Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Ugly Trust (Part 3)

July 2, 2025 | S25 E183 | 28:0

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

#inActive #Faith #TrustGod #SeekGod #NegativeThoughts #Fear #God'sWill #Plan #Humble #HandofGod #Deliverance

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Ugly Trust (Part 3) | July 2, 2025

>> announcer: up next,
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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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>> 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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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 going crazy. you're not going crazy,
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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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But by what god spoke. 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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For you to do? the next best thing.
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The next best thing. because for david,
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Because for david, what he really wanted
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What he really wanted was to be the leader of israel.
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Was to be the leader of israel. but sometimes you can't do
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But sometimes you can't do exactly what you want to do.
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Exactly what you want to do. and sometimes the will
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And sometimes the will that god has for you
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That god has for you is still in the process
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Is still in the process of unfolding.
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Of unfolding. and sometimes the person that
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And sometimes the person that you're supposed to marry hasn't
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You're supposed to marry hasn't even moved to charlotte yet.
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Even moved to charlotte yet. [applause]
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[applause] and sometimes the job that
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And sometimes the job that you're supposed to have
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You're supposed to have isn't even open yet.
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Isn't even open yet. so, you get rejected
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So, you get rejected three times for jobs
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Three times for jobs that you think you'd be
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That you think you'd be a perfect fit for.
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A perfect fit for. but the truth is,
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But the truth is, if you got that job,
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If you got that job, it would become a snare to you
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It would become a snare to you for the door that god
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For the door that god is going to open.
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Is going to open. [applause]
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[applause] i'm talking about trusting him.
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I'm talking about trusting him. i'm talking about trusting him.
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I'm talking about trusting him. i'm talking about,
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I'm talking about, "i sought the lord
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"i sought the lord and there was a space,
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And there was a space, and i didn't
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And i didn't know if he heard."
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Know if he heard." so, what did david do?
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So, what did david do? the next best thing.
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The next best thing. "i would love to be fighting
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"i would love to be fighting saul's battles right now.
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Saul's battles right now. i would love to be
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I would love to be killing philistines,
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Killing philistines, like i did with goliath.
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Like i did with goliath. i would love to be taking
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I would love to be taking my kids to school every day,
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My kids to school every day, but i only get to see them
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But i only get to see them every other weekend right now.
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Every other weekend right now. so, when i get them
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So, when i get them every other weekend,
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Every other weekend, i'm gonna make that count
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I'm gonna make that count cause that's the next
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Cause that's the next best thing.
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Best thing. i would love to have somebody
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I would love to have somebody to take long walks
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To take long walks on the beach with,
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On the beach with, but i don't have somebody,
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But i don't have somebody, and i don't have a beach,
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And i don't have a beach, so i'mma get on this treadmill
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So i'mma get on this treadmill and get a podcast
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And get a podcast and take myself on a walk,
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And take myself on a walk, cause that's the next
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Cause that's the next best thing.
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Best thing. i would love to have
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I would love to have healed body right now,
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Healed body right now, so i could be in church
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So i could be in church with pastor steven,
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With pastor steven, but right now i can't
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But right now i can't leave the house
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Leave the house cause i'm confined
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Cause i'm confined to this bed.
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To this bed. but i'm gonna lift my hands,
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But i'm gonna lift my hands, cause even though i can't get
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Cause even though i can't get outta this bed,
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Outta this bed, i'm gonna do
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I'm gonna do the next best thing.
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The next best thing. i would love
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I would love to be further along
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To be further along in my finances by now,
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In my finances by now, but i didn't save
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But i didn't save in that season cause
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In that season cause nobody taught me,
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Nobody taught me, but i trust in god,
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But i trust in god, and i've never seen
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And i've never seen the righteous forsaken
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The righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread,
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Nor his seed begging bread, so i'm gonna do
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So i'm gonna do the next best thing.
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The next best thing. i'm gonna give him
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I'm gonna give him what i've got
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What i've got and trust him
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And trust him with what i'm not."
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With what i'm not." i will bless the lord.
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I will bless the lord. at all times.
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Good times,
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Good times, bad times.
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Bad times. ask paul and silas.
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Ask paul and silas. "i'd love to be out
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"i'd love to be out of this prison,
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Of this prison, but they didn't
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But they didn't release me yet,
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Release me yet, so let's do
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So let's do the next best thing.
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You praise him
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You praise him on the first verse,
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On the first verse, i'll praise him
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I'll praise him on the second verse.
