Joyce Meyer - Patience

October 10, 2025 | 29:29

What kind of fruit are you producing when things don’t go your way? Today, Joyce teaches on how true patience shows up in pressure—and why it’s worth the wait.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Patience | October 10, 2025

>> joyce: every time you
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>> joyce: every time you give in, you keep feeding that
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>> joyce: every time you give in, you keep feeding that impatient spirit, and it just
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Give in, you keep feeding that impatient spirit, and it just gives you one more trip
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Impatient spirit, and it just gives you one more trip around the mountain.
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Gives you one more trip around the mountain. do the right thing now,
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Around the mountain. do the right thing now, and get it over with.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well, thank you
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>> joyce: well, thank you so much for joining me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you so much for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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So much for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life." i hope you love the word
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On "enjoying everyday life." i hope you love the word of god as much as i do.
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I hope you love the word of god as much as i do. god's word is powerful
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Of god as much as i do. god's word is powerful and it will renew your mind
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God's word is powerful and it will renew your mind and change your life.
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And it will renew your mind and change your life. we've been working on a series
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And change your life. we've been working on a series on the fruit of the spirit,
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We've been working on a series on the fruit of the spirit, and we only have two fruit left.
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On the fruit of the spirit, and we only have two fruit left. and today i'm gonna talk
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And we only have two fruit left. and today i'm gonna talk about patience.
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And today i'm gonna talk about patience. i hesitate to even tell
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About patience. i hesitate to even tell you that, because i know
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I hesitate to even tell you that, because i know people are like,
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You that, because i know people are like, "ah, i don't wanna hear.
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People are like, "ah, i don't wanna hear. you get patience,
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"ah, i don't wanna hear. you get patience, you get problems.”
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You get patience, you get problems.” well, interestingly enough,
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You get problems.” well, interestingly enough, the greek word that patience
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Well, interestingly enough, the greek word that patience comes from, the definition
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The greek word that patience comes from, the definition of it is: it's a fruit
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Comes from, the definition of it is: it's a fruit of the spirit that can
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Of it is: it's a fruit of the spirit that can only grow under trial.
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Of the spirit that can only grow under trial. and if you think about it,
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Only grow under trial. and if you think about it, that makes sense.
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And if you think about it, that makes sense. i mean, if you have nothing
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That makes sense. i mean, if you have nothing to be patient about, then you'll
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I mean, if you have nothing to be patient about, then you'll never learn to be patient.
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To be patient about, then you'll never learn to be patient. but there's a wonderful promise
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Never learn to be patient. but there's a wonderful promise in james that i'm gonna read
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But there's a wonderful promise in james that i'm gonna read to you in just a minute, that
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In james that i'm gonna read to you in just a minute, that if you become fully patient,
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To you in just a minute, that if you become fully patient, you'll lack nothing,
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If you become fully patient, you'll lack nothing, want nothing.
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You'll lack nothing, want nothing. boy, we'll talk about that
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Want nothing. boy, we'll talk about that a little bit more.
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Boy, we'll talk about that a little bit more. but first, mark 11:12-13,
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A little bit more. but first, mark 11:12-13, “on the day following,
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But first, mark 11:12-13, “on the day following, when they had come away
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“on the day following, when they had come away from bethany, he was hungry.”
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When they had come away from bethany, he was hungry.” now, just think about it,
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From bethany, he was hungry.” now, just think about it, jesus was hungry.
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Now, just think about it, jesus was hungry. “and seeing in the distance
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Jesus was hungry. “and seeing in the distance a fig tree [covered] with
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“and seeing in the distance a fig tree [covered] with leaves, he went to see
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A fig tree [covered] with leaves, he went to see if he could find any [fruit]
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Leaves, he went to see if he could find any [fruit] on it [for in the fig tree
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If he could find any [fruit] on it [for in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same
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On it [for in the fig tree the fruit appears at the same time that the leaves do].
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The fruit appears at the same time that the leaves do]. but when he came up to it,
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Time that the leaves do]. but when he came up to it, he found nothing but leaves,
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But when he came up to it, he found nothing but leaves, for the fig season
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He found nothing but leaves, for the fig season had not yet come.”
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For the fig season had not yet come.” and he cursed the fig tree.
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Well, you know, i used to think,
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Well, you know, i used to think, "well, it wasn't the fig tree's
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Well, you know, i used to think, "well, it wasn't the fig tree's fault that it didn't
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"well, it wasn't the fig tree's fault that it didn't have any fruit.
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Fault that it didn't have any fruit. why--i didn't understand
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Have any fruit. why--i didn't understand why he cursed it.”
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Why--i didn't understand why he cursed it.” and then god opened
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Why he cursed it.” and then god opened my understanding.
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And then god opened my understanding. he cursed it because
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My understanding. he cursed it because it was a phony.
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He cursed it because it was a phony. and there's a great lesson
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It was a phony. and there's a great lesson that we can draw
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And there's a great lesson that we can draw as christians from this.
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That we can draw as christians from this. you know, maybe all somebody
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As christians from this. you know, maybe all somebody has is leaves and they
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You know, maybe all somebody has is leaves and they have no fruit.
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Has is leaves and they have no fruit. “what do you mean, joyce?”
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Have no fruit. “what do you mean, joyce?” well, they have a nice
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“what do you mean, joyce?” well, they have a nice bumper sticker on their car,
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Well, they have a nice bumper sticker on their car, "honk if you love jesus."
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Bumper sticker on their car, "honk if you love jesus." they go to church really
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"honk if you love jesus." they go to church really pretty regularly, every sunday.
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They go to church really pretty regularly, every sunday. and their neighbors see that.
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Pretty regularly, every sunday. and their neighbors see that. and they even have bible studies
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And their neighbors see that. and they even have bible studies on their back porch once
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And they even have bible studies on their back porch once in a while with a couple
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On their back porch once in a while with a couple of friends.
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In a while with a couple of friends. and the neighbors see that.
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Of friends. and the neighbors see that. they wear some
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And the neighbors see that. they wear some christian jewelry.
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They wear some christian jewelry. they even say,
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Christian jewelry. they even say, "praise the lord,"
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They even say, "praise the lord," and "thank god."
