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Louie Giglio - Unshakeable Hope Is Right In Front Of You

January 11, 2026 | 27:29

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Passion with Louie Giglio | Louie Giglio - Unshakeable Hope Is Right In Front Of You | January 11, 2026

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>> last week we were
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>> last week we were looking at a life verse
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Looking at a life verse for a lot of people,
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For a lot of people, jeremiah 29:11.
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Jeremiah 29:11. but we learned that
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But we learned that when we zoomed out from,
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When we zoomed out from, "'i know the plans
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"'i know the plans i have for you,'
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I have for you,' declares the lord,"
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Declares the lord," and we saw the bigger story
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And we saw the bigger story that hope even got more robust
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That hope even got more robust than it was just in 29:11.
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Than it was just in 29:11. and we ended that message
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And we ended that message last week by saying
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Last week by saying that the hope ultimately
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That the hope ultimately is not a place.
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Is not a place. in other words,
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In other words, it's not the plan
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It's not the plan and it's not the place.
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And it's not the place. a lot of us will say,
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A lot of us will say, "i would have hope if god
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"i would have hope if god would show me the plan,"
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Would show me the plan," or, "i would have hope
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Or, "i would have hope if god would get me back home
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If god would get me back home to the place where
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To the place where i am now in exile from."
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I am now in exile from." but what he went on to say
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But what he went on to say from verse 12 in verse --
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From verse 12 in verse -- i mean, from verse 11
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I mean, from verse 11 and verse 12 is that
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And verse 12 is that the hope is not a place.
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The hope is not a place. there is a place.
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There is a place. god does have a plan
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God does have a plan for our lives.
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For our lives. he has a plan for your life.
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He has a plan for your life. he does wanna bring you
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He does wanna bring you into that place that
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Into that place that he has for you or bring
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He has for you or bring you back to that place
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You back to that place wherever you drifted away from.
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Wherever you drifted away from. but notice what he says
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But notice what he says in verse 12,
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In verse 12, "'then you will --
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"'then you will -- after you know these plans
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After you know these plans i have for you,'
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I have for you,' declares the lord,
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Declares the lord, 'you will call on me
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'you will call on me and come and pray to me."
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And come and pray to me." notice how this shifts.
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Notice how this shifts. "you will call on me,
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And you'll come and pray to me,
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And you'll come and pray to me, and i will listen to you.
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And i will listen to you. you will seek me and find me
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You will seek me and find me when you seek me
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When you seek me with all your heart.
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With all your heart. i will be founded by you,'
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I will be founded by you,' declares the lord,
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Declares the lord, 'and i will bring you
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'and i will bring you back from captivity.
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Back from captivity. i will gather you
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I will gather you from all the nations
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From all the nations and places where i have
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And places where i have banished you,'
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Banished you,' declares the lord,
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Declares the lord, 'and i will bring you
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'and i will bring you back to the place.'"
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Back to the place.'" so, he does wanna
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So, he does wanna bring you to the place.
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Bring you to the place. god's got a good
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God's got a good and spacious place for you
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And he wants to bring you
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And he wants to bring you into that place.
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Into that place. but he wants you to understand
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But he wants you to understand that it's not about the place,
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That it's not about the place, it's about the person
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It's about the person who is bringing you
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Who is bringing you into the place.
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Into the place. the hope isn't a destination.
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The hope isn't a destination. the hope god has for your life
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The hope god has for your life is a relationship with him.
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Is a relationship with him. and that's the promise.
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And that's the promise. the promise isn't just,
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The promise isn't just, "i'll get you somewhere."
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"i'll get you somewhere." the promise is, "me."
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The promise is, "me." and we see this in the larger
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And we see this in the larger title of this collection
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Title of this collection though one thing.
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Though one thing. there are five places
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There are five places in scripture where we see
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In scripture where we see the one thing or one thing.
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The one thing or one thing. and one of those i want us
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And one of those i want us to look at today because
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To look at today because it helps us get into the place
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It helps us get into the place where we understand
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Where we understand that it's about
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That it's about a relationship with god
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A relationship with god that's so substantial
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That's so substantial and real that it gives us hope,
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And real that it gives us hope, unshakable hope when everything
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Unshakable hope when everything around us is uncertain.
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Around us is uncertain. and that's found in psalm 27.
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And that's found in psalm 27. this is one of the one
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This is one of the one things in scripture.
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Things in scripture. i wonder -- david's about
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I wonder -- david's about to tell us his one thing.
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To tell us his one thing. i wonder what your one thing is.
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I wonder what your one thing is. i always have been captivated by
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I always have been captivated by the verse we're about to read.
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The verse we're about to read. i remember being
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I remember being a college student
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A college student at georgia state.
