Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Not As Long As My Song (Part 1)

January 14, 2026 | 27:29

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Not As Long As My Song (Part 1) | January 14, 2026

>> announcer: up next,
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An encouraging message
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From pastor stephen furtick
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Of elevation church.
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If you're looking to strengthen
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Your faith and shift
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Your perspective,
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Stay tuned.
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♪ ♪
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>> the psalmist in psalm
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>> the psalmist in psalm 13 has a prayer to lift to god,
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13 has a prayer to lift to god, and it starts like this:
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"how long, lord?
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"how long, lord? will you forget me forever?
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Will you forget me forever? how long will you
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How long will you hide your face from me?
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Hide your face from me? how long must i wrestle
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How long must i wrestle with my thoughts,
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With my thoughts, and day after day have
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And day after day have sorrow in my heart?
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Sorrow in my heart? how long will my
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How long will my enemy triumph over me?
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Enemy triumph over me? look on me and answer,
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Look on me and answer, lord my god,
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Lord my god, give light to my eyes,
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Give light to my eyes, or i will sleep in death,
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Or i will sleep in death, and my enemy will say
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I have overcome him,
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And my foes will
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Rejoice when i fall.
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But i trust in your
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Unfailing love."
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You see how that just lifted?
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You see how that just lifted? this psalm is a lament.
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This psalm is a lament. it's a cry for help.
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It's a cry for help. it's filled with anguish
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It's filled with anguish that's in the tone of sorrow,
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That's in the tone of sorrow, but there is a lift
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But there is a lift within the lament.
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Within the lament. there is a lift within
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There is a lift within your lament today.
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Your lament today. when you cry to god,
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When you cry to god, he won't just leave you crying.
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He won't just leave you crying. "for weeping may endure
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"for weeping may endure for a night,
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For a night, but joy comes with the morning."
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But joy comes with the morning." somebody say, "good morning."
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Somebody say, "good morning." >> congregation: good morning.
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>> "but i trust in
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>> "but i trust in your unfailing love.
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Your unfailing love. my heart rejoices
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My heart rejoices in your salvation.
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In your salvation. i will sing the lord's praise,
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I will sing the lord's praise, for he has been good to me."
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For he has been good to me." go ahead and clap your
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Go ahead and clap your hands for the word of god.
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[applause]
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I wanna give you my title
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I wanna give you my title in a special way today,
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In a special way today, and i need you to turn
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And i need you to turn to your neighbor one more time.
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To your neighbor one more time. you don't have to talk
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You don't have to talk to them again after this
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To them again after this if you don't want to.
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[laughter]
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But start by asking
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But start by asking them a question,
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Them a question, it's gonna set up my
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It's gonna set up my subject for today.
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Subject for today. tell your neighbor
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Tell your neighbor first thing --
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First thing -- first things first,
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First things first, just tell them,
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Just tell them, "i know you've been going
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"i know you've been going through some trouble."
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Through some trouble." >> congregation: i know
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>> congregation: i know you've been going
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You've been going through some trouble.
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Through some trouble. >> look at them and say,
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>> look at them and say, "i can tell."
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"i can tell." >> congregation: i can tell
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>> congregation: i can tell >> now, now look back
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>> now, now look back at them and ask,
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At them and ask, "how long do you think
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"how long do you think it's gonna last?"
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It's gonna last?" >> congregation: how long
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>> congregation: how long do you think it's gonna last?
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Do you think it's gonna last? >> all right, you ready?
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>> all right, you ready? now look back at them
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Now look back at them and answer that question
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And answer that question they just asked you.
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They just asked you. look them right in their eyes
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Look them right in their eyes and tell them,
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And tell them, "not as long as my song."
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"not as long as my song." >> congregation: not as long
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>> congregation: not as long as my song.
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[applause]
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>> that's what i wanna preach
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>> that's what i wanna preach to you about today,
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To you about today, "not as long as my song."
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"not as long as my song." father, make it plain
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Father, make it plain and powerful and personal.
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And powerful and personal. in jesus' name
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In jesus' name i give you praise, amen.
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I give you praise, amen. you may be seated.
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You may be seated. give three hugs
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Give three hugs before you sit down,
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Before you sit down, and then be seated.
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God is good.
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God is good. >> congregation: all the time.
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>> congregation: all the time. >> all the time,
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>> all the time, god is good.
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God is good. four times in the psalm
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Four times in the psalm the psalmist asked the question
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The psalmist asked the question that every parent has heard
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That every parent has heard on a road trip, how long?
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We had a pretty rainy week
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We had a pretty rainy week of weather in charlotte,
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Of weather in charlotte, north carolina.
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North carolina. holly looked at me friday
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Holly looked at me friday and said,
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And said, "am i ever gonna
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"am i ever gonna see the sun again?"
