Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Ugly Trust (Part 2)

July 6, 2025 | S25 E186 | 28:0

Elevation with Steven Furtick focuses on the strength of God in our everyday struggles.

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Ugly Trust (Part 2) | July 6, 2025

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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♪ ♪
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>> god sent me to preach
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>> god sent me to preach to somebody today
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To somebody today who is having to trust god
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Who is having to trust god in between something
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In between something that you believe he
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That you believe he spoke to you
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Spoke to you and something that you
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And something that you are going through
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Are going through on the way to what
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On the way to what he spoke to you.
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He spoke to you. so, who's it for?
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So, who's it for? i need to know.
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I need to know. who's this message for?
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Who's this message for? okay.
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Okay. here's what david
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Here's what david had to do.
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Had to do. he had to go down
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He had to go down to a place called "gath"
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To a place called "gath" that's in the territory
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That's in the territory of the philistines.
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Of the philistines. do either of those
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Do either of those ring a bell
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Ring a bell for anybody in the room?
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For anybody in the room? just, even if
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Just, even if it's one person?
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It's one person? do you remember
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Do you remember a famous philistine
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A famous philistine in the bible
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In the bible that david had
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That david had an encounter with?
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An encounter with? starts with goli,
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Starts with goli, ends with ath.
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Ends with ath. goliath, the famous --
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Goliath, the famous -- the famous giant
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The famous giant that david had to kill.
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That david had to kill. he was from gath in philistia.
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He was from gath in philistia. now, david is running
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Now, david is running from the king
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From the king that he wants to be
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That he wants to be serving and helping him,
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Serving and helping him, fighting for him
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Fighting for him and playing music for him.
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And playing music for him. and he has to run
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And he has to run to the place
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To the place where the enemy lives
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Where the enemy lives that he was destined to kill,
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That he was destined to kill, to hide for a little while.
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To hide for a little while. and the bible says
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And the bible says that when he got there,
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That when he got there, they recognized him.
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They recognized him. they were like,
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They were like, "this is the dude
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"this is the dude that killed goliath.
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That killed goliath. that is that little boy
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That is that little boy who was keeping sheep,
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Who was keeping sheep, came up with
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Came up with a sling and a stone."
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A sling and a stone." your enemy recognizes you.
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Your enemy recognizes you. your enemy knows
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Your enemy knows what you're capable of,
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What you're capable of, sometimes more than you do.
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Sometimes more than you do. they said, "this is david.
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They said, "this is david. what's he doing here?"
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What's he doing here?" he was trying to hide out,
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He was trying to hide out, get some cover, buy some time,
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Get some cover, buy some time, to figure out what god
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To figure out what god was gonna do next.
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Was gonna do next. they said, "this is david."
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They said, "this is david." and david was like, "oh, no.
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And david was like, "oh, no. i'm in trouble.
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I'm in trouble. they know who i am."
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They know who i am." so, watch what he did
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So, watch what he did to get away.
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To get away. this is in 1 samuel 21 --
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This is in 1 samuel 21 -- yeah, go back to 21,
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Yeah, go back to 21, that late one i sent y'all.
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That late one i sent y'all. i didn't send them this,
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I didn't send them this, so they didn't have it.
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So they didn't have it. but then i sent it to 'em, so.
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But then i sent it to 'em, so. put it up there, y'all.
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Put it up there, y'all. yeah, i had to show you
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Yeah, i had to show you what it looks like
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What it looks like to really trust god.
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To really trust god. "david took
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"david took these words to heart
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These words to heart and was very much
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And was very much afraid of achish,"
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Afraid of achish," achish is not a
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Achish is not a achish is a title.
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Achish is a title. it's like pharaoh
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It's like pharaoh or something like that
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Or something like that for the philistine rulers.
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For the philistine rulers. "he was very much
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"he was very much afraid of achish,
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Afraid of achish, king of gath."
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King of gath." watch what he did.
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Watch what he did. he sought the lord.
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He sought the lord. "so, he pretended to be
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"so, he pretended to be insane in their presence."
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Insane in their presence." [laughter]
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[laughter] repeat after me,
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Repeat after me, "david...
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"david... >> congregation: david...
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>> congregation: david... >> went...
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>> went... >> congregation: went...
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>> congregation: went... >> crazy."
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>> crazy." >> congregation: crazy.
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>> congregation: crazy. >> "i will bless the lord
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>> "i will bless the lord at all times if --
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At all times if -- this is david,
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This is david, blessing the lord.
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Blessing the lord. watch king david.
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Watch king david. back up on the screen, y'all.
