Joyce Meyer - The Mystery of Prayer (Part 2)

July 29, 2025 | 29:29

Do you see prayer as a privilege or a duty? Today, Joyce teaches how to confidently ask, seek, and pray with a heart aligned to God's will.

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>> joyce: if you believe when
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>> joyce: if you believe when you pray that god hears
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>> joyce: if you believe when you pray that god hears you and you have what
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You pray that god hears you and you have what you've asked for,
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You and you have what you've asked for, you don't need to pray
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You've asked for, you don't need to pray it 10 times in a row.
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You don't need to pray it 10 times in a row. it might come to your heart
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It 10 times in a row. it might come to your heart every day and you can pray again
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It might come to your heart every day and you can pray again for some time if you want to,
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Every day and you can pray again for some time if you want to, but many times you can just
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For some time if you want to, but many times you can just thank god that he's working.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life
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I've seen god's power transform my own life and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: you might think,
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>> joyce: you might think, "well, if it's what god
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>> joyce: you might think, "well, if it's what god wants you to do,
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"well, if it's what god wants you to do, won't he give you the strength
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Wants you to do, won't he give you the strength and the energy?"
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Won't he give you the strength and the energy?" well, you have not
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And the energy?" well, you have not because you ask not.
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Well, you have not because you ask not. and i think that the more
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Because you ask not. and i think that the more people that ask,
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And i think that the more people that ask, the more powerful that prayer
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People that ask, the more powerful that prayer becomes because the bible talks
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The more powerful that prayer becomes because the bible talks about how "one puts a thousand
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Becomes because the bible talks about how "one puts a thousand to flight and two ten thousand."
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About how "one puts a thousand to flight and two ten thousand." we become so much more powerful
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To flight and two ten thousand." we become so much more powerful as we do things together.
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We become so much more powerful as we do things together. god does not answer
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As we do things together. god does not answer what is not his will.
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God does not answer what is not his will. there are, however,
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What is not his will. there are, however, times when god will give
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There are, however, times when god will give us something we ask for,
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Times when god will give us something we ask for, even though it's not
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Us something we ask for, even though it's not good for us.
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Even though it's not good for us. his will is to teach us
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Good for us. his will is to teach us by example what is good
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His will is to teach us by example what is good and what is not.
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By example what is good and what is not. [coughing]
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And what is not. [coughing] there's a great example
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[coughing] there's a great example in psalm 106.
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There's a great example in psalm 106. "then [israel] believed
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In psalm 106. "then [israel] believed his words [trusting in,
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"then [israel] believed his words [trusting in, relying on them];
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His words [trusting in, relying on them]; and they sang his praise."
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Relying on them]; and they sang his praise." oh, sometimes how
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And they sang his praise." oh, sometimes how we start out so good,
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Oh, sometimes how we start out so good, and yet we end up going
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We start out so good, and yet we end up going in the wrong direction.
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And yet we end up going in the wrong direction. they believed god
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In the wrong direction. they believed god and they were rejoicing,
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They believed god and they were rejoicing, and they sang his praise.
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And they were rejoicing, and they sang his praise. "but they hastily
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And they sang his praise. "but they hastily forgot his works,"
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"but they hastily forgot his works," "believed his words
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Forgot his works," "believed his words [trusting in,
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"believed his words [trusting in, and relying on them]--"
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[trusting in, and relying on them]--" no, wait, wrong one.
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And relying on them]--" no, wait, wrong one. "but they hastily forgot
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No, wait, wrong one. "but they hastily forgot his works and they
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"but they hastily forgot his works and they did not [earnestly]
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His works and they did not [earnestly] wait for his plans
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Did not [earnestly] wait for his plans [to develop]
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Wait for his plans [to develop] regarding them,
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[to develop] regarding them, but they lusted exceedingly
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Regarding them, but they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness and tempted
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But they lusted exceedingly in the wilderness and tempted and tried to restrain god
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In the wilderness and tempted and tried to restrain god [with their insistent desires]
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And tried to restrain god [with their insistent desires] in the desert.
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[with their insistent desires] in the desert. and he gave them their request,
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In the desert. and he gave them their request, but sent leanness
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And he gave them their request, but sent leanness into their souls
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But sent leanness into their souls and [thinned their numbers by]
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Into their souls and [thinned their numbers by] disease and death."
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And [thinned their numbers by] disease and death." it actually took
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Disease and death." it actually took place in numbers 11:4-6.
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It actually took place in numbers 11:4-6. it says, "and the mixed
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Place in numbers 11:4-6. it says, "and the mixed multitude among them--"
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It says, "and the mixed multitude among them--" which that was a problem
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Multitude among them--" which that was a problem to start with,
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Which that was a problem to start with, they took people out with 'em,
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To start with, they took people out with 'em, that really were not israelites,
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They took people out with 'em, that really were not israelites, they were the mixed multitude,
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That really were not israelites, they were the mixed multitude, different people that have
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They were the mixed multitude, different people that have come from different countries.
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Different people that have come from different countries. "and it was a mixed multitude
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Come from different countries. "and it was a mixed multitude [the rabble who followed
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"and it was a mixed multitude [the rabble who followed israel from egypt]
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[the rabble who followed israel from egypt] who began to lust
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Israel from egypt] who began to lust greatly [for familiar
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Who began to lust greatly [for familiar and dainty food]."
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Greatly [for familiar and dainty food]." you see, if we get a wrong--
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And dainty food]." you see, if we get a wrong-- let the wrong people hang
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You see, if we get a wrong-- let the wrong people hang out with us too much,
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Let the wrong people hang out with us too much, they can affect us.
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Out with us too much, they can affect us. now, i'm not saying that we hide
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They can affect us. now, i'm not saying that we hide from every person who's
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Now, i'm not saying that we hide from every person who's not following god because
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From every person who's not following god because they need a good example.