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See the sun again?" how long, lord?
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How long, lord? doesn't take long, does it?
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It doesn't take long
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It doesn't take long for us to get gloomy.
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For us to get gloomy. doesn't take long for us
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Doesn't take long for us to buy into a narrative
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To buy into a narrative that's very negative,
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That's very negative, at least for me.
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At least for me. doesn't take long.
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Doesn't take long. and i have discovered
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And i have discovered that even the strongest faith
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That even the strongest faith only can hold on so long
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Only can hold on so long through certain situations.
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Through certain situations. and i have discovered
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And i have discovered that the human will has
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That the human will has its limits even when you're
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Its limits even when you're in the will of god.
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In the will of god. now, i know i'm starting early,
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Now, i know i'm starting early, but that would have
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But that would have been worth writing
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Been worth writing down had you had
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Down had you had your notebook ready,
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Your notebook ready, had i given you a moment
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Had i given you a moment to get situated.
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To get situated. every human will has
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Every human will has its limits even when you're
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Its limits even when you're in the will of god.
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In the will of god. even when you're doing
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Even when you're doing what god called you to do,
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What god called you to do, there is a place that
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There is a place that you hit a wall.
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You hit a wall. so today i wanna talk
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So today i wanna talk from the subject,
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From the subject, how long, lord?
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How long, lord? but i wanna talk about three
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But i wanna talk about three l's that i think will help you.
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L's that i think will help you. i'm gonna give them to you
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I'm gonna give them to you up front and we'll review
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Up front and we'll review them at the end.
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Them at the end. and you've heard of lions
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And you've heard of lions and tigers and bears, right?
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And tigers and bears, right? this is modeled after that,
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This is modeled after that, but it's not exactly that.
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But it's not exactly that. i wanna talk about limits,
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I wanna talk about limits, and levels, and loops.
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And levels, and loops. limits, and levels, and loops.
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Limits, and levels, and loops. put those in the chat please,
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Put those in the chat please, if you're watching online
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If you're watching online or the comments.
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Or the comments. limits and levels
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Limits and levels and loops.
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And loops. oh my.
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Oh my. amen.
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Amen. limits and levels and loops.
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Limits and levels and loops. amen.
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Amen. you say, "oh my,"
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You say, "oh my," i say, "amen."
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I say, "amen." my mind went to
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My mind went to a personal experience
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A personal experience that we had this summer,
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That we had this summer, which i mentioned briefly,
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Which i mentioned briefly, but my oldest son, elijah,
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But my oldest son, elijah, spent the very first weeks
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Spent the very first weeks after he graduated college
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After he graduated college in the hospital.
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In the hospital. and the first part
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And the first part of it was planned because
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Of it was planned because he had an issue with his spine
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He had an issue with his spine that we'd been monitoring
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That we'd been monitoring with the neurosurgeon
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With the neurosurgeon for five years.
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For five years. and upon
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And upon the neurosurgeon's advice,
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The neurosurgeon's advice, we decided that he needed
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We decided that he needed to have the surgery.
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To have the surgery. and the surgery
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And the surgery was not going be easy.
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Was not going be easy. no surgery is minor.
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No surgery is minor. no surgery is minor,
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No surgery is minor, and this surgery wasn't
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And this surgery wasn't even billed as minor.
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Even billed as minor. and so we were expecting
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And so we were expecting a pretty rough recovery.
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A pretty rough recovery. now, i'm not saying elijah
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Now, i'm not saying elijah is not tough,
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Is not tough, but after his surgery,
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But after his surgery, it was amazing to me how good
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It was amazing to me how good he kept his attitude because
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He kept his attitude because part of the surgery
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Part of the surgery where they operated on him,
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Where they operated on him, it was at the --
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It was at the -- and i'm about to say stuff,
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And i'm about to say stuff, i don't really know what
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I don't really know what it means but i heard
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It means but i heard a doctor say,
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A doctor say, and i'm regurgitating
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And i'm regurgitating it to you.
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It to you. it somehow affected his nausea.
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It somehow affected his nausea. and so for the first four days
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And so for the first four days after his surgery he was
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After his surgery he was just throwing up,
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Just throwing up, he couldn't eat anything.
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He couldn't eat anything. but he didn't complain much,
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But he didn't complain much, and it was amazing that
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And it was amazing that he didn't complain much
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He didn't complain much because i've lived with this
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Because i've lived with this kid 20 years and i'm like,
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Kid 20 years and i'm like, "who are you?"
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"who are you?" from whence cometh
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From whence cometh this strength and power
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And self-control and positive
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And self-control and positive mental attitude?
