WEBVTT - The Anointing of Ease | Joel Osteen

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much for listening to the podcast today.

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<v Speaker 2>Want you to know that Victorian and I are praying

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<v Speaker 2>for you and your family this summer and just asking

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<v Speaker 2>God to bring you more peace and joy and victory

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<v Speaker 2>than you've ever seen before. Know that God spoil you,

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<v Speaker 2>has got you in the palm of his hand, and

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you enjoy the message today. Well, God bless you.

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<v Speaker 2>It is always a joy to come into your homes.

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<v Speaker 2>We love you, and I know God has great things

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<v Speaker 2>in store for people that seek after him. I believe

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<v Speaker 2>that's you, or you wouldn't have tuned in, so welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>Come be a part of one of our services. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're ever in the Houston area, we'd love to have you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks again for coming out today. And I like to

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<v Speaker 2>start with something funny each week. And I heard about

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<v Speaker 2>this elderly preacher.

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<v Speaker 1>He was dying.

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<v Speaker 2>He sent word for two of his members, an our

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<v Speaker 2>s agent and a lawyer to come to his house.

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<v Speaker 2>When they got there, he motioned with his hands to

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<v Speaker 2>sit on each side of the bed. The men were

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<v Speaker 2>very moved that they could be there during his final moments.

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<v Speaker 2>The lawyer finally spoke up and said, sir, what made

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<v Speaker 2>you chew both of us. The minister mustered up some

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<v Speaker 2>strength and said, Jesus died between two sinners, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>the way I want to go. Hold up your Bible,

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<v Speaker 2>say it like you mean it. This is my Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>I am what it says I am. I have what

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<v Speaker 2>it says I have. I can do what it says

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<v Speaker 2>I can do. Today I will be taught the word

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<v Speaker 2>of God. I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my

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<v Speaker 2>heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name,

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<v Speaker 2>God bless you. I want to talk to you today

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<v Speaker 2>about the anointing of ease. We all go through seasons

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<v Speaker 2>that are more difficult than others, seasons where we're working

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<v Speaker 2>hard but not making much progress. Maybe in a relationship,

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<v Speaker 2>you're doing your best, but it still seems stagnant. There

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<v Speaker 2>are seasons in our finances where it's one struggle after another.

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<v Speaker 2>We take one step forward, it seems like two steps backwards,

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<v Speaker 2>and if we're not careful, we'll lose our enthusiasm and

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<v Speaker 2>think this is just the way life is. I'm always

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<v Speaker 2>going to struggle in my marriage, Joel, I'm always going

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<v Speaker 2>to struggle raising this child. Life is just hard and yes,

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<v Speaker 2>there are seasons that we have to stand strong and

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<v Speaker 2>do the right thing even though it's difficult. But don't

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<v Speaker 2>make the mistake of settling there and thinking that's the

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<v Speaker 2>way it's always going to be. Jesus said, my yoke

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<v Speaker 2>is easy, and my burden is light. There's something called

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<v Speaker 2>the anointing of ease. When you step into this anointing,

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<v Speaker 2>what was difficult, all of a sudden becomes easy.

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<v Speaker 1>Things you used to struggle.

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<v Speaker 2>With are not a struggle anymore. There's a supernatural grace,

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<v Speaker 2>a favor that lightens the load and takes the pressure off.

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<v Speaker 2>A gentleman told how he had struggled in his business

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<v Speaker 2>month after month. It was very slow, and he had

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<v Speaker 2>been tracking every lead and beating down every door with

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<v Speaker 2>no success. Look like it would go under, look like

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<v Speaker 2>he wouldn't survive. But at the last minute, this new

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<v Speaker 2>client called him. This company actually searched him out. Today

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<v Speaker 2>they're his biggest account. Things have totally turned around. He's

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<v Speaker 2>having a banner year in spite of the economy. What

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<v Speaker 2>happened he stepped in to that anointing of ease. What

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<v Speaker 2>he couldn't make happen on his own, God made happen

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<v Speaker 2>for him.

