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Steven Furtick - The Blessing of Letting Go (Part 2)

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - The Blessing of Letting Go (Part 2) | May 26, 2025

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>> announcer: up next,
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An encouraging message
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From pastor steven furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking
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To strengthen your faith
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And shift your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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>> the presence of the blessing
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>> the presence of the blessing does not mean
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Does not mean the absence of pressure.
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Sometimes we get confused
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Sometimes we get confused about the things that we feel.
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About the things that we feel. sometimes we get confused about
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Sometimes we get confused about the thoughts that we have.
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The thoughts that we have. "because i'm blessed
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"because i'm blessed and i know that i should
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And i know that i should trust god because i know
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Trust god because i know that i've seen him
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That i've seen him come through before.
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Come through before. i am blessed.
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I am blessed. i have seen so many times
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I have seen so many times that he came through for me,
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That he came through for me, but i'm waking up lately
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But i'm waking up lately at 3:00 in the morning,
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At 3:00 in the morning, and it's not just
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And it's not just because of my liquid intake.
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Because of my liquid intake. i'm working through scenarios
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I'm working through scenarios right now that i can't
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Right now that i can't figure out how to sort.
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Figure out how to sort. i'm blessed.
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I'm blessed. i mean, don't get me wrong, man.
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I mean, don't get me wrong, man. i'm not in here
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I'm not in here to complain to you.
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To complain to you. i'm blessed,
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I'm blessed, but i gotta go back
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But i gotta go back to the doctor next wednesday.
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To the doctor next wednesday. and he's my healer.
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And he's my healer. god is my jehovah rapha,
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God is my jehovah rapha, but i still kind of wonder
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But i still kind of wonder what this doctor
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What this doctor is gonna say to me when
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Is gonna say to me when i go see him on wednesday."
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I go see him on wednesday." i'm describing scenarios.
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I'm describing scenarios. these aren't my scenarios.
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These aren't my scenarios. these are just --
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These are just -- these are the buts
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These are the buts you brought to church.
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You brought to church. the man who told me,
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The man who told me, "i'm so grateful
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"i'm so grateful that god allowed me
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That god allowed me to open this restaurant,
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To open this restaurant, but i got this pain
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But i got this pain in my shoulder right now
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In my shoulder right now and i'm coming in
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And i'm coming in and i'm getting here
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And i'm getting here at 4:00 in the morning,
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At 4:00 in the morning, and will you
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And will you pray for me, pastor?
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Pray for me, pastor? 'cause i trust god,
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'cause i trust god, but my shoulder.
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But my shoulder. and god has blessed me with
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And god has blessed me with so much, but this hurts.
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So much, but this hurts. i'm waking up with this
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I'm waking up with this pain in my body.
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Pain in my body. i'm not able to sleep at night.
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I'm not able to sleep at night. would you just pray for me?
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Would you just pray for me? 'cause i love god, i trust god,
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'cause i love god, i trust god, i'm blessed, but."
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I'm blessed, but." and don't get this confused.
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And don't get this confused. the load that i carry
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The load that i carry does not mean
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Does not mean that i don't love god,
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That i don't love god, nor does it mean that
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Nor does it mean that i doubt his love for me.
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I doubt his love for me. i'm blessed, but.
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I'm blessed, but. "yes, i'm blessed,
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"yes, i'm blessed, but this addiction
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But this addiction is kicking my butt.
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Is kicking my butt. yes, i'm blessed,
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Yes, i'm blessed, but i still can't understand
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But i still can't understand why i emotionally eat.
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Why i emotionally eat. and so, every diet that i try,
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And so, every diet that i try, it fails because there's
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It fails because there's something driving me back
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Something driving me back to that eating, and i don't
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To that eating, and i don't even know what it is.
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Even know what it is. and yes, i'm blessed.
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And yes, i'm blessed. and i'm not complaining
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And i'm not complaining because i know that
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Because i know that there's somebody somewhere
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There's somebody somewhere who doesn't even have
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Who doesn't even have food to eat."
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Food to eat." so, i'm not comparing myself
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So, i'm not comparing myself and saying that i don't
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And saying that i don't appreciate what god gave me.
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Appreciate what god gave me. and i know that overeating
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And i know that overeating is kind of like
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Is kind of like an american bless people
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An american bless people problem anyway to have,
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Problem anyway to have, but i still have it.
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But i still have it. i'm blessed,
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I'm blessed, but i can't control this.
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But i can't control this. and i don't know
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And i don't know how to control it
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How to control it because i'm wrestling
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Because i'm wrestling with something i can't see.
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With something i can't see. [applause]
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[applause] and i'm forgiven of my sin,
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And i'm forgiven of my sin, but i don't feel
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But i don't feel free from it yet.
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Free from it yet. i know that
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I know that it's under the blood,
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It's under the blood, but it's still going on
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But it's still going on in my house.