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Mental attitude? you've been watching
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You've been watching david goggins
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David goggins and reading the bible
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And reading the bible or something like that?
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Or something like that? you're not complaining,
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You're not complaining, you're just thugging it out."
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You're just thugging it out." and he did that
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And he did that for several days.
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For several days. and i tried to keep him company
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In those days and just any way
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In those days and just any way i could think of to spend time
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I could think of to spend time with him since
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With him since he couldn't really eat.
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He couldn't really eat. we watched entire seasons
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We watched entire seasons of "better call saul" --
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Of "better call saul" -- i mean "the chosen."
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[laughter]
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And you know,
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And you know, right about the time when
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Right about the time when it looked like his body was
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It looked like his body was bouncing back,
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Bouncing back, his fever went up.
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His fever went up. and holly is our family
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And holly is our family doctor and so she knew,
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Doctor and so she knew, i think, that it's
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I think, that it's become infected.
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Become infected. and she took him to the er
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And she took him to the er and it had become infected
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And it had become infected at the site of the surgery.
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At the site of the surgery. and so while we thought
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And so while we thought we might be able to get him
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We might be able to get him on antibiotics,
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On antibiotics, when he developed,
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When he developed, how do you say it, holly?
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How do you say it, holly? bron -- bacterial meningitis.
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Bron -- bacterial meningitis. they came to get him and said,
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They came to get him and said, "we're gonna have
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"we're gonna have to do the whole
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To do the whole surgery over again."
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Surgery over again." that was the moment where
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That was the moment where his positive mental attitude
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His positive mental attitude left the building.
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Left the building. and i got it because i thought,
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And i got it because i thought, remember the series,
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Remember the series, that i was getting better,
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That i was getting better, and i thought that
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And i thought that this was almost over.
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This was almost over. and i set a clock for myself
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And i set a clock for myself that i am not gonna complain
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That i am not gonna complain on this clock,
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On this clock, but that clock has run out.
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But that clock has run out. and even the strongest
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And even the strongest human will has a limit.
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Human will has a limit. even the strongest resolve
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Even the strongest resolve has a limit when your win
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Has a limit when your win has no end in sight.
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Has no end in sight. because after the surgery,
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Because after the surgery, not only was it worse
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Not only was it worse the second time,
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The second time, but he stayed in the hospital
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But he stayed in the hospital that time for the better
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That time for the better part of a week,
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Part of a week, went home,
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Went home, they put a picc line in him
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They put a picc line in him to give him his antibiotics
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To give him his antibiotics and then what they were putting
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And then what they were putting in his body to keep him
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In his body to keep him from becoming infected
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From becoming infected and to get the infection
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And to get the infection out of his body was making
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Out of his body was making him nauseous again.
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Him nauseous again. so now i can't eat again.
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So now i can't eat again. and when i can't eat,
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And when i can't eat, i am not very happy
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I am not very happy about anything.
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About anything. and don't tell me
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And don't tell me to praise the lord,
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To praise the lord, because i praised the lord
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Because i praised the lord for the first week,
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For the first week, but i wasn't planning
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But i wasn't planning on the second week or to have
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On the second week or to have these tubes for 30 days
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These tubes for 30 days in my arms.
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In my arms. and i know there are people who
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And i know there are people who are going through
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Are going through a lot worse than that,
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A lot worse than that, and your condition is a lot
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And your condition is a lot more serious than
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More serious than what i'm describing,
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What i'm describing, but perhaps we can agree
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But perhaps we can agree together that even the strongest
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Together that even the strongest human will has a limit.
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Human will has a limit. and it seems like the person
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And it seems like the person who wrote psalm 13
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Who wrote psalm 13 has hit his limit.
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Has hit his limit. he doesn't start the beginning
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He doesn't start the beginning of the psalm with praise,
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Of the psalm with praise, thanks, or glory be,
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Thanks, or glory be, or hallowed,
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Or hallowed, he says,
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He says, "how long?"
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"how long?" not hallelujah,
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Not hallelujah, but how-long-allujah.
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[laughter]
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It's a different
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It's a different kind of prayer.
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Kind of prayer. and i'm choosing these psalms
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And i'm choosing these psalms throughout our series to show
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Throughout our series to show you that you can come to god
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You that you can come to god honestly and sincerely
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Honestly and sincerely with your problems,
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With your problems, but not focus on your problems
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But not focus on your problems and not remain in the same
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And not remain in the same place that you came when
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Place that you came when you brought your
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You brought your problems to god.
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Problems to god. by the way,
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By the way, elijah is doing so well.
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Elijah is doing so well. he's doing so incredibly well.
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[applause]
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He's actually working
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He's actually working for me now,
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For me now, clipping my sermons for tiktok.
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[applause]
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That's right,
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That's right, he's on the front row today.