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<v Speaker 1>That one good break.

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<v Speaker 2>Took all the pressure off Some of you, just like him,

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<v Speaker 2>you have struggled in an area year after year. But

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<v Speaker 2>I want to announce today you're about to come in

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<v Speaker 2>to your anointing of ease. God has promised he will

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<v Speaker 2>go before you and make your crooked places straight. That

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<v Speaker 2>means he's gonna smooth things out. He's gonna make your

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<v Speaker 2>life easier. You're coming into a season where things are

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<v Speaker 2>going to start falling into place. You're gonna get breaks

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<v Speaker 2>that you didn't deserve. Problems that you've struggled with for years,

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden, are going to resolve. Those promises

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<v Speaker 2>you've been standing on. You're gonna see them begin to

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<v Speaker 2>come to pass. You need to get ready and get

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<v Speaker 2>your fire back. You're coming into a new season. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it's in your finances. You've struggled for a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me just declare it. You're gonna see supernatural increase,

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<v Speaker 2>supernatural opportunities, supernatural promotion.

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<v Speaker 1>The economy is not your source. God is your source.

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<v Speaker 2>He is going to open up doors that no person

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<v Speaker 2>can shut.

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<v Speaker 1>He is going to.

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<v Speaker 2>Show up and show out in your life in unusual

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<v Speaker 2>ways and what could have taken you a lifetime to accomplish.

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<v Speaker 2>Because of His favor, his blessing, his goodness is gonna

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<v Speaker 2>happen in a much shorter period of time. You're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>look back in amazement and say, how did I get

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<v Speaker 2>to where I am? God has been good to me.

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<v Speaker 2>He has outdone himself in my life. That's the anointing

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<v Speaker 2>of ease. I talked to a lady that was having

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<v Speaker 2>difficulty raising her child. It was one struggle after another,

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<v Speaker 2>and she said, Joel, I'm so frustrated. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>we'll ever get along. I told her what I'm telling you.

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<v Speaker 2>God is about to reward your faithfulness. You have sown

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<v Speaker 2>all those seeds you have planted, you have watered. Now

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<v Speaker 2>you're about to come into harvest. That situation is going

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<v Speaker 2>to turn around, not to where you just don't argue anymore,

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<v Speaker 2>but to where you're actually friends, where you enjoy each

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<v Speaker 2>other's company.

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<v Speaker 1>It's going to be a new season.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to get your hopes up today. There

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<v Speaker 2>are so many things trying to pull us down. Every

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<v Speaker 2>time you turn around, we're being bombarded with bad news

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<v Speaker 2>from every direction. And I realize that life can be difficult.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not saying that if you stay in faith you'll

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<v Speaker 2>never have a problem, but there is a peace that

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<v Speaker 2>God can give you in the midst of the challenge

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<v Speaker 2>to where you say, I should be upset, I should

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<v Speaker 2>be losing sleep at night, but I'm not least bit worried.

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<v Speaker 2>I know God is still on the throne. I know

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<v Speaker 2>he's working this out for my good. He has given

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<v Speaker 2>me the grace to handle anything that comes my way.

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<v Speaker 2>And I am not a victim of the bad economy.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not a victim of this sickness. I'm not a

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<v Speaker 2>victim of how I was raised, a victim of somebody

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<v Speaker 2>else's bad choice.

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<v Speaker 1>I am a victor and never a victim.

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<v Speaker 2>When you step into this anointing of ease, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>drag around, discourage, despondent. You're in faith, hope, and believe

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<v Speaker 2>and expecting. That's when God will show up and make

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<v Speaker 2>your crooked places straight. That's when you'll look up and say,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, I don't struggle in this area anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>God took the pressure off. Things are starting to fall

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<v Speaker 2>into place. You may not be there just yet, but

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<v Speaker 2>every day you need to say Father, thank you that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm coming into that anointing of ease.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you that you're.

