Joyce Meyer - Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?

July 6, 2026 | 27:29

Bible teacher Joyce Meyer shares timeless scriptural principles to show us how we can embrace the best God has for us each and every day of our lives.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist? | July 6, 2026

>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well, thank you for
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>> joyce: well, thank you for taking this time to be with
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>> joyce: well, thank you for taking this time to be with me today on "enjoying
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Taking this time to be with me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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I'm going to start
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I'm going to start with a question,
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I'm going to start with a question, and it's a big question.
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With a question, and it's a big question. are you an optimist
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And it's a big question. are you an optimist or a pessimist?
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Are you an optimist or a pessimist? are you positive or negative?
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Or a pessimist? are you positive or negative? do you see what's wrong
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Are you positive or negative? do you see what's wrong or what's right?
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Do you see what's wrong or what's right? and it's not wrong
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Or what's right? and it's not wrong to see what's wrong,
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And it's not wrong to see what's wrong, but if that's all you see,
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To see what's wrong, but if that's all you see, then you're gonna live
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But if that's all you see, then you're gonna live a pretty miserable life.
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Then you're gonna live a pretty miserable life. are you what they
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A pretty miserable life. are you what they call half glass empty
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Are you what they call half glass empty or half glass full?
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Call half glass empty or half glass full? you know,
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Or half glass full? you know, i used to be so negative.
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You know, i used to be so negative. my father was very negative,
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I used to be so negative. my father was very negative, and he actually taught
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My father was very negative, and he actually taught me to be negative.
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He told us, "you can't
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He told us, "you can't trust anybody.
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He told us, "you can't trust anybody. everybody's out to get you."
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Trust anybody. everybody's out to get you." and he just had a sour,
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Everybody's out to get you." and he just had a sour, bitter attitude.
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And he just had a sour, bitter attitude. and so i had had a lot of bad
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Bitter attitude. and so i had had a lot of bad things happen to me.
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And so i had had a lot of bad things happen to me. just a lot--a lot of bad
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Things happen to me. just a lot--a lot of bad things for a long time.
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Just a lot--a lot of bad things for a long time. and i got to the point where
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Things for a long time. and i got to the point where i kind of lived waiting for
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And i got to the point where i kind of lived waiting for the next bad thing to happen.
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And god taught me out
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And god taught me out of proverbs 15:15, that that's
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And god taught me out of proverbs 15:15, that that's called evil forebodings.
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Of proverbs 15:15, that that's called evil forebodings. and if we get to the point
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Where we get so negative that
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Where we get so negative that we're just expecting bad
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Where we get so negative that we're just expecting bad things, then that's all you're
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We're just expecting bad things, then that's all you're ever gonna have, is bad
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Things, then that's all you're ever gonna have, is bad things.
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What we need to do is look
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What we need to do is look for and find the good
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What we need to do is look for and find the good in everything.
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For and find the good in everything. you know, i know people that
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In everything. you know, i know people that are both ways.
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You know, i know people that are both ways. i know some people that are
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Are both ways. i know some people that are just negative.
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I know some people that are just negative. they always find the problem
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Just negative. they always find the problem with everybody
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They always find the problem with everybody or with everything.
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With everybody or with everything. but thankfully, i know several
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Or with everything. but thankfully, i know several people that are just so upbeat
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But thankfully, i know several people that are just so upbeat and positive and encouraging,
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People that are just so upbeat and positive and encouraging, and they make everybody that
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And positive and encouraging, and they make everybody that they get around feel good.
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And they make everybody that they get around feel good. and you might say, "well,
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They get around feel good. and you might say, "well, you know, that's just
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And you might say, "well, you know, that's just my temperament.
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You know, that's just my temperament. i can't help the way i am."
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My temperament. i can't help the way i am." but that's not true.
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I can't help the way i am." but that's not true. i was so negative.
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But that's not true. i was so negative. and god has taught me
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I was so negative. and god has taught me to be a very positive person.
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And god has taught me to be a very positive person. one of the things that i made
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To be a very positive person. one of the things that i made my mind up to several years
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One of the things that i made my mind up to several years ago was to do what the bible
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My mind up to several years ago was to do what the bible says in 1 corinthians 13,
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Ago was to do what the bible says in 1 corinthians 13, talking about love and believe
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Says in 1 corinthians 13, talking about love and believe the best of every person.
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Talking about love and believe the best of every person. now, sometimes you believe
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The best of every person. now, sometimes you believe the best of somebody and yes,
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Now, sometimes you believe the best of somebody and yes, you will get hurt because
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The best of somebody and yes, you will get hurt because it'll turn out that they
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You will get hurt because it'll turn out that they weren't such a great person.
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It'll turn out that they weren't such a great person. we've had that several times.
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Weren't such a great person. we've had that several times. even in ministry,
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We've had that several times. even in ministry, it happens.
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Even in ministry, it happens. but i refuse to punish
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It happens. but i refuse to punish everybody else that i come
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But i refuse to punish everybody else that i come across in the world
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Everybody else that i come across in the world by deciding that they're out
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Across in the world by deciding that they're out to get me and not even giving
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By deciding that they're out to get me and not even giving them a chance to see all
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To get me and not even giving them a chance to see all the good things in them.
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Let's look for the good
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Let's look for the good in people and pray about
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Let's look for the good in people and pray about the things that maybe aren't
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In people and pray about the things that maybe aren't so good.
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The things that maybe aren't so good. james 1:2-4.
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So good. james 1:2-4. "consider it pure joy,
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James 1:2-4. "consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,
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"consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face
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My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
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Whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that
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Trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith
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Because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance"
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The testing of your faith produces perseverance" or the amplified says,
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Produces perseverance" or the amplified says, "patience."