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He's on the front row today. they gave him today off,
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They gave him today off, but he said if you
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But he said if you get preaching too good,
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I might have to run to the back
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I might have to run to the back and clip you real quick.
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[laughter]
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Now, the interesting
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Now, the interesting thing about the psalmist's
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Thing about the psalmist's complaint that ends in praise,
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Complaint that ends in praise, but that starts with complaint
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But that starts with complaint is he says,
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"how long will you
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"how long will you forget me, lord?
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Forget me, lord? how long are you
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How long are you going to hide from me?
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Going to hide from me? i can't find you.
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I can't find you. man, it's like you keep
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Man, it's like you keep telling me, god,
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Telling me, god, to do something,
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To do something, but then i do what i thought you
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But then i do what i thought you told me to do
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Told me to do and i'm not sure if that's
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And i'm not sure if that's what you told me to do because
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What you told me to do because i don't feel you.
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I don't feel you. i moved because i thought
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I moved because i thought i was moving in obedience
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I was moving in obedience to the will of god
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To the will of god for my life."
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For my life." but even when you're
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But even when you're in the will of god,
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In the will of god, the strongest human will
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The strongest human will can only hold on so long.
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Can only hold on so long. and when you get in
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And when you get in that place of how long,
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That place of how long, how long,
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How long, i think i should say
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I think i should say it like this,
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It like this, you can only be strong
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You can only be strong for so long.
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For so long. you can only feel
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You can only feel forgotten for so long.
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Forgotten for so long. you can only feel taken
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You can only feel taken for granted for so long.
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For granted for so long. you can only do for others
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You can only do for others so long and say,
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So long and say, "well, i'm doing
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"well, i'm doing it for the lord,
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It for the lord, i'm doing it for the lord,
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I'm doing it for the lord, i'm doing it for the lord,
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I'm doing it for the lord, i'm doing it for the lord.
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I'm doing it for the lord. a thank you would be nice,
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A thank you would be nice, but i'm not doing
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But i'm not doing it for thank you,
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It for thank you, i'm doing it for the lord."
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I'm doing it for the lord." and then you explode on us
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And then you explode on us because even the nicest,
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Because even the nicest, most polite, most servant
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Most polite, most servant hearted person can only serve
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Hearted person can only serve strong for so long before
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Strong for so long before you start wondering how long
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You start wondering how long till they reciprocate
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Till they reciprocate for me?
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For me? don't say amen,
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Don't say amen, they'll know you're agitated
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They'll know you're agitated with them and you're about
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With them and you're about to explode any minute
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To explode any minute and they need to duck.
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And they need to duck. "how long will you forget me?
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"how long will you forget me? how long will you hide from me?"
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How long will you hide from me?" he actually says something
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He actually says something that i know we've
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That i know we've all felt in here,
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All felt in here, "how long will
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"how long will my enemy triumph over me?"
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My enemy triumph over me?" in other words,
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In other words, how long till i get a win?
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How long till i get a win? i don't feel like
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I don't feel like i'm winning anywhere.
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I'm winning anywhere. maybe you felt that way
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Maybe you felt that way as a husband this week.
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As a husband this week. if i'm winning as a provider
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If i'm winning as a provider i'm not winning as a parent.
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I'm not winning as a parent. i'm paying for stuff
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I'm paying for stuff but i don't have time
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But i don't have time to play with my kids because
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To play with my kids because if i play with my kids
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If i play with my kids i can't pay for the stuff,
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I can't pay for the stuff, and they don't wanna
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And they don't wanna play with nothing.
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Play with nothing. but if i'm gonna pay for it
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But if i'm gonna pay for it i gotta work for it,
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I gotta work for it, and if i'm working for it
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And if i'm working for it i can't be with them.
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I can't be with them. i can't win anywhere.
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I can't win anywhere. how long 'til i can retire?
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How long 'til i can retire? how long, lord?
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How long, lord? and i'm making light of it,
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And i'm making light of it, although there is nothing
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Although there is nothing light about the feeling,
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Light about the feeling, just to bring us
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Just to bring us into the thought.
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Into the thought. how long will you
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How long will you forget me, lord?
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Forget me, lord? how long will you hide from me?
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How long will you hide from me? how long will it be
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How long will it be 'til i feel you?
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'til i feel you? how long will it be 'til you
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How long will it be 'til you confirm for me that this
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Confirm for me that this is the right thing to do?
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Is the right thing to do? how long, lord,
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How long, lord, 'til i get this thing
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'til i get this thing out of my arm?
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Out of my arm? how long till i can eat again?
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How long till i can eat again? smile again?
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Smile again? breathe deeply again,
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Breathe deeply again, and not feel that shallow,
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And not feel that shallow, crippling anxiety that
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Crippling anxiety that i've been managing
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I've been managing for three months?
