Joyce Meyer - The Mystery of Prayer (Part 1)

July 28, 2025 | 29:29

Are you ready to discover the mystery of prayer? Today on Enjoying Everyday Life, Joyce Meyer teaches on why heartfelt, persistent prayer is powerful and how it connects us to God, His blessings, and guidance.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - The Mystery of Prayer (Part 1) | July 28, 2025

>> joyce: some of you just
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>> joyce: some of you just aren't praying bold enough.
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>> joyce: some of you just aren't praying bold enough. you're praying little, weak,
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Aren't praying bold enough. you're praying little, weak, wimpy prayers.
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You're praying little, weak, wimpy prayers. "well, god,
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Wimpy prayers. "well, god, if you'll just do this,
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"well, god, if you'll just do this, and i know i don't deserve it,
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If you'll just do this, and i know i don't deserve it, but if you'll just do this."
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And i know i don't deserve it, but if you'll just do this." no, you go in jesus' name,
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But if you'll just do this." no, you go in jesus' name, and when you go in jesus' name--
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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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, welcome
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>> joyce: well, welcome to "enjoying everyday life."
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>> joyce: well, welcome to "enjoying everyday life." thank you for joining us.
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To "enjoying everyday life." thank you for joining us. i always appreciate it when
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Thank you for joining us. i always appreciate it when i'm sharing the word if there's
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I always appreciate it when i'm sharing the word if there's somebody on the other
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I'm sharing the word if there's somebody on the other end listening.
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And i'm gonna talk today about
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And i'm gonna talk today about something that is important
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And i'm gonna talk today about something that is important to all of us,
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Something that is important to all of us, and something that we need
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To all of us, and something that we need to be reminded of,
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And something that we need to be reminded of, just every once in a while,
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To be reminded of, just every once in a while, i wanna talk to you
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Just every once in a while, i wanna talk to you about prayer.
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I wanna talk to you about prayer. and particularly today,
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About prayer. and particularly today, i want to talk about
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And particularly today, i want to talk about the mystery of prayer.
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I want to talk about the mystery of prayer. i want to start with james 5:16,
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The mystery of prayer. i want to start with james 5:16, the last half of the scripture.
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I want to start with james 5:16, the last half of the scripture. it says, "the earnest,
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The last half of the scripture. it says, "the earnest, (heartfelt, continued)
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It says, "the earnest, (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous
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(heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous
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Prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available
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Man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]."
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Power available [dynamic in its working]." now, i think it's best not
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[dynamic in its working]." now, i think it's best not to rush through that,
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Now, i think it's best not to rush through that, so i wanna slow down
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To rush through that, so i wanna slow down a few words here
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So i wanna slow down a few words here and have you think about 'em.
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A few words here and have you think about 'em. "the earnest--"
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And have you think about 'em. "the earnest--" our prayers need
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"the earnest--" our prayers need to be really sincere.
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Our prayers need to be really sincere. "heartfelt--"
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To be really sincere. "heartfelt--" they need to be something
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"heartfelt--" they need to be something that's coming from our heart.
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They need to be something that's coming from our heart. "continued--"
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That's coming from our heart. "continued--" sometimes we have to pray
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"continued--" sometimes we have to pray for a while about something.
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Sometimes we have to pray for a while about something. "prayer of a righteous man--"
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For a while about something. "prayer of a righteous man--" and good news,
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"prayer of a righteous man--" and good news, a righteous man is not
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And good news, a righteous man is not someone who's perfect,
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A righteous man is not someone who's perfect, but someone who is in christ,
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Someone who's perfect, but someone who is in christ, because the bible says that
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But someone who is in christ, because the bible says that "he that knew no sin became sin,
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Because the bible says that "he that knew no sin became sin, that we might be made
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"he that knew no sin became sin, that we might be made the righteousness
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That we might be made the righteousness of god in him."
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The righteousness of god in him." so, we're not righteous
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In ourself,
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In ourself, we're not righteous
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In ourself, we're not righteous in our behavior,
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We're not righteous in our behavior, but we are righteous in christ.
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In our behavior, but we are righteous in christ. and as he works with us,
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But we are righteous in christ. and as he works with us, the holy spirit works with us,
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And as he works with us, the holy spirit works with us, because we are righteous,
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The holy spirit works with us, because we are righteous, we begin to do more things
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Because we are righteous, we begin to do more things right and over a period of time,
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We begin to do more things right and over a period of time, we do change and change
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Right and over a period of time, we do change and change and change.
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And we're not gonna reach
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And we're not gonna reach perfection where we never
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And we're not gonna reach perfection where we never ever sin as long as we're
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Perfection where we never ever sin as long as we're in this fleshly body,
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Ever sin as long as we're in this fleshly body, but we can definitely
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In this fleshly body, but we can definitely thank god that he has
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But we can definitely thank god that he has made us right with him.
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Thank god that he has made us right with him. "well, what is prayer?"
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Made us right with him. "well, what is prayer?" well, watchman nee says,
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"well, what is prayer?" well, watchman nee says, "prayer is the most wonderful
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Well, watchman nee says, "prayer is the most wonderful act in the spiritual realm,
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"prayer is the most wonderful act in the spiritual realm, as well as a most
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Act in the spiritual realm, as well as a most mysterious affair."
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As well as a most mysterious affair." interesting.
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Mysterious affair." interesting. and prayer really is a mystery
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And i'll tell you throughout
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And i'll tell you throughout today why i think it is.
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And i'll tell you throughout today why i think it is. prayer is a privilege.
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Today why i think it is. prayer is a privilege. it's not an obligation.
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Prayer is a privilege. it's not an obligation. it's not a have to.
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It's not an obligation. it's not a have to. i don't know why anybody
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It's not a have to. i don't know why anybody wouldn't want to when
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I don't know why anybody wouldn't want to when you realize what's available
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Wouldn't want to when you realize what's available to you if you do pray.
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You realize what's available to you if you do pray. "vine's dictionary"
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To you if you do pray. "vine's dictionary" says prayer is: "to ask,
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"vine's dictionary" says prayer is: "to ask, to make a request, to beseech,
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Says prayer is: "to ask, to make a request, to beseech, to call to one's aid, a wanting,
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To make a request, to beseech, to call to one's aid, a wanting, a need, and then an asking."