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Or the amplified says, "patience." and i said, "well--" back when
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"patience." and i said, "well--" back when i was in my late 20s and 30s
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And 40s, trials didn't produce
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And 40s, trials didn't produce any perseverance in me.
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And 40s, trials didn't produce any perseverance in me. they produced a lot of other
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Any perseverance in me. they produced a lot of other ugly attitudes.
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They produced a lot of other ugly attitudes. because, you know,
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Ugly attitudes. because, you know, you never know yourself
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Because, you know, you never know yourself any better than how
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You never know yourself any better than how you behave in a trying time,
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Any better than how you behave in a trying time, in a testing time,
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You behave in a trying time, in a testing time, in a time that's personally
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In a testing time, in a time that's personally painful for you, in a time
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In a time that's personally painful for you, in a time when you're being treated
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Painful for you, in a time when you're being treated unjustly or unfairly
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When you're being treated unjustly or unfairly or something suddenly happens
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Unjustly or unfairly or something suddenly happens that's not such a good thing
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Or something suddenly happens that's not such a good thing and you weren't expecting it.
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That's not such a good thing and you weren't expecting it. that's when you see
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And you weren't expecting it. that's when you see the real you.
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That's when you see the real you. and that's when i started
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The real you. and that's when i started to see the real me.
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And that's when i started to see the real me. and i began to realize that
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To see the real me. and i began to realize that everybody else wasn't
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And i began to realize that everybody else wasn't the problem, that i had
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Everybody else wasn't the problem, that i had some problems.
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I had--
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I had-- now, i know this is going
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I had-- now, i know this is going to surprise you, but i had
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Now, i know this is going to surprise you, but i had a bad attitude.
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To surprise you, but i had a bad attitude. can you believe that?
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A bad attitude. can you believe that? and maybe some of you, just
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Can you believe that? and maybe some of you, just maybe one or two watching,
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And maybe some of you, just maybe one or two watching, have a bad attitude,
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Maybe one or two watching, have a bad attitude, an attitude of self pity,
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Have a bad attitude, an attitude of self pity, an attitude of blaming everybody
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An attitude of self pity, an attitude of blaming everybody else for your problems,
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An attitude of blaming everybody else for your problems, or just a negative
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Else for your problems, or just a negative pessimistic attitude.
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Or just a negative pessimistic attitude. you almost don't even want
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Pessimistic attitude. you almost don't even want something good to happen.
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You almost don't even want something good to happen. but you know what?
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Something good to happen. but you know what? thank god, through his grace
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And mercy, we can change,
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And mercy, we can change, or he changes us.
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And mercy, we can change, or he changes us. we can't do it on our own,
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Or he changes us. we can't do it on our own, but if we ask him to do it
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We can't do it on our own, but if we ask him to do it and cooperate with him,
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But if we ask him to do it and cooperate with him, he'll do it.
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And cooperate with him, he'll do it. and now i am very positive.
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He'll do it. and now i am very positive. positive to the point where
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And now i am very positive. positive to the point where being around somebody negative
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Positive to the point where being around somebody negative actually aggravates me.
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"let patience finish its work
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"let patience finish its work so that you may be mature
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"let patience finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking
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So that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
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And complete, not lacking anything." so when we become totally
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Patient, says "we won't
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Patient, says "we won't lack anything."
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Patient, says "we won't lack anything." one translation says,
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Lack anything." one translation says, "you won't want anything."
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One translation says, "you won't want anything." and you think, "well, how
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"you won't want anything." and you think, "well, how could i want nothing?"
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And you think, "well, how could i want nothing?" well, if you're totally
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Could i want nothing?" well, if you're totally patient, you're satisfied
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Well, if you're totally patient, you're satisfied where you're at while you're
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Patient, you're satisfied where you're at while you're waiting for god to do whatever
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Where you're at while you're waiting for god to do whatever he's gonna do.
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Waiting for god to do whatever he's gonna do. no one enjoys difficulty.
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He's gonna do. no one enjoys difficulty. but looking for the good
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No one enjoys difficulty. but looking for the good in every difficulty
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But looking for the good in every difficulty gives you hope.
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In every difficulty gives you hope. and it not only helps you,
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Gives you hope. and it not only helps you, but it helps all the people
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And it not only helps you, but it helps all the people around you.
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But it helps all the people around you. see, there's something that
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Around you. see, there's something that i believe that the bible says
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See, there's something that i believe that the bible says that helps me to be positive.
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And i hope you believe it too.
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And i hope you believe it too. it's romans 8:28.
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And i hope you believe it too. it's romans 8:28. it says that "all things work
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It's romans 8:28. it says that "all things work together for good,
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It says that "all things work together for good, to those who are called
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Together for good, to those who are called according to his purpose and
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To those who are called according to his purpose and who love him."
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All things work
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All things work together for good.
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All things work together for good. they may not all be good,
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Together for good. they may not all be good, but they can work out for good.
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They may not all be good, but they can work out for good. god can take any bad situation
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But they can work out for good. god can take any bad situation and turn it around into
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God can take any bad situation and turn it around into something positive.
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And turn it around into something positive. if you listen to my program
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Something positive. if you listen to my program very much, i'm sure you
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If you listen to my program very much, i'm sure you already know this, but maybe
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Very much, i'm sure you already know this, but maybe you don't.
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Already know this, but maybe you don't. maybe this is your first time
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You don't. maybe this is your first time to watch the program.
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Maybe this is your first time to watch the program. and i was sexually abused
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To watch the program. and i was sexually abused by my dad for all my years
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And i was sexually abused by my dad for all my years growing up.
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By my dad for all my years growing up. and my mother knew about it,
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Growing up. and my mother knew about it, but she was too fearful to try
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And my mother knew about it, but she was too fearful to try to do anything about it,
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But she was too fearful to try to do anything about it, so she just kind of abandoned
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To do anything about it, so she just kind of abandoned me to it.