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"praise the lord," and "thank god." but you know, it's not our
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And "thank god." but you know, it's not our christian language, or any
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But you know, it's not our christian language, or any of our other christian
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Christian language, or any of our other christian paraphernalia that really
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Of our other christian paraphernalia that really impresses people that
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Paraphernalia that really impresses people that god is real.
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Impresses people that god is real. it's the fruit that
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God is real. it's the fruit that we bear in our lives.
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And so what i get out
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And so what i get out of this is, the world is hungry.
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And so what i get out of this is, the world is hungry. it's full of people that have
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Of this is, the world is hungry. it's full of people that have needs, and they're hungry.
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It's full of people that have needs, and they're hungry. and if they believe you're
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Needs, and they're hungry. and if they believe you're a christian, when they get
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And if they believe you're a christian, when they get in enough trouble,
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A christian, when they get in enough trouble, they'll come and talk to you.
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In enough trouble, they'll come and talk to you. but if you've only had leaves,
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They'll come and talk to you. but if you've only had leaves, and they come for help
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But if you've only had leaves, and they come for help and find no fruit,
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And they come for help and find no fruit, it's very, very sad.
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And find no fruit, it's very, very sad. and that's why often people
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It's very, very sad. and that's why often people call christians hypocrites.
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And that's why often people call christians hypocrites. you know, my husband dave
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Call christians hypocrites. you know, my husband dave worked in the engineering
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You know, my husband dave worked in the engineering field for--before he came
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To work at the ministry.
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To work at the ministry. and everybody that he worked
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To work at the ministry. and everybody that he worked with knew he was a christian.
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And everybody that he worked with knew he was a christian. he didn't...and they knew that
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With knew he was a christian. he didn't...and they knew that because if somebody was telling
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He didn't...and they knew that because if somebody was telling a dirty joke, he would say,
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Because if somebody was telling a dirty joke, he would say, "you know, i'd really
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A dirty joke, he would say, "you know, i'd really rather not hear that."
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"you know, i'd really rather not hear that." so dave ate by himself most
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Rather not hear that." so dave ate by himself most of the time because, you know,
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So dave ate by himself most of the time because, you know, if people don't want
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Of the time because, you know, if people don't want to do what's right, then they
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If people don't want to do what's right, then they don't want to be around
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To do what's right, then they don't want to be around anybody that's doing right.
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Don't want to be around anybody that's doing right. but interestingly enough,
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Anybody that's doing right. but interestingly enough, several different times when
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But interestingly enough, several different times when people's lives would get
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Several different times when people's lives would get in a mess, they'd come to dave's
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People's lives would get in a mess, they'd come to dave's work area and ask if they
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In a mess, they'd come to dave's work area and ask if they could talk to him.
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Work area and ask if they could talk to him. he had the fruit, and so they
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Could talk to him. he had the fruit, and so they would come to him when
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He had the fruit, and so they would come to him when they were hungry.
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Would come to him when they were hungry. and thankfully, they didn't
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They were hungry. and thankfully, they didn't find just leaves.
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And thankfully, they didn't find just leaves. you know, adam tried
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Find just leaves. you know, adam tried leaves too, and it didn't
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You know, adam tried leaves too, and it didn't work for him either.
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Leaves too, and it didn't work for him either. so make sure that you have
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Work for him either. so make sure that you have the fruit, not just the outward
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So make sure that you have the fruit, not just the outward signs of a christian.
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That's why jesus was--i mean,
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That's why jesus was--i mean, he hammered the pharisees
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That's why jesus was--i mean, he hammered the pharisees in matthew 23.
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He hammered the pharisees in matthew 23. he said, "you're a bunch
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In matthew 23. he said, "you're a bunch of whitewashed tombs...
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He said, "you're a bunch of whitewashed tombs... full of dead men's bones."
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Of whitewashed tombs... full of dead men's bones." you look good on the outside,
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Full of dead men's bones." you look good on the outside, but inside you're rotten.
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We need to be real.
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We need to be real. and if we are real, then we're
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We need to be real. and if we are real, then we're gonna be faithful and humble,
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And if we are real, then we're gonna be faithful and humble, and we're gonna work
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Gonna be faithful and humble, and we're gonna work with the holy spirit
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And we're gonna work with the holy spirit on this fruit of the spirit,
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With the holy spirit on this fruit of the spirit, because it's the way that
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On this fruit of the spirit, because it's the way that the world knows us.
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James 1:2-4, "consider it wholly
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James 1:2-4, "consider it wholly joyful, my brethren,
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James 1:2-4, "consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped
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Joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials
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Whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into
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In or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations.”
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Of any sort or fall into various temptations.” consider it joyful.
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Why in the world would
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Why in the world would anybody be joyful because
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Why in the world would anybody be joyful because they were having a hard time?
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Anybody be joyful because they were having a hard time? because if you understand
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They were having a hard time? because if you understand what hard times do for you,
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Because if you understand what hard times do for you, not just to you,
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What hard times do for you, not just to you, but for you, they help
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Not just to you, but for you, they help you develop patience.
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But for you, they help you develop patience. and in the beginning,
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You develop patience. and in the beginning, we're gonna fight against
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And in the beginning, we're gonna fight against ‘em and don't want anything
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We're gonna fight against ‘em and don't want anything to do with ‘em.
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‘em and don't want anything to do with ‘em. but when you learn that
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To do with ‘em. but when you learn that patience--oh, it saves you
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But when you learn that patience--oh, it saves you so much trouble.
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Patience--oh, it saves you so much trouble. last night, my darling husband
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So much trouble. last night, my darling husband spilled a whole cup of coffee
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Last night, my darling husband spilled a whole cup of coffee on our floor.
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Spilled a whole cup of coffee on our floor. it went under the couch.
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On our floor. it went under the couch. it went under the couch legs.
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It went under the couch. it went under the couch legs. and we just had our wood
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It went under the couch legs. and we just had our wood floors refinished.
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And we just had our wood floors refinished. and so he had to get down,
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Floors refinished. and so he had to get down, clean it up, pick up the couch
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And so he had to get down, clean it up, pick up the couch get under the legs.
