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Joel Osteen - You're Going To Laugh Again

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Joel Osteen | Joel Osteen - You're Going To Laugh Again | January 19, 2026

>joel: god bless you.
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>joel: god bless you. 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. and you can come visit us
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And you can come visit us in person. we'd love to
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In person. we'd love to have you be a part of
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Have you be a part of one of our services.
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One of our services. i like to start with
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I like to start with something funny.
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Something funny. i heard about these three
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I heard about these three men, a baptist, a catholic
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Men, a baptist, a catholic and a charismatic.
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And a charismatic. they died on the same day
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They died on the same day and went to heaven. saint
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And went to heaven. saint peter met them at the
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Peter met them at the pearly gates and said,
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Pearly gates and said, “i'm so sorry men but
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“i'm so sorry men but your rooms are not
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Your rooms are not available yet.” he didn't
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Available yet.” he didn't know what to do, so he
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Know what to do, so he decided to call satan
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Decided to call satan and see if he would keep
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And see if he would keep them for a little while.
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Them for a little while. satan reluctantly agreed.
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Satan reluctantly agreed. a few hours later, satan
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A few hours later, satan called back and said,
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Called back and said, “peter, you have to come
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“peter, you have to come get these guys.
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Get these guys. the baptist man is saving
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The baptist man is saving everyone. the catholic
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Everyone. the catholic man is forgiving everyone.
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Man is forgiving everyone. and the charismatic has
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And the charismatic has already raised enough money
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Already raised enough money for air conditioning.”
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For air conditioning.” say it like you mean it.
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Say it like you mean it. this is my bible.
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This is my bible. i am what it says i am.
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I am what it says i am. i have what it says
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I have what it says i have. i can do what
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I have. i can do what it says i can do.
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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:
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I boldly confess: my mind is alert.
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My mind is alert. my heart is receptive.
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My heart is receptive. i will never be the same
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I will never be the same in jesus' name.
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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 you're going to laugh
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About you're going to laugh again. we all go through
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Again. we all go through seasons of struggle,
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Seasons of struggle, seasons where we're dealing
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Seasons where we're dealing with an illness, the loss
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With an illness, the loss of a loved one, a
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Of a loved one, a relationship didn't work
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Relationship didn't work out.
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Out. we don't understand, it
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We don't understand, it doesn't seem fair.
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Doesn't seem fair. it's easy to think that the
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It's easy to think that the suffering, the struggle,
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Suffering, the struggle, the weeping is the way it's
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The weeping is the way it's always going to be.
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Always going to be. i met a young couple; they
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I met a young couple; they were in town for treatment
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Were in town for treatment at the medical center.
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At the medical center. he had just been diagnosed
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He had just been diagnosed with a very serious illness.
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With a very serious illness. as they held their little
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As they held their little children, they wept and
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Children, they wept and wept, so devastated.
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Wept, so devastated. god never promised that we
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God never promised that we wouldn't have seasons of
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Wouldn't have seasons of weeping, seasons of
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Weeping, seasons of struggle.
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Struggle. but jesus said in luke 6,
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But jesus said in luke 6, “blessed are those who weep
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“blessed are those who weep now, for in due time you
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Now, for in due time you will laugh.” the promise
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Will laugh.” the promise god makes us is the
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God makes us is the suffering is only a season.
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Suffering is only a season. the weeping is not how your
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The weeping is not how your story ends.
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Story ends. you're going to laugh
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You're going to laugh again. god sees what you're
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Again. god sees what you're going through.
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Going through. he knows what wasn't fair,
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He knows what wasn't fair, the lonely nights, the
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The lonely nights, the pain, the heartache.
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Pain, the heartache. the scripture says, “he's
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The scripture says, “he's collected all of your
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Collected all of your tears.” you may have felt
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Tears.” you may have felt alone but he's been right
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Alone but he's been right there with you.
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There with you. the good news is he's not
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The good news is he's not going to leave you in
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Going to leave you in suffering, he's not going
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Suffering, he's not going to leave you brokenhearted,
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To leave you brokenhearted, weighed down with burdens.
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Weighed down with burdens. 1 peter says, “after you
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1 peter says, “after you have suffered a little
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Have suffered a little while.” not your whole
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While.” not your whole life, not the next twenty
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Life, not the next twenty years but after a little
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Years but after a little while.
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While. it goes on to say, “god
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It goes on to say, “god himself will strengthen
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Himself will strengthen you, establish you and put
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You, establish you and put you back on your feet.” you
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You back on your feet.” you may be in a season of
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May be in a season of suffering, a season of
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Suffering, a season of struggle, you feel stuck in
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Struggle, you feel stuck in your health, your marriage,
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Your health, your marriage, your finances, seems like
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Your finances, seems like it's never going to get
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It's never going to get better.
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Better. no, god himself is about to
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No, god himself is about to step in and do what only he
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Step in and do what only he can do.
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Can do. when you see how he
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When you see how he restores you, how he pays
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Restores you, how he pays you back for what was
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You back for what was unfair, how he brings you
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Unfair, how he brings you out better, your mourning
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Out better, your mourning is going to be turned to
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Is going to be turned to dancing, your sorrow turned
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Dancing, your sorrow turned to joy, that weeping turned
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To joy, that weeping turned to laughter.
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To laughter. don't believe those lies
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Don't believe those lies that you'll always be
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That you'll always be lonely, you'll always mourn
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Lonely, you'll always mourn that loss, always be
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That loss, always be brokenhearted over that
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Brokenhearted over that child.
