someone tries, they may have more influence, more
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Have more influence, more seniority, more followers,
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Seniority, more followers, don't worry, they cannot
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Don't worry, they cannot stand against our god.
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Stand against our god. you keep doing the right
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You keep doing the right thing, you keep striving
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Thing, you keep striving for excellence, following
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For excellence, following that dream that in your
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That dream that in your heart, and god will take
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Heart, and god will take care of the sanballats and
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Care of the sanballats and tobias'. you may be in a
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Tobias'. you may be in a situation now where people
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Situation now where people are coming against you,
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Are coming against you, saying things that aren't
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Saying things that aren't true, you're tempted to
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True, you're tempted to get all riled up and
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Get all riled up and straighten them out.
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Straighten them out. no, don't come down off
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No, don't come down off the wall. don't let them
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The wall. don't let them bait you into conflict.
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Bait you into conflict. they're a distraction.
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They're a distraction. the sanballats, the tobias,
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The sanballats, the tobias, they're trying to lure you
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They're trying to lure you out of your purpose, so
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Out of your purpose, so you'll waste valuable time
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You'll waste valuable time on things that don't matter.
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On things that don't matter. stay on the wall.
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Stay on the wall. their disrespect cannot
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Their disrespect cannot stop you unless you come
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Stop you unless you come down. their lies, slander,
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Down. their lies, slander, innuendoes; is nothing but
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Innuendoes; is nothing but noise. it's nothing but
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Noise. it's nothing but negative chatter.
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Negative chatter. here's the thing, god hears
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Here's the thing, god hears it. when you stay on that
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It. when you stay on that high road, he's preparing
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High road, he's preparing the dinner. he's setting
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The dinner. he's setting the table. there will be
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The table. there will be a time when the noise has
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A time when the noise has stopped, and you're being
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Stopped, and you're being promoted; you're being
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Promoted; you're being honored. “well, joel, man,
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Honored. “well, joel, man, they're damaging my
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They're damaging my reputation, they're saying
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Reputation, they're saying things that make people
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Things that make people believe less of me.”
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Believe less of me.” that's only temporary.
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That's only temporary. the truth will come out.
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The truth will come out. god is in control of your
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God is in control of your reputation. as long as
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Reputation. as long as you're honoring him, at the
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You're honoring him, at the right time vindication is
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Right time vindication is coming. you will come out
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Coming. you will come out of it, not with less respect
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Of it, not with less respect but with more respect than
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But with more respect than had they not tried to hold
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Had they not tried to hold you down. what's meant for
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You down. what's meant for harm, god will turn to your
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Harm, god will turn to your advantage. a couple of years
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Advantage. a couple of years after my father went to be
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After my father went to be with the lord and i started
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With the lord and i started ministering, i met this
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Ministering, i met this minister when i was in
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Minister when i was in another city, and we became
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Another city, and we became friends. he started coming
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Friends. he started coming to our nights of hope when
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To our nights of hope when we traveled to different
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We traveled to different cities each month. i never
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Cities each month. i never asked him to. he just came
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Asked him to. he just came to volunteer and support us.
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To volunteer and support us. we had certain consultants
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We had certain consultants helping us run the events
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Helping us run the events at that time, some of them
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At that time, some of them didn't like him showing up
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Didn't like him showing up so much. they wondered,
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So much. they wondered, “who is this new guy and
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“who is this new guy and why's he always here?”
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Why's he always here?” when they found out he was
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When they found out he was a friend of mine and i wanted
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A friend of mine and i wanted him to come back, they were
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Him to come back, they were jealous. they started
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Jealous. they started putting him in a negative
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Putting him in a negative light. i would hear the
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Light. i would hear the rumors, “he's opportunistic,
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Rumors, “he's opportunistic, he's just in this for himself,
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He's just in this for himself, he's trying to take
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He's trying to take advantage.” questioning his
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Advantage.” questioning his motives, trying to
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Motives, trying to discredit him. i knew him
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Discredit him. i knew him well. his heart was pure,
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Well. his heart was pure, he had great character,
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He had great character, a person of integrity.
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A person of integrity. you can have the best
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You can have the best intentions, the purest
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Intentions, the purest motives, but there will
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Motives, but there will always be people that try
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Always be people that try to cast doubt, that on
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To cast doubt, that on purpose mischaracterize,
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Purpose mischaracterize, misjudge. they're not bad
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Misjudge. they're not bad people, sometimes they're
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People, sometimes they're just jealous, they don't
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Just jealous, they don't want to see you succeed,
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Want to see you succeed, they don't want to let
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They don't want to let someone new in. this is
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Someone new in. this is when it's tempting to get
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When it's tempting to get offended, get baited into
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Offended, get baited into conflict, live defensive.