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On the second verse. you sing the chorus,
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You sing the chorus, i'll sing the bridge.
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I'll sing the bridge. i'm gonna do what
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I'm gonna do what he gave me to do
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He gave me to do with what i've got to do it."
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♪ ♪
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Yes, sir.
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Yes, sir. the next best thing for you,
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The next best thing for you, that's all you gotta do.
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That's all you gotta do. you don't have to figure out
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You don't have to figure out the next 50 things,
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The next 50 things, that's god's job.
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That's god's job. he said,
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He said, "you're fired
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"you're fired from trying to be god."
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From trying to be god." and --
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And -- [cheering]
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[cheering] i just want you
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I just want you to think about it.
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To think about it. i just want you
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I just want you to think about it.
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To think about it. what's the next best
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What's the next best thing you can do?
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Thing you can do? go complain about it,
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Go complain about it, or praise him
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Or praise him like he already knows?
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Like he already knows? what's the next best thing?
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What's the next best thing? "i sought the lord.
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"i sought the lord. oh, it wasn't pretty,
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Oh, it wasn't pretty, my fears were terrible."
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My fears were terrible." the word "fears,"
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The word "fears," that he uses is only used
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That he uses is only used three other times
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Three other times in the bible.
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In the bible. it is a state so intense
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It is a state so intense that it's only used
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That it's only used three times in the bible,
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Three times in the bible, it means "horror."
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It means "horror." he said,
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He said, "i was in a horrible place,
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"i was in a horrible place, a lonely place,
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A lonely place, an isolated place."
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An isolated place." i was talking
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I was talking to a brother yesterday,
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To a brother yesterday, he said,
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He said, "i'm creative but i can't find
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"i'm creative but i can't find anybody to collaborate with."
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Anybody to collaborate with." i wanted to tell him,
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I wanted to tell him, "well, the next best thing
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"well, the next best thing is gonna be you gotta
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Is gonna be you gotta open up some kind of app
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Open up some kind of app on your phone and just start
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On your phone and just start collaborating with your phone."
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Collaborating with your phone." y'all don't want me to teach
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Y'all don't want me to teach this cause we just want --
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This cause we just want -- we want magic wand god.
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We want magic wand god. we want, "i sought the lord,
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We want, "i sought the lord, and he heard.
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And he heard. i sought the --
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I sought the -- and he heard."
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And he heard." but sometimes, some --
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But sometimes, some -- oh woo, woo, woo.
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Oh woo, woo, woo. should i do it?
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Should i do it? should i do it?
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Should i do it? i can save it,
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I can save it, i can save it.
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I can save it. i plan to be here next week,
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I plan to be here next week, i can save it.
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I can save it. i can save it.
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I can save it. you want it now
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You want it now or you want it next week?
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Or you want it next week? do you want it now
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Do you want it now or do you want it next week?
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Or do you want it next week? do you want it right now,
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Do you want it right now, while i'm freshly anointed
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While i'm freshly anointed with this holy spirit
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With this holy spirit to break the chain off
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To break the chain off of you of going,
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Of you of going, "oh, i can't go here.
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"oh, i can't go here. i can't go there.
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I can't go there. i don't have a degree.
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I don't have a degree. i can't start the business.
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I can't start the business. i can't get outta the contract.
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I can't get outta the contract. i shouldn't have
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I shouldn't have signed the lease."
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Signed the lease." why don't you just turn
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Why don't you just turn the apartment you're in
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The apartment you're in into a habitation
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Into a habitation of a holy god
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Of a holy god while you wait
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While you wait on another one to come?
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On another one to come? [applause]
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[applause] because the next best thing
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Because the next best thing for you to do is connected
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To the next thing that god
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To the next thing that god is going to do
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Is going to do that you don't even
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That you don't even know about yet.
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Know about yet. [applause]
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[applause] god killed saul,
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God killed saul, david didn't have to.
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Oh, it's better than that,
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Oh, it's better than that, you don't even know
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You don't even know how good god is,
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How good god is, saul fell on his own sword.
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Saul fell on his own sword. so, you do the next right thing.
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So, you do the next right thing. you have integrity,
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You have integrity, you have character,
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You have character, you just move on,
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You just move on, you forgive,
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You forgive, you be bigger
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You be bigger than that.
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Than that. don't go back
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Don't go back and forth with saul.
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And forth with saul. [applause]
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[applause] what a word.
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What a word. what a word.
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What a word. it's hard for me to preach it
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It's hard for me to preach it to you while the holy spirit is
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To you while the holy spirit is still giving it to me.
