Steven Furtick

Steven Furtick - Why Am I Anxious (Part 2)

September 1, 2025 | S25 E3602 | 28:0

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

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Steven Furtick | Steven Furtick - Why Am I Anxious (Part 2) | September 1, 2025

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♪ ♪
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>> 'cause if you don't
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>> 'cause if you don't sort this out, you will live in
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Sort this out, you will live in constant imprisonment
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Constant imprisonment to your own indecision.
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To your own indecision. put that one down
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Put that one down as number three.
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As number three. we're making terrible time.
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[laughter]
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Indecision is... a prison.
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So i want you to make
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Three decisions
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Before wednesday.
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If you're watching this at
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A mid-week worship experience,
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You're running short on time.
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You're running short on time. [laughter]
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[laughter] the clock is counting.
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The clock is counting. i want you to set a d --
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I want you to set a d -- that all you procrastinators.
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That all you procrastinators. and you're claiming
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And you're claiming to be thorough.
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To be thorough. i want you to make
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I want you to make three decisions this week.
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Three decisions this week. i want you to do it, i want you
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I want you to do it, i want you to set aside a day this week.
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To set aside a day this week. sit down, have four cups
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Sit down, have four cups of coffee so you numb your
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Of coffee so you numb your rational thinking processes.
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Rational thinking processes. and go in and just make them.
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And go in and just make them. just make the decisions.
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Just make the decisions. and if you make dumb ones,
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And if you make dumb ones, apologize.
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Apologize. but make the decision.
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But make the decision. my god, 15 minutes
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My god, 15 minutes to decide chicken or shrimp
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To decide chicken or shrimp in a restaurant.
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In a restaurant. [laughter]
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[laughter] i'm serious.
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I'm serious. you've been dating her
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You've been dating her seven and a half years,
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Seven and a half years, and you can't decide
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And you can't decide is she the one?
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Is she the one? well if she's not,
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Well if she's not, get outta the way.
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Get outta the way. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] oh i'm preaching now.
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Oh i'm preaching now. i just got somebody a diamond.
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I just got somebody a diamond. you oughta name
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You oughta name your kid, steven.
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Your kid, steven. [applause]
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[applause] do it or don't.
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Do it or don't. do it or don't.
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Do it or don't. [applause]
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[applause] buy the house or don't,
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Buy the house or don't, sell the house or don't.
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Sell the house or don't. stay in raleigh or don't.
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Stay in raleigh or don't. do it or don't.
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Do it or don't. you can always move back.
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You can always move back. and now we're making up
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And now we're making up more stuff to give us
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More stuff to give us opportunities for anxiety,
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Opportunities for anxiety, and we call it options.
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And we call it options. [cheering]
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[cheering] i don't know if it was just
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I don't know if it was just growing up in monk's corner.
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Growing up in monk's corner. you didn't have to decide where
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You didn't have to decide where to send your kids to school.
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To send your kids to school. there were two.
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There were two. [laughter]
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[laughter] i moved to charlotte,
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I moved to charlotte, i never saw anything like it.
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I never saw anything like it. it's crazy.
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It's crazy. it's killing us.
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It's killing us. too many options.
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Too many options. i just want gas.
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I just want gas. not a slurpee.
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Not a slurpee. not a car wash.
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Not a car wash. not a back massage.
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Not a back massage. just gas.
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Just gas. it's too many options.
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It's too many options. [applause]
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[applause] i did it this week.
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I did it this week. i went in, i was feeling
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I went in, i was feeling that anxiety, and i told jess
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That anxiety, and i told jess to send over my notes for my
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To send over my notes for my "why am i anxious" teaching,
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"why am i anxious" teaching, 'cause i felt like
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'cause i felt like i needed my own notes.
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And i don't keep 'em
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After i write 'em.
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I give 'em away.
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I just scratch 'em down
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And then give 'em away.
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But somebody else keeps 'em.
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And so i said, "gimme the notes
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And send 'em over.
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I need 'em."
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She said,
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"are you gonna teach it?"
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I said, "no, i need to live it."
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[laughter]
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I was feeling all unsettled,
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And i went through my list,
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And i found this one.
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And i found this one. and the holy spirit hit me
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And the holy spirit hit me and said, you're very
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And said, you're very indecisive right now.