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In my house. and i can say the right words
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And i can say the right words to you and i can sing
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To you and i can sing the right songs with you.
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The right songs with you. i'm blessed, but."
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I'm blessed, but." but, you probably
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But, you probably don't wanna hear about this.
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Don't wanna hear about this. i'm blessed, but.
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I'm blessed, but. and this is what i feel
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And this is what i feel sometimes when people say,
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Sometimes when people say, "boy, it must be wonderful
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"boy, it must be wonderful to know that god uses you
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To know that god uses you to help thousands of people
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To help thousands of people through your preaching.
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Through your preaching. that must be a blessing."
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That must be a blessing." it is a blessing.
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It is a blessing. [laughter]
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[laughter] y'all don't wanna
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Y'all don't wanna hear about that.
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Hear about that. no, it's just the holy spirit
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No, it's just the holy spirit just flows and i just let him
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Just flows and i just let him say what he wants to say
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Say what he wants to say because it's his work,
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Because it's his work, not my work, and it's his way,
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Not my work, and it's his way, not my way.
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Not my way. and i believe that,
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And i believe that, but sometimes
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But sometimes i wanna get up and say
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I wanna get up and say what i said last week, "do it,"
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What i said last week, "do it," and walk off the stage.
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And walk off the stage. [laughter]
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[laughter] you like that, lord?
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You like that, lord? i like that.
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I like that. [applause]
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[applause] the lord said he like that.
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The lord said he like that. now, the amazing thing about
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Now, the amazing thing about this wrestling match.
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This wrestling match. let me give you
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Let me give you another verse that --
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Another verse that -- to me, it's not confusing
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To me, it's not confusing but it just really shows
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But it just really shows what jacob is going through
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What jacob is going through in this passage.
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In this passage. it says that, "when" --
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It says that, "when" -- verse 24 comes around
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Verse 24 comes around and he, you know,
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And he, you know, send everything
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Send everything across the stream
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Across the stream because he's gotta deal
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Because he's gotta deal with esau and he thinks
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With esau and he thinks esau is the enemy
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Esau is the enemy that he has to face.
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That he has to face. and so, what happens is
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And so, what happens is he has a fight
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He has a fight that he didn't plan for,
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That he didn't plan for, as he's getting ready
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As he's getting ready for the fight that
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For the fight that he's not gonna have that
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He's not gonna have that he thinks he's gonna have.
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He thinks he's gonna have. this is kind of what
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This is kind of what worry does to you.
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Worry does to you. it gets you fighting battles
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It gets you fighting battles that probably aren't even
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That probably aren't even going to happen to deplete you
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Going to happen to deplete you of the strength that you need
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Of the strength that you need to do the things
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To do the things that you can do,
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That you can do, to affect what you can affect,
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To affect what you can affect, to impact what you can impact.
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To impact what you can impact. but the bible says that,
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But the bible says that, "after jacob was separated
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"after jacob was separated from all of these blessings,
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From all of these blessings, donkeys, camels..."
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Donkeys, camels..." what else did he have?
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What else did he have? ewes, and rachels, and leahs,
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Ewes, and rachels, and leahs, and simeons, and levites,
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And simeons, and levites, and all of these tangible
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And all of these tangible expressions of blessing.
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Expressions of blessing. after those have all gone
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After those have all gone it says in verse 24,
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It says in verse 24, "so jacob was left alone,
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"so jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled
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And a man wrestled with him till daybreak."
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With him till daybreak." now, i have been in
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Now, i have been in a nostalgia hold all week
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A nostalgia hold all week watching 1991, 1992,
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Watching 1991, 1992, 1993 wrestling matches.
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1993 wrestling matches. i don't mean the kind
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I don't mean the kind where they compete
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Where they compete on a collegiate level.
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On a collegiate level. i'm talking about
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I'm talking about the four horsemen.
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The four horsemen. [laughter]
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[laughter] and i'll be honest,
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And i'll be honest, i even went past --
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I even went past -- 'cause i quit watching
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'cause i quit watching wrestling when i was
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Wrestling when i was about 13 or 14.
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About 13 or 14. i even went past
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I even went past when i stopped watching
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When i stopped watching wrestling and i watched when
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Wrestling and i watched when hulk hogan became a bad guy,
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Hulk hogan became a bad guy, and that was heartbreaking.
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And that was heartbreaking. because when i was growing up,
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Because when i was growing up, he was telling me to eat
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He was telling me to eat my vitamins and say my prayers.
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My vitamins and say my prayers. and i had a little hulk hogan
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And i had a little hulk hogan workout cassette tape
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Workout cassette tape and i listened to that thing.
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And i listened to that thing. and to watch hull hogan --
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And to watch hull hogan -- hulk hogan look at the crowd
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Hulk hogan look at the crowd and say, "shove it."