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Not following god because they need a good example. but the way i like to say
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They need a good example. but the way i like to say it is you can hang out with
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But the way i like to say it is you can hang out with them as long as you're
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It is you can hang out with them as long as you're influencing them and they're
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Them as long as you're influencing them and they're not infecting you.
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Influencing them and they're not infecting you. so, they wept all night
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Not infecting you. so, they wept all night and said, "'who will
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So, they wept all night and said, "'who will give us meat to eat?
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And said, "'who will give us meat to eat? we remember the fish we ate
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Give us meat to eat? we remember the fish we ate in egypt without cost,
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We remember the fish we ate in egypt without cost, the cucumbers, the melons,
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In egypt without cost, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions,
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The cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic.'"
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The leeks, the onions, and the garlic.'" well, i'm not overly
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And the garlic.'" well, i'm not overly impressed with that menu.
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Well, i'm not overly impressed with that menu. i mean, the fish, maybe,
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Impressed with that menu. i mean, the fish, maybe, if it was the right
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I mean, the fish, maybe, if it was the right kind of fish.
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If it was the right kind of fish. i like fish,
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Kind of fish. i like fish, so it doesn't taste like fish.
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I like fish, so it doesn't taste like fish. so that's not easy to find.
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So it doesn't taste like fish. so that's not easy to find. and i--
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So that's not easy to find. and i-- cucumbers, melons,
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And i-- cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic,
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Cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic, i don't think i would have
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Leeks, onions, and garlic, i don't think i would have cared for any of that.
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I don't think i would have cared for any of that. i would have rather
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Cared for any of that. i would have rather had the manna.
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I would have rather had the manna. "'but now our soul
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Had the manna. "'but now our soul (our strength) is dried up;
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"'but now our soul (our strength) is dried up; and there is nothing at all
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(our strength) is dried up; and there is nothing at all [in the way of food]
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And there is nothing at all [in the way of food] to be seen but this manna.'"
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[in the way of food] to be seen but this manna.'" wow.
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What an unthankful group
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What an unthankful group of people they were.
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What an unthankful group of people they were. i think it'd be pretty awesome
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Of people they were. i think it'd be pretty awesome if god rained my dinner
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I think it'd be pretty awesome if god rained my dinner down from heaven tonight
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If god rained my dinner down from heaven tonight and i didn't have to do anything
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Down from heaven tonight and i didn't have to do anything but gather it up and eat it.
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And i didn't have to do anything but gather it up and eat it. now, sometimes, they beat
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But gather it up and eat it. now, sometimes, they beat it into flour and made cakes
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Now, sometimes, they beat it into flour and made cakes out of it and they did different
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It into flour and made cakes out of it and they did different things with it.
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Out of it and they did different things with it. but they still had miraculous
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Things with it. but they still had miraculous food sent to them every day.
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But they still had miraculous food sent to them every day. and at first,
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Food sent to them every day. and at first, they were so thankful.
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And at first, they were so thankful. how many times do we ask
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They were so thankful. how many times do we ask god for something?
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How many times do we ask god for something? and at first,
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God for something? and at first, we are so thankful.
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And at first, we are so thankful. and then we begin to complain
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We are so thankful. and then we begin to complain about the very thing that
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And then we begin to complain about the very thing that we asked god to give us.
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About the very thing that we asked god to give us. maybe you wanted
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We asked god to give us. maybe you wanted a bigger house
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Maybe you wanted a bigger house and you prayed and prayed,
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A bigger house and you prayed and prayed, and god gave you a bigger house.
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And you prayed and prayed, and god gave you a bigger house. and now you crab
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And god gave you a bigger house. and now you crab all the time about having
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And now you crab all the time about having to clean the bigger house.
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All the time about having to clean the bigger house. we need to remember
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To clean the bigger house. we need to remember to remain thankful.
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He gave them what they insisted
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He gave them what they insisted on having just to prove
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He gave them what they insisted on having just to prove to them that that's not
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On having just to prove to them that that's not really what they wanted.
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To them that that's not really what they wanted. and we need to have
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Really what they wanted. and we need to have the attitude that "i can
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And we need to have the attitude that "i can ask for anything i want,
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The attitude that "i can ask for anything i want, but god, i don't
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Ask for anything i want, but god, i don't want it if it's not
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But god, i don't want it if it's not your will for me."
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Want it if it's not your will for me." "what should our reaction
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Your will for me." "what should our reaction be when we don't receive
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"what should our reaction be when we don't receive according to our prayers?"
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Be when we don't receive according to our prayers?" well, number one,
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According to our prayers?" well, number one, we should not become confused.
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Well, number one, we should not become confused. "well, i don't know why god
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We should not become confused. "well, i don't know why god didn't answer my prayer."
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"well, i don't know why god didn't answer my prayer." [mumbling]
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Didn't answer my prayer." [mumbling] "i this, i that,"
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And you give god a list
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And you give god a list of your good works,
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And you give god a list of your good works, which that's not
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Of your good works, which that's not why he answers your
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Which that's not why he answers your prayers to start with.
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Why he answers your prayers to start with. we should trust god and know
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Prayers to start with. we should trust god and know that there is no fault with him.
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We should trust god and know that there is no fault with him. if there is a fault or an error,
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That there is no fault with him. if there is a fault or an error, we have made it.
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If there is a fault or an error, we have made it. god is always right.
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We have made it. god is always right. and if anybody's wrong,
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God is always right. and if anybody's wrong, it's never god.
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And if anybody's wrong, it's never god. we should trust him to give
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It's never god. we should trust him to give us what is good for us even
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We should trust him to give us what is good for us even above what we want.
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Us what is good for us even above what we want. let me say it again.