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Conflict, live defensive. you have to stay on the
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You have to stay on the wall. leave it alone.
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Wall. leave it alone. trust god to fight your
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Trust god to fight your battles. one event, i knew
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Battles. one event, i knew my friend was coming, but
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My friend was coming, but he was late. it was going
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He was late. it was going to start in a few minutes.
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To start in a few minutes. i texted him and asked
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I texted him and asked where he was. he said
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Where he was. he said he was delayed. what he
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He was delayed. what he didn't tell me is these
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Didn't tell me is these people wouldn't let him
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People wouldn't let him in the event, so he was
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In the event, so he was in line to buy a ticket.
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In line to buy a ticket. he was very hurt by it.
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He was very hurt by it. for a few months, he quit
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For a few months, he quit coming. he thought, “if
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Coming. he thought, “if they put me down, discredit
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They put me down, discredit me, when in fact i'm trying
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Me, when in fact i'm trying to be a source of good, then
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To be a source of good, then forget it, i don't need it,
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Forget it, i don't need it, i'll stay where i'm
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I'll stay where i'm appreciated.”
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Appreciated.” here's the principle again,
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Here's the principle again, you don't have to guard
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You don't have to guard your reputation, but you
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Your reputation, but you do have to guard your
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Do have to guard your heart. god is going to
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Heart. god is going to take care of your
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Take care of your reputation; the question is
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Reputation; the question is are you going to take care
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Are you going to take care of your heart. it's easy to
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Of your heart. it's easy to get offended, live bitter,
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Get offended, live bitter, upset. my friend was tempted
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Upset. my friend was tempted to come down off the wall.
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To come down off the wall. let what was said, keep him
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Let what was said, keep him from doing what he knew god
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From doing what he knew god called him to do. he started
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Called him to do. he started coming back again and again,
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Coming back again and again, month after month, ignoring
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Month after month, ignoring the insults, dismissing the
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The insults, dismissing the disrespect, not paying
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Disrespect, not paying attention to the rumors.
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Attention to the rumors. god started fighting his
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God started fighting his battles. god began to
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Battles. god began to bring vindication.
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Bring vindication. the more they pushed him
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The more they pushed him down, the more god lifted
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Down, the more god lifted him up. they didn't believe
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Him up. they didn't believe in him but i believed in him.
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In him but i believed in him. i didn't know all that was
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I didn't know all that was going on, but god will
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Going on, but god will always have the right
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Always have the right people that will be there
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People that will be there for you. the ones that
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For you. the ones that matter will see the best
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Matter will see the best in you. they'll want to
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In you. they'll want to stand up for you and help
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Stand up for you and help you move into your purpose.
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You move into your purpose. you don't have to find
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You don't have to find them, they'll find you.
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Them, they'll find you. you don't have to convince
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You don't have to convince them to be for you, they'll
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Them to be for you, they'll want to be for you.
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Want to be for you. what's interesting is all
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What's interesting is all those that were against him
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Those that were against him are no longer with us, but
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Are no longer with us, but he's still here.
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He's still here. he outlasted all of them.
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He outlasted all of them. listen, there may be
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Listen, there may be seasons where you have to
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Seasons where you have to endure disrespect, being
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Endure disrespect, being put down, seen in a bad
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Put down, seen in a bad light. the sanballats and
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Light. the sanballats and tobias may keep hurling
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Tobias may keep hurling their insults, stirring up
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Their insults, stirring up trouble, but that is not
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Trouble, but that is not how your story ends.
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How your story ends. just stay on the wall.
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Just stay on the wall. keep doing the right thing.
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Keep doing the right thing. keep fulfilling your
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Keep fulfilling your purpose and there will be a
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Purpose and there will be a time like with my friend,
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Time like with my friend, the opposition is gone, the
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The opposition is gone, the slanderers are silenced,
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Slanderers are silenced, the haters are humiliated.
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The haters are humiliated. god knows how to defend
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God knows how to defend your reputation.
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Your reputation. he knows know how to
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He knows know how to promote you in the presence
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Promote you in the presence of your enemies.
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Of your enemies. despite what was said,
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Despite what was said, despite what was done,
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Despite what was done, you're going to shine,
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You're going to shine, you're going to excel,
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You're going to excel, you're going to step into
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You're going to step into levels that you never
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Levels that you never dreamed. this is what
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Dreamed. this is what happened to joseph.
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Happened to joseph. as a teenager, god gave him
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As a teenager, god gave him a dream that he was going
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A dream that he was going to lead a nation, but his
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To lead a nation, but his brothers were jealous.
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Brothers were jealous. they threw him into a pit.
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They threw him into a pit. they were going to leave
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They were going to leave him there to die, but they
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Him there to die, but they saw a caravan of
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Saw a caravan of ishmaelites coming.