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And say, "shove it." i'm like, "shove it?
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I'm like, "shove it? you're our guy.
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You're our guy. you're our hero.
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You're our hero. how could you do this to me?"
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How could you do this to me?" i was watching it all week long.
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I was watching it all week long. but i was watching it
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But i was watching it in the lens of jacob.
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In the lens of jacob. i was trying to figure out
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I was trying to figure out what that had to do with jacob.
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What that had to do with jacob. and i realized it right here.
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And i realized it right here. it's because, you know,
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It's because, you know, they had a lot
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They had a lot of arguments about,
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Of arguments about, is wrestling fake or is it real?
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Is wrestling fake or is it real? is it fake or is it real?
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Is it fake or is it real? and i heard one wrestler
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And i heard one wrestler say something, he's like,
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Say something, he's like, "let me slam you
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"let me slam you and then you can see
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And then you can see how real it feels
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How real it feels or how fake it feels."
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Or how fake it feels." so, when the bible says
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So, when the bible says that he was wrestling
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That he was wrestling and he was wrestling alone,
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And he was wrestling alone, it let's me know two things.
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It let's me know two things. one, is that no one else
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One, is that no one else got to see how he struggled.
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Got to see how he struggled. no one else saw the struggle.
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No one else saw the struggle. and number two,
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And number two, he wrestled at night.
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He wrestled at night. which means that even
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Which means that even he couldn't see what
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He couldn't see what he was struggling with.
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He was struggling with. and isn't that the nature
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And isn't that the nature of the real things
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Of the real things we wrestle with?
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We wrestle with? i'm not talking about where
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I'm not talking about where the issues show up in our lives.
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The issues show up in our lives. i'm talking about
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I'm talking about the source of the issue.
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The source of the issue. and the source of the issue
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And the source of the issue determines the strategy
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Determines the strategy for the battle.
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For the battle. so, if you live your whole
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So, if you live your whole life thinking,
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Life thinking, "oh, well, i'm wrestling
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"oh, well, i'm wrestling against them,
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Against them, i'm fighting against them,
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I'm fighting against them, i need to convince them,
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I need to convince them, if they would just
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If they would just appreciate me."
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Appreciate me." you are -- you are making them
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You are -- you are making them the source of your struggle.
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The source of your struggle. if they are the source
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If they are the source of your struggle,
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Of your struggle, and they are a person,
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And they are a person, if they're external,
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If they're external, if it's an issue,
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If it's an issue, if it's the source
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If it's the source of your struggle,
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Of your struggle, then the source of your strength
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Then the source of your strength is also external.
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Is also external. because the source
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Because the source of your struggle will determine
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Of your struggle will determine the source of the strength
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The source of the strength that you need to defeat
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That you need to defeat that struggle.
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That struggle. i'm gonna make it plain
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I'm gonna make it plain in just a moment.
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In just a moment. when i'm fighting with something
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When i'm fighting with something that i can't see,
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That i can't see, i need to fight
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I need to fight with things that i can see.
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With things that i can see. if i'm fighting against
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If i'm fighting against something that is visible,
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Something that is visible, i need to fight
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I need to fight with something that is visible.
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With something that is visible. but what do i do when the fight
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But what do i do when the fight is happening at night?
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Is happening at night? what do i do when
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What do i do when the fight is happening
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The fight is happening in a place in me that
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In a place in me that i can't even really tell you
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I can't even really tell you about and i'm not really you
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About and i'm not really you wanna hear it anyway?
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Wanna hear it anyway? 'cause i'm blessed but,
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'cause i'm blessed but, i'm thankful but,
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I'm thankful but, i've come so far but.
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I've come so far but. and i told god i didn't wanna
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And i told god i didn't wanna preach this message to you
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Preach this message to you because the,
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Because the, "yes, i'm blessed thing,"
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"yes, i'm blessed thing," worked so much better on
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Worked so much better on sunday without the but.
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Sunday without the but. but when you come
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But when you come to this church,
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To this church, as long as i get
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As long as i get to be the pastor,
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To be the pastor, you can bring your blessed but
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You can bring your blessed but in this church every
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In this church every single sunday.
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Single sunday. what does that mean?
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What does that mean? you could come in confused.
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You could come in confused. what does that mean?
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What does that mean? you could come in conflicted.
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You could come in conflicted. what does that mean?
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What does that mean? you can come in crying.
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You can come in crying. you can leave crying.
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You can leave crying. you don't have to shout.
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You don't have to shout. you don't have to clap.
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You don't have to clap. you don't have to say, "amen."
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You don't have to say, "amen." you don't have
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You don't have to have a highlighter.
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To have a highlighter. you don't know have
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You don't know have to know 35 scriptures.
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To know 35 scriptures. you don't have to know how
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You don't have to know how to quote the apostle's creed.
