1 00:00:00,880 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: This is Joel and Victoria. Thanks so much for listening 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: to the podcast. 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 2: We appreciate your support and we have a brand new 4 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:08,480 Speaker 2: resource we'd like to send you this. 5 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: Mon it's called Playing with Confidence. I'll tell you more 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: about it at the end of the podcast. We love 7 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: you and we sure hope you enjoy the message. God 8 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 1: bless you. It's great to be with you today, and 9 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,599 Speaker 1: I hope you'll stay connected with us throughout the week. 10 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: We have a daily podcast that you can download. You 11 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: can go to our YouTube channel and watch the messages anytime, 12 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 1: or you can follow us on social media. I promise 13 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: you we'll keep it encouraged and inspired. But thanks for 14 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: tuning in. Thanks again for coming out today. I like 15 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: to start with something funny, and I heard about this 16 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,239 Speaker 1: kindergarten teacher. She was trying to explain to her students 17 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: about self esteem. She said to her class, anyone who 18 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: feels like you're dumb, please stand up. She didn't think 19 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: anyone would stand and she would make the point how 20 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: no one is dumb. About that time, little Johnny stood up, 21 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: she thought, oh no, what am I going to say? 22 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: She said, Now, Johnny, do you really feel like you're dumb? 23 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: He said, no, ma'am, I just hate to see you 24 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: standing there all by yourself. Say it like you mean it. 25 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: This is my Bible. I am what it says. I am. 26 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: I have what it says I have. I can do 27 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: what it says I can do. Today I will be 28 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:22,919 Speaker 1: taught the word of God. I boldly confess. My mind 29 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: is alert, my heart is receptive. I will never be 30 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want 31 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: to talk to you today about stronger than you think. 32 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: We all face pressure in life and times where we 33 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: could feel overwhelmed. The obstacle looks too big. We never 34 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: dream we'd be dealing with this sickness. We thought this 35 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: trouble at work would be over by now. It's easy 36 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: to feel like it's too much, we can't take it anymore. 37 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: But the scripture says God will never let us face 38 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: more than we can handle, but He will make a 39 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: way of escape so you will be able to bear it. 40 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: When God designs you, he took into account everything you 41 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: would face, every struggle, every unfair situation, every setback, and 42 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: he put in you the strength, the courage, the determination 43 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: to withstand it. When you feel overwhelmed, like the pressure 44 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: is too much. It's because you're stronger than you think. 45 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: You haven't discovered all that's in you. You'll never know 46 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: how strong you really are until you face pressure that 47 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:35,360 Speaker 1: you've never faced. It may seem unbearable, but the fact 48 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: that God allowed it means that you can handle it. 49 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: He didn't say he would make a way of escape 50 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: so you could run from it, so you can avoid it. 51 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,519 Speaker 1: He said so you can bear it. You can look 52 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: back at times, well, you didn't think you could go on. 53 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 1: The pressure seemed unbearable, but somehow it didn't defeat you. 54 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: You had the strength to get up another day. You 55 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: kept going when you didn't feel like you had any 56 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: thing left. Why didn't it break you? Because you were 57 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: stronger than you thought. God designs you to handle that pressure. 58 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: He wouldn't have allowed you to get in it if 59 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: He hadn't already put in you what you needed to 60 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: handle it. You will always be able to bear whatever 61 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,399 Speaker 1: comes your way. I read about a little fish. It's 62 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: called the Mariana snailfish. It lives at the very bottom 63 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: of the ocean, almost five miles underwater. No other fish 64 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: can survive at that depth. The pressure is more than 65 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: a thousand times than at the surface. It would crush 66 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: any other fish. But when God designed this small fish, 67 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: he made its bones flexible so they can withstand the pressure. 