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So she just kind of abandoned me to it. i reached out for help
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Me to it. i reached out for help to a few people
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I reached out for help to a few people and they didn't
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To a few people and they didn't want to get involved.
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And they didn't want to get involved. and so i finally just decided,
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Want to get involved. and so i finally just decided, "well, i'm gonna survive this.
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And so i finally just decided, "well, i'm gonna survive this. i'm gonna survive this."
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"well, i'm gonna survive this. i'm gonna survive this." and as soon as i was 18, one
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I'm gonna survive this." and as soon as i was 18, one night when my dad was at work,
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And as soon as i was 18, one night when my dad was at work, i packed my clothes
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Night when my dad was at work, i packed my clothes and i left home.
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I packed my clothes and i left home. well, i married the first guy
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And i left home. well, i married the first guy that came along because
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Well, i married the first guy that came along because i was afraid nobody would
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That came along because i was afraid nobody would ever want me.
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I was afraid nobody would ever want me. and that was another five
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Ever want me. and that was another five year nightmare.
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And that was another five year nightmare. so i was actually 23 when
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Year nightmare. so i was actually 23 when i met the man i've been married
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So i was actually 23 when i met the man i've been married to now for almost 60 years.
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I met the man i've been married to now for almost 60 years. in january, it'll be 59 years...
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To now for almost 60 years. in january, it'll be 59 years... 59 years.
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In january, it'll be 59 years... 59 years. and no, they haven't all been
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59 years. and no, they haven't all been blissful and wonderful,
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And no, they haven't all been blissful and wonderful, but i've had a good marriage.
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Blissful and wonderful, but i've had a good marriage. dave and i have had a lot
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But i've had a good marriage. dave and i have had a lot of fun together.
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Dave and i have had a lot of fun together. we've had a few arguments,
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Of fun together. we've had a few arguments, well, maybe more than a few,
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We've had a few arguments, well, maybe more than a few, especially earlier in life,
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Well, maybe more than a few, especially earlier in life, but we hardly ever argue now.
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You know, the older you get,
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You know, the older you get, the more you realize what
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You know, the older you get, the more you realize what a waste of time it is.
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The more you realize what a waste of time it is. "all things work
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A waste of time it is. "all things work together for good."
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"all things work together for good." i had that horrible beginning,
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But i'm having a great finish.
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But i'm having a great finish. and if you would have asked me
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But i'm having a great finish. and if you would have asked me when i was 23 did i believe
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And if you would have asked me when i was 23 did i believe that i could ever be this
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When i was 23 did i believe that i could ever be this happy or that my life could
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That i could ever be this happy or that my life could ever be this good, i would
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Happy or that my life could ever be this good, i would have laughed in your face
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Ever be this good, i would have laughed in your face and thought you were
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Have laughed in your face and thought you were totally crazy.
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And thought you were totally crazy. but god has changed me.
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Totally crazy. but god has changed me. and if you let him change you,
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But god has changed me. and if you let him change you, then the things around you
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And if you let him change you, then the things around you will also begin to change.
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Then the things around you will also begin to change. we have issues, we have
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Will also begin to change. we have issues, we have problems like everybody else,
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We have issues, we have problems like everybody else, but god has changed
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Problems like everybody else, but god has changed us on the inside.
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But god has changed us on the inside. and so we don't look at them
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Us on the inside. and so we don't look at them the same way that we used to.
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And so we don't look at them the same way that we used to. you know, every problem,
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The same way that we used to. you know, every problem, every trial that you have will
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You know, every problem, every trial that you have will come to an end.
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Every trial that you have will come to an end. it'll come to an end.
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Come to an end. it'll come to an end. this too shall pass.
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It'll come to an end. this too shall pass. one of the things we say
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This too shall pass. one of the things we say around here at joyce meyer
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One of the things we say around here at joyce meyer ministries is: this will end
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Around here at joyce meyer ministries is: this will end well.
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Ministries is: this will end well. it's not much fun while it's
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Well. it's not much fun while it's going on, but this will
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It's not much fun while it's going on, but this will end well.
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Ephesians 5:20 says that we
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Ephesians 5:20 says that we should "always give thanks
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Ephesians 5:20 says that we should "always give thanks to god the father for
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Should "always give thanks to god the father for everything in the name
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To god the father for everything in the name of our lord jesus christ."
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Everything in the name of our lord jesus christ." every situation you're in,
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Of our lord jesus christ." every situation you're in, that's a sour situation,
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If you look for it,
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If you look for it, you can find something
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If you look for it, you can find something good that's in it,
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You can find something good that's in it, or you can believe by faith
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Good that's in it, or you can believe by faith that something good will
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Or you can believe by faith that something good will come out of it.
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That something good will come out of it. testing makes us strong.
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Come out of it. testing makes us strong. it really does.
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Testing makes us strong. it really does. the more you go through
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It really does. the more you go through different things, the less
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The more you go through different things, the less they bother you.
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Different things, the less they bother you. every time you see god show up
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They bother you. every time you see god show up in your life, every time you
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Every time you see god show up in your life, every time you have a trial and he comes
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In your life, every time you have a trial and he comes through for you, it makes
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Have a trial and he comes through for you, it makes you stronger the next time.
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Always thank god
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Always thank god in everything.
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Always thank god in everything. but you know, you can't
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In everything. but you know, you can't do that unless you believe
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But you know, you can't do that unless you believe that he will work good
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Do that unless you believe that he will work good out of all things.
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That he will work good out of all things. do you focus on what you have
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Out of all things. do you focus on what you have or what you don't have?
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Do you focus on what people do
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Do you focus on what people do for you or what they don't do
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Do you focus on what people do for you or what they don't do for you?
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For you or what they don't do for you? do you focus on what you like
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For you? do you focus on what you like about people you're involved
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Do you focus on what you like about people you're involved with?