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At georgia state. i was having a
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I was having a revival with jesus
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Revival with jesus and i'd be walking from
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And i'd be walking from georgia state to my job
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Georgia state to my job at philips arena
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At philips arena which is now state farm arena,
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Which is now state farm arena, and i'd be walking down
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And i'd be walking down marietta street thinking
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Marietta street thinking about this verse that
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About this verse that we're about to read right now.
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We're about to read right now. it absolutely captured me
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It absolutely captured me in that moment.
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In that moment. when i began preaching
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When i began preaching and teaching in my 20's,
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And teaching in my 20's, and would go to youth groups,
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And would go to youth groups, and lock ins,
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And lock ins, and youth retreats,
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And youth retreats, and things like that
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And things like that i was preaching about
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I was preaching about knowing god out of
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Knowing god out of this verse right here.
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This verse right here. and i was captivated by it
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And i was captivated by it because david said,
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Because david said, "of all the things
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"of all the things i need from the lord --
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I need from the lord -- i'm a king, i'm a warrior,
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I'm a king, i'm a warrior, i'm a leader.
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I'm a leader. and of all these things i need,
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And of all these things i need, there's one thing
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There's one thing that rises above it all."
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That rises above it all." and i wonder just before
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And i wonder just before we look at david's one thing,
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We look at david's one thing, what is your one thing?
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What is your one thing? i was just thinking about it.
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I was just thinking about it. if god let you come
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If god let you come to him directly
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To him directly and literally in this
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And literally in this moment and said,
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Moment and said, "i will do one thing.
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"i will do one thing. whatever you asked me
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Whatever you asked me for 2025 for your life
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For 2025 for your life i'll do it, but you
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Only get one thing."
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Only get one thing." and we'd be, "oh, okay.
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And we'd be, "oh, okay. i'm gonna need
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I'm gonna need some time with that.
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Some time with that. i'll get back to you.
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I'll get back to you. come back around tomorrow."
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Come back around tomorrow." or maybe you already
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Or maybe you already know what the one thing is.
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Know what the one thing is. what would be your one thing
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What would be your one thing if you got one thing from god
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If you got one thing from god or you desired one thing
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Of god for 2025?
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Of god for 2025? david tells us what his is
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David tells us what his is in verse 4 psalm 27,
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In verse 4 psalm 27, "one thing i asked
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From the lord, and this only,"
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From the lord, and this only," look how focused he is,
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Look how focused he is, "do i seek, that i may dwell
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"do i seek, that i may dwell in the house of the lord
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In the house of the lord all the days of my life."
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All the days of my life." now, i thought you said louise
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Now, i thought you said louise that it's not about place
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That it's not about place you said it's about person,
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You said it's about person, and that feels like
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And that feels like a place right there.
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A place right there. and it is, and we'll talk
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And it is, and we'll talk about that in a moment.
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About that in a moment. but david was living in
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But david was living in a different day.
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A different day. and in david's day when he said,
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And in david's day when he said, "house of the lord,"
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"house of the lord," he didn't mean 515.
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He was talking about the temple
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He was talking about the temple as a spatial representation
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As a spatial representation of god on earth.
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Of god on earth. and he said,
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And he said, "that's where i wanna be.
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"that's where i wanna be. i wanna get to the place
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I wanna get to the place where god meets man."
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Where god meets man." that's where i wanna be.
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That's where i wanna be. and i wanna dwell there
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And i wanna dwell there all the days of my life.
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All the days of my life. i love that.
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I love that. that challenges me today.
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That challenges me today. it's not like i can
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It's not like i can make it a couple sundays.
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Make it a couple sundays. he said, "i wanna dwell
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He said, "i wanna dwell in that place
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In that place all the days of my life,
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All the days of my life, but here's what i --
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But here's what i -- what i'm aiming for.
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What i'm aiming for. here's my one thing.
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Here's my one thing. i want to gaze
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On the beauty of the lord
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On the beauty of the lord and to seek him in his temple."
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And to seek him in his temple." that feels like going
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That feels like going back to jeremiah.
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Back to jeremiah. "and then you will call on me,
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"and then you will call on me, and come pray to me,
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And come pray to me, and i will listen to you,
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And i will listen to you, and you will seek me,
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And you will seek me, and find me when you seek me
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And find me when you seek me with all your heart.
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With all your heart. i will be found by you."
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I will be found by you." and here's david now saying,
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And here's david now saying, "this is my one thing.
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"this is my one thing. lord, i need some help with this
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Lord, i need some help with this and i definitely am leaning
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And i definitely am leaning on you for this.
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On you for this. and i'm definitely
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And i'm definitely trusting you for this.
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Trusting you for this. and i'm definitely gonna be
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And i'm definitely gonna be in every way i can clinging
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In every way i can clinging to you for this.
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To you for this. but here's my one thing,
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But here's my one thing, if i get one thing,
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If i get one thing, i wanna dwell in
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I wanna dwell in the house of the lord
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The house of the lord all the days of my life.