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To call to one's aid, a wanting, a need, and then an asking." i wonder how many times
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A need, and then an asking." i wonder how many times we wish for something but
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I wonder how many times we wish for something but never get around to asking.
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We wish for something but never get around to asking. i like to lay in bed
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Never get around to asking. i like to lay in bed in the evenings and watch tv,
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I like to lay in bed in the evenings and watch tv, but a lot of times
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In the evenings and watch tv, but a lot of times when i lay down,
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But a lot of times when i lay down, i fall asleep.
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When i lay down, i fall asleep. and if i sleep too long,
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I fall asleep. and if i sleep too long, then it affects me going
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And if i sleep too long, then it affects me going to sleep when it's actually
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Then it affects me going to sleep when it's actually time to go to sleep.
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To sleep when it's actually time to go to sleep. and i have probably
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Time to go to sleep. and i have probably wished a thousand times,
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And i have probably wished a thousand times, "i wish i could stay
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Wished a thousand times, "i wish i could stay awake at night.
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"i wish i could stay awake at night. i wish i could stay awake
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Awake at night. i wish i could stay awake when i go in there."
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I wish i could stay awake when i go in there." and--but i prayed
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When i go in there." and--but i prayed about it yesterday,
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And--but i prayed about it yesterday, and last night i didn't
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About it yesterday, and last night i didn't get sleepy at all.
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And last night i didn't get sleepy at all. and i thought,
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Get sleepy at all. and i thought, "that's so amazing."
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All the times i've wished
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All the times i've wished but never asked.
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All the times i've wished but never asked. and the bible says in james 4:2,
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But never asked. and the bible says in james 4:2, "you have not because
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And the bible says in james 4:2, "you have not because you ask not."
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"you have not because you ask not." and that is one of my favorite
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You ask not." and that is one of my favorite scriptures on prayer.
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And that is one of my favorite scriptures on prayer. very simple.
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Scriptures on prayer. very simple. "you have not because
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Very simple. "you have not because you ask not."
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The "webster's second
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The "webster's second new college dictionary,"
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The "webster's second new college dictionary," says, "it's to require
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New college dictionary," says, "it's to require or to make a demand."
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Says, "it's to require or to make a demand." now, that sounds funny because
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Or to make a demand." now, that sounds funny because we're not going to god
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Now, that sounds funny because we're not going to god with an attitude of demanding.
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We're not going to god with an attitude of demanding. but the point here is,
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With an attitude of demanding. but the point here is, is that we're making a demand
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But the point here is, is that we're making a demand on what is already ours.
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Is that we're making a demand on what is already ours. you see, jesus has already died.
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On what is already ours. you see, jesus has already died. he's already paid the price
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You see, jesus has already died. he's already paid the price for all of our blessings.
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He's already paid the price for all of our blessings. he's paid the price
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For all of our blessings. he's paid the price for us to have joy
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He's paid the price for us to have joy and peace and to be right
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For us to have joy and peace and to be right with him and paid the price
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And peace and to be right with him and paid the price for us to be blessed in life.
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With him and paid the price for us to be blessed in life. but there are some things that
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For us to be blessed in life. but there are some things that we need to do in order to take
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But there are some things that we need to do in order to take advantage of those blessings.
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And so, it would
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And so, it would be like if you knew
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And so, it would be like if you knew you had a bank full of money
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Be like if you knew you had a bank full of money and you took a check there,
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You had a bank full of money and you took a check there, you're making a demand
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And you took a check there, you're making a demand on what is already yours.
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You're making a demand on what is already yours. there will be untold blessings
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On what is already yours. there will be untold blessings remaining in our account when
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There will be untold blessings remaining in our account when we get to heaven because
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Remaining in our account when we get to heaven because we simply never ask.
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We get to heaven because we simply never ask. we did not make a demand
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We simply never ask. we did not make a demand on what was already ours.
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We did not make a demand on what was already ours. what would be the point
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On what was already ours. what would be the point in being a billionaire
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What would be the point in being a billionaire and living like a pauper
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In being a billionaire and living like a pauper because you never went
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And living like a pauper because you never went to the bank to cash a check?
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Because you never went to the bank to cash a check? so, you need to start
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To the bank to cash a check? so, you need to start cashing your prayer
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So, you need to start cashing your prayer checks and asking god
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Cashing your prayer checks and asking god for what you want and need.
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Checks and asking god for what you want and need. "you have not because
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For what you want and need. "you have not because you ask not," james 4:2.
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"you have not because you ask not," james 4:2. let me read you the whole
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You ask not," james 4:2. let me read you the whole scripture.
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Let me read you the whole scripture. "you are jealous and you covet
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Scripture. "you are jealous and you covet [what other people have.]"
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"you are jealous and you covet [what other people have.]" that means you want
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[what other people have.]" that means you want what other people have.
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That means you want what other people have. and "thou shalt not covet,"
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What other people have. and "thou shalt not covet," is actually
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And "thou shalt not covet," is actually the 10th commandment.
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Is actually the 10th commandment. "and your desires
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The 10th commandment. "and your desires go unfulfilled;
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"and your desires go unfulfilled; [so] you become murderers.
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Go unfulfilled; [so] you become murderers. because [to hate
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[so] you become murderers. because [to hate is to murder as far as
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Because [to hate is to murder as far as your hearts are concerned.]"
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Is to murder as far as your hearts are concerned.]" now, you may think,
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Your hearts are concerned.]" now, you may think, "well, i don't hate anybody,"
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Now, you may think, "well, i don't hate anybody," but god is talking about
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"well, i don't hate anybody," but god is talking about in comparison to loving people,
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But god is talking about in comparison to loving people, when we see someone
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In comparison to loving people, when we see someone who has something that
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When we see someone who has something that we really want but don't have,
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Who has something that we really want but don't have, sometimes our attitude
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We really want but don't have, sometimes our attitude toward them can be one
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Sometimes our attitude toward them can be one of jealousy or dislike.
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Toward them can be one of jealousy or dislike. "you burn with envy and anger
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Of jealousy or dislike. "you burn with envy and anger and you're not able to obtain
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"you burn with envy and anger and you're not able to obtain [the gratification,
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And you're not able to obtain [the gratification, the contentment,
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[the gratification, the contentment, and the happiness
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The contentment, and the happiness that you seek],
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And the happiness that you seek], so you fight and you war.