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<v Speaker 2>Fighting my battles for me, making my rough places smooth,

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<v Speaker 2>giving me the desires of my heart. This is what

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<v Speaker 2>David did. He declared it in Psalm twenty three, verse five.

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<v Speaker 2>God anoints my head with oil. You know what oil does.

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<v Speaker 2>It makes things flow. Whenever there's friction, something gets stuck,

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<v Speaker 2>you put oil on it to lubricate it, to make

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<v Speaker 2>it more fluid. That's what God is doing for each

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<v Speaker 2>one of you. He anoints your head with oil. When

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<v Speaker 2>he does that, Notice what happens. David said, because God

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<v Speaker 2>annoys me, because I walk in his favor, surely goodness

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<v Speaker 2>and mercy will follow me everywhere I go. That means

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<v Speaker 2>things are gonna be easier. People are gonna go out

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<v Speaker 2>of their way to be good to you for no reason.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have creativity, wisdom, good ideas. You don't even

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<v Speaker 2>know where it came from. It's because of the oil

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<v Speaker 2>God put on your life.

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<v Speaker 1>It represents his annoying.

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<v Speaker 2>When you're all oiled up, somebody offends you, it's no

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<v Speaker 2>big deal. It can't stick flows right off. That oil

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<v Speaker 2>will help you to flow through the traffic without getting upset.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember that when you leave today, God's annoying on your

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<v Speaker 2>life will cause the right doors to open. It will

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<v Speaker 2>bring the right people across your path. It will make

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<v Speaker 2>things go smoother. Every morning, before you leave the house,

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<v Speaker 2>just like sometimes you put on sunscreen, you need.

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<v Speaker 1>To put on the oil of God's goodness.

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<v Speaker 2>Just say, Father, thank you for your favor in my

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<v Speaker 2>life today.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for causing me to be.

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<v Speaker 2>At the right place at the right time. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>for your wisdom to make good decisions, your grace to

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<v Speaker 2>handle any challenge, your strength to overcome any adversity, and

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<v Speaker 2>your faith to believe for big things. When you get

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<v Speaker 2>in agreement with God like that, you start declaring his

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<v Speaker 2>favor his promises over your life. Then you won't drag

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<v Speaker 2>through the day down and defeate it. You won't always

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<v Speaker 2>be getting the short end of the stick said your

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<v Speaker 2>cup will run over. That means instead of always being

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<v Speaker 2>worn out, you'll run over with energy, run over with

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<v Speaker 2>good ideas, run over with divine health, run over in

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<v Speaker 2>your finances, run over with joy. You will run over

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<v Speaker 2>with God's blessings and favor. I believe today I am

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<v Speaker 2>looking at running over people. The other day, I was

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<v Speaker 2>leaving a hotel early in the morning, and I was

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<v Speaker 2>traveling by myself that day. I usually travel with the team,

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<v Speaker 2>but I was all alone, and I had a whole

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<v Speaker 2>lot of luggage to carry. I was pulling a bag,

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<v Speaker 2>and I had my suit bag and I had a

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<v Speaker 2>folder under my arm, plus I had my computer bag.

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<v Speaker 2>I just walked out of the hotel room, headed down

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<v Speaker 2>the hall, and I was making it okay, but it

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<v Speaker 2>was a little bit of a struggle to carry all that.

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<v Speaker 2>And about fifteen or twenty steps down the way, a

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<v Speaker 2>young man came up out of nowhere. He worked there,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said, sir, let me get that for you.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't take part of it, he took all of it.

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<v Speaker 2>He wouldn't let me carry one bag. We got up

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<v Speaker 2>about fifty feet to the elevators, and it was very crowded.