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For three months? and i can't tell anybody,
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And i can't tell anybody, but how long you expect me
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But how long you expect me to smile at them
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To smile at them while i'm stressed
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While i'm stressed inside of myself?
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Inside of myself? how long is my enemy gonna win?
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How long is my enemy gonna win? and i know you're mighty,
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And i know you're mighty, and i know you're great,
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And i know you're great, and i know you're awesome,
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And i know you're awesome, and i know you're wonderful,
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And i know you're wonderful, but when are you gonna
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But when are you gonna do something about what
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Do something about what my enemy is doing to me?
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My enemy is doing to me? do you see how
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Do you see how they're talking about me?
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They're talking about me? do you see how they're
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Do you see how they're taking advantage of me?
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Taking advantage of me? do you see how they're
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Do you see how they're walking all over me?
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Walking all over me? how long until you rise
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How long until you rise up and defend me, lord?
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Up and defend me, lord? how long?
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How long? but the one that felt
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So personal to me,
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So personal to me, and perhaps it will feel
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And perhaps it will feel personal to you as well,
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Personal to you as well, was the one sandwiched right
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Was the one sandwiched right in the middle of all
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In the middle of all of that where he
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Of that where he said in verse 2 --
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Said in verse 2 -- and i don't know if you
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And i don't know if you ever had experience where
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Ever had experience where you thought that the lord
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You thought that the lord wrote a special verse
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Wrote a special verse in your bible because
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He's been following you around.
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He's been following you around. and the lord just took a verse
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And the lord just took a verse that wasn't there before
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That wasn't there before and put it in there for you.
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And put it in there for you. i felt that way when
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I felt that way when i read psalm 1 --
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I read psalm 1 -- psalm 13: 2.
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"how long must i wrestle
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"how long must i wrestle with my thoughts?"
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With my thoughts?" i totally get that question.
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How long will i wrestle
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How long will i wrestle with my thoughts?
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With my thoughts? you know whoever
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You know whoever wrote this psalm,
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Wrote this psalm, he must not be very tough
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He must not be very tough because if he was tough,
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Because if he was tough, he would just buck up, buckaroo.
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He would just buck up, buckaroo. he would just get over it.
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He would just get over it. when life gave him lemons,
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When life gave him lemons, he would just
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He would just make some lemonade.
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Make some lemonade. he must not be very strong
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He must not be very strong in the lord, this man.
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In the lord, this man. look in your bible, abbey,
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Look in your bible, abbey, verse, not verse one,
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Verse, not verse one, but right before verse one,
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But right before verse one, and you will see
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And you will see above psalm 13,
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Above psalm 13, the attribution of who
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The attribution of who wrote this psalm.
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Wrote this psalm. although it does not mention
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Although it does not mention what the situation was
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What the situation was that inspired the psalm,
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That inspired the psalm, it gives us the name
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It gives us the name of the person who wrote
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Of the person who wrote the psalm,
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The psalm, and he's a man named david.
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And he's a man named david. so i take back everything
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So i take back everything i just said a minute
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I just said a minute ago about he must be a wimp,
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Ago about he must be a wimp, he must not be very strong.
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He must not be very strong. i would never say
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I would never say that about david,
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That about david, and i definitely wouldn't
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And i definitely wouldn't say it to his face.
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[laughter]
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Even if i thought that david
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Even if i thought that david was an emotional basket case,
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Was an emotional basket case, i wouldn't say it to david
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I wouldn't say it to david because if david could
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Because if david could find a rock.
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[laughter]
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I might comment it
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I might comment it in the youtube section
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In the youtube section about david.
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[laughter]
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But i wouldn't say
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But i wouldn't say it to his face.
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It to his face. internet courage,
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Internet courage, that's what some people have.
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That's what some people have. comment courage.
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Comment courage. but david had strong courage
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But david had strong courage and strong faith,
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And strong faith, which is why we are surprised
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Which is why we are surprised to hear him talking this way.
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To hear him talking this way. most scholars tell us that david
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Most scholars tell us that david wrote this at the time
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Wrote this at the time of his life that he was
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Of his life that he was no longer a kid
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No longer a kid but not yet a king.
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But not yet a king. those transitional
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Those transitional moments in life.
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Moments in life. and in his specific instance,
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And in his specific instance, the king who was king was trying
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The king who was king was trying to kill him because he
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To kill him because he was threatened by him.
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Was threatened by him. and it is highly likely
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And it is highly likely that david wrote psalm 13,
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That david wrote psalm 13, david wrote psalm 13
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David wrote psalm 13 in this transitional moment
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In this transitional moment of needing to trust god.
