Joyce Meyer - Peace

October 9, 2025 | 29:29

Are you losing your peace over things you can’t control? Today, Joyce shares how to stay calm, trust God, and experience the peace that surpasses understanding.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Peace | October 9, 2025

>> joyce: come on, what are you
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>> joyce: come on, what are you worrying about today?
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>> joyce: come on, what are you worrying about today? are you really helping
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Worrying about today? are you really helping the situation by worrying
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Are you really helping the situation by worrying about it?
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The situation by worrying about it? wouldn't you much rather
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About it? wouldn't you much rather cast your care on god,
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Wouldn't you much rather cast your care on god, and have the peace that
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Cast your care on god, and have the peace that passes understanding?
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well, thank you
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>> joyce: well, thank you for being with me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you for being with me today on "enjoying everyday life,"
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For being with me today on "enjoying everyday life," where we teach the word of god.
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On "enjoying everyday life," where we teach the word of god. and we believe that the word
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Where we teach the word of god. and we believe that the word of god has the power
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And we believe that the word of god has the power to change us, has the power
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Of god has the power to change us, has the power to make us like jesus.
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To change us, has the power to make us like jesus. you know, we are predestined
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To make us like jesus. you know, we are predestined to be transformed into
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You know, we are predestined to be transformed into the image of jesus.
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To be transformed into the image of jesus. and i'm teaching right now
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The image of jesus. and i'm teaching right now on the fruit of the spirit.
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And i'm teaching right now on the fruit of the spirit. galatians 5 says, "but the fruit
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On the fruit of the spirit. galatians 5 says, "but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy,
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Galatians 5 says, "but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance,”
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Of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance,” which is patience,
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Peace, forbearance,” which is patience, “kindness, goodness,
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Which is patience, “kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
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“kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
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Faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." you will know them
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And self-control." you will know them by their fruit.
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You will know them by their fruit. what kind of fruit do you
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By their fruit. what kind of fruit do you display in your life?
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What kind of fruit do you display in your life? what kind of fruit
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Display in your life? what kind of fruit do i display in my life?
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What kind of fruit do i display in my life? you know, no matter what
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Do i display in my life? you know, no matter what i say i am, if i don't show
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You know, no matter what i say i am, if i don't show the fruit of it, then i'm really
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I say i am, if i don't show the fruit of it, then i'm really not that thing.
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The fruit of it, then i'm really not that thing. an orange tree has oranges,
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Not that thing. an orange tree has oranges, an apple tree has apples,
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An orange tree has oranges, an apple tree has apples, and that's how we know
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An apple tree has apples, and that's how we know what they are.
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And that's how we know what they are. so, we judge one another
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What they are. so, we judge one another by our fruit.
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So, we judge one another by our fruit. and we should always hang with
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By our fruit. and we should always hang with people who have good fruit.
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And we should always hang with people who have good fruit. because the more we're around
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People who have good fruit. because the more we're around somebody, the more we're
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Because the more we're around somebody, the more we're going to pick up the traits
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Somebody, the more we're going to pick up the traits and the habits that they have.
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Going to pick up the traits and the habits that they have. and so, we started this series
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And the habits that they have. and so, we started this series two days ago.
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Today's the third day.
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Today's the third day. love and joy, we did.
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Today's the third day. love and joy, we did. now today we're gonna
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Love and joy, we did. now today we're gonna talk about peace.
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Now today we're gonna talk about peace. mm, mm, mm, i love peace.
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Talk about peace. mm, mm, mm, i love peace. and i spent so many years
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Mm, mm, mm, i love peace. and i spent so many years of my life without peace.
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And i spent so many years of my life without peace. i grew up in a household
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Of my life without peace. i grew up in a household that was full of turmoil
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I grew up in a household that was full of turmoil and strife all the time.
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That was full of turmoil and strife all the time. and it may sound ridiculous,
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And strife all the time. and it may sound ridiculous, but when i first started getting
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And it may sound ridiculous, but when i first started getting peace, which was several years
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But when i first started getting peace, which was several years after i received the lord,
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Peace, which was several years after i received the lord, i had to learn how
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After i received the lord, i had to learn how to walk in peace.
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I had to learn how to walk in peace. i had to learn how to let things
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To walk in peace. i had to learn how to let things go and not worry about things.
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I had to learn how to let things go and not worry about things. actually, when i first started
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Go and not worry about things. actually, when i first started to have peace, i felt bored.
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Actually, when i first started to have peace, i felt bored. and i thought, "well,
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To have peace, i felt bored. and i thought, "well, why do i feel bored?"
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And i thought, "well, why do i feel bored?" well, because i never knew
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Why do i feel bored?" well, because i never knew anything but turmoil.
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Well, because i never knew anything but turmoil. well, i don't feel
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Anything but turmoil. well, i don't feel bored anymore.
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Well, i don't feel bored anymore. i absolutely love it.
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Bored anymore. i absolutely love it. i love peace.
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I absolutely love it. i love peace. and i will do just about
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I love peace. and i will do just about anything to keep peace,
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And i will do just about anything to keep peace, short of disobeying god.
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Anything to keep peace, short of disobeying god. i won't disobey god
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Short of disobeying god. i won't disobey god to keep the peace.
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I won't disobey god to keep the peace. but i don't care if i have
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To keep the peace. but i don't care if i have to humble myself to keep peace.
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But i don't care if i have to humble myself to keep peace. peace is powerful.
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To humble myself to keep peace. peace is powerful. and that's where god works,
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Peace is powerful. and that's where god works, he works where there's peace,
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And that's where god works, he works where there's peace, where there's unity.
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He works where there's peace, where there's unity. the anointing is where peace is.
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Where there's unity. the anointing is where peace is. peace is so important.
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The anointing is where peace is. peace is so important. do you have and maintain
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Peace is so important. do you have and maintain peace in your life?
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Do you have and maintain peace in your life? how easily do you get upset?
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Peace in your life? how easily do you get upset? do you get angry quickly
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How easily do you get upset? do you get angry quickly if you don't get your way?