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Child. no, your time is coming.
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No, your time is coming. the psalmist said, “weeping
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The psalmist said, “weeping may endure for a night, but
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May endure for a night, but joy is coming in the
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Joy is coming in the morning.” notice weeping
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Morning.” notice weeping may endure.
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May endure. may means it's not certain,
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May means it's not certain, it's questionable.
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It's questionable. but here's the promise, joy
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But here's the promise, joy is coming.
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Is coming. not maybe, not hope so,
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Not maybe, not hope so, there's a good chance.
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There's a good chance. the most high god says, joy
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The most high god says, joy is on the way.
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Is on the way. you're going to laugh
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You're going to laugh again, you're going to
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Again, you're going to dream again, you're going
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Dream again, you're going to love again. you're going
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To love again. you're going to see god's blessing in
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To see god's blessing in such a way that all you can
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Such a way that all you can do is laugh.
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Do is laugh. laugh in amazement, laugh
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Laugh in amazement, laugh in gratitude, laugh at the
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In gratitude, laugh at the goodness of god.
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Goodness of god. this is what happened to
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This is what happened to the israelites.
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The israelites. they had been living in
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They had been living in jerusalem when king
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Jerusalem when king nebuchadnezzar came and
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Nebuchadnezzar came and attacked the city.
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Attacked the city. he captured them, put them
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He captured them, put them in chains and took them to
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In chains and took them to babylon.
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Babylon. here they were enjoying
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Here they were enjoying life, raising their
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Life, raising their children, going to work,
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Children, going to work, everything changed.
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Everything changed. now they were in this
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Now they were in this season of suffering, being
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Season of suffering, being mistreated, wondering, “god
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Mistreated, wondering, “god where are you, why is this
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Where are you, why is this happening?” a year went by,
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Happening?” a year went by, they prayed for freedom,
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They prayed for freedom, believed they would be
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Believed they would be released but nothing.
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Released but nothing. two years, three years,
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Two years, three years, four years.
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Four years. finally, they accepted it.
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Finally, they accepted it. “this suffering is our
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“this suffering is our destiny.
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Destiny. being mistreated, taken
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Being mistreated, taken advantage of.
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Advantage of. we just have to get used to
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We just have to get used to it.” it says in psalms 137,
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It.” it says in psalms 137, “they went down to the
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“they went down to the rivers in babylon and wept
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Rivers in babylon and wept as they remembered
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As they remembered jerusalem.” as they thought
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Jerusalem.” as they thought about what used to be, the
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About what used to be, the joy they used to have, all
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Joy they used to have, all they could do was weep.
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They could do was weep. the babylonians asked them
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The babylonians asked them to sing the songs of
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To sing the songs of jerusalem. “let us hear
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Jerusalem. “let us hear those joyful melodies we've
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Those joyful melodies we've always heard about.” the
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Always heard about.” the israelites said, “how can
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Israelites said, “how can we sing?
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We sing? we're in mourning.
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We're in mourning. we're captive, our hearts
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We're captive, our hearts are too heavy, the pain too
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Are too heavy, the pain too real, the suffering too
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Real, the suffering too great.” they hung up their
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Great.” they hung up their harps on the willow trees.
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Harps on the willow trees. they put away their
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They put away their instruments.
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Instruments. they were in a season of
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They were in a season of weeping.
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Weeping. sometimes we think it's
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Sometimes we think it's weak to weep.
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Weak to weep. “come on, be strong.
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“come on, be strong. get it together.” but god
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Get it together.” but god made us to feel things.
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Made us to feel things. there are times the
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There are times the pressure is so great, the
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Pressure is so great, the loss so heavy, the
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Loss so heavy, the disappointment so
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Disappointment so discouraging, we don't
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Discouraging, we don't think we can go on.
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Think we can go on. that's why he said, weeping
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That's why he said, weeping may endure for a night.
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May endure for a night. you may go through a season
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You may go through a season of weeping.
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Of weeping. something that's breaking
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Something that's breaking your heart, it feels too
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Your heart, it feels too much to carry.
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Much to carry. weeping is not a lack of
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Weeping is not a lack of faith.
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Faith. it doesn't mean you're not
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It doesn't mean you're not tough enough.
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Tough enough. it means that your heart is
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It means that your heart is working.
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Working. it means that you care
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It means that you care deeply.
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Deeply. one time david came back
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One time david came back home and saw his city had
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Home and saw his city had been attacked.
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Been attacked. all the wives and children
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All the wives and children had been kidnapped.
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Had been kidnapped. the scripture says, “he
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The scripture says, “he wept until he could not
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Wept until he could not weep anymore.” now david
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Weep anymore.” now david was a warrior; he had
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Was a warrior; he had killed a lion and a bear
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Killed a lion and a bear with his hands.
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With his hands. he had defeated goliath.
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He had defeated goliath. he was this strong, feared,
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He was this strong, feared, courageous leader, but
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Courageous leader, but there were times he felt so
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There were times he felt so overcome, so heavy that he
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Overcome, so heavy that he wept.
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Wept. that's the way the
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That's the way the israelites were.
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Israelites were. there was nothing they
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There was nothing they could do.
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Could do. they were slaves.
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They were slaves. the babylonians were
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The babylonians were bigger, stronger, had more
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Bigger, stronger, had more people, more equipment.
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People, more equipment. it looked like the
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It looked like the suffering, the heartache,
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Suffering, the heartache, the weeping was permanent.
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The weeping was permanent. how could they ever break
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How could they ever break free?
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Free? but here's the key.