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Indecisive right now. everything everybody asked you,
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Everything everybody asked you, you're goin', "yeah, yeah,
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You're goin', "yeah, yeah, when i get back to that,
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When i get back to that, i'm going through a few things."
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I'm going through a few things." you're not going through
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You're not going through a few things.
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A few things. you're not talking,
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You're not talking, you're not praying
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You're not praying anything like that.
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Anything like that. just waiting till
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Just waiting till it comes around again.
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It comes around again. >> congregation: wow.
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>> congregation: wow. >> and it was becoming the way
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>> and it was becoming the way that i was handling things.
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That i was handling things. and so i just came in that day.
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And so i just came in that day. i made three decisions.
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I made three decisions. i felt -- i felt like --
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I felt -- i felt like -- i felt like i had spent a day
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I felt like i had spent a day ...at a spa.
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...at a spa. just by making three decisions,
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Just by making three decisions, and they all started
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And they all started with "n" and ended with "o".
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With "n" and ended with "o". and it felt so good.
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And it felt so good. it felt so good.
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It felt so good. try it, try it.
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Try it, try it. one, two, three:
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One, two, three: >> congregation: no!
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>> congregation: no! [laughter]
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[laughter] >> now this only works
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>> now this only works if you are living with...
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If you are living with... integrity.
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Integrity. this only works if you are
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Living with integrity.
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And sometimes my anxiety
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Is a result of a compromise
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In my integrity.
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It's kinda hard to have
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A peaceful heart when
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You're hiding secrets
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And feel like a hypocrite.
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And feel like a hypocrite. it's kinda hard to have
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It's kinda hard to have a peaceful heart when you're
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A peaceful heart when you're having to hope that, your wife
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Having to hope that, your wife doesn't check your phone to
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Doesn't check your phone to see certain text messages.
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See certain text messages. it's kinda hard to have
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It's kinda hard to have a peaceful heart when you have
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A peaceful heart when you have three snapchats, and the one
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Three snapchats, and the one that your parents think is your
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That your parents think is your snapchat is just a decoy,
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Snapchat is just a decoy, and now you're asking god...
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And now you're asking god... to give you peace...
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To give you peace... but your life is...
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But your life is... so many different pieces.
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So many different pieces. the word integrity means...
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The word integrity means... "whole".
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"whole". whole.
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Whole. like in math class,
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Like in math class, they taught us about integers,
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They taught us about integers, whole numbers.
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Whole numbers. whole, integrity.
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Whole, integrity. everything, all one person,
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Everything, all one person, all the time.
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All the time. and when there are
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And when there are three different me's
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Three different me's that i have to manage
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That i have to manage for every different situation,
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For every different situation, it's kinda hard...
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It's kinda hard... to pray the panic away...
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To pray the panic away... when my own lifestyle is...
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When my own lifestyle is... creating it.
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Creating it. when i'm trying to figure out
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When i'm trying to figure out which mask to wear at church
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Which mask to wear at church so that no one will see
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So that no one will see into my situation at home.
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Into my situation at home. when there's work me,
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When there's work me, and after-work me,
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And after-work me, and friday-night me,
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And friday-night me, and 9:30-sunday-morning me.
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And 9:30-sunday-morning me. it's kinda hard for me...
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It's kinda hard for me... to have peace
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To have peace when my foundation is cracked.
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When my foundation is cracked. it's kinda hard for me to manage
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It's kinda hard for me to manage all of those different me's,
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All of those different me's, 'cause i might send out
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'cause i might send out the wrong one at the wrong time.
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The wrong one at the wrong time. have you ever done that?
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Have you ever done that? oh, what?
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Oh, what? i meant to send preacher-me
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I meant to send preacher-me out there right now.
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Out there right now. it's kinda hard for me
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It's kinda hard for me to ask god... to bless a life
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To ask god... to bless a life that is divided in so many
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That is divided in so many different directions.
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Different directions. now i don't mean by this that
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Now i don't mean by this that you have to interact with
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You have to interact with everybody on the same level.
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Everybody on the same level. for instance, if we were to
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For instance, if we were to meet at... pizza hut,
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Meet at... pizza hut, i wouldn't talk at this volume.
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I wouldn't talk at this volume. you know, i would modulate.