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Back up on the screen, y'all. "he pretended to be insane
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"he pretended to be insane in their presence;
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In their presence; and while he was in their hands,
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And while he was in their hands, he acted like a madman,
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He acted like a madman, making marks on the doors
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Making marks on the doors of the gate
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Of the gate and letting saliva
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And letting saliva run down his beard."
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Run down his beard." i thought about
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I thought about acting this out.
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Acting this out. [laughter]
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I prayed about it.
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I prayed about it. the lord said,
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The lord said, "let them use
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"let them use their imagination occasionally."
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Their imagination occasionally." [laughter]
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[laughter] but you get the picture?
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But you get the picture? he's running from saul
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And he's seeking the lord
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And he's seeking the lord with saliva running
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With saliva running down his beard,
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Down his beard, scratching the door,
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Scratching the door, trying to get out
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Trying to get out of a situation
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Of a situation that he really doesn't have
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That he really doesn't have an answer for yet.
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An answer for yet. i felt compelled to show you
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I felt compelled to show you that picture
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That picture for several reasons.
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For several reasons. one, you feel like
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One, you feel like you're going crazy right now.
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You're going crazy right now. not everybody, but some of you.
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Not everybody, but some of you. so, when we sing,
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So, when we sing, "i sought the lord
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"i sought the lord and he heard,"
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And he heard," you are not yet sure
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You are not yet sure about "he heard," yet,
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About "he heard," yet, and to be honest,
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And to be honest, you're really not sure
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You're really not sure if you're seeking him.
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If you're seeking him. because sometimes
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Because sometimes you don't feel like
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You don't feel like you're seeking him.
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You're seeking him. because not everybody
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Because not everybody that listens to me preach
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That listens to me preach has a three hour prayer time
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Has a three hour prayer time every morning.
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Every morning. not everybody
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Not everybody who listens to me preach
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Who listens to me preach quotes the bible
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Quotes the bible in hebrew acrostics.
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In hebrew acrostics. not everybody that
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Not everybody that listens to me preach
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Listens to me preach goes home and listens
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Goes home and listens to elevation worship
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To elevation worship as they walk around
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As they walk around the kitchen blessing
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The kitchen blessing the lord at all times.
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The lord at all times. even this morning,
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Even this morning, i was pretty tired,
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I was pretty tired, so on my way to church,
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So on my way to church, i listened to metallica.
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I listened to metallica. sorry.
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Sorry. [laughter]
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[laughter] i needed something
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I needed something to wake me up.
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To wake me up. just one song,
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Just one song, and then i switched
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And then i switched to worship.
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To worship. but i needed james hetfield
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But i needed james hetfield to get me started.
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To get me started. i'm sorry!
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I'm sorry! i just needed energy.
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I just needed energy. it was early,
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It was early, and i'm low on sleep,
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And i'm low on sleep, and it helped me.
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And it helped me. and i'm telling you that
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And i'm telling you that because sometimes we talk
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Because sometimes we talk so fancy about faith.
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So fancy about faith. "i sought the lord."
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"i sought the lord." did you?
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Did you? [laughter]
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[laughter] or it's guilt.
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Or it's guilt. the enemy is like,
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The enemy is like, "you're not seeking god,
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"you're not seeking god, you don't pray enough.
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You don't pray enough. you don't worship enough.
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You don't worship enough. you don't praise him enough.
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You don't praise him enough. you don't really love him."
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You don't really love him." david's got spit
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David's got spit in his beard
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In his beard in enemy territory
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In enemy territory and he's talking about,
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And he's talking about, "i sought the lord."
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"i sought the lord." so, before you get
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So, before you get ashamed of the fact
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Ashamed of the fact that sometimes it feels like
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That sometimes it feels like you're losing your mind,
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You're losing your mind, can we celebrate the fact
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Can we celebrate the fact that at least you're
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That at least you're losing it in church,
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Losing it in church, and at least you're losing it
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And at least you're losing it in a room with some
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In a room with some other crazy christians
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Other crazy christians on a sunday morning
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On a sunday morning when it was raining
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When it was raining just enough to tell you,
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Just enough to tell you, "i'm not going,"
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"i'm not going," but you said,
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But you said, "no, i'm going.
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"no, i'm going. i'm not going
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I'm not going crazy without god."
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Crazy without god." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] don't you love knowing that?
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Don't you love knowing that? [feedback from mic]
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[feedback from mic] oh.
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Oh. oh.
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Oh. technical difficulties
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Technical difficulties trying to stop me
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Trying to stop me from preaching today.
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From preaching today. but you know what?