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But here's the key. god has already scheduled a
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God has already scheduled a time to end the suffering.
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Time to end the suffering. he's already set the time
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He's already set the time to end the heartache, to
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To end the heartache, to bring you out of what's
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Bring you out of what's held you captive, to turn
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Held you captive, to turn around what's causing the
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Around what's causing the tears.
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Tears. after the israelites had
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After the israelites had suffered a little while,
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Suffered a little while, after they had gone through
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After they had gone through that season of weeping, god
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That season of weeping, god himself said, “i'm coming
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Himself said, “i'm coming down to do something about
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Down to do something about it.” god is not going to
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It.” god is not going to let someone continue to
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Let someone continue to mistreat you, to keep you
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Mistreat you, to keep you at a disadvantage, where
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At a disadvantage, where that burden, that heaviness
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That burden, that heaviness becomes permanent.
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Becomes permanent. you may not be able to do
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You may not be able to do anything about it.
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Anything about it. it's too much for you, but
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It's too much for you, but it's not too much for our
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It's not too much for our god.
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God. one touch of his favor and
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One touch of his favor and things will shift. chains
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Things will shift. chains will break.
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Will break. that child will turn
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That child will turn around, that addiction will
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Around, that addiction will be broken, that sickness
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Be broken, that sickness will come to an end.
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Will come to an end. “joel, i don't see how my
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“joel, i don't see how my situation could ever work
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Situation could ever work out.
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Out. with what i've been
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With what i've been through, with what i'm up
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Through, with what i'm up against now, how could i
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Against now, how could i ever be happy again?”
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Ever be happy again?” you're looking at it in
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You're looking at it in the natural, but god is
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The natural, but god is supernatural.
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Supernatural. he's not going to leave
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He's not going to leave you in a broken place, a
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You in a broken place, a wounded place, a lonely
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Wounded place, a lonely place.
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Place. he wouldn't have allowed
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He wouldn't have allowed the suffering if he wasn't
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The suffering if he wasn't going to bring you out
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Going to bring you out better.
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Better. the suffering is a setup
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The suffering is a setup for god to show out in your
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For god to show out in your life.
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Life. he turns mourning into
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He turns mourning into dancing, sorrow into joy.
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Dancing, sorrow into joy. the greater the adversity,
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The greater the adversity, the greater the joy.
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The greater the joy. the greater the suffering,
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The greater the suffering, the greater the blessing.
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The greater the blessing. the message translation
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The message translation says, “the suffering is not
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Says, “the suffering is not forever.
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Forever. it won't be long before our
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It won't be long before our great god will have you put
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Great god will have you put together and back on your
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Together and back on your feet.
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Feet. he has the final say, yes,
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He has the final say, yes, he does.” you may be in a
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He does.” you may be in a season of struggle, god is
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Season of struggle, god is saying, “it won't be long
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Saying, “it won't be long till i have you back on
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Till i have you back on your feet.” it won't be
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Your feet.” it won't be long till your health turns
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Long till your health turns around, till that child
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Around, till that child gets back on course, till
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Gets back on course, till that situation in your
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That situation in your marriage resolves.
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Marriage resolves. it may look like the enemy
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It may look like the enemy has won.
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Has won. like with the israelites,
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Like with the israelites, he has you captive, it
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He has you captive, it seems permanent.
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Seems permanent. the good news is god has
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The good news is god has the final say.
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The final say. he's in control not just of
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He's in control not just of your life, he's in control
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Your life, he's in control of your circumstances.
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Of your circumstances. nothing can stand against
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Nothing can stand against him. when it's your time,
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Him. when it's your time, doors will open, freedom
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Doors will open, freedom will come, healing will
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Will come, healing will show up, good breaks will
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Show up, good breaks will find you.
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Find you. the scripture says, “when
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The scripture says, “when god turned the captivity of
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God turned the captivity of the israelites, it was like
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The israelites, it was like a dream. their mouth was
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A dream. their mouth was filled with laughter and
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Filled with laughter and their lips with songs of
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Their lips with songs of joy.” imagine the
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Joy.” imagine the israelites, back home in
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Israelites, back home in jerusalem, laughing with
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Jerusalem, laughing with their families, singing
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Their families, singing songs of joy.
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Songs of joy. these were the same people
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These were the same people that earlier thought the
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That earlier thought the suffering was permanent.
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Suffering was permanent. the same ones that were
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The same ones that were sitting by the rivers in
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Sitting by the rivers in babylon, weeping and
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Babylon, weeping and weeping, thinking they had
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Weeping, thinking they had seen their best days.
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Seen their best days. now they're not only free,
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Now they're not only free, not just back home, but
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Not just back home, but they're filled with
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They're filled with laughter.
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Laughter. their joy is overflowing.
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Their joy is overflowing. that's the way our god is.
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That's the way our god is. he's not just going to
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He's not just going to bring you out; he's going
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Bring you out; he's going to make the enemy pay.
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To make the enemy pay. all the suffering, sadness,
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All the suffering, sadness, heartache, god is going to
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Heartache, god is going to pay you back with more joy.
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Pay you back with more joy. you're going to be happier
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You're going to be happier than you've ever been.
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Than you've ever been. you're going to laugh more
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You're going to laugh more than you've ever laughed.
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Than you've ever laughed. like with them, when you
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Like with them, when you see what god does, it's
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See what god does, it's going to be like a dream.
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Going to be like a dream. you're going to be amazed
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You're going to be amazed at how god restores you,
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At how god restores you, reenergizes you, takes you
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Reenergizes you, takes you where you never thought
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Where you never thought possible.