68 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: They have special cells and a unique digestive system. Most 69 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: fish have one gene to stabilize proteins, but this fish 70 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: has five. Because they're designed to handle the pressure. They 71 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: don't live burdened, struggling over They thrive in the same way. 72 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: When God designs you, he knew what pressures you would face. 73 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: Financial pressure, relationship pressure, pressure, raising children, pressure, dealing with 74 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: an illness. If that pressure was going to crush you, 75 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: if it was going to be unbearable, then God wouldn't 76 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: have put you there. He doesn't make mistakes. Anything you face. 77 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: You have to remind yourself you can handle it. You've 78 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: been designed for it. You wouldn't be at that depth 79 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: if the pressure was going to defeat you. Now you 80 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 1: have to get in agreement with God. If you go 81 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: around thinking this is too much, I can't raise these kids. 82 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: This pressure at work is overwhelming. That's going to defeat you. 83 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,119 Speaker 1: The scripture talks about how you are full of can 84 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: do power. You are well able to overcome opposition to 85 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: outlast adversity. But I've learned can do. Power doesn't do 86 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 1: you any good if you have a can't do mentality. 87 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 1: Quit looking at all the things you can't do. Have 88 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: a new perspective. I can do all things through Christ, 89 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: who strengthens me. This obstacle may be big, but I 90 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: can overcome it. This trouble is taken longer than I thought, 91 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: but I can outlast it. This situation feels overwhelming, but 92 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: I can handle it. I've been designed for it. I'm strong, 93 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: I'm anointed, I'm equipped. Don't have a weak mentality. You 94 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: weren't created to fall apart when pressure comes. You are 95 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: stronger than you think. You are more favored than you think. 96 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: You are more anointed than you think. Like God designed 97 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: that small fish with special cells bones to withstand the pressure, 98 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: how much more has God designed you with special strength, 99 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: with courage, with fortitude, with stamina. When you start seeing 100 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: yourself as strong, empowered, well able, you won't be overwhelmed. 101 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: Discover strength that you didn't know you had. This is 102 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: what happened to Gideon. He was hiding in the wine press, 103 00:06:07,640 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: afraid of the Midianites. They had surrounded his city. You 104 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 1: can imagine the pressure he was under him, how he 105 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: felt overwhelmed, wondering what was going to happen. Just when 106 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: it seemed like he couldn't bear it anymore, an angel 107 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: showed up and said, mighty hero, the Lord is with you. 108 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: When translation says valiant man of fearless courage, Gideon didn't 109 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: feel like a mighty hero. He was hiding. He didn't 110 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: feel courageous. He was weak, intimidated. The angel was saying, 111 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: in effect, Gideon, you are stronger than you think. You're 112 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: letting the situation overwhelm you. You think it's unbearable, But 113 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: I'm here to tell you you've got what it takes. 114 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: You're courageous, your talented, your favor You're well able. Gideon 115 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: didn't know what was in him. He saw, oh what 116 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: was around him? Enemies that looked too big, opposition that 117 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: seemed insurmountable. The angel showed up to remind him of 118 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: what was in him. The angel went on to say, Gideon, 119 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: you are to lead the people of Israel against the Midianites. 120 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: Even though he saw an angel, he still wasn't convinced. 121 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: He said, are you kidding? I come from the poorest family, 122 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: I'm the least one in my father's house. He was saying, 123 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: you're calling me strong, You're calling me a hero. Do 124 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: you know my background? Do you know where I come from? 125 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: Do you see what I'm up against. Gideon didn't understand 126 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: that God won't let you get in a situation if 127 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: He hasn't already equipped you for it. If it was 128 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: going to be too much to bear, too big to defeat, 129 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: God wouldn't have allowed it. The fact that you're in 130 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: it means you can handle it now, Like Gideon, you 131 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: may not think so. The odds are against you. It 132 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: feels overwhelming. You are stronger than you think. You are 133 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: more powerful than you think. The most High God is 134 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: breathing on your life. He's saying to you today, mighty hero, 135 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: Rise up, mighty hero, Stand strong, mighty hero. You are 136 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: well able. You would think after the Angel called him 137 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: a hero, Gideon would be full of faith, ready to 138 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: take new Graham. He still wasn't convinced. God could have thought, 139 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: get in forget about it. If you don't know what 140 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: you have, If you see yourself as weak, I'll go 141 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: find somebody else. But God never gives up on us. 142 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: You may think all the reasons why you can't overcome. 143 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 1: Why that problem's too big, how it's unbearable. But God 144 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: is going to keep calling you a mighty hero. He's 145 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: going to keep telling you that you're stronger than you think. 146 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: He's going to keep pushing you forward, showing you signs 147 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:59,240 Speaker 1: of his favor. Gideon and one of his men snuck 148 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: down to the end enemy's camp to see what was 149 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: going on. Several armies had united to fight the Israelites. 