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Clean it up, pick up the couch get under the legs. and, you know,
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Get under the legs. and, you know, he never got upset.
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And, you know, he never got upset. he just said, "oh, well,"
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He never got upset. he just said, "oh, well," cleaned up the mess.
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He just said, "oh, well," cleaned up the mess. it doesn't do us any good
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Cleaned up the mess. it doesn't do us any good to get upset when our
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It doesn't do us any good to get upset when our circumstances get upset.
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To get upset when our circumstances get upset. what god wants
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Circumstances get upset. what god wants us to do is be patient.
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Do you know it's hard work
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Do you know it's hard work to get upset, very hard work
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Do you know it's hard work to get upset, very hard work to get upset.
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To get upset, very hard work to get upset. “be assured and understand
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To get upset. “be assured and understand that the trial and the proving
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“be assured and understand that the trial and the proving of your faith bring out
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That the trial and the proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness
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Of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience.”
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Endurance and steadfastness and patience.” well, i always say they brought
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And patience.” well, i always say they brought a lot of things out of me before
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Well, i always say they brought a lot of things out of me before we got around to patience.
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But the reason why trials
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But the reason why trials are a benefit is because they
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But the reason why trials are a benefit is because they do produce the real you.
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Are a benefit is because they do produce the real you. and sometimes we pretend
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Do produce the real you. and sometimes we pretend so much in front of all of our
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And sometimes we pretend so much in front of all of our christian friends, that we're
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So much in front of all of our christian friends, that we're not really in touch with
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Christian friends, that we're not really in touch with what we're really like.
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Not really in touch with what we're really like. and so it's good when
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What we're really like. and so it's good when you have these trials,
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And so it's good when you have these trials, you see how you act.
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You have these trials, you see how you act. it helps you know
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You see how you act. it helps you know where you're at.
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It helps you know where you're at. not so you can be condemned,
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Where you're at. not so you can be condemned, but so you can ask
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Not so you can be condemned, but so you can ask the holy spirit to help
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But so you can ask the holy spirit to help you make progress in doing
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The holy spirit to help you make progress in doing things the way god
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You make progress in doing things the way god wants you to do them.
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“but let endurance and
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“but let endurance and steadfastness and patience
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“but let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough
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Steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so you may be [people]
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Have full play and do a thorough work, so you may be [people] perfectly and fully
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Work, so you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects],
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Perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.”
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Developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.” another translation
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Lacking in nothing.” another translation says, "wanting nothing."
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Another translation says, "wanting nothing." and so, if you really
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Says, "wanting nothing." and so, if you really think about it, if you were
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And so, if you really think about it, if you were fully patient, you could
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Think about it, if you were fully patient, you could be content in any situation,
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Fully patient, you could be content in any situation, because you trust god.
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Be content in any situation, because you trust god. you know that at the right time,
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Because you trust god. you know that at the right time, he's gonna do the right thing.
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You know that at the right time, he's gonna do the right thing. god has an appointed time
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He's gonna do the right thing. god has an appointed time for our lives, and there's
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God has an appointed time for our lives, and there's nothing we're gonna do that's
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For our lives, and there's nothing we're gonna do that's gonna make him hurry.
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Nothing we're gonna do that's gonna make him hurry. the waiting is the test,
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And that's where we need
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And that's where we need to be stable.
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And that's where we need to be stable. patience means to be long
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To be stable. patience means to be long spirited, longsuffering.
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Patience means to be long spirited, longsuffering. sometimes i like to enunciate
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Spirited, longsuffering. sometimes i like to enunciate and say, "looong sufferinggg."
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Sometimes i like to enunciate and say, "looong sufferinggg." you go by that word too fast
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And say, "looong sufferinggg." you go by that word too fast and you don't understand
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You go by that word too fast and you don't understand what it means.
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And you don't understand what it means. it means that if you're
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What it means. it means that if you're gonna learn to be patient,
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It means that if you're gonna learn to be patient, then sometimes you're
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Gonna learn to be patient, then sometimes you're gonna go through things
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Then sometimes you're gonna go through things for a long time.
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Gonna go through things for a long time. long spirited, longsuffering
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For a long time. long spirited, longsuffering with mildness, gentleness,
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Long spirited, longsuffering with mildness, gentleness, moderation and constancy.
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With mildness, gentleness, moderation and constancy. you see, patience is not
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Moderation and constancy. you see, patience is not just waiting.
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You see, patience is not just waiting. patience is how we act
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Just waiting. patience is how we act while we're waiting.
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Luke 21:19, "in patience
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Luke 21:19, "in patience possess ye your souls."
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Luke 21:19, "in patience possess ye your souls." well, your soul is your mind,
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Possess ye your souls." well, your soul is your mind, your will, and your emotions.
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Well, your soul is your mind, your will, and your emotions. and i can tell you, if your
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Mind, will, and emotions
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Mind, will, and emotions are possessing you,
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Mind, will, and emotions are possessing you, then you're not a happy person.
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Are possessing you, then you're not a happy person. because your mind can
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Then you're not a happy person. because your mind can just make you absolutely,
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Because your mind can just make you absolutely, totally miserable if you're
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Just make you absolutely, totally miserable if you're thinking wrong thoughts.
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Totally miserable if you're thinking wrong thoughts. and your emotions,
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Thinking wrong thoughts. and your emotions, who wants to be emotionally
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And your emotions, who wants to be emotionally upset all the time?
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Who wants to be emotionally upset all the time? not using your will
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Upset all the time? not using your will to do the will of god,
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Not using your will to do the will of god, is not a good thing.
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To do the will of god, is not a good thing. but in patience you
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Is not a good thing. but in patience you possess your soul.
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But in patience you possess your soul. if you're patient,
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Possess your soul. if you're patient, then you don't--you stay
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If you're patient, then you don't--you stay anchored in christ.
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Then you don't--you stay anchored in christ. you don't have to get
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Anchored in christ. you don't have to get emotionally wrought up when
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You don't have to get emotionally wrought up when you break a coffee cup
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Emotionally wrought up when you break a coffee cup or when you spill something.