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All the days of my life. not just to be in the building,
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Not just to be in the building, i want to gaze
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I want to gaze on the beauty of the lord."
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Like, what is this gazing on
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Like, what is this gazing on the beauty of the lord
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The beauty of the lord and see seeking him
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And see seeking him in his temple?
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What does that have
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What does that have to do with hope?
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To do with hope? well, david has already
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Well, david has already told us in verse 1,
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Told us in verse 1, "the lord," and david
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"the lord," and david went through so much,
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Went through so much, so much trial, so much up,
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So much trial, so much up, so much down.
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So much down. his life was on display
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His life was on display for all of us now in history.
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For all of us now in history. he had good days.
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He had good days. he had bad days.
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He had bad days. he got it right.
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He got it right. he got it wrong.
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He got it wrong. he faced a lion,
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He faced a lion, he faced the bear.
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He faced the bear. he faced goliath.
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He faced goliath. he faced people within
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He faced people within his own inner circle.
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His own inner circle. he was a valiant leader.
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He was a valiant leader. he had all kind of challenges,
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He had all kind of challenges, but here's where his hope was.
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But here's where his hope was. "the lord is my light
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"the lord is my light and salvation."
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And salvation." in other words,
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In other words, "it is a person
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"it is a person who is my light
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Who is my light and a person
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And a person who is my salvation,
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Who is my salvation, therefore whom shall i fear?
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Therefore whom shall i fear? the lord is the stronghold
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The lord is the stronghold of my life."
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Of my life." not my relationships,
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Not my relationships, not my alliances,
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Not my alliances, not my finances,
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Not my gifts,
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Not my gifts, not my experiences,
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Not my experiences, not my wisdom.
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Not my wisdom. god himself is
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God himself is the stronghold of my life.
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The stronghold of my life. "of whom shall i be afraid?"
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"of whom shall i be afraid?" and then he comes down
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And then he comes down and we're like,
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And we're like, "that sounds what --
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"that sounds what -- like what i need.
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Like what i need. this whole thing about
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This whole thing about gazing on the beauty
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Gazing on the beauty of the lord,
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Of the lord, not sure about that yet.
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Not sure about that yet. seeking him in his temple."
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Seeking him in his temple." but look, you only
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But look, you only have to go one sentence.
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Have to go one sentence. verse 5, "for in
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The day of trouble,"
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The day of trouble," has anybody been in
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Has anybody been in the day of trouble?
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The day of trouble? "he will keep me safe
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"he will keep me safe in his dwelling.
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In his dwelling. he will hide me in the shelter
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He will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
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Of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock."
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And set me high upon a rock." what david is saying is
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What david is saying is it's possible for us to know
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Jesus in such a way to be
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Jesus in such a way to be so connected to him,
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So connected to him, in such a way that
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In such a way that in any circumstance
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In any circumstance our hope doesn't fade.
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Our hope doesn't fade. and the way that you
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And the way that you get there is practical.
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Get there is practical. and i wanna talk practical
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And i wanna talk practical for a little bit today.
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For a little bit today. how do we get to this one thing?
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How do we get to this one thing? brother lawrence called
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Brother lawrence called this the practice
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This the practice of the presence of god.
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Of the presence of god. has anybody heard of
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Has anybody heard of that little book,
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That little book, little paperback book?
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Little paperback book? anybody that still
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Anybody that still around with anybody?
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Around with anybody? a few people.
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A few people. it was a compilation of
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It was a compilation of his meditations, his thoughts,
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His meditations, his thoughts, his writings published in 1692.
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His writings published in 1692. and what brother lawrence
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And what brother lawrence was encouraging was
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Was encouraging was a constant communion with god,
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A constant communion with god, a gazing on the beauty
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A gazing on the beauty of the lord, an infatuation,
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Of the lord, an infatuation, if you will, not with
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If you will, not with the things of god,
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The things of god, but with god.
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But with god. such that, it transformed
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Such that, it transformed our very state of being.
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Our very state of being. and that's what god's
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And that's what god's offering today.
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Offering today. that's why i say this message
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That's why i say this message is profound today.
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Is profound today. these practical steps
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These practical steps are pretty practical,
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Are pretty practical, but the outcome of them
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But the outcome of them is extraordinarily profound,
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Is extraordinarily profound, and i believe could change
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And i believe could change the temperature of
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The temperature of our lives in this year.
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Our lives in this year. there are a few practical
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There are a few practical things i wanna lead us to.
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Things i wanna lead us to. number one, if we're gonna
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Number one, if we're gonna get to this life,
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Get to this life, the practice of
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The practice of the presence of god,
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The presence of god, if we're gonna get there,
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If we're gonna get there, we have to come to the place
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We have to come to the place where we seek god's face
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Where we seek god's face more than we seek god's hand.
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Does that make sense to anyone?
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Does that make sense to anyone? if i'm not careful,
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If i'm not careful, god becomes utilitarian to me.
