Joyce Meyer - Change

May 5, 2025 | S25:E15

How do you handle life’s unexpected changes? Today, Joyce shares how shifting your mindset can transform your response to those changes, leading to peace and courage in the face of uncertainty.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Change | May 5, 2025

>> joyce: please don't get
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>> joyce: please don't get stuck in your ways and be
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>> joyce: please don't get stuck in your ways and be totally unwilling to change,
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Stuck in your ways and be totally unwilling to change, because i can tell you,
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Totally unwilling to change, because i can tell you, if you won't change,
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Because i can tell you, if you won't change, you will get left,
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If you won't change, you will get left, as they say,
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You will get left, as they say, "in the dust."
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>> 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,
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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Thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life." this is a heart-to-heart
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On "enjoying everyday life." this is a heart-to-heart message,
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This is a heart-to-heart message, from my heart to yours.
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Message, from my heart to yours. i know that many of you right
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From my heart to yours. i know that many of you right now are going through changes
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I know that many of you right now are going through changes in your life.
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Now are going through changes in your life. and i cannot even imagine
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In your life. and i cannot even imagine if we had all the changes that
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And i cannot even imagine if we had all the changes that all of you that are watching
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Are going through,
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Are going through, we'd probably have a mountain.
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Are going through, we'd probably have a mountain. and some of them are changes
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We'd probably have a mountain. and some of them are changes that you're excited about.
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And some of them are changes that you're excited about. you've provoked those changes.
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That you're excited about. you've provoked those changes. and, you know, we don't
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You've provoked those changes. and, you know, we don't mind change when we're
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And, you know, we don't mind change when we're the ones that make the change.
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Mind change when we're the ones that make the change. but when somebody else changes,
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The ones that make the change. but when somebody else changes, and what they change affects us,
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But when somebody else changes, and what they change affects us, then a lot of times
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And what they change affects us, then a lot of times we don't like it.
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Then a lot of times we don't like it. but if you're going to ever
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We don't like it. but if you're going to ever have the courage to change
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But if you're going to ever have the courage to change and not be miserable the whole
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Have the courage to change and not be miserable the whole time it's taking place--
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And not be miserable the whole time it's taking place-- now, i want you
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Time it's taking place-- now, i want you to listen to this,
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Now, i want you to listen to this, because it's very simple,
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To listen to this, because it's very simple, but profound.
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Because it's very simple, but profound. you have to change your mind
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But profound. you have to change your mind about change.
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You have to change your mind about change. you have to not see it
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About change. you have to not see it as a negative,
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You have to not see it as a negative, but look at it
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As a negative, but look at it in a positive way.
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But look at it in a positive way. yes, something has ended,
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In a positive way. yes, something has ended, but there's a new beginning.
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Yes, something has ended, but there's a new beginning. you can't imagine how it could
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But there's a new beginning. you can't imagine how it could be any better than the thing
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You can't imagine how it could be any better than the thing you gave up because we always
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Be any better than the thing you gave up because we always lose something before
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You gave up because we always lose something before we know what the new
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Lose something before we know what the new thing is going to be.
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And so, you let go,
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And so, you let go, but then you have fear that
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And so, you let go, but then you have fear that there's going to be nothing
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But then you have fear that there's going to be nothing to take hold of.
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There's going to be nothing to take hold of. i can't even imagine how
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To take hold of. i can't even imagine how abraham felt when god told him
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I can't even imagine how abraham felt when god told him to leave his country and his
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Abraham felt when god told him to leave his country and his family and all that he knew
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To leave his country and his family and all that he knew and "go to the place that
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Family and all that he knew and "go to the place that i will show you."
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And "go to the place that i will show you." he didn't even tell
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Him where to go.
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Him where to go. just imagine abraham
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Him where to go. just imagine abraham just packing up his tent
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Just imagine abraham just packing up his tent and getting his family
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Just packing up his tent and getting his family and just starting to wander
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And getting his family and just starting to wander off through the desert.
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And just starting to wander off through the desert. i would have probably been
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Off through the desert. i would have probably been more tempted to say, "well,
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I would have probably been more tempted to say, "well, you tell me where i'm going,
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More tempted to say, "well, you tell me where i'm going, and then i'll decide if i wanna
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You tell me where i'm going, and then i'll decide if i wanna leave where i'm at."
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And then i'll decide if i wanna leave where i'm at." but you know,
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Leave where i'm at." but you know, we're always--
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But you know, we're always-- change is just part of life.
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We're always-- change is just part of life. and you have to realize that
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Change is just part of life. and you have to realize that if you're resistant to change,
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And you have to realize that if you're resistant to change, you're just going to be
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If you're resistant to change, you're just going to be unhappy all the time.
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You're just going to be unhappy all the time. george bernard shaw said,
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Unhappy all the time. george bernard shaw said, "those who cannot change their
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George bernard shaw said, "those who cannot change their mind cannot change anything
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"those who cannot change their mind cannot change anything else."
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Mind cannot change anything else." i like this one.
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Else." i like this one. john rockefeller said,
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I like this one. john rockefeller said, "don't be afraid to give up
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John rockefeller said, "don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great."
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"don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." i wonder how many people just
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The good to go for the great." i wonder how many people just hang on to what they know
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I wonder how many people just hang on to what they know is safe,
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Hang on to what they know is safe, rather than going for
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Is safe, rather than going for something that they
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Rather than going for something that they really wanna go for,
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Something that they really wanna go for, but they let fear hold
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Really wanna go for, but they let fear hold them back.
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But they let fear hold them back. i wonder how many of you
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Them back. i wonder how many of you right now,
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I wonder how many of you right now, there's something you believe
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Right now, there's something you believe that god wants you to do,
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There's something you believe that god wants you to do, there's something you have
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That god wants you to do, there's something you have a desire to do in your heart,
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There's something you have a desire to do in your heart, maybe it's something as simple
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A desire to do in your heart, maybe it's something as simple as color your hair,
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Maybe it's something as simple as color your hair, or get a different hairstyle,
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As color your hair, or get a different hairstyle, or change careers.
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Or get a different hairstyle, or change careers. just the thought of something
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Or change careers. just the thought of something different can be frightening,
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Just the thought of something different can be frightening, but it doesn't have to be
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Different can be frightening, but it doesn't have to be if you can look at it in a very
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But it doesn't have to be if you can look at it in a very positive way.
