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Speaker 1: Always great to have you with us on the podcast,

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Speaker 1: and have a new book out called Speak the Blessing,

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Speaker 1: talking about speaking words of faith and hope and victory

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Speaker 2: I know you'll enjoy it, but blessings to you today

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Speaker 1: Well, God bless you. It's great to be with you today.

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Speaker 1: And if you're ever in our area, please stop buying

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Speaker 1: you we'll make you feel right at home. I hope

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Speaker 1: you'll stay connected with us during the week. We have

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Speaker 1: a daily podcast. You can download our YouTube channel, watch

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Speaker 1: you encouraged and inspired. I like to start with something funny,

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Speaker 1: and I heard about this husband and wife. They had

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Speaker 1: been arguing. Now they were giving each other the silent treatment.

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Speaker 1: The next morning, the husband had to get up early

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Speaker 1: Not wanting to break the silence, he left her a

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Speaker 1: note on her side of the bed. It said, please

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Speaker 1: the next morning at eight o'clock missed this flight. He

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Speaker 2: It's five. Say it like you mean it. This is

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Speaker 2: my Bible. I am what it says. I am.

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Speaker 1: I have what it says I have. I can do

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Speaker 1: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want

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Speaker 1: to talk to you today about easier than you think.

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Speaker 1: When we face challenges and have things that come against us,

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Speaker 1: That means what should be overwhelming is no problem at all.

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Speaker 1: What looks complicated you don't see a solution. Suddenly things

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Speaker 1: When we were trying to acquire the Compact Center this place,

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Speaker 1: You're not going to deal with that depression forever. Easily

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Speaker 1: you wouldn't be discouraged. You wouldn't complain, You would thank

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Speaker 1: him for his goodness. It may look complicated, may seem stressful.

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Speaker 1: You don't see how the odds are against you. You

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Speaker 1: could live worried. You have to keep reminding yourself. It's

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Speaker 1: going to be easier than you think. God is in control.

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Speaker 1: He's fighting your battles.

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Speaker 2: His plans for you are for good.

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Speaker 1: He's bigger than the sickness, greater than the trouble, more

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Speaker 1: powerful than what's trying to stop you. In the scripture,

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Speaker 1: Gideon and his three hundred men were facing an army

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Speaker 1: of one hundred and twenty thousand. Gideon was already afraid, intimidated.

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Speaker 1: God finally convinced him to lead the people of Israel

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Speaker 1: against the Midianites. I can hear him saying, God, this

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Speaker 1: is impossible. We're so outnumbered. How do you expect me

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Speaker 1: to defeat these people. God puts you in situations that

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Speaker 1: are way over your head number one to see if

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Speaker 1: you'll trust him, and number two so he can show

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Speaker 1: out in your life. God said in Judges six, Gideon,

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Speaker 1: you will defeat the Midianites.

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Speaker 2: As if you were fighting one man.

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Speaker 1: God was saying, Gideon, I know you're facing one hundred

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Speaker 1: and twenty thousand men.

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Speaker 2: I know you're outnumbered. I didn't put you in this

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Speaker 2: situation by accident. Trust me.

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Speaker 1: I'm going before you. I'm going to make the crooked

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Speaker 1: places straight.

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Speaker 2: It's going to be easier than you think.

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Speaker 1: Gideon and his men blew their horns and shouted the enemy.

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Speaker 1: He got confused and ended up destroying each other. Gideon

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Speaker 1: didn't even have to fight. They never even broke a sweat.

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Speaker 1: There's something called a no sweat anointing. That's when you

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Speaker 1: don't have to make it happen. You don't have to strive, work, manipulate.

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Speaker 1: You just stay in faith and God does it for you.

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Speaker 1: God will change the council member's mind. God will cause

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Speaker 1: the king to give you the resources. God will bring

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Speaker 1: the canister.

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Speaker 2: Of fuel to you. You may be up against the challenge.

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Speaker 2: It's much bigger. Like Gideon. You feel outnumbered.

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Speaker 1: The sickness seems stronger, the addiction seems permanent.

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Speaker 2: People against you.