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God becomes utilitarian to me. you say, "well,
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You say, "well, what does that mean?
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What does that mean? that sounds complicated."
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It means that
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It means that if i can handle it,
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If i can handle it, i handle it.
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I handle it. if it escalates to
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If it escalates to something i can't handle,
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Something i can't handle, i get god involved.
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I get god involved. anybody?
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Anybody? if i know how to figure it out,
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If i know how to figure it out, i'll just figure it out.
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I'll just figure it out. but if i don't know
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But if i don't know how to figure it out,
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How to figure it out, i'll call a friend
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I'll call a friend and ask them to pray for me.
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And ask them to pray for me. if i can pay for it,
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If i can pay for it, i'll pay for it.
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I'll pay for it. but if i don't know
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But if i don't know how to pay for it,
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How to pay for it, i'll call on
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I'll call on the lord who provides.
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The lord who provides. and that's not the relationship
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And that's not the relationship that god was hoping for.
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That god was hoping for. he was hoping for,
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He was hoping for, "i want you.
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"i want you. not just what you can do,
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Not just what you can do, i actually want you."
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I actually want you." and so, for us, we've gotta
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And so, for us, we've gotta have a mental shift.
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Have a mental shift. and i -- let's
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And i -- let's all take that right now.
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All take that right now. let's all make a mental shift
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Let's all make a mental shift right now.
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Right now. in 2025, i will seek
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In 2025, i will seek the face of god before
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The face of god before i will seek the hand of god.
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I will seek the hand of god. do i need the hand of god?
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Do i need the hand of god? does anybody need
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Does anybody need the hand of god?
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The hand of god? i do.
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I do. do i need help?
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Do i need help? do i need to be delivered?
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Do i need to be delivered? do i need to be protected?
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Do i need to be protected? do i need to be provided for?
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Do i need to be provided for? do i need to be guided?
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Do i need to be guided? do i need to be held?
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Do i need to be held? amen to all of that.
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Amen to all of that. but before i put god
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But before i put god in the role of
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In the role of what can you do for me,
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What can you do for me, i wanna put god in the role of,
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I wanna put god in the role of, "i just wanna gaze
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"i just wanna gaze on the beauty of the lord
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On the beauty of the lord and to seek you, seek you,
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And to seek you, seek you, not seek what you
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Not seek what you can do for me."
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Can do for me." this is what david said.
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This is what david said. it's right here in the text.
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It's right here in the text. it says in verse 8,
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It says in verse 8, few verses down,
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"my heart says of you,
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"my heart says of you, 'seek his face.'"
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'seek his face.'" oh, come on, somebody.
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Oh, come on, somebody. and so, the response is,
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And so, the response is, "your face, o lord,
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"your face, o lord, i will seek."
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I will seek." i don't know who this quote
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I don't know who this quote is attributed to,
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Is attributed to, but someone said,
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But someone said, and i've always loved this,
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And i've always loved this, "if you seek god's hand,
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"if you seek god's hand, if your whole thing is,
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If your whole thing is, "i need to know
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What god can give me.
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What god can give me. can he point and lead me?
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Can he point and lead me? can he hold and protect me?
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Can he hold and protect me? if that's all you're
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If that's all you're seeking is his hand,
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Seeking is his hand, then you're gonna
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Then you're gonna miss his face."
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But the person went on to say,
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But the person went on to say, "if you seek his face,
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"if you seek his face, you'll get his hand also."
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You'll get his hand also." the second thing
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The second thing and similar to it
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And similar to it is that there has to be
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Is that there has to be another paradigm shift.
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Another paradigm shift. a paradigm shift is when you
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Take the whole way that you do
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Take the whole way that you do whatever you do
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Whatever you do and do it a different way.
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And do it a different way. and this paradigm shift --
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And this paradigm shift -- and please stay with me on this.
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And please stay with me on this. i'm in the mystery
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I'm in the mystery of the word of god,
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Of the word of god, and so just bear with me.
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And so just bear with me. that the shift is from simply
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That the shift is from simply the word of god
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The word of god to the god of the word.
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To the god of the word. i wasn't expecting
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I wasn't expecting any response right there.
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Any response right there. and i'm two talks in
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And i'm two talks in and i've got zero.
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And i've got zero. so, that's what
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So, that's what i was expecting.
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I was expecting. people are like,
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People are like, "i don't know what you're
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"i don't know what you're talking about right now.
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Talking about right now. that sounds really ca --
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That sounds really ca -- like it can't be true."
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Like it can't be true." stay with me.
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Stay with me. this, just to back up again,
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This, just to back up again, is the living word of god.
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Is the living word of god. and this living word of god
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And this living word of god is god breathing,
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Is god breathing, and it is god.
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And it is god. "the word became flesh,"
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"the word became flesh," john 1 says,
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John 1 says, "and dwelled among us."