150 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 1: Gideon only had three hundred men. Seemed impossible. But just 151 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: as they crept up, they overheard one of the Midianites 152 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: telling about a dream that he had. The other Midianites said, 153 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: I know exactly what that dream means. God has given 154 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: Gideon and the Israelites victory over all of us. When 155 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: Gideon heard that, something came alive on the inside, he 156 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: returned to camp shouted to his men, get up. God 157 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: has given us the victory. He no longer felt weak, overwhelmed, intimidated. 158 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: He knew he was well able. At midnight, they attacked 159 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: the enemy's army, even though they were greatly outnumbered. Gideon 160 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: and the Israelites won the victory. But I don't think 161 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: we would be talking about Gideon If the angel had 162 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: not told him that he was stronger than he thought, 163 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: if the angel had not called him a mighty if 164 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: he had not challenged him to see himself differently, Gideon 165 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 1: would have missed his destiny. You're not hearing this by accident. 166 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 1: God is saying to you you're stronger than you think. 167 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: You're bigger than what you're up against. You were created 168 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: to overcome, born with what you need to defeat what's 169 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: trying to stop you. You may feel weak, intimidated, overwhelmed. 170 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: That's okay. God made us with feelings. I'm not saying 171 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: don't feel things. I'm saying, don't let feelings have the 172 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: final say. Don't let your feelings run your life. You 173 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: have to go by what you know, not by what 174 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: you feel. When you're weak, you need to say I 175 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: am strong. When you feel overwhelmed, you need to say 176 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: I can do all things through Christ. When you feel intimidated, 177 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: you need to say I am a mighty hero. When 178 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 1: the pressure feels too much, you need to say I 179 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:02,200 Speaker 1: am well avile, I can handle it. It's significant that 180 00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 1: Gideon heard what the enemy was saying about him. That's 181 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 1: what convinced him to see himself the right way. If 182 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: you could hear the enemy talking about you, he'd be saying, 183 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: that's William, don't mess with him. He serves the most 184 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:21,480 Speaker 1: High God. That's Maria, that's Susie. You better be careful. 185 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: They're powerful, they're favored, they're strong. Sometimes the enemy knows 186 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: who we are more than we know who we are. 187 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: God is not only saying you are stronger than you think, 188 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: but even the enemy is saying, if they find out 189 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 1: who they are, surely they will defeat us. If they 190 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: realize they are a mighty hero, then we are no 191 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: match for them. Are you seeing yourself the right way? 192 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: Have you discovered what's in you? That situation that seems overwhelming, 193 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: that pressure that feels unbearable, It's not there to defeat you, 194 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 1: but to help you discover string that you didn't know 195 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: you had. You're not weak, you're not at a disadvantage. 196 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: You're a mighty hero. You are a man, a woman 197 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 1: of fearless courage. The pressure on the outside may be great. 198 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: Other people may not be able to take it, but 199 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: God knew you would face it. That's why, like that 200 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: little fish, He's already given you what you need, not 201 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: just to survive, that's one thing we make it through life. 202 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:33,319 Speaker 1: Burden down, feeling unbearable. You weren't created to survive, but 203 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: to thrive when things that should be unbearable, You've tapped 204 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: into strength that you didn't know you had. You still 205 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: give God praise, You still shine at work, You still 206 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: accomplish great dreams. Don't go your whole life and never 207 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: discover what's in you. You are stronger than you think. 208 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: Think about a little seed, just a quarter of an 209 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: inch long, doesn't look like much. You put that seed 210 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: in the ground. The dirt that's on top of it 211 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: is thousands of times heavier and more powerful. The little 212 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: seed could think, just my luck. I was doing fine. 213 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: Then someone put me in this dirt. Someone buried me. 214 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: But what that seed doesn't know is God already took 215 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: into account that one day it would be buried. One 216 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 1: day it would feel overwhelmed, be surrounded by pressure and 217 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 1: forces that were much greater. So God put in that 218 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:34,959 Speaker 1: seed supernatural life, supernatural strength, supernatural ability. After it's buried, 219 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: bit in the dark looks like it's over, the seed 220 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: will germinate, It will open up somehow, begin to push 221 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: the dirt out of the way. That seed didn't realize 222 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: it was designed to be buried. It was designed to 223 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: have dirt put on it. God knew it would face 224 