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Speaker 1: Are more powerful. God is saying to you what he

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Speaker 1: said to Gideon. You're going to defeat.

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Speaker 2: It like you're fighting one man. It's going to be

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Speaker 2: easier than you think.

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Speaker 1: God is going to do things out of the ordinary, uncommon, unusual.

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Speaker 2: You couldn't make it happen.

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Speaker 1: It is God going before you, making the crooked place

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Speaker 1: is strength, defeating giants, bringing promotion, favor, victory. Now let

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Speaker 1: faith rise up today. Sure we're gonna have challenges. There

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Speaker 1: are gonna be seasons we have to endure, out last,

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Speaker 1: stand strong. But what I want you to see is

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Speaker 1: there are also moments of favor where God's going to

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Speaker 1: step in.

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Speaker 2: And make it easier than it looks.

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Speaker 1: Don't go through life dreading, worried, stressed out.

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Speaker 2: You're not doing life on your own. The gracious hand

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Speaker 2: of God is upon you all through the day.

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Speaker 1: Father, thank you that you're going before me making crooked

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Speaker 1: places strength.

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Speaker 2: Thank you that your yok is easy and your burden

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Speaker 2: is light.

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Speaker 1: If you'll do this, I believe and declare you're about

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Speaker 1: to see the gracious hand of God. What used to

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Speaker 1: be a struggle is not going to be a struggle anymore.

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Speaker 1: Negative situations are turning around. Healing is coming, breakthroughs are coming,

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Speaker 1: Favor is coming.

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Speaker 2: It's going to be easier than you think.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, and if you receive it, can you

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Speaker 1: say amen? I'd like to give you an opportunity to

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Speaker 1: make Jesus the lord of your life. Would you pray

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Speaker 1: with me? Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll repent of my sins.

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Speaker 2: Come into my heart. I'll make you my Lord and savior.

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Speaker 1: If you prayed that simple prayer, we believe you got

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Speaker 1: born again. We'd love to send you some information on

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Speaker 1: your new walk with the Lord. Just text the number

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Speaker 1: on the screen, or you can go to the website.

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Speaker 1: I hope you'll get into a good Bible based church

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Speaker 1: and keep God first place.

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Speaker 3: When God created the world, he did it specifically with

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Speaker 3: you in mind. He used his words. He spoke everything

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Speaker 3: into existence, light, oceans and dry land, plans, sun and stars, animals,

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Speaker 3: man and woman. You're have that same creative power.

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Speaker 1: If you want to know what you're going to be

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Speaker 1: like five years from now. Listen to what you're saying

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Speaker 1: about yourself. You are prophesying your future, and too often

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Speaker 1: we don't realize we're defeating ourselves with our words. I'll

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Speaker 1: never get healthy, I'm not attractive, This dreams impossible. Instead

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Speaker 1: of limiting your future, why don't you start blessing your future.

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Speaker 1: If you'll change your words, you can change your world.

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Speaker 2: I have a new book called Speak the Blessing.

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Speaker 1: It want to help you to speak positive, faith filled words.

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Speaker 2: There are declarations in it that you can make.

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Speaker 1: Over your family, your health, your finances, and your future.

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Speaker 1: When you get your words aligned with what God says,

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Speaker 1: you'll see his favor in greater ways.

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Speaker 3: As our thank you for your gift of any amount

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Speaker 3: to the ministry this month, we want to send you

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Speaker 3: Speak the Blessing. Send your words in the direction you

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Speaker 3: want your life to go. You can begin to enjoying

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Speaker 3: a life filled with freedom, joy, health, success, and creativity.

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Speaker 3: As you discover the authority and power of speaking God's word. Yes,

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Speaker 3: Speak the Blessing will unlock life changing possibilities that are unlimited.

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Speaker 1: When you declare what God says about you, I'm strong,

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Speaker 1: I'm healthy, I'm favored, you are blessing your lie. I

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Speaker 1: hope you'll request your copy to day. Remember you can

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Speaker 1: watch on YouTube, listen on serious exam. We'll keep you

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Speaker 1: encouraged and inspired.

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