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Possible. when my father passed, that
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When my father passed, that was the biggest challenge i
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Was the biggest challenge i ever faced.
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Ever faced. i didn't see that coming.
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I didn't see that coming. i went through that season
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I went through that season of sorrow.
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Of sorrow. i missed my father.
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I missed my father. a season of suffering,
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A season of suffering, trying to learn how to
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Trying to learn how to minister, figure out who i
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Minister, figure out who i was, how to overcome
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Was, how to overcome negative voices.
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Negative voices. many nights, i'd get up at
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Many nights, i'd get up at three in the morning to
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Three in the morning to write my messages.
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Write my messages. not sure if i would finish
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Not sure if i would finish in time.
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In time. it was stressful, at times
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It was stressful, at times i felt overwhelmed.
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I felt overwhelmed. but i've learned in those
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But i've learned in those seasons of suffering,
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Seasons of suffering, seasons of struggle,
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Seasons of struggle, something is happening on
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Something is happening on the inside of us.
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The inside of us. there's a strength, a
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There's a strength, a perseverance, a resolve,
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Perseverance, a resolve, that's being developed.
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That's being developed. if we have the right
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If we have the right attitude, we're learning to
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Attitude, we're learning to trust god in a greater way.
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Trust god in a greater way. even when we feel weak,
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Even when we feel weak, when we don't think we have
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When we don't think we have the faith, god is using
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The faith, god is using that struggle in ways we
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That struggle in ways we can't see.
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Can't see. it's not working against
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It's not working against you, it's working for you.
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You, it's working for you. it's getting you prepared
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It's getting you prepared for something amazing
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For something amazing that's coming.
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That's coming. after i had suffered a
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After i had suffered a little while, not my whole
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Little while, not my whole life, god turned things in
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Life, god turned things in my favor.
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My favor. i can say like the
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I can say like the israelites, it's been like
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Israelites, it's been like a dream. i never imagined
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A dream. i never imagined where god was taking me.
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Where god was taking me. but here's the point, when
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But here's the point, when you're in the suffering, in
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You're in the suffering, in the struggle, in the
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The struggle, in the mourning, you can't see
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Mourning, you can't see what god is about to do.
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What god is about to do. most of the time, god
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Most of the time, god doesn't show you what's in
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Doesn't show you what's in store.
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Store. all you can see is more of
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All you can see is more of the same.
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The same. “the babylonians are bigger.
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“the babylonians are bigger. there's no way i can get
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There's no way i can get out.
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Out. no way i can get well.
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No way i can get well. no way i'll be happy after
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No way i'll be happy after this breakup.” don't let
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This breakup.” don't let the size of the babylonians
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The size of the babylonians fool you.
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Fool you. don't let those bad breaks,
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Don't let those bad breaks, what you've been through
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What you've been through convince you that the
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Convince you that the suffering is permanent.
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Suffering is permanent. in just a little while, our
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In just a little while, our great god is not only going
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Great god is not only going to show up and not only
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To show up and not only turn it around but he's
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Turn it around but he's going to fill your mouth
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Going to fill your mouth with laughter.
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With laughter. that means no more
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That means no more heartache, no more
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Heartache, no more suffering, no more
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Suffering, no more loneliness.
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Loneliness. god is about to do a new
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God is about to do a new thing.
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Thing. he's saying, you've
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He's saying, you've suffered long enough.
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Suffered long enough. you've put up with the
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You've put up with the trouble, the heartache, the
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Trouble, the heartache, the sorrow.
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Sorrow. those tears of sadness are
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Those tears of sadness are coming to an end.
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Coming to an end. you're going to see tears
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You're going to see tears of joy, tears of gratitude,
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Of joy, tears of gratitude, tears of thanksgiving,
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Tears of thanksgiving, amazed at the goodness of
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Amazed at the goodness of god.
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God. there was a young woman
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There was a young woman that came down for prayer
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That came down for prayer with her husband.
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With her husband. she was expecting her first
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She was expecting her first child, twelve weeks
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Child, twelve weeks pregnant, but she lost the
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Pregnant, but she lost the baby.
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Baby. this was her sixth
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This was her sixth miscarriage.
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Miscarriage. she had not carried a child
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She had not carried a child this long.
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This long. she'd had hoped that this
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She'd had hoped that this would be the one, but
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Would be the one, but unfortunately it didn't
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Unfortunately it didn't happen.
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Happen. as she was telling me,
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As she was telling me, these big tears were
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These big tears were streaming down her cheeks.
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Streaming down her cheeks. her husband weeping beside
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Her husband weeping beside her.
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Her. the pain is real, the
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The pain is real, the heartbreak is heavy.
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Heartbreak is heavy. the beauty of our god is he
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The beauty of our god is he can feel what we feel.
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Can feel what we feel. when jesus saw mary and
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When jesus saw mary and martha weeping at the death
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Martha weeping at the death of their brother, the
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Of their brother, the scripture says, “jesus
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Scripture says, “jesus wept.” what's interesting
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Wept.” what's interesting is he already knew he was
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Is he already knew he was going to raise lazarus.
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Going to raise lazarus. he already knew it was
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He already knew it was going to have a good
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Going to have a good outcome, but he was moved
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Outcome, but he was moved by mary and martha's tears.
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By mary and martha's tears. he could feel their
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He could feel their heartbreak, their sorrow.
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Heartbreak, their sorrow. he began to weep with them.
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He began to weep with them. there are times when life
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There are times when life throws us such a blow all
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Throws us such a blow all we can do is weep.