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Of needing to trust god. but i -- i'm stuck on the fact
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But i -- i'm stuck on the fact that it was david because
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That it was david because when he says,
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When he says, "how long must i wrestle
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"how long must i wrestle with my thoughts?"
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With my thoughts?" it occurs to me that david
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It occurs to me that david was really good at wrestling.
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Was really good at wrestling. i'll take you to the moment
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I'll take you to the moment that david's name became famous.
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That david's name became famous. now this is the one that
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Now this is the one that put david on the map.
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Put david on the map. you've heard it,
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You've heard it, you know it,
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You know it, you love it.
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You love it. it involves an uncircumcised
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It involves an uncircumcised philistine named goliath.
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Philistine named goliath. he hails from philistia,
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He hails from philistia, 9 foot 3 inches tall,
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9 foot 3 inches tall, weighing in at 320 pounds,
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Weighing in at 320 pounds, carrying a bronze spear,
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Carrying a bronze spear, a javelin and a shield
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A javelin and a shield that's bigger than david.
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That's bigger than david. here comes goliath,
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Here comes goliath, and for 40 days he taunts
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And for 40 days he taunts the nation of israel,
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The nation of israel, 1 samuel 17.
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1 samuel 17. david shows up one day
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David shows up one day with cheese and bread disguised
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As a door dasher,
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As a door dasher, but coming in as a deliverer.
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But coming in as a deliverer. you hear what i just said?
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You hear what i just said? did you hear what i just said?
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[applause]
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He's disguised like doordash,
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But he's carrying deliverance,
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But he's carrying deliverance, and he hears the giant
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And he hears the giant taunting the people
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Of god and says,
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Of god and says, "how long has he been talking
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"how long has he been talking to y'all like this?
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To y'all like this? how long are you gonna
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How long are you gonna let him keep talking
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Let him keep talking trash when you have the truth?"
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Trash when you have the truth?" "well, see david,
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"well, see david, he's a big giant
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He's a big giant and you're a little boy."
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And you're a little boy." and the king that was threatened
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And the king that was threatened by david that didn't even really
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By david that didn't even really know his name yet says to david,
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Know his name yet says to david, "you can't fight against him.
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"you can't fight against him. he's too big for you."
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He's too big for you." now, i just wanna remind
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Now, i just wanna remind you of david's resume.
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You of david's resume. pick up in 1 samuel 17:34.
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"but david said to saul,"
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"but david said to saul," that's the king,
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That's the king, that's the kid
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That's the kid talking to the king.
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Talking to the king. "your servant has been
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"your servant has been keeping his father's sheep.
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Keeping his father's sheep. when a lion or a bear came
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When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep
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And carried off a sheep from the flock,
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From the flock, i went after it,
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I went after it, i struck it,
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I struck it, and i rescued the sheep
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And i rescued the sheep from its mouth."
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From its mouth." check this phrase.
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Check this phrase. "when it turned on me,
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"when it turned on me, i seized it by its hair," woo!
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I seized it by its hair," woo! "struck and killed it."
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"struck and killed it." you see what i'm saying?
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He didn't just kill
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He didn't just kill the lion from a distance
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The lion from a distance or say a prayer over it
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Or say a prayer over it and god gave it a tumor
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And god gave it a tumor and it died, he said,
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And it died, he said, "i grabbed it up close
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"i grabbed it up close and i wrestled with a lion
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And i wrestled with a lion and tore the sheep out
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And tore the sheep out of his mouth."
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Of his mouth." that's david.
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That's david. that's what he did.
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That's what he did. and when saul heard
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And when saul heard what he was capable of doing
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What he was capable of doing with the mane of a lion,
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With the mane of a lion, he sent him to the battle line
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He sent him to the battle line to fight the lion.
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To fight the lion. and with one smooth stone,
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And with one smooth stone, had five ready,
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Had five ready, but only needed
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But only needed one smooth stone,
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One smooth stone, knocked the giant down,
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Knocked the giant down, cut off his head.
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Cut off his head. and the bible says with a sling
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And the bible says with a sling and a not a sword in his hand,
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And a not a sword in his hand, he triumphed over
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He triumphed over the giant in verse 50.
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The giant in verse 50. but the moment that i realized
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But the moment that i realized that david was very good
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That david was very good at dealing with a lion
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At dealing with a lion that turned on him,
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That turned on him, is the moment that i realized
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Is the moment that i realized that this time in psalm 13,
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That this time in psalm 13, he is not dealing with a lion,
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He is not dealing with a lion, he is not dealing with a bear.
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He is not dealing with a bear. and the problem in psalm 13
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And the problem in psalm 13 is that david knows what
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Is that david knows what to do with an external threat.
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To do with an external threat. i can rip it apart.