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If you can look at it in a very positive way. now, i said,
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Positive way. now, i said, i don't mind changes
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Now, i said, i don't mind changes that i provoke,
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I don't mind changes that i provoke, because obviously,
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That i provoke, because obviously, i want the change.
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Because obviously, i want the change. but when it's hard is when
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I want the change. but when it's hard is when somebody else changes--
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But when it's hard is when somebody else changes-- [clearing throat]
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Somebody else changes-- [clearing throat] excuse me,
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[clearing throat] excuse me, and you're affected
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Excuse me, and you're affected by that change.
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And you're affected by that change. like someone told me recently
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By that change. like someone told me recently that after 20 years of marriage,
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Like someone told me recently that after 20 years of marriage, her husband walked
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That after 20 years of marriage, her husband walked in one night,
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Her husband walked in one night, she had no idea that
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In one night, she had no idea that he was unhappy,
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She had no idea that he was unhappy, no idea there was
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He was unhappy, no idea there was a problem at all,
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No idea there was a problem at all, and he just simply said,
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A problem at all, and he just simply said, "i don't wanna be married
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And he just simply said, "i don't wanna be married anymore."
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"i don't wanna be married anymore." he said he didn't
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Anymore." he said he didn't have a girlfriend.
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He said he didn't have a girlfriend. he wasn't--
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Have a girlfriend. he wasn't-- wasn't because
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He wasn't-- wasn't because he had another woman.
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Wasn't because he had another woman. he just simply didn't want
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He had another woman. he just simply didn't want to be married anymore.
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He just simply didn't want to be married anymore. and then somebody else
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To be married anymore. and then somebody else told me a similar story.
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And then somebody else told me a similar story. the man just walked in.
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Told me a similar story. the man just walked in. he said, "i don't wanna
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The man just walked in. he said, "i don't wanna be a dad.
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He said, "i don't wanna be a dad. i don't want the whole thing.
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Be a dad. i don't want the whole thing. it's just--
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I don't want the whole thing. it's just-- it's just not what i wanna do."
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It's just-- it's just not what i wanna do." well,
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It's just not what i wanna do." well, that leaves a woman devastated
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Well, that leaves a woman devastated for a period of time.
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That leaves a woman devastated for a period of time. first of all, you have
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For a period of time. first of all, you have to fight feeling rejected,
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First of all, you have to fight feeling rejected, feeling like it was your
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To fight feeling rejected, feeling like it was your fault if you would have
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Feeling like it was your fault if you would have done something different.
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Fault if you would have done something different. i don't know why when other
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Done something different. i don't know why when other people have problems
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I don't know why when other people have problems that we always take
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People have problems that we always take it that it's our fault.
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That we always take it that it's our fault. you know, i was sexually abused
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It that it's our fault. you know, i was sexually abused by my father when i was
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You know, i was sexually abused by my father when i was a child and a teenager,
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By my father when i was a child and a teenager, and i felt guilty about that
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A child and a teenager, and i felt guilty about that for years and years and years.
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And i felt guilty about that for years and years and years. but i didn't do it,
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For years and years and years. but i didn't do it, he did it.
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But i didn't do it, he did it. he had a problem,
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He did it. he had a problem, so why did i feel guilty?
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It's a ploy of the devil
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It's a ploy of the devil to just make you miserable.
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It's a ploy of the devil to just make you miserable. he loves to make people
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To just make you miserable. he loves to make people feel guilty.
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He loves to make people feel guilty. anyone--
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Feel guilty. anyone-- i heard this statement
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Anyone-- i heard this statement in a book--
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I heard this statement in a book-- i read this statement
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In a book-- i read this statement in a book,
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I read this statement in a book, and it just--
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In a book, and it just-- i thought it was awesome.
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And it just-- i thought it was awesome. "anyone who thinks things
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I thought it was awesome. "anyone who thinks things can always stay the way
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"anyone who thinks things can always stay the way they are is a fool."
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Can always stay the way they are is a fool." i asked my daughter,
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They are is a fool." i asked my daughter, this morning,
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I asked my daughter, this morning, i said, "how do you
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This morning, i said, "how do you feel about change?"
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I said, "how do you feel about change?" i said, "you don't seem
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Feel about change?" i said, "you don't seem like it bothers you."
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I said, "you don't seem like it bothers you." and she said,
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Like it bothers you." and she said, "i guess i just know that
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And she said, "i guess i just know that change is part of life."
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"i guess i just know that change is part of life." and i think that's the way
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Change is part of life." and i think that's the way we have to look at it.
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Change is part of life.
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Change is part of life. we change,
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Change is part of life. we change, our bodies change.
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We change, our bodies change. and if yours hasn't changed yet,
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Our bodies change. and if yours hasn't changed yet, just wait, because it will.
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And if yours hasn't changed yet, just wait, because it will. our desires change.
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Just wait, because it will. our desires change. we may wanna do something
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Our desires change. we may wanna do something and we loved doing it for
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We may wanna do something and we loved doing it for four or five years,
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And we loved doing it for four or five years, now, all of a sudden,
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Four or five years, now, all of a sudden, we don't wanna do it anymore.
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Now, all of a sudden, we don't wanna do it anymore. well, you know,
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We don't wanna do it anymore. well, you know, that's one of the ways
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Well, you know, that's one of the ways that i can tell when god
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That's one of the ways that i can tell when god is finished with something
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That i can tell when god is finished with something and he wants me
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Is finished with something and he wants me to do something new.
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And he wants me to do something new. now, i don't just jump
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To do something new. now, i don't just jump every time i don't like
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Now, i don't just jump every time i don't like something for a day,
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Every time i don't like something for a day, but if i just keep staying
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Something for a day, but if i just keep staying there and keep staying there
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But if i just keep staying there and keep staying there and keep staying there,
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There and keep staying there and keep staying there, then that's one of the ways
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And keep staying there, then that's one of the ways that i can tell what god's
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Then that's one of the ways that i can tell what god's trying to say to me.
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That i can tell what god's trying to say to me. our friends change.