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Ishmaelites coming. they sold him as a slave.
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They sold him as a slave. it's interesting that it
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It's interesting that it wasn't someone on the
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Wasn't someone on the outside that tried to keep
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Outside that tried to keep joseph from his purpose, it
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Joseph from his purpose, it was his family. sometimes
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Was his family. sometimes the people closest to you
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The people closest to you will not believe in you,
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Will not believe in you, not treat you with respect,
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Not treat you with respect, say things that are hurtful.
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Say things that are hurtful. it's tempting to come off
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It's tempting to come off the wall, live offended,
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The wall, live offended, bitter. you have to give it
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Bitter. you have to give it to god. leave it in his
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To god. leave it in his hands. you can't dwell on
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Hands. you can't dwell on what they did, what they
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What they did, what they said. sometimes they don't
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Said. sometimes they don't even know they're doing it.
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Even know they're doing it. it's just how they were
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It's just how they were raised, it's just what they
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Raised, it's just what they saw modeled growing up.
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Saw modeled growing up. joseph was working for
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Joseph was working for a high-ranking military
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A high-ranking military official in egypt, running
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Official in egypt, running his household.
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His household. he never complained.
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He never complained. he didn't slack off.
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He didn't slack off. he just kept being his
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He just kept being his best, staying on the wall.
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Best, staying on the wall. the man's wife falsely
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The man's wife falsely accused joseph, said he
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Accused joseph, said he was trying to harm her.
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Was trying to harm her. this man was furious, had
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This man was furious, had joseph thrown in prison.
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Joseph thrown in prison. if you judged joseph at
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If you judged joseph at that point you would think,
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That point you would think, he has no reputation.
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He has no reputation. he's a slave, in prison,
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He's a slave, in prison, disowned by his family.
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Disowned by his family. joseph could have been
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Joseph could have been bitter, angry, thinking
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Bitter, angry, thinking about what his brothers
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About what his brothers did, “how could this lady
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Did, “how could this lady lie about me, that's so
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Lie about me, that's so wrong.” instead, he stayed
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Wrong.” instead, he stayed on the wall. he trusted god
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On the wall. he trusted god to be his vindicator.
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To be his vindicator. he kept doing the right
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He kept doing the right thing when it was hard,
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Thing when it was hard, when he was misunderstood,
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When he was misunderstood, mischaracterized.
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Mischaracterized. one night the pharaoh, the
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One night the pharaoh, the leader of the country, had
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Leader of the country, had a dream that he didn't
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A dream that he didn't understand. they called
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Understand. they called for joseph; he interpreted
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For joseph; he interpreted the dream. the pharaoh was
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The dream. the pharaoh was so impressed, he made joseph
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So impressed, he made joseph second in command of all of
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Second in command of all of egypt. overnight, he went
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Egypt. overnight, he went from the prison to being
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From the prison to being prime minister, one of the
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Prime minister, one of the most powerful people of
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Most powerful people of that day. now he was
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That day. now he was respected, honored,
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Respected, honored, influential, people bowed
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Influential, people bowed down before him. god knows
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Down before him. god knows how to vindicate you.
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How to vindicate you. he knows how to restore
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He knows how to restore your reputation. it may
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Your reputation. it may seem like people have done
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Seem like people have done things that have permanently
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Things that have permanently set you back. your motives
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Set you back. your motives were right, your heart was
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Were right, your heart was pure, but things happened
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Pure, but things happened that put you in a bad light.
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That put you in a bad light. like with joseph, you're in
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Like with joseph, you're in that season of disrespect,
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That season of disrespect, loss of credibility, people
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Loss of credibility, people discrediting you.
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Discrediting you. your time is coming.
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Your time is coming. god sees you doing the
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God sees you doing the right thing. he sees you
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Right thing. he sees you being a joseph, not
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Being a joseph, not complaining, not holding
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Complaining, not holding a grudge, not giving up
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A grudge, not giving up on life. the pharoah is
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On life. the pharoah is going to call you in, so
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Going to call you in, so to speak. the right people
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To speak. the right people are going to show up.
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Are going to show up. vindication is coming.
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Vindication is coming. it's going to happen
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It's going to happen quickly. it's not going
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Quickly. it's not going to be years to restore
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To be years to restore what was lost. joseph went
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What was lost. joseph went from a prisoner to a prince
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From a prisoner to a prince overnight. suddenly you're
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Overnight. suddenly you're going to see vindication,
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Going to see vindication, restoration, promotion,
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Restoration, promotion, honor, and influence.
