WEBVTT - Lift Up Your Eyes | Victoria Osteen

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<v Speaker 1>It's another great day to be alive, and we are

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<v Speaker 1>so blessed to be here with you today. Victoria my

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful wife, and we're just praying for you guys to

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<v Speaker 1>have a blessed summer.

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<v Speaker 2>I sure hope you enjoy the podcast. I know I

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<v Speaker 2>always enjoy these messages. They're so uplifting and encouraging and inspiring,

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<v Speaker 2>So we hope you enjoy the message today.

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<v Speaker 3>I know that He is pleased with us today.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if we're going to see the fullness of

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<v Speaker 2>God's promises in our life, we're going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>develop the ability to see beyond where we are right now.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, God is always taking us to new levels,

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<v Speaker 2>to greater places. He's always wanting us to stretch and grow.

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<v Speaker 2>He's wanting to increase our faith. He's wanting to deepen

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<v Speaker 2>our strength, and he's wanting us to see new victories

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<v Speaker 2>in our life.

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<v Speaker 3>So today I want you to know where you are right.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, it's not your final destination. God's got amazing things in.

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<v Speaker 3>Store for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about the hero of faith, Abraham. He's the father

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<v Speaker 2>of our faith and you can find his story in Genesis.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you read his story, there's amazing things about

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<v Speaker 2>his life. But there's something I want to point out today.

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<v Speaker 2>And many of you know the story of Abraham and

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<v Speaker 2>how he left his father's home to follow God, to

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<v Speaker 2>go to a place that God would show him. And

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<v Speaker 2>he declared over Abraham's life that he would be a blessing,

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<v Speaker 2>that he would bless people all over this world, that

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<v Speaker 2>he would be a great nation, that God would do

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<v Speaker 2>amazing things in his life. So, as he was traveling

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<v Speaker 2>with God, he had his nephew Lot with him. I

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<v Speaker 2>know you know this story. So he and Lot took

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<v Speaker 2>off to follow God. Scripture tells us that there was

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<v Speaker 2>a point in time where he and Lot became too numerous.

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<v Speaker 2>They had too much livestock between the two of them.

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<v Speaker 2>Their families grew, their herds grew, and it became too

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<v Speaker 2>much to support two families like this on one piece

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<v Speaker 2>of land. There was some quarreling going on between their employees,

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<v Speaker 2>the herdsman, and there was some strife that was taking

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<v Speaker 2>place because there just wasn't enough land to sustain the

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<v Speaker 2>wealth and the possessions that they had acquired through the

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<v Speaker 2>blessings of God. So Abraham said, Lot, you know, let's

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<v Speaker 2>don't ruin our relationship. For sake of a good relationship,

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<v Speaker 2>let's make a decision that we're just gonna part ways

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<v Speaker 2>right now, and Lot, you take the first choice.

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<v Speaker 3>Where do you want to go? Lot?

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<v Speaker 2>If you go to the right, I'll go to the left.

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<v Speaker 2>If you go to the left, I'll go to the right.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, whatever you want, Lot, you have first choice.

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<v Speaker 2>So Lot looked around, and the Bible describes this one

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<v Speaker 2>place eastward like a beautiful garden, just lush. I can

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<v Speaker 2>only picture it looking like Hawaii or something. They called

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<v Speaker 2>it the well watered garden of the Jordan. Well, Lot

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<v Speaker 2>saw that and it looked great to him. He said, Abraham,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm heading eastward. So Abraham turned the other direction and

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<v Speaker 2>he went on his way. Now, Abraham, he didn't walk

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<v Speaker 2>into a lush garden. The Bible says he walked into

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of dirt and a lot of dust. And

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<v Speaker 2>listen to what God said to Abraham when he was

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<v Speaker 2>standing in the middle of this plain that looked like

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of dirt and dust. He said, Abraham, I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to lift up your eyes from where you

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<v Speaker 2>are right now. I want you to look beyond where

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<v Speaker 2>you are right now. You see, God was saying, Abraham,

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<v Speaker 2>don't get a picture of this dirt and dust, because

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<v Speaker 2>it's not your destination. He said, Abraham, I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to look past the dirt and the dust, and I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to start meditating on what I.

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<v Speaker 3>Have spoken over your life. You will be a great nation.

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<v Speaker 2>People will be blessed all over the earth because of you, Abraham.

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<v Speaker 3>He was saying, Abraham.

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<v Speaker 2>Get a picture, get a vision of what I am

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<v Speaker 2>saying about you. You see, when he said Abraham, lift

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<v Speaker 2>your eyes, he was setting the tone for Abraham's life.

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<v Speaker 2>He was literally saying, Abraham, what I've caused you to

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<v Speaker 2>accomplish is only going to be accomplished by lifted eyes.