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You know, i would modulate. people say, "well you should be
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People say, "well you should be the same on stage
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That you are out in public."
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That you are out in public." well, that would be obnoxious.
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Well, that would be obnoxious. can you imagine?
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Can you imagine? touch three people
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Touch three people at the baseball field?
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At the baseball field? scandalous.
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Scandalous. "touch what?
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"touch what? who are you touching?!"
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Who are you touching?!" [laughter]
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What i am saying is
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What i am saying is that although you might
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That although you might bring a different approach
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Bring a different approach to different situations,
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To different situations, that the essential nature of
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That the essential nature of who you are remains unchanged
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Who you are remains unchanged in every encounter.
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In every encounter. so it shouldn't be like that for
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So it shouldn't be like that for my family to watch me preach
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My family to watch me preach and go like, "who is that?"
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And go like, "who is that?" it shouldn't be like that.
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It shouldn't be like that. it should feel like
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It should feel like a continuation.
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A continuation. somebody shouldn't see you on
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Somebody shouldn't see you on the television program and go,
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The television program and go, "you go to church?"
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"you go to church?" >> congregation: wow.
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>> congregation: wow. >> "i heard you say,
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>> "i heard you say, 'hallelujah'
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'hallelujah' on the church service,
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On the church service, but i hear you say
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But i hear you say some... other stu--"
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Some... other stu--" and it's costing you your peace.
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And it's costing you your peace. i'm not condemning you.
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I'm not condemning you. i'm telling you,
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I'm telling you, you might be anxious sometimes
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You might be anxious sometimes because you are trying to manage
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Because you are trying to manage so many different
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So many different versions of you.
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Versions of you. and if you would
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And if you would bring it altogether
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Bring it altogether and just be honest before god,
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And just be honest before god, and just ask god what david,
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And just ask god what david, "search me, know my heart.
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"search me, know my heart. and if the way
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And if the way i'm doing it is wrong,
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I'm doing it is wrong, i wanna be changed.
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I wanna be changed. i'm already accepted,
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I'm already accepted, because of what jesus christ
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Because of what jesus christ has done for me.
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Has done for me. now god, help me to
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Now god, help me to align my life with what
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Align my life with what you made me to be
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You made me to be so that i can be the real me.
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So that i can be the real me. i wanna be the real me,
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I wanna be the real me, the highest version of me
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The highest version of me that called me, that chosen me,
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That called me, that chosen me, that secure me, that stable me.
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That secure me, that stable me. that god loves me
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That god loves me and i don't have to
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And i don't have to prove anything to anyone.
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Prove anything to anyone. this is my child.
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This is my child. with him, with her
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With him, with her i am well pleased.
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I am well pleased. i don't have to be anybody else.
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I don't have to be anybody else. [applause]
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[applause] and my cortisol levels
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And my cortisol levels just dropped,
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Just dropped, just by being the real me.
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Just by being the real me. 'cause all that other layers
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'cause all that other layers of stuff and all that anger,
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Of stuff and all that anger, that's not the real you.
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That's not the real you. not in christ.
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Not in christ. that's what david is
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That's what david is getting to the bottom of.
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Getting to the bottom of. did you notice that
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Did you notice that all of my points are
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All of my points are starting with the same letter?
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Starting with the same letter? the letter "i".
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The letter "i". i figure that's
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I figure that's a common denominator
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A common denominator in a lot of our anxiety.
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In a lot of our anxiety. search me, god.
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Search me, god. your eyes can see.
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Your eyes can see. god's eyes.
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God's eyes. god, see beneath the surface of
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God, see beneath the surface of what the situation is.
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What the situation is. i'm anxious 'cause of my money,
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I'm anxious 'cause of my money, and i'm anxious
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And i'm anxious 'cause of my health,
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'cause of my health, and i'm anxious 'cause
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And i'm anxious 'cause i'm, no, no, no, no.
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I'm, no, no, no, no. that might trigger it,
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That might trigger it, but the truth of god's work can
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But the truth of god's work can enable your heart to transcend.
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Enable your heart to transcend. this is what
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This is what the new testament preaches,
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The new testament preaches, is that the peace of god
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Is that the peace of god will actually pass
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Will actually pass all understanding
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All understanding and guard your heart and mind
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And guard your heart and mind in christ, jesus.