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Do you get angry quickly if you don't get your way? do you argue and fuss and fight
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If you don't get your way? do you argue and fuss and fight trying to get your way?
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Do you argue and fuss and fight trying to get your way? or do you pray about things
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Trying to get your way? or do you pray about things and let god take care of it?
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Or do you pray about things and let god take care of it? peace is powerful.
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And let god take care of it? peace is powerful. no peace means no power.
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The bible tells
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The bible tells us to walk in peace.
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The bible tells us to walk in peace. jesus said, "my peace
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Us to walk in peace. jesus said, "my peace i leave with you.
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Jesus said, "my peace i leave with you. not as the world gives
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I leave with you. not as the world gives do i give unto you.
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Not as the world gives do i give unto you. but my [own] special peace i now
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Do i give unto you. but my [own] special peace i now give and bequeath unto you.
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But my [own] special peace i now give and bequeath unto you. so [stop allowing yourselves
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Give and bequeath unto you. so [stop allowing yourselves to be upset and disturbed;
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So [stop allowing yourselves to be upset and disturbed; and stop allowing yourselves
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To be upset and disturbed; and stop allowing yourselves to be fearful and intimidated.]"
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And stop allowing yourselves to be fearful and intimidated.]" wow, jesus has given
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To be fearful and intimidated.]" wow, jesus has given us his peace!
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Wow, jesus has given us his peace! not like the world's peace.
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Us his peace! not like the world's peace. i mean, in the world,
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Not like the world's peace. i mean, in the world, if everything's going your way,
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I mean, in the world, if everything's going your way, you can have peace.
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If everything's going your way, you can have peace. but the god kind of peace,
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You can have peace. but the god kind of peace, you can have all the time,
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But the god kind of peace, you can have all the time, anytime, no matter
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You can have all the time, anytime, no matter what's going on.
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Anytime, no matter what's going on. and he says, “but even though
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What's going on. and he says, “but even though i've given you my peace,
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And he says, “but even though i've given you my peace, you now must stop allowing
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I've given you my peace, you now must stop allowing yourselves to get upset
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You now must stop allowing yourselves to get upset and disturbed."
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Yourselves to get upset and disturbed." well, i always say you can feel
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And disturbed." well, i always say you can feel upset when it's coming.
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Well, i always say you can feel upset when it's coming. it's like it kind of moves
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Upset when it's coming. it's like it kind of moves up from down here somewhere.
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It's like it kind of moves up from down here somewhere. the key is, is you want
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Up from down here somewhere. the key is, is you want to stop it before it gets
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The key is, is you want to stop it before it gets to your mouth.
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To stop it before it gets to your mouth. because if you don't, you'll
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To your mouth. because if you don't, you'll start saying a lot of things
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Because if you don't, you'll start saying a lot of things that you don't mean that are
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Start saying a lot of things that you don't mean that are gonna cause a lot of trouble,
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That you don't mean that are gonna cause a lot of trouble, maybe now, and maybe later on.
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Gonna cause a lot of trouble, maybe now, and maybe later on. that was john 14:27,
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Maybe now, and maybe later on. that was john 14:27, in the amplified bible.
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That was john 14:27, in the amplified bible. a peaceful spirit is not
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In the amplified bible. a peaceful spirit is not anxious or wrought up.
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A peaceful spirit is not anxious or wrought up. 1 peter 3:4 says, "rather,
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Anxious or wrought up. 1 peter 3:4 says, "rather, it should be that of your
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1 peter 3:4 says, "rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty
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It should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and a quiet spirit,
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Inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and a quiet spirit, which is of great worth
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Of a gentle and a quiet spirit, which is of great worth in god's sight."
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Which is of great worth in god's sight." so we might say that peace
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In god's sight." so we might say that peace is a gentle and a quiet spirit.
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Like we said,
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Like we said, "joy is a calm delight."
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Like we said, "joy is a calm delight." you know, these things that
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"joy is a calm delight." you know, these things that we're talking about, they're
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You know, these things that we're talking about, they're more things for our deep inner
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We're talking about, they're more things for our deep inner man that then causes us to bear
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More things for our deep inner man that then causes us to bear good fruit when we need to.
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Be anxious for nothing.
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Be anxious for nothing. philippians 4:6-7, "don't
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Be anxious for nothing. philippians 4:6-7, "don't be anxious about anything,
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Philippians 4:6-7, "don't be anxious about anything, but in every situation,
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Be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition,
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But in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
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By prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to god.
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With thanksgiving, present your requests to god. and the peace of god, which
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Present your requests to god. and the peace of god, which transcends all understanding,
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And the peace of god, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts
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Transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in christ jesus."
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Will guard your hearts and minds in christ jesus." now, let's go back to this
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“with thanksgiving.”
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“with thanksgiving.” do you know the more thankful
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“with thanksgiving.” do you know the more thankful you are, the more peaceful
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Do you know the more thankful you are, the more peaceful you will be?
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You are, the more peaceful you will be? don't constantly take
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You will be? don't constantly take an inventory of what you wish
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Don't constantly take an inventory of what you wish you had that you don't have.
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An inventory of what you wish you had that you don't have. and don't always be looking
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You had that you don't have. and don't always be looking at what's wrong with somebody
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And don't always be looking at what's wrong with somebody and counting up their faults.
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At what's wrong with somebody and counting up their faults. but think about the good things
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And counting up their faults. but think about the good things about them that you like.
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But think about the good things about them that you like. one time i was kind
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About them that you like. one time i was kind of complaining to god
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One time i was kind of complaining to god about some of dave's faults,
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Of complaining to god about some of dave's faults, things that i thought
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About some of dave's faults, things that i thought needed to change.
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Things that i thought needed to change. and it was probably only two
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Needed to change. and it was probably only two things, two or three things.
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And it was probably only two things, two or three things. and i felt like i was supposed
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Things, two or three things. and i felt like i was supposed to write those things
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And i felt like i was supposed to write those things on a piece of paper.
