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Speaker 4: this man named Bubba. He lived way out in the

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Speaker 4: he comes walking up. He said, do me a favor,

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Speaker 4: put him on the line. I need directions. Say it

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Speaker 4: you have a defender. We all have people that come

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Speaker 4: the chatter, the negative comments. Those are all distractions. That's

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Speaker 4: I'm upset because I'm a good person. What they're saying

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Speaker 4: you would have, how much more you would enjoy your life,

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Speaker 4: God's hands. I can assure you God can vindicate you

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Speaker 4: better than you can vindicate yourself. You don't have to retaliate.

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Speaker 4: you do. They're not going to like you. Their intent

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Speaker 4: that you're not supposed to be engaged in. It's time

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Speaker 4: to leave that case in the hands of God. Quit

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Speaker 4: worrying about what they think, eating what they say about

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Speaker 4: As long as you're defending yourself, then the true defender,

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Speaker 4: I'm turning this over to you. I'm not going to

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Speaker 4: This is what happened in the Scripture to Mordecai. He

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Speaker 4: but a man named Hayman didn't like him. Mordecai was

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Speaker 4: Mordecai didn't get upset, he didn't try to pay him back.

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Speaker 4: He understood this principle that he had a defender. He

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Speaker 4: the natural Haman had an advantage. He worked for the

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Speaker 4: that's done a good deed and serve the king with excellence. Well,

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Speaker 4: I think we should put a royal robe on this man,

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Speaker 4: I love that idea. Now go find Mordecai and do

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Speaker 4: just what you said. You march him up and down

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Speaker 4: the streets, and you announce how great he is. What

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Speaker 4: am I saying? God knows how to protect your reputation.

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Speaker 4: Why don't you put that case in his hands. Quit

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Speaker 4: spending all your time trying to defend yourself. You have

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Speaker 4: This is what Jesus did. He was disrespected. They call

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Speaker 4: He will take care of your critics. God will deal

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Speaker 4: put it this way, Psal, I'm sixty nine. Those who

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Speaker 4: They attack me with lies, They make fun of me.

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Speaker 4: People can dislike you without a cause. They don't even

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Speaker 4: know you. They just pass you by at the office.

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Speaker 4: They've never been to lunch with you, never heard your story.

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Speaker 4: It'd be one thing if they knew you and didn't

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Speaker 4: you're talented, because you're a different nationality. Life with David.

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Speaker 4: They'll attack you behind your back and try to be

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Speaker 4: little discredit you. These are tests that we all must pass.

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Speaker 4: Are you going to get offended and try to straighten

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Speaker 4: Stay on the high road. They don't control your destiny.

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Speaker 4: They're a distraction, trying to lure you off course, to

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Speaker 4: But I keep right on praying to you. He was saying,

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