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We can do is weep. but know this, when you
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But know this, when you weep, god weeps.
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Weep, god weeps. when you're heartbroken,
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When you're heartbroken, god feels it.
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God feels it. when you don't think you
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When you don't think you can go on, you feel
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Can go on, you feel overwhelmed, god is right
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Overwhelmed, god is right there with you.
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There with you. the scripture says, “he's
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The scripture says, “he's close to the brokenhearted.”
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Close to the brokenhearted.” i told that couple what i'm
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I told that couple what i'm telling you, you may be
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Telling you, you may be weeping now but joy is
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Weeping now but joy is coming.
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Coming. being heartbroken is not
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Being heartbroken is not how your story ends.
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How your story ends. i love what jesus promised.
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I love what jesus promised. blessed are those who weep,
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Blessed are those who weep, for in due time you will
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For in due time you will laugh.
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Laugh. it seems like he would say
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It seems like he would say you're blessed when the
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You're blessed when the problem turns around, not
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Problem turns around, not when you weep.
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When you weep. you're blessed when you're
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You're blessed when you're promoted, you're blessed
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Promoted, you're blessed when the healing comes.
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When the healing comes. but he said when you weep,
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But he said when you weep, when your heart is broken,
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When your heart is broken, when the load seems too
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When the load seems too heavy, you're blessed,
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Heavy, you're blessed, because he's about to step
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Because he's about to step in and turn things around.
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In and turn things around. he's about to make up for
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He's about to make up for what you've lost. he's
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What you've lost. he's about to pay you back for
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About to pay you back for the trouble.
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The trouble. those tears are painful,
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Those tears are painful, but god is about to fill
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But god is about to fill your mouth with laughter.
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Your mouth with laughter. when you're in those
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When you're in those suffering seasons, those
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Suffering seasons, those weeping seasons, those
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Weeping seasons, those seasons of struggle, you
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Seasons of struggle, you need to keep this promise
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Need to keep this promise in your spirit, “i may be
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In your spirit, “i may be weeping now but i know joy
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Weeping now but i know joy is coming.
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Is coming. these may be tears of
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These may be tears of sadness, but i know i'm
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Sadness, but i know i'm going to laugh again.”
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Going to laugh again.” we prayed and the couple
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We prayed and the couple went back to their seat.
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Went back to their seat. two years later they came
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Two years later they came to the reception after the
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To the reception after the service.
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Service. she had the biggest smile;
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She had the biggest smile; her husband was beaming
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Her husband was beaming from ear to ear.
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From ear to ear. they were each holding a
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They were each holding a nine-month-old baby.
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Nine-month-old baby. they had twin girls.
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They had twin girls. those same tears were
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Those same tears were flowing down their faces,
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Flowing down their faces, but this time they were
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But this time they were tears of joy.
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Tears of joy. they were tears of
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They were tears of gratefulness.
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Gratefulness. she said, “we're so happy.
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She said, “we're so happy. we were believing for one
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We were believing for one child, we never dreamed god
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Child, we never dreamed god would give us two.” that's
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Would give us two.” that's the way god is.
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The way god is. he's going to pay you back
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He's going to pay you back for the suffering.
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For the suffering. he's going to take what was
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He's going to take what was meant for harm and turn it
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Meant for harm and turn it to your advantage.
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To your advantage. i can't promise you that
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I can't promise you that you won't have suffering,
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You won't have suffering, you won't have tears,
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You won't have tears, things that are not fair,
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Things that are not fair, burdens you don't deserve.
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Burdens you don't deserve. but i can promise you that
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But i can promise you that god feels what you feel,
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God feels what you feel, that he's right there with
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That he's right there with you, and that the suffering
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You, and that the suffering is not permanent.
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Is not permanent. there will be a time when
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There will be a time when the suffering is gone and
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The suffering is gone and you have the baby, you have
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You have the baby, you have the promise, you have the
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The promise, you have the healing, you have the
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Healing, you have the victory.
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Victory. you're not just out of the
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You're not just out of the hardship, but you're amazed
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Hardship, but you're amazed at what god has done.
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At what god has done. psalm 126 says, “those who
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Psalm 126 says, “those who went off with heavy hearts
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Went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing
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Will come home laughing with armloads of
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With armloads of blessings.” yes, we all
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Blessings.” yes, we all have times where our hearts
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Have times where our hearts are heavy, we go through a
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Are heavy, we go through a loss, a bad medical report,
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Loss, a bad medical report, being mistreated on the job.
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Being mistreated on the job. it can feel like a dead
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It can feel like a dead end, it will never change.
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End, it will never change. no look at the rest of the
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No look at the rest of the scripture.
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Scripture. your heart may be heavy but
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Your heart may be heavy but you're going to come home
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You're going to come home laughing; how?
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Laughing; how? with armloads of blessings.
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With armloads of blessings. that tells me god is going
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That tells me god is going to make the enemy pay for
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To make the enemy pay for the trouble.
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The trouble. he's going to bring you out
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He's going to bring you out better than you were before.
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Better than you were before. that young couple standing
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That young couple standing in front of me were holding
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In front of me were holding two babies.
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Two babies. that was literally armloads
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That was literally armloads of blessings.
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Of blessings. you may have something
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You may have something heavy on you today, like
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Heavy on you today, like you're carrying sorrow,
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You're carrying sorrow, carrying pain; god's about
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Carrying pain; god's about to do an exchange.
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To do an exchange. instead of carrying the
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Instead of carrying the pain of not being able to
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Pain of not being able to have children, how about
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Have children, how about carrying two babies.