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<v Speaker 2>It looked like a convention had just let out. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>follow me. He took me to a service elevator.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't have to wait one minute.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to the airport and the line for security

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<v Speaker 2>was very long, looked like it could easily take twenty

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<v Speaker 2>or thirty minutes. And I was standing there just minding

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<v Speaker 2>my own business, and this gentleman came up wearing a badge,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said, follow me. I didn't know if I

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<v Speaker 2>was in trouble or if this was the favor of God.

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<v Speaker 2>He took my bags through security for me. He called

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<v Speaker 2>a cart and drove me to my gate himself. I

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<v Speaker 2>never asked him to do it, didn't even know who

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<v Speaker 2>he was. I got home later that evening, sat down

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<v Speaker 2>in my favorite green chair. About that time, Victoria bought

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<v Speaker 2>my dinner on a tray. I knew at that moment

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<v Speaker 2>the day of miracles was not over.

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<v Speaker 1>And what was that?

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<v Speaker 2>The anoying of ease, God going before me, making crooked

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<v Speaker 2>places straight, causing people to wanna be good to me.

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<v Speaker 2>I know some people say, oh, Joel, God's got bigger

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<v Speaker 2>things to deal with than me getting through the airport.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got bigger things to deal with than somebody helping

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<v Speaker 2>me with my luggage or me getting a good parking spot.

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<v Speaker 1>She don't understand.

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<v Speaker 2>You are God's biggest deal. You are the apple of

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<v Speaker 2>his eye. You are his most prized possession. Don't tell

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<v Speaker 2>anybody but you are God's favorite child.

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<v Speaker 1>The other day, our daughter Alexandra came up to me.

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<v Speaker 2>She's ten years old now, and she said, Dad, can

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<v Speaker 2>I have ten dollars to go to the movies? I

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<v Speaker 2>said yes, get it off my dresser in the closet.

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<v Speaker 2>She said thanks and went in the other direction. I said,

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<v Speaker 2>aren't you gonna get it? She smiled and.

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<v Speaker 1>Said I already did.

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<v Speaker 2>She said, I knew you would say yes, and that

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<v Speaker 2>made me.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, I like her confidence.

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<v Speaker 2>I love the fact that she knows I want to

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<v Speaker 2>be good to her.

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<v Speaker 1>You may not realize it, but.

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<v Speaker 2>God has already said yes to his promises. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to beg God to be good to you.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to beg God to help you. God

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<v Speaker 1>wants to help you.

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<v Speaker 2>The scripture says, all of his promises are yes and Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to go out every day knowing that God

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<v Speaker 2>wants to help you driving through the traffic.

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to help you shopping at.

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<v Speaker 2>The grocery store, raising your children, dealing with that problem

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<v Speaker 2>at work. Start thanking Him every day for that anointing

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<v Speaker 2>of ease. I think about a young lady in the scripture.

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<v Speaker 2>Her name was Ruth. She'd had a very difficult life.

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<v Speaker 2>Her husband and brother in law were killed on the

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<v Speaker 2>same day in a battle, Ruth was discouraged, forlorn, upset,

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<v Speaker 2>didn't look like she had much of a future. She

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<v Speaker 2>moved to another country with her mother in law, nay Owned.

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<v Speaker 2>Now she was a stranger in a foreign land.

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<v Speaker 1>She was seen there as second class.

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<v Speaker 2>She wasn't really accepted. They had no food, no money.

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<v Speaker 2>Every day was a struggle to survive.

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<v Speaker 1>Ruth could have easily.

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<v Speaker 2>Gotten bitter, gotten discouraged, and thought life is not fair.

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<v Speaker 2>This is so difficult, God, why did this happen to me? No,

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<v Speaker 2>there was something different about Ruth. She knew that God

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<v Speaker 2>was still in control. She knew, like little Alexandra, that

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<v Speaker 2>her heavenly father had already said yes, there was still something.

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<v Speaker 1>Great in her future.