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About people you're involved with? or do you focus on what you
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With? or do you focus on what you don't like?
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Or do you focus on what you don't like? i kind of got off into an area
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Don't like? i kind of got off into an area one time where i was just
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I kind of got off into an area one time where i was just thinking about everything
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One time where i was just thinking about everything that my husband did that
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Thinking about everything that my husband did that aggravated me.
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That my husband did that aggravated me. and, you know, when you think
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Aggravated me. and, you know, when you think like that, it makes you unhappy.
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And, you know, when you think like that, it makes you unhappy. not only does it not please god,
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Like that, it makes you unhappy. not only does it not please god, but it makes you unhappy.
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Not only does it not please god, but it makes you unhappy. and so this just came
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But it makes you unhappy. and so this just came to my heart.
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And so this just came to my heart. i believe god put it on my
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To my heart. i believe god put it on my heart to make two lists.
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I believe god put it on my heart to make two lists. one, the things i didn't like
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Heart to make two lists. one, the things i didn't like about dave, and two,
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One, the things i didn't like about dave, and two, the things i did like.
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About dave, and two, the things i did like. and you know what?
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The things i did like. and you know what? i was shocked.
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And you know what? i was shocked. but the list of things i liked
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I was shocked. but the list of things i liked was four times as long
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But the list of things i liked was four times as long as the ones that i didn't like.
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Was four times as long as the ones that i didn't like. i had just begun to focus
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As the ones that i didn't like. i had just begun to focus on what was wrong.
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I had just begun to focus on what was wrong. and i believe there's somebody
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On what was wrong. and i believe there's somebody watching right now that you
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And i believe there's somebody watching right now that you need that message.
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Watching right now that you need that message. you've been focusing on what's
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Need that message. you've been focusing on what's wrong with your kids, what's
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You've been focusing on what's wrong with your kids, what's wrong with the person you're
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Wrong with your kids, what's wrong with the person you're married to, or what's wrong
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Wrong with the person you're married to, or what's wrong with your parents,
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Married to, or what's wrong with your parents, instead of thinking about
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With your parents, instead of thinking about every good thing about them.
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Instead of thinking about every good thing about them. and everybody does have good
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Every good thing about them. and everybody does have good things about them.
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And everybody does have good things about them. you know, the optimist sees
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Things about them. you know, the optimist sees the rose.
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You know, the optimist sees the rose. the pessimist sees the thorns
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The rose. the pessimist sees the thorns that are on the rose.
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The pessimist sees the thorns that are on the rose. it's kind of an interesting
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That are on the rose. it's kind of an interesting analogy when you think about it.
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It's kind of an interesting analogy when you think about it. here we have--
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Analogy when you think about it. here we have-- i mean, the rose might
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Here we have-- i mean, the rose might be considered to be the most
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I mean, the rose might be considered to be the most beautiful flower in the world.
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Be considered to be the most beautiful flower in the world. and yet, as beautiful as that
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Beautiful flower in the world. and yet, as beautiful as that rose is, it can make you bleed
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And yet, as beautiful as that rose is, it can make you bleed because it's also got thorns.
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Rose is, it can make you bleed because it's also got thorns. so you can look
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Because it's also got thorns. so you can look at life that way.
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So you can look at life that way. do you look at the roses
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At life that way. do you look at the roses or do you look at the thorns?
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Isaiah 61:3 says, jesus came
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Isaiah 61:3 says, jesus came "to [console] those who mourn
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Isaiah 61:3 says, jesus came "to [console] those who mourn in zion--to give them beauty
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"to [console] those who mourn in zion--to give them beauty for ashes, beauty for ashes,
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In zion--to give them beauty for ashes, beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning,
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For ashes, beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for
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The oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness."
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The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness." you see, we have a divine
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The spirit of heaviness." you see, we have a divine exchange when we come into
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You see, we have a divine exchange when we come into a relationship with god.
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Exchange when we come into a relationship with god. he takes all the bad stuff
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A relationship with god. he takes all the bad stuff and gives us the good stuff.
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He takes all the bad stuff and gives us the good stuff. see, we can have beauty,
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And gives us the good stuff. see, we can have beauty, but we have to give
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See, we can have beauty, but we have to give up the ashes.
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But we have to give up the ashes. we can't just sit around--
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Up the ashes. we can't just sit around-- i don't sit around and think
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We can't just sit around-- i don't sit around and think about what happened to me when
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I don't sit around and think about what happened to me when i was a kid anymore.
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About what happened to me when i was a kid anymore. i did that for a lot of years,
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I was a kid anymore. i did that for a lot of years, and i had a chip on my
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I did that for a lot of years, and i had a chip on my shoulder and felt like
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And i had a chip on my shoulder and felt like everybody owed me something.
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Shoulder and felt like everybody owed me something. but it was my choice to decide
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Everybody owed me something. but it was my choice to decide to look at that as something
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But it was my choice to decide to look at that as something that god could turn into
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To look at that as something that god could turn into a blessing,
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Which he is doing now.
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Which he is doing now. now, the testimony of what
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Which he is doing now. now, the testimony of what happened to me helps people
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Now, the testimony of what happened to me helps people all over the world because
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Happened to me helps people all over the world because they see that no matter
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All over the world because they see that no matter what people do to you,
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They see that no matter what people do to you, god can turn it around
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What people do to you, god can turn it around and work it out for good.
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God can turn it around and work it out for good. and so it did turn out
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And work it out for good. and so it did turn out to be a good thing.
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And so it did turn out to be a good thing. and he gave me beauty instead
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To be a good thing. and he gave me beauty instead of those ashes.
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And he gave me beauty instead of those ashes. god takes our sin and he gives
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Of those ashes. god takes our sin and he gives us his righteousness.
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God takes our sin and he gives us his righteousness. he takes our sorrow and gives
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Us his righteousness. he takes our sorrow and gives us his joy.