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But you know what? sometimes in my life,
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Sometimes in my life, i have found that
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I have found that it is when i am in
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It is when i am in the sloppiest
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The sloppiest most scrambled --
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Most scrambled -- they used to say that
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They used to say that i preach better jet lagged.
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I preach better jet lagged. and i said,
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And i said, "i wonder why that is?"
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"i wonder why that is?" because my mind wasn't
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Because my mind wasn't in the way so much.
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In the way so much. [applause]
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[applause] because i would just
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Because i would just let it come from the spirit.
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Let it come from the spirit. and then they say,
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And then they say, "well, let just let the spirit
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"well, let just let the spirit flow through you."
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Flow through you." easier said than done.
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Easier said than done. and i think seeking god
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And i think seeking god is like that sometimes.
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Is like that sometimes. because the question
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Because the question becomes when we say,
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Becomes when we say, "i sought the lord,"
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"i sought the lord," what does sought even mean?
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What does sought even mean? it doesn't mean just
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It doesn't mean just that i went to church.
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That i went to church. it doesn't just that
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It doesn't just that i song a song --
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I song a song -- it doesn't --
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It doesn't -- sang a song.
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Sang a song. it doesn't mean just that
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It doesn't mean just that i quoted a bible verse.
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I quoted a bible verse. it doesn't mean just that
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It doesn't mean just that i had a wish.
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I had a wish. it doesn't mean just
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It doesn't mean just that i made it a prayer request.
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That i made it a prayer request. it doesn't mean just that
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It doesn't mean just that i had a desire.
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I had a desire. it means something
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It means something very different to david.
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Very different to david. because he wrote that
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Because he wrote that about a situation where
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About a situation where spit was running
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Spit was running down his beard
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Down his beard and he had no idea
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And he had no idea what was next.
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What was next. that's where
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That's where some of you are today.
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Some of you are today. and when you go
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And when you go to pray about it,
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To pray about it, you don't really feel like
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You don't really feel like you get a clear answer.
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You get a clear answer. and there are some things
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And there are some things that you're singing,
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That you're singing, "i sought the lord
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"i sought the lord and he heard,
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And he heard, and he answered,"
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And he answered," and there are some things
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And there are some things that you're singing,
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That you're singing, "i sought the lord...
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"i sought the lord... and i hope he heard,
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And i hope he heard, but right now i don't see
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But right now i don't see any evidence to support
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Any evidence to support the conclusion
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The conclusion that he heard."
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That he heard." because when jesus was asleep
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Because when jesus was asleep on the boat and they said,
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On the boat and they said, "master, don't you care?"
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"master, don't you care?" it lets me know
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It lets me know that there will be times
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That there will be times in my life
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In my life where it will appear
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Where it will appear that he doesn't hear me,
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And i will conclude
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And i will conclude that he doesn't care.
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That he doesn't care. but in some of these spaces,
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But in some of these spaces, your seeking is defined
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Your seeking is defined by what you do
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By what you do in the space between
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When you seek him
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When you seek him and when he says yes.
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And when he says yes. [applause]
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[applause] so, if you are there today
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So, if you are there today and it's not a pretty situation,
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And it's not a pretty situation, the psalmist wants you to know
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The psalmist wants you to know that one of the beautiful
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That one of the beautiful psalms in the bible
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Psalms in the bible came from one of
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Came from one of the ugliest situations.
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The ugliest situations. and some of the most
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And some of the most beautiful testimonies
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Beautiful testimonies that you will have
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That you will have in your life,
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In your life, where you will be
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Where you will be singing two years from now,
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Singing two years from now, "i sought the lord.
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"i sought the lord. back in april 2023,
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Back in april 2023, i was standing in church singing
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I was standing in church singing 'i sought the lord,'
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'i sought the lord,' and i was seeking him,
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And i was seeking him, but i couldn't see him.
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But i couldn't see him. and i was groping,
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And i was groping, but i couldn't feel him.
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But i couldn't feel him. and i was stretching
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And i was stretching my hands in faith,
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My hands in faith, but i didn't feel it.
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But i didn't feel it. and i sought him,
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And i sought him, and there was a space."
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And there was a space." for david, there was
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For david, there was a seven year space.
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A seven year space. did you hear
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Did you hear what i just said?
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What i just said? not seven minutes,
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Not seven minutes, not seven months,
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Not seven months, seven years that
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Seven years that saul chased him,
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Saul chased him, seven years that he made
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Seven years that he made his home in caves,
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His home in caves, seven years that
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Seven years that he dealt with depression.
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He dealt with depression. you say, "david
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You say, "david wasn't depressed.
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Wasn't depressed. he blessed the lord
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He blessed the lord at all times."