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To write those things on a piece of paper. and then god put it on my heart,
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On a piece of paper. and then god put it on my heart, “now write down all the good
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And then god put it on my heart, “now write down all the good qualities, all the things
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“now write down all the good qualities, all the things you like about dave.”
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Qualities, all the things you like about dave.” and so i had these two or three
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You like about dave.” and so i had these two or three things here that i didn't like,
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And so i had these two or three things here that i didn't like, and all these things
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Things here that i didn't like, and all these things that i did like.
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And all these things that i did like. well, see, i just needed
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That i did like. well, see, i just needed to fix my focus.
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Well, see, i just needed to fix my focus. and maybe that's what
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To fix my focus. and maybe that's what you need to do.
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And maybe that's what you need to do. maybe you've been thinking about
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You need to do. maybe you've been thinking about something you don't have that
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Maybe you've been thinking about something you don't have that you want, and you've asked god,
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Something you don't have that you want, and you've asked god, and he hasn't given
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You want, and you've asked god, and he hasn't given it to you yet.
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And he hasn't given it to you yet. and in the meantime,
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It to you yet. and in the meantime, you have forgot all the things
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And in the meantime, you have forgot all the things that you do have.
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And i'll tell you, we are all
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And i'll tell you, we are all so blessed, so blessed.
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And i'll tell you, we are all so blessed, so blessed. but the devil will try to steal
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So blessed, so blessed. but the devil will try to steal a thankful heart from you,
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But the devil will try to steal a thankful heart from you, and he'll do it by lying to you
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A thankful heart from you, and he'll do it by lying to you and causing you to focus
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And he'll do it by lying to you and causing you to focus on everything that's
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And causing you to focus on everything that's wrong in your life.
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On everything that's wrong in your life. but you can purposely think
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About--get a piece of paper
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About--get a piece of paper if you have to, and sit down
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About--get a piece of paper if you have to, and sit down and make a list of all
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If you have to, and sit down and make a list of all the blessings that you
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And make a list of all the blessings that you have in your life.
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The blessings that you have in your life. believe me, if you went
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Have in your life. believe me, if you went to a third world country,
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Believe me, if you went to a third world country, spend a little time there,
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To a third world country, spend a little time there, you'd know how blessed you are.
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Spend a little time there, you'd know how blessed you are. i remember going to india.
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You'd know how blessed you are. i remember going to india. first time i took a trip
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I remember going to india. first time i took a trip to india, and we went
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First time i took a trip to india, and we went to a leper colony to feed
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To india, and we went to a leper colony to feed the people there.
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To a leper colony to feed the people there. and a man came up to me who
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The people there. and a man came up to me who was a leper, and he was all
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And a man came up to me who was a leper, and he was all excited about his new home,
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Was a leper, and he was all excited about his new home, and wanted me to come
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Excited about his new home, and wanted me to come and see his new home.
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And wanted me to come and see his new home. and so, i went with him.
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And see his new home. and so, i went with him. and his new home was--he had dug
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And so, i went with him. and his new home was--he had dug a big hole out of a side of a--
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And his new home was--he had dug a big hole out of a side of a-- like, this was a big dirt hill.
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A big hole out of a side of a-- like, this was a big dirt hill. and he had dug a hole out
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Like, this was a big dirt hill. and he had dug a hole out of there, had a floor,
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And he had dug a hole out of there, had a floor, and he had a hammock in there.
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Of there, had a floor, and he had a hammock in there. and over in one little corner,
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And he had a hammock in there. and over in one little corner, he had the makings of a fire.
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And over in one little corner, he had the makings of a fire. and he had a couple pots and
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He had the makings of a fire. and he had a couple pots and pans, couple little tin dishes.
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And he had a couple pots and pans, couple little tin dishes. and he was so happy
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Pans, couple little tin dishes. and he was so happy to have that home.
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And he was so happy to have that home. now, can you imagine one
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To have that home. now, can you imagine one of us being happy if that
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Now, can you imagine one of us being happy if that was our home?
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Of us being happy if that was our home? it's kind of interesting
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Was our home? it's kind of interesting to me that sometimes people
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It's kind of interesting to me that sometimes people who have the least, appreciate
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To me that sometimes people who have the least, appreciate what they do have the most.
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Who have the least, appreciate what they do have the most. and people who have the most
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What they do have the most. and people who have the most are always crabbing
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And people who have the most are always crabbing and complaining about what
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Are always crabbing and complaining about what they've got, and wanting
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And complaining about what they've got, and wanting something else.
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They've got, and wanting something else. but that's not gonna be us.
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Something else. but that's not gonna be us. we're not gonna act like that,
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But that's not gonna be us. we're not gonna act like that, because we belong to god
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We're not gonna act like that, because we belong to god and he wants us to be peaceful.
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He wants us to exude
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He wants us to exude peace and to be makers
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He wants us to exude peace and to be makers and maintainers of peace.
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Peace and to be makers and maintainers of peace. “blessed are the peacemakers,
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And maintainers of peace. “blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called
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“blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of god.”
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For they shall be called the sons of god.” “be anxious for nothing.”
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The sons of god.” “be anxious for nothing.” don't worry about stuff
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“be anxious for nothing.” don't worry about stuff you can't do anything about.
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Don't worry about stuff you can't do anything about. worry is like sitting
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You can't do anything about. worry is like sitting in a rocking chair, rocking
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Worry is like sitting in a rocking chair, rocking all day, keeps you busy,
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In a rocking chair, rocking all day, keeps you busy, but you never get anywhere.
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All day, keeps you busy, but you never get anywhere. the bible says that you cannot
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But you never get anywhere. the bible says that you cannot add one inch to your height
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The bible says that you cannot add one inch to your height no matter how much you worry.
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Add one inch to your height no matter how much you worry. matthew 6:25-34,
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No matter how much you worry. matthew 6:25-34, a few verses here,
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Matthew 6:25-34, a few verses here, but they all talk about peace.
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A few verses here, but they all talk about peace. "therefore i tell you, don't
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But they all talk about peace. "therefore i tell you, don't worry about your life, what
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"therefore i tell you, don't worry about your life, what you're gonna eat or drink;
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Worry about your life, what you're gonna eat or drink; or about your body,
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You're gonna eat or drink; or about your body, what you're gonna wear.