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"and dwelled among us." "in the beginning was the word,
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"in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god,
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And the word was with god, and the word was god."
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And the word was god." jesus is the word of god.
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Jesus is the word of god. so, this is our lifeline.
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So, this is our lifeline. this is everything to us.
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This is everything to us. but if we're not careful,
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But if we're not careful, what happens is
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What happens is it becomes a book of
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It becomes a book of truths and principles.
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Truths and principles. and so, our focus is on
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And so, our focus is on god's word and it should be,
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God's word and it should be, but that should lead us
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But that should lead us beyond the word of god
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Beyond the word of god to the god of the word.
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To the god of the word. to put it in more
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To put it in more new testament terms,
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New testament terms, beyond just simply
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Beyond just simply the teachings of jesus
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The teachings of jesus to the jesing of --
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To the jesing of -- jesus of the teachings,
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Jesus of the teachings, so that i don't end up
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So that i don't end up having a nugget for
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Having a nugget for the day and missing him.
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The day and missing him. number three, to get to
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Number three, to get to this practical place
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This practical place where knowing him
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Where knowing him is our one thing.
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Is our one thing. and that impacts everything
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And that impacts everything about our ability to hope,
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About our ability to hope, is this reality
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Is this reality that we have to embrace
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That we have to embrace the greatest promise of god.
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Number one, we have to know
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Number one, we have to know what the greatest
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What the greatest promise of god is,
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Promise of god is, but then we have to embrace,
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But then we have to embrace, "oh, i've got
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"oh, i've got a great promise from god."
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A great promise from god." what if i ask you today,
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What do you think god's
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What do you think god's greatest promise to you is?
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Greatest promise to you is? and this is just me.
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And this is just me. this isn't like written down
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This isn't like written down somewhere that this is
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Somewhere that this is the greatest promise of god.
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The greatest promise of god. this is -- i can't think of
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This is -- i can't think of anything when i go
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Anything when i go through scripture more
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Through scripture more powerful than this.
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Powerful than this. and i believe the most
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And i believe the most landscape changing promise
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Landscape changing promise from god for you in 2025
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From god for you in 2025 is this promise right here.
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Is this promise right here. "i am with you."
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"i am with you." like, that sounds nice
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Like, that sounds nice but i was kind of hoping
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But i was kind of hoping for a little more detailed
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For a little more detailed folio that had some
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Folio that had some information in it.
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Information in it. of course, we all are.
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Of course, we all are. that's nice but i was hoping
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That's nice but i was hoping that maybe a diagram
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That maybe a diagram or two would be cool.
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Or two would be cool. here's how you're gonna get
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Here's how you're gonna get from here to here.
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From here to here. and he says,
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And he says, "here's the promise.
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"here's the promise. i am with you."
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I am with you." isaiah says it this way
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Isaiah says it this way in isaiah 41, "so do not fear."
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In isaiah 41, "so do not fear." say it with me
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Say it with me if you can see it.
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If you can see it. "do not fear," why?
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"do not fear," why? say it with me,
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Say it with me, "for i am with you."
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"for i am with you." not do not fear
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Not do not fear because a, b, and c.
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Because a, b, and c. no, "do not fear,
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No, "do not fear, i am with you.
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I am with you. do not be dismayed,
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Do not be dismayed, i am your god.
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I am your god. i will strengthen you
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I will strengthen you and help you.
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And help you. i will uphold you with
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I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
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My righteous right hand." and then jesus,
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At the last of matthew 28,
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At the last of matthew 28, he's given the greatest
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He's given the greatest mission in the world.
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Mission in the world. this is the mission.
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This is the mission. this is it.
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This is it. he said, "all authority
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He said, "all authority in heaven and on earth
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In heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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Has been given to me. therefore go and make
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Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,"
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Disciples of all nations," huge worldwide vision,
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Huge worldwide vision, "baptizing them," all nations,
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"baptizing them," all nations, "in the name of the father,
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"in the name of the father, and the son,
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And the son, and the holy spirit,
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And the holy spirit, and teaching them
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And teaching them to obey everything
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To obey everything i have commanded you."
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I have commanded you." so, i've got all
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So, i've got all authority in heaven,
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Authority in heaven, all authority on earth.
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And with that authority,
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And with that authority, i'm sending you out
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I'm sending you out in that authority to take
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In that authority to take this story to the ends
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This story to the ends of the age and to see
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Of the age and to see lives changed
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Lives changed and empty graves.
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And empty graves. that sounds hopeful.
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That sounds hopeful. how are we gonna do that?
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How are we gonna do that? what's the plan?
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What's the plan? he says, oh by the way,
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He says, oh by the way, and the last thing,
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And the last thing, the very last thing,"
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Say it with me,
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Say it with me, "and surely, i am with you
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"and surely, i am with you always,to the very
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Always,to the very end of the age."