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He takes our sorrow and gives us his joy. i don't know who would not
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Us his joy. i don't know who would not want to have god in their life.
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And, you know, if you don't,
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And, you know, if you don't, if you've never accepted
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If you've never accepted jesus as your savior,
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Jesus as your savior, today is the day to do it.
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Today is the day to do it. there'll be a number on your
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There'll be a number on your screen and you can call
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Screen and you can call and somebody will pray with
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And somebody will pray with you and answer any questions
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You and answer any questions that you have about having
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That you have about having a personal relationship
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A personal relationship with christ.
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With christ. being a christian doesn't
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Being a christian doesn't just mean i go to church.
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Just mean i go to church. it's about having a personal
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It's about having a personal relationship with jesus.
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Genesis 50 says, "you intended
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Genesis 50 says, "you intended to harm me, but god intended
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Genesis 50 says, "you intended to harm me, but god intended it for good and to accomplish
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To harm me, but god intended it for good and to accomplish what is now being done,
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It for good and to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives."
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What is now being done, the saving of many lives." well, that was something
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The saving of many lives." well, that was something joseph said.
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Well, that was something joseph said. and he had been so mistreated.
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His brothers sold him
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His brothers sold him into the slave trade.
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His brothers sold him into the slave trade. and he became a slave
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Into the slave trade. and he became a slave in the house of potiphar.
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And he became a slave in the house of potiphar. and potiphar liked him
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In the house of potiphar. and potiphar liked him so much, he put him in charge
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And potiphar liked him so much, he put him in charge of his household.
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So much, he put him in charge of his household. but potiphar's wife liked him
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Of his household. but potiphar's wife liked him a little bit too much.
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But potiphar's wife liked him a little bit too much. and she tried to get him
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A little bit too much. and she tried to get him to have sex with her.
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And she tried to get him to have sex with her. and he was a godly man
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To have sex with her. and he was a godly man and he was not gonna do it,
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And he was a godly man and he was not gonna do it, and he resisted her.
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And he was not gonna do it, and he resisted her. so she lied to potiphar
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And he resisted her. so she lied to potiphar about him.
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So she lied to potiphar about him. and he ended up going
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About him. and he ended up going to prison for a lot of years
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And he ended up going to prison for a lot of years for something that
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To prison for a lot of years for something that he didn't even do.
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For something that he didn't even do. while he was in prison,
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He didn't even do. while he was in prison, he helped a couple of people get
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While he was in prison, he helped a couple of people get out and asked that when they
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He helped a couple of people get out and asked that when they were back in pharaoh's house
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Out and asked that when they were back in pharaoh's house as a butler and a baker,
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Were back in pharaoh's house as a butler and a baker, that they would remember him,
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As a butler and a baker, that they would remember him, but they forgot all about him.
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That they would remember him, but they forgot all about him. but, you know,
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But they forgot all about him. but, you know, he never got bitter.
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There's nothing in the bible
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There's nothing in the bible that that ever indicates that
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There's nothing in the bible that that ever indicates that joseph was bitter about
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That that ever indicates that joseph was bitter about any of this.
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Joseph was bitter about any of this. he definitely was an optimist.
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Any of this. he definitely was an optimist. and he loved god,
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He definitely was an optimist. and he loved god, and he believed that god
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And he loved god, and he believed that god would do something for him.
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And he believed that god would do something for him. and eventually he was put
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In charge of all the grain
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In charge of all the grain in egypt, and there was a famine
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In charge of all the grain in egypt, and there was a famine throughout the land, and he was
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In egypt, and there was a famine throughout the land, and he was in charge of all the food.
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Throughout the land, and he was in charge of all the food. and his brothers and his
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In charge of all the food. and his brothers and his father came to him for food,
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And his brothers and his father came to him for food, not knowing it was joseph.
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Father came to him for food, not knowing it was joseph. and when they realized who he
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Not knowing it was joseph. and when they realized who he was, they started apologizing.
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And he said, "no, no, what you
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And he said, "no, no, what you meant for harm,
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And he said, "no, no, what you meant for harm, god intended for good.
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Meant for harm, god intended for good. for me to be in a position
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God intended for good. for me to be in a position where i could keep many people
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For me to be in a position where i could keep many people alive at this time."
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Where i could keep many people alive at this time." it's really an amazing story.
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Alive at this time." it's really an amazing story. if you're not familiar with
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It's really an amazing story. if you're not familiar with the story of joseph, you need
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If you're not familiar with the story of joseph, you need to read it and really, really
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The story of joseph, you need to read it and really, really study it.
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God will give you double
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God will give you double blessing for your former
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God will give you double blessing for your former trouble if you'll trust
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Blessing for your former trouble if you'll trust him to do it.
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Trouble if you'll trust him to do it. isaiah 61:7-8:
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Him to do it. isaiah 61:7-8: "instead of your former
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Isaiah 61:7-8: "instead of your former shame you will receive
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"instead of your former shame you will receive a double portion,
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Shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace
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A double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your
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And instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance.
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You will rejoice in your inheritance. and you will inherit
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Inheritance. and you will inherit a double portion in your land,
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And you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting
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A double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours."
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And everlasting joy will be yours." i don't know.
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Joy will be yours." i don't know. do i need to read that
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I don't know. do i need to read that to you again?
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Do i need to read that to you again? i always say god will give us
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To you again? i always say god will give us double blessing for our former
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I always say god will give us double blessing for our former trouble.
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I hope you get that.
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I hope you get that. 'cause i know some of you
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I hope you get that. 'cause i know some of you have been hurt really bad
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'cause i know some of you have been hurt really bad and you're still clinging
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Have been hurt really bad and you're still clinging to that and hanging onto it.
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And you're still clinging to that and hanging onto it. you're still hanging
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To that and hanging onto it. you're still hanging onto the unforgiveness
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You're still hanging onto the unforgiveness and the bitterness.