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Or about your body, what you're gonna wear. is not life more than food
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What you're gonna wear. is not life more than food and the body more than clothes?"
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Is not life more than food and the body more than clothes?" now, maybe you're not worried
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And the body more than clothes?" now, maybe you're not worried about where your next meal's
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Now, maybe you're not worried about where your next meal's gonna come from or what
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About where your next meal's gonna come from or what you're gonna put on,
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Gonna come from or what you're gonna put on, but what are you worried about?
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You're gonna put on, but what are you worried about? "look at the birds of the air;
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But what are you worried about? "look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store
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"look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your
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They do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them."
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Away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them." we feed the birds
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In our neighborhood.
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In our neighborhood. we have bird feeders.
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In our neighborhood. we have bird feeders. and oh, the other morning
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We have bird feeders. and oh, the other morning i had like seven cardinals,
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And oh, the other morning i had like seven cardinals, beautiful red cardinals,
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I had like seven cardinals, beautiful red cardinals, just lined up on the fence
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Beautiful red cardinals, just lined up on the fence waiting to eat.
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Just lined up on the fence waiting to eat. and you know what?
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Waiting to eat. and you know what? god provided that for them.
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And you know what? god provided that for them. i never fed the birds until
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God provided that for them. i never fed the birds until last year, and god put
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I never fed the birds until last year, and god put it on my heart to do that.
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Last year, and god put it on my heart to do that. and they must've been hungry,
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It on my heart to do that. and they must've been hungry, ‘cause i had a yard full
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And they must've been hungry, ‘cause i had a yard full of them eating.
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“they don't sow nor reap
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“they don't sow nor reap or store away in barns,
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“they don't sow nor reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father
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Or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them.
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And yet your heavenly father feeds them. are you not worth
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Feeds them. are you not worth more than they are?”
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Are you not worth more than they are?” well, of course you're
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More than they are?” well, of course you're worth more than a bird.
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Well, of course you're worth more than a bird. "and why do you worry
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Worth more than a bird. "and why do you worry about clothes?
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"and why do you worry about clothes? see how the flowers
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About clothes? see how the flowers of the field grow.
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See how the flowers of the field grow. they don't labor or spin.
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Of the field grow. they don't labor or spin. and yet i tell you that not even
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They don't labor or spin. and yet i tell you that not even solomon in all of his splendor
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And yet i tell you that not even solomon in all of his splendor was dressed like one of these."
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Solomon in all of his splendor was dressed like one of these." well, that's true.
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Was dressed like one of these." well, that's true. there are so many
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Well, that's true. there are so many beautiful flowers, man!
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There are so many beautiful flowers, man! just one variety after another
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Beautiful flowers, man! just one variety after another after another after another.
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Just one variety after another after another after another. and it's amazing what
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After another after another. and it's amazing what god has made.
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And it's amazing what god has made. so he's like, "why are you
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God has made. so he's like, "why are you worrying about what
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So he's like, "why are you worrying about what you're gonna wear?
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Worrying about what you're gonna wear? look at how i've decorated
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You're gonna wear? look at how i've decorated the flowers.”
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Look at how i've decorated the flowers.” if that is how god clothes
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The flowers.” if that is how god clothes the grass of the field, which
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If that is how god clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow
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The grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire,
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Is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe
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Is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you--o ye of little faith?"
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Will he not much more clothe you--o ye of little faith?" maybe we could just put a little
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You--o ye of little faith?" maybe we could just put a little different word in there.
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Maybe we could just put a little different word in there. how much more will he take care
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Different word in there. how much more will he take care of you, o you of little faith?
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How much more will he take care of you, o you of little faith? god's always gonna take
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Care of you.
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Care of you. he loves you.
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Care of you. he loves you. there's 365 places in the bible
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He loves you. there's 365 places in the bible where it says, "fear not."
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There's 365 places in the bible where it says, "fear not." and the only reason that god
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Where it says, "fear not." and the only reason that god ever gives us not to fear,
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And the only reason that god ever gives us not to fear, is because "i am with you."
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Ever gives us not to fear, is because "i am with you." he doesn't even tell
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Is because "i am with you." he doesn't even tell us what he's gonna do.
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He doesn't even tell us what he's gonna do. he just says, "i'm with you."
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Us what he's gonna do. he just says, "i'm with you." come on, what are you
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He just says, "i'm with you." come on, what are you worrying about today?
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Come on, what are you worrying about today? are you really helping
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Worrying about today? are you really helping the situation by worrying
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Are you really helping the situation by worrying about it?
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The situation by worrying about it? wouldn't you much rather
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About it? wouldn't you much rather cast your care on god
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Wouldn't you much rather cast your care on god and have the peace that
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Cast your care on god and have the peace that passes understanding?
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Actually, the bible says
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Actually, the bible says in 1 peter, "humble yourselves
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Actually, the bible says in 1 peter, "humble yourselves under the mighty hand of god,
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In 1 peter, "humble yourselves under the mighty hand of god, that in due time he might
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Under the mighty hand of god, that in due time he might exalt you, casting all
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That in due time he might exalt you, casting all your care on him,
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Exalt you, casting all your care on him, because he cares for you."
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Wow, 1 peter 5:6-7.
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Wow, 1 peter 5:6-7. humility has to come
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Wow, 1 peter 5:6-7. humility has to come before peace.
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Humility has to come before peace. he's saying, "by casting your
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Before peace. he's saying, "by casting your care on me, you're humbling
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He's saying, "by casting your care on me, you're humbling yourself and saying, 'i know
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Care on me, you're humbling yourself and saying, 'i know that i can't solve my problem,
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Yourself and saying, 'i know that i can't solve my problem, god, and i'm gonna cast
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That i can't solve my problem, god, and i'm gonna cast it on you.'"
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Come on,
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Come on, who's watching today, and you're
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Come on, who's watching today, and you're carrying your problems yourself?