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: opposition that looked much bigger. That's why he put in it. 225 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: Strength to push up dirt, strength to move something many 226 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: times stronger. God was showing us it's not the size 227 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: of what you're up against. What matters is what the 228 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: creator put in you. Don't be intimidated by how big 229 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: the opposition is, by how bad the medical report looks, 230 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: by how powerful the people are against you. Like that 231 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: little seed, you have the life of Almighty God. You 232 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,800 Speaker 1: have the favor of God, can do power. You are 233 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: stronger than you think. When that seed is buried, I 234 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: can hear the dirt laughing, saying you're done now. You 235 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: don't have a chance. I'm so much more powerful than you. 236 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: The seed could panic, live overwhelmed. What am I gonna do? 237 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: But this seed knows a secret. It says, hey, mister dirt, 238 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: I may look small. I know I'm at a disadvantage 239 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: right now. I know you're much bigger, but I'm not worried. 240 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 1: I'm stronger than I look. I'm more powerful than I appear. 241 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: I have something in me it's not ordinary, it's not common. 242 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: I have the life of Almighty God. The dirt says, 243 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: big deal. I'm still hundreds of times more powerful. But 244 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: in a few weeks, the little seed opens up. It 245 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: begins to push the dirt back, push it back, push 246 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: it back. Before long, the seed has come up out 247 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:23,119 Speaker 1: of the ground. Now it's a beautiful bush with blooming flowers. 248 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: In the same way, things that look like they're going 249 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: to overwhelm you looks like it's too much to bear. 250 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: Remember this phrase, you are stronger than you think. God 251 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: knew it was coming. He's already put things on the 252 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: inside that you can't see right now. But at the 253 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: appointed time, you're going to push back the dirt. You're 254 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: going to come out of what's holding you back. Not 255 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 1: like you were, but you're going to bloom. You're going 256 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: to blossom, go to new levels, accomplish greater goals. Don't 257 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: be fooled by the dirt. The dirt is getting you 258 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: ready to flourish. There are things in your destiny that 259 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: can only happen with the dirt. If you weren't buried, 260 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: so to speak, you would never see what's in your seed. 261 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: You wouldn't reach your potential. You can keep a seed 262 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 1: on a shelf for years. That's nice, doesn't have to 263 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: get dirty, doesn't have to be uncomfortable, but that seed 264 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: would never become what it was created to be. It 265 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: may be an apple seed, there are apple orchards in 266 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: that one seed, but it will never produce a single 267 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: apple without the dirt. The challenge is when we get 268 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: dirt on us, when we face things we don't understand, 269 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: it feels overwhelming. It's easy to get discouraged, give up 270 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: on our dreams. God, why is this happening That's going 271 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: to keep the seed from germinating. The right attitude is 272 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: this dirt is not stopping my destiny. It's taking me 273 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: into my destiny. God wouldn't have allowed the dirt if 274 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: it was going to keep keep you from your purpose. 275 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: The problem may look too big, the sickness looks too great. 276 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: The trouble is not turning around. Can I tell you 277 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,840 Speaker 1: are stronger than you think. You can endure more than 278 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 1: you think. That dirt is not going to defeat you. 279 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: It's going to promote you. Numbers Chapter eleven, Moses felt overwhelmed. 280 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 1: He was leading the Israelites through the desert some two 281 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: million people toward the Promised Land. They were complaining, we're 282 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: tired of eating this same food. We liked it better 283 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: in Egypt. Why did you bring us out here in 284 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: the desert? Moses said in verse eleven, God, why did 285 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: you lay the burdens of all these people on me? 286 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 1: They're not my children. I'm not able to bear this 287 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: on my own. It's too heavy for me. He felt 288 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: so pressured and so stressed. He said, God, I would 289 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 1: rather you kill me than have me carry this heavy load. 290 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 1: Felt unbearable, like he couldn't take it anymore. God had 291 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: him call seventy elders, seventy men that could help him. 292 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: Verse seventeen. God said, I will take some of the 293 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: spirit that's on you, and I will put it on 294 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: these men. They will help you carry the burden. One principle, 295 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: of course, is you have to delegate. You can't do 296 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: everything by yourself. But it's interesting that God didn't say, 297 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,400 Speaker 1: I'm going to take some of my spirit and put 298 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: it on these men. He said, Moses, I'm