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You break a coffee cup or when you spill something. you can just take a breath,
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Or when you spill something. you can just take a breath, and clean it up,
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You can just take a breath, and clean it up, and go right on.
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And clean it up, and go right on. and i'll tell you, if you wanna
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And go right on. and i'll tell you, if you wanna make the devil mad,
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And i'll tell you, if you wanna make the devil mad, that's a good way to do it.
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Make the devil mad, that's a good way to do it. if you wanna get him back
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That's a good way to do it. if you wanna get him back for the stuff that he's done
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If you wanna get him back for the stuff that he's done in your life, just be a real
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For the stuff that he's done in your life, just be a real christian and that
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In your life, just be a real christian and that will really upset him.
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Christian and that will really upset him. god moves two ways.
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Will really upset him. god moves two ways. slowly and quickly,
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God moves two ways. slowly and quickly, or suddenly.
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Slowly and quickly, or suddenly. you may wait for a long time
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Or suddenly. you may wait for a long time and go to bed one night
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You may wait for a long time and go to bed one night and you still got all
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And go to bed one night and you still got all the problems that you had.
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And you still got all the problems that you had. get up the next day, and by noon
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The problems that you had. get up the next day, and by noon they've all been solved.
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Get up the next day, and by noon they've all been solved. suddenly god showed
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They've all been solved. suddenly god showed up in your life.
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Suddenly god showed up in your life. don't give up in the hard times,
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Up in your life. don't give up in the hard times, because if you do, you'll never
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Don't give up in the hard times, because if you do, you'll never get the joy of the good times.
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But it says god is not slow
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But it says god is not slow according to our conception
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But it says god is not slow according to our conception of slowness.
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According to our conception of slowness. you know, with god,
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Of slowness. you know, with god, a day is like a thousand years
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You know, with god, a day is like a thousand years or a thousand years
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A day is like a thousand years or a thousand years is like a day.
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Or a thousand years is like a day. he doesn't count like we do,
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Because he's living in eternity.
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Because he's living in eternity. and if you're a born again
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Because he's living in eternity. and if you're a born again christian, you've received
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And if you're a born again christian, you've received christ into your life,
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Christian, you've received christ into your life, then you're not ever
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Christ into your life, then you're not ever really going to die.
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Then you're not ever really going to die. you'll leave this planet.
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Really going to die. you'll leave this planet. but the moment that
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You'll leave this planet. but the moment that your body gives up here,
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But the moment that your body gives up here, your spirit and your soul
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Your body gives up here, your spirit and your soul is in the presence of god.
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Your spirit and your soul is in the presence of god. so you're not really gonna die,
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Is in the presence of god. so you're not really gonna die, you're just gonna go through
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So you're not really gonna die, you're just gonna go through a revolving door
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You're just gonna go through a revolving door into another realm.
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God delivers us,
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God delivers us, but he does it little by little.
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God delivers us, but he does it little by little. “there is a way that seems
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But he does it little by little. “there is a way that seems right to man, but at the end
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“there is a way that seems right to man, but at the end of it there is death.”
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Right to man, but at the end of it there is death.” “all the ways of a man appear
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Of it there is death.” “all the ways of a man appear in his own eyes,
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“all the ways of a man appear in his own eyes, but the lord weighs the spirits
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In his own eyes, but the lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents
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But the lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents of the heart).”
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(the thoughts and intents of the heart).” you know, in our estimation,
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Of the heart).” you know, in our estimation, everything we think
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You know, in our estimation, everything we think and do is right.
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Everything we think and do is right. but god has a different plan
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And do is right. but god has a different plan than we do sometimes.
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But god has a different plan than we do sometimes. “there is a way that seems right
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Than we do sometimes. “there is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight
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“there is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end
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To a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death.”
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Before him, but at the end of it is the way of death.” “a man's mind plans his way,
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Of it is the way of death.” “a man's mind plans his way, but the lord directs his steps.”
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“a man's mind plans his way, but the lord directs his steps.” boy, i love that one.
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Well, why can't i get
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Well, why can't i get anything to work out?
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Well, why can't i get anything to work out? everything i plan falls apart.
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Anything to work out? everything i plan falls apart. well, maybe it's because you're
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Everything i plan falls apart. well, maybe it's because you're trying to live by your plan
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Well, maybe it's because you're trying to live by your plan instead of getting god's plan.
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Trying to live by your plan instead of getting god's plan. now, i know you're gonna keep
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Instead of getting god's plan. now, i know you're gonna keep loving me after this message.
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Now, i know you're gonna keep loving me after this message. pray to be stable.
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Loving me after this message. pray to be stable. pray to be patient.
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Pray to be stable. pray to be patient. good to others.
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Faithful.
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Faithful. james 5:7, "be patient, then,
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Faithful. james 5:7, "be patient, then, brothers and sisters,
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James 5:7, "be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the lord's coming.
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Brothers and sisters, until the lord's coming. see how the farmer waits
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Until the lord's coming. see how the farmer waits for the land to yield
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See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently
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For the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn
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Its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and the spring rains."
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Waiting for the autumn and the spring rains." he plants his seed.
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And the spring rains." he plants his seed. he keeps the weeds
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He plants his seed. he keeps the weeds from choking it.
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He keeps the weeds from choking it. he keeps it watered.
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From choking it. he keeps it watered. the bible says he keeps
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He keeps it watered. the bible says he keeps up his patient vigil over
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The bible says he keeps up his patient vigil over it until it bears fruit.
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Up his patient vigil over it until it bears fruit. he sleeps and he gets up.
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It until it bears fruit. he sleeps and he gets up. he sleeps and he gets up
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He sleeps and he gets up. he sleeps and he gets up and suddenly it sprouts
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He sleeps and he gets up and suddenly it sprouts as the plant he's waiting for,
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And suddenly it sprouts as the plant he's waiting for, and he knows not how.
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As the plant he's waiting for, and he knows not how. i love that.
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And he knows not how. i love that. if we wait on god,
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We don't know what he's doing,
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We don't know what he's doing, how he's doing it.