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Above what we want. let me say it again. trust god to give you what
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Let me say it again. trust god to give you what is good for you even
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Trust god to give you what is good for you even above what you want.
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Is good for you even above what you want. we should know that his
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Above what you want. we should know that his thoughts and ways are
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We should know that his thoughts and ways are above our thoughts and ways.
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Thoughts and ways are above our thoughts and ways. we should pray for god
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Above our thoughts and ways. we should pray for god to show us his will so we can
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We should pray for god to show us his will so we can pray it or show someone
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To show us his will so we can pray it or show someone else he chooses to use.
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Pray it or show someone else he chooses to use. the next section i wanna
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Else he chooses to use. the next section i wanna talk to you about is self
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The next section i wanna talk to you about is self and prayer.
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Talk to you about is self and prayer. how many truly wait
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And prayer. how many truly wait on god for his prayer
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How many truly wait on god for his prayer to come into their heart?
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On god for his prayer to come into their heart? or do we just pray what
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To come into their heart? or do we just pray what we want and expect god to run
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Or do we just pray what we want and expect god to run around like a servant doing
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We want and expect god to run around like a servant doing whatever we want him to do?
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Around like a servant doing whatever we want him to do? no, we approach the throne
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Whatever we want him to do? no, we approach the throne of god reverently.
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No, we approach the throne of god reverently. you can ask god for anything
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Of god reverently. you can ask god for anything that's on your heart,
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You can ask god for anything that's on your heart, but know at the same time that
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That's on your heart, but know at the same time that what you have on your heart
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But know at the same time that what you have on your heart maybe isn't the right thing.
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What you have on your heart maybe isn't the right thing. so, if you don't get it,
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Maybe isn't the right thing. so, if you don't get it, don't get all upset about it.
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So, if you don't get it, don't get all upset about it. just trust god.
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Don't get all upset about it. just trust god. god told me one time, "if--"
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Just trust god. god told me one time, "if--" he put this in my heart,
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God told me one time, "if--" he put this in my heart, "if you don't get what
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He put this in my heart, "if you don't get what you asked for,
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"if you don't get what you asked for, it's not because i'm holding
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You asked for, it's not because i'm holding out on you and don't
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It's not because i'm holding out on you and don't want to bless you.
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Out on you and don't want to bless you. it's because there's something
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Want to bless you. it's because there's something better that i want for you,
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It's because there's something better that i want for you, and you don't know how
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Better that i want for you, and you don't know how to ask for that yet."
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Mm.
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Mm. you have not because
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Mm. you have not because you ask not.
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You have not because you ask not. prayer is very important.
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You ask not. prayer is very important. make sure that you set apart
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Prayer is very important. make sure that you set apart time every day to pray.
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Make sure that you set apart time every day to pray. why would you not pray
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Time every day to pray. why would you not pray when you can get so many
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Things from god that you
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Things from god that you need for that day?
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Things from god that you need for that day? every day i pray for
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Need for that day? every day i pray for strength and energy.
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Every day i pray for strength and energy. every day i pray for the lost.
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Strength and energy. every day i pray for the lost. every day i pray for people
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Every day i pray for the lost. every day i pray for people that are being abused like
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Every day i pray for people that are being abused like i was abused when i was a child.
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That are being abused like i was abused when i was a child. i pray that our television
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I was abused when i was a child. i pray that our television program will help people,
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I pray that our television program will help people, that the books i've written
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Program will help people, that the books i've written will help people,
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That the books i've written will help people, that they'll get them and read
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Will help people, that they'll get them and read them and that they'll be
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That they'll get them and read them and that they'll be life changing.
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Them and that they'll be life changing. i pray for anybody i know that's
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Life changing. i pray for anybody i know that's sick because i've been sick,
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I pray for anybody i know that's sick because i've been sick, and i know people praying
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Sick because i've been sick, and i know people praying for me got me through it.
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And i know people praying for me got me through it. let me say again,
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For me got me through it. let me say again, i appreciate you praying for me.
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Let me say again, i appreciate you praying for me. we have a prayer list that
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I appreciate you praying for me. we have a prayer list that we send out monthly
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We have a prayer list that we send out monthly here at the office,
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We send out monthly here at the office, and i don't know who's in charge
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Here at the office, and i don't know who's in charge of putting it together,
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And i don't know who's in charge of putting it together, but they find out the needs
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Of putting it together, but they find out the needs of each department,
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But they find out the needs of each department, as well as,
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Of each department, as well as, mine and dave's needs.
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As well as, mine and dave's needs. and they pray diligently
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Mine and dave's needs. and they pray diligently all month about those things.
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And they pray diligently all month about those things. but the thing i like about
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All month about those things. but the thing i like about it is they have scripture
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But the thing i like about it is they have scripture to back up everything
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It is they have scripture to back up everything that they're praying.
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To back up everything that they're praying. and we talked yesterday
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That they're praying. and we talked yesterday and we're going to start
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And we talked yesterday and we're going to start putting a version
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And we're going to start putting a version of that online.
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Putting a version of that online. so, if you wanna pray
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Of that online. so, if you wanna pray for us and this ministry,
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So, if you wanna pray for us and this ministry, you can pray
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For us and this ministry, you can pray in agreement with us,
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You can pray in agreement with us, and you'll have
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In agreement with us, and you'll have all the scripture there.
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And you'll have all the scripture there. you could even pray,
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All the scripture there. you could even pray, have your bible out,
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You could even pray, have your bible out, look up all the scriptures,
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Have your bible out, look up all the scriptures, and do a bible study at the same
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Look up all the scriptures, and do a bible study at the same time that you're praying.
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And do a bible study at the same time that you're praying. but boy, if about a million
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Time that you're praying. but boy, if about a million of you would start
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But boy, if about a million of you would start praying for us--
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Of you would start praying for us-- you know,
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Praying for us-- you know, we tell people all the time,
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You know, we tell people all the time, "send us your prayer requests,
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We tell people all the time, "send us your prayer requests, send us your prayer requests,"
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"send us your prayer requests, send us your prayer requests," and we love praying for you.