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Carrying two babies. instead of carrying the
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Instead of carrying the sorrow, how about carrying
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Sorrow, how about carrying joy.
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Joy. instead of carrying the
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Instead of carrying the hurt from the breakup,
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Hurt from the breakup, carrying the loneliness how
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Carrying the loneliness how about someone great walking
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About someone great walking into your life.
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Into your life. now you're laughing, now
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Now you're laughing, now you're dreaming, now you're
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You're dreaming, now you're living a victorious life.
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Living a victorious life. that's how good god is.
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That's how good god is. you go out with a heavy
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You go out with a heavy heart, and you come back
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Heart, and you come back laughing, loaded down with
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Laughing, loaded down with blessings, with peace, with
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Blessings, with peace, with favor, with victory.
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Favor, with victory. in the scripture, job went
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In the scripture, job went through a season of
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Through a season of suffering.
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Suffering. there was a lot of pain and
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There was a lot of pain and heartache.
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Heartache. he had done nothing wrong.
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He had done nothing wrong. job was a good man.
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Job was a good man. the scripture says he was
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The scripture says he was blameless.
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Blameless. he had integrity, that he
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He had integrity, that he stayed away evil.
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Stayed away evil. everything was going great,
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Everything was going great, then the bottom fell out.
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Then the bottom fell out. he lost his business, he
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He lost his business, he lost his children, he lost
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Lost his children, he lost his health.
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His health. sometimes when it rains, it
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Sometimes when it rains, it pours.
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Pours. thoughts will try to
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Thoughts will try to convince you that the
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Convince you that the suffering is permanent.
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Suffering is permanent. that it's too bad, it's
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That it's too bad, it's been too long, there's no
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Been too long, there's no way it could work out now.
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Way it could work out now. but god won't let you get
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But god won't let you get in a problem that he can't
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In a problem that he can't bring you out of.
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Bring you out of. the enemy is not in control
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The enemy is not in control of your life, god is.
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Of your life, god is. satan had to ask god for
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Satan had to ask god for permission to test job.
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Permission to test job. he didn't just come put all
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He didn't just come put all this trouble on him.
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This trouble on him. there's a bloodline around
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There's a bloodline around your life that the enemy
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Your life that the enemy cannot cross without god's
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Cannot cross without god's permission.
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Permission. that's why we can stay in
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That's why we can stay in peace even in times of
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Peace even in times of trouble.
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Trouble. sometimes it's simply a
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Sometimes it's simply a test. how are we going to
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Test. how are we going to respond in the suffering
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Respond in the suffering seasons, in the seasons of
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Seasons, in the seasons of struggle, when it's not
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Struggle, when it's not fair, we're doing the right
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Fair, we're doing the right thing, but the wrong thing
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Thing, but the wrong thing has happened.
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Has happened. job was so distraught that
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Job was so distraught that he tore his robe in grief
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He tore his robe in grief and sat down among the
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And sat down among the ashes.
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Ashes. after all the heartache,
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After all the heartache, all the loss, he was
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All the loss, he was overwhelmed.
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Overwhelmed. you can't just pray this
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You can't just pray this away, have enough faith so
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Away, have enough faith so it doesn't affect you.
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It doesn't affect you. it's okay to feel things.
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It's okay to feel things. it's not a lack of faith to
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It's not a lack of faith to say, “god, my heart is
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Say, “god, my heart is heavy.
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Heavy. i'm grieving.
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I'm grieving. i don't think i can go on.”
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I don't think i can go on.” when jesus was on his way
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When jesus was on his way to be crucified, he fell
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To be crucified, he fell down under the weight of
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Down under the weight of the cross.
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The cross. he couldn't carry it
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He couldn't carry it anymore.
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Anymore. here he's the son of god.
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Here he's the son of god. yet in his human body, he
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Yet in his human body, he didn't have the strength.
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Didn't have the strength. god didn't say, “son,
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God didn't say, “son, what's wrong with you?
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What's wrong with you? you need to be stronger,
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You need to be stronger, tougher.” no, god sent a
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Tougher.” no, god sent a man named simon to carry it
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Man named simon to carry it for him. sometimes you
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For him. sometimes you can't carry the weight of
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Can't carry the weight of what you're under.
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What you're under. you can't carry the
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You can't carry the pressure.
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Pressure. job was honest. he sat down
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Job was honest. he sat down and said, “god, i can't
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And said, “god, i can't take it anymore.” he
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Take it anymore.” he started complaining.
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Started complaining. he said, “why was i born?
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He said, “why was i born? you should have let me die
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You should have let me die at birth, god i hate my
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At birth, god i hate my life.” he didn't hold
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Life.” he didn't hold anything back.
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Anything back. one thing i love about god
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One thing i love about god is he's merciful.
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Is he's merciful. he doesn't hold things
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He doesn't hold things against us.
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Against us. if we had to perform
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If we had to perform perfectly, never complain,
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Perfectly, never complain, always have strong,
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Always have strong, unwavering faith, none of
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Unwavering faith, none of us would have a chance.
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Us would have a chance. god knows when the pressure
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God knows when the pressure is so strong, the weight so
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Is so strong, the weight so heavy that you can't carry
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Heavy that you can't carry it by yourself.
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It by yourself. job finally got past all
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Job finally got past all the doubt, the fear, the
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The doubt, the fear, the self-pity.
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Self-pity. he looked up and said, “i
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He looked up and said, “i know my redeemer lives.