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At all times." thank god i've got a bible
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Thank god i've got a bible and i don't just have to go
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And i don't just have to go off of one little verse.
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Off of one little verse. [applause]
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[applause] look what david
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Look what david did one time.
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Did one time. he ran to the king of gath.
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He ran to the king of gath. he let spit run down
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He let spit run down his beard so the king
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His beard so the king let him go.
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Let him go. a period of
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A period of five more years elapses.
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Five more years elapses. saul is still chasing him.
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Saul is still chasing him. three times david
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Three times david has the opportunity
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Has the opportunity to take matters
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To take matters in his own hands
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In his own hands and kill saul,
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And kill saul, but he won't do it
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But he won't do it because he trust in god.
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Because he trust in god. [applause]
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[applause] three times he could
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Three times he could take him out,
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Take him out, but he doesn't do it
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But he doesn't do it because he said,
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Because he said, "i trust in god."
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"i trust in god." he's not saying
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He's not saying i trust in god
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I trust in god meaning i never feel fear.
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Meaning i never feel fear. he told you,
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He told you, "i had fear that
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"i had fear that disturbed me to my core."
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Disturbed me to my core." it wasn't a feeling of trust,
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It wasn't a feeling of trust, it was a decision of trust.
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It was a decision of trust. it was a decision to keep
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It was a decision to keep doing it god's way
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Doing it god's way despite the evidence
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Despite the evidence that god's way wasn't working.
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That god's way wasn't working. [applause]
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So, david has --
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So, david has -- it's been seven years
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It's been seven years he's been running
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He's been running from this guy.
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From this guy. it's been three times
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It's been three times he was close enough to kill him.
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He was close enough to kill him. one time, he caught saul
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One time, he caught saul going to the bathroom
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Going to the bathroom in a cave.
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In a cave. that is a vulnerable
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That is a vulnerable position to be in.
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Position to be in. [laughter]
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[laughter] i don't know, man,
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I don't know, man, for me, i probably
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For me, i probably would have just
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Would have just ended it right there.
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Ended it right there. if i see the king
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If i see the king who's been trying to kill me
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Who's been trying to kill me and he's in the process
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And he's in the process of relieving himself,
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Of relieving himself, i am going to relieve him
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I am going to relieve him of his duties as king
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Of his duties as king and kill him
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And kill him so i can get some relief
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So i can get some relief from the situation.
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From the situation. but david said,
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But david said, "i trust god.
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"i trust god. it's gotta be his timing,
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It's gotta be his timing, it's gotta be his way,
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It's gotta be his way, it's gotta be his route,
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It's gotta be his route, it's gotta be his means,
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It's gotta be his means, it's gotta be his strength,
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It's gotta be his strength, it's gotta be his power.
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It's gotta be his power. i'm not gonna do
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I'm not gonna do this david's way,
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This david's way, i'm gonna do it god's way.
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I'm gonna do it god's way. because if it's god's will,
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Because if it's god's will, if it's god's hand,
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If it's god's hand, if it's god's favor,
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If it's god's favor, then i can have
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Then i can have god's strength to support me
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God's strength to support me as i go through each season.
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As i go through each season. i trust in god."
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I trust in god." talk about ugly trust.
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You're in a cave with the king
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You're in a cave with the king who is defecating
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Who is defecating while he is trying
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While he is trying to decapitate you,
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To decapitate you, and you have the opportunity
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And you have the opportunity to kill him,
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To kill him, but you walk away.
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But you walk away. one time, he stole
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One time, he stole saul's water jug
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Saul's water jug and his spear,
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And his spear, just to show him,
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Just to show him, "i could kill you,
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But i didn't.
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But i didn't. leave me alone.
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Leave me alone. why you keep messing with me?
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Why you keep messing with me? why do you keep doing this?"
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Why do you keep doing this?" and saul shouts back to him,
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And saul shouts back to him, he said, "oh, david,
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He said, "oh, david, thank you so much
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Thank you so much for sparing my life.
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For sparing my life. you're gonna do great things."
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You're gonna do great things." nothing like encouragement
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Nothing like encouragement from somebody who
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From somebody who tracked you out
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Tracked you out into the desert to kill you.
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Into the desert to kill you. that'll bless you.
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That'll bless you. "god's gonna do great things
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"god's gonna do great things through you, david."
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Through you, david." then look what
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Then look what the bible says about david
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The bible says about david who trust in god.