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That you seek], so you fight and you war. you have not because
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So you fight and you war. you have not because you ask not."
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You have not because you ask not." and what happens
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If we don't ask,
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If we don't ask, we end up trying to get things
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If we don't ask, we end up trying to get things ourselves and we have to trust
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We end up trying to get things ourselves and we have to trust god to give them the things
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Ourselves and we have to trust god to give them the things that he wants us to have
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God to give them the things that he wants us to have at the right time
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That he wants us to have at the right time and in the right way.
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At the right time and in the right way. "why pray?
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And in the right way. "why pray? isn't god all powerful?
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"why pray? isn't god all powerful? doesn't he already
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Isn't god all powerful? doesn't he already know everything?
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Doesn't he already know everything? why does he not work
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Know everything? why does he not work until we pray?
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Why does he not work until we pray? if he already knows everything,
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Until we pray? if he already knows everything, why must we tell him?
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If he already knows everything, why must we tell him? being almighty,
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Why must we tell him? being almighty, why doesn't he act directly?
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Being almighty, why doesn't he act directly? why does he need our prayers?"
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Why doesn't he act directly? why does he need our prayers?" now, i wanna just preempt
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Why does he need our prayers?" now, i wanna just preempt a lot of what i'm gonna
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Now, i wanna just preempt a lot of what i'm gonna say by saying this.
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A lot of what i'm gonna say by saying this. god obviously can
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Say by saying this. god obviously can do anything he wants to,
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God obviously can do anything he wants to, anytime he wants to.
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Do anything he wants to, anytime he wants to. but he has a principle of trying
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Anytime he wants to. but he has a principle of trying to partner with his people,
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But he has a principle of trying to partner with his people, if at all possible.
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To partner with his people, if at all possible. now, sometimes you may
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If at all possible. now, sometimes you may receive something from god,
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Now, sometimes you may receive something from god, and you don't know it,
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Receive something from god, and you don't know it, but somebody else has
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And you don't know it, but somebody else has prayed for you.
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But somebody else has prayed for you. god can even put you
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Prayed for you. god can even put you on people's heart that don't
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God can even put you on people's heart that don't really even know you closely.
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On people's heart that don't really even know you closely. or god may do something for
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Really even know you closely. or god may do something for you just because he wants to,
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Or god may do something for you just because he wants to, but generally i think we miss
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You just because he wants to, but generally i think we miss a lot because we don't partner
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But generally i think we miss a lot because we don't partner with god in the work
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A lot because we don't partner with god in the work that he's trying to do.
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With god in the work that he's trying to do. we just sit back and expect
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That he's trying to do. we just sit back and expect god to do everything,
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We just sit back and expect god to do everything, and we won't even
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God to do everything, and we won't even bother to pray.
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And we won't even bother to pray. "why is it only those who
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Bother to pray. "why is it only those who knock have the door opened?
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"why is it only those who knock have the door opened? and why is it only those
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Knock have the door opened? and why is it only those who seek find?
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And why is it that only
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And why is it that only those who ask receive?"
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And why is it that only those who ask receive?" matthew 7:7,
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Those who ask receive?" matthew 7:7, "keep on asking
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Matthew 7:7, "keep on asking and it will be given you;
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"keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking
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And it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find;
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Keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking
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And you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door]
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Keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened unto you."
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[reverently] and [the door] will be opened unto you." so, see, sometimes,
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You gotta keep
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You gotta keep it up a little bit.
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You gotta keep it up a little bit. you gotta show a little
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It up a little bit. you gotta show a little determination and let god--
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You gotta show a little determination and let god-- sometimes i tell god,
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Determination and let god-- sometimes i tell god, "i'm not gonna be quiet
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Sometimes i tell god, "i'm not gonna be quiet until i get what your
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"i'm not gonna be quiet until i get what your word says i can have."
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Until i get what your word says i can have." and that doesn't always
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Word says i can have." and that doesn't always mean something material.
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And that doesn't always mean something material. matter of fact,
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Mean something material. matter of fact, it shouldn't usually
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Matter of fact, it shouldn't usually mean something material.
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It shouldn't usually mean something material. if you look at the prayers
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Mean something material. if you look at the prayers of the apostle paul,
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If you look at the prayers of the apostle paul, he never prayed for one
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Of the apostle paul, he never prayed for one material thing for the people.
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He always prayed spiritual
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He always prayed spiritual things for them.
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He always prayed spiritual things for them. "may you be strengthened
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Things for them. "may you be strengthened with all might and power
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"may you be strengthened with all might and power in the inner man through
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With all might and power in the inner man through the holy spirit indwelling
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In the inner man through the holy spirit indwelling your innermost being
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The holy spirit indwelling your innermost being and personality."
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Your innermost being and personality." he prayed for them
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And personality." he prayed for them to have revelation.
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He prayed for them to know
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He prayed for them to know what was excellent,
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He prayed for them to know what was excellent, to prize that,
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What was excellent, to prize that, to put that first.
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To prize that, to put that first. many things, he prayed
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To put that first. many things, he prayed for the church
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Many things, he prayed for the church on a regular basis.
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For the church on a regular basis. he loved them,
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On a regular basis. he loved them, and i'm sure that they were
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He loved them, and i'm sure that they were part of his everyday prayers.
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And i'm sure that they were part of his everyday prayers. but i can't find any
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Part of his everyday prayers. but i can't find any place where he said,
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But i can't find any place where he said, "give them a new camel,
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Place where he said, "give them a new camel, give them a new donkey."
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"give them a new camel, give them a new donkey." you know, that just wasn't
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Give them a new donkey." you know, that just wasn't what he prayed for.
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You know, that just wasn't what he prayed for. not that it's wrong to ask god
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What he prayed for. not that it's wrong to ask god for things if you need
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Not that it's wrong to ask god for things if you need something, ask him.
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For things if you need something, ask him. but it is important not to just
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Something, ask him. but it is important not to just get greedy in your prayers.
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But it is important not to just get greedy in your prayers. "why doesn't god just do his
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Get greedy in your prayers. "why doesn't god just do his own will without requiring
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"why doesn't god just do his own will without requiring us to knock,
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Own will without requiring us to knock, seek and ask?"