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To quote the apostle's creed. you don't have to be born
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You don't have to be born in the right place
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In the right place at the right time.
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At the right time. you can be conflicted
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You can be conflicted and still come.
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And still come. [applause]
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[applause] in this church you
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In this church you can bring your blessed but.
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Can bring your blessed but. you can come in here
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You can come in here with questions and not
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With questions and not even leave with answers
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Even leave with answers but throw up your hands and say,
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But throw up your hands and say, "i've met with god afresh
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"i've met with god afresh and the angel told me
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And the angel told me it's gonna be alright."
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It's gonna be alright." [applause]
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[applause] you're blessed but.
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You're blessed but. you're blessed but you struggle.
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You're blessed but you struggle. you're blessed but you wonder.
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You're blessed but you wonder. you're blessed but you're still
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You're blessed but you're still not completely healed
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Not completely healed from it yet.
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From it yet. it happened 15 years ago.
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It happened 15 years ago. i'm blessed but there's a part
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I'm blessed but there's a part of me that still can't forgive
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Of me that still can't forgive what they did to me.
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What they did to me. i'm blessed but i still
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I'm blessed but i still replay it in my mind.
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Replay it in my mind. i'm blessed but i still run back
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I'm blessed but i still run back to it when the pressure is on.
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To it when the pressure is on. i'm blessed but i still can't
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I'm blessed but i still can't make sense out of it.
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Make sense out of it. i'm blessed, but i still
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I'm blessed, but i still don't feel ready for it.
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Don't feel ready for it. i'm blessed but i still feel
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I'm blessed but i still feel exhausted when i go to it.
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Exhausted when i go to it. i'm blessed,
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I'm blessed, god has given me so much,
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God has given me so much, but i spend so
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But i spend so much time wondering,
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Much time wondering, "can i keep it up?"
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"can i keep it up?" 'cause god gave it to me,
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'cause god gave it to me, but i can't keep it up.
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But i can't keep it up. but here is the good news.
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But here is the good news. if he started it,
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If he started it, then the pressure is on him
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Then the pressure is on him to finish it.
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To finish it. [applause]
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[applause] you need to remember that
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You need to remember that the source determines
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The source determines the strategy
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The strategy and if the blessing
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And if the blessing comes from you,
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Comes from you, then it's on you
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Then it's on you to keep it going.
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To keep it going. but if it comes from god.
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But if it comes from god. [applause]
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[applause] so, i learned this in my life.
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So, i learned this in my life. when i give him praise
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When i give him praise it takes off pressure.
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It takes off pressure. someone said to me,
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Someone said to me, "y'all praise god
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"y'all praise god at elevation church very
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At elevation church very externally and very openly,
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Externally and very openly, and it's kind of shocking."
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And it's kind of shocking." and i'm like,
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And i'm like, "why is it shocking?
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"why is it shocking? the world is crazy
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The world is crazy externally and verbally.
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Externally and verbally. so, if it's crazy externally
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So, if it's crazy externally and verbally,
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And verbally, then when i'm fighting
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Then when i'm fighting back against the craziness,
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Back against the craziness, i need to fight it
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I need to fight it externally and verbally.
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Externally and verbally. [applause]
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[applause] so, if the devil is telling me
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So, if the devil is telling me esau is gonna kill you,
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Esau is gonna kill you, i need to speak back
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I need to speak back and say to god,
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And say to god, "you promised.
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"you promised. i have your word on this.
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I have your word on this. i have your assurance on this.
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I have your assurance on this. i'm in the middle
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I'm in the middle of your purpose."
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Of your purpose." and so, jacob --
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And so, jacob -- ooh, i love this story.
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Ooh, i love this story. it's so amazing.
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It's so amazing. because jacob all of his life
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Because jacob all of his life has been blessed by grabbing
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Has been blessed by grabbing on to what he wanted.
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On to what he wanted. oh, he's a go getter.
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Oh, he's a go getter. jacob sets his mind out
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Jacob sets his mind out to do something.
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To do something. this is how ambitious jacob is.
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This is how ambitious jacob is. when he was born esau was coming
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When he was born esau was coming out first and he came out --
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Out first and he came out -- y'all don't ruin the punchline
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Y'all don't ruin the punchline for me all y'all bible nerds.
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For me all y'all bible nerds. [laughter]
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[laughter] he came out grabbing the heel
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He came out grabbing the heel of his older brother
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Of his older brother so he could be first.
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So he could be first. and so, they saw him doing
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And so, they saw him doing that and they're like,
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That and they're like, "we need to call him jacob
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"we need to call him jacob because jacob means
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Because jacob means heel grabber."
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Heel grabber." what amazing creativity.
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What amazing creativity. [laughter]
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[laughter] and then secondly,
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And then secondly, what an amazing picture
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What an amazing picture of the way he lived
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Of the way he lived the rest of his life
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The rest of his life and the way so many of us do.