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Who trust in god. hey, i'm trying to bring you
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Hey, i'm trying to bring you into a conversation today
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Into a conversation today to let you know that
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To let you know that this trust in god thing
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This trust in god thing is trickier than it sounds
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Is trickier than it sounds on the surface,
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On the surface, and that none of us
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And that none of us totally trust god
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Totally trust god all the time
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All the time like we wish we did.
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Like we wish we did. that all of us have this
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That all of us have this back and forth battle.
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Back and forth battle. if i can't get you to see
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If i can't get you to see anything other than that today,
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Anything other than that today, i did my job.
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I did my job. 'cause when you go into
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'cause when you go into those moments
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Those moments where you toggle
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Where you toggle between trusting god
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Between trusting god and having a,
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And having a, i don't know what
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I don't know what you call these moments,
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You call these moments, but i call these
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But i call these moments humanity.
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Moments humanity. i don't call these moments
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I don't call these moments moments of weakness anymore,
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Moments of weakness anymore, i call them moments
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I call them moments of humanity.
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Of humanity. and they don't mean
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And they don't mean i don't love god,
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I don't love god, and these moments don't mean
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And these moments don't mean i don't trust him.
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I don't trust him. but we're in a world
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But we're in a world where we're having
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Where we're having to figure things out
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To figure things out step by step
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Step by step and faith is not always fancy.
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And faith is not always fancy. i don't always
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I don't always seeketh him-eth.
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Seeketh him-eth. [laughter]
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[laughter] i don't always
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I don't always have always have
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Have always have a king james courage.
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A king james courage. sometimes i'm caught
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Sometimes i'm caught in conflict,
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In conflict, this or that
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This or that or the other.
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Or the other. "okay, god, maybe
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"okay, god, maybe it's option c."
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It's option c." so, david, i just wanna
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So, david, i just wanna bring you up to date with
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Bring you up to date with what it means when he says,
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What it means when he says, "i sought the lord
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"i sought the lord and he heard
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And he heard and delivered me
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And delivered me from all my fears."
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From all my fears." when saul told david after
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When saul told david after seven years of david running,
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Seven years of david running, he said, "god's gonna do
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He said, "god's gonna do great things for you, david,
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Great things for you, david, you're a better man than me.
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You're a better man than me. thank you for not killing me."
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Thank you for not killing me." look what david did.
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Look what david did. 1 samuel 27:1, "but david
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1 samuel 27:1, "but david thought to himself,
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Thought to himself, 'one of these days
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'one of these days i will be destroyed
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I will be destroyed by the hand of saul.'"
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By the hand of saul.'" read it again.
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Read it again. he thought to himself,
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He thought to himself, "saul's gonna kill me."
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"saul's gonna kill me." the same guy who said,
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The same guy who said, "i sought the lord
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"i sought the lord and he answered,"
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And he answered," thought to himself,
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Thought to himself, "i'm gonna die."
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"i'm gonna die." what have you been
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What have you been thinking to yourself.
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Thinking to yourself. i am not done with that verse.
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I am not done with that verse. put it back on the screen.
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Put it back on the screen. [laughter]
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[laughter] they're trying to take me out
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They're trying to take me out of this scripture
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Of this scripture so quick today.
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So quick today. let's stay here a minute.
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Let's stay here a minute. i'm not scared of
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I'm not scared of the uncomfortable silence.
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The uncomfortable silence. are you?
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Are you? y'all don't intimidate me,
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Y'all don't intimidate me, looking at me like
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Looking at me like you always seek the lord.
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You always seek the lord. i know you don't.
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I know you don't. [laughter]
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[laughter] i know you seek
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I know you seek some other stuff, too,
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Some other stuff, too, and some other places.
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And some other places. don't make me prophesy,
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Don't make me prophesy, i will get specific.
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I will get specific. the lord will show me.
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The lord will show me. you be seeking some food
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You be seeking some food in the pantry,
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In the pantry, stress eating at night,
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Stress eating at night, seeking some comfort
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Seeking some comfort on some different websites
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On some different websites and stuff, too.
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And stuff, too. but i want you to know
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But i want you to know something about all of that,
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Something about all of that, i don't say that to shame you,
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I don't say that to shame you, i say that to show you
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I say that to show you that famous david,
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That famous david, spear dodging david,
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Spear dodging david, got to a point
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Got to a point of seven years of waiting
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Of seven years of waiting where he thought to himself,
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Where he thought to himself, "one of these days
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"one of these days i will be destroyed
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I will be destroyed by the hand of saul."
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By the hand of saul." and this phrase, oh, god,
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And this phrase, oh, god, this is why i
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This is why i got up here today.
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Got up here today. this is why i flew in late
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This is why i flew in late and got up early
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And got up early and listened to metallica
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And listened to metallica to preach to you.