going to 299 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: take some of your spirit and put it on them. 300 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:35,199 Speaker 1: Do you see how strong Moses was, even though he 301 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: couldn't do the work of all seventy. God said, you 302 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: have so much potential. You have so much you haven't 303 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: tapped into. I'm going to take from you and give 304 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: it to them. Imagine God taking from what's in you 305 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: and giving it to seventy people, and you still being 306 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: able to do great things. That's how strong you are. 307 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: That's how powerful you are, that's how anointed you are. 308 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: I want you to see yourself as a mighty hero, 309 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,880 Speaker 1: as someone that's well able. The reason you face big 310 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,639 Speaker 1: challenges is because you have a big destiny. The reason 311 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 1: you have great obstacles is because you have greatness in you. 312 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: The reason the pressure feels overwhelming is because you're stronger 313 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 1: than you think. That difficulty is an opportunity to discover 314 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: what's in you. This won't happen, though, if you're weak, defeated, 315 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: can't take it anymore. It's too much for me. If 316 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:34,520 Speaker 1: that was true, then God made a mistake when he 317 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: designs you. He accidentally put you in an environment that 318 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: you couldn't handle. No, God doesn't make mistakes. The pressure 319 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: is showing you how strong you are, how much you 320 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 1: can handle. That's getting you ready for how high God 321 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: is going to take you, for new levels for greater influence, 322 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:57,200 Speaker 1: for unprecedented favor. We had a dog growing up by 323 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,199 Speaker 1: the name of Scooter. My father used to ride his 324 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: bike through the neighborhood and Scooter would follow alongside him. 325 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: Daddy was so proud of Scooter. He was a big 326 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: german shepherd, strong and powerful. He would take off ahead 327 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: of my father, run through the neighbor's yards, check everything 328 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 1: out like he was the king of the road. One day, 329 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: as they were riding, this little Chihuahua, little bitty dog 330 00:20:22,640 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: saw Scooter down the road and started barking and barking. 331 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: Scooter didn't think twice. He took off toward that dog 332 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: full speed, like he was saying, how dare you bark 333 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: at me? My father thought, oh no, Scooter's gonna tear 334 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: into that dog. One paw on him and that little 335 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: dog will be done. He sped up to try to 336 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: calm Scooter down. The closer Scooter got, the louder that 337 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: dog bark. Finally, Scooter got right up to him this 338 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 1: big showdown. My father was waiting for Scooter to show 339 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: him who was boss. But Scooter rolled over on his back, 340 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: put all four legs up in the air like he 341 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: was saying I give up, don't hurt me. My father said, 342 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to kick Scooter all the way home. Scooter 343 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 1: was a lot bigger on the outside than he was 344 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 1: on the inside, that little chihuahuah. He may have been 345 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: small in size, but he was stronger than he looked. 346 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:22,320 Speaker 1: He was more powerful than he looked. I've learned it's 347 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: not the size of the problem, it's the size of 348 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: the person. My father was ashamed of Scooter. But I 349 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: wonder how many times our heavenly father looks down at 350 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 1: us and thinks, why are you putting up all fours? 351 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,880 Speaker 1: Why are you giving up? Overwhelmed thinking you can't handle it. 352 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: When I've called you a mighty hero, When I've given 353 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 1: you can do power, when I've surrounded you with favor, 354 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: when I've armed you with strength for every battle. When 355 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: I'm going before you making crooked places straight, when I've 356 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: designed you to withstand any pressure that comes against you. 357 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:03,120 Speaker 1: You want to make God proud, Stand strong, be courageous, 358 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: Think like a champion, Talk like an overcomer. Praise when 359 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: you could be complaining. Declare victory when all you see 360 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: is defeat. Expect favor when it seems impossible, God has 361 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: awesome things in your future. Let me keep it real. 362 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: There will be some awesome challenges in your future. To 363 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: reach your destiny, you have to discover what's in you. 364 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:31,199 Speaker 1: Every time you realize you're stronger than you think, you overcome, 365 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: you outlast, you endure. That strength is going to be 366 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: instrumental for the next challenge, for the next dream. That's 367 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 1: preparing you for the amazing things God has in store. 