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We don't know what he's doing, how he's doing it. we may have what looks like
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How he's doing it. we may have what looks like an impossible situation.
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We may have what looks like an impossible situation. but if we just keep being
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An impossible situation. but if we just keep being faithful to god, and keep
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But if we just keep being faithful to god, and keep our faith and be patient,
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Faithful to god, and keep our faith and be patient, loving god all the time
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Our faith and be patient, loving god all the time you're waiting, praising him
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Loving god all the time you're waiting, praising him while you're waiting.
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You're waiting, praising him while you're waiting. "god, i know your time is right.
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While you're waiting. "god, i know your time is right. at the appointed time
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"god, i know your time is right. at the appointed time you're gonna show up.
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At the appointed time you're gonna show up. use me for your good
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You're gonna show up. use me for your good while i'm waiting."
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See, that's the important thing.
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See, that's the important thing. what should you do while
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See, that's the important thing. what should you do while you wait?
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What should you do while you wait? well, how about trying
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You wait? well, how about trying to be good to somebody else?
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Well, how about trying to be good to somebody else? that's the last fruit of the
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To be good to somebody else? that's the last fruit of the spirit we have to teach on,
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That's the last fruit of the spirit we have to teach on, the fruit of goodness,
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Spirit we have to teach on, the fruit of goodness, and it's one of my favorite.
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The fruit of goodness, and it's one of my favorite. it's so much fun to be good
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And it's one of my favorite. it's so much fun to be good to other people.
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It's so much fun to be good to other people. after doing his part, the farmer
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To other people. after doing his part, the farmer gets up and goes to bed,
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After doing his part, the farmer gets up and goes to bed, gets up and goes to bed
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Gets up and goes to bed, gets up and goes to bed until god does his part.
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Gets up and goes to bed until god does his part. the farmer knows not how.
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Until god does his part. the farmer knows not how. "night and day, whether
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The farmer knows not how. "night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up,
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"night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows,
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He sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how."
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The seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how." you know, we don't--i'm sure
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Though he does not know how." you know, we don't--i'm sure you've got something growing
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You know, we don't--i'm sure you've got something growing in your yard, or at some
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You've got something growing in your yard, or at some time you have had.
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In your yard, or at some time you have had. we've got a lot of flowers
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Time you have had. we've got a lot of flowers and different flowering plants.
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We've got a lot of flowers and different flowering plants. and my daughter loves taking
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And different flowering plants. and my daughter loves taking care of that kind of stuff.
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And my daughter loves taking care of that kind of stuff. and so, she does that
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Care of that kind of stuff. and so, she does that for us as a blessing.
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And so, she does that for us as a blessing. she plants our flowers
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For us as a blessing. she plants our flowers in the spring, and then she
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She plants our flowers in the spring, and then she comes by once a week
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In the spring, and then she comes by once a week and prunes ‘em and takes
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Comes by once a week and prunes ‘em and takes good care of ‘em.
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And prunes ‘em and takes good care of ‘em. and there are some plants
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Good care of ‘em. and there are some plants that are annuals.
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And there are some plants that are annuals. you have to put them
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That are annuals. you have to put them in all the time.
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But then there are some that
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But then there are some that every spring they come back up.
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But then there are some that every spring they come back up. we looked out the window
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Every spring they come back up. we looked out the window yesterday, and my other
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We looked out the window yesterday, and my other daughter said, "oh, look,
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Yesterday, and my other daughter said, "oh, look, you're getting leaves
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Daughter said, "oh, look, you're getting leaves on your rose bushes."
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You're getting leaves on your rose bushes." well, how?
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On your rose bushes." well, how? how can they be dead,
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Well, how? how can they be dead, totally dead in the winter,
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How can they be dead, totally dead in the winter, and then after some sunshine
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Totally dead in the winter, and then after some sunshine gets on ‘em, temperature
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And then after some sunshine gets on ‘em, temperature warms up a little bit.
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Gets on ‘em, temperature warms up a little bit. you know, in a few months
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Warms up a little bit. you know, in a few months those things will be beautiful.
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You know, in a few months those things will be beautiful. they'll be blooming.
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Those things will be beautiful. they'll be blooming. they'll be green.
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They'll be blooming. they'll be green. they'll have flowers
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They'll be green. they'll have flowers all over them.
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They'll have flowers all over them. i don't know how god does that.
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All over them. i don't know how god does that. but that's the way he works,
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I don't know how god does that. but that's the way he works, through sowing and reaping.
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But that's the way he works, through sowing and reaping. and while we're waiting,
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Through sowing and reaping. and while we're waiting, he wants us to sow a good
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And while we're waiting, he wants us to sow a good attitude, and he wants
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He wants us to sow a good attitude, and he wants us to not complain,
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Attitude, and he wants us to not complain, to be thankful in all things.
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1 thessalonians 5:18,
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1 thessalonians 5:18, "give thanks in all things,
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1 thessalonians 5:18, "give thanks in all things, for this is the will of god
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"give thanks in all things, for this is the will of god for those of you who
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For this is the will of god for those of you who are in christ jesus."
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For those of you who are in christ jesus." can i say that again?
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Are in christ jesus." can i say that again? 1 thessalonians 5:18,
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Can i say that again? 1 thessalonians 5:18, "in all things, give thanks”--
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1 thessalonians 5:18, "in all things, give thanks”-- all things--"for this
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"in all things, give thanks”-- all things--"for this is the will of god
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All things--"for this is the will of god for those of you who
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Is the will of god for those of you who are in christ jesus."
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For those of you who are in christ jesus." god expects that from those
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Are in christ jesus." god expects that from those of us that are in christ.
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God expects that from those of us that are in christ. we can be thankful all the time
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Of us that are in christ. we can be thankful all the time because we trust god to work
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We can be thankful all the time because we trust god to work good out of everything
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Because we trust god to work good out of everything that happens in our life.
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Good out of everything that happens in our life. romans 8:28, "all things work
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That happens in our life. romans 8:28, "all things work together for good to those
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Romans 8:28, "all things work together for good to those who love god and are called
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Together for good to those who love god and are called according to his purpose."