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Onto the unforgiveness and the bitterness. but god will give you a double
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And the bitterness. but god will give you a double blessing for your former
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But god will give you a double blessing for your former trouble if, if, if, if, if
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Blessing for your former trouble if, if, if, if, if you will handle
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Trouble if, if, if, if, if you will handle the situation his way.
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You will handle the situation his way. and jesus always forgave
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The situation his way. and jesus always forgave and he even blessed his enemies.
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And jesus always forgave and he even blessed his enemies. and that's what the bible
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And he even blessed his enemies. and that's what the bible tells us to do.
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And that's what the bible tells us to do. to forgive, to pray for our
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Tells us to do. to forgive, to pray for our enemies, to speak well
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To forgive, to pray for our enemies, to speak well of them, not evil, and to help
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Enemies, to speak well of them, not evil, and to help them if they're hungry
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Of them, not evil, and to help them if they're hungry or thirsty.
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Them if they're hungry or thirsty. and then verse 8 says,
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Or thirsty. and then verse 8 says, "for i, the lord, love justice."
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And then verse 8 says, "for i, the lord, love justice." you know, justice means that
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God is a just god.
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God is a just god. and that means that he makes
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God is a just god. and that means that he makes wrong things right.
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And that means that he makes wrong things right. there's a lot of wonderful
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Wrong things right. there's a lot of wonderful things about god's character.
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There's a lot of wonderful things about god's character. he's good.
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Things about god's character. he's good. he's our healer.
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He's good. he's our healer. a lot of wonderful things.
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He's our healer. a lot of wonderful things. he's righteous.
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A lot of wonderful things. he's righteous. he's our peace.
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He's righteous. he's our peace. but it says that he is just.
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He's our peace. but it says that he is just. and i love that about god.
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But it says that he is just. and i love that about god. i can always depend on--
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And i love that about god. i can always depend on-- if somebody mistreats me
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I can always depend on-- if somebody mistreats me and i trust him
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If somebody mistreats me and i trust him to make it right,
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And i trust him to make it right, he'll always give me a double
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To make it right, he'll always give me a double blessing for my former
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He'll always give me a double blessing for my former trouble.
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Blessing for my former trouble. and you can believe that, too.
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Trouble. and you can believe that, too. that's part of being
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And you can believe that, too. that's part of being an optimist.
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That's part of being an optimist. "well, i believe god's
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An optimist. "well, i believe god's gonna work something
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"well, i believe god's gonna work something good out of this."
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"for i, the lord, love justice."
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"for i, the lord, love justice." part of god's way--
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If we do things god's way,
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If we do things god's way, we'll be thankful
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If we do things god's way, we'll be thankful even in the midst of our
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We'll be thankful even in the midst of our trouble, we find the good
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Even in the midst of our trouble, we find the good things that god's done in our
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Trouble, we find the good things that god's done in our life, and we're thankful
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Things that god's done in our life, and we're thankful for those things.
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The bible says in
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The bible says in 1 thessalonians 5:18, that
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The bible says in 1 thessalonians 5:18, that we are to "thank god at all
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1 thessalonians 5:18, that we are to "thank god at all times, for this is the will
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We are to "thank god at all times, for this is the will of god for those who are
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Times, for this is the will of god for those who are in christ jesus" at all times.
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Of god for those who are in christ jesus" at all times. even in hard times, we're
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In christ jesus" at all times. even in hard times, we're to still give thanks to god.
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That should be about one
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That should be about one of the first things that
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That should be about one of the first things that comes out of our mouth
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Of the first things that comes out of our mouth in the morning,
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Comes out of our mouth in the morning, "thank you, god,
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In the morning, "thank you, god, for your blessings in my life.
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"thank you, god, for your blessings in my life. thank you for giving me
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For your blessings in my life. thank you for giving me another day."
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Thank you for giving me another day." if you had a good night's sleep,
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Another day." if you had a good night's sleep, "thank you for a good
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If you had a good night's sleep, "thank you for a good night's sleep.
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"thank you for a good night's sleep. thank you for all the good
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Night's sleep. thank you for all the good things you're gonna do today.
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Thank you for all the good things you're gonna do today. something good is gonna happen
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Things you're gonna do today. something good is gonna happen to me today."
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Something good is gonna happen to me today." you can get your day started
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To me today." you can get your day started in a positive direction just
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You can get your day started in a positive direction just by getting out of bed
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In a positive direction just by getting out of bed and being positive.
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By getting out of bed and being positive. be thankful at all times.
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And being positive. be thankful at all times. you know, complainers doesn't
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Be thankful at all times. you know, complainers doesn't end up with a double blessing.
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You know, complainers doesn't end up with a double blessing. a complainer never ends up
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End up with a double blessing. a complainer never ends up with a double blessing.
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A complainer never ends up with a double blessing. and god doesn't answer
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With a double blessing. and god doesn't answer complaints.
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And god doesn't answer complaints. he answers prayers.
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Complaints. he answers prayers. and i don't know if you know
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He answers prayers. and i don't know if you know it or not, but complaining
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And i don't know if you know it or not, but complaining is sin.
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In the old testament, there's
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In the old testament, there's a story about the israelites.
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In the old testament, there's a story about the israelites. they were complaining, it was
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A story about the israelites. they were complaining, it was taking too long to get through
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They were complaining, it was taking too long to get through the wilderness.
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Taking too long to get through the wilderness. and they complained about
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The wilderness. and they complained about moses and they blamed moses
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And they complained about moses and they blamed moses and they blamed god and they
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Moses and they blamed moses and they blamed god and they said, "well, we'd rather
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And they blamed god and they said, "well, we'd rather just go back to egypt."