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Trying to say to me. our friends change. you might have a really close
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Our friends change. you might have a really close friend for years and years,
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You might have a really close friend for years and years, and now they're not your
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Friend for years and years, and now they're not your friend at all.
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And now they're not your friend at all. nothing happened.
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Friend at all. nothing happened. their life went one way,
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Nothing happened. their life went one way, and your life went another.
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Their life went one way, and your life went another. the world around us changes,
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And your life went another. the world around us changes, and boy, is it changing now.
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The world around us changes, and boy, is it changing now. and many of the changes
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And boy, is it changing now. and many of the changes we don't like.
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And many of the changes we don't like. that's why if you're
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We don't like. that's why if you're a believer in christ,
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That's why if you're a believer in christ, you know that he's got you
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A believer in christ, you know that he's got you covered and he's gonna
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You know that he's got you covered and he's gonna protect you,
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Covered and he's gonna protect you, and you don't have to live
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Protect you, and you don't have to live in fear in these last days.
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And you don't have to live in fear in these last days. change is absolutely
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In fear in these last days. change is absolutely everywhere.
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Change is absolutely everywhere. prices change.
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Everywhere. prices change. styles change.
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Prices change. styles change. somebody just told me, this
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Styles change. somebody just told me, this morning, they were gonna
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Somebody just told me, this morning, they were gonna do a deep dive into their closet
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Morning, they were gonna do a deep dive into their closet and get rid of everything.
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Do a deep dive into their closet and get rid of everything. she said--
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And get rid of everything. she said-- [clearing throat]
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She said-- [clearing throat] "i wanna change.
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[clearing throat] "i wanna change. i wanna change my style
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"i wanna change. i wanna change my style of dress.
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I wanna change my style of dress. i wanna go more classic."
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Of dress. i wanna go more classic." well, that'll be kind
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I wanna go more classic." well, that'll be kind of exciting.
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Well, that'll be kind of exciting. now, you know,
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Of exciting. now, you know, my hair will always
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Now, you know, my hair will always be the exact same way,
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My hair will always be the exact same way, so don't expect that to change.
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Be the exact same way, so don't expect that to change. but i do change my mind about
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So don't expect that to change. but i do change my mind about a lot of different things.
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Somebody mentioned,
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Somebody mentioned, this morning, that i've done
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Somebody mentioned, this morning, that i've done a good job of changing
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This morning, that i've done a good job of changing things in the ministry
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A good job of changing things in the ministry as to keep up with
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Things in the ministry as to keep up with the changes in the world.
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As to keep up with the changes in the world. i remember when we didn't even
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The changes in the world. i remember when we didn't even know what a computer was.
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And i remember the first
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And i remember the first person that talked to us
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And i remember the first person that talked to us about getting on the internet,
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Person that talked to us about getting on the internet, dave and i said,
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About getting on the internet, dave and i said, "ah, we don't want to mess
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Dave and i said, "ah, we don't want to mess with that."
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"ah, we don't want to mess with that." [chuckling]
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With that." [chuckling] he said, "this is gonna
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[chuckling] he said, "this is gonna be the future;
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He said, "this is gonna be the future; you need to get
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Be the future; you need to get on the internet."
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You need to get on the internet." "nah, we don't want--
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On the internet." "nah, we don't want-- we're not gonna mess with that."
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"nah, we don't want-- we're not gonna mess with that." well, we had to change our mind,
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We're not gonna mess with that." well, we had to change our mind, didn't we?
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Well, we had to change our mind, didn't we? now, if you wanna
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Didn't we? now, if you wanna communicate with people,
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Now, if you wanna communicate with people, you need to have a computer.
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Communicate with people, you need to have a computer. and i've had to change so many
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You need to have a computer. and i've had to change so many things in the ministry,
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And i've had to change so many things in the ministry, change the way we did our music;
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Things in the ministry, change the way we did our music; get younger music bands.
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Change the way we did our music; get younger music bands. we did 36 conferences
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Get younger music bands. we did 36 conferences a year, for a long time,
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We did 36 conferences a year, for a long time, and now we're not doing that
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A year, for a long time, and now we're not doing that many conferences anymore.
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And now we're not doing that many conferences anymore. first of all, i've been
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Many conferences anymore. first of all, i've been at this for 48 years,
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First of all, i've been at this for 48 years, and so, i've gotten older
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At this for 48 years, and so, i've gotten older during those years because
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And so, i've gotten older during those years because i didn't start until i was
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During those years because i didn't start until i was in my '40s.
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I didn't start until i was in my '40s. so, you're thinking,
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In my '40s. so, you're thinking, "now how old does
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So, you're thinking, "now how old does that make you?"
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"now how old does that make you?" well, i'm 81 1/2,
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That make you?" well, i'm 81 1/2, and i just plain don't wanna
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Well, i'm 81 1/2, and i just plain don't wanna work as hard as i used to.
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And i just plain don't wanna work as hard as i used to. but i have a great opportunity
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Work as hard as i used to. but i have a great opportunity because i'm on television
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But i have a great opportunity because i'm on television in a large part of the world,
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Because i'm on television in a large part of the world, and i've written 150 books,
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In a large part of the world, and i've written 150 books, and they're translated
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And i've written 150 books, and they're translated into over 100 languages.
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And they're translated into over 100 languages. my grandson and his wife
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Into over 100 languages. my grandson and his wife are in india right now.
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My grandson and his wife are in india right now. they may not be when
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Are in india right now. they may not be when you see this,
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They may not be when you see this, but when i'm recording it,
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You see this, but when i'm recording it, they're in india.
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But when i'm recording it, they're in india. they adopted a little
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They're in india. they adopted a little girl in india,
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They adopted a little girl in india, and they're there waiting
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Girl in india, and they're there waiting for her passport.
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And they're there waiting for her passport. and they went in a bookstore
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For her passport. and they went in a bookstore the other day,
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And they went in a bookstore the other day, and there were
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The other day, and there were my books in hindi.
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And there were my books in hindi. well, that's a wonderful
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My books in hindi. well, that's a wonderful opportunity for me.
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Well, that's a wonderful opportunity for me. that's happened over
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Opportunity for me. that's happened over a large period of time,
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That's happened over a large period of time, but all the work that
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A large period of time, but all the work that i've done, it's not lost.