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Who's watching today, and you're carrying your problems yourself? but you really need
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Carrying your problems yourself? but you really need to give them over to god
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But you really need to give them over to god and let him take care of ‘em,
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To give them over to god and let him take care of ‘em, because you're not doing
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And let him take care of ‘em, because you're not doing such a good job anyway.
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"don't worry, saying,
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"don't worry, saying, 'what are we gonna eat?
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"don't worry, saying, 'what are we gonna eat? what are we gonna drink?'
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'what are we gonna eat? what are we gonna drink?' or 'what are we gonna wear?'
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What are we gonna drink?' or 'what are we gonna wear?' for pagans run after all these
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Or 'what are we gonna wear?' for pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly
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For pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly father knows well that
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Things, and your heavenly father knows well that you need them.
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Father knows well that you need them. but seek ye first the kingdom
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You need them. but seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness,
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But seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness, and all of these other things
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Of god and his righteousness, and all of these other things will be given you beside."
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And all of these other things will be given you beside." i love that.
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Will be given you beside." i love that. keep god first in your life,
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I love that. keep god first in your life, and he'll take care of all
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Keep god first in your life, and he'll take care of all of your needs.
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And he'll take care of all of your needs. we need to have peace
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Of your needs. we need to have peace in at least three realms, but
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We need to have peace in at least three realms, but three that are very important.
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In at least three realms, but three that are very important. you need to have peace with god,
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Three that are very important. you need to have peace with god, you need to have peace
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You need to have peace with god, you need to have peace with yourself, and you need
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You need to have peace with yourself, and you need to have peace with other people.
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With yourself, and you need to have peace with other people. 1 peter 3:10-11, "for, ‘whoever
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To have peace with other people. 1 peter 3:10-11, "for, ‘whoever would love life and see good
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1 peter 3:10-11, "for, ‘whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue
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Would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips
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Days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.
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From evil and their lips from deceitful speech. they must turn from evil
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From deceitful speech. they must turn from evil and do good;'” now listen,
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They must turn from evil and do good;'” now listen, “‘they must seek peace
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And do good;'” now listen, “‘they must seek peace and pursue it.'”
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“‘they must seek peace and pursue it.'” wow.
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And pursue it.'” wow. “wait a minute, you mean
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Wow. “wait a minute, you mean it won't just fall on my head
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“wait a minute, you mean it won't just fall on my head like ripe fruit off a tree?”
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It won't just fall on my head like ripe fruit off a tree?” no, we have to pursue peace.
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Like ripe fruit off a tree?” no, we have to pursue peace. and when i realized how much
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No, we have to pursue peace. and when i realized how much of my life i'd wasted being
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And when i realized how much of my life i'd wasted being upset, and i really started
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Of my life i'd wasted being upset, and i really started to want peace, i had to make
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Upset, and i really started to want peace, i had to make an effort to find it.
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To want peace, i had to make an effort to find it. when i have to hurry.
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An effort to find it. when i have to hurry. like, i know i'm late
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When i have to hurry. like, i know i'm late in getting out of the house,
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Like, i know i'm late in getting out of the house, and i'm hurrying trying to get
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In getting out of the house, and i'm hurrying trying to get out, and the phone's ringing,
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And i'm hurrying trying to get out, and the phone's ringing, and people are asking
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Out, and the phone's ringing, and people are asking me questions.
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And people are asking me questions. it's like, man,
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Me questions. it's like, man, i will lose my peace.
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It's like, man, i will lose my peace. so, the thing i have
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I will lose my peace. so, the thing i have to do is correct it on this end,
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So, the thing i have to do is correct it on this end, by arranging my life in such
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To do is correct it on this end, by arranging my life in such a way where i don't end
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By arranging my life in such a way where i don't end up having to hurry to get
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Out of the house.
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Out of the house. and then, i won't have
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Out of the house. and then, i won't have to struggle with trying
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And then, i won't have to struggle with trying not to lose my peace.
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To struggle with trying not to lose my peace. why don't you do that?
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Not to lose my peace. why don't you do that? why don't you take an inventory
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Why don't you do that? why don't you take an inventory of what your peace stealers are?
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Why don't you take an inventory of what your peace stealers are? many times we don't control
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Of what your peace stealers are? many times we don't control our mouth, and we say things
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Many times we don't control our mouth, and we say things we wish we wouldn't have
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Our mouth, and we say things we wish we wouldn't have said later, and that
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We wish we wouldn't have said later, and that steals our peace.
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Said later, and that steals our peace. pray every day, “god,
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Steals our peace. pray every day, “god, help me think before i talk.
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Pray every day, “god, help me think before i talk. help me think before i talk.”
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Help me think before i talk. help me think before i talk.” let me give you a few things
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Help me think before i talk.” let me give you a few things to consider that will help
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Let me give you a few things to consider that will help you have peace with god.
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To consider that will help you have peace with god. don't be mad at god because
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You have peace with god. don't be mad at god because you prayed and what you
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Don't be mad at god because you prayed and what you asked for hasn't happened.
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You prayed and what you asked for hasn't happened. trust god that he knows
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Asked for hasn't happened. trust god that he knows better than you.
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Trust god that he knows better than you. and if he's not giving you what
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Better than you. and if he's not giving you what you asked for, then he's
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And if he's not giving you what you asked for, then he's probably got something better
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You asked for, then he's probably got something better in mind and you don't know
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Probably got something better in mind and you don't know how to ask for it yet.
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In mind and you don't know how to ask for it yet. or maybe he is gonna give
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How to ask for it yet. or maybe he is gonna give you what you asked for,
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Or maybe he is gonna give you what you asked for, and it's just not time yet.
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You what you asked for, and it's just not time yet. trust god in every situation
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And it's just not time yet. trust god in every situation and stay in peace--
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Trust god in every situation and stay in peace-- every situation.
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And stay in peace-- every situation. let your times be in his hands.
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Every situation. let your times be in his hands. you can't make things happen
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Let your times be in his hands. you can't make things happen outside of when god wants
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You can't make things happen outside of when god wants ‘em to happen.