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Who love god and are called according to his purpose." now, you know,
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According to his purpose." now, you know, you may not feel patient.
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But there again, you can
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But there again, you can couple patience with
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But there again, you can couple patience with another fruit of the spirit,
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Couple patience with another fruit of the spirit, which is self-control.
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Another fruit of the spirit, which is self-control. and you use that self-control
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Which is self-control. and you use that self-control to keep you stable.
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And you use that self-control to keep you stable. you may not feel patient.
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To keep you stable. you may not feel patient. it may actually be kind
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You may not feel patient. it may actually be kind of painful to keep doing
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It may actually be kind of painful to keep doing the right thing when
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Of painful to keep doing the right thing when you've waited so long.
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The right thing when you've waited so long. but every day you do it,
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You've waited so long. but every day you do it, it gets a little bit easier
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But every day you do it, it gets a little bit easier and a little bit easier
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It gets a little bit easier and a little bit easier and a little bit easier.
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And a little bit easier and a little bit easier. every time you give in,
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And a little bit easier. every time you give in, you keep feeding that impatient
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Every time you give in, you keep feeding that impatient spirit, and it just gives you
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You keep feeding that impatient spirit, and it just gives you one more trip around
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Spirit, and it just gives you one more trip around the mountain.
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One more trip around the mountain. do the right thing now,
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The mountain. do the right thing now, and get it over with.
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Do the right thing now, and get it over with. impatience causes
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And get it over with. impatience causes works of the flesh,
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Impatience causes works of the flesh, works: w-o-r-k-s, not work,
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Works of the flesh, works: w-o-r-k-s, not work, but works of the flesh.
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Works: w-o-r-k-s, not work, but works of the flesh. and works of the flesh
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But works of the flesh. and works of the flesh is our energy trying
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And works of the flesh is our energy trying to do what only god can do.
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Is our energy trying to do what only god can do. sarah and abram are one
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To do what only god can do. sarah and abram are one of the best examples
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Sarah and abram are one of the best examples in the bible about this.
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Of the best examples in the bible about this. god had promised them a child,
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In the bible about this. god had promised them a child, and they were both too old
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God had promised them a child, and they were both too old to have children, so it seemed
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And they were both too old to have children, so it seemed like an impossibility.
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To have children, so it seemed like an impossibility. but all things are
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Like an impossibility. but all things are possible with god.
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But all things are possible with god. all things are not possible
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Possible with god. all things are not possible with man, but they are with god.
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However, many, many years
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However, many, many years had gone by and no child.
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However, many, many years had gone by and no child. and so sarah got
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Had gone by and no child. and so sarah got the bright idea.
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And so sarah got the bright idea. you know, we do.
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The bright idea. you know, we do. we get bright ideas.
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You know, we do. we get bright ideas. "ah, i know what i'll do!"
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We get bright ideas. "ah, i know what i'll do!" and she went to abram and said
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"ah, i know what i'll do!" and she went to abram and said i'm gonna give you my maid,
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And she went to abram and said i'm gonna give you my maid, my handmaid, as a secondary
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I'm gonna give you my maid, my handmaid, as a secondary wife, and you can have
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My handmaid, as a secondary wife, and you can have intercourse with her,
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Wife, and you can have intercourse with her, and maybe i'll get a child
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Intercourse with her, and maybe i'll get a child through her.
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And maybe i'll get a child through her. now, you know, any woman
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Knows it's not such a good
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Knows it's not such a good idea to give your husband
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Knows it's not such a good idea to give your husband another woman.
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Idea to give your husband another woman. but it was customary in those
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Another woman. but it was customary in those days for that to happen
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But it was customary in those days for that to happen sometimes, even though i don't
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Days for that to happen sometimes, even though i don't think that was ever god's will
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Sometimes, even though i don't think that was ever god's will from the beginning.
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Because he said,
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Because he said, "leave your father and mother
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Because he said, "leave your father and mother and cleave to your wife."
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"leave your father and mother and cleave to your wife." but they did that, and they
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Did have a child, ishmael.
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Did have a child, ishmael. and it just put off the birth
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Did have a child, ishmael. and it just put off the birth of isaac for a number of years.
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And it just put off the birth of isaac for a number of years. because the promise was
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Of isaac for a number of years. because the promise was abraham, isaac and jacob.
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Because the promise was abraham, isaac and jacob. that would be the line that
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Abraham, isaac and jacob. that would be the line that god would work through.
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That would be the line that god would work through. ishmael did become a great
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God would work through. ishmael did become a great nation, but that nation has
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Ishmael did become a great nation, but that nation has caused a lot of trouble
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Nation, but that nation has caused a lot of trouble in the world.
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There's something about your
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There's something about your children you don't like,
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There's something about your children you don't like, are you trying to change 'em?
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Children you don't like, are you trying to change 'em? you're wasting your time.
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Are you trying to change 'em? you're wasting your time. oh, you can tell ‘em what's
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You're wasting your time. oh, you can tell ‘em what's right from what's wrong,
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Oh, you can tell ‘em what's right from what's wrong, but only god can change
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Right from what's wrong, but only god can change their heart.
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But only god can change their heart. dave knew that about me,
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Their heart. dave knew that about me, and that was one of the reasons
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Dave knew that about me, and that was one of the reasons why he didn't struggle so much.
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And that was one of the reasons why he didn't struggle so much. he knew that i had problems,
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Why he didn't struggle so much. he knew that i had problems, and he knew why i had problems.
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He knew that i had problems, and he knew why i had problems. but he knew that he couldn't
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And he knew why i had problems. but he knew that he couldn't change me, that only god
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But he knew that he couldn't change me, that only god could change me.
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Change me, that only god could change me. and so stop trying to do things
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Could change me. and so stop trying to do things that you can't do, that you're
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And so stop trying to do things that you can't do, that you're getting no result from.
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That you can't do, that you're getting no result from. you're just making yourself
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Getting no result from. you're just making yourself miserable and unhappy.
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You're just making yourself miserable and unhappy. don't get into works
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Miserable and unhappy. don't get into works of the flesh.