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But all the work that i've done, it's not lost. we just now are getting
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I've done, it's not lost. we just now are getting it to people in a different way.
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We just now are getting it to people in a different way. please don't get stuck
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It to people in a different way. please don't get stuck in your ways,
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Please don't get stuck in your ways, and be totally
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In your ways, and be totally unwilling to change.
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And be totally unwilling to change. because i can tell you,
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Unwilling to change. because i can tell you, if you won't change,
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Because i can tell you, if you won't change, you will get left,
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If you won't change, you will get left, as they say,
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You will get left, as they say, "in the dust."
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As they say, "in the dust." everybody else will move on,
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"in the dust." everybody else will move on, and you'll still be back here
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Everybody else will move on, and you'll still be back here trying to make the same thing
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And you'll still be back here trying to make the same thing work that used to work.
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Trying to make the same thing work that used to work. now, let's talk about your mind.
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Work that used to work. now, let's talk about your mind. what you think about how
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Now, let's talk about your mind. what you think about how to change must change.
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What you think about how to change must change. now, this is talking about
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To change must change. now, this is talking about changes that we wanna
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Now, this is talking about changes that we wanna make in ourselves.
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Changes that we wanna make in ourselves. you know,
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Make in ourselves. you know, when you become a christian,
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You know, when you become a christian, you very quickly start
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When you become a christian, you very quickly start to recognize things,
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You very quickly start to recognize things, ways you have, and things
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To recognize things, ways you have, and things you do that are not right,
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Ways you have, and things you do that are not right, according to the word of god.
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You do that are not right, according to the word of god. and--or you'll hear sermons
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According to the word of god. and--or you'll hear sermons that let you know that certain
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And--or you'll hear sermons that let you know that certain things are wrong according
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That let you know that certain things are wrong according to the bible.
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Things are wrong according to the bible. and the first thing we
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To the bible. and the first thing we normally try to do is we try
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And the first thing we normally try to do is we try to change ourself.
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Normally try to do is we try to change ourself. and so, if you wanna change,
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To change ourself. and so, if you wanna change, you have to change your mind
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And so, if you wanna change, you have to change your mind about how to change because
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You have to change your mind about how to change because there's no amount of just
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About how to change because there's no amount of just willpower that's gonna
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There's no amount of just willpower that's gonna change you.
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Willpower that's gonna change you. yes, there's a certain
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Change you. yes, there's a certain amount that we can do.
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Yes, there's a certain amount that we can do. we need to cooperate
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Amount that we can do. we need to cooperate with the holy spirit.
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We need to cooperate with the holy spirit. but it is the word of god
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With the holy spirit. but it is the word of god and the holy spirit working
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But it is the word of god and the holy spirit working in your life that's going
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And the holy spirit working in your life that's going to change you.
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In your life that's going to change you. and it happens gradually
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To change you. and it happens gradually over a period of time.
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And it happens gradually over a period of time. we change by prayer,
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Over a period of time. we change by prayer, including repentance,
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We change by prayer, including repentance, studying god's word,
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Including repentance, studying god's word, and learning
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Studying god's word, and learning to fellowship with god.
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And learning to fellowship with god. see, don't think of god
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To fellowship with god. see, don't think of god as just being way off
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See, don't think of god as just being way off in the sky somewhere.
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As just being way off in the sky somewhere. yes, he has a throne in heaven,
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In the sky somewhere. yes, he has a throne in heaven, but he also lives inside of us.
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Yes, he has a throne in heaven, but he also lives inside of us. did you hear me?
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But he also lives inside of us. did you hear me? lives inside of us.
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In philippians 4:13 says,
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In philippians 4:13 says, "i can do all things through
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In philippians 4:13 says, "i can do all things through christ who strengthens me."
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"i can do all things through christ who strengthens me." the amplified says "i'm ready
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Christ who strengthens me." the amplified says "i'm ready for anything equal to anything
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The amplified says "i'm ready for anything equal to anything through christ who infuses
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For anything equal to anything through christ who infuses inner strength into me."
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Through christ who infuses inner strength into me." so, let me tell you,
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Inner strength into me." so, let me tell you, whatever changes you
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Are facing right now,
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Are facing right now, don't be afraid because
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Are facing right now, don't be afraid because god loves you,
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Don't be afraid because god loves you, he's got a good plan
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God loves you, he's got a good plan for your life,
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He's got a good plan for your life, and whatever you're losing,
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For your life, and whatever you're losing, god can cause whatever you
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And whatever you're losing, god can cause whatever you gain to be even better if you'll
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God can cause whatever you gain to be even better if you'll give it an opportunity.
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Gain to be even better if you'll give it an opportunity. so, change your attitude.
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Give it an opportunity. so, change your attitude. ask god to help you change
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So, change your attitude. ask god to help you change your attitude.
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Ask god to help you change your attitude. and don't be negative about it.
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Your attitude. and don't be negative about it. you know, there's a lot
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And don't be negative about it. you know, there's a lot of things that are gonna
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You know, there's a lot of things that are gonna change whether you
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Of things that are gonna change whether you like it or not.
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Change whether you like it or not. and so, you need
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Like it or not. and so, you need to let 'em change.
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And so, you need to let 'em change. my son, my baby,
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To let 'em change. my son, my baby, he's now 45.
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My son, my baby, he's now 45. it's kind of fun having
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He's now 45. it's kind of fun having a 45-year-old baby.
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It's kind of fun having a 45-year-old baby. he lived around the corner
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A 45-year-old baby. he lived around the corner from me for many years.
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He lived around the corner from me for many years. i saw him almost
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From me for many years. i saw him almost every single day.
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I saw him almost every single day. he'd run in the house,
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Every single day. he'd run in the house, run out, grab something,
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He'd run in the house, run out, grab something, run out.
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Run out, grab something, run out. and he and his wife
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Run out. and he and his wife came one day and said,
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And he and his wife came one day and said, "we're gonna move to utah."
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Came one day and said, "we're gonna move to utah." he and his boys were really
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"we're gonna move to utah." he and his boys were really into snowboarding,
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He and his boys were really into snowboarding, and they went up there
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Into snowboarding, and they went up there a lot to do that.
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And they went up there a lot to do that. and he said we--and he hated
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A lot to do that. and he said we--and he hated the weather here.