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Said, "well, we'd rather just go back to egypt." and, you know, god got tired
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Just go back to egypt." and, you know, god got tired of hearing their complaints
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And, you know, god got tired of hearing their complaints and he sent serpents into
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Of hearing their complaints and he sent serpents into the camp and 23,000 of 'em
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And he sent serpents into the camp and 23,000 of 'em got bit and fell dead
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The camp and 23,000 of 'em got bit and fell dead in a single day.
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Got bit and fell dead in a single day. and the ones that were left
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In a single day. and the ones that were left went to moses and said,
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And the ones that were left went to moses and said, "we have sinned."
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Went to moses and said, "we have sinned." well, hopefully we can take
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"we have sinned." well, hopefully we can take a good lesson from them
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Well, hopefully we can take a good lesson from them and not get into the same
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A good lesson from them and not get into the same thing ourselves.
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And not get into the same thing ourselves. in 1 corinthians 10, that story
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Thing ourselves. in 1 corinthians 10, that story is repeated and it says
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In 1 corinthians 10, that story is repeated and it says it's given as a lesson
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Is repeated and it says it's given as a lesson and a warning to us.
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It's given as a lesson and a warning to us. don't be a complainer.
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Always find something to be
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Always find something to be thankful for.
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Always find something to be thankful for. i honestly think if we could
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Thankful for. i honestly think if we could get through one day without
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I honestly think if we could get through one day without any kind of a complaint,
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Get through one day without any kind of a complaint, it would be a miracle.
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Any kind of a complaint, it would be a miracle. someone filled with self pity
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It would be a miracle. someone filled with self pity never ends up with a double
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Someone filled with self pity never ends up with a double blessing.
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Never ends up with a double blessing. don't feel sorry for yourself.
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Blessing. don't feel sorry for yourself. find something that you're
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Don't feel sorry for yourself. find something that you're blessed about and rejoice
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Find something that you're blessed about and rejoice in that.
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Blessed about and rejoice in that. and you know, if we remain
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In that. and you know, if we remain steadfast, we always
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And you know, if we remain steadfast, we always win in the end.
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Steadfast, we always win in the end. always remember that.
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God has brought me through
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God has brought me through a lot, but like shadrach,
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God has brought me through a lot, but like shadrach, meshach and abednego,
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A lot, but like shadrach, meshach and abednego, it says of them that after
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Meshach and abednego, it says of them that after it was over, when they came
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It says of them that after it was over, when they came out of the fiery furnace,
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It was over, when they came out of the fiery furnace, they didn't even smell like
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Out of the fiery furnace, they didn't even smell like smoke.
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They didn't even smell like smoke. and i say that now.
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Smoke. and i say that now. who would look at my life now
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And think that i ever went
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And think that i ever went through the things that i went
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And think that i ever went through the things that i went through?
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Through the things that i went through? i went through the fiery
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Through? i went through the fiery furnace like many of you have,
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I went through the fiery furnace like many of you have, but i don't even smell like
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Furnace like many of you have, but i don't even smell like smoke because i don't dwell on
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But i don't even smell like smoke because i don't dwell on what did happen to me.
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Smoke because i don't dwell on what did happen to me. i look at the good things that
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What did happen to me. i look at the good things that god's doing right now.
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You know, all i saw for years
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You know, all i saw for years was thorns, but now i see roses.
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You know, all i saw for years was thorns, but now i see roses. and i hope you do
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Was thorns, but now i see roses. and i hope you do the same thing.
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Listen to this.
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Listen to this. 2 corinthians 2:14.
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Listen to this. 2 corinthians 2:14. "but thanks be to god, who in
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2 corinthians 2:14. "but thanks be to god, who in christ always leads us in
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"but thanks be to god, who in christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies
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Christ always leads us in triumph [as trophies of christ's victory]
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Triumph [as trophies of christ's victory] and through us spreads
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Of christ's victory] and through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance
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And through us spreads and makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge
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And makes evident the fragrance of the knowledge of god everywhere."
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Of the knowledge of god everywhere." wow.
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You can be a trophy
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You can be a trophy of god's grace.
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You can be a trophy of god's grace. you can be someone that had
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Of god's grace. you can be someone that had such a messed up, bad life
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You can be someone that had such a messed up, bad life and let god turn it all the way
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Such a messed up, bad life and let god turn it all the way around to something beautiful.
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And you'll be a trophy
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And you'll be a trophy of his grace.
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And you'll be a trophy of his grace. "thanks be to god," who not
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Of his grace. "thanks be to god," who not sometimes, but "who always
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"thanks be to god," who not sometimes, but "who always leads us in triumph."
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Sometimes, but "who always leads us in triumph." if we'll listen to him, we'll
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Leads us in triumph." if we'll listen to him, we'll always gonna end up on top.
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If we'll listen to him, we'll always gonna end up on top. we're always gonna end
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Always gonna end up on top. we're always gonna end up the winner.
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We're always gonna end up the winner. i'm not saying you won't have
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Up the winner. i'm not saying you won't have to go through anything,
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I'm not saying you won't have to go through anything, but if you'll keep
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To go through anything, but if you'll keep a good attitude--
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But if you'll keep a good attitude-- just focus on that.
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A good attitude-- just focus on that. no matter what's going on in
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Just focus on that. no matter what's going on in your life, just keep a good
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No matter what's going on in your life, just keep a good attitude and find things
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Your life, just keep a good attitude and find things to be thankful for.
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Attitude and find things to be thankful for. the apostle paul said,
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To be thankful for. the apostle paul said, "to live is christ,
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The apostle paul said, "to live is christ, to die is gain."
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"to live is christ, to die is gain." he even said, you know, "for me,
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To die is gain." he even said, you know, "for me, i'd like to go on and be with
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He even said, you know, "for me, i'd like to go on and be with the lord, but for your
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I'd like to go on and be with the lord, but for your benefit, i'll stay and continue
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The lord, but for your benefit, i'll stay and continue ministering to you."