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<v Speaker 2>And every morning Ruth would go out into the fields

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<v Speaker 2>and pick up the leftover wheat that the reapers had missed.

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<v Speaker 2>This is how she and Naomi survived off the leftovers.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a constant struggle. But one day the owner

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<v Speaker 2>of that field, his name was Boaz.

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<v Speaker 1>He was the wealthiest man in the area. He noticed Ruth.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't really know much about her, but for some

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<v Speaker 2>reason he had a desire to be good to her.

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<v Speaker 2>He told his workers to leave handfuls of wheat on

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<v Speaker 2>purpose for Ruth. The next morning, when she went out,

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<v Speaker 2>Ruth had more wheat than she could handle.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't a struggle anymore. I can imagine.

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<v Speaker 2>Naomi said, Ruth, how did you get back so quickly today?

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<v Speaker 2>And where did you get all this wheat? Ruth said,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. It was just laying in my path.

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<v Speaker 2>I just stumbled across it. What happened Ruth stepped in

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<v Speaker 2>to that anointing of ease. She began to get unusual blessings.

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<v Speaker 2>This was favor that she didn't really have to work for,

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<v Speaker 2>favor that she didn't necessarily deserve. Just like Ruth, in

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<v Speaker 2>your future, God has left you handfuls on purpose. He's

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<v Speaker 2>already spoken to the right people to bless you. He's

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<v Speaker 2>already talked to your bow as is.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have to worry.

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<v Speaker 2>Your life is not going to be a constant struggle.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes are seasons that are difficult, but don't you dare

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<v Speaker 2>settle there.

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<v Speaker 1>God has already.

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<v Speaker 2>Lined up in your future the right breaks, the right opportunities,

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<v Speaker 2>the right people. That winter season will come to an

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<v Speaker 2>end and give way to springtime. One thing I love

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<v Speaker 2>about God is. He likes to outdo himself. He didn't

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<v Speaker 2>just meet Ruth's needs. He didn't just make her life easier.

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<v Speaker 2>He did more than she could even ask or think. Boaz,

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<v Speaker 2>the man that was in charge of it all. One

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<v Speaker 2>day he and Ruth fell in love. They ended up

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<v Speaker 2>getting married. Now, instead of working in the field, Ruth

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<v Speaker 2>owned the field. Instead of going out each day getting

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<v Speaker 2>the leftovers, she had somebody bringing her wheat.

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<v Speaker 1>In other words, she had breakfast in bed. And you too.

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<v Speaker 2>If you'll stay in faith and just keep being your

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<v Speaker 2>best each day, you're gonna come across your handfuls on purpose,

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna look back and say, Wow, God's been good

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<v Speaker 2>to me. I never dream I'd go from working at.

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<v Speaker 1>This business to owning my own business.

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<v Speaker 2>I never dreamed I'd go from teaching at this school

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<v Speaker 2>to run in this school. I never dreamed I'd go

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<v Speaker 2>from being behind the camera to being in front of

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<v Speaker 2>the camera. What was that a handful on purpose left

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<v Speaker 2>there by the creator of the universe. I remember one

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<v Speaker 2>time I was in a difficult situation. I didn't know

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<v Speaker 2>how it was going to resolve, and I was in

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<v Speaker 2>another city, far away from home, and I really needed

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<v Speaker 2>some advice, so I called a friend of mine. He said, Joe,

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<v Speaker 2>you really need to talk to one of my associates.

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<v Speaker 2>He's an expert in this field. He'll be able to

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<v Speaker 2>help you. But he's out of town for two weeks. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't have two weeks. That was like a lifetime

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<v Speaker 2>to me. He asked me where I was, and I

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<v Speaker 2>told him. He said, you've got to be kidding. That

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<v Speaker 2>man just left two or three hours ago, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>exactly where he's heading.

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<v Speaker 1>When he gave me.

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<v Speaker 2>The address, I found he was going to be less

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<v Speaker 2>than two miles from where I was staying.