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To preach to you. [laughter]
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[laughter] y'all didn't like that
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Y'all didn't like that i listened to metallica.
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I listened to metallica. i got --
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I got -- i could tell
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I could tell you were judging me.
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You were judging me. i don't care.
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I don't care. i sought the lord.
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I sought the lord. [laughter]
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[laughter] watch me, watch me,
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Watch me, watch me, watch me, watch me.
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Watch me, watch me. "david thought to himself,
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"david thought to himself, 'one of these days
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'one of these days i will be destroy --
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I will be destroy -- "i will bless
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"i will bless the lord at all ti --
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The lord at all ti -- "david thought to himself,
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"david thought to himself, 'one of these days --
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'one of these days -- "i will praise you continually."
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"i will praise you continually." "it's kinda hard
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"it's kinda hard for god's praise
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For god's praise to continually be at my mouth
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To continually be at my mouth when this guy keeps
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When this guy keeps trying to kill me.
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Trying to kill me. it's kinda hard for
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It's kinda hard for god's praise to be
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God's praise to be in my mouth when my life
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In my mouth when my life keeps going backwards.
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Keeps going backwards. it's kinda hard
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It's kinda hard for god's praise to be
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For god's praise to be in my mouth right now."
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In my mouth right now." that's okay.
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That's okay. david thought to himself,
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David thought to himself, "one of these days,"
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"one of these days," and i know we have a lot of
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And i know we have a lot of thoughts about the future.
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Thoughts about the future. you know, "one of these days,
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You know, "one of these days, this is gonna catch up with me.
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This is gonna catch up with me. i can't keep doing this.
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I can't keep doing this. i can't keep going like this.
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I can't keep going like this. i can't keep holding
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I can't keep holding out like this.
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Out like this. i can't keep,
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I can't keep, i can't keep,
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I can't keep, i can't --
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I can't -- i'm doing pretty good
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I'm doing pretty good right now,
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Right now, but i can't keep
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But i can't keep running like this.
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Running like this. i can't keep pretending
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I can't keep pretending like everything's okay."
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Like everything's okay." david thought to himself,
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David thought to himself, "this does not end
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"this does not end well for me."
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Well for me." "how could you
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"how could you think that, david?
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Think that, david? you have the promise of god.
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You have the promise of god. how could you think
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How could you think that david?
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That david? you have the oil
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You have the oil of the anointing
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Of the anointing from the prophet samuel
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From the prophet samuel that was on you.
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That was on you. don't you remember?
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Don't you remember? he said he would raise you up.
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He said he would raise you up. how can you think
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How can you think that, david?"
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That, david?" because seeking god
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Because seeking god doesn't mean you will never
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Doesn't mean you will never think fearful thoughts.
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Think fearful thoughts. [applause]
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[applause] seeking god does not mean
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Seeking god does not mean that you will never feel like
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That you will never feel like you're going crazy.
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You're going crazy. the truth is nobody knows
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The truth is nobody knows what you really go through.
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What you really go through. nobody knows what you
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Nobody knows what you really push through.
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Really push through. nobody knows all the things
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Nobody knows all the things that you didn't say
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That you didn't say that would have been
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That would have been worse than the thing
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Worse than the thing that you said
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That you said that you had
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That you had to apologize for.
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To apologize for. nobody really knows
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Nobody really knows how crazy it gets,
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How crazy it gets, how close you came
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How close you came to quitting,
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To quitting, how much you struggle
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How much you struggle with feeling like enough,
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With feeling like enough, how much and how hard
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How much and how hard it has been
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It has been for you to fight
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For you to fight for these 14 months
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For these 14 months of sobriety,
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Of sobriety, how hard it has been
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How hard it has been for you to continue
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For you to continue to go home to a situation
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To go home to a situation where you're underappreciated
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Where you're underappreciated and a job where
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And a job where you're undervalued.
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You're undervalued. nobody knows.
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Nobody knows. but he heard.
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But he heard. he heard.
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He heard. when you cried,
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When you cried, he heard.
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He heard. when you prayed,
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When you prayed, he heard.
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He heard. when you said, "i can't,"
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When you said, "i can't," he said, "i can."
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He said, "i can." he heard.
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He heard. [applause]
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[applause] what a word for somebody
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What a word for somebody who has felt like
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Who has felt like you're going crazy.
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You're not going crazy,
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You're not going crazy, you're building faith, see.
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You're building faith, see. you're building faith.
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You're building faith. you're getting strong
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You're getting strong in your spirit.
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In your spirit. you're getting strong
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You're getting strong in your beliefs.