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Outside of when god wants ‘em to happen. stop trying to figure out
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‘em to happen. stop trying to figure out what god is doing in your life
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Stop trying to figure out what god is doing in your life and just trust him.
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What god is doing in your life and just trust him. realize that your ways
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And just trust him. realize that your ways are not his ways.
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Realize that your ways are not his ways. how you would do something
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Are not his ways. how you would do something and how god would do it,
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How you would do something and how god would do it, are two different things.
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And how god would do it, are two different things. have peace with yourself.
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Are two different things. have peace with yourself. come to terms of peace
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Have peace with yourself. come to terms of peace with yourself.
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Come to terms of peace with yourself. i heard one woman say,
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With yourself. i heard one woman say, "make peace with your thighs."
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I heard one woman say, "make peace with your thighs." you know, some women stay
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"make peace with your thighs." you know, some women stay upset all the time because
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You know, some women stay upset all the time because of this thing about their figure
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Upset all the time because of this thing about their figure or that thing that
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Of this thing about their figure or that thing that they don't like.
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Or that thing that they don't like. and you know,
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They don't like. and you know, do the best you can.
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And you know, do the best you can. if you can do something
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Do the best you can. if you can do something about it, do it.
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If you can do something about it, do it. but if you can't, then i guess
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About it, do it. but if you can't, then i guess you'll just have to get
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But if you can't, then i guess you'll just have to get happy with it.
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You'll just have to get happy with it. people are just
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Happy with it. people are just made differently.
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Don't always take an inventory
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Don't always take an inventory of what's wrong with you,
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Don't always take an inventory of what's wrong with you, but actually be bold enough
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Of what's wrong with you, but actually be bold enough to talk to god about some
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But actually be bold enough to talk to god about some of the things that
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To talk to god about some of the things that are right with you.
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Of the things that are right with you. you know, i make mistakes all
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Are right with you. you know, i make mistakes all the time, but i'm a hard worker.
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You know, i make mistakes all the time, but i'm a hard worker. i don't give up easy.
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The time, but i'm a hard worker. i don't give up easy. i'm diligent.
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I don't give up easy. i'm diligent. i really do love people and
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I'm diligent. i really do love people and i love to do things for people.
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Now, i have a few issues
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Now, i have a few issues on the other side, too.
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Now, i have a few issues on the other side, too. i'm still growing in many,
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On the other side, too. i'm still growing in many, many, many areas.
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I'm still growing in many, many, many areas. but there are good things
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Many, many areas. but there are good things about you that you could
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But there are good things about you that you could think about once in a while.
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About you that you could think about once in a while. not in a haughty way, but
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Think about once in a while. not in a haughty way, but thanking god that he has given
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Not in a haughty way, but thanking god that he has given you the ability to be that way.
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Thanking god that he has given you the ability to be that way. get delivered once
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You the ability to be that way. get delivered once and for all from guilt.
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Get delivered once and for all from guilt. oh my gosh, i suffered so much
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And for all from guilt. oh my gosh, i suffered so much for so many years with guilt.
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Oh my gosh, i suffered so much for so many years with guilt. i would pray and ask god
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For so many years with guilt. i would pray and ask god to forgive my sin.
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I would pray and ask god to forgive my sin. and i actually believed
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To forgive my sin. and i actually believed that he did.
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So if he forgives our sins
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So if he forgives our sins and removes them as far
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So if he forgives our sins and removes them as far as the east is from the west,
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And removes them as far as the east is from the west, that's so far we can't
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As the east is from the west, that's so far we can't find them.
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That's so far we can't find them. so if the sin is gone,
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Find them. so if the sin is gone, how can there be any guilt?
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Well, there can't be.
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Well, there can't be. guilt is our way--it's our way
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Well, there can't be. guilt is our way--it's our way of trying to pay for our sins.
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Guilt is our way--it's our way of trying to pay for our sins. but jesus already did that.
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Of trying to pay for our sins. but jesus already did that. he has reconciled us to god.
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But jesus already did that. he has reconciled us to god. he has balanced our account
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He has reconciled us to god. he has balanced our account and our we don't owe god
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He has balanced our account and our we don't owe god anything, because jesus
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And our we don't owe god anything, because jesus paid our debt.
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Anything, because jesus paid our debt. mmm, i can see some of you
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Paid our debt. mmm, i can see some of you are gonna have to listen
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Mmm, i can see some of you are gonna have to listen to this a few times.
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Are gonna have to listen to this a few times. and, you know, if you miss
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To this a few times. and, you know, if you miss some of the other teachings
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And, you know, if you miss some of the other teachings on the fruit of the spirit,
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Some of the other teachings on the fruit of the spirit, you can get on your computer
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On the fruit of the spirit, you can get on your computer and go back and find the other
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You can get on your computer and go back and find the other teachings and listen
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And go back and find the other teachings and listen to them, too.
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Teachings and listen to them, too. or you could listen to this one
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To them, too. or you could listen to this one over and over until you really
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Or you could listen to this one over and over until you really get what i'm saying.
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Over and over until you really get what i'm saying. stop comparing yourself
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Get what i'm saying. stop comparing yourself with other people.
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Stop comparing yourself with other people. you're gonna feel so much
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With other people. you're gonna feel so much better if you just be you.
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You're gonna feel so much better if you just be you. god's never gonna help
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Better if you just be you. god's never gonna help you be somebody else.
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God's never gonna help you be somebody else. everybody else
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You be somebody else. everybody else has already taken.
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Everybody else has already taken. so just be you.
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Has already taken. so just be you. don't put your confidence
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So just be you. don't put your confidence in people, put your
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Don't put your confidence in people, put your confidence in god.
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In people, put your confidence in god. stop determining your worth
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Confidence in god. stop determining your worth and value by how other
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Stop determining your worth and value by how other people have treated you.
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And value by how other people have treated you. if i determined my worth
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People have treated you. if i determined my worth and value by how my parents
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If i determined my worth and value by how my parents treated me growing up,
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And value by how my parents treated me growing up, i wouldn't even have enough
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Treated me growing up, i wouldn't even have enough confidence to stand here.