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And the way so many of us do. grabbing for something that
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Grabbing for something that god wants to give him.
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God wants to give him. let me be honest with you.
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Let me be honest with you. we live in a time where
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We live in a time where it's very easy to confuse
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It's very easy to confuse christianity with discipline.
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Christianity with discipline. to be a good christian in many
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To be a good christian in many of our minds means that,
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Of our minds means that, "this is how much
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"this is how much i'm gonna read the bible.
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I'm gonna read the bible. this is how much
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This is how much i'm gonna pray."
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I'm gonna pray." and i hope that you read
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And i hope that you read the bible and pray a lot
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The bible and pray a lot and more and more every day.
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And more and more every day. and i hope you do,
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And i hope you do, and i hope i do,
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And i hope i do, and i hope you all do.
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And i hope you all do. that isn't what makes
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That isn't what makes you a christian.
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You a christian. that isn't what makes you
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That isn't what makes you a better christian.
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A better christian. that isn't even what makes
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That isn't even what makes you a strong christian,
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You a strong christian, just by how much you pray
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Just by how much you pray and how much you
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And how much you read the bible.
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Read the bible. that is not how to be blessed
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That is not how to be blessed god's way, the gospel way.
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God's way, the gospel way. and the reason that i know
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And the reason that i know that in my life is because
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That in my life is because i've spent too many of my years
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I've spent too many of my years thinking that the blessing
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Thinking that the blessing of god was something
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Of god was something that i had to hold on to
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That i had to hold on to or it would get away from me.
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Or it would get away from me. and for all
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And for all of the christian control freaks,
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Of the christian control freaks, which is an oxymoron.
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Which is an oxymoron. [laughter]
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[laughter] "'cause, god, i give you my life
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"'cause, god, i give you my life as long as married by age 23.
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As long as married by age 23. god, i give you my life
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God, i give you my life as long as this job opportunity
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As long as this job opportunity opens up in the right market.
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Opens up in the right market. i like the climate as well
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I like the climate as well as the school educational.
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As the school educational. [laughter]
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[laughter] god, here is our children.
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God, here is our children. we devote them to you.
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We devote them to you. and lord jesus,
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And lord jesus, i just believe that she would
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I just believe that she would make a great worship leader
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Make a great worship leader in the church.
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In the church. she's just like
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She's just like that girl, tiffany,
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That girl, tiffany, and she should sing
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And she should sing just like that.
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Just like that. i know she's not blonde,
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I know she's not blonde, but we'll dye her hair, lord,
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But we'll dye her hair, lord, and could be just like
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And could be just like that girl, tiffany."
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That girl, tiffany." [laughter]
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[laughter] "that would be wonderful,
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"that would be wonderful, but i give them to you, lord."
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But i give them to you, lord." [laughter]
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[laughter] and so, the interesting thing
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And so, the interesting thing for me has been my life,
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For me has been my life, how to have a real commitment
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How to have a real commitment to christ without trying
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To christ without trying to control his will
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To control his will in my life?
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In my life? [applause]
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[applause] how to -- how to be serious
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How to -- how to be serious about my relationship
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About my relationship with god while staying
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With god while staying surrendered to the god
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Surrendered to the god who i'm in relationship with.
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Who i'm in relationship with. this is not as easy
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This is not as easy as it seems because
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As it seems because you will find yourself
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You will find yourself often really,
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Often really, really committed to trying
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Really committed to trying to get god to bless you.
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To get god to bless you. committed to,
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Committed to, "i'm really gonna
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"i'm really gonna get my life together."
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Get my life together." committed to,
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Committed to, "i really wanna be free
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"i really wanna be free from these patterns."
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From these patterns." committed to, i wanna
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Committed to, i wanna be an example,
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Be an example, make a difference,
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Make a difference, have an influence,
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Have an influence, make the mark,
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Make the mark, fulfill a purpose,
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Fulfill a purpose, really committed to that.
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Really committed to that. but then commitment
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But then commitment becomes control,
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Becomes control, and you cannot follow
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And you cannot follow christ and have control.
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Christ and have control. [applause]
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[applause] i'm sorry.
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I'm sorry. i want it to be where you can.
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I want it to be where you can. i want it to be where jesus
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I want it to be where jesus lets you code him,
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Lets you code him, where you get to give him
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Where you get to give him the commands and you get
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The commands and you get to give him the thing --
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To give him the thing -- but every time
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But every time i read in the bible,
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I read in the bible, he's giving the commands.
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He's giving the commands. every time in my life
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Every time in my life he brings me
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He brings me into something new.
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Into something new. he takes me through
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He takes me through something scary.
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Something scary. every time in my life
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Every time in my life he sets me free
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He sets me free from something that i don't
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From something that i don't want to give me something
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Want to give me something that i do want.