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In christ, jesus. so no matter what triggers
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So no matter what triggers the anxiety in any situation,
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David said, "search me
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David said, "search me and know me."
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And know me." and sometimes,
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And sometimes, i have to fix my... intention.
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Sometimes i can
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Reduce my anxiety just by
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Shifting my intention.
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Just by going from, you know,
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How are people
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Thinking about me,
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To realizing they're not.
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Maybe if i would think
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About others, you know?
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About others, you know? why didn't she speak to me?
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Why didn't she speak to me? why didn't you speak to her?
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Why didn't you speak to her? how about that?
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How about that? why didn't you --
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Why didn't you -- when i'm up here, a lot of times
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When i'm up here, a lot of times i can get locked into
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I can get locked into performance mode real quick.
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Performance mode real quick. and it makes for
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And it makes for a thirsty sermon.
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A thirsty sermon. it's not the best sermon.
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It's not the best sermon. it's hard to give living water
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It's hard to give living water when the preacher is thirsty.
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When the preacher is thirsty. but when i shift
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But when i shift my intention and go --
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My intention and go -- and i hope this doesn't
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And i hope this doesn't offend you -- but sometimes
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Offend you -- but sometimes i make up stuff about you.
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I make up stuff about you. i just look in your eyes
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I just look in your eyes and pretend you're going
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And pretend you're going through something horrible.
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Through something horrible. i do.
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I do. i just picture it like
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I just picture it like you're just on the verge.
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You're just on the verge. and just by wanting to help you,
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And just by wanting to help you, rather than perform for you,
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Rather than perform for you, when i shift my intention,
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When i shift my intention, it just, i just --
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It just, i just -- i feel something
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I feel something fall off when i do.
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Fall off when i do. you can shift your intention
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You can shift your intention in any interaction
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In any interaction and immediately, when you do,
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And immediately, when you do, when you step outta the center
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When you step outta the center and try to see how can i serve,
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And try to see how can i serve, i'll tell you what will go
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I'll tell you what will go when you step out of the center.
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When you step out of the center. the burden of the weight
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The burden of the weight of how you're coming across.
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Of how you're coming across. the burden of the weight
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The burden of the weight of how you're being perceived.
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Of how you're being perceived. the burden of the weight
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The burden of the weight of what other people are
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Of what other people are and are not giving you.
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And are not giving you. you have got to get
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You have got to get outta the middle and see things
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Outta the middle and see things from god's point of view.
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From god's point of view. search me, god.
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Search me, god. am i anxious... because it's
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Am i anxious... because it's just the rhythms of life?
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Just the rhythms of life? then fine, i'll get through it.
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Then fine, i'll get through it. or am i creating more waves
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Or am i creating more waves than necessary because my eyes
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Than necessary because my eyes are not focused on jesus?
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Are not focused on jesus? i found out a lot of it
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I found out a lot of it is not even real.
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Is not even real. have you noticed that?
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Have you noticed that? a lot of it...
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A lot of it... is in this sacred place
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Is in this sacred place that god has given us
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That god has given us by which he shows us who he is.
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By which he shows us who he is. it's the sacred space
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It's the sacred space of your imagination.
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I want you to reclaim
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Your imagination.
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You hear me?
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I want you to take back
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Your most valuable asset.
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I want you to take back
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I want you to take back that place in you
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That place in you that used to be playful.
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That used to be playful. and now, it is so
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And now, it is so stressed and panicked.
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Stressed and panicked. that place in you that
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That place in you that used to just make up games
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Used to just make up games as a little kid.
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As a little kid. just make up games.
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Just make up games. just would walk up to anybody.
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Just would walk up to anybody. i want you to get back that
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I want you to get back that childlike faith.
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Just play around.
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See, the devil wants to turn
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The place that was meant to be
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Your playground
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Where you could enjoy god,
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Into a battleground
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Into a battleground where you can't even feel
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Where you can't even feel or experience him.
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When the enemy comes after
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When the enemy comes after your destiny, his first step
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Your destiny, his first step is to set up a stronghold
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Is to set up a stronghold in your imagination.
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In your imagination. the enemy wants to make it where
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The enemy wants to make it where you can't stand to be alone,
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You can't stand to be alone, because you've got
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Because you've got an internal isis that has
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An internal isis that has set up terrorist cells.