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Still giving it to me. i'm just trying to decide,
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I'm just trying to decide, "lord, what should be said out
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"lord, what should be said out loud and what should i ponder?"
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Loud and what should i ponder?" [laughter]
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[laughter] cause he said,
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Cause he said, "they don't know what
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"they don't know what they're singing,
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They're singing, the power of it
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The power of it when they say,
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When they say, 'i sought the lord.'
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'i sought the lord.' they think that's
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They think that's what they're doing
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What they're doing only in church right now."
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Only in church right now." but this seeking the lord thing
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But this seeking the lord thing is sometimes gonna look like
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Is sometimes gonna look like you're spitting
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You're spitting and scratching.
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And scratching. nobody really knows what it's
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Nobody really knows what it's like to be on those tours,
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Like to be on those tours, except holly.
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Except holly. nobody knows what
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Nobody knows what it's really like
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It's really like to look up at an arena
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To look up at an arena full of people and go,
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Full of people and go, "jesus, this is wonderful,
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"jesus, this is wonderful, and i'm terrified."
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And i'm terrified." except the woman that was back
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Except the woman that was back there with me two hours
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There with me two hours before when i'm saying,
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Before when i'm saying, "it feels like razor blades
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"it feels like razor blades in my vocal cords,
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In my vocal cords, and i don't want these people
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And i don't want these people to feel cheated tonight,
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To feel cheated tonight, i don't what it
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I don't what it to feel stale tonight,
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To feel stale tonight, and i don't feel like
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And i don't feel like i have the energy."
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I have the energy." and sometimes before you preach
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And sometimes before you preach you feel like
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You feel like you get the flu,
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You get the flu, but it's not in your body
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But it's not in your body it's in your mind.
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It's in your mind. and for her to be with me,
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And for her to be with me, she'll say,
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She'll say, "come over here."
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"come over here." and sometimes she'll just
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And sometimes she'll just put her hand on my shoulder,
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Put her hand on my shoulder, and sometimes she'll press
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And sometimes she'll press strength into my mind.
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Strength into my mind. [applause]
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[applause] i know we're supposed
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I know we're supposed to be better than that,
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To be better than that, we're supposed to float
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We're supposed to float on the stage on a cloud.
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On the stage on a cloud. [laughter]
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[laughter] of shekinah glory.
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Of shekinah glory. but sometimes i'm scribbling
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But sometimes i'm scribbling and scratching,
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And scratching, and spitting just like you,
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And spitting just like you, but i'm seeking him.
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But i'm seeking him. [applause]
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[applause] david thought to himself,
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David thought to himself, "saul's gonna kill me."
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"saul's gonna kill me." but he kept seeking god,
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But he kept seeking god, even while he was thinking
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Even while he was thinking crazy stuff to himself.
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Crazy stuff to himself. and that's what
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And that's what i want you to do, church.
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I want you to do, church. i want you to say,
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I want you to say, "i sought the lord,
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"i sought the lord, and i sought him again.
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And i sought him again. and i sought him
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And i sought him even as i thought
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Even as i thought he didn't hear me,
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He didn't hear me, even as the devil
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Even as the devil told me,
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Told me, 'you're never gonna
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Be free from this.
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Be free from this. your dad did it,
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Your dad did it, his dad did it
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His dad did it and you will die
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And you will die an alcoholic too.'"
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An alcoholic too.'" even while you are thinking
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Even while you are thinking that to yourself
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That to yourself you do the next best thing.
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[applause]
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[applause] that's all you gotta do.
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That's all you gotta do. i promise you.
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I promise you. i'm giving you a testimony.
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I'm giving you a testimony. i saw it in my family,
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I saw it in my family, i saw it when my
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I saw it when my dad was dying of als,
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Dad was dying of als, i wanted god to heal him,
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I wanted god to heal him, god didn't heal him.
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God didn't heal him. i want to take care of him,
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I want to take care of him, that didn't work out.
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That didn't work out. for two years i couldn't
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For two years i couldn't take care of him,
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Take care of him, my mom was taking
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My mom was taking care of him.
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Care of him. he became abusive toward her.
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He became abusive toward her. so, we had to put him
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So, we had to put him in a nursing home,
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In a nursing home, and he was way too young
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And he was way too young to be in that nursing home.
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To be in that nursing home. i was crushed
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I was crushed the day i walked in
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The day i walked in and he was calling, "bingo,"
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And he was calling, "bingo," in a nursing home,
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In a nursing home, when i knew i wanted him
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When i knew i wanted him down the street with my mom.