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Send us your prayer requests," and we love praying for you. and we think part
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And we love praying for you. and we think part of our responsibility
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And we think part of our responsibility is to pray for you.
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Of our responsibility is to pray for you. but paul never one time said,
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Is to pray for you. but paul never one time said, "send me your prayer request
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But paul never one time said, "send me your prayer request and i'll pray for you."
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"send me your prayer request and i'll pray for you." he always told the people
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And i'll pray for you." he always told the people to pray for him,
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He always told the people to pray for him, to pray for him that he could
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To pray for him, to pray for him that he could preach the word with boldness,
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To pray for him that he could preach the word with boldness, that god would keep him strong.
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Preach the word with boldness, that god would keep him strong. we should trust god to give
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That god would keep him strong. we should trust god to give us what is good for us even
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We should trust god to give us what is good for us even above what we want.
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Us what is good for us even above what we want. the holy spirit knows
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Above what we want. the holy spirit knows the heart and the mind
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The holy spirit knows the heart and the mind and the will of god.
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The heart and the mind and the will of god. oh, i am so thankful
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And the will of god. oh, i am so thankful for the holy spirit.
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Oh, i am so thankful for the holy spirit. he helps us in our prayers
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For the holy spirit. he helps us in our prayers and will lead us if we are
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He helps us in our prayers and will lead us if we are willing to hear and follow him.
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And will lead us if we are willing to hear and follow him. now, i'll just give you
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Willing to hear and follow him. now, i'll just give you a simple example.
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Now, i'll just give you a simple example. and, you know,
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A simple example. and, you know, the holy spirit loves
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And, you know, the holy spirit loves to function and operate
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The holy spirit loves to function and operate in just your everyday life.
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To function and operate in just your everyday life. it doesn't have to be some
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In just your everyday life. it doesn't have to be some major miracle.
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It doesn't have to be some major miracle. i love it when i can just see
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Major miracle. i love it when i can just see his footsteps in my life.
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I love it when i can just see his footsteps in my life. and i had a doctor's
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His footsteps in my life. and i had a doctor's appointment yesterday,
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And i had a doctor's appointment yesterday, ear, nose, and throat checkup.
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Appointment yesterday, ear, nose, and throat checkup. been having some problems
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Ear, nose, and throat checkup. been having some problems with sinuses like millions
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Been having some problems with sinuses like millions of other people right now.
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With sinuses like millions of other people right now. and so, i wanted to see
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Of other people right now. and so, i wanted to see if there was anything
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And so, i wanted to see if there was anything better than what i was
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If there was anything better than what i was doing that i could do.
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Better than what i was doing that i could do. my daughter usually goes with
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Doing that i could do. my daughter usually goes with me to those appointments.
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My daughter usually goes with me to those appointments. and, i started feeling
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Me to those appointments. and, i started feeling yesterday morning
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And, i started feeling yesterday morning like i should tell her
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Yesterday morning like i should tell her she didn't have to go,
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Like i should tell her she didn't have to go, that i felt like maybe she
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She didn't have to go, that i felt like maybe she needed the time at home.
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That i felt like maybe she needed the time at home. and so, when i called her,
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Needed the time at home. and so, when i called her, she said, "mom, i was just
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And so, when i called her, she said, "mom, i was just on the verge of trying to get
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She said, "mom, i was just on the verge of trying to get up enough nerve to call
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On the verge of trying to get up enough nerve to call you and see if i could skip
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Up enough nerve to call you and see if i could skip today because i've got so much
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You and see if i could skip today because i've got so much to do here at home that i really
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Today because i've got so much to do here at home that i really need to be home today."
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To do here at home that i really need to be home today." well, see, the holy spirit
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Need to be home today." well, see, the holy spirit put that on my heart.
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Well, see, the holy spirit put that on my heart. that was what laura wanted
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Put that on my heart. that was what laura wanted and he put it on my heart
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That was what laura wanted and he put it on my heart to give it to her.
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And he put it on my heart to give it to her. it's just absolute fun
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To give it to her. it's just absolute fun to hang out with god.
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It's just absolute fun to hang out with god. i love to watch him
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To hang out with god. i love to watch him work in my life.
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I love to watch him work in my life. and every believer,
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Work in my life. and every believer, the holy spirit lives
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And every believer, the holy spirit lives in you and he will lead
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The holy spirit lives in you and he will lead you and guide you,
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In you and he will lead you and guide you, not only in things like that,
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You and guide you, not only in things like that, but he will lead you
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Not only in things like that, but he will lead you and guide you in prayer.
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But he will lead you and guide you in prayer. but sometimes when
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And guide you in prayer. but sometimes when you go to prayer,
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But sometimes when you go to prayer, it can't just be,
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You go to prayer, it can't just be, "let's see how long i can
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It can't just be, "let's see how long i can pray and how fast i can
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"let's see how long i can pray and how fast i can pray and how many
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Pray and how fast i can pray and how many words i can speak."
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The bible says,
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The bible says, "you're not heard for
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The bible says, "you're not heard for your much speaking,"
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"you're not heard for your much speaking," but it's our sincerity.
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Your much speaking," but it's our sincerity. i kind of had a wrong
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But it's our sincerity. i kind of had a wrong attitude about prayer.
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And one time god challenged me,
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And one time god challenged me, "why don't you try to ask for
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And one time god challenged me, "why don't you try to ask for what you want and need with
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"why don't you try to ask for what you want and need with as few words as possible?"