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I can rip it apart. give me a challenge,
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Give me a challenge, i'll figure it out.
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I'll figure it out. if there was a problem,
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If there was a problem, "yo, i'll solve it."
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"yo, i'll solve it." david knew --
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David knew -- that's a psalm also.
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That's a psalm also. "if there's a lion
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"if there's a lion in front of me,
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In front of me, i know what to do
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I know what to do with the lion.
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With the lion. i have a reliable
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I have a reliable strategy for a lion.
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Strategy for a lion. i can beat a bear.
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I can beat a bear. but this time,"
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But this time," david says,
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David says, "i am wrestling
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"i am wrestling with my thoughts.
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With my thoughts. i'm not wrestling
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I'm not wrestling with a lion this time,
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With a lion this time, i'm wrestling with my mind.
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I'm wrestling with my mind. how long can i wrestle with
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How long can i wrestle with something that isn't coming
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Something that isn't coming from the outside,
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I can deal with that.
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I can deal with that. not with a to do list,
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Not with a to do list, i can deal with that.
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I can deal with that. not with a challenge
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Not with a challenge that i'm facing that i can plan
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That i'm facing that i can plan for in an appointment
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For in an appointment or something that i can prep
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Or something that i can prep for with my knowledge
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For with my knowledge and my intellect and my skill.
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And my intellect and my skill. i've been able to do that
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I've been able to do that on several levels
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Throughout the years,
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Throughout the years, but now i'm dealing with
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But now i'm dealing with something and it's not a bear,
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Something and it's not a bear, it's my brain.
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It's my brain. it's not a lion, it's my mind.
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It's not a lion, it's my mind. so it begs the question,
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So it begs the question, what do i do when
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What do i do when the enemy moves the fight
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The enemy moves the fight to the inside?
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To the inside? where i can't leave
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Where i can't leave it at the office.
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It at the office. where i can't leave
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Where i can't leave it in a location.
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It in a location. where i can't leave it
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Where i can't leave it for a nine to five.
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For a nine to five. and he hits his limit
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And he hits his limit and he says, "how long?"
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And he says, "how long?" i could deal with this until
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I could deal with this until they had to operate again.
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They had to operate again. i could deal with it.
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I could deal with it. you know what i was saying
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You know what i was saying to the lord the other week?
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To the lord the other week? i said,
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I said, "i thought i was
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"i thought i was through with this."
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Through with this." have you ever felt
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Have you ever felt that way about something?
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That way about something? i thought i was through with
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I thought i was through with this because you already praised
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This because you already praised the lord for all your progress
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The lord for all your progress publicly at your e group.
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[laughter]
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And you don't really know
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And you don't really know how to go back and tell
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How to go back and tell the e group that i got bad news,
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The e group that i got bad news, it got infected and i got
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It got infected and i got to do it again.
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To do it again. because the first time they
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Because the first time they prayed me through it,
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Prayed me through it, but this time they might
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But this time they might judge me because of it.
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Judge me because of it. y'all getting quiet.
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Y'all getting quiet. preacher is preaching truth.
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Preacher is preaching truth. this is holy ghost
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This is holy ghost truth right now.
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Truth right now. i am on your case right now.
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I am on your case right now. how long?
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How long? i could deal with it
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I could deal with it if you just give me a dumbbell.
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If you just give me a dumbbell. i can curl a dumbbell.
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I can curl a dumbbell. but when i am a dumbbell...
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But when i am a dumbbell... when i'm dealing with stuff
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When i'm dealing with stuff that's happening on the inside.
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That's happening on the inside. you remember last week
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You remember last week we talked about paul saying,
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We talked about paul saying, "i put the ways
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"i put the ways of childhood behind me."
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Of childhood behind me." that's wonderful,
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That's wonderful, you can put certain ways
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You can put certain ways of childhood behind you.
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Of childhood behind you. i sold all my wrestling figures,
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I sold all my wrestling figures, all my lex luger and sting
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All my lex luger and sting and ultimate warrior
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And ultimate warrior and hulk hogan.
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And hulk hogan. i sold them all.
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I sold them all. wish i hadn't,
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Wish i hadn't, they're worth a lot
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They're worth a lot more money now.
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More money now. but i put all that behind me.
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But i put all that behind me. but i still wrestle
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But i still wrestle with the ways of childhood.
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With the ways of childhood. and so it begs the question,
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And so it begs the question, what do you do when
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What do you do when you hit your limit?
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You hit your limit? i'm speaking to somebody today
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I'm speaking to somebody today and you feel like
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And you feel like i have hit my limit.
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I have hit my limit. i'm a pretty strong person,
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I'm a pretty strong person, but i've hit my limit.