368 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: David was a teenager out working in the shepherd's fields, 369 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: taking care of his father's sheep. One day, he took 370 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: lunch to his brothers who were in the army. He 371 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: heard Goliath toning the Israelites. Something rose up in him. 372 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: He told King Saul that he wanted to Goliath. They 373 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: all tried to talk him out of it, told him 374 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: he was too small, not qualified, no experience, But David 375 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 1: was determined. When Goliath saw how small David was, he 376 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: began to laugh. He said, Am I a dog that 377 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 1: you'd come at me with a stick? He was saying, 378 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: is this the best you got? David looked at Goliath 379 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: said in effect, I may be small, but I'm stronger 380 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: than I look. I'm more powerful than I look. I'm 381 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: more experienced than I look. David took a slingshot with 382 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: that one stone brought down Goliath. You may have some 383 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: Golias telling you what you can't do. You're not strong enough. 384 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: You can't break the addiction, you can't beat the sickness. 385 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: You'll never accomplish that dream. You're not big enough. You 386 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: have to do like David and tell Goliath, I may 387 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: look small, but I'm stronger than you think. You haven't 388 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: seen the best of me. You haven't seen the courage, 389 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:01,199 Speaker 1: the fortitude, the greatness you just get in. What you 390 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 1: don't realize is you're looking at a mighty hero. That 391 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: problem is not going to defeat you. That trouble is 392 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:11,800 Speaker 1: not how your story ends. That loss is not going 393 00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: to define you. You're going to discover things in you 394 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: that you didn't know you had. I believe even now, 395 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: strength is rising up, courage is rising up. Dreams are 396 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,439 Speaker 1: coming back to life. You're about to see God do 397 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: things you couldn't do. Turn situations around that look permanent, 398 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 1: open doors that no person can shut. When I was 399 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 1: ten years old, I was playing Little League baseball and 400 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:40,080 Speaker 1: I was very small growing up, always the shortest one 401 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: on the team. I got up to bat. The coach 402 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,959 Speaker 1: on the other team came out of the dugout and 403 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: started waving his arms, shouting to the outfielders, come in closer, 404 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:54,439 Speaker 1: come in closer. It was like he was saying, this 405 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: guy up to bat is a loser. Look how small 406 00:24:57,359 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: he is. He can't hit. It's making this big scene. 407 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: Everyone in the stands was watching him. Something rose up 408 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: in me. I thought, you don't know who you're talking about. 409 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: You don't know what I'm capable of. The pitcher threw 410 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: the ball the first pitch. I swung as hard as 411 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: I could. The ball went over everyone's head one bounce 412 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: and hit the fence. I felt like Jose Altuve. I 413 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: was fast. I ran to the basis for an inside 414 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: the park home run. Next time I got up to bat, 415 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,199 Speaker 1: the same coach came out, but this time he was 416 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: waving his arms the other way, shouting back up, back up, 417 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 1: back up. What happened? I was stronger than he thought. 418 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:45,400 Speaker 1: I believe the enemy has misjudged you. He thinks you're 419 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 1: a lightweight. You're too small, at a disadvantage, overwhelmed. Life's 420 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: been tough. Why don't you step up and show what's 421 00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 1: in you? Why don't you shake off the negative voices, 422 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 1: quit listening to the golias taunting you, quit believing the 423 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: obstacle is too big, and show the world who you 424 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,879 Speaker 1: really are. There's a mighty hero waiting to come out. 425 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 1: There's a giant killer, there's a history maker, there's an overcomer. 426 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 1: You may have some dirt on you, you're going through 427 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: some challenges. That dirt can't hold you down. You have 428 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:23,400 Speaker 1: the life of Almighty God. You've been designed for this time, 429 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 1: equipped for what you're facing, in power to fulfill your destiny. Now, 430 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:32,400 Speaker 1: don't live with a can't do mentality. When you can 431 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: do power, get in agreement with God. If you'll do this, 432 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: I'll believe and declare you're about to discover strength, courage 433 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: ability like you've never seen. You're not just going to survive, 434 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: You're going to thrive, overcoming every obstacle, defeating every enemy, 435 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:54,959 Speaker 1: accomplishing every dream. In Jesus's name, And if you receive it, 436 00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 1: can you say a men? Today? I'd like to give 437 00:26:58,760 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: you an opportunity to Jesus, the Lord of your life. 438 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: Would you pray with me? Just say, Lord Jesus, I'll 439 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: repent of my sins. Come into my heart. I make 440 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 1: you my Lord and Savior. If you've prayed that simple prayer, 441 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:18,160 Speaker 1: we believe you got born again. We love to give 442 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: you some information on your new walk with the Lord. 443 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 1: Just text the number on the screen or go to 444 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: the website. 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