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What you want and need with as few words as possible?" well, that was a challenge
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As few words as possible?" well, that was a challenge because i was repeating
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Well, that was a challenge because i was repeating myself over and over,
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Because i was repeating myself over and over, "oh god, forgive me,
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Myself over and over, "oh god, forgive me, forgive me, forgive me,
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"oh god, forgive me, forgive me, forgive me, god, forgive me, forgive me."
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Forgive me, forgive me, god, forgive me, forgive me." well, i actually did
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God, forgive me, forgive me." well, i actually did that after dave,
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Well, i actually did that after dave, and i got married.
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That after dave, and i got married. i got on my knees every
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And i got married. i got on my knees every night before bed,
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I got on my knees every night before bed, and i always prayed
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Night before bed, and i always prayed the same prayer.
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And i always prayed the same prayer. "god, forgive me for my sins
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The same prayer. "god, forgive me for my sins and help me be a good wife,
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"god, forgive me for my sins and help me be a good wife, a good mother
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And help me be a good wife, a good mother and a good christian,
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A good mother and a good christian, because i know if i can
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And a good christian, because i know if i can be a good christian--"
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Because i know if i can be a good christian--" which there is no such thing,
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Be a good christian--" which there is no such thing, only god is good.
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Which there is no such thing, only god is good. "if i can be a good christian,
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Only god is good. "if i can be a good christian, then everything else in my life
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"if i can be a good christian, then everything else in my life will work out right."
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Then everything else in my life will work out right." and that was my prayer
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Will work out right." and that was my prayer that i prayed every night.
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And that was my prayer that i prayed every night. "god, forgive me for my sins."
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That i prayed every night. "god, forgive me for my sins." well, i was talking
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"god, forgive me for my sins." well, i was talking about in my heart,
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Well, i was talking about in my heart, even though i didn't
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About in my heart, even though i didn't really realize it,
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Even though i didn't really realize it, i was asking god to forgive
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Really realize it, i was asking god to forgive my sins from way back here.
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I was asking god to forgive my sins from way back here. and the lord spoke and said,
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My sins from way back here. and the lord spoke and said, "i forgave you the first
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And the lord spoke and said, "i forgave you the first time you asked me.
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"i forgave you the first time you asked me. now you need to receive it."
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Well, if you believe when
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Well, if you believe when you pray that god hears you,
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Well, if you believe when you pray that god hears you, and you have what
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You pray that god hears you, and you have what you've asked for,
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And you have what you've asked for, you don't need to pray
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You've asked for, you don't need to pray it 10 times in a row.
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You don't need to pray it 10 times in a row. it might come to your
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It 10 times in a row. it might come to your heart every day and you
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It might come to your heart every day and you can pray again for some
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Heart every day and you can pray again for some time if you want to.
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Can pray again for some time if you want to. there is a prayer of importunity
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Time if you want to. there is a prayer of importunity where you just don't leave god
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There is a prayer of importunity where you just don't leave god alone until he answers you.
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Where you just don't leave god alone until he answers you. but many times,
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Alone until he answers you. but many times, you can just thank
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But many times, you can just thank god that he's working.
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You can just thank god that he's working. romans 8:26-27,
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God that he's working. romans 8:26-27, "so too the [holy] spirit
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Romans 8:26-27, "so too the [holy] spirit comes to our aid and bears
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"so too the [holy] spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness;
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Comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we don't know what prayer
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Us up in our weakness; for we don't know what prayer to offer or how to offer
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For we don't know what prayer to offer or how to offer it worthily as we ought."
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To offer or how to offer it worthily as we ought." you know, i go through that.
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It worthily as we ought." you know, i go through that. sometimes i wanna
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You know, i go through that. sometimes i wanna pray for somebody,
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Sometimes i wanna pray for somebody, but i don't know exactly how
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Pray for somebody, but i don't know exactly how to pray because i don't exactly
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But i don't know exactly how to pray because i don't exactly know what the problem is.
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To pray because i don't exactly know what the problem is. you know, when i pray
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Know what the problem is. you know, when i pray for our partners,
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You know, when i pray for our partners, i don't always know exactly
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For our partners, i don't always know exactly what to pray so i have to quiet
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I don't always know exactly what to pray so i have to quiet my heart and let god put
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What to pray so i have to quiet my heart and let god put some things in there
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My heart and let god put some things in there that he wants me to pray.
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Some things in there that he wants me to pray. "but the spirit himself goes
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That he wants me to pray. "but the spirit himself goes to meet our supplication
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"but the spirit himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf
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To meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable
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And pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings
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With unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance."
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Yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance." you know, sometimes,
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Too deep for utterance." you know, sometimes, one of the most frequently
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You know, sometimes, one of the most frequently prayed prayers and one
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One of the most frequently prayed prayers and one of the most powerful
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Prayed prayers and one of the most powerful prayers is "god help me."
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Of the most powerful prayers is "god help me." sometimes i don't even know
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Prayers is "god help me." sometimes i don't even know what i need help about.
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Sometimes i don't even know what i need help about. i just know i need
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What i need help about. i just know i need a lot of help.
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I just know i need a lot of help. "god help me."
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A lot of help. "god help me." and the holy spirit
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"god help me." and the holy spirit intercedes for us.
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And the holy spirit intercedes for us. he prays for us.
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Intercedes for us. he prays for us. and jesus intercedes for us.
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He prays for us. and jesus intercedes for us. i tell you, we got some stuff
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And jesus intercedes for us. i tell you, we got some stuff going on if we can just get
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Our faith to hook up with it.
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Our faith to hook up with it. there are times when i try
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Our faith to hook up with it. there are times when i try to pray something that i would
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There are times when i try to pray something that i would like to see happen and i have
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To pray something that i would like to see happen and i have no peace about it.
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Like to see happen and i have no peace about it. i can't seem to find
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No peace about it. i can't seem to find the right words.
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I can't seem to find the right words. i kind of stumble around.