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Don't get into works of the flesh. 1 peter 5:5-7, "in the same way,
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Of the flesh. 1 peter 5:5-7, "in the same way, you that are younger,
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1 peter 5:5-7, "in the same way, you that are younger, submit yourself to the elders.
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You that are younger, submit yourself to the elders. clothe yourselves with humility
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Submit yourself to the elders. clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
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Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘god opposes the proud but
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Toward one another, because, ‘god opposes the proud but he gives favor to the humble.'
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‘god opposes the proud but he gives favor to the humble.' humble yourself, therefore,
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He gives favor to the humble.' humble yourself, therefore, under god's mighty hand,
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Humble yourself, therefore, under god's mighty hand, that he may lift you
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Under god's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
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That he may lift you up in due time. casting all your care on him
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Up in due time. casting all your care on him because he cares for you."
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Casting all your care on him because he cares for you." so, why do we get so frustrated
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When we're trying to do things
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When we're trying to do things that only god can do?
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When we're trying to do things that only god can do? well, first of all,
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That only god can do? well, first of all, it says, god frustrates
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Well, first of all, it says, god frustrates and defeats the proud.
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It says, god frustrates and defeats the proud. see, years ago, when i would
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And defeats the proud. see, years ago, when i would get so mad and lose my temper
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See, years ago, when i would get so mad and lose my temper when i was going through
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Get so mad and lose my temper when i was going through difficult times, i didn't
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When i was going through difficult times, i didn't realize that i was
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Difficult times, i didn't realize that i was operating in pride.
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Realize that i was operating in pride. and i would just get
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Operating in pride. and i would just get so mad and upset.
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And i would just get so mad and upset. and i was always resisting
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So mad and upset. and i was always resisting the devil and rebuking
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And i was always resisting the devil and rebuking the devil.
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The devil and rebuking the devil. and then when i read this,
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The devil. and then when i read this, i found out that it was god
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And then when i read this, i found out that it was god that was frustrating me.
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I found out that it was god that was frustrating me. you say, "oh, come on, joyce,
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That was frustrating me. you say, "oh, come on, joyce, god wouldn't frustrate you."
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You say, "oh, come on, joyce, god wouldn't frustrate you." well, read the bible.
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God wouldn't frustrate you." well, read the bible. god frustrates the proud.
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Well, read the bible. god frustrates the proud. he opposes them, but he gives
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God frustrates the proud. he opposes them, but he gives favor to the humble.
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He opposes them, but he gives favor to the humble. nothing was working out
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Favor to the humble. nothing was working out for them because they were
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Nothing was working out for them because they were full on in pride.
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For them because they were full on in pride. but when you humble yourself,
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Full on in pride. but when you humble yourself, then god will exalt you.
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But when you humble yourself, then god will exalt you. and one of the ways you
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Then god will exalt you. and one of the ways you can think about humbling
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And one of the ways you can think about humbling yourself is staying under
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Can think about humbling yourself is staying under the hand of god,
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Yourself is staying under the hand of god, peacefully waiting,
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The hand of god, peacefully waiting, knowing that god's timing
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Peacefully waiting, knowing that god's timing will be perfect in your life.
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Knowing that god's timing will be perfect in your life. you know, sometimes you pray
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Will be perfect in your life. you know, sometimes you pray for something and it doesn't
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You know, sometimes you pray for something and it doesn't happen, doesn't happen,
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For something and it doesn't happen, doesn't happen, and you forget all about it.
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Happen, doesn't happen, and you forget all about it. and maybe months go by,
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And you forget all about it. and maybe months go by, or a year or two years--
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And maybe months go by, or a year or two years-- i don't know.
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Or a year or two years-- i don't know. and then god answers
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I don't know. and then god answers that prayer and you forgot
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And then god answers that prayer and you forgot that you even prayed it.
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That prayer and you forgot that you even prayed it. you know what i like
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That you even prayed it. you know what i like to encourage people to do?
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You know what i like to encourage people to do? when you've prayed for something
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To encourage people to do? when you've prayed for something and it's not happening.
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When you've prayed for something and it's not happening. and you start to doubt
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And it's not happening. and you start to doubt or to worry or feel like
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And you start to doubt or to worry or feel like giving up, just open your
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Or to worry or feel like giving up, just open your mouth and say, "i believe that
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Giving up, just open your mouth and say, "i believe that god is working right now
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Mouth and say, "i believe that god is working right now on my situation."
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God is working right now on my situation." see, get ahead of the devil.
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On my situation." see, get ahead of the devil. don't let him fill your head
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See, get ahead of the devil. don't let him fill your head full of discouragement.
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But david said, "he encouraged
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But david said, "he encouraged himself in the lord."
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But david said, "he encouraged himself in the lord." and so if you don't have anybody
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Himself in the lord." and so if you don't have anybody around to encourage you,
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And so if you don't have anybody around to encourage you, you can encourage yourself.
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Around to encourage you, you can encourage yourself. you can say, "i believe
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That god is working
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That god is working on my situation right now
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That god is working on my situation right now and turning things around."
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On my situation right now and turning things around." we don't wanna be stubborn,
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And turning things around." we don't wanna be stubborn, we wanna be humble.
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We don't wanna be stubborn, we wanna be humble. what if god has told you
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We wanna be humble. what if god has told you to get out of debt and--
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What if god has told you to get out of debt and-- but you see this shiny new car
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To get out of debt and-- but you see this shiny new car and you wanna buy it.
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But you see this shiny new car and you wanna buy it. well, you're not being patient.
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And you wanna buy it. well, you're not being patient. in order to be obedient to god,
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Well, you're not being patient. in order to be obedient to god, we're gonna have
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In order to be obedient to god, we're gonna have to operate in patience.
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We're gonna have to operate in patience. if he wants you to get out
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To operate in patience. if he wants you to get out of debt, he wants you to get
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If he wants you to get out of debt, he wants you to get your business in order.
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Of debt, he wants you to get your business in order. maybe your house is a wreck,
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Your business in order. maybe your house is a wreck, your car's filthy,
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Maybe your house is a wreck, your car's filthy, your basement's a mess,
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Your car's filthy, your basement's a mess, your garage is a mess.
