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Speaker 1: to be greater. Thanks so much for being with us

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Speaker 1: and enjoy the podcast. Well, God bless you. It's a

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Speaker 1: funny and heard about this man that called the church office.

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Speaker 1: He said, I want to speak to the head hog

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Speaker 1: at the trough. The secretary was offended. She said, if

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Speaker 1: him pastor, but you may not call him the head

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Speaker 1: hog at the trough. He said, well, that's fine, but

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Speaker 1: to your church. She said, hang on, poor Ky just

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Speaker 1: walked in. Say it like you mean it. This is

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk

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Speaker 1: to you today about unconditional trust. It's easy to trust

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Speaker 1: take much faith. Life is good. But what about when

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Speaker 1: things aren't going our way? Our prayers aren't being answered.

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Speaker 1: often we get discouraged. Think God, why aren't you doing

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Speaker 1: something you can see I'm being mistreated. My health isn't good.

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Speaker 1: then we'll have a good attitude. That's conditional trust. God.

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Speaker 1: We prayed just as hard for my father when his

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Speaker 1: I'm asking you to trust him unconditionally. If you'll do this,

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Speaker 1: I believe and declare. God is going to work out

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Speaker 1: his plan for your life. He's going to open the

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Speaker 1: right doors, bring the right people, turn negative situations around,

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Speaker 1: and take you to the fullness of your destiny. In Jesus' name,

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Speaker 1: if you receive it, can you say him in today?

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Speaker 1: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus

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Speaker 1: God first place. He's going to take your place as

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Speaker 2: Sometimes life can make you feel like you were just

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Speaker 2: living in the dark. Even your prayers don't feel like

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Speaker 2: they are making it to heaven. But God is listening

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Speaker 2: and his light is about to shine.

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Speaker 1: We know God is all powerful that he can answer

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Speaker 1: We don't think we deserve God's goodness. Maybe we're inconveniencing him,

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