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And he said we--and he hated the weather here. so, he said, "i just wanna move
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The weather here. so, he said, "i just wanna move somewhere where it's cooler
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So, he said, "i just wanna move somewhere where it's cooler and where we can snowboard
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Somewhere where it's cooler and where we can snowboard whenever we want to."
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And where we can snowboard whenever we want to." and the job that he's doing
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Whenever we want to." and the job that he's doing here for us,
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And the job that he's doing here for us, he could do remotely
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Here for us, he could do remotely as long as he came in once
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He could do remotely as long as he came in once a month to have meetings.
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As long as he came in once a month to have meetings. and so, i didn't like it when
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A month to have meetings. and so, i didn't like it when he told me he was gonna move.
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And so, i didn't like it when he told me he was gonna move. but he was gonna move,
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He told me he was gonna move. but he was gonna move, so there was really no point
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But he was gonna move, so there was really no point in me being distraught about it.
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So there was really no point in me being distraught about it. and maybe you're
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In me being distraught about it. and maybe you're facing that now.
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And maybe you're facing that now. maybe you're--
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Facing that now. maybe you're-- two months ago,
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Maybe you're-- two months ago, you had a house
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Two months ago, you had a house full of children,
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You had a house full of children, maybe now they're all gone.
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Full of children, maybe now they're all gone. well, you don't have
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Maybe now they're all gone. well, you don't have to have the empty nest
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Well, you don't have to have the empty nest syndrome where you mourn
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To have the empty nest syndrome where you mourn for years and years
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Syndrome where you mourn for years and years because something has changed.
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For years and years because something has changed. my son now comes into town
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Because something has changed. my son now comes into town every month and stays
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My son now comes into town every month and stays about three days,
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Every month and stays about three days, and he stays with us.
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And so, we probably see him
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And so, we probably see him as much in those three days
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And so, we probably see him as much in those three days as we saw him in a month
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As much in those three days as we saw him in a month when he lived around
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As we saw him in a month when he lived around the corner from us.
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When he lived around the corner from us. and we have better quality
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The corner from us. and we have better quality fellowship because he's there
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A lot during those three days.
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A lot during those three days. and he always saves a mommy day,
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A lot during those three days. and he always saves a mommy day, which i appreciate.
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And he always saves a mommy day, which i appreciate. we go out to eat,
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Which i appreciate. we go out to eat, he takes me shopping,
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We go out to eat, he takes me shopping, and we get a good
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He takes me shopping, and we get a good chance to catch up.
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And we get a good chance to catch up. that's just an example
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Chance to catch up. that's just an example of how something can seem
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That's just an example of how something can seem so bad and yet it turned out
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Of how something can seem so bad and yet it turned out to be better than what i had.
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So bad and yet it turned out to be better than what i had. and you may find that.
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To be better than what i had. and you may find that. some of you are facing some--
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And you may find that. some of you are facing some-- maybe you've lost your job.
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Some of you are facing some-- maybe you've lost your job. well, that's a shock,
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Maybe you've lost your job. well, that's a shock, nobody wants to lose their job.
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Well, that's a shock, nobody wants to lose their job. but that doesn't mean
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Nobody wants to lose their job. but that doesn't mean that god can't give
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But that doesn't mean that god can't give you one that's better.
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That god can't give you one that's better. so, get a good attitude
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You one that's better. so, get a good attitude and a good confession
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So, get a good attitude and a good confession and do your part,
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And a good confession and do your part, look for a job,
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And do your part, look for a job, and stay busy at it,
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Look for a job, and stay busy at it, and put in applications,
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And stay busy at it, and put in applications, and send out your resume,
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And put in applications, and send out your resume, and you will get a job
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And send out your resume, and you will get a job that's better than
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And you will get a job that's better than the one that you lost.
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That's better than the one that you lost. you see, when we're
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The one that you lost. you see, when we're used to one thing,
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You see, when we're used to one thing, we always think nothing
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Used to one thing, we always think nothing could be any better than this,
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We always think nothing could be any better than this, but that is just
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Could be any better than this, but that is just absolutely not true.
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But that is just absolutely not true. because god is god,
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Absolutely not true. because god is god, if we mess up plan a,
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Because god is god, if we mess up plan a, or if the world
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If we mess up plan a, or if the world messes up plan a,
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Or if the world messes up plan a, god can make plan b
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Messes up plan a, god can make plan b be better than plan a
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God can make plan b be better than plan a ever would have been.
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Be better than plan a ever would have been. why?
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Ever would have been. why? because he's god.
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Why? because he's god. he can do what he wants to.
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Because he's god. he can do what he wants to. all things are
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He can do what he wants to. all things are possible with god.
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I love this scripture.
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I love this scripture. "now unto him who is able
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I love this scripture. "now unto him who is able to do exceedingly,
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"now unto him who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly,
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To do exceedingly, abundantly, above and beyond all that
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Abundantly, above and beyond all that we would ever dare to hope,
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Above and beyond all that we would ever dare to hope, ask, or think, to him be glory."
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We would ever dare to hope, ask, or think, to him be glory." that's ephesians 3:20.
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He can do way beyond
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He can do way beyond anything we could ever
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He can do way beyond anything we could ever hope or think for.
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Anything we could ever hope or think for. you can change.
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Hope or think for. you can change. you can navigate change.
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You can change. you can navigate change. you can survive change.
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You can navigate change. you can survive change. you can change your mind
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You can survive change. you can change your mind today about change.
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You can change your mind today about change. now, you know,
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Today about change. now, you know, the bible's full of rare
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Now, you know, the bible's full of rare individuals who dared
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The bible's full of rare individuals who dared to believe things could change.
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Individuals who dared to believe things could change. nehemiah is a good example.
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To believe things could change. nehemiah is a good example. where he lived,
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Nehemiah is a good example. where he lived, the land was in a state of ruin.
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Where he lived, the land was in a state of ruin. their walls were torn down,
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The land was in a state of ruin. their walls were torn down, which meant they had no
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Their walls were torn down, which meant they had no protection from their enemies.
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Which meant they had no protection from their enemies. but he dared to believe
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Protection from their enemies. but he dared to believe that they could be rebuilt.