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Your basement's a mess, your garage is a mess. you know, when everything
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Your garage is a mess. you know, when everything around you is a mess,
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You know, when everything around you is a mess, you feel like a mess.
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Around you is a mess, you feel like a mess. be patient and begin to tackle
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You feel like a mess. be patient and begin to tackle those things one at a time,
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Be patient and begin to tackle those things one at a time, and do things the way god
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Those things one at a time, and do things the way god wants them to be done.
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You know, we have faith.
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You know, we have faith. god gives unto every man
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You know, we have faith. god gives unto every man the measure of faith.
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God gives unto every man the measure of faith. and you know what faith is for?
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The measure of faith. and you know what faith is for? faith is for the in between.
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Matter of fact,
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Matter of fact, faith and patience
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Matter of fact, faith and patience are like identical twins,
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Faith and patience are like identical twins, they work together.
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Are like identical twins, they work together. we inherit the promises of god
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They work together. we inherit the promises of god through faith and patience.
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We inherit the promises of god through faith and patience. always remember that.
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Through faith and patience. always remember that. have a good rest of the day.
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Always remember that. have a good rest of the day. god bless you.
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>> announcer: taking time
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>> announcer: taking time to read and study god's word
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To read and study god's word is one of the greatest
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Is one of the greatest investments you'll ever make.
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Investments you'll ever make. you can find real answers
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You can find real answers for real life, one powerful
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For real life, one powerful truth at a time.
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Joyce explains more
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Joyce explains more and shares practical
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And shares practical help for your
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Help for your study in,
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Study in, "40 things
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"40 things the word of god
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The word of god does for you."
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Does for you." it's yours free upon request.
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It's yours free upon request. understand how to receive
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Understand how to receive lasting mental and emotional
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Lasting mental and emotional healing, and learn to transform
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Healing, and learn to transform your thoughts so you can enjoy
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Your thoughts so you can enjoy greater freedom in christ.
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Greater freedom in christ. >> joyce: if we come to the word
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>> joyce: if we come to the word and we hear it, we love it,
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And we hear it, we love it, we receive it, we obey it.
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We receive it, we obey it. our lives are gonna be amazing.
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Our lives are gonna be amazing. that doesn't mean they'll
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That doesn't mean they'll be completely trouble free.
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Be completely trouble free. but i'll tell you one thing.
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But i'll tell you one thing. i'd rather have a big problem
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I'd rather have a big problem and have jesus in it to help me,
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And have jesus in it to help me, than to have a little problem
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Than to have a little problem and be by myself
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And be by myself trying to solve it.
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Trying to solve it. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is definitely painful.
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Is definitely painful. it's something we've all
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It's something we've all endured in one way or another.
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Endured in one way or another. >> ginger: our experiences
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>> ginger: our experiences may be different,
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May be different, but the damage is very real.
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But the damage is very real. whether it comes from
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Whether it comes from a stranger, a friend,
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A stranger, a friend, or someone we love,
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Or someone we love, rejection leaves us feeling
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Rejection leaves us feeling unwanted and wounded.
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Unwanted and wounded. >> joyce: we both know how
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>> joyce: we both know how devastating rejection can be.
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Devastating rejection can be. the good news is
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The good news is healing is possible.
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Healing is possible. >> ginger: m-hmm.
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>> ginger: m-hmm. >> joyce: that's why i invited
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>> joyce: that's why i invited ginger to write
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Ginger to write a very important
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A very important book with me,
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Book with me, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." i believe now is the time
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I believe now is the time to overcome those
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To overcome those wounds and embrace
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Wounds and embrace our true identity in christ.
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Our true identity in christ. >> ginger: you may not
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>> ginger: you may not even realize the effects
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Even realize the effects of rejection on your life.
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Of rejection on your life. i know i didn't for a time.
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I know i didn't for a time. but you don't have
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But you don't have to remain stuck
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To remain stuck in the past or let what
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In the past or let what others have done
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Others have done define your worth.
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Define your worth. >> joyce: in our book,
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>> joyce: in our book, we share the truths
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We share the truths that have helped both
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That have helped both of us and the things
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Of us and the things that we went through.
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That we went through. >> ginger: and together,
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>> ginger: and together, we can all move forward
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We can all move forward with strength and confidence.
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With strength and confidence. >> announcer: "healing
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>> announcer: "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" by joyce meyer
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache.
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And ginger stache. request your
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Request your copy today!
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>> ginger: this is a roma
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>> ginger: this is a roma community.
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Community. it's a separate ethnic group
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It's a separate ethnic group here in bulgaria, that's quite
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Here in bulgaria, that's quite large, but it's also often
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Large, but it's also often very isolated, even ostracized.
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Very isolated, even ostracized. because of everything that
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Because of everything that happens in this community,
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Happens in this community, literacy is low,
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Literacy is low, poverty is high,
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Poverty is high, girls tend to be married at very
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Girls tend to be married at very young ages, even 13 and 14.
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Young ages, even 13 and 14. that means that the risk
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That means that the risk of human trafficking here
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Of human trafficking here is exponential.
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Is exponential. it's a very difficult place
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It's a very difficult place for young girls.
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For young girls.
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But we are so glad that
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But we are so glad that a21 and hand of hope
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A21 and hand of hope working together,
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Working together, has been able to help many
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Has been able to help many young women from this area.
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Young women from this area. and you are part of it as well.
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And you are part of it as well. we want to thank you for what
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We want to thank you for what you have done here, and in so
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You have done here, and in so many places around the world,
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Many places around the world, to fight against human
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To fight against human trafficking, and to help
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Trafficking, and to help women and girls with so many
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Women and girls with so many other things, like clean
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Other things, like clean water initiatives, education,
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Water initiatives, education, so many things that truly
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So many things that truly make a difference in their life.
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Make a difference in their life. and most importantly telling
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And most importantly telling them who they are in christ,
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Them who they are in christ, that they are valued,
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That they are valued, that he loves them.
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That he loves them. so, we would ask you to join us
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So, we would ask you to join us right now, as we do even more.
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Right now, as we do even more. go to our website
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Go to our website joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or give us a call and
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Or give us a call and do what you can today.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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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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