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In your beliefs. you're learning to walk,
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You're learning to walk, not by what you see
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Not by what you see but by what god spoke.
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Jesus.
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Jesus. [applause]
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[applause] i'm trying to find five people
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I'm trying to find five people who really need this word.
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Who really need this word. i'm trying to find five people.
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I'm trying to find five people. [applause]
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[applause] now, give me my verse
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Now, give me my verse one more time.
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One more time. "and david thought to himself,
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"and david thought to himself, 'one of these days
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'one of these days i will be destroyed
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I will be destroyed by the hand of saul.'"
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By the hand of saul.'" the fear is real.
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The fear is real. when he said,
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When he said, "he delivered me
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"he delivered me from all my fear,"
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From all my fear," he doesn't mean he kept me
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He doesn't mean he kept me from feeling it.
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From feeling it. [applause]
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[applause] it was on a loop
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It was on a loop in his head.
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In his head. he thought to himself,
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He thought to himself, the language means
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The language means he continued thinking.
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He continued thinking. he didn't think this once.
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He didn't think this once. he thought it so many times
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He thought it so many times that he began to believe
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That he began to believe that the lie was true.
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That the lie was true. because saul couldn't kill him,
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Because saul couldn't kill him, because god had crowned him.
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Because god had crowned him. who needed to hear that?
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Who needed to hear that? saul can't kill you.
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Saul can't kill you. god called you.
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God called you. and you know
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And you know what the bible says?
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What the bible says? it says, "humbles yourself
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It says, "humbles yourself under the mighty hand of god
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Under the mighty hand of god that he may lift you up
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That he may lift you up in due time."
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In due time." [applause]
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[applause] but it's been seven years
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But it's been seven years and david doesn't see
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And david doesn't see a clear path to what god
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A clear path to what god has committed to him.
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Has committed to him. so, he thought to himself,
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So, he thought to himself, "one day saul's gonna kill me."
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"one day saul's gonna kill me." and here's the phrase,
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And here's the phrase, "the best thing i can do."
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"the best thing i can do." everybody say that,
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Everybody say that, "the best thing i can do."
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"the best thing i can do." what this means is
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What this means is david's situation is not ideal
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David's situation is not ideal and yours may not be either.
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And yours may not be either. that you're looking
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That you're looking at a range of options
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At a range of options where you really want
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Where you really want god to do this,
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God to do this, but it's not happening.
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But it's not happening. so, david says,
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So, david says, "the best thing i can do
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"the best thing i can do is escape to the land
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Is escape to the land of philistines."
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Of philistines." that's not where
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That's not where he wanted to be,
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He wanted to be, it's just the place
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It's just the place he had to go for now.
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He had to go for now. everybody say, "next."
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Everybody say, "next." >> congregation: next.
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>> congregation: next. >> i don't know how
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>> i don't know how god is gonna deal with saul.
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God is gonna deal with saul. some of you are
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Some of you are awaiting legal verdicts,
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Awaiting legal verdicts, right now,
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Right now, some of you are
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Some of you are awaiting resolution
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Awaiting resolution to relational situations,
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To relational situations, some of you are
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Some of you are waiting to see
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Waiting to see if you're gonna
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If you're gonna have to move or not,
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Have to move or not, some of you are
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Some of you are waiting to see
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Waiting to see what the doctor says
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What the doctor says in three weeks,
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In three weeks, and you're waiting for that.
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And you're waiting for that. so, i wanted to get this
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So, i wanted to get this in your spirit
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In your spirit as a new way to look at
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As a new way to look at what it means to seek the lord.
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What it means to seek the lord. to seek the lord
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To seek the lord doesn't mean that you will
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Doesn't mean that you will know exactly what
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Know exactly what he's going to do
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He's going to do every step along the way.
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Every step along the way. david said,
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David said, "the best thing i can do
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"the best thing i can do is to go to the land
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Is to go to the land of the philistines,
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Of the philistines, and to escape there,
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And to escape there, and then saul will give up
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And then saul will give up searching for me
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Searching for me anywhere in israel,
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Anywhere in israel, and i will slip
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And i will slip out of his hand."
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Out of his hand." is it possible
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Is it possible that david in this moment
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That david in this moment isn't even really sure
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Isn't even really sure where god's hand is working,
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Where god's hand is working, but all he knows is,
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But all he knows is, "i've gotta get out of here."
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"i've gotta get out of here." and when he says,
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And when he says, "i sought the lord,"
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"i sought the lord," he's referring back
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He's referring back to this incident
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To this incident where he had to go
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Where he had to go to the philistines,
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To the philistines, the enemies that
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The enemies that he wanted to kill,
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He wanted to kill, and live with them
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And live with them for a season
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For a season while he waited for god
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While he waited for god to do what he had
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To do what he had promised to do?