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Us to knock, seek and ask?" well, that's the mystery,
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Seek and ask?" well, that's the mystery, i guess.
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Well, that's the mystery, i guess. i find that to be the mystery
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I guess. i find that to be the mystery of prayer that god needs
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I find that to be the mystery of prayer that god needs me to ask before he will act.
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Of prayer that god needs me to ask before he will act. the mystery,
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Me to ask before he will act. the mystery, god's children must pray
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The mystery, god's children must pray before god will work.
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God's children must pray before god will work. he has chosen--
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Before god will work. he has chosen-- even though he's sovereign,
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He has chosen-- even though he's sovereign, can do anything he wants to,
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Even though he's sovereign, can do anything he wants to, he has chosen,
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Can do anything he wants to, he has chosen, normally his principle is that
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He has chosen, normally his principle is that god works with his children.
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Normally his principle is that god works with his children. sometimes you'll just have
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God works with his children. sometimes you'll just have somebody on your heart,
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Sometimes you'll just have somebody on your heart, or let's just say it's somebody,
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Somebody on your heart, or let's just say it's somebody, and they just kind
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Or let's just say it's somebody, and they just kind of stick there.
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And they just kind of stick there. you think about 'em four, five,
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Of stick there. you think about 'em four, five, six times that day.
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You think about 'em four, five, six times that day. well, don't ever let that pass
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Six times that day. well, don't ever let that pass you by without praying for them.
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Well, don't ever let that pass you by without praying for them. or maybe god wants you to call
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You by without praying for them. or maybe god wants you to call them and encourage them.
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But he definitely wants
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But he definitely wants something if he keeps putting
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But he definitely wants something if he keeps putting something on your heart
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Something if he keeps putting something on your heart over and over and over.
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Something on your heart over and over and over. matthew 18:18 is interesting.
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Over and over and over. matthew 18:18 is interesting. in the new king james version,
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Matthew 18:18 is interesting. in the new king james version, it says,
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In the new king james version, it says, "whatever you bind on earth
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It says, "whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,
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"whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth
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Will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
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And whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." now, you know,
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Will be loosed in heaven." now, you know, that sounds like
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Now, you know, that sounds like a lot of power to me.
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That sounds like a lot of power to me. it's pretty amazing
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A lot of power to me. it's pretty amazing the power that god has
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It's pretty amazing the power that god has invested in his children.
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The power that god has invested in his children. he's the head, we're the body.
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Invested in his children. he's the head, we're the body. we should always
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He's the head, we're the body. we should always follow his leading,
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We should always follow his leading, but it is important
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Follow his leading, but it is important that we do our part
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But it is important that we do our part and prayer is our part.
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That we do our part and prayer is our part. mark 1:35, it says that jesus
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And prayer is our part. mark 1:35, it says that jesus "got up before daylight
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Mark 1:35, it says that jesus "got up before daylight and he went to a quiet,
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"got up before daylight and he went to a quiet, set-apart place
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And he went to a quiet, set-apart place by himself to pray."
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Set-apart place by himself to pray." you know,
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By himself to pray." you know, as well as praying anytime,
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You know, as well as praying anytime, anywhere about anything
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As well as praying anytime, anywhere about anything and praying your way through
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Anywhere about anything and praying your way through the day because the bible says
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And praying your way through the day because the bible says to "pray without ceasing,"
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The day because the bible says to "pray without ceasing," so that means we can
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To "pray without ceasing," so that means we can just pray as we go along.
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So that means we can just pray as we go along. i strongly encourage you
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Just pray as we go along. i strongly encourage you to also have a set apart
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I strongly encourage you to also have a set apart time of prayer and morning
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To also have a set apart time of prayer and morning is best if at all possible.
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Time of prayer and morning is best if at all possible. it's better to get god working
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Is best if at all possible. it's better to get god working in your behalf than to wait
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It's better to get god working in your behalf than to wait for the devil to tempt
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In your behalf than to wait for the devil to tempt you or for your own
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For the devil to tempt you or for your own flesh to get in your way.
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You or for your own flesh to get in your way. but i like the amplified
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Flesh to get in your way. but i like the amplified translation of matthew 18:18.
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But i like the amplified translation of matthew 18:18. it says, "truly, i tell you,
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Translation of matthew 18:18. it says, "truly, i tell you, whatever you forbid and declare
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It says, "truly, i tell you, whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and unlawful
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Whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and unlawful on earth must be what is already
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To be improper and unlawful on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven."
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On earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven." so, he's saying that you
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Forbidden in heaven." so, he's saying that you can't just call down
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So, he's saying that you can't just call down anything you want.
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Can't just call down anything you want. it has to be according
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Anything you want. it has to be according to god's will.
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It has to be according to god's will. "and whatever you
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To god's will. "and whatever you permit and declare proper
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"and whatever you permit and declare proper and lawful on earth must
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Permit and declare proper and lawful on earth must be what is already permitted
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And lawful on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven."
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Be what is already permitted in heaven." and i think something that
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We need to learn to do is not
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We need to learn to do is not just rush right into time with
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We need to learn to do is not just rush right into time with god and just start praying.
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Just rush right into time with god and just start praying. i think we need to be quiet
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God and just start praying. i think we need to be quiet for a little bit,
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I think we need to be quiet for a little bit, quiet our heart,
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For a little bit, quiet our heart, ask god if there's
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Quiet our heart, ask god if there's any sin in our life that
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Ask god if there's any sin in our life that we need to repent of.
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Any sin in our life that we need to repent of. and david even prayed
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We need to repent of. and david even prayed that god would forgive
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And david even prayed that god would forgive him for unconscious sins.
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And i do that quite often
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And i do that quite often because the bible says that
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And i do that quite often because the bible says that we are "not to sin in thought,
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Because the bible says that we are "not to sin in thought, word or deed."
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We are "not to sin in thought, word or deed." and i find it hard to think that
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Word or deed." and i find it hard to think that anybody could get through
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And i find it hard to think that anybody could get through a whole day and not
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Have one wrong thought
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Have one wrong thought or say one wrong word.
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Have one wrong thought or say one wrong word. so, i'm gonna ask god
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Or say one wrong word. so, i'm gonna ask god to forgive me for what
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So, i'm gonna ask god to forgive me for what i know about and maybe
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To forgive me for what i know about and maybe what he sees that i don't see.