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Know my redeemer lives. god even if you slay me,
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God even if you slay me, i'm still going to trust
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I'm still going to trust you.”
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You.” while job was sitting in
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While job was sitting in the ashes, boils all over
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The ashes, boils all over his body, going through
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His body, going through loss and heartache.
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Loss and heartache. god said, “i will yet fill
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God said, “i will yet fill your mouth with laughter
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Your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts
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And your lips with shouts of joy.” i'm sure job
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Of joy.” i'm sure job thought, “god are you
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Thought, “god are you kidding?
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Kidding? you're telling me, with all
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You're telling me, with all my trouble, that i'm going
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My trouble, that i'm going to laugh again, that i'm
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To laugh again, that i'm going to be happy, that i'm
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Going to be happy, that i'm still going to enjoy my
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Still going to enjoy my life.” that's the promise
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Life.” that's the promise all through the scripture,
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All through the scripture, weeping endures for a
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Weeping endures for a night, but joy is coming.
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Night, but joy is coming. after you have suffered a
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After you have suffered a little while, god will step
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Little while, god will step in and put you back on your
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In and put you back on your feet.
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Feet. that's what happened with
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That's what happened with job.
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Job. god not only healed him,
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God not only healed him, not only restored what he
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Not only restored what he had lost, but he gave him
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Had lost, but he gave him twice what he had before.
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Twice what he had before. he came out with twice the
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He came out with twice the cattle, twice the sheep;
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Cattle, twice the sheep; had twice the children.
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Had twice the children. like the israelites, he
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Like the israelites, he went out with a heavy
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Went out with a heavy heart, but he came back
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Heart, but he came back full of joy, with armloads
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Full of joy, with armloads of blessings.
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Of blessings. the scripture says, “after
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The scripture says, “after this challenge, job lived a
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This challenge, job lived a hundred and forty years and
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Hundred and forty years and saw his children and
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Saw his children and grandchildren down to four
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Grandchildren down to four generations.
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Generations. he died an old man, having
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He died an old man, having lived a long, good life.”
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Lived a long, good life.” some scholars say that
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Some scholars say that whole trial lasted less
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Whole trial lasted less than a year.
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Than a year. it wasn't decades of his
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It wasn't decades of his life; it was just a season.
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Life; it was just a season. all of us are going to have
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All of us are going to have some of these seasons of
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Some of these seasons of suffering, seasons of
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Suffering, seasons of struggle, seasons when it's
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Struggle, seasons when it's not fair.
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Not fair. like job, you'll be tempted
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Like job, you'll be tempted to get bitter, blame god,
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To get bitter, blame god, give up on your dreams. but
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Give up on your dreams. but you have to remember god is
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You have to remember god is still on the throne.
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Still on the throne. the enemy didn't take
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The enemy didn't take control of your life.
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Control of your life. god is yet going to fill
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God is yet going to fill your mouth with laughter.
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Your mouth with laughter. he's still going to bring
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He's still going to bring you home with armloads of
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You home with armloads of blessings.
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Blessings. not the same way you were,
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Not the same way you were, but stronger, healthier,
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But stronger, healthier, promoted, at a new level of
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Promoted, at a new level of your destiny.
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Your destiny. god told abraham and sarah
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God told abraham and sarah that they were going to
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That they were going to have a baby, but they were
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Have a baby, but they were both way too old.
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Both way too old. sarah had been barren her
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Sarah had been barren her whole life.
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Whole life. sarah heard ths promise
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Sarah heard ths promise but it was so far out, she
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But it was so far out, she laughed in disbelief.
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Laughed in disbelief. she said, “how could an old
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She said, “how could an old woman like me have a
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Woman like me have a child?” years went by and
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Child?” years went by and no sign of a baby.
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No sign of a baby. i can imagine sarah seeing
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I can imagine sarah seeing other women having children.
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Other women having children. laughing, playing.
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Laughing, playing. she thought, “god, why
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She thought, “god, why won't it happen for me?”
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Won't it happen for me?” she finally accepted that
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She finally accepted that it wasn't meant to be.
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It wasn't meant to be. but just because you give
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But just because you give up doesn't mean god gives
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Up doesn't mean god gives up.
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Up. at ninety years old,
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At ninety years old, against all odds, sarah got
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Against all odds, sarah got pregnant and gave birth to
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Pregnant and gave birth to a son.
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A son. she named him isaac, which
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She named him isaac, which means laughter.
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Means laughter. she said in genesis, “god
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She said in genesis, “god has brought me laughter and
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Has brought me laughter and all who hear about this
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All who hear about this will laugh with me.” she
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Will laugh with me.” she laughed the first time in
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Laughed the first time in doubt, thinking, “there's
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Doubt, thinking, “there's no way.” she thought she
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No way.” she thought she was done, but her next
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Was done, but her next laugh was in amazement.
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Laugh was in amazement. you may have had
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You may have had disappointments; things
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Disappointments; things haven't worked out.
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Haven't worked out. you're in that suffering
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You're in that suffering season.
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Season. you think the struggle, the
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You think the struggle, the weeping is the way it's
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Weeping is the way it's always going to be.
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Always going to be. no, like god did for sarah,
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No, like god did for sarah, you're going to laugh
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You're going to laugh again. it's not too late,
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Again. it's not too late, you haven't had too many
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You haven't had too many bad breaks.
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Bad breaks. god sees what you've been
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God sees what you've been through.
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Through. he sees what wasn't fair.
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He sees what wasn't fair. and he is yet going to fill
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And he is yet going to fill your mouth with laughter.