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<v Speaker 3>See, you can't look at the dirt and dust, Abraham.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't turn around and think maybe it wasn't such

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<v Speaker 2>a great idea that I gave Lot the first choice. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe I shouldn't have separated from Lot at all.

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<v Speaker 3>No, don't get that in your mind. Don't look at

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<v Speaker 3>the dust.

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<v Speaker 2>But lift your eyes from where you are, because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>taking you to great places. See, Abraham had to do

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<v Speaker 2>something before he could take hold of that promise. You see,

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<v Speaker 2>he could have looked at the dust. He could have

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<v Speaker 2>looked at the dirt. He could have looked at the circumstances.

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<v Speaker 2>But he had a choice to make. Am I going

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<v Speaker 2>to believe God? Or am I going to stand here

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<v Speaker 2>in my circumstances?

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<v Speaker 3>And you know what his choice was. He chose to

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<v Speaker 3>lift his eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>He chose to look through his eyes of faith and

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<v Speaker 2>see the promises of God.

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<v Speaker 3>See.

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<v Speaker 2>God is declaring great things over you today. But you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to have to do exactly like Abraham. You're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have to make the choice. Am I gonna sit here

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<v Speaker 2>and look at my circumstances, or am I gonna believe

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<v Speaker 2>on the other side of my circumstances, on the other

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<v Speaker 2>side of even.

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<v Speaker 3>Where I am right now, whether.

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<v Speaker 2>It's good or bad, God's got greater things in store

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<v Speaker 2>for me. See, you may be in a good place

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<v Speaker 2>right now, but God is saying, don't get comfortable.

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<v Speaker 3>I made you for more.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you know Abraham's father got comfortable. He set out

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<v Speaker 2>on a journey, and he found a place that was comfortable,

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<v Speaker 2>and he settled there. He settled there for a two

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<v Speaker 2>hundred odd years, the Bible says, But not Abraham. Abraham

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<v Speaker 2>accomplished what he accomplished by lifting his eyes and going

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<v Speaker 2>on with God. You know, sometimes we can get so

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<v Speaker 2>distracted by our circumstances that it begins to distort our vision.

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<v Speaker 2>We can't see where we're going, we can't have that

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<v Speaker 2>vision of victory.

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<v Speaker 3>And so we have a tendency to just stop.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a tendency to settle, or even look down

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<v Speaker 2>and lose hope. I heard a story about a man

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<v Speaker 2>and when he was a younger in his life, he

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<v Speaker 2>was looking down walking one day, looking down at the ground,

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<v Speaker 2>and he found a very valuable gold coin. He was

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<v Speaker 2>so excited about that gold coin. He continued to look

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<v Speaker 2>down on the ground. Do you know he spent his

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<v Speaker 2>entire life with his face looking down for coins. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, he did find some coins in his lifetime,

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<v Speaker 2>But reality is, he didn't see the flowers and the trees,

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<v Speaker 2>and the mountains and the skies and the view he

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<v Speaker 2>was meant to enjoy because he let that event in

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<v Speaker 2>his life, that one event where he found a gold coin,

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<v Speaker 2>dictate his whole life.

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<v Speaker 3>From then on, he kept looking down.

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<v Speaker 2>We'd just to collect coins, but there was so much

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<v Speaker 2>more in store for that man. And sometimes we allow

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<v Speaker 2>an event in our life to define us, maybe a

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<v Speaker 2>broken marriage, maybe a loss of a job, maybe family troubles,

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<v Speaker 2>and we think, you know what, I'll never get out

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<v Speaker 2>of this. But I want to tell you, just like Abraham,

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<v Speaker 2>God has made some promises to you, and if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't get good at looking beyond you where you are

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<v Speaker 2>right now and lifting your eyes, you too will miss

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<v Speaker 2>out on the great things that God has promised you.

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<v Speaker 3>He's an awesome god. Do you know Jesus had to

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<v Speaker 3>do this. The Bible says.

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<v Speaker 2>When he was on the cross and he was in

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<v Speaker 2>great agony and great pain, it says that he lifted

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<v Speaker 2>his eyes. He lifted his eyes so that he could

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<v Speaker 2>endure where he was at to where he was going.

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<v Speaker 2>It said that he lifted his eyes and looked at

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<v Speaker 2>the joy that was past the cross. That's how he

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<v Speaker 2>endured it. He looked at the finished product. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not staying here. This is not my destiny. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward.

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<v Speaker 3>God is going to do great things through this.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a purpose for the cross, but Jesus didn't

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<v Speaker 2>get stuck on that cross.