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Set up terrorist cells. and every time you go to think
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And every time you go to think you worry so much
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You worry so much about what might happen,
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About what might happen, that you can't worship god.
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That you can't worship god. so now, you can't worship
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So now, you can't worship because you're so worried.
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Because you're so worried. but god said today, we're gonna
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But god said today, we're gonna get this thing turned around
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Get this thing turned around and recapture your imagination.
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And recapture your imagination. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] to where you feel free again.
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To where you feel free again. to where you can dream
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To where you can dream about something again.
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About something again. to where you can
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To where you can think and think.
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Think and think. think crazy thoughts,
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Think crazy thoughts, and just write stuff down,
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And just write stuff down, and just walk around
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And just walk around singing stuff off-tune,
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Singing stuff off-tune, making up words,
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Making up words, you used to do that.
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You used to do that. you used to do that.
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You used to do that. you used to walk around just--
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You used to walk around just-- anything but now.
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Anything but now. you're so --
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You're so -- [whimpering]
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[whimpering] i told the devil the other day,
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I told the devil the other day, "get your hands off
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"get your hands off god's property.
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God's property. my imagination is god's house.
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My imagination is god's house. my imagination was purchased
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My imagination was purchased with the blood of christ.
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With the blood of christ. you can't set up camp here.
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You can't set up camp here. i got dreams to dream.
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I got dreams to dream. i got visions to see.
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I got visions to see. i got a future to imagine.
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I got a future to imagine. [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] the good news is, if you're
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The good news is, if you're really good at worrying, you're
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Really good at worrying, you're gonna be great at worship.
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Gonna be great at worship. >> congregation: wow.
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>> congregation: wow. >> 'cause all it is
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>> 'cause all it is is the same imagination
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Is the same imagination serving the opposite purpose.
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Serving the opposite purpose. [cheering]
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[cheering] so, what i'm doing now,
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So, what i'm doing now, y'all help me preach.
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Y'all help me preach. i'm about to close.
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I'm about to close. i'm about to close,
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I'm about to close, but before i close,
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But before i close, god said, we need to reverse
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God said, we need to reverse the cycle of the way that
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The cycle of the way that you're thinking about things.
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You're thinking about things. we need to reverse the cycle
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We need to reverse the cycle so when you wake up
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So when you wake up in the morning,
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In the morning, stop checking the fear cast.
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Stop checking the fear cast. stop waking up in the morning
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Stop waking up in the morning and thinking about how
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And thinking about how every possible meeting
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Every possible meeting could go wrong, and you don't
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Could go wrong, and you don't have anything clean,
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Have anything clean, and you wore that on tuesday.
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And you wore that on tuesday. i promise you, nobody has been
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I promise you, nobody has been keeping a spreadsheet
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Keeping a spreadsheet of your shoes.
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Of your shoes. put on those same shoes
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Put on those same shoes you worse tuesday,
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You worse tuesday, and walk into your thursday,
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And walk into your thursday, and expect to see
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And expect to see the goodness of the lord.
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The goodness of the lord. where you at, faith people?
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Where you at, faith people? [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] do i have any
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Do i have any faith-casters
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Faith-casters in the house?
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In the house? [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] david said, "if i take
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David said, "if i take the wings of morning,
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The wings of morning, or dwell in the outer-most
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Or dwell in the outer-most part of the sea..."
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Part of the sea..." watch this --
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Watch this -- "...even there,
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"...even there, your hand will lead me...
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Your hand will lead me... [cheering]
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[cheering] ...and your right hand
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Will hold me... fast."
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Will hold me... fast." 'cause god is watching over me.
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'cause god is watching over me. and he's looking into me.
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And he's looking into me. i didn't check
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I didn't check the fear cast this week.
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The fear cast this week. i checked the faith cast.
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I checked the faith cast. [cheering and applause]
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It's corny, but i bet you
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It's corny, but i bet you it'll drive back depression,
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It'll drive back depression, if you check the faith cast.
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If you check the faith cast. because god has been too good
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Because god has been too good for me to stay anxious.
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For me to stay anxious. how many did i give you?
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How many did i give you? >> congregation: six.
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>> congregation: six. >> i heard a sermon one time...