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But i've hit my limit. i can carry a lot,
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I can carry a lot, but i have hit my limit.
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But i have hit my limit. i have dealt with this
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I have dealt with this and i have,
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And i have, i have coped with this
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I have coped with this and i have managed this,
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And i have managed this, and i have managed not
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And i have managed not to make everybody else
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To make everybody else crazy around me,
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Crazy around me, but i'm going crazy.
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But i'm going crazy. i have hit my limit.
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>> thank you so much
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>> thank you so much for joining us today.
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For joining us today. to find more messages like
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To find more messages like the one you just heard from
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The one you just heard from pastor steven,
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Pastor steven, i want to encourage you
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I want to encourage you to visit the steven furtick
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To visit the steven furtick youtube channel
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Youtube channel or just scan the qr code
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Or just scan the qr code on your screen to subscribe
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On your screen to subscribe and then you'll get access
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And then you'll get access to new videos that are
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To new videos that are uploaded weekly.
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Uploaded weekly. now, if today's message
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Now, if today's message spoke to your heart,
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Spoke to your heart, i also want to invite you
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I also want to invite you to partner with us
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To partner with us and make it possible
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And make it possible for someone else to hear
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For someone else to hear the message too.
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The message too. your generosity really does
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Your generosity really does make a difference.
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Make a difference. every time you give,
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Every time you give, you're helping us take
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You're helping us take the gospel further and get
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The gospel further and get god's word into someone's heart.
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God's word into someone's heart. this ministry exists so that
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This ministry exists so that people far from god will be
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People far from god will be raised to life in christ,
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Raised to life in christ, and you're a part of that story.
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And you're a part of that story. because of you,
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Because of you, messages just like the one
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Messages just like the one you heard today will go out
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You heard today will go out to people who need hope,
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To people who need hope, people who are wrestling
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People who are wrestling with anxiety and disappointment
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With anxiety and disappointment or the weight of wrong
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Or the weight of wrong assumptions about their future,
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Assumptions about their future, even wrong assumptions
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Even wrong assumptions about god.
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About god. through broadcasts,
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Through broadcasts, online outreach,
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Online outreach, and ministry partners
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And ministry partners all over the world,
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All over the world, your support is opening the door
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Your support is opening the door for them to hear the truth that
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For them to hear the truth that can change everything.
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Can change everything. so, please call the number
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So, please call the number on your screen or go online
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On your screen or go online right now to give,
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Right now to give, your gift of any amount
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Your gift of any amount makes a difference.
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Makes a difference. thank you for being a part
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Thank you for being a part of what god is doing.
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Of what god is doing. we are so grateful for you.
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>> scripture tells us
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>> scripture tells us that when we give,
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That when we give, we're reflecting
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We're reflecting the heart of god,
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The heart of god, meeting needs and spreading
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Meeting needs and spreading his love in real, tangible ways.
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These kits may look simple,
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A blanket, a hat,
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A pair of gloves,
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But they carry hope.
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They remind someone
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That god sees them,
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That they matter,
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And that love still shows up.
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Thank you for being the kind
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Thank you for being the kind of church that gives generously,
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Of church that gives generously, because when we give together,
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Because when we give together, we're sharing more than warmth.
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We're sharing more than warmth. we're sharing the love of jesus.
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♪ ♪
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>> elevation nights is back
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>> elevation nights is back on tour in 2026!
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On tour in 2026! let's go!
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>> ♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ jesus be the name ♪
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♪ oh jesus be the name ♪
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♪ that gets all the glory ♪
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♪ jesus ♪
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>> ♪ oh may the lamb receive ♪
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♪ his reward in me ♪
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♪ and may the lamb receive ♪
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♪ all the glory ♪
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♪ and may the lamb receive ♪
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♪ his reward in me ♪
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♪ and may the lamb receive ♪
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♪ all the glory ♪
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♪ and may the lamb receive ♪
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♪ his reward in me ♪
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♪ and may the lamb receive ♪
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♪ all the glory ♪
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♪ and may the lamb receive ♪
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♪ his reward in me ♪
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♪ and may the lamb receive ♪
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♪ all the glory ♪
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♪ ♪
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♪ o lamb of god ♪
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♪ worthy is ♪
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♪ the lamb of god ♪
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♪ how worthy is ♪
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♪ the lamb of god ♪
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♪ and worthy is the lamb ♪
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♪ one more time we sing ♪
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♪ worthy is the lamb ♪
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♪ o lamb of god ♪
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♪ and worthy is ♪
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♪ the lamb of god ♪
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♪ and worthy is ♪
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♪ the lamb of god ♪
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♪ and worthy is the lamb ♪
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♪ ♪
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Steven Furtick - Not As Long As My Song (Part 1)

January 14, 2026 | 27:29

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