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<v Speaker 1>When I heard that, I knew God was still on

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<v Speaker 1>the throne. I knew that was a handful on purpose.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we were.

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<v Speaker 2>Both thousands of miles from home. We could be anywhere

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<v Speaker 2>in the world. What are the chances that we'd end

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<v Speaker 2>up less than five minutes from each other? What am

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<v Speaker 2>I saying? God is directing every one of your steps.

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<v Speaker 2>He has already lined up solutions to your problems.

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<v Speaker 1>He has lined up the breaks that you need.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to go out each day knowing that

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<v Speaker 2>there is favor in your future, There is restoration in

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<v Speaker 2>your future.

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<v Speaker 1>There is healing in your future. There are good breaks

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<v Speaker 1>right up ahead of you.

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<v Speaker 2>You single people, don't get discouraged. God has another bo

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<v Speaker 2>Az out there. He has the right person He's going

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<v Speaker 2>to bring across your path at.

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<v Speaker 1>Just the right time. Well, you say, Joel, I've had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of disappointments.

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<v Speaker 2>I got laid off, or my relationship didn't work out,

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<v Speaker 2>or I started a business that didn't make it, and

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<v Speaker 2>now I'm just trying to survive. That's exactly the way

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<v Speaker 2>Ruth failed. All the odds were against her. Life had

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<v Speaker 2>treated her unfair. But if Ruth were standing before you today,

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<v Speaker 2>she would look you in the eyes and say, keep

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<v Speaker 2>pressing forward. God has another victory in your future. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't know the handfuls on purpose that are right up

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<v Speaker 2>ahead of you. Friends, God is gonna take you places

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<v Speaker 2>you've never even dreamed of. You are gonna accomplish goals

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<v Speaker 2>that you never thought possible. You're gonna overcome obstacles that

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<v Speaker 2>looked insurmountable. You may get knocked down every once in

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<v Speaker 2>a while, but you will never get knocked out. You

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<v Speaker 2>are a child of the most High God. He has

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<v Speaker 2>you in the palm of his hand. Right now, I

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<v Speaker 2>believe God is breathing new hope into your dreams. He's

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<v Speaker 2>breathing new life into your heart. He's breathing a bigger

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<v Speaker 2>vision into your spirit. One scripture says, it's not by

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<v Speaker 2>our might, it's not by our power, but it's by

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<v Speaker 2>the breath of Almighty God. And as God breathes on

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<v Speaker 2>your life, things are gonna get easier. Negative situations are

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<v Speaker 2>gonna turn around. You're gonna have wisdom beyond your years.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have a resolve that will not give up,

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<v Speaker 2>an attitude that refuses to quit. Why is that God's

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<v Speaker 2>breathing on your life. He's making things easier everywhere you go.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to imagine the most powerful force in the

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<v Speaker 2>universe is blowing in your direction. I believe some of you,

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<v Speaker 2>even this week, you're gonna come across one of those

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<v Speaker 2>handfuls on purpose. You're gonna sell property that you haven't

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<v Speaker 2>been able to sell. Somebody's gonna offer you a position,

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<v Speaker 2>a new opportunity that's further greater than you ever dreamed of,

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<v Speaker 2>or somebody for no reason, they're gonna go out of

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<v Speaker 2>their way to be good to you. What was it

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<v Speaker 2>a handful on purpose?

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<v Speaker 1>God breathing in your direction.

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<v Speaker 2>I talk to a single parent mom recently. She told

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<v Speaker 2>how it was such a struggle to make ends meet,

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<v Speaker 2>and she was having to work long hours, and she

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<v Speaker 2>felt bad that she couldn't be there with her children.

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<v Speaker 1>On top of that, she had no free.