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The right words. i kind of stumble around. and so, that lets me know
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I kind of stumble around. and so, that lets me know that i'm praying something
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And so, that lets me know that i'm praying something that really isn't right yet,
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That i'm praying something that really isn't right yet, and i need to just be quiet.
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That really isn't right yet, and i need to just be quiet. don't be afraid to just
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And i need to just be quiet. don't be afraid to just be quiet a little bit
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Don't be afraid to just be quiet a little bit in your prayers and wait
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Be quiet a little bit in your prayers and wait and see what god wants.
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In your prayers and wait and see what god wants. you know,
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And see what god wants. you know, i think a lot of people say,
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You know, i think a lot of people say, even a lot of people
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I think a lot of people say, even a lot of people in ministry say,
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Even a lot of people in ministry say, "prayer is work."
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In ministry say, "prayer is work." but i don't like
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"prayer is work." but i don't like to say it that way.
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But i don't like to say it that way. prayer requires an effort,
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To say it that way. prayer requires an effort, but i don't think it's work
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Prayer requires an effort, but i don't think it's work because when the holy spirit
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But i don't think it's work because when the holy spirit hooks up with us,
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Because when the holy spirit hooks up with us, his grace makes
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Hooks up with us, his grace makes hard things easy.
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His grace makes hard things easy. but i do believe we have to make
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Hard things easy. but i do believe we have to make an effort to hear from god
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But i do believe we have to make an effort to hear from god and we have to train ourselves
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An effort to hear from god and we have to train ourselves to have some quiet times
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And we have to train ourselves to have some quiet times in prayer, so we know what
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To have some quiet times in prayer, so we know what god wants us to pray.
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In prayer, so we know what god wants us to pray. i think god would rather
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God wants us to pray. i think god would rather me pray one thing that's
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I think god would rather me pray one thing that's really his will than
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Me pray one thing that's really his will than to pray a hundred things
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Really his will than to pray a hundred things and just babble, babble, babble,
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To pray a hundred things and just babble, babble, babble, see how much i can talk.
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And just babble, babble, babble, see how much i can talk. we need not be bound
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See how much i can talk. we need not be bound up or fearful of praying
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We need not be bound up or fearful of praying selfish prayers.
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Up or fearful of praying selfish prayers. we simply need a right heart
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Selfish prayers. we simply need a right heart that desires god's will.
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We simply need a right heart that desires god's will. i pray boldly and freely
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That desires god's will. i pray boldly and freely yet knowing that
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I pray boldly and freely yet knowing that if it's not god's will,
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Yet knowing that if it's not god's will, i won't get it and actually
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If it's not god's will, i won't get it and actually i don't want it.
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I won't get it and actually i don't want it. if i have doubts,
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I don't want it. if i have doubts, i ask god not to give me what
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If i have doubts, i ask god not to give me what i ask for if it's not his will.
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I ask god not to give me what i ask for if it's not his will. oh, you say,
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I ask for if it's not his will. oh, you say, "joyce, can't we just say,
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Oh, you say, "joyce, can't we just say, oh god, you will be done
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"joyce, can't we just say, oh god, you will be done in each situation
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Oh god, you will be done in each situation and be done with it?"
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No, because god wants
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No, because god wants us to seek his will.
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No, because god wants us to seek his will. he says, "if you seek me,
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Us to seek his will. he says, "if you seek me, you will find me.
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He says, "if you seek me, you will find me. those who seek
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You will find me. those who seek me early will find me."
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Those who seek me early will find me." well, seeking means
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Me early will find me." well, seeking means to put out a little effort.
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Well, seeking means to put out a little effort. you wait on god.
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To put out a little effort. you wait on god. you quiet yourself before god.
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You wait on god. you quiet yourself before god. you see what's in your heart.
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You quiet yourself before god. you see what's in your heart. god doesn't want
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You see what's in your heart. god doesn't want us to be vague
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God doesn't want us to be vague in our prayers.
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Us to be vague in our prayers. he wants us to pray specifically
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In our prayers. he wants us to pray specifically and to pray definite prayers.
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He wants us to pray specifically and to pray definite prayers. the amplified bible
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And to pray definite prayers. the amplified bible of philippians 4:6 says,
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The amplified bible of philippians 4:6 says, "don't fret or have any
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Of philippians 4:6 says, "don't fret or have any anxiety about anything,
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"don't fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance
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Anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything,
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But in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition
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And in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests)--"
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By prayer and petition (definite requests)--" is the amplification,
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(definite requests)--" is the amplification, "with thanksgiving,
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Is the amplification, "with thanksgiving, continue to make your
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"with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to god."
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Continue to make your wants known to god." we must be specific
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And definite,
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And definite, as definite as we can be.
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And definite, as definite as we can be. therefore,
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As definite as we can be. therefore, prayer requires an effort.
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Therefore, prayer requires an effort. and prayer requires--
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Prayer requires an effort. and prayer requires-- i mean concentration,
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And prayer requires-- i mean concentration, listening and focus.
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I mean concentration, listening and focus. and one of the problems
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Listening and focus. and one of the problems that we have that's been
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And one of the problems that we have that's been created by the society that
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That we have that's been created by the society that we live in where everybody's
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Created by the society that we live in where everybody's always in a hurry
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We live in where everybody's always in a hurry and there's so many things
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Always in a hurry and there's so many things coming at us at once--
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And there's so many things coming at us at once-- this morning, one time,
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Coming at us at once-- this morning, one time, i answered my phone and said,
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This morning, one time, i answered my phone and said, "grand central station."
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And yet, it wasn't even like,
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And yet, it wasn't even like, 8:30 yet and i'd already gotten,
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And yet, it wasn't even like, 8:30 yet and i'd already gotten, i don't know how many calls.