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End of the age." this is what he was trying
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This is what he was trying to say to moses
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To say to moses and we talk about this
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And we talk about this all the time around passion.
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All the time around passion. seeing the plight of his people,
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Seeing the plight of his people, he says, "i have indeed seen
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He says, "i have indeed seen the misery of my people.
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The misery of my people. i've heard them crying.
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I've heard them crying. i'm concerned about
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I'm concerned about their suffering,
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Their suffering, so i've come down
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So i've come down to rescue them.
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To rescue them. and not only am i
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And not only am i gonna rescue them,
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Gonna rescue them, i'm gonna lead them into
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I'm gonna lead them into a good and spacious land.
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A good and spacious land. the cry of the israelites
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The cry of the israelites has reached me.
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Has reached me. i've seen the way the egyptians
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I've seen the way the egyptians are oppressing them, so now go."
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Are oppressing them, so now go." that's where it all
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That's where it all changed for moses.
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Changed for moses. "i love the fact
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"i love the fact that you've heard your --
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That you've heard your -- the cry has reached you,
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The cry has reached you, that you're concerned,
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That you're concerned, that you're coming down,
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That you're coming down, that you're gonna rescue,
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That you're gonna rescue, that you're gonna lead us
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That you're gonna lead us to a great land."
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To a great land." but then it all shifts.
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But then it all shifts. that all sounds very hopeful.
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That all sounds very hopeful. this is like pastor grant
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This is like pastor grant in the back of my mind saying,
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In the back of my mind saying, "you should get your hopes up.
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I've heard.
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I've heard. i'm concerned.
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I'm concerned. i'm on it.
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I'm on it. i'm coming.
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I'm coming. i'm moving.
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I'm moving. i'm gonna deliver.
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I'm gonna deliver. i'm gonna lead.
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I'm gonna lead. i'm involved."
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I'm involved." get your hopes up.
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Get your hopes up. and so, the hopes
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And so, the hopes are like way up here.
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Are like way up here. and then in one second
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And then in one second he says, "now go.
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He says, "now go. i'm sending you to pharaoh
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To bring my people,
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To bring my people, the israelites, out."
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The israelites, out." and as soon as he says that,
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And as soon as he says that, all the hope that we had,
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All the hope that we had, somebody stuck a pin in that
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Somebody stuck a pin in that and it just started going...
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Just like that.
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Just like that. it's like when god
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It's like when god comes to us and he says,
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Comes to us and he says, "i promise you."
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And then all of a sudden,
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And then all of a sudden, one little turn we're like,
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One little turn we're like, "oh, wait a minute.
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"oh, wait a minute. i'm not sure if i can do that.
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I'm not sure if i can do that. oh, wait a minute.
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Oh, wait a minute. i'm not sure if i'm able.
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I'm not sure if i'm able. i'm not sure
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I'm not sure if i'm the right person.
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If i'm the right person. i don't have
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I don't have the confidence to do that."
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The confidence to do that." but he saying, "i am here.
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But he saying, "i am here. no one else may be here,
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No one else may be here, he's telling you today,
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He's telling you today, "but i am here."
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"but i am here." i woke up this morning thinking
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I woke up this morning thinking about a friend of mine
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About a friend of mine and someone that's known
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And someone that's known to our church that's just been
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To our church that's just been through a hard few days, week.
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Through a hard few days, week. and they were on my heart
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And they were on my heart when i -- first thing
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When i -- first thing when i woke up today,
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When i woke up today, and i just texted him and i --
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And i just texted him and i -- and this is all, you know,
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And this is all, you know, like when you're --
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Like when you're -- and some of you have
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And some of you have preached before, but,
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Preached before, but, you know, preaching is just
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You know, preaching is just sleeping through this
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Sleeping through this all night you know.
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All night you know. all jumbled up, and coming at
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All jumbled up, and coming at different angles,
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Different angles, and different ways.
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And different ways. and it's like when you
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And it's like when you wake up you're like --
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Wake up you're like -- first thing i thought
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First thing i thought when i wake up is, you're here.
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When i wake up is, you're here. and then all of a sudden,
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And then all of a sudden, this person was on my heart.
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This person was on my heart. and i texted him and just said,
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And i texted him and just said, "hey, i just wanted you
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"hey, i just wanted you to know when i woke up today,
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To know when i woke up today, i was thinking about you.
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I was thinking about you. and i know a lot of people
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And i know a lot of people are thinking about you.
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Are thinking about you. i know more people
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I know more people than you could ever imagine
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Than you could ever imagine are probably thinking
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Are probably thinking about you today
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About you today and praying for you today."
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And praying for you today." and i said, "i just need you
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And i said, "i just need you to know today that god
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To know today that god is saying to you again today,
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Is saying to you again today, 'i am here.'"
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'i am here.'" his situation is exactly
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His situation is exactly the same today as yesterday
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The same today as yesterday so i can't offer any, "hey!