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He was ready to get out of here,
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He was ready to get out of here, but he chose to do god's
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He was ready to get out of here, but he chose to do god's will and stay.
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But he chose to do god's will and stay. come on, let's be positive.
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Will and stay. come on, let's be positive. let's do everything we can for
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Come on, let's be positive. let's do everything we can for the cause of christ.
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Let's do everything we can for the cause of christ. be a happy person who affects
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The cause of christ. be a happy person who affects other people or infects other
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Be a happy person who affects other people or infects other people with your happiness.
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Other people or infects other people with your happiness. i love to be around
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People with your happiness. i love to be around happy people.
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I love to be around happy people. god bless you and have
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Happy people. god bless you and have a great, happy, positive day.
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God bless you and have a great, happy, positive day. god bless you.
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>> [repeating sounds:
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>> [repeating sounds: alarms, reports, phones ringing]
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Alarms, reports, phones ringing] >> weather man: today's local
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>> weather man: today's local weather is a mixed bag
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Weather is a mixed bag of clouds and rain.
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Of clouds and rain. >> joyce: if you've been parked
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>> joyce: if you've been parked at the same place way too long,
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At the same place way too long, you're stuck.
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You're stuck. and it's time to blast
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And it's time to blast out of that place
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Out of that place and say, "i've had it.
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And say, "i've had it. i'm no longer gonna
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I'm no longer gonna let the past control me.
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Let the past control me. i am gonna get well,
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I am gonna get well, get on with god,
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Get on with god, and have the life
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And have the life he intended me to have."
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He intended me to have." >> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: what if
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>> ginger: what if the only thing
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The only thing standing between you
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Standing between you and the life you want
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And the life you want is that nasty
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Is that nasty feeling of being stuck?
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Feeling of being stuck? stuck in routines
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Stuck in routines or patterns
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Or patterns that no longer work,
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That no longer work, they don't inspire
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They don't inspire you and you can't
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You and you can't seem to break free.
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Seem to break free. well, escape the monotony
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Well, escape the monotony and the procrastination
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And the procrastination with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, "getting unstuck,"
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"getting unstuck," it's "god's path to
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It's "god's path to breakthrough thinking."
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Breakthrough thinking." this is such a huge key.
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This is such a huge key. this book will help
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This book will help you find that turning
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You find that turning point toward a path
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Point toward a path of rediscovering
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Of rediscovering purpose and hope.
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Purpose and hope. you were never
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You were never created to live
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Created to live stuck or settling
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Stuck or settling for less than
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For less than god's best.
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God's best. break destructive
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Break destructive mindsets with god's word
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Mindsets with god's word and move from just
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And move from just surviving to thriving
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Surviving to thriving with "getting unstuck."
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>> announcer: being stuck
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>> announcer: being stuck isn't a life sentence.
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Isn't a life sentence. it's a signal that something
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It's a signal that something deeper is waiting for you.
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Deeper is waiting for you. when you request
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When you request your copy of,
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Your copy of, "getting unstuck,"
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"getting unstuck," you'll also receive
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You'll also receive joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "power words:
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"power words: what you can
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What you can say can change
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Say can change your life,"
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Your life," a handy little book
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A handy little book that can make a world
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That can make a world of difference
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Of difference in our attitude, joy,
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In our attitude, joy, and even success.
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And even success. available today for
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Available today for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. for...
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For... or more,
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Or more, you'll receive this
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You'll receive this "battlefield of the mind
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"battlefield of the mind journal,"
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Journal," a valuable study tool
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A valuable study tool to record life's
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To record life's progress and capture
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Progress and capture god's promises.
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>> ginger: god designed
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>> ginger: god designed you to move forward
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You to move forward with courage,
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With courage, confidence
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Confidence and unshakable faith.
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And unshakable faith. break through
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Break through the muck and reroute
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The muck and reroute your destination
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Your destination toward a renewed mind
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Toward a renewed mind and real transformation
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And real transformation with, "getting unstuck."
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With, "getting unstuck." and remember,
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And remember, your contribution
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Your contribution allows us to share
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Allows us to share the gospel
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The gospel and god's love around
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And god's love around the world through
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The world through our hand of hope
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Our hand of hope outreaches.
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Outreaches. together,
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Together, we're making
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We're making a difference in many,
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A difference in many, many lives.
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Many lives. >> announcer: enjoy
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>> announcer: enjoy "getting unstuck"
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"getting unstuck" and "power words"
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And "power words" available today
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Available today for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. contact us at...
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Contact us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: come discover
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>> announcer: come discover the beauty as god moves
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The beauty as god moves you toward a life transformed.
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You toward a life transformed. join us for
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Join us for the 2026 love life women's
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The 2026 love life women's conference with joyce
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Conference with joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, christine caine,
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Christine caine, lisa harper,
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Lisa harper, and worship with
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And worship with natalie grant
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Natalie grant and hope darst.
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And hope darst. october 22-24
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>> [helicopter]
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>> [helicopter] >> joyce: it was the sound
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>> joyce: it was the sound of a helicopter
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Of a helicopter in the distance
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In the distance and i knew it was
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And i knew it was looking for me,
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Looking for me, but i didn't want
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But i didn't want to be found.
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To be found. in my young,
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In my young, frightened mind,
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Frightened mind, i reasoned that
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I reasoned that the longer i stayed
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The longer i stayed in the darkness,
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In the darkness, the safer i was.
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The safer i was. if no one found me,
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If no one found me, no one could hurt me.
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>> announcer: joyce meyer's
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>> announcer: joyce meyer's long-awaited memoir,
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Long-awaited memoir, "my battlefield,
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"my battlefield, a life broken
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A life broken and made whole."
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And made whole." request your copy today.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?

July 6, 2026 | 27:29

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