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8:30 yet and i'd already gotten, i don't know how many calls. well, turn the phone off
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I don't know how many calls. well, turn the phone off when you're spending
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Well, turn the phone off when you're spending time in prayer.
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When you're spending time in prayer. you don't have to answer
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Time in prayer. you don't have to answer the phone when you're praying.
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You don't have to answer the phone when you're praying. if it's important,
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The phone when you're praying. if it's important, they'll leave a message
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If it's important, they'll leave a message or they'll call back.
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They'll leave a message or they'll call back. we have to train ourselves
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Or they'll call back. we have to train ourselves to be able to focus and keep
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We have to train ourselves to be able to focus and keep our mind on what we're doing
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To be able to focus and keep our mind on what we're doing because it's so easy when
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Our mind on what we're doing because it's so easy when you're praying to get distracted
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Because it's so easy when you're praying to get distracted because that's what god--
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That's what satan wants.
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That's what satan wants. he wants us to be distracted.
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That's what satan wants. he wants us to be distracted. he doesn't want us to pray
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He wants us to be distracted. he doesn't want us to pray through anything
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He doesn't want us to pray through anything and actually hit the heart
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Through anything and actually hit the heart of it and be praying
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And actually hit the heart of it and be praying the way god wants us to.
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Of it and be praying the way god wants us to. prayer must be fervent,
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The way god wants us to. prayer must be fervent, accurate, concentrated,
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Prayer must be fervent, accurate, concentrated, focused, purposeful,
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Accurate, concentrated, focused, purposeful, definite, specific,
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Focused, purposeful, definite, specific, and not vague.
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Definite, specific, and not vague. i appreciate every prayer
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And not vague. i appreciate every prayer you pray for me.
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I appreciate every prayer you pray for me. and, you know, "oh lord,
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You pray for me. and, you know, "oh lord, bless joyce,"
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And, you know, "oh lord, bless joyce," i'm sure is better than
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Bless joyce," i'm sure is better than not praying for me at all.
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I'm sure is better than not praying for me at all. but i think if you
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Not praying for me at all. but i think if you think a little bit,
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But i think if you think a little bit, "now what might
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Think a little bit, "now what might joyce really need?"
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"now what might joyce really need?" think about what i'm doing
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Joyce really need?" think about what i'm doing and what it takes to do it.
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Think about what i'm doing and what it takes to do it. you know, you might pray like,
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And what it takes to do it. you know, you might pray like, "well, if joyce is working
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You know, you might pray like, "well, if joyce is working on a book now, lord,
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"well, if joyce is working on a book now, lord, i pray that you'll help her
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On a book now, lord, i pray that you'll help her be creative and you'll give
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I pray that you'll help her be creative and you'll give her the grace she needs
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Be creative and you'll give her the grace she needs to write that book.
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Her the grace she needs to write that book. and whatever sermon
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To write that book. and whatever sermon she's preparing,
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And whatever sermon she's preparing, i pray that you would give her
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She's preparing, i pray that you would give her wisdom and give her new ideas
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I pray that you would give her wisdom and give her new ideas and new parables to share
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Wisdom and give her new ideas and new parables to share that will help people
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And new parables to share that will help people really understand.
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That will help people really understand. give her strength,
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Really understand. give her strength, give her energy,
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Give her strength, give her energy, give her wisdom.
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Give her energy, give her wisdom. help her know what
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Give her wisdom. help her know what she should do at all times."
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Help her know what she should do at all times." just takes a minute,
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She should do at all times." just takes a minute, but we like to just,
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Just takes a minute, but we like to just, "oh, god bless john and bless
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But we like to just, "oh, god bless john and bless betty and bless susie."
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"oh, god bless john and bless betty and bless susie." and like i said,
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Betty and bless susie." and like i said, that's better than nothing,
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And like i said, that's better than nothing, but i think we can
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That's better than nothing, but i think we can do better than that.
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But i think we can do better than that. prayer can be simple
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Do better than that. prayer can be simple but not vague.
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Prayer can be simple but not vague. we can ask with few words
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But not vague. we can ask with few words as long as we ask sincerely
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We can ask with few words as long as we ask sincerely and clearly.
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Matthew 6:7,
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Matthew 6:7, "and when you pray,
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Matthew 6:7, "and when you pray, do not heap up phrases,
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"and when you pray, do not heap up phrases, (multiplying words,
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Do not heap up phrases, (multiplying words, repeating the same ones over
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(multiplying words, repeating the same ones over and over) as the gentiles do,
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Repeating the same ones over and over) as the gentiles do, for they think they
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And over) as the gentiles do, for they think they will be heard for their
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For they think they will be heard for their much speaking."
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Will be heard for their much speaking." one needs to think about what
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I would need in my situation.
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I would need in my situation. wait before the lord for him
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I would need in my situation. wait before the lord for him to put things in your mind
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Wait before the lord for him to put things in your mind and heart and then pray about
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To put things in your mind and heart and then pray about those things specifically.
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And heart and then pray about those things specifically. once again,
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Those things specifically. once again, this requires an effort.
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Once again, this requires an effort. we must concentrate,
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This requires an effort. we must concentrate, which often requires
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We must concentrate, which often requires developing a discipline
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Which often requires developing a discipline in our lives.
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Developing a discipline in our lives. effectual prayer must
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In our lives. effectual prayer must be offered by a righteous man.
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Effectual prayer must be offered by a righteous man. and that does not
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Be offered by a righteous man. and that does not mean a perfect man.
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And that does not mean a perfect man. it means someone who
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Mean a perfect man. it means someone who is in christ because
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It means someone who is in christ because when you're in christ,
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Is in christ because when you're in christ, he makes you right
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When you're in christ, he makes you right with god through him.
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He makes you right with god through him. jesus is right with god.