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So i can't offer any, "hey! everything's gonna change."
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Everything's gonna change." his situation is irreversible.
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His situation is irreversible. but there's a promise still.
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But there's a promise still. "in the irreversible situation
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"in the irreversible situation that you are in today,
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That you are in today, i am here.
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I am here. things might not get better.
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Things might not get better. in fact, they might get worse,
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In fact, they might get worse, but i am here.
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But i am here. yes, there are challenges ahead,
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Yes, there are challenges ahead, but i am here.
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But i am here. i know you feel abandoned.
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I know you feel abandoned. and maybe it's not that
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And maybe it's not that you feel abandoned,
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You feel abandoned, maybe you are abandoned,
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Maybe you are abandoned, but i need you to know today,
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But i need you to know today, i am still here.
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I know your
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I know your loved one is gone,
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Loved one is gone, but i'm here.
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But i'm here. i know you can't see
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I know you can't see the way out, but i am here.
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The way out, but i am here. and day and night,
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And day and night, they are the same to me.
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I know you feel like you are
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I know you feel like you are too far gone to ever get back
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Too far gone to ever get back but i just need you to know
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But i just need you to know that as far gone as you are,
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That as far gone as you are, i am here."
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I am here." you did not outrun god.
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You did not outrun god. "you did not outrun me.
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"you did not outrun me. i am still with you.
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I am still with you. i am here."
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I am here." that's god speaking today.
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That's god speaking today. "i know that you feel like
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"i know that you feel like you can't go one more step,
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You can't go one more step, but i'm here.
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But i'm here. i know that you feel like
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I know that you feel like you can't carry it,
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You can't carry it, but i'm here,
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But i'm here, and i can carry it
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And i can carry it and carry you.
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And carry you. i am here."
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I am here." it's the greatest promise
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It's the greatest promise that god has given you.
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That god has given you. "i will never leave you.
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"i will never leave you. i will never forsake you.
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I will never forsake you. in the brightest day,
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In the brightest day, in the darkest night,
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In the darkest night, and the greatest joy,
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And the greatest joy, and the greatest pain,
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And the greatest pain, i am with you."
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I am with you." the hope, friends,
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The hope, friends, is not in a plan.
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Is not in a plan. the hope is in the reality
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The hope is in the reality that god is here.
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That god is here. just quickly as we close,
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Just quickly as we close, number four, i would just
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Number four, i would just wanna encourage you
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Wanna encourage you to constantly acknowledge him.
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To constantly acknowledge him. brother lawrence,
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In that little book,
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In that little book, "the practice of
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"the practice of the presence of god," said,
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The presence of god," said, "we should fix ourselves
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"we should fix ourselves firmly in the presence of god
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Firmly in the presence of god by conversing
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By conversing all the time with him.
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All the time with him. we should feed our soul
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With a lofty conception of god.
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With a lofty conception of god. and from that derive
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And from that derive great joy in being his."
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Great joy in being his." by conversing
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By conversing all the time with god.
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All the time with god. this is the goal.
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This is the goal. not just in
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Not just in the majestic moments,
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The majestic moments, but in the mundane moments.
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But in the mundane moments. that i'm always striving to be
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That i'm always striving to be in an unbroken conversation
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In an unbroken conversation with the almighty.
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With the almighty. david said, "even though
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David said, "even though i walk through the valley
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I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
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Of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil," why?
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I will fear no evil," why? "for you are with me."
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"for you are with me." not for he is with me.
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Not for he is with me. "you are with me."
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"you are with me." he made the shift,
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He made the shift, he matured, he grew up
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He matured, he grew up from god reminding him,
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From god reminding him, "i am with you.
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"i am with you. i am with you.
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I am with you. i am with you.
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I am with you. i'm with you.
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I'm with you. i'm with you.
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I'm with you. i'm with you."
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I'm with you." he grew up to,
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He grew up to, "you are with me,
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"you are with me, i will fear no evil."
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I will fear no evil." who's your first call?
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Who's your first call? good or bad,
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Good or bad, who's your first call?
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Who's your first call? oh, my word, you --
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Oh, my word, you -- i got a call.
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I got a call. i want so bad to get
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I want so bad to get to the place in life
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To the place in life where my first call is jesus.
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Where my first call is jesus. "i can't believe
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"i can't believe this just happened.
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This just happened. jesus, thank than you
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Jesus, thank than you that you are with me.
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That you are with me. i'm about to call so and so,
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I'm about to call so and so, but i need you."
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But i need you." that's a shift,
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That's a shift, and you've gotta make it.
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And you've gotta make it. number five, give your cares
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Number five, give your cares and dreams to him one by one.
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I did an interview
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I did an interview with max macado
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With max macado a few months ago that
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A few months ago that we released as we're dropping
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We released as we're dropping a new podcast this week, season.