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I wouldn't even have enough confidence to stand here. and i did for a while, i thought
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Confidence to stand here. and i did for a while, i thought i was no good because of what
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And i did for a while, i thought i was no good because of what had been done to me.
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I was no good because of what had been done to me. but i am so grateful that
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Had been done to me. but i am so grateful that god taught me otherwise.
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But i am so grateful that god taught me otherwise. i just did a long study for
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God taught me otherwise. i just did a long study for a book that i've written about,
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I just did a long study for a book that i've written about, who we are in christ.
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A book that i've written about, who we are in christ. in christ, not in ourself,
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Who we are in christ. in christ, not in ourself, but in christ.
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In christ, not in ourself, but in christ. and if we can agree with god
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But in christ. and if we can agree with god about what he says about us,
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And if we can agree with god about what he says about us, boy, are we going to have peace.
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About what he says about us, boy, are we going to have peace. here's a few things.
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Boy, are we going to have peace. here's a few things. he says, "you're created
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Here's a few things. he says, "you're created in his image.
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He says, "you're created in his image. he fashioned you in your
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In his image. he fashioned you in your mother's womb with his own
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He fashioned you in your mother's womb with his own hand, carefully and intricately.
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Mother's womb with his own hand, carefully and intricately. you're the apple of god's eye.
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Hand, carefully and intricately. you're the apple of god's eye. you have favor with god,
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You're the apple of god's eye. you have favor with god, and he gives you favor with man.
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You have favor with god, and he gives you favor with man. unconditional love is yours.
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And he gives you favor with man. unconditional love is yours. acceptance from god.
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Unconditional love is yours. acceptance from god. he never rejects anyone
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Acceptance from god. he never rejects anyone who comes to him.
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He never rejects anyone who comes to him. all your sins are forgiven.
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Who comes to him. all your sins are forgiven. you're redeemed.
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All your sins are forgiven. you're redeemed. you're sanctified.
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You're redeemed. you're sanctified. you're reconciled.
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You're sanctified. you're reconciled. you're glorified.
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You're reconciled. you're glorified. you have power.
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You're glorified. you have power. you're strong in the lord
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You have power. you're strong in the lord and in the power of his might.
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You're strong in the lord and in the power of his might. you're the righteousness
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And in the power of his might. you're the righteousness of god in christ.
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You're the righteousness of god in christ. you are complete in christ.
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Of god in christ. you are complete in christ. you are a new creation,
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You are complete in christ. you are a new creation, old things pass away,
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You are a new creation, old things pass away, and all things become new.
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Old things pass away, and all things become new. god rejoices over you with
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And all things become new. god rejoices over you with singing, according to zephaniah.
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God rejoices over you with singing, according to zephaniah. he never leaves you
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Singing, according to zephaniah. he never leaves you or forsakes you.
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He never leaves you or forsakes you. he is your strength."
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Or forsakes you. he is your strength." and that's just the beginning
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He is your strength." and that's just the beginning of the list.
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And that's just the beginning of the list. well, you know, if you would
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Of the list. well, you know, if you would start every day telling god
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Well, you know, if you would start every day telling god how much you love him
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Start every day telling god how much you love him and depend on him and trust him,
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How much you love him and depend on him and trust him, and then thank him for making
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And depend on him and trust him, and then thank him for making you all these things, you might
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And then thank him for making you all these things, you might be able to start the day feeling
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You all these things, you might be able to start the day feeling a little better about yourself
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Be able to start the day feeling a little better about yourself than you usually do.
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A little better about yourself than you usually do. but if you're anything like
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Than you usually do. but if you're anything like i used to be, every morning
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But if you're anything like i used to be, every morning when i woke up, the devil found
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I used to be, every morning when i woke up, the devil found something to put on my heart
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When i woke up, the devil found something to put on my heart that was wrong with me.
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Something to put on my heart that was wrong with me. or he would remind me quickly
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That was wrong with me. or he would remind me quickly of everything i did wrong
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Or he would remind me quickly of everything i did wrong yesterday.
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Of everything i did wrong yesterday. he wants you to start behind
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Yesterday. he wants you to start behind the eight ball, so to speak,
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He wants you to start behind the eight ball, so to speak, before you ever get a chance
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The eight ball, so to speak, before you ever get a chance to start the new day with
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Before you ever get a chance to start the new day with a fresh, new attitude.
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To start the new day with a fresh, new attitude. every day, let all the things
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A fresh, new attitude. every day, let all the things that are behind be behind,
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Every day, let all the things that are behind be behind, and realize that every morning
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That are behind be behind, and realize that every morning when that sun comes up,
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And realize that every morning when that sun comes up, it's a brand new start.
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When that sun comes up, it's a brand new start. you don't have to drag
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It's a brand new start. you don't have to drag yesterday's problems
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You don't have to drag yesterday's problems into today's.
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Yesterday's problems into today's. keep your peace
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Into today's. keep your peace and have peace with people.
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Keep your peace and have peace with people. wow.
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And have peace with people. wow. well, sometimes that's hard,
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Wow. well, sometimes that's hard, isn't it?
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But romans 12 says,
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But romans 12 says, “as far as you're concerned,
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But romans 12 says, “as far as you're concerned, be at peace with all people."
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“as far as you're concerned, be at peace with all people." now, you know you can be
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Be at peace with all people." now, you know you can be a peacemaker, but if somebody's
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Determined not to have peace
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Determined not to have peace with you, then there's nothing
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Determined not to have peace with you, then there's nothing you can do about that.
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With you, then there's nothing you can do about that. but you can humble yourself
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You can do about that. but you can humble yourself and do all that you can
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But you can humble yourself and do all that you can do to keep peace with people.
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And do all that you can do to keep peace with people. and you know, there's a lot
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Do to keep peace with people. and you know, there's a lot of things you can do to keep
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And you know, there's a lot of things you can do to keep peace with people.
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Of things you can do to keep peace with people. don't try to tell them
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Peace with people. don't try to tell them what to do all the time.