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But he dared to believe that they could be rebuilt. most everybody else
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That they could be rebuilt. most everybody else had given up.
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Most everybody else had given up. well, "now we're just
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Had given up. well, "now we're just prey to the enemy,
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Well, "now we're just prey to the enemy, and our city's ruined.
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Prey to the enemy, and our city's ruined. and, o, woe is me.
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And our city's ruined. and, o, woe is me. what are we gonna do?"
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And, o, woe is me. what are we gonna do?" but nobody was doing anything.
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What are we gonna do?" but nobody was doing anything. however, jeremiah--
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I mean, nehemiah came
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I mean, nehemiah came along and he said,
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I mean, nehemiah came along and he said, "we can do this."
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Along and he said, "we can do this." nehemiah 1:2-4 and 2:17-18,
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"we can do this." nehemiah 1:2-4 and 2:17-18, "hanani,
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Nehemiah 1:2-4 and 2:17-18, "hanani, one of my brothers,
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"hanani, one of my brothers, came from judah with
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One of my brothers, came from judah with some other men,
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Came from judah with some other men, and i questioned them about
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Some other men, and i questioned them about the jewish remnant that
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And i questioned them about the jewish remnant that had survived the exile,
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The jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about jerusalem.
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Had survived the exile, and also about jerusalem. and they said to me,
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And also about jerusalem. and they said to me, 'those who survived the exile
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And they said to me, 'those who survived the exile and are back in the province
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'those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble
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And are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace.
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Are in great trouble and disgrace. because the wall of jerusalem
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And disgrace. because the wall of jerusalem is broken down and its gates
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Because the wall of jerusalem is broken down and its gates has been burned with fire.'"
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Is broken down and its gates has been burned with fire.'" well, that left him
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Has been burned with fire.'" well, that left him totally wide open to any
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Well, that left him totally wide open to any enemy that wanted to come in.
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Totally wide open to any enemy that wanted to come in. and he said,
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Enemy that wanted to come in. and he said, "'when i heard these things,
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And he said, "'when i heard these things, i sat down and i wept.
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"'when i heard these things, i sat down and i wept. for some days i mourned
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I sat down and i wept. for some days i mourned and fasted and prayed before
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For some days i mourned and fasted and prayed before the god of heaven.'"
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And fasted and prayed before the god of heaven.'" now, he was mourning,
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The god of heaven.'" now, he was mourning, but he was praying
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Now, he was mourning, but he was praying at the same time.
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But he was praying at the same time. so, while he was mourning,
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At the same time. so, while he was mourning, he obviously was believing
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So, while he was mourning, he obviously was believing that god could do something.
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He obviously was believing that god could do something. "then i said to them,
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That god could do something. "then i said to them, 'you see the trouble we're in:
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"then i said to them, 'you see the trouble we're in: jerusalem lies in ruins,
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'you see the trouble we're in: jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have
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Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire.
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And its gates have been burned with fire. come, and let us rebuild
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Been burned with fire. come, and let us rebuild the wall of jerusalem,
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Come, and let us rebuild the wall of jerusalem, so we will no longer
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The wall of jerusalem, so we will no longer be in disgrace.'"
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So we will no longer be in disgrace.'" and i don't have time to tell
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Be in disgrace.'" and i don't have time to tell you the whole story, but i mean,
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And i don't have time to tell you the whole story, but i mean, they had to fight the good fight
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You the whole story, but i mean, they had to fight the good fight of faith to build that wall.
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They had to fight the good fight of faith to build that wall. i mean, it got down
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Of faith to build that wall. i mean, it got down to the point where some
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I mean, it got down to the point where some were building and some were
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To the point where some were building and some were just protecting them from
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Were building and some were just protecting them from enemies and--
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Just protecting them from enemies and-- but he wouldn't give up.
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Enemies and-- but he wouldn't give up. he refused to give up.
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But he wouldn't give up. he refused to give up. and boy, that's a great
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He refused to give up. and boy, that's a great quality to have,
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And boy, that's a great quality to have, be the kind of person
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Quality to have, be the kind of person that refuses to give up.
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Be the kind of person that refuses to give up. be the kind of person that's
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That refuses to give up. be the kind of person that's determined to have the good
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Be the kind of person that's determined to have the good life that god said you can have.
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Determined to have the good life that god said you can have. now, i can just
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Life that god said you can have. now, i can just sense it right now.
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Now, i can just sense it right now. there are some people
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Sense it right now. there are some people watching and you are hurting
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There are some people watching and you are hurting so bad from something
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Watching and you are hurting so bad from something that has changed in your
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So bad from something that has changed in your life and you just feel
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That has changed in your life and you just feel like everything's over.
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Life and you just feel like everything's over. well, this is god's word to you
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Like everything's over. well, this is god's word to you today that it can be fixed.
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Well, this is god's word to you today that it can be fixed. god can do a new thing.
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Today that it can be fixed. god can do a new thing. matter of fact,
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God can do a new thing. matter of fact, god loves to do new things.
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Matter of fact, god loves to do new things. "and i also told them
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God loves to do new things. "and i also told them about the gracious hand
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"and i also told them about the gracious hand of my god that was on me
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About the gracious hand of my god that was on me and the king said to me--
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Of my god that was on me and the king said to me-- and what the king
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And the king said to me-- and what the king had said to me.
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And what the king had said to me. and they replied,
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Had said to me. and they replied, 'well, let us start building.'"
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And they replied, 'well, let us start building.'" see, sometimes all people
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'well, let us start building.'" see, sometimes all people need is a leader.
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See, sometimes all people need is a leader. they just need one person
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Need is a leader. they just need one person to say, "we can do it."
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They just need one person to say, "we can do it." you know, you can
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To say, "we can do it." you know, you can be that person
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You know, you can be that person that can say, "we can do it."
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Be that person that can say, "we can do it." "so they began the good work
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That can say, "we can do it." "so they began the good work and they worked together.
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"so they began the good work and they worked together. they prayed continuously.
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And they worked together. they prayed continuously. they fought enemies
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They prayed continuously. they fought enemies and opposition,
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They fought enemies and opposition, but they finished the wall,"
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And opposition, but they finished the wall," and they had a big party.