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Promised to do? and is it possible
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And is it possible that you are
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That you are in a season right now
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In a season right now where you're seeking the lord,
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Where you're seeking the lord, but he hasn't
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But he hasn't exactly shown you
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Exactly shown you what's gonna happen
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What's gonna happen in a sequence of events
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In a sequence of events that you can
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That you can logically understand?
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Logically understand? so, the word of the lord
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So, the word of the lord for you is,
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For you is, what is the next best thing
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What is the next best thing for you to do?
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>> so, i want you
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>> so, i want you to take just a moment
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To take just a moment and think about
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And think about that area in your life,
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That area in your life, that situation in your life
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That situation in your life where you're having
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Where you're having the hardest time
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The hardest time trusting god right now.
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Trusting god right now. i mean, turning over
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I mean, turning over the results to him.
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The results to him. i don't mean
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I don't mean that you're not
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That you're not doing everything you can do
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Doing everything you can do but there comes a point
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But there comes a point where you have to say,
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Where you have to say, "god, i trust you
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"god, i trust you with my finances.
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With my finances. i trust you with my family.
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I trust you with my family. i trust you with my future.
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I trust you with my future. i trust you to set me free
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I trust you to set me free from this thing
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From this thing that has had me
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That has had me held down for so long."
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Held down for so long." and if that's
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And if that's where you are today,
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Where you are today, i have a resource for you.
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I have a resource for you. it's called "ugly trust."
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You ever heard
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You ever heard of the ugly cry?
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Of the ugly cry? [laughing]
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[laughing] this is like that,
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This is like that, but it's ugly trust.
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But it's ugly trust. it's when you
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It's when you want to trust god,
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Want to trust god, but you don't exactly know
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But you don't exactly know how and what that looks like.
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How and what that looks like. i want to walk you through that,
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I want to walk you through that, because for all of us,
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Because for all of us, there are seasons in our life
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There are seasons in our life where trust doesn't come easy
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Where trust doesn't come easy and it doesn't look pretty.
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And it doesn't look pretty. >> right.
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>> right. >> but that doesn't mean
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>> but that doesn't mean it's not possible.
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It's not possible. and this series
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And this series is gonna step you through that
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Is gonna step you through that in a really practical way.
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In a really practical way. >> yes.
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>> yes. so, here's what
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So, here's what we want you to do.
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We want you to do. call or go online right now
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Call or go online right now and request your copy
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And request your copy of "ugly trust."
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Of "ugly trust." it's available for
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It's available for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. and it's really time for us
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And it's really time for us to learn what true trust
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To learn what true trust looks like.
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Looks like. it's not pretty.
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It's not pretty. it doesn't look
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It doesn't look like you feel,
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Like you feel, like you thought it would.
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Like you thought it would. >> yeah.
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>> yeah. it's like a muscle.
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It's like a muscle. you have to train it.
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You have to train it. you have to really work on this
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You have to really work on this so that you can step into
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So that you can step into difficult situations and say,
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Difficult situations and say, "god, i don't know how,
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"god, i don't know how, i don't know when,
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I don't know when, but i'm believing
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But i'm believing that you can do it
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That you can do it 'cause i know who
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'cause i know who is inside of me."
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Is inside of me." >> that's right.
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>> that's right. >> hey, thank you for watching.
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>> hey, thank you for watching. thank you for being
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Thank you for being a part of this ministry.
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A part of this ministry. call right now and tell 'em,
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Call right now and tell 'em, "i want that
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"i want that 'ugly trust' series
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'ugly trust' series that he was talking about."
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That he was talking about." alright?
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Alright? and as you do it,
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And as you do it, know that your gift
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Know that your gift of any amount is helping us
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Of any amount is helping us reach people for jesus christ
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Reach people for jesus christ all over the world.
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All over the world. so, call, go online right now
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So, call, go online right now and tell 'em, "i want
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And tell 'em, "i want ugly trust."
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Ugly trust." and let's take
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And let's take the next step together.
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The next step together. >> yeah.
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>> get your copy of "ugly trust"
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Includes three sermons
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From pastor steven furtick
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That reveal what true trust
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In god looks like.
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You'll also receive
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I'm in training"
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>> ♪ oh my god ♪
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♪ you've sure been good to me ♪
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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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♪ 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 my story ♪
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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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Steven Furtick - Ugly Trust (Part 2)

July 6, 2025 | S25 E186 | 28:0

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