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I think it's important
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I think it's important to realize that prayer
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I think it's important to realize that prayer is a serious business
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To realize that prayer is a serious business and to think about what
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Is a serious business and to think about what you're going to pray about
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And to think about what you're going to pray about and to get a sensing
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You're going to pray about and to get a sensing of what the holy spirit
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And to get a sensing of what the holy spirit wants you to pray about.
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Of what the holy spirit wants you to pray about. because the holy spirit
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Wants you to pray about. because the holy spirit knows the mind of god.
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Because the holy spirit knows the mind of god. the holy spirit knows
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Knows the mind of god. the holy spirit knows what god would like
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The holy spirit knows what god would like to use you to pray about.
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What god would like to use you to pray about. and if you quiet yourself
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To use you to pray about. and if you quiet yourself and listen,
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And if you quiet yourself and listen, he'll put that on your heart.
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And listen, he'll put that on your heart. just take a little more time
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He'll put that on your heart. just take a little more time and don't be in such a hurry.
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Just take a little more time and don't be in such a hurry. don't ever have the attitude,
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And don't be in such a hurry. don't ever have the attitude, "i want to just pray and get
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Don't ever have the attitude, "i want to just pray and get this over with" and just
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"i want to just pray and get this over with" and just pray out of obligation.
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This over with" and just pray out of obligation. my goodness,
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Pray out of obligation. my goodness, what a privilege to be able
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My goodness, what a privilege to be able to go to the god of the whole
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What a privilege to be able to go to the god of the whole universe and to ask him
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To go to the god of the whole universe and to ask him for anything that we believe
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Universe and to ask him for anything that we believe is his will for us.
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For anything that we believe is his will for us. it's amazing.
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Is his will for us. it's amazing. binding and loosing,
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It's amazing. binding and loosing, to bind means to hinder,
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Binding and loosing, to bind means to hinder, and to loose means to release.
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To bind means to hinder, and to loose means to release. think of what power god has
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And to loose means to release. think of what power god has entrusted to his children.
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Think of what power god has entrusted to his children. a train has power
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Entrusted to his children. a train has power and ability to go places,
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But somebody has to lay
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But somebody has to lay the tracks for the train
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But somebody has to lay the tracks for the train to run on.
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The tracks for the train to run on. well, prayer is a lot like that.
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To run on. well, prayer is a lot like that. god has things that
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Well, prayer is a lot like that. god has things that he wants to do,
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God has things that he wants to do, but we need to lay down
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He wants to do, but we need to lay down the tracks in order for him
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But we need to lay down the tracks in order for him to get those things done.
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The tracks in order for him to get those things done. prayer is the blueprint
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To get those things done. prayer is the blueprint for what god does.
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Matthew 6:10 says,
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Matthew 6:10 says, "your will be done
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Matthew 6:10 says, "your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
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"your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." part of the, what we call
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On earth as it is in heaven." part of the, what we call "the lord's prayer."
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Part of the, what we call "the lord's prayer." the disciples said,
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"the lord's prayer." the disciples said, "teach us to pray."
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The disciples said, "teach us to pray." and one of the things
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"teach us to pray." and one of the things he said is,
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And one of the things he said is, "your will be done on earth
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He said is, "your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."
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"your will be done on earth as it is in heaven." so, it kind of goes back
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As it is in heaven." so, it kind of goes back to matthew 18:18, bringing--
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See, we have the power through
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See, we have the power through christ to bring the will
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See, we have the power through christ to bring the will of heaven down to earth.
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Christ to bring the will of heaven down to earth. "your will be done on earth
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Of heaven down to earth. "your will be done on earth even as it is in heaven."
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"your will be done on earth even as it is in heaven." my goodness, how wonderful
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Even as it is in heaven." my goodness, how wonderful it is to be able to partner
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My goodness, how wonderful it is to be able to partner with god by praying.
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It is to be able to partner with god by praying. as believers,
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With god by praying. as believers, we are asked to put his will
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As believers, we are asked to put his will into our hearts and thoughts.
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We are asked to put his will into our hearts and thoughts. and then we are to pray his
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Into our hearts and thoughts. and then we are to pray his will in the earth so it can
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And then we are to pray his will in the earth so it can be released from heaven.
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Will in the earth so it can be released from heaven. we don't know why,
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Be released from heaven. we don't know why, but god has determined
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We don't know why, but god has determined that normally he will
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But god has determined that normally he will not act independently.
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That normally he will not act independently. always remembering he can,
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Not act independently. always remembering he can, he's sovereign,
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Always remembering he can, he's sovereign, he can do whatever
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He's sovereign, he can do whatever he wants to.
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He can do whatever he wants to. but there's no telling how many
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He wants to. but there's no telling how many people god is praying for you.
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But there's no telling how many people god is praying for you. i've thought about my life
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People god is praying for you. i've thought about my life often and "why did i become
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I've thought about my life often and "why did i become a teacher of the word?"
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Often and "why did i become a teacher of the word?" i would have been
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A teacher of the word?" i would have been the last likely candidate.
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I would have been the last likely candidate. and somebody had to be praying
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The last likely candidate. and somebody had to be praying for me.
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And somebody had to be praying for me. with the mess i was
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For me. with the mess i was in and the abuse in my life,
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With the mess i was in and the abuse in my life, and never--
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In and the abuse in my life, and never-- i was sent to church with
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And never-- i was sent to church with some neighbors to a lutheran
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I was sent to church with some neighbors to a lutheran sunday school when i was
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Some neighbors to a lutheran sunday school when i was a little kid and i think that
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Sunday school when i was a little kid and i think that did have some effect on me,
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A little kid and i think that did have some effect on me, but it wasn't because my dad
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Did have some effect on me, but it wasn't because my dad believed in going to church.
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But it wasn't because my dad believed in going to church. they were just trying to get
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Believed in going to church. they were just trying to get me out of the house, i think.
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They were just trying to get me out of the house, i think. and so, i didn't have
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Me out of the house, i think. and so, i didn't have much training,
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And so, i didn't have much training, but i had a grandfather
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Much training, but i had a grandfather who prayed all the time.
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But i had a grandfather who prayed all the time. he was a little round guy,
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Who prayed all the time. he was a little round guy, so sweet.