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But they finished the wall," and they had a big party. you know, joseph believed
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And they had a big party. you know, joseph believed that god could work
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You know, joseph believed that god could work something out of an evil
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That god could work something out of an evil and a painful situation.
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Something out of an evil and a painful situation. his brothers sold him
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And a painful situation. his brothers sold him as a slave.
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His brothers sold him as a slave. and he went through many
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As a slave. and he went through many different painful situations,
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And he went through many different painful situations, spent 13 years in prison
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Different painful situations, spent 13 years in prison for something that
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Spent 13 years in prison for something that he did not do.
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For something that he did not do. and it just seemed like
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He did not do. and it just seemed like everybody he helped would
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And it just seemed like everybody he helped would go off and forget about him.
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Everybody he helped would go off and forget about him. but every place
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Go off and forget about him. but every place that joseph went,
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But every place that joseph went, god gave him favor.
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That joseph went, god gave him favor. even in the jail,
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God gave him favor. even in the jail, he had favor.
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Even in the jail, he had favor. and to make a long
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He had favor. and to make a long story short,
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And to make a long story short, he ended up interpreting
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Story short, he ended up interpreting a dream for pharaoh,
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He ended up interpreting a dream for pharaoh, and pharaoh put him
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A dream for pharaoh, and pharaoh put him in charge of everything.
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And pharaoh put him in charge of everything. nobody had more power
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In charge of everything. nobody had more power than joseph except pharaoh.
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Nobody had more power than joseph except pharaoh. so, he went from
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Than joseph except pharaoh. so, he went from the pit to the palace,
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So, he went from the pit to the palace, and you can too.
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The pit to the palace, and you can too. daniel believed he would not
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And you can too. daniel believed he would not be left alone in the lion's den.
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Daniel believed he would not be left alone in the lion's den. peter believed he could
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Be left alone in the lion's den. peter believed he could be forgiven for betraying
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Peter believed he could be forgiven for betraying christ and still be used by god.
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Be forgiven for betraying christ and still be used by god. a woman who was sick 18 years
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Christ and still be used by god. a woman who was sick 18 years believed she could be healed.
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A woman who was sick 18 years believed she could be healed. she pressed through the crowd.
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Believed she could be healed. she pressed through the crowd. sometimes you gotta press.
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She pressed through the crowd. sometimes you gotta press. don't give up.
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Wherever you're at right now,
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Wherever you're at right now, don't give up.
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Wherever you're at right now, don't give up. don't accept the devil's lie
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Don't give up. don't accept the devil's lie that life is over and you'll
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Don't accept the devil's lie that life is over and you'll never have a good life.
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That life is over and you'll never have a good life. after being sexually
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Never have a good life. after being sexually abused by my dad,
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After being sexually abused by my dad, i mean, i thought "i'll always
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Abused by my dad, i mean, i thought "i'll always have a second-rate life."
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I mean, i thought "i'll always have a second-rate life." well, boy, when you get
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Have a second-rate life." well, boy, when you get in the word of god
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Well, boy, when you get in the word of god and you start learning what
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In the word of god and you start learning what god has to say about that,
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And you start learning what god has to say about that, no, you never have
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God has to say about that, no, you never have to have a second-rate
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No, you never have to have a second-rate life because somebody
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To have a second-rate life because somebody else did you an injustice.
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God will actually give you
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God will actually give you double for your trouble
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God will actually give you double for your trouble if you trust him to do that.
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Double for your trouble if you trust him to do that. and yes, i had a bad beginning,
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If you trust him to do that. and yes, i had a bad beginning, but i'm having a great finish,
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And yes, i had a bad beginning, but i'm having a great finish, and it's not over yet.
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But i'm having a great finish, and it's not over yet. paul believed that all
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And it's not over yet. paul believed that all christians could do whatever
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Paul believed that all christians could do whatever they needed to do in life
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Christians could do whatever they needed to do in life through christ,
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They needed to do in life through christ, who was their strength.
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I want you to believe that
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I want you to believe that good things can happen to you,
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I want you to believe that good things can happen to you, no matter what you're
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Good things can happen to you, no matter what you're facing right now.
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No matter what you're facing right now. come on,
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Facing right now. come on, get a smile on your face,
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Come on, get a smile on your face, get excited, get stirred up,
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Get a smile on your face, get excited, get stirred up, and say, "something good
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Get excited, get stirred up, and say, "something good is going to happen to me."
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And say, "something good is going to happen to me." and i understand.
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Is going to happen to me." and i understand. if somebody's left your
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And i understand. if somebody's left your life that you loved,
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If somebody's left your life that you loved, if you've lost a loved one,
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Life that you loved, if you've lost a loved one, they've passed
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If you've lost a loved one, they've passed on to be with the lord,
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They've passed on to be with the lord, or maybe somebody
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On to be with the lord, or maybe somebody you love died and you
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Or maybe somebody you love died and you don't know that they--
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You love died and you don't know that they-- whether or not they were saved,
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Don't know that they-- whether or not they were saved, that's concerning you,
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Whether or not they were saved, that's concerning you, cast all your care on god
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That's concerning you, cast all your care on god and enjoy the happy life
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Cast all your care on god and enjoy the happy life that he's given you,
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And enjoy the happy life that he's given you, because whatever has
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That he's given you, because whatever has changed has changed,
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Because whatever has changed has changed, and there's probably
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Changed has changed, and there's probably nothing you can do about it.
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And there's probably nothing you can do about it. so, you might as well
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Nothing you can do about it. so, you might as well get in line with it and let
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So, you might as well get in line with it and let god give you a brand-new,
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Get in line with it and let god give you a brand-new, wonderful, powerful,
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God give you a brand-new, wonderful, powerful, exciting beginning.
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Wonderful, powerful, exciting beginning. we need to understand
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Exciting beginning. we need to understand the anatomy of change.
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We need to understand the anatomy of change. change is a process,
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The anatomy of change. change is a process, and sometimes it's a longer
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Change is a process, and sometimes it's a longer one than we would like it to be.
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And sometimes it's a longer one than we would like it to be. god has changed me.
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One than we would like it to be. god has changed me. i mean, from the time i got
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God has changed me. i mean, from the time i got into a serious relationship
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I mean, from the time i got into a serious relationship with god 48 years ago till now,
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Into a serious relationship with god 48 years ago till now, i feel like my husband has been
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With god 48 years ago till now, i feel like my husband has been married to 20 different women.