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Down the street with my mom. but they couldn't be together,
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But they couldn't be together, it wasn't safe for her.
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It wasn't safe for her. so, why were we doing
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So, why were we doing a thanksgiving dinner
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A thanksgiving dinner in a nursing home
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In a nursing home with my dad while he
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With my dad while he was dying with an
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Was dying with an uncertain time limit left?
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Uncertain time limit left? and why were we eating
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And why were we eating off of paper plates,
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Off of paper plates, a microwaved meal
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A microwaved meal in a nursing home
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In a nursing home with a man who was in his 60s?
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With a man who was in his 60s? it wasn't what i wanted,
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It wasn't what i wanted, it was the next best thing.
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It was the next best thing. [applause]
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[applause] that's what it
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That's what it means to seek him.
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Means to seek him. it -- oh,
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It -- oh, it's such a good quote.
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It's such a good quote. he said that faith doesn't show
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He said that faith doesn't show you the whole staircase just
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You the whole staircase just enough to take the next step,
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Enough to take the next step, the next best thing.
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The next best thing. my camera operators are
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My camera operators are usually better than this.
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Usually better than this. i wanted them to show
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I wanted them to show you the stairs.
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You the stairs. can y'all not get that shot?
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Can y'all not get that shot? i'mma buy some more cameras
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I'mma buy some more cameras before next week.
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Before next week. [laughter]
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[laughter] come over to this side.
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Come over to this side. i wanted that illustration
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I wanted that illustration but let me do
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But let me do the next best thing.
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The next best thing. i'll use this side
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I'll use this side of the stairs.
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Of the stairs. yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah. just like that.
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Just like that. just like that.
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Just like that. now, watch this,
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Now, watch this, watch this.
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Watch this. it's gonna be ugly,
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It's gonna be ugly, it's gonna be ugly sometimes.
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It's gonna be ugly sometimes. it's gonna be ugly sometimes.
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It's gonna be ugly sometimes. every prayer is not
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Every prayer is not gonna be pretty,
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Gonna be pretty, every prayer isn't gonna
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Every prayer isn't gonna happen in church,
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Happen in church, every faith experience
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Every faith experience isn't gonna happen
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Isn't gonna happen in a controlled environment,
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In a controlled environment, but the bible says to humble
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But the bible says to humble yourself under his hand because
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Yourself under his hand because saul's hand is nothing
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Saul's hand is nothing compared to his hand.
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Compared to his hand. [applause]
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[applause] and 1 peter 5:6 says,
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And 1 peter 5:6 says, "in due time he will
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"in due time he will lift you up."
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Lift you up." one next best thing
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One next best thing at a time,
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At a time, that's how he's gonna
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That's how he's gonna bring you out.
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Bring you out. [applause]
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[applause] ugly trust.
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Ugly trust. spitty-beard trust.
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Spitty-beard trust. crust in your eyes
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Crust in your eyes but went anyway.
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But went anyway. tears on your pillow.
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Tears on your pillow. sleepless nights but i'm not
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Sleepless nights but i'm not giving up on god.
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Giving up on god. ugly trust.
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Ugly trust. you know what that means
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You know what that means to me, ugly?
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Put it on the screen, y'all.
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Put it on the screen, y'all. it means,
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It means, trusting god until
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Trusting god until god lifts you.
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God lifts you. [applause]
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In due time,
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In due time, he raised david up,
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He raised david up, but in the meantime,
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But in the meantime, david had to go to a place
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David had to go to a place that he didn't wanna be.
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That he didn't wanna be. who is this that i'm preaching
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Who is this that i'm preaching to that you are in
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To that you are in an until god lifts you.
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An until god lifts you. until god lifts you humble
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Until god lifts you humble yourself and seek him.
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Yourself and seek him. stand all over the room.
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Stand all over the room. lift your hands to your father.
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Lift your hands to your father. he said,
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He said, "i will bless the lord at.
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"i will bless the lord at. all times.
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All times. when saul's spears are flying,
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When saul's spears are flying, when my heart is breaking,
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When my heart is breaking, when answers don't come easy,
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When answers don't come easy, i will bless
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I will bless the lord at all times."
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The lord at all times." this is ugly trust.
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This is ugly trust. some of you need to have --
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Some of you need to have -- you know,
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You know, how they have ugly cry,
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How they have ugly cry, some of y'all need
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Some of y'all need to have ugly praise.