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A new podcast this week, season. and i ask him, "max," --
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And i ask him, "max," -- max macado,
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Max macado, if you don't know,
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If you don't know, is maybe the most
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Is maybe the most prolific christian author
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Of our lifetime
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Of our lifetime or a lot of lifetimes.
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Or a lot of lifetimes. i said, "how -- what rhythms
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I said, "how -- what rhythms do you have that keep
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Do you have that keep you connected with god?"
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You connected with god?" he said, "well, louie, i --
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He said, "well, louie, i -- this morning i went downstairs
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This morning i went downstairs and sat on my couch
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And sat on my couch where i meet with the lord
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Where i meet with the lord and open his word,
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And open his word, and in that time sitting
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And in that time sitting on my couch today,
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On my couch today, i gave everything
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I gave everything i'm doing today
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I'm doing today individually to jesus
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Individually to jesus including this conversation
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Including this conversation that i'm having with you,
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That i'm having with you, my friend, louie."
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My friend, louie." that's what it looks like
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That's what it looks like when the one thing
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When the one thing is moving into your heart.
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Is moving into your heart. i would encourage you to get
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I would encourage you to get to the end of the day
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To the end of the day and do the same thing,
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And do the same thing, and just tell him again,
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And just tell him again, "i can't fix any of this stuff
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"i can't fix any of this stuff or change anything in my life
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Or change anything in my life while i'm asleep, but you can,
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While i'm asleep, but you can, so i give you this,
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So i give you this, and i need to give you her,
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And i need to give you her, and i need to give you them,
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And i need to give you them, and i need to give
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And i need to give you all of it."
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You all of it." name it.
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Name it. start the day,
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Start the day, give it to him.
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Give it to him. end the day,
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End the day, give it to him.
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Give it to him. and then lastly,
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And then lastly, affirm his character
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Affirm his character by faith in every moment.
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By faith in every moment. that's the gaze.
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That's the gaze. that's what the gaze
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That's what the gaze is all about.
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This word gaze,
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This word gaze, it actually is a word in
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It actually is a word in the hebrew that means to behold.
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In fact, your bible
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In fact, your bible you're holding in your lap
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You're holding in your lap or on your phone may say,
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Or on your phone may say, "behold, to behold
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"behold, to behold the beauty of the lord."
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The beauty of the lord." and i love that because
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And i love that because you know we got all off
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You know we got all off on this a while back,
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On this a while back, but god's name is, "i am."
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But god's name is, "i am." that's the verb to be.
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That's the verb to be. it really is just be,
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It really is just be, because the present tense
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Because the present tense form of the verb to be,
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Form of the verb to be, just going really fast
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Just going really fast through some grammar,
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Through some grammar, it's be, is his name.
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It's be, is his name. so, when we behold, we hold be.
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So, when we behold, we hold be. we take hold of be.
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We take hold of be. we're gazing at
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We're gazing at the beauty of the lord.
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The beauty of the lord. we're just saying,
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We're just saying, "i wanna be hold."
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"i wanna be hold." and so, as i'm going
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And so, as i'm going through the day,
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Through the day, i'm remembering
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I'm remembering his characteristics,
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And i'm just praising
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And i'm just praising no matter what the circumstance
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No matter what the circumstance because we're connected
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Because we're connected in this conversation.
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In this conversation. and i say, "god, i wanna
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And i say, "god, i wanna thank you right now,
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Thank you right now, and praise you right now
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And praise you right now that you're strong.
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That you're strong. i wanna praise you right now
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I wanna praise you right now that you're already know
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That you're already know how this is gonna end up.
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How this is gonna end up. you already know the outcome.
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You already know the outcome. i praise you right now
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I praise you right now that you love me.
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That you love me. the circumstance doesn't
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The circumstance doesn't look super loving,
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Look super loving, but i know that you love me
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But i know that you love me and i praise you that
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And i praise you that you love me right now.
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You love me right now. i praise you that
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I praise you that you're trustworthy.
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You're trustworthy. i wanna praise you right now
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I wanna praise you right now that you're not afraid
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That you're not afraid 'cause i'm tipping towards
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'cause i'm tipping towards afraid right now,
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Afraid right now, but i praise you
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But i praise you that you're with me
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That you're with me and you've never been afraid.
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And you've never been afraid. you don't even know
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You don't even know what it feels like to remotely
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What it feels like to remotely be afraid and you are
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Be afraid and you are with me right now.
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With me right now. the unafraid god is with me
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The unafraid god is with me in this moment.
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In this moment. and i praise you god
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And i praise you god that you are working
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That you are working 'cause you're always working
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'cause you're always working even when i don't feel it.
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Even when i don't feel it. you're working.
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You're working. i praise you that you have
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I praise you that you have a plan even though
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A plan even though i don't know what it is,
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I don't know what it is, you have a plan."
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♪ ♪
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Louie Giglio - Unshakeable Hope Is Right In Front Of You

January 11, 2026 | 27:29

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