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That i do want. i cannot reach toward
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I cannot reach toward what he's giving me
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What he's giving me without letting go
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Without letting go of what i held.
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Of what i held. and there are a lot of us
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And there are a lot of us who are not going to get
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Who are not going to get what we need from god
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What we need from god in this season until we let
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In this season until we let go of what we held
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Go of what we held to in the previous.
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To in the previous. [applause]
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[applause] there are some blessings
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There are some blessings that only come through
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That only come through holding on.
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Holding on. i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, sometimes you have got
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Sometimes you have got to get around the promise
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To get around the promise from god and say,
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From god and say, "i don't care how many
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"i don't care how many things blow against it,
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Things blow against it, i don't care how many
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I don't care how many things shake it up,
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Things shake it up, i don't care how
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I don't care how many years passed.
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Many years passed. i am holding on
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I am holding on to what god said."
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To what god said." [applause]
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[applause] there are blessings that only
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There are blessings that only come from holding on.
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Come from holding on. that's jacob.
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That's jacob. he's like,
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He's like, "no, you're not leaving
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"no, you're not leaving until you bless me.
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Until you bless me. i need a blessing.
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I need a blessing. i got a fresh battle.
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I got a fresh battle. i need a fresh blessing.
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I need a fresh blessing. i got a fresh test.
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I got a fresh test. i need a fresh blessing.
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I need a fresh blessing. you are not leaving.
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You are not leaving. i am not going to let you
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I am not going to let you go unless you bless me."
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Go unless you bless me." and then god says,
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And then god says, "but i cannot bless you
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"but i cannot bless you unless you let go.
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Unless you let go. let go of the way you thought
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Let go of the way you thought it was supposed to go.
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It was supposed to go. let go of your comparison
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Let go of your comparison to other standards that have
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To other standards that have nothing to do with who
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Nothing to do with who the sovereign god
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The sovereign god called you to be.
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Called you to be. let go of the expectations
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Let go of the expectations of perfection that you have
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Of perfection that you have for yourself that can
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For yourself that can only be satisfied through
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Only be satisfied through the perfect work of jesus
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The perfect work of jesus and has already applied
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And has already applied to your account.
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To your account. let go."
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Let go." there are some blessings that
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There are some blessings that you can get by holding on.
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You can get by holding on. oh, yeah.
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Oh, yeah. jacob was blessed.
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Jacob was blessed. his father blessed him.
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His father blessed him. he got the blessing
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He got the blessing of the first born,
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Of the first born, double inheritance,
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Double inheritance, the blessing of the first born,
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The blessing of the first born, the naming rights
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The naming rights of the children,
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Of the children, the patriarchy
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The patriarchy of the whole nation.
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Of the whole nation. he got blessed by isaac,
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He got blessed by isaac, but he didn't get blessed
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But he didn't get blessed yet as who he really was.
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Yet as who he really was. so, you say, "wait a minute,
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So, you say, "wait a minute, you read me a scripture
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You read me a scripture and you said that the key
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And you said that the key to being blessed
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To being blessed was holding on."
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Was holding on." and sometimes that's true.
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And sometimes that's true. but i want you to read
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But i want you to read just a little bit further
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Just a little bit further in this passage
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In this passage and see what the real blessing
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And see what the real blessing that god wants to give
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That god wants to give you in this season.
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You in this season. i believe god has a blessing
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I believe god has a blessing for you in this season that your
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For you in this season that your eyes haven't seen yet,
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Eyes haven't seen yet, that your ears haven't heard,
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That your ears haven't heard, that hasn't entered
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That hasn't entered into your hearts,
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Into your hearts, that you will be speaking about
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That you will be speaking about for years to come.
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For years to come. but watch this,
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But watch this, there is a blessing that
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There is a blessing that comes from holding on.
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Comes from holding on. persevering.
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Persevering. there is a blessing
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There is a blessing that comes through tenacity.
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That comes through tenacity. "then the man said,
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"then the man said, 'let me go,
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'let me go, for it is daybreak.'
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For it is daybreak.' but jacob replied,
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But jacob replied, 'i will not let go
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'i will not let go unless you bless me.'"
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Unless you bless me.'" now, watch this.
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Now, watch this. on the surface so far,
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On the surface so far, it seems like that jacob
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It seems like that jacob got this blessing
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Got this blessing the way that he got
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The way that he got every other blessing.
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Every other blessing. and maybe right now,
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And maybe right now, you're trying to do it
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You're trying to do it like you always did it
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Like you always did it and it's not working.
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And it's not working. and you're trying to face it
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And you're trying to face it like you always faced it
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Like you always faced it and it's not working.
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And it's not working. but watch what the angel said,
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But watch what the angel said, and this is the turning point
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And this is the turning point in this
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In this transformative experience
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Transformative experience for jacob and for you.