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Your mouth with laughter. i believe and declare that
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I believe and declare that season of struggle is
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Season of struggle is coming to an end.
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Coming to an end. the suffering season has
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The suffering season has run its course.
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Run its course. you're going to feel that
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You're going to feel that heaviness lift off of you.
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Heaviness lift off of you. you're about to come into
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You're about to come into armloads of blessings.
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Armloads of blessings. something you cannot
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Something you cannot explain, the goodness of
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Explain, the goodness of god, in jesus' name.
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God, in jesus' name. and if you receive it , can you
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And if you receive it , can you say amen?
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It's a new year.
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It's a new year. time to see the impossible
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Time to see the impossible become possible.
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Become possible. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. life's setbacks are about
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Life's setbacks are about to become god's setups
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To become god's setups for new opportunity.
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For new opportunity. it's a new year.
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It's a new year. cherished dreams
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Cherished dreams will become unexpected reality.
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Will become unexpected reality. the start of the new year
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The start of the new year is the perfect time
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Is the perfect time to reset your focus,
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To reset your focus, release disappointments
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Release disappointments of the past,
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Of the past, and get ready for
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And get ready for the new things
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The new things god has in store.
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Every january,
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Every january, we create
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We create a new 365-day
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A new 365-day devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. i'd love to send it to you.
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I'd love to send it to you. each day is filled
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Each day is filled with inspiration,
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With inspiration, scripture, and uplifting
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Scripture, and uplifting declarations
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Declarations to fuel your faith.
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To fuel your faith. when you begin the day thanking
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When you begin the day thanking god for what he's done,
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God for what he's done, speaking victory
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Speaking victory over your future,
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Over your future, you're positioning yourself
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You're positioning yourself for a blessed,
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For a blessed, favor-filled year.
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Favor-filled year. amazing things happen
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Amazing things happen when you keep god first place.
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When you keep god first place. as our way of saying thank you
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As our way of saying thank you for your gift of any amount
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For your gift of any amount this first month of the year,
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This first month of the year, we would like to send you
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A copy
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026
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Aof our brand new 365-day, 2026 devotional calendar.
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Devotional calendar. do you want to overcome
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Do you want to overcome your most pressing
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Your most pressing challenges in 2026?
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Challenges in 2026? do you want to see your life
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Do you want to see your life take off in new directions
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Take off in new directions of influence,
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Of influence, favor and provision
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Favor and provision in the year ahead?
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In the year ahead? with this daily encouragement,
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With this daily encouragement, you'll not only smile
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You'll not only smile at your day,
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At your day, you'll be reminded
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You'll be reminded that god is smiling
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That god is smiling on your entire life.
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On your entire life. each day
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Each day will be a fresh new day.
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Will be a fresh new day. turn discouragement
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Turn discouragement to encouragement.
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To encouragement. frustration to fulfillment.
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Frustration to fulfillment. anxiety to overcoming.
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Anxiety to overcoming. using this devotional calendar
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Using this devotional calendar is as easy as one, two, three.
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Is as easy as one, two, three. one: wake up with an expectancy
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One: wake up with an expectancy in your heart.
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In your heart. two: reflect
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Two: reflect on the daily scripture verse
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On the daily scripture verse and devotional from joel.
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And devotional from joel. three:
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Three: capture the lord's
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Capture the lord's promises to you
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Promises to you on journaling lines
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On journaling lines for writing and reflection.
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For writing and reflection. 2026 is going to be
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2026 is going to be one of your best years ever.
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One of your best years ever. we're going to help you
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We're going to help you stay in faith
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So you can see
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The goodness of god
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The goodness of god in new ways.
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In new ways. victoria and i pray for
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Victoria and i pray for you and your family every day
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You and your family every day and we want to
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And we want to thank you for your prayer
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Thank you for your prayer and support.
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And support. your generosity is impacting
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Your generosity is impacting lives around the world.
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Lives around the world. a special
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A special thank you to our champion
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Thank you to our champion of hope partners
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Of hope partners for your monthly gifts.
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For your monthly gifts. if you're not a partner,
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If you're not a partner, i hope you'll consider
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I hope you'll consider becoming one.
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Becoming one. remember,
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Remember, you can watch the services
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You can watch the services online live
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Online live every sunday morning.
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Every sunday morning. download our daily podcast,
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Download our daily podcast, watch on youtube
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Watch on youtube or the new joel osteen network
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Or the new joel osteen network 24 hours a day.
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24 hours a day. of course,
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Of course, listen live on sirius
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Listen live on sirius xm as well.
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Xm as well. but until we meet again,
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But until we meet again, may the lord bless
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May the lord bless you and keep you.
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You and keep you. request your copy of the 2026
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Request your copy of the 2026 devotional calendar today
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Devotional calendar today with your gift of any amount.
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With your gift of any amount. also, no matter what season
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Also, no matter what season you're in,
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You're in, god wants to speak into each
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God wants to speak into each and every moment.
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And every moment. god's word for
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God's word for every season is a guided
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Every season is a guided journal series
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Journal series designed to help you slow down,
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Designed to help you slow down, write out
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Write out scripture, and reflect
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Scripture, and reflect on its truth,
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On its truth, one verse at a time.
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One verse at a time. as you engage with his word,
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As you engage with his word, you'll discover fresh strength,
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You'll discover fresh strength, deeper peace,
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Deeper peace, and timely encouragement
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And timely encouragement for every step of your journey.
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Joel Osteen - You're Going To Laugh Again

January 19, 2026 | 27:29

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