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Speaker 1: Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. We love having you

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Speaker 1: guys listening to the podcast and we just speak blessings

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Speaker 2: We sure hope you enjoy these podcasts and we are

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Speaker 2: praying for you and believing for God's very best in

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Speaker 2: this holiday season.

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Speaker 3: God bless you. It's great to be with.

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Speaker 1: You today, and I hope you'll stay connected with us

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Speaker 1: throughout the week. We have a daily podcast that you

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Speaker 1: social medium. I'll promise you we'll keep you encouraged and inspired.

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Speaker 1: But thanks for tuning in. Thanks again for coming out today.

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Speaker 1: I like to start with something funny. And one Sunday

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Speaker 1: morning in church, everything was going fine until a bolt

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Speaker 1: off running as fast as they could. Everyone that is,

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Speaker 1: She said, why should I be. I've been married to

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Speaker 1: your brother for thirty years. Say it like you mean it.

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Speaker 1: This is my Bible. I am what it says I am.

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

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Speaker 1: to talk to you today about rule your atmosphere. You

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Speaker 1: have a space that belongs only to you. It's your thoughts,

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Speaker 1: You have to be careful what you allow in. You

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Speaker 1: You don't have control over what people do, but you

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Speaker 3: Well, Joel, I wish God would help me.

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Speaker 1: Those attorneys said, Joel, I'll help you, but I don't

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Speaker 1: said very politely, hello, and I started to give her

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Speaker 1: a major crime. She practically screamed in my ear, Sir,

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Speaker 1: I am not ready for your phone number. When I

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Speaker 1: want your phone number, I will ask for your phone number. Somehow,

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Speaker 1: at that point, I didn't feel like a pastor.

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Speaker 3: I felt some other things rising up. I had to

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Speaker 3: make a decision.

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Speaker 1: Am I going to rule my atmosphere? Or am I

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Speaker 1: going to let her poison my atmosphere? Am I going

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Speaker 1: to keep my walls up? Or am I going to

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Speaker 1: be offended? People are always trying to bring their atmosphere

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Speaker 1: into your atmosphere. People that are hurting, that have issues

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Speaker 1: dealing with things, they will try to put their poison

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Speaker 1: on you. They're not bad people, they're just hurting. The

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Speaker 1: mistake we make too often is we take the bait,

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Speaker 1: we let the offense in.

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Speaker 3: We get upset, do to them what they did to us.

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Speaker 1: But you don't overcome evil with more evil, You overcome

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Speaker 1: evil with good. I thought to myself, I've already made

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Speaker 1: the decision that I'm going to stay in peace today.

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Speaker 1: I'm not going to get upset. I'm going to rule

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Speaker 1: this day. You've heard that phrase, kill them with kindness.

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Speaker 1: That's what I decided to do. I thought of anything

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Speaker 1: that I could possibly compliment her on. God knows, I

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Speaker 1: had to use my imagination. I said, I sure appreciate

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Speaker 1: you entering the phone so quickly and taking my order

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Speaker 1: and being so efficient, And you guys always make the

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Speaker 1: best pizzas and are always on time. Went on and online,

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Speaker 1: I mean encouraging. By the time I got finished, she

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Speaker 1: was throwing in hot wings and Dr Pepper's que ponk.

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Speaker 3: She was my best friend.

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Speaker 1: The apostle Paul said to Timothy, as for you, be calm,

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Speaker 1: cool and steady. Some people let things upset them way

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Speaker 1: too easily, the weather, the traffic, the grumpy clerk.

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Speaker 3: I wonder how much more you would enjoy life, how.

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Speaker 1: Much higher you would go if you would start ruling

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Speaker 1: the day, keeping your walls up, not letting everything get

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Speaker 1: in your spirit. You can't stop it from coming, but

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Speaker 1: you can keep it from getting down in you.

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Speaker 3: You're a king, you have a kingdom.

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Speaker 1: You're in charge of your thoughts, your attitude. Start ruling

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Speaker 1: your atmosphere. Make the decision at the first of the

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Speaker 1: day that you're going to stay in peace. You're not

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Speaker 1: going to let things upset you. You're going to be calm,

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Speaker 1: cool and steady. If you'll do this, I believe and declare,

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Speaker 1: you're not only going to enjoy your life more, but

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Speaker 1: you're going to see more of God's favor. He's going

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Speaker 1: to fight your battles, take care of what's trying to

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Speaker 1: stop you. You're going to rise higher, overcome obstacles and

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Speaker 1: see new levels of your destiny in Jesus's name, and

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Speaker 1: if you receive it, can you say amen?

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Speaker 3: Today?

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

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Speaker 1: the Lord of your life. Would you pray with me?

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

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Speaker 3: Come into my heart. I make you my Lord and savior.

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

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

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Speaker 1: keep God first place.

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Speaker 4: Do you have a dream that's waiting to happen, but

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Speaker 4: it often feels like you'll never get there? Is your

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Speaker 4: dream to start a business, to see a loved one

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Speaker 4: come to the Lord? Are you asking God? Will it

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Speaker 4: ever happen?

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Speaker 1: It feels like our dream is so far off, But

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Speaker 1: I believe you're closer than you think.

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Speaker 2: You're on the verge of seeing things change in your favor,

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Speaker 2: new doors opening, the right people showing up.

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