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He was a little round guy, so sweet. he ended up with stomach cancer.
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So sweet. he ended up with stomach cancer. and back then cancer was
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He ended up with stomach cancer. and back then cancer was pretty much unheard of,
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And back then cancer was pretty much unheard of, and he did die from that.
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Pretty much unheard of, and he did die from that. and i remember
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And he did die from that. and i remember sitting by his bedside
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And i remember sitting by his bedside and reading him his bible.
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Sitting by his bedside and reading him his bible. he always sat
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And reading him his bible. he always sat in a rocking chair,
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He always sat in a rocking chair, and he had his bible in his lap,
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In a rocking chair, and he had his bible in his lap, and he prayed and read
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And he had his bible in his lap, and he prayed and read that bible all day long.
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And he prayed and read that bible all day long. and so, for all i know,
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That bible all day long. and so, for all i know, he's the one that prayed
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And so, for all i know, he's the one that prayed me into the pulpit.
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But somebody obviously
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But somebody obviously prayed for me.
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But somebody obviously prayed for me. 1 john 5:14 and 15.
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Prayed for me. 1 john 5:14 and 15. "this is the confidence--"
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1 john 5:14 and 15. "this is the confidence--" i love that.
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"this is the confidence--" i love that. "(the assurance, the privilege
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I love that. "(the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which
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"(the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in him: [we are sure]
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Of boldness) which we have in him: [we are sure] if we ask anything
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We have in him: [we are sure] if we ask anything (make any request)
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If we ask anything (make any request) according to his will
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(make any request) according to his will (in agreement with
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According to his will (in agreement with his own plan),
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(in agreement with his own plan), he listens to and hears us."
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His own plan), he listens to and hears us." and i think, sometimes,
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He listens to and hears us." and i think, sometimes, we believe that god
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And i think, sometimes, we believe that god can do something,
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We believe that god can do something, but we're just not sure
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Can do something, but we're just not sure he'll do it for us.
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But we're just not sure he'll do it for us. well, by thinking like that,
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He'll do it for us. well, by thinking like that, you're basically saying,
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Well, by thinking like that, you're basically saying, "i don't believe that
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You're basically saying, "i don't believe that my works are worth
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"i don't believe that my works are worth god doing that for me."
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My works are worth god doing that for me." but god doesn't do things for
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God doing that for me." but god doesn't do things for you because of your works.
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But god doesn't do things for you because of your works. he does them because
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You because of your works. he does them because of his grace.
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He does them because of his grace. and all he wants you
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Of his grace. and all he wants you to do is have the nerve
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And all he wants you to do is have the nerve or the boldness to ask.
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To do is have the nerve or the boldness to ask. hebrews 4:15-16
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Or the boldness to ask. hebrews 4:15-16 are wonderful scriptures.
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Hebrews 4:15-16 are wonderful scriptures. it says, "we have a high priest
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Are wonderful scriptures. it says, "we have a high priest who understands our
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It says, "we have a high priest who understands our weaknesses and our infirmities
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Who understands our weaknesses and our infirmities because he's been tempted
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Weaknesses and our infirmities because he's been tempted just like we have in all
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Because he's been tempted just like we have in all respects yet without sinning.
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Just like we have in all respects yet without sinning. let us therefore come boldly
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Respects yet without sinning. let us therefore come boldly to the throne of his grace
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Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of his grace and ask for what
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To the throne of his grace and ask for what we need in plenty of time,"
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And ask for what we need in plenty of time," to get the need met.
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We need in plenty of time," to get the need met. boy, you need to open
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To get the need met. boy, you need to open that up and study it.
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Boy, you need to open that up and study it. hebrews 4:15-16.
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That up and study it. hebrews 4:15-16. "come boldly to the throne."
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Hebrews 4:15-16. "come boldly to the throne." now, that doesn't mean with
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An irreverent attitude,
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An irreverent attitude, but some of you just aren't
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An irreverent attitude, but some of you just aren't praying bold enough.
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But some of you just aren't praying bold enough. you're praying little, weak,
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Praying bold enough. you're praying little, weak, wimpy prayers.
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You're praying little, weak, wimpy prayers. "well, god,
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Wimpy prayers. "well, god, if you'll just do this,
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"well, god, if you'll just do this, and i know i don't deserve it,
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If you'll just do this, and i know i don't deserve it, but if you'll just do this."
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And i know i don't deserve it, but if you'll just do this." no, you go in jesus' name.
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But if you'll just do this." no, you go in jesus' name. and when you go in jesus' name,
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No, you go in jesus' name. and when you go in jesus' name, you're putting before
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And when you go in jesus' name, you're putting before the father everything
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You're putting before the father everything that jesus is and has done,
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The father everything that jesus is and has done, not what you are
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That jesus is and has done, not what you are and what you have done,
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Not what you are and what you have done, but what he has done.
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And what you have done, but what he has done. think of that.
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But what he has done. think of that. the name of jesus is above
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Think of that. the name of jesus is above every name,
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The name of jesus is above every name, and at the name of jesus every
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Every name, and at the name of jesus every knee must bow in heaven,
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And at the name of jesus every knee must bow in heaven, on the earth
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Knee must bow in heaven, on the earth and under the earth.
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On the earth and under the earth. we have power of attorney
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And under the earth. we have power of attorney in jesus' name.
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We have power of attorney in jesus' name. "and if and since we
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In jesus' name. "and if and since we positively know that
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"and if and since we positively know that he listens to us--"
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Positively know that he listens to us--" do you believe when you
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He listens to us--" do you believe when you pray that god listens to you?
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Do you believe when you pray that god listens to you? "yeah, i don't know."
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Pray that god listens to you? "yeah, i don't know." some of you say, "i don't know."
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"yeah, i don't know." some of you say, "i don't know." well, do you believe he hears?
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Some of you say, "i don't know." well, do you believe he hears? of course, he hears.
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Well, do you believe he hears? of course, he hears. well, then he hears you,
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Of course, he hears. well, then he hears you, and he not only hears you,
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Well, then he hears you, and he not only hears you, but he listens.
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He listens to us
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He listens to us in whatever we ask.
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He listens to us in whatever we ask. "we [also] know [with settled
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In whatever we ask. "we [also] know [with settled and absolute knowledge]
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"we [also] know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us]
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And absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us] as our present possessions
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That we have [granted us] as our present possessions the requests made of him."