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To have ugly praise. just like,
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Just like, "god, this is what
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"god, this is what it looks like
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It looks like for our family right now.
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For our family right now. even right now my whole family
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Even right now my whole family isn't in church with me,
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Isn't in church with me, even right now
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Even right now i can't get everybody together,
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I can't get everybody together, even right now,
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Even right now, i can't get everything
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I can't get everything worked out,
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Worked out, but my hands are lifted."
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But my hands are lifted." lift them up.
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Lift them up. lift them up.
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Lift them up. this is ugly trust.
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This is ugly trust. because he said,
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Because he said, "i will bless the lord
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"i will bless the lord at all times,
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At all times, o magnify the lord with me,
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O magnify the lord with me, let us exalt,"
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Let us exalt," what does exalt mean?
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What does exalt mean? to lift him up.
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To lift him up. so, until he lifts you up,
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So, until he lifts you up, what do you do?
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What do you do? what do you do?
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What do you do? lift him up.
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Lift him up. i want you to begin to lift him
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I want you to begin to lift him up right now in your heart.
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Up right now in your heart. i want you to begin to praise
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I want you to begin to praise him right now
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Him right now with your own mouth.
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With your own mouth. i will bless the lord
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I will bless the lord at all times.
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At all times. i trust you, god.
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I trust you, god. i trust you with my future,
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I trust you with my future, i trust you with my family,
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I trust you with my family, i trust you with my children.
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I trust you with my children. god, i trust you
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God, i trust you with this decision,
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With this decision, i trust you with this economy,
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I trust you with this economy, i trust you with this move,
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I trust you with this move, i trust you
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I trust you with this transition.
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With this transition. come on and lift him up.
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Come on and lift him up. lift him up.
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Lift him up. lift him up.
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Lift him up. this is ugly trust.
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This is ugly trust. it doesn't have to be pretty.
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It doesn't have to be pretty. it doesn't have to be
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It doesn't have to be in an alphabetical order,
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In an alphabetical order, it doesn't have to be
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It doesn't have to be king james english,
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King james english, just say,
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Just say, "i need you, god.
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"i need you, god. i trust you, god.
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I trust you, god. here's my life, lord.
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Here's my life, lord. here's my dreams, lord.
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Here's my dreams, lord. here's my heart, lord.
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Here's my heart, lord. it's yours, lord."
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♪ ♪
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♪ 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 ♪ >> ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ that's why i trust ♪
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♪ that's why i trust ♪ >> ♪ that's why ♪
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>> ♪ that's why ♪ >> ♪ that's why i trust ♪
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>> ♪ that's why i trust ♪ >> look at me,
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>> look at me, i don't trust him
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I don't trust him because of how long it took him
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Because of how long it took him to answer it,
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To answer it, i don't trust him
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I don't trust him 'cause he answered it
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'cause he answered it when i wanted him
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When i wanted him to answer it,
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To answer it, i don't trust him
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I don't trust him because he answered it how
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Because he answered it how i wanted him to answer it,
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I wanted him to answer it, i trust him because he is god.
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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."
00:24:55.112 --> 00:24:56.614
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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This powerful dvd set
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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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A bonus sermon
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From holly furtick
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Designed to strengthen
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Plus, don't miss
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Teaching, "i'm not trapped,
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I'm in training"
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Available only with this series.
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>> ♪ oh i can hear a sound ♪
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♪ the abundance of rain ♪
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♪ and it sounds like freedom ♪
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♪ and it's headed our way ♪
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♪ oh i can hear a sound ♪
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♪ the abundance of rain ♪
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♪ and it sounds like provision ♪
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♪ is headed our way ♪
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♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ and it's heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like healing ♪
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♪ is headed our way ♪
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♪ oh i can see a cloud ♪
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♪ and it's heavy with rain ♪
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♪ and it looks like joy ♪
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♪ and it's headed our way ♪
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♪ yes it's headed ♪
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♪ our way ♪
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>> ♪ prophesy ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ it's coming ♪
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♪ it's coming ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ it's coming ♪
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♪ it's coming ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ oh it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ oh it's headed our way ♪
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>> ♪ it's headed our way ♪
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♪ it's headed our way ♪
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♪ so darkness ♪
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♪ bow down to the day ♪
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♪ mountains get up out my way ♪
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♪ breaking out of yesterday ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing ♪
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>> ♪ i got a new thing coming ♪
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Steven Furtick - Ugly Trust (Part 3)

July 2, 2025 | S25 E183 | 28:0

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