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>> i heard a sermon one time... [laughter]
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[laughter] it said, "don't stop on six."
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It said, "don't stop on six." [cheering and applause]
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[cheering and applause] so stand up.
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So stand up. i'll tell you, stand up,
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I'll tell you, stand up, i'll tell you the last thing
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I'll tell you the last thing when you stand up.
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When you stand up. it makes me know
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It makes me know i'm out of time.
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I'm out of time. [laughter]
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[laughter] because the enemy wants
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Because the enemy wants to fight you... in isolation.
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Why am i anxious?
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I think the answer to that
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Question can often be found
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Right in the middle
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Of the very word itself.
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The word anxious,
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The word anxious, right in the middle of the word
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Right in the middle of the word is the letter "i".
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Is the letter "i". i was looking at it
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I was looking at it a few weeks ago,
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A few weeks ago, and i was just looking
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And i was just looking at the word anxious,
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At the word anxious, and i was thinking
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And i was thinking why should i feel discouraged?
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Why should i feel discouraged? why do the shadows come?
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Why do the shadows come? why should my heart feel lonely?
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Why should my heart feel lonely? "when jesus is my portion,
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"when jesus is my portion, a constant friend is he."
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A constant friend is he." "when his eye is watching over
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"when his eye is watching over my life," david said, "you were
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My life," david said, "you were there for my conception.
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There for my conception. and you have been there
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And you have been there for every conflict
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For every conflict and every season of my life."
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And every season of my life." david wrote this beautiful song,
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David wrote this beautiful song, although we cannot pinpoint
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Although we cannot pinpoint the occasion, many think
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The occasion, many think it was at the occasion
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It was at the occasion of his coronation as the king
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Of his coronation as the king over both the southern
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Over both the southern and the northern kingdom.
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And the northern kingdom. it really doesn't matter
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It really doesn't matter when he wrote it,
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When he wrote it, because god was watching over
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Because god was watching over every stage of his process.
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Every stage of his process. and david says, "god, i want you
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And david says, "god, i want you to show me what's really making
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To show me what's really making me anxious so i don't spend
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Me anxious so i don't spend the rest of my life waiting
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The rest of my life waiting for my enemies to disappear
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For my enemies to disappear before i choose to have peace."
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Before i choose to have peace." >> congregation: wow.
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>> congregation: wow. >> and i was looking
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>> and i was looking at the very word.
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At the very word. and i saw something,
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And i saw something, that "i" is right
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That "i" is right in the middle of anxious.
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In the middle of anxious. but the word ends with us.
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But the word ends with us. and i was thinking about
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And i was thinking about what we do in coming to church,
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What we do in coming to church, you know.
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You know. for our weekly reminder
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For our weekly reminder that we're not the only ones.
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That we're not the only ones. we are not the only ones.
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We are not the only ones. [applause]
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You're not even going
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You're not even going to be able to leave church today
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To be able to leave church today without having to make
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Without having to make a decision whether to apply
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A decision whether to apply this message, because
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This message, because many of you
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Many of you don't have the support system
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Don't have the support system that you need
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That you need to walk in the peace
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To walk in the peace that you're praying for.
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That you're praying for. when you walk out today,
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When you walk out today, there's gonna be balloons,
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There's gonna be balloons, and grown men in pink t-shirts,
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And grown men in pink t-shirts, and youth in white t-shirts
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And youth in white t-shirts to sign you up
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To sign you up for whatever age or stage
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For whatever age or stage of life that you're in,
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Of life that you're in, for these groups
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For these groups that we put together
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That we put together within the church -
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Within the church - a place for you to come
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A place for you to come and actually take
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And actually take the message and water.
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The message and water. what good is the seed
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What good is the seed of the word of god
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Of the word of god if there's no water applied
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During the week?
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During the week? [applause]
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[applause] we're dying of thirst -
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We're dying of thirst - faith dehydrated.
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Faith dehydrated. but, it ends
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But, it ends when “i” becomes “us.”
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Real change happens there
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Real change happens there when you get in and say,
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When you get in and say, “you know, this week i had
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“you know, this week i had this moment where i almost,”
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This moment where i almost,” da-da-da, and then the dude
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Da-da-da, and then the dude over there in the corner
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Over there in the corner who never speaks,
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Who never speaks, speaks up and goes, “yeah,
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Speaks up and goes, “yeah, me, too.”