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Don't try to tell them what to do all the time. don't give them advice
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What to do all the time. don't give them advice they didn't ask for.
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Don't give them advice they didn't ask for. don't judge them critically.
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They didn't ask for. don't judge them critically. forgive people who hurt you
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Don't judge them critically. forgive people who hurt you and do it quickly.
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Forgive people who hurt you and do it quickly. don't be easily offended.
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And do it quickly. don't be easily offended. don't be one of these people
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Don't be easily offended. don't be one of these people that wear your feelings on your
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Don't be one of these people that wear your feelings on your sleeve, and you're always like,
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That wear your feelings on your sleeve, and you're always like, "you hurt my feelings.
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Sleeve, and you're always like, "you hurt my feelings. you hurt my feelings."
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"you hurt my feelings. you hurt my feelings." be strong in the lord.
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You hurt my feelings." be strong in the lord. enjoy his peace, and bring peace
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Be strong in the lord. enjoy his peace, and bring peace everywhere that you go.
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Enjoy his peace, and bring peace everywhere that you go. i believe that you're
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Everywhere that you go. i believe that you're a peacemaker, and i think
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I believe that you're a peacemaker, and i think that fruit of peace
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A peacemaker, and i think that fruit of peace is growing in you right now,
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That fruit of peace is growing in you right now, in jesus' name.
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Is growing in you right now, in jesus' name. i'm so glad you joined me today.
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In jesus' name. i'm so glad you joined me today. god bless you.
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I'm so glad you joined me today. god bless you. and if you can join us again
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God bless you. and if you can join us again tomorrow, where i'm gonna
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And if you can join us again tomorrow, where i'm gonna be talking about our
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Tomorrow, where i'm gonna be talking about our favorite subject, patience.
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Be talking about our favorite subject, patience. bless you.
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>> announcer: fruit takes time.
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>> announcer: fruit takes time. it grows through care
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It grows through care and connection.
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And connection. like the branch clings
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Like the branch clings to the vine for life,
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To the vine for life, we too, must stay
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We too, must stay attached to the vine.
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Attached to the vine. cut off, growth fades,
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Cut off, growth fades, and the fruit never comes.
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And the fruit never comes. >> joyce: in john 15,
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>> joyce: in john 15, jesus speaks clearly:
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Jesus speaks clearly: "i am the vine,
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"i am the vine, you are the branches.
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You are the branches.
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If you remain in me
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If you remain in me and i in you,
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And i in you, you will bear much fruit."
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You will bear much fruit." that fruit is the fruit
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That fruit is the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace,
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Of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
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Patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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Faithfulness, gentleness,
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Gentleness, and self-control.
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And self-control. when we receive jesus,
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When we receive jesus, we receive the fruit
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We receive the fruit of the spirit.
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Of the spirit. and those qualities take root
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And those qualities take root like seeds as we water them
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Like seeds as we water them with the word and live them out;
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With the word and live them out; they grow stronger.
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They grow stronger. in my book, "fruit of the spirit
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In my book, "fruit of the spirit scriptures," you'll find
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Scriptures," you'll find practical ways to grow
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Practical ways to grow through encouragement,
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Through encouragement, powerful scriptures,
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Powerful scriptures, and prayer starters.
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And prayer starters. >> announcer: joyce's book
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>> announcer: joyce's book "fruit of the spirit
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You'll receive joyce's book, plus 10 hours
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Plus 10 hours of her teachings
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Of her teachings on the fruit
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On the fruit of the spirit
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To get your book, and start developing
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And start developing the fruit of the spirit
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The fruit of the spirit in your life today.
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In your life today. >> joyce: i tried
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>> joyce: i tried for many years
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For many years to make the fruit
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To make the fruit of the spirit
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Of the spirit grow in me,
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Grow in me, and it actually caused
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And it actually caused me to fail more
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Me to fail more often than not.
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Often than not. and when i allowed
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And when i allowed god to help me
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God to help me instead of trying
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Instead of trying to force it myself,
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To force it myself, then, and only then,
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Then, and only then, did i begin to make
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Did i begin to make real progress.
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Real progress. my prayer
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My prayer is that this book
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Is that this book of scriptures
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Of scriptures will help you
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Will help you the same way that
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The same way that god's word has
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God's word has impacted my life.
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Impacted my life. and remember,
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And remember, your financial gift will
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Your financial gift will help make a difference
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Help make a difference all around the world,
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All around the world, reaching the lost,
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Reaching the lost, feeding the hungry,
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Feeding the hungry, and helping women
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And helping women and girls find freedom.
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And girls find freedom. so, please do your best.
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So, please do your best. >> announcer: your
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Joyce's book, "fruit of the spirit
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"fruit of the spirit scriptures"
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Scriptures" can help you
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Can help you exercise and grow
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Exercise and grow the fruit
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The fruit of the spirit within you.
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Of the spirit within you. and when you give...
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To get your book. and in time
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And in time you'll see it:
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You'll see it: fruit that
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Fruit that changes everything.
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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 that
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We share the truths that have helped both of us,
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And the things that
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And the things that we went through.
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We went through. >> ginger: and together,
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>> ginger: and together, we can all move
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We can all move forward with strength
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Forward with strength and confidence.
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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 copy today!
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>> ginger: these are
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>> ginger: these are volunteers at our medical
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Volunteers at our medical and dental outreaches.
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And dental outreaches.
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And when you
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And when you use the gifts
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Use the gifts that god has
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That god has given you to do
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Given you to do something for him,
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Something for him, he always blesses
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He always blesses you for it.
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You for it.
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And we invite you to come
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And we invite you to come along with us.
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Along with us. what do you think?
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What do you think? should they--
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Should they-- should they do this?
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Should they do this? >> volunteers: yes!
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>> volunteers: yes! come on!
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Come on! faaabulouuus!
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Faaabulouuus! >> ginger: you can go
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>> ginger: you can go to our website and find
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To our website and find out more information,
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Out more information, but volunteer for a medical,
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But volunteer for a medical, dental mission as soon
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Dental mission as soon as you possibly can.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Peace

October 9, 2025 | 29:29

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