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For jacob and for you. "but jacob replied,
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"but jacob replied, 'i will let you go
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'i will let you go unless you bless me.'
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Unless you bless me.' and the man asked him,
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And the man asked him, 'what is your name?'
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'what is your name?' 'jacob,' he answered.
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'jacob,' he answered. then the man said,
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Then the man said, 'your name will no
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'your name will no longer be jacob,
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Longer be jacob, but israel,
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But israel, because you have struggled
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Because you have struggled with god and
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With god and with humans and have overcome.'"
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With humans and have overcome.'" when he said,
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When he said, "what is your name?"
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"what is your name?" it reminds us of 20 years ago
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It reminds us of 20 years ago in genesis 27
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In genesis 27 when isaac called
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When isaac called his son to bless him.
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His son to bless him. he thought he was talking
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He thought he was talking to esau because he was blind.
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To esau because he was blind. and he said,
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And he said, "who are you?"
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"who are you?" and the voice came back saying,
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And the voice came back saying, "i am esau,"
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"i am esau," but it wasn't esau.
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But it wasn't esau. it was jacob.
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It was jacob. in two days,
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In two days, there will be enraged christians
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There will be enraged christians on social media
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On social media arguing about halloween.
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Arguing about halloween. is it right or is it not right
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Is it right or is it not right to celebrate halloween?
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To celebrate halloween? we will not discuss that
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We will not discuss that in this pulpit today.
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In this pulpit today. that is not the purpose
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That is not the purpose for which god sent me.
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For which god sent me. but i will tell you one thing
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But i will tell you one thing that god is very
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That god is very concerned about,
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Concerned about, anytime you dress up as
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Anytime you dress up as something that you're not --
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Something that you're not -- [applause]
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[applause] come on, church.
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Come on, church. anytime you start putting
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Anytime you start putting on clothes,
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On clothes, anytime you start
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Anytime you start putting on personas,
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Putting on personas, anytime you start putting on
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Anytime you start putting on something that doesn't come
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Something that doesn't come from who god made you to be,
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From who god made you to be, anytime you start
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Anytime you start dressing yourself,
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Dressing yourself, disguising yourself,
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Disguising yourself, trying to gain the acceptance
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Trying to gain the acceptance or the approval,
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Or the approval, it's always a trick
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It's always a trick and it's never a treat.
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And it's never a treat. and god says,
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And god says, "i don't need you
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"i don't need you to be esau to bless you
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To be esau to bless you 'cause when i bless you,
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'cause when i bless you, i'm gonna bless you.
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I'm gonna bless you. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] the real you,
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The real you, the short you,
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The short you, the tall you,
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The tall you, the old you,
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The old you, the new you."
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The new you." god said when i bless you,
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God said when i bless you, you won't have to pretend
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You won't have to pretend about anything.
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About anything. you can just praise me
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You can just praise me because i am the source
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Because i am the source of your strength
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Of your strength and the strength of your life."
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And the strength of your life." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] high five three people,
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High five three people, say, "yes, i'm blessed."
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Say, "yes, i'm blessed." >> congregation: yes,
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>> congregation: yes, i'm blessed.
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I'm blessed. >> "yes, i'm blessed."
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>> "yes, i'm blessed." >> congregation: yes,
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>> congregation: yes, i'm blessed.
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I'm blessed. >> and so, jacob was
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>> and so, jacob was already blessed,
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Already blessed, but he didn't know
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But he didn't know who he was.
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Who he was. and god said,
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And god said, "after all i've done for you,
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"after all i've done for you, do you still not
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Do you still not know who you are?
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Know who you are? you're my child.
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You're my child. you're the head
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You're the head and not the tail.
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And not the tail. you're blessed.
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You're blessed. you are redeemed from the pit.
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You are redeemed from the pit. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are chosen and loved
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You are chosen and loved as the apple of his eye.
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As the apple of his eye. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are an overcomer.
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You are an overcomer. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are the purchased of god.
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You are the purchased of god. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are blessed.
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You are blessed. you are blessed
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You are blessed to be a blessing."
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To be a blessing." and now, shout like
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And now, shout like you know who blessed you.
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You know who blessed you. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] "'cause when you know
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"'cause when you know who blessed you,
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Who blessed you, you know who to go back
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You know who to go back to when you need
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To when you need some more of it.
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Some more of it. and that is me,
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And that is me, it's the glory,
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It's the glory, it's the glory.
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It's the glory. it's not trash.
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It's not trash. i need you."
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I need you." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] high five 11 people
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High five 11 people and say, "yes, i'm blessed."
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And say, "yes, i'm blessed." >> congregation: yes,
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>> congregation: yes, i'm blessed.
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I'm blessed. >> i'm not bragging,
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>> i'm not bragging, but i'm blessed.