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As our present possessions the requests made of him." so, it can be mine in spirit
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The requests made of him." so, it can be mine in spirit before it's mine materially.
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So, it can be mine in spirit before it's mine materially. in mark 11,
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Before it's mine materially. in mark 11, it says that "when you ask,
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In mark 11, it says that "when you ask, you will receive, believe that
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It says that "when you ask, you will receive, believe that you have received,
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You will receive, believe that you have received, and you will get it."
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You have received, and you will get it." i love that.
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And you will get it." i love that. you believe first that
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I love that. you believe first that you've received it
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You believe first that you've received it and that it's on its way
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And you will get it,
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And you will get it, but god doesn't tell
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And you will get it, but god doesn't tell you when you'll get it.
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But god doesn't tell you when you'll get it. it may be two days,
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You when you'll get it. it may be two days, it may be 10 years.
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It may be two days, it may be 10 years. so that's like our
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It may be 10 years. so that's like our testing time of faith.
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So that's like our testing time of faith. during that time,
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Testing time of faith. during that time, you just keep saying,
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During that time, you just keep saying, "god, i believe you're
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You just keep saying, "god, i believe you're working in my life."
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"god, i believe you're working in my life." "well, what happens
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Working in my life." "well, what happens when we think that
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"well, what happens when we think that we're praying god's will,
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When we think that we're praying god's will, but our prayers are not
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We're praying god's will, but our prayers are not answered the way we prayed?"
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But our prayers are not answered the way we prayed?" well, obviously,
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Answered the way we prayed?" well, obviously, without question,
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Well, obviously, without question, we have either not prayed
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Without question, we have either not prayed god's will or the answer has
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We have either not prayed god's will or the answer has not been released because
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God's will or the answer has not been released because it is not the right time.
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Not been released because it is not the right time. but the fault is never with god.
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You ask god for things
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You ask god for things and fail to receive?
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You ask god for things and fail to receive? james 4:3 says,
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And fail to receive? james 4:3 says, "because you ask with
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James 4:3 says, "because you ask with wrong purpose and evil,
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"because you ask with wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives.
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Wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives. your intention is
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Selfish motives. your intention is [when you get what you desire]
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Your intention is [when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual
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[when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual pleasures."
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To spend it in sensual pleasures." well, let's just say that you're
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Pleasures." well, let's just say that you're praying for more income.
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You have enough to live on,
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You have enough to live on, you have a comfortable life,
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You have enough to live on, you have a comfortable life, but you're praying for god
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You have a comfortable life, but you're praying for god to increase your income.
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But you're praying for god to increase your income. well, what do you
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To increase your income. well, what do you plan to do with it?
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Well, what do you plan to do with it? are you gonna buy some other
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Plan to do with it? are you gonna buy some other trinket that you don't need,
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Are you gonna buy some other trinket that you don't need, or will you use a good
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Trinket that you don't need, or will you use a good portion of it to give,
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Or will you use a good portion of it to give, to support the preaching
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Portion of it to give, to support the preaching of the gospel,
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To support the preaching of the gospel, to feed the hungry and clothe
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Of the gospel, to feed the hungry and clothe the naked and all the things
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To feed the hungry and clothe the naked and all the things that god says that we should do.
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The naked and all the things that god says that we should do. you know, i personally still
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That god says that we should do. you know, i personally still believe in tithing.
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You know, i personally still believe in tithing. i don't think it's a law.
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Believe in tithing. i don't think it's a law. i don't do it because i have to,
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I don't think it's a law. i don't do it because i have to, but i do it because i want to.
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I don't do it because i have to, but i do it because i want to. i think if they could
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But i do it because i want to. i think if they could tithe under the law,
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I think if they could tithe under the law, what should i be doing by grace?
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Tithe under the law, what should i be doing by grace? and so, i would suggest
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What should i be doing by grace? and so, i would suggest that you don't get
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And so, i would suggest that you don't get stuck at that 10% number,
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That you don't get stuck at that 10% number, but you give as much
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Stuck at that 10% number, but you give as much as you can and help
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But you give as much as you can and help as many people as you can.
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As you can and help as many people as you can. to be honest,
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As many people as you can. to be honest, i love to give something
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To be honest, i love to give something away every day if i can.
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I love to give something away every day if i can. and most of us have enough
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Away every day if i can. and most of us have enough stuff laying around
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And most of us have enough stuff laying around that we can do it.
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"you ask [god for things]
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"you ask [god for things] and fail to receive,
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"you ask [god for things] and fail to receive, because you've asked with
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And fail to receive, because you've asked with wrong purpose and evil,
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Because you've asked with wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives.
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Wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives. [or] you do ask [god]
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Selfish motives. [or] you do ask [god] and yet fail to receive,
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[or] you do ask [god] and yet fail to receive, because you ask with
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And yet fail to receive, because you ask with wrong purpose and evil,
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Because you ask with wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives.
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Wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives. your intention is [when you
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Selfish motives. your intention is [when you get what you desire]
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Your intention is [when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual
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Get what you desire] to spend it in sensual pleasures."
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To spend it in sensual pleasures." and then matthew 7:9-10
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Pleasures." and then matthew 7:9-10 are interesting scriptures.
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And then matthew 7:9-10 are interesting scriptures. it says, "what man
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Are interesting scriptures. it says, "what man is there of you,
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It says, "what man is there of you, if his son asks him
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Is there of you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread,
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If his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will hand him a stone?
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For a loaf of bread, will hand him a stone? or if he asks for a fish,
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Will hand him a stone? or if he asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent?"
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Or if he asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent?" so, god is making the point that
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When you ask for something,
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When you ask for something, he's gonna give you
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When you ask for something, he's gonna give you something good.
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He's gonna give you something good. he's not gonna give
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Something good. he's not gonna give you something bad.
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He's not gonna give you something bad. but let me turn it around
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You something bad. but let me turn it around a different way for a minute.
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But let me turn it around a different way for a minute. however, i think sometimes
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A different way for a minute. however, i think sometimes we ask for a stone
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However, i think sometimes we ask for a stone thinking it's bread,
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We ask for a stone thinking it's bread, or we ask for a serpent
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Thinking it's bread, or we ask for a serpent thinking it's fish.