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<v Speaker 3>He lifted his eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what, you and I are going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to lift our eyes if we're going to get

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<v Speaker 2>to the places God wants us to be. Now, I

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<v Speaker 2>said earlier that the theme of Abraham's life was lifted eyes,

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<v Speaker 2>and I found this in the scriptures, and I thought

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<v Speaker 2>it was very interesting. When Abraham went through the twists

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<v Speaker 2>and turns of his life, he was waiting on this

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<v Speaker 2>promised child.

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<v Speaker 3>God was taking him to places.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't really know where he was going, but he

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<v Speaker 2>was following God and trusting God. And one evening he

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<v Speaker 2>was sitting outside his tent wondering, God, I am so old,

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<v Speaker 2>when am I going to have this promised child? And

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says in Genesis eighteen twelve, it says when

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<v Speaker 2>he was sitting outside his tent, questioning and looking to God,

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<v Speaker 2>it says he lifted his eyes and he saw three

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<v Speaker 2>men coming towards him. Those three men were sent by God,

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<v Speaker 2>and they were there to tell him the exact time

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<v Speaker 2>that Sarah would have the promised child.

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<v Speaker 3>But I find it very interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>That he wasn't sitting out inside his tent complaining, saying, God,

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<v Speaker 2>this has taken too long.

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<v Speaker 3>You're taking me places I don't like.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't understand God, I can't I can't even think

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<v Speaker 2>about or talk to you anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>And look down. No, he always had the lifted eyes.

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<v Speaker 3>He always looked to God.

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<v Speaker 2>Even when he was reasoning and talking, he was talking

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<v Speaker 2>to God. He wasn't talking to the dark, he wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>talking to his circumstances.

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<v Speaker 3>He was talking with lifted eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>And when he had lifted eyes, he saw the promises

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<v Speaker 2>of God.

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<v Speaker 3>Another time, when he finally was able.

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<v Speaker 2>To see the manifestation of this promise come to pass

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<v Speaker 2>and he had his beautiful son, Isaac, God asked him

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<v Speaker 2>to do something in obedience, something he certainly didn't understand.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, Abraham, I want you to take your son Isaac,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want you to take him up on the mountain,

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<v Speaker 2>and I want you to sacrifice him. But he thought, God,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been waiting for this child for so long. Why

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<v Speaker 2>I don't understand. But I'm going to walk in obedience.

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<v Speaker 2>He got the altar ready, he built the fire, he

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<v Speaker 2>tied up Isaac, and he was, I'm sure the whole

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<v Speaker 2>time asking God, God.

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<v Speaker 3>Where are you? Where are you?

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<v Speaker 2>Listen to what it says in Genesis twenty two thirteen,

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<v Speaker 2>it says, right before he was about to sacrifice Isaac,

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<v Speaker 2>he lifted his eyes and he saw a ram in

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<v Speaker 2>the bush. That was the provision that God was giving

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<v Speaker 2>him to replace his son Isaac. Abraham, when he lifted

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<v Speaker 2>his eyes, always found the provision of God, always saw

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<v Speaker 2>God's hand of miracles.

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<v Speaker 3>He always knew if he would just.

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<v Speaker 2>Lift his eyes, he would see God do great and

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<v Speaker 2>mighty things.

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<v Speaker 3>Palm one twenty one.

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<v Speaker 2>Says, I lift up my eyes to the hills. Where

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<v Speaker 2>does my help come from? It comes from the maker

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<v Speaker 2>of heaven and earth, the maker of heaven and earth.

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<v Speaker 2>See David knew when he looked at those mountains around Jerusalem.

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<v Speaker 2>He knew the blessings of God were there. The provision

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<v Speaker 2>of God, the healing, the protection, Everything he needed was up.

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<v Speaker 3>I encourage every one of us. Can I get stuck

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<v Speaker 3>in our circumstances.

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<v Speaker 2>Do not look at the dirt in your life, but

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<v Speaker 2>realize beyond that is greater heights, greater measures, greater victories,

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<v Speaker 2>greater strength, greater and nointy. The only way you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to find the greater thing is to look up. Through

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<v Speaker 2>all the twists and turns of Abraham's life, when he

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<v Speaker 2>looked up, God was always there. So remember we two

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<v Speaker 2>are on a journey. The theme of the journey is

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<v Speaker 2>lift up your eyes. Lift up your eyes, don't get stuck,

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<v Speaker 2>don't look down, don't let one event define you.

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<v Speaker 3>But lift your eyes and you will see the King

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<v Speaker 3>of Glory come in. Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>It's amazing what happens when you take a few moments

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the day to connect with God. A moment to

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<v Speaker 1>thank him for his goodness, a moment to declare his promises,

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<v Speaker 1>Know today that God has you in the palm of

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