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<v Speaker 2>Time for herself, no time to date or have any

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<v Speaker 2>kind of social life, and as far as she could see,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the way it would always be. She didn't see

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<v Speaker 2>a sign of anything changing. But what she couldn't see

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<v Speaker 2>was right up around the corner was a handful on

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<v Speaker 2>purpose left there.

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<v Speaker 1>By the creator of the universe.

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<v Speaker 2>The reason some people never experienced them is because they

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<v Speaker 2>quit pressing forward.

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<v Speaker 1>They're always looking back, wondering why.

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<v Speaker 2>Something happened, and why somebody left, and why they didn't

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<v Speaker 2>get that break or shake that off.

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<v Speaker 1>Get up every morning, put your oil on.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank God for his favor, thank him that he's directing

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<v Speaker 2>your steps.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what this young lady began to do.

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<v Speaker 2>And one day a couple that lived down the street,

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<v Speaker 2>she barely even knew them. They bought her a brand

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<v Speaker 2>new car. She was able to sell her old car,

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<v Speaker 2>pay off some debts. Now she doesn't have to work

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<v Speaker 2>those long hours that one gift took the pressure off.

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<v Speaker 2>She said, Joel, It's just like a load has been

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<v Speaker 2>lefted off of me.

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<v Speaker 1>What was that? A handful on purpose?

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<v Speaker 2>God causing people to make her life easier. And some

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<v Speaker 2>of you are living so worried and so stressed about

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<v Speaker 2>your future. You need to come back to that place

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<v Speaker 2>of peace. When you're in peace, it's a position of power.

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<v Speaker 2>You're saying, God, I trust you. Like Ruth, I may

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<v Speaker 2>not see a way, but I know you still have

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<v Speaker 2>a way. So I'm gonna go out each day being

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<v Speaker 2>my best, being productive at work, being a blessing to

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<v Speaker 2>somebody else, not looking back, regretting the past. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>pressing forward in faith. When you do that, you might.

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<v Speaker 1>As well get ready.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna come across your handfuls on purpose. I read

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<v Speaker 2>a story about this little eight year old girl. She

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<v Speaker 2>overheard her parents talking about out how her little brother

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<v Speaker 2>he was very sick and in desperate need of an operation.

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<v Speaker 2>They had spent all their fund, so much so they

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<v Speaker 2>had to move out of their house into a small apartment.

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<v Speaker 2>The dad told the mom the only thing that will

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<v Speaker 2>save him now is a miracle. The little girl got

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<v Speaker 2>her piggy bank and emptied all the coins out. She

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<v Speaker 2>counted them carefully, one by one. She had exactly a

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<v Speaker 2>dollar and eleven cents. She went down the street to

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<v Speaker 2>the local pharmacy. Now at the counter, she waited and

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<v Speaker 2>waited for the pharmacists to stop talking to this other man.

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<v Speaker 2>But they talked and talked, and she became more and

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<v Speaker 2>more impatient. She started rattling her coins together and scuffling

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<v Speaker 2>her feet, making more noise. The more she fidgeted, the

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<v Speaker 2>more annoyed the pharmacist got. Finally, he said, young lady,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna be with you in just a moment, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking to my brother. I haven't seen him in

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<v Speaker 2>a long time. She said, no, I don't have a moment.

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<v Speaker 2>My little brother is sick and I need to buy

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<v Speaker 2>a miracle. He looked kind of puzzled and said you

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<v Speaker 2>need to buy what? She said, I need to buy

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<v Speaker 2>a miracle. My little brother needs an operation. How much

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<v Speaker 2>does a miracle cost? The pharmacist brother stooped down and said, honey,

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<v Speaker 2>what kind of miracle does your brother need? She said,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, but daddy doesn't have the money to

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<v Speaker 2>pay for it, so I want to use my own.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, how much do you have? She said a

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<v Speaker 1>dollar and eleven cents.