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Honor, and influence. thirteen years after the
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Thirteen years after the brothers threw him into the
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Brothers threw him into the pit, they showed up at the
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Pit, they showed up at the palace in egypt looking for
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Palace in egypt looking for food. there was a great
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Food. there was a great famine. joseph was in charge
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Famine. joseph was in charge of the food supply. they
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Of the food supply. they thought he was dead.
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Thought he was dead. when they realized it was
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When they realized it was him, they all bowed down
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Him, they all bowed down low before him. that was
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Low before him. that was the table in the presence
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The table in the presence of his enemies. the very
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Of his enemies. the very ones that tried to hold
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Ones that tried to hold you down, they're going
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You down, they're going to see you promoted.
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To see you promoted. don't live stressed out,
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Don't live stressed out, trying to guard your
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Trying to guard your reputation, guard your
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Reputation, guard your heart. make the decision to
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Heart. make the decision to not live offended, upset,
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Not live offended, upset, trying to pay people back,
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Trying to pay people back, and god will take care of
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And god will take care of your reputation. he's heard
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Your reputation. he's heard every negative comment that
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Every negative comment that was said about you, the
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Was said about you, the insults, the disrespect,
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Insults, the disrespect, the betrayals. he's going
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The betrayals. he's going to make it up to you.
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To make it up to you. you do your part, stay on
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You do your part, stay on the wall. keep doing great
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The wall. keep doing great things. keep being a person
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Things. keep being a person of excellence. keep
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Of excellence. keep dreaming. keep stretching.
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Dreaming. keep stretching. the naysayers cannot stop
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The naysayers cannot stop your purpose. the negative
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Your purpose. the negative chatter is just noise to
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Chatter is just noise to try to get you distracted.
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Try to get you distracted. don't take that bait.
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Don't take that bait. stay focused and leave your
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Stay focused and leave your reputation in god's hands.
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Reputation in god's hands. if you'll do this i believe
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If you'll do this i believe and declare, like joseph,
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And declare, like joseph, you're going to see
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You're going to see vindication, promotion,
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Vindication, promotion, negative situations are
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Negative situations are about to turn around,
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About to turn around, forces that have held you
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Forces that have held you back are being broken.
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Back are being broken. you're about to see the
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You're about to see the table in the presence of
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Table in the presence of your enemies, from the
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Your enemies, from the prison to the palace, in
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Prison to the palace, in jesus' name. if you receive
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Jesus' name. if you receive it, can you say amen?
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It's easy to get stuck
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It's easy to get stuck in life
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In life because of fear
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Because of fear and lack of confidence,
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And lack of confidence, or we've been
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Or we've been through disappointments.
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Through disappointments. but i'm excited
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But i'm excited about victoria's new book,
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About victoria's new book, graced to go.
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Graced to go. it'll help you move past
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It'll help you move past what's holding you back
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What's holding you back and step into new levels
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And step into new levels of your destiny.
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My heart for this book
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My heart for this book is that you will discover
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Is that you will discover the courage,
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The courage, the gifts, and the faith
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The gifts, and the faith that god has put in you
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That god has put in you so that you can see
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So that you can see your dreams come to pass.
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Your dreams come to pass. it's not too late.
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It's not too late. the obstacles are not too big.
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The obstacles are not too big. the grace of god equips
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The grace of god equips you to go beyond
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You to go beyond your comfort zone
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Your comfort zone and overcome
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And overcome what looks impossible.
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What looks impossible. you are stronger than you think.
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You are stronger than you think. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. you are graced to go.
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You are graced to go. as our way of saying
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As our way of saying thank you
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Thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this month, we'll send you
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Graced to go: step into the
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Step into the bigger, bolder life
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Bigger, bolder life that belongs to you.
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To move forward. each chapter will
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Each chapter will stir your spirit,
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Renew your perspective, and empower you to live boldly.
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And empower you to live boldly. you don't have to wait
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You don't have to wait for perfect conditions.
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For perfect conditions. god's grace meets you
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God's grace meets you where you are
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Where you are and propels you into a future
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And propels you into a future full of purpose and peace.
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Full of purpose and peace. with an additional gift,
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By victoria osteen, and pray bold
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And pray bold by joel osteen.
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These two powerful books will stir your faith,
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And help you believe big again. grace is power.
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Grace is power. when you receive it by faith,
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When you receive it by faith, it enables you
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It enables you to take the next step
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To take the next step so you can become
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So you can become all you were created to be.
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All you were created to be. victoria and i are so grateful
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Victoria and i are so grateful to spend this time with you.
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To spend this time with you. we pray for
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We pray for you and your family every day,
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You and your family every day, and thank you so much
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For your prayer and support. your generosity
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Your generosity is helping people
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Joel Osteen - Your Reputation Is In God's Hands

August 18, 2025 | S25 E230 | 30:0

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