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But i'm blessed. i'm not perfect,
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I'm not perfect, but i'm blessed.
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But i'm blessed. i'm not a 100% honest
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I'm not a 100% honest all the time,
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All the time, but i'm blessed.
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But i'm blessed. let me just be real with you.
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Let me just be real with you. he has blessed me with every
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He has blessed me with every blessing in spiritual places.
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Blessing in spiritual places. i got it in the heavenly realm,
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I got it in the heavenly realm, now i just gotta bring
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Now i just gotta bring it in my life.
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>> well, we hear a lot
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>> well, we hear a lot of messages in church
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Of messages in church and in life
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And in life about holding on,
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About holding on, you know,
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You know, "don't give up.
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"don't give up. hang in there.
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Hang in there. just grab tighter."
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Just grab tighter." and sometimes, that's exactly
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And sometimes, that's exactly what you need to hear.
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What you need to hear. but there are those times
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But there are those times in your life where the blessing
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In your life where the blessing is in letting go.
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Is in letting go. the times in life
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The times in life where you can't control it,
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Where you can't control it, can't figure it out.
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Can't figure it out. all of your calculations
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All of your calculations fall short and you
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Fall short and you just have to surrender it.
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Just have to surrender it. and this is so much
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And this is so much easier said than done.
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Easier said than done. but i wanna put a series
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But i wanna put a series in your hands today
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In your hands today that is going to help you
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That is going to help you to relinquish the control
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To relinquish the control of the things
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Of the things that are god's job,
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That are god's job, the battles that
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The battles that he wants to fight for you.
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He wants to fight for you. the series is called,
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"the blessing of letting go."
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"the blessing of letting go." and i believe that
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And i believe that as you walk through
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As you walk through this teaching,
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This teaching, you're gonna receive
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You're gonna receive peace like never before.
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Peace like never before. and i wanna include another
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And i wanna include another series for you called,
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Series for you called, "challenge the shadow."
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"challenge the shadow." you don't have to just accept
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You don't have to just accept the darkness as your new normal.
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The darkness as your new normal. there is a light in god
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There is a light in god and there is a way forward,
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And there is a way forward, but first, to see it,
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But first, to see it, you have to let go.
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You have to let go. so, call right now
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So, call right now and for your gift of any amount
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And for your gift of any amount to this ministry,
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To this ministry, we wanna put
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We wanna put "the blessing of letting go"
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"the blessing of letting go" in your hands today with
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In your hands today with "challenge the shadow."
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"challenge the shadow." i believe this is gonna be
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I believe this is gonna be just the word you need
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Just the word you need to give you the momentum
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To give you the momentum and the practical strategy
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And the practical strategy to put it in god's hands
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To put it in god's hands and watch him do something
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And watch him do something amazing in your life.
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>> to get
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The "release and restore"
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Sermon pack from
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Pastor steven furtick,
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Which includes
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Two brand-new series,
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"the blessing of letting go"
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And "challenge the shadow,"
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Call or go online now.
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>> let go of your comparison
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>> let go of your comparison to other standards
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To other standards that have nothing to do
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That have nothing to do with who the sovereign god
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With who the sovereign god called you to be.
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Called you to be. let go of the expectations
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Let go of the expectations of perfection that you have
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Of perfection that you have for yourself that can only be
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For yourself that can only be satisfied through the perfect
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Satisfied through the perfect work of jesus and has already
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Work of jesus and has already applied to your account.
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Applied to your account. let go.
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Let go. that's the blessing
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That's the blessing of letting go
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Of letting go of the way you thought
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Of the way you thought it was supposed to be,
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It was supposed to be, is that...
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And i feel god going through
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And i feel god going through somebody's temple today
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Somebody's temple today and clearing out everything
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And clearing out everything that doesn't belong
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That doesn't belong and wiping out every shadow
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And wiping out every shadow that has tried to eliminate
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That has tried to eliminate your purpose and your peace.
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>> in this exclusive
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Dual sermon pack,
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Pastor steven shares
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The importance of letting go
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Of past experiences to step into
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New opportunities and blessings.
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Call or go online now to receive
00:25:59.254 --> 00:26:00.922
The release and restore
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Sermon pack today
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For a gift of any amount.
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Don't wait to experience
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The freedom god has for you.
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Take action now.
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>> ♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ that's why i trust him ♪
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♪ that's why i trust god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one ♪
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♪ who will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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♪ oh i trust in god ♪
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♪ my savior ♪
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♪ the one ♪
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♪ who will never fail ♪
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♪ he will never fail ♪
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>> ♪ i sought the lord ♪
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♪ and he heard ♪
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♪ and he answered ♪
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♪ i sought the lord ♪
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Steven Furtick - The Blessing of Letting Go (Part 2)

May 26, 2025 | 27:29

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