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<v Speaker 2>He smiled and said, what do you know, that's exactly

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<v Speaker 2>how much a miracle costs. He took her by the

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<v Speaker 2>hand and said, take me to see your parents. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to talk to them. That man was a well

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<v Speaker 2>known surgeon. He specialized in neurosurgery. It just so happened

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<v Speaker 2>that's the exact type of operation the little boy needed.

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<v Speaker 2>Long story short, he did the operation without charge, and

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't any time for the little boy was doing

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<v Speaker 2>just fine. The mother asked later, I wonder how much

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<v Speaker 2>this operation would have really cost. The little girl knew

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<v Speaker 2>a dollar and eleven cents plus the faith of a

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<v Speaker 2>little child.

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<v Speaker 1>What am I saying?

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<v Speaker 2>God knows every need you will ever have. He has

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<v Speaker 2>already lined up the right people. He's already lined up

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<v Speaker 2>the right breaks. You don't have to figure it all out,

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<v Speaker 2>how you're gonna get out of debt, how you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get well, how you're gonna survive the difficult times. All

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<v Speaker 2>you have to do is have the faith of a

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<v Speaker 2>little child. Dare to believe that God is in control.

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<v Speaker 2>Believe that He's got you in the palm of his hand.

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<v Speaker 2>Believe that in your future are handfuls on purpose. Psalm

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<v Speaker 2>one in the Message translation says, it seemed like a

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<v Speaker 2>dream too good to be true when God gave us

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<v Speaker 2>the victory. Now, God do it again, so those with

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<v Speaker 2>heavy hearts will come out laughing with armloads of blessing.

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<v Speaker 1>That's God's dreams.

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<v Speaker 2>When you have a heavy heart, when life deals you

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<v Speaker 2>a difficult blow, God wants to turn it around and

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<v Speaker 2>not only bring you out, but bring you out with

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<v Speaker 2>a smile, better off than you were before, with armloads

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<v Speaker 2>of blessings. That's what He did for this family. It

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<v Speaker 2>was more than they could even ask or think. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about you, but I've seen God do

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<v Speaker 2>amazing things. I've experienced firsthand some of those armloads of blessings.

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<v Speaker 2>When I look back over my life, I can say,

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<v Speaker 2>with the psalmis, it's like a dream too good to

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<v Speaker 2>be true. Now my prayer is for each one of

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<v Speaker 2>you my prayers. God, do it again. Do it for

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<v Speaker 2>my friends. Show them your unprecedented favor, Pour out your goodness,

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<v Speaker 2>your blessings, your mercy, your grace. God, let their dreams

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<v Speaker 2>suddenly come to pass. Know this today if God did

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<v Speaker 2>it for me, if he did it for Ruth, if

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<v Speaker 2>he did it for that little boy that needed an operation,

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<v Speaker 2>he can certainly do it for you. Get up each

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<v Speaker 2>day with expectancy, have the attitude God, I'm looking for

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<v Speaker 2>my handfuls on purpose. I'm looking for those armloads of

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<v Speaker 2>blessings that You've already placed in my path. When you

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<v Speaker 2>release your faith like that, it's going to lead you

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<v Speaker 2>to the good things God has in your future. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I know some of you today have been struggling in

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<v Speaker 2>a certain area for a long time, but I just

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<v Speaker 2>want to declare it again.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a new day.

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<v Speaker 2>You are coming into your anointing of ease. You're going

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<v Speaker 2>to feel a supernatural strength. God is going to give

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<v Speaker 2>you a new grace to face those challenges. Things you've

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<v Speaker 2>struggled with in the past are not going to be

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<v Speaker 2>a struggle anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>Like Ruth, You're gonna get breaks that you did not deserve.

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<v Speaker 2>Those problems you've dealt with for years, suddenly they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to turn around. You might as well get ready because

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<v Speaker 2>God is not going to just bring you out. He's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna bring you out laughing, full of joy, full of.

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<v Speaker 1>Faith, full of victory. Do you receive it today?

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