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Me, too.” and you look at him
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And you look at him and you're so glad,
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And you're so glad, because when you came in
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Because when you came in you felt like it was just you.
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You felt like it was just you. but touch somebody, say,
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But touch somebody, say, "it's not just you.
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"it's not just you. >> congregation: it's not
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>> congregation: it's not just you.
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Just you. >> it's not just you."
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>> it's not just you." we came into the presence of god
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We came into the presence of god today to be surrounded
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Today to be surrounded by like-minded people.
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By like-minded people. but let me tell you something,
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But let me tell you something, you go to stay surrounded
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You go to stay surrounded to stay at peace.
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To stay at peace. so i wanna challenge you
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So i wanna challenge you this week, to take my psalminar
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This week, to take my psalminar and go through it.
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And go through it. why do you always
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Why do you always talk about zaxby's
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Talk about zaxby's on the way out of church,
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On the way out of church, and never take a moment
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And never take a moment and just digest what you heard?
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And just digest what you heard? act on what you heard.
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Act on what you heard. and ask god what david did.
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And ask god what david did. in fact, can we do it
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In fact, can we do it for a moment?
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For a moment? can we just be still
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Can we just be still for a moment?
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For a moment? and even lift our hands
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And even lift our hands if you feel comfortable
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If you feel comfortable lifting your hands?
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Lifting your hands? it puts you in a posture
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It puts you in a posture where you're no longer
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Where you're no longer self-conscious,
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Self-conscious, but you're more god-conscious.
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But you're more god-conscious. and just pray this,
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And just pray this, father, show me
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Father, show me the ways that i'm thinking...
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The ways that i'm thinking... >> congregation: the ways that
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>> congregation: the ways that i'm thinking...
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I'm thinking... >> that are preventing
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>> that are preventing your peace...
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Your peace... >> congregation: that are
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>> congregation: that are preventing your peace...
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Preventing your peace... >> from flooding my life.
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>> from flooding my life. >> congregation: from flooding
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>> congregation: from flooding my life.
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>> stay right there
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>> stay right there for a moment.
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For a moment. i believe this week,
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I believe this week, god is going to show you
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God is going to show you decisions that need to be made
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Decisions that need to be made and how to make them.
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And how to make them. i believe that when you
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I believe that when you will get in his presence
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Will get in his presence and ingest the pure milk
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And ingest the pure milk of the word of god,
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Of the word of god, the pure air of worship,
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The pure air of worship, and come out of
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And come out of the air of anxiety that
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The air of anxiety that the world is suffocating with,
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The world is suffocating with, and come up to an altitude
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And come up to an altitude where you can breathe
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Where you can breathe the breath and the grace of god.
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The breath and the grace of god. that the peace of god
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That the peace of god that transcends
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That transcends all understanding
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All understanding would guard your heart
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Would guard your heart and your mind in christ jesus.
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And your mind in christ jesus. i declare this over you today
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I declare this over you today regardless of your situation.
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Regardless of your situation. i declare this over you today
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I declare this over you today regardless of your diagnosis.
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Regardless of your diagnosis. i declare this to you today
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I declare this to you today in the name...
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In the name... that is above every name,
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That is above every name, the name at which
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The name at which demons tremble.
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Demons tremble. we don't tremble before demons.
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We don't tremble before demons. demons tremble before
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Demons tremble before the name of jesus,
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The name of jesus, and we speak peace to storms
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And we speak peace to storms in our soul today,
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In our soul today, in the name of jesus.
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>> i want you to request
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>> i want you to request a special resource today.
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A special resource today. it's called "the war within."
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It's called "the war within." it's about how to drive
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It's about how to drive out fear and live in freedom.
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Out fear and live in freedom. we live in an age
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We live in an age of constant anxiety,
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Of constant anxiety, our hearts and minds
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Our hearts and minds are bombarded with thoughts
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Of the future,
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Of the future, regrets about the past.
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Regrets about the past. so, what i did is
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So, what i did is i took king david's life,
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I took king david's life, and then i took the psalms
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And then i took the psalms that he wrote,
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That he wrote, and i made a bible study
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And i made a bible study that wasn't just about history
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That wasn't just about history but it's about what's happening
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But it's about what's happening inside of our hearts
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Inside of our hearts here and now,
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Here and now, connecting the two.