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With god through him. jesus is right with god. and when we come
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Jesus is right with god. and when we come to god in jesus' name,
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And when we come to god in jesus' name, we've come presenting
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To god in jesus' name, we've come presenting all that jesus is,
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We've come presenting all that jesus is, not what we are.
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All that jesus is, not what we are. and one of the first things
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Not what we are. and one of the first things that god worked with me
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And one of the first things that god worked with me on to teach me was that
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That god worked with me on to teach me was that i had right standing with him.
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On to teach me was that i had right standing with him. you know,
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I had right standing with him. you know, if we don't believe that
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You know, if we don't believe that we have right standing
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If we don't believe that we have right standing or if we don't believe that
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We have right standing or if we don't believe that we have a right to ask
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Or if we don't believe that we have a right to ask for what we're asking for,
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We have a right to ask for what we're asking for, then we're gonna be wimpy
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For what we're asking for, then we're gonna be wimpy and weak and not really pray
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Then we're gonna be wimpy and weak and not really pray with confidence or pray boldly.
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And weak and not really pray with confidence or pray boldly. so, understand who you are
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With confidence or pray boldly. so, understand who you are in christ and go to god with
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So, understand who you are in christ and go to god with that thought in mind that
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In christ and go to god with that thought in mind that i'm coming through jesus
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That thought in mind that i'm coming through jesus not on my own merit.
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James 5:16-18, "confess to one
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James 5:16-18, "confess to one another therefore
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James 5:16-18, "confess to one another therefore your faults (your slips,
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Another therefore your faults (your slips, your false steps,
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Your faults (your slips, your false steps, your offenses and your sins)
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Your false steps, your offenses and your sins) and pray [also]
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Your offenses and your sins) and pray [also] for one another,
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And pray [also] for one another, that you may be healed
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For one another, that you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual
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That you may be healed and restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]."
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And restored [to a spiritual tone of mind and heart]." now, i was just thinking
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Tone of mind and heart]." now, i was just thinking this morning, you know,
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It might not be such a bad idea
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It might not be such a bad idea if every person had one
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It might not be such a bad idea if every person had one person that they could really
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If every person had one person that they could really trust and depend on to keep
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Person that they could really trust and depend on to keep their secrets.
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Trust and depend on to keep their secrets. and it was somebody that
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Their secrets. and it was somebody that if you felt you needed to,
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And it was somebody that if you felt you needed to, you could tell them your sin
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If you felt you needed to, you could tell them your sin and ask them to pray with you.
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I mean, it's in the bible,
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I mean, it's in the bible, "confess your faults to one
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I mean, it's in the bible, "confess your faults to one another that you might
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"confess your faults to one another that you might be restored and brought
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Another that you might be restored and brought back [to a spiritual state
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Be restored and brought back [to a spiritual state of heart and mind]
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Back [to a spiritual state of heart and mind] that you may be healed."
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Of heart and mind] that you may be healed." "elijah was a human being
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That you may be healed." "elijah was a human being just like we are,"
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"elijah was a human being just like we are," the bible says.
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Just like we are," the bible says. he wasn't a perfect man,
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The bible says. he wasn't a perfect man, he was a powerful man,
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He wasn't a perfect man, he was a powerful man, but not a perfect man.
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He was a powerful man, but not a perfect man. and yet he prayed for it not
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But not a perfect man. and yet he prayed for it not to rain for six months,
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And yet he prayed for it not to rain for six months, and it didn't, and then
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To rain for six months, and it didn't, and then he prayed for it to rain,
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And it didn't, and then he prayed for it to rain, and it did.
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He prayed for it to rain, and it did. he had great power.
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"but he was a human being with
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"but he was a human being with a nature just like we have,
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"but he was a human being with a nature just like we have, with feelings, affections,
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A nature just like we have, with feelings, affections, and a constitution like ours."
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With feelings, affections, and a constitution like ours." and then lastly,
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And a constitution like ours." and then lastly, i wanna say that your prayers
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And then lastly, i wanna say that your prayers won't be heard if you're
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I wanna say that your prayers won't be heard if you're praying with hidden
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Won't be heard if you're praying with hidden sin in your heart.
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Praying with hidden sin in your heart. that takes away your power.
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Sin in your heart. that takes away your power. there's nothing you can't
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That takes away your power. there's nothing you can't confess to god because
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There's nothing you can't confess to god because he already knows everything
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Confess to god because he already knows everything that you've done anyway.
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He already knows everything that you've done anyway. and confessing it really
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That you've done anyway. and confessing it really just brings it up and gets
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And confessing it really just brings it up and gets it out of you where you
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Just brings it up and gets it out of you where you can deal with it.
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It out of you where you can deal with it. the holy spirit
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Can deal with it. the holy spirit will convict you,
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The holy spirit will convict you, not condemn you,
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Will convict you, not condemn you, but convict you when
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Not condemn you, but convict you when you sin if you'll just
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But convict you when you sin if you'll just be careful and listen to him.
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You sin if you'll just be careful and listen to him. so, start praying in a new
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Be careful and listen to him. so, start praying in a new way and pray regularly
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So, start praying in a new way and pray regularly remembering you have
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Way and pray regularly remembering you have not because you asked not,
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Remembering you have not because you asked not, and i think you are gonna see
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Not because you asked not, and i think you are gonna see some major differences
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And i think you are gonna see some major differences in your life.
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Some major differences in your life. thank you so much
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In your life. thank you so much for being with us today
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Thank you so much for being with us today and i'm excited about
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For being with us today and i'm excited about your prayer life increasing.
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And i'm excited about your prayer life increasing. goodbye.
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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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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit joycemeyer.org.
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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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That gift, along with the gifts from
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With the gifts from the partners of
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The partners of joyce meyer ministries,
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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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>> 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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>> [♪♪]
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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 2)

July 29, 2025 | 29:29

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