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Or we ask for a serpent thinking it's fish. in other words, we ask for what
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Thinking it's fish. in other words, we ask for what we really think we need,
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In other words, we ask for what we really think we need, but it's really not
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We really think we need, but it's really not what we need.
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But it's really not what we need. matter of fact,
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What we need. matter of fact, it's something that
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Matter of fact, it's something that if god gave it to us,
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It's something that if god gave it to us, it would hurt us.
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If god gave it to us, it would hurt us. and so, many times we may
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It would hurt us. and so, many times we may be confused about why
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And so, many times we may be confused about why we didn't receive something,
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Be confused about why we didn't receive something, but it wouldn't have been
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We didn't receive something, but it wouldn't have been the best thing for us.
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But it wouldn't have been the best thing for us. so, i love when i pray,
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The best thing for us. so, i love when i pray, unless i've got scripture
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So, i love when i pray, unless i've got scripture and verse to back up what
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Unless i've got scripture and verse to back up what i'm praying for.
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And verse to back up what i'm praying for. i love to pray,
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I'm praying for. i love to pray, "god, please don't give
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I love to pray, "god, please don't give it to me if it's not your will."
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>> announcer: from story time
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>> announcer: from story time to self-care,
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To self-care, or snack time
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Or snack time to scrolling all night.
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To scrolling all night. the way we close out one day
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The way we close out one day makes a difference
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Makes a difference on how we feel the next.
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On how we feel the next. set yourself up for spiritual
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Set yourself up for spiritual success by spending
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Success by spending a few moments with god.
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>> ginger: what's
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>> ginger: what's your nighttime
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Your nighttime routine like?
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Routine like? we all need
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We all need to make time for
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To make time for god in our day.
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God in our day. and there's no
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And there's no sweeter way to drift
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Sweeter way to drift into dreamland than
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Into dreamland than with the peace that
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With the peace that comes from spending
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Comes from spending time with our
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Time with our heavenly father.
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Heavenly father. that's why
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That's why joyce meyer wrote
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Joyce meyer wrote this devotional,
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This devotional, "ending your
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"ending your day right."
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Day right." >> announcer: "ending
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>> announcer: "ending your day right,"
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Your day right," is a 365-night
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Is a 365-night devotional.
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Devotional. each short page gives
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Each short page gives you something to think
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You something to think about as you wind down
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About as you wind down from your busy day.
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From your busy day. each entry is dated,
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Each entry is dated, so read the one marked
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So read the one marked for the specific day,
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For the specific day, or start at the beginning
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Or start at the beginning and read your way through.
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And read your way through. "ending your day right"
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"ending your day right" is available right now,
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Is available right now, for your gift
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Or visit joycemeyer.org. >> joyce: you're making
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>> joyce: you're making a mistake if you
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A mistake if you don't spend quiet
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Don't spend quiet time with god.
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Time with god. i said, you're making
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I said, you're making a mistake if you
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A mistake if you don't spend quiet
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Don't spend quiet time with god.
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Time with god. amen?
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Amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you don't always
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>> joyce: you don't always have to be talking.
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Have to be talking. you don't always have
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You don't always have to be doing something.
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To be doing something. sometimes just to sit
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Sometimes just to sit there and be quiet
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There and be quiet is like healing
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Is like healing for your soul.
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For your soul. we live in the midst
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We live in the midst of such a noisy
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Of such a noisy world today.
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World today. always gotta have
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Always gotta have something going on.
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Something going on. tv's gotta be on,
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Tv's gotta be on, radio's gotta be on,
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Radio's gotta be on, gotta have music on...
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Gotta have music on... gotta have our
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Gotta have our phone there,
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Phone there, goodness sakes,
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Goodness sakes, somebody might
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Somebody might call us and the
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Call us and the world would end,
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World would end, if we weren't there
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If we weren't there to answer their call.
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To answer their call. >> announcer: small
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>> announcer: small steps can make a big
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Steps can make a big difference in our life,
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Difference in our life, from our attitude
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From our attitude to our relationships
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To our relationships and beyond.
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And beyond. >> ginger: spend a few
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>> ginger: spend a few minutes with our
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Minutes with our heavenly father each
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Heavenly father each night and see how
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Night and see how much your world
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Much your world can change.
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Can change. the "ending your day
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The "ending your day right" devotional
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Right" devotional is available for
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Is available for your gift of
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On your screen. that gift, along
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With the gifts from the partners of
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Will make a difference around the world by
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Around the world by helping to provide
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Helping to provide food and medical care
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Food and medical care to those in need.
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To those in need. >> announcer: before you turn
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>> announcer: before you turn off the light, a page a night
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Off the light, a page a night can help you sleep tight.
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Can help you sleep tight. "ending your day right"
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: it's your
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>> announcer: it's your opportunity to unplug
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Opportunity to unplug and discover what
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And discover what it means to be fully his.
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It means to be fully his. >> joyce: and we need to know
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>> joyce: and we need to know who our real enemy is,
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Who our real enemy is, and by the way,
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And by the way, if you're really full-on
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If you're really full-on walking with god,
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Walking with god, you don't have to be afraid
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You don't have to be afraid of the devil at all.
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Of the devil at all. >> [audience cheering]
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>> [audience cheering] >> announcer: come together
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>> announcer: come together with thousands who are
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With thousands who are ready to worship,
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Ready to worship, learn, laugh,
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Learn, laugh, and lean in.
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And lean in. >> cece: god calls
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>> cece: god calls us to holiness
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Us to holiness because he loves us.
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Because he loves us. y'all, it's beautiful.
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Y'all, it's beautiful. >> announcer: and go home,
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>> announcer: and go home, equipped for all
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Equipped for all of life's battles.
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Of life's battles. >> lysa: he's not trying
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>> lysa: he's not trying to hide from us.
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To hide from us. he's waiting to be seen by us.
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He's waiting to be seen by us. >> announcer: join us for
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>> announcer: join us for the 2025 love life
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The 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. with joyce meyer,
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With joyce meyer, cece winans,
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Cece winans, lysa terkeurst,
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Lysa terkeurst, and pat barrett.
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Register today
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Register today for the 2025 love life
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For the 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. go to joycemeyer.org/wc25.
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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 - The Mystery of Prayer (Part 1)

July 28, 2025 | 29:29

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