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I feel like my husband has been married to 20 different women. we don't change all at once.
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Married to 20 different women. we don't change all at once. we don't receive christ,
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We don't change all at once. we don't receive christ, go to bed,
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We don't receive christ, go to bed, and get up the next day
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Go to bed, and get up the next day and we're a totally
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And get up the next day and we're a totally different person.
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And we're a totally different person. we change as we learn,
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Different person. we change as we learn, as we grow,
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We change as we learn, as we grow, as we study the word.
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As we grow, as we study the word. change is frightening because
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As we study the word. change is frightening because we like to be in control.
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Change is frightening because we like to be in control. even if we're willing to let
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We like to be in control. even if we're willing to let go of what's behind,
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Even if we're willing to let go of what's behind, we're afraid that we're not
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Go of what's behind, we're afraid that we're not ever going to be able to take
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We're afraid that we're not ever going to be able to take hold of anything that's going
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Ever going to be able to take hold of anything that's going to be as good as what we lost.
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Hold of anything that's going to be as good as what we lost. change occurs when
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To be as good as what we lost. change occurs when we confront fear,
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Change occurs when we confront fear, not because we don't feel it.
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We confront fear, not because we don't feel it. and so i will just tell you,
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Not because we don't feel it. and so i will just tell you, you have to have
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And so i will just tell you, you have to have courage to change.
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And that's really the main
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And that's really the main thing that i wanna say to you
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And that's really the main thing that i wanna say to you today is be courageous
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Thing that i wanna say to you today is be courageous and face change boldly,
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Today is be courageous and face change boldly, believing that no matter
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And face change boldly, believing that no matter what has happened,
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Believing that no matter what has happened, god can work good out of it.
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What has happened, god can work good out of it. romans 8:28 says,
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God can work good out of it. romans 8:28 says, "all things work together
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Romans 8:28 says, "all things work together for good to those who
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"all things work together for good to those who love god and are called
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For good to those who love god and are called according to his purpose."
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Love god and are called according to his purpose." i'm changing all the time.
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We've had so many changes
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We've had so many changes at the ministry this year,
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We've had so many changes at the ministry this year, and i don't know
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At the ministry this year, and i don't know what's still to come,
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And i don't know what's still to come, but i'm ready for
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What's still to come, but i'm ready for it because i trust god
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But i'm ready for it because i trust god that he's in control of my life.
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It because i trust god that he's in control of my life. and you know what?
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That he's in control of my life. and you know what? he's in control of yours, too.
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And you know what? he's in control of yours, too. god loves you very much.
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He's in control of yours, too. god loves you very much. you're very special to him,
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God loves you very much. you're very special to him, and he has a good plan
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You're very special to him, and he has a good plan even in the midst
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And he has a good plan even in the midst of the changes that
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Even in the midst of the changes that you're going through.
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Of the changes that you're going through. thank you for being
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You're going through. thank you for being with me today.
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Thank you for being with me today. we love you,
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With me today. we love you, and we pray for you
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We love you, and we pray for you on a regular basis.
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>> announcer: when faced with
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>> announcer: when faced with life's inevitable ups and downs,
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Life's inevitable ups and downs, having the resiliency to stand
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Having the resiliency to stand up to new challenges and meet
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Up to new challenges and meet them head on is imperative.
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Them head on is imperative. we can't keep changes from
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We can't keep changes from coming, but we can manage our
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Coming, but we can manage our reaction to it, and even come
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Reaction to it, and even come to welcome it into our lives.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, life is full of changes,
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Life is full of changes, and sometimes it can
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And sometimes it can feel like everything
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Feel like everything around us is shaking.
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Around us is shaking. jobs are changing,
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Jobs are changing, relationships,
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Relationships, people's expectations.
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People's expectations. it's easy to get
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It's easy to get overwhelmed but i wanna
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Overwhelmed but i wanna remind you today, while
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Remind you today, while change is inevitable,
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Change is inevitable, you have the power
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You have the power to choose how
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To choose how to respond to it.
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To respond to it. in my book,
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In my book, “the courage to change,”
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“the courage to change,” i'll show you how to not
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I'll show you how to not only navigate life's
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Only navigate life's transitions, but to
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Transitions, but to actually embrace them
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Actually embrace them with god's word
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With god's word as your foundation.
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As your foundation. you can face each shift
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You can face each shift with confidence, knowing
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With confidence, knowing that the same god who never
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That the same god who never changed, is working all
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Changed, is working all things for your good,
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Things for your good, even in the midst
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Even in the midst of difficult moments.
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>> joyce: if you're
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>> joyce: if you're weary from all of life's
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Weary from all of life's changes, i want you
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Changes, i want you to know that you can
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To know that you can find peace in the storm.
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Find peace in the storm. in “the courage to change,”
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In “the courage to change,” i'll show you how god's
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I'll show you how god's word can help you
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Word can help you embrace every challenge
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Embrace every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. you don't have to live
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You don't have to live in the fear of change.
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In the fear of change. with the strength and
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With the strength and the wisdom from god,
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The wisdom from god, you can stand firm
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You can stand firm through any storm and
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Through any storm and come out stronger
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Come out stronger on the other side.
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On the other side. let's face life's
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Let's face life's challenges together
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Challenges together with faith, hope, and
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With faith, hope, and a renewed perspective.
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>> announcer: discover
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>> announcer: discover your courage today
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Call us today at... or visit us online
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Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: discover
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>> announcer: discover strength for your challenges,
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Strength for your challenges, the tools to fight your battles,
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The tools to fight your battles, and the joy and peace you crave.
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And the joy and peace you crave. love life 2025.
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Love life 2025. >> joyce: cece winans,
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>> joyce: cece winans, lysa terkeurst,
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Lysa terkeurst, and pat barrett,
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And pat barrett, so exciting!
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Need i say more? it's the love life women's
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It's the love life women's conference 2025.
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Conference 2025. oh, and i'll be there too!
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>> announcer: register now.
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>> announcer: register now. go to joycemeyer.org.
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>> [♪♪]
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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 - Change

May 5, 2025 | S25:E15

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