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Connecting the two. >> that's so awesome.
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>> that's so awesome. >> so, through this series --
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>> so, through this series -- yeah, you get to learn
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Yeah, you get to learn a lot about david,
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A lot about david, what he went through,
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What he went through, who he was,
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Who he was, maybe some things you never
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Maybe some things you never saw before,
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Saw before, what the psalms mean
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What the psalms mean but what it means to me.
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But what it means to me. how do i take charge
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How do i take charge of my own heart?
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Of my own heart? how do i take control
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How do i take control of my own emotions?
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Of my own emotions? how do i keep god first
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How do i keep god first in my everyday life?
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In my everyday life? >> and that's something
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That we can all experience
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At every stage of life.
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There can be moments
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When we allow tension,
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When we allow tension, and fear,
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And fear, and stress within
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And stress within to really cloud our thinking
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To really cloud our thinking and hinder our vision
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And hinder our vision of what god has called us to.
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Of what god has called us to. but god didn't create
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But god didn't create us to stay in that place
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Us to stay in that place of struggle,
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Of struggle, he created us to conquer it.
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He created us to conquer it. >> alright, let's learn how.
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>> alright, let's learn how. let's take the first step.
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Let's take the first step. call or go online today.
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Call or go online today. learn what david knew.
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Learn what david knew. how did he drive out fear?
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How did he drive out fear? kill giants?
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Kill giants? conquer kingdoms?
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Conquer kingdoms? this six message resource
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This six message resource is all about that,
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Is all about that, and it's gonna help you
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And it's gonna help you win your own war within,
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Win your own war within, drive out fear,
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Drive out fear, and live in freedom.
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And live in freedom. and you can request
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And you can request it right now with your gift
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It right now with your gift of any amount to the ministry.
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Of any amount to the ministry. just go online or call,
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Just go online or call, request your copy,
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Request your copy, and i'm expecting to hear
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And i'm expecting to hear how god gives you the victory.
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♪ ♪
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♪ lord let my life ♪
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♪ be an altar ♪
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♪ light up my lungs ♪
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♪ with your praise ♪
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♪ 'cause i can't breathe ♪
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♪ until you breathe ♪
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♪ so breathe on me ♪
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♪ let my life be an altar ♪
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♪ oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ oh oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
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♪ lord let my life ♪
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♪ be an altar ♪
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♪ light up my lungs ♪
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♪ with your praise ♪
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♪ 'cause i can't breathe ♪
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♪ until you breathe ♪
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♪ so breathe on me ♪
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♪ let my life be an altar ♪
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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♪ this is the moment ♪
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♪ when wind meets fire ♪
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♪ come on in ♪
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♪ our hearts are burning ♪
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♪ for fresh revival ♪
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♪ blow again ♪
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♪ our god is consuming fire ♪
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♪ our god is a holy wind ♪
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♪ whatever you speak is done ♪
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♪ whatever you touch will live ♪
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♪ our god is consuming fire ♪
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>> the lord sent
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>> the lord sent a special word for somebody,
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A special word for somebody, and i can't wait to find out
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And i can't wait to find out who it is that he sent it for.
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♪ ♪
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>> hi, i'm pastor holly furtick
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>> hi, i'm pastor holly furtick from elevation church
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From elevation church and i wanna personally
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And i wanna personally invite you to reflect
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Invite you to reflect on september 19th.
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On september 19th. now, this nigh is just
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Now, this nigh is just for the ladies
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For the ladies and it's a time for us
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And it's a time for us to gather together
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To gather together and rest in god's presence
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And rest in god's presence and deepen our faith,
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And deepen our faith, and just be filled
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And just be filled by his unfailing love.
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By his unfailing love. we'd love for you
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We'd love for you to join us online
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To join us online and even invite a friend
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And even invite a friend or two to come and experience
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Or two to come and experience this night with you.
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This night with you. you can rsvp today
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You can rsvp today at elevationchurch.org
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At elevationchurch.org and i'll meet you there.
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Steven Furtick - Why Am I Anxious (Part 2)

September 1, 2025 | S25 E3602 | 28:0

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