Susie Larson - The Presence Of God

December 16, 2024 | S24:E1216

The author of “Closer Than Your Next Breath” shares the truths she has learned through times when God seemed absent in her pain.

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Life Today with James Robison | Susie Larson - The Presence Of God | December 16, 2024

Coming up on life today!
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Through her own experiences of suffering
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And feeling the silence of god,
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Susie larson has learned
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That jesus is closer than your next breath.
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>> when god breaks through into the natural circumstances
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He's trying to bring a greater revelation
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Of your identity or his lordship
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Or the calling and purposes on your life.
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But when you encounter god and it's so life-changing,
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You get a little panicky
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When you go through a silent season.
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Randy: welcome to life today .
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Randy: welcome to life today . i am randy robison,
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I am randy robison, and i am here
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And i am here to encourage you.
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To encourage you. you might be watching
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Because you're going
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Because you're going through some difficulties,
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Because you're going through some difficulties, or you've been through
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Through some difficulties, or you've been through some traumatic things.
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Or you've been through some traumatic things. you might be wondering,
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Some traumatic things. you might be wondering, where's god?
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You might be wondering, where's god? are you even there?
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Where's god? are you even there? i need to tell you something,
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Are you even there? i need to tell you something, you're not alone
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I need to tell you something, you're not alone and i mean that
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You're not alone and i mean that in two different ways.
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And i mean that in two different ways. i mean that first of all,
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In two different ways. i mean that first of all, you're not alone
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I mean that first of all, you're not alone because god is with you.
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You're not alone because god is with you. you may not see it
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Because god is with you. you may not see it but i'm telling you he is.
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You may not see it but i'm telling you he is. and i'm also saying that
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But i'm telling you he is. and i'm also saying that because you're not
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And i'm also saying that because you're not the only one
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Because you're not the only one to feel that way.
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The only one to feel that way. a lot of people
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To feel that way. a lot of people have felt that way,
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A lot of people have felt that way, and a lot of people
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Have felt that way, and a lot of people feel that way right now.
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And a lot of people feel that way right now. that's why i'm here
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Feel that way right now. that's why i'm here to go back a few months
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That's why i'm here to go back a few months to a program
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To go back a few months to a program that my parents did
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To a program that my parents did with a woman
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That my parents did with a woman named susie larson.
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With a woman named susie larson. susie has experienced
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Named susie larson. susie has experienced a lot of things physically
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Susie has experienced a lot of things physically and emotionally.
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A lot of things physically and emotionally. there has been some abuse.
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And emotionally. there has been some abuse. there's just been a lot.
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There has been some abuse. there's just been a lot. there's been
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There's just been a lot. there's been the kinds of things
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There's been the kinds of things that you don't really want
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The kinds of things that you don't really want to live in,
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That you don't really want to live in, the kinds of things
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To live in, the kinds of things you'd rather forget,
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The kinds of things you'd rather forget, the kinds of things
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You'd rather forget, the kinds of things you want to get over
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The kinds of things you want to get over and get healed from
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You want to get over and get healed from and move on from.
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And get healed from and move on from. but it was in those moments
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And move on from. but it was in those moments that she realized
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But it was in those moments that she realized that god is not just with her
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That she realized that god is not just with her but he's,
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That god is not just with her but he's, as her book title says,
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But he's, as her book title says, closer than your next breath .
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As her book title says, closer than your next breath . so, here's my
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Closer than your next breath . so, here's my question for you.
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So, here's my question for you. are you having trouble
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Question for you. are you having trouble just breathing right now?
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Are you having trouble just breathing right now? do you wonder if god
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Just breathing right now? do you wonder if god really is out there?
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Do you wonder if god really is out there? well, i want you to watch this
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Really is out there? well, i want you to watch this and listen as god tells you,
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Well, i want you to watch this and listen as god tells you, yeah, i'm closer
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And listen as god tells you, yeah, i'm closer than your next breath.
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Yeah, i'm closer than your next breath. enjoy this encouragement
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Than your next breath. enjoy this encouragement with susie larson.
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Susie, we're glad to have you.
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Susie, we're glad to have you. susie: so honored
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Susie, we're glad to have you. susie: so honored to be back with you.
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Susie: so honored to be back with you. thank you for having me.
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To be back with you. thank you for having me. james: do you know
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Thank you for having me. james: do you know how many years now
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James: do you know how many years now you've been coming here?
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How many years now you've been coming here? susie: i think the first time
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You've been coming here? susie: i think the first time i came was 20 years ago.
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Susie: i think the first time i came was 20 years ago. so yeah, thank you!
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I came was 20 years ago. so yeah, thank you! it's amazing
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So yeah, thank you! it's amazing you keep inviting me back.
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It's amazing you keep inviting me back. so thank you.
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You keep inviting me back. so thank you. james: we'll never stop
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So thank you. james: we'll never stop because you'll just continue
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James: we'll never stop because you'll just continue to inspire us all.
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Because you'll just continue to inspire us all. for 30 years, you have been
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Did the attacks start
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Did the attacks start 30 years ago?
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30 years ago? did it intensify or start
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Did it intensify or start with lyme disease?
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With lyme disease? because i know
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Which is just one
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Which is just one of the most confusing,
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Which is just one of the most confusing, strange, dangerous,
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Of the most confusing, strange, dangerous, and deadly diseases
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Strange, dangerous, and deadly diseases that can come from a tick.
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Most of it started?
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Most of it started? susie: i would have to say,
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Susie: i would have to say, i'd have to back up
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I'd have to back up and i've told parts
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And i've told parts of this story
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Of this story maybe on past shows with you
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Maybe on past shows with you but i often say
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But i often say that the enemy
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Long before you ever do.
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Long before you ever do. and you can just go back
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Long before you ever do. and you can just go back to your childhood
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And you can just go back to your childhood and you see
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To your childhood and you see this threat against you.
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And you see this threat against you. it's so connected
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This threat against you. it's so connected to your threat to him
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It's so connected to your threat to him and he will go after you
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To your threat to him and he will go after you before you even know
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And he will go after you before you even know that you have a target
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Before you even know that you have a target on your back.
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That you have a target on your back. so i would say as a child
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On your back. so i would say as a child raised in a denomination,
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So i would say as a child raised in a denomination, i knew god was real
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Raised in a denomination, i knew god was real but i didn't know
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I knew god was real but i didn't know jesus was accessible.
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But i didn't know jesus was accessible. i didn't have the gospel
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Jesus was accessible. i didn't have the gospel preached to me
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I didn't have the gospel preached to me or anything like that.
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Preached to me or anything like that. and at nine years old,
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Or anything like that. and at nine years old, i suffered a sexual assault
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And at nine years old, i suffered a sexual assault at the hands of teenage boys.
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I suffered a sexual assault at the hands of teenage boys. i didn't tell anybody
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At the hands of teenage boys. i didn't tell anybody about that
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I didn't tell anybody about that because my dad was the mayor
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About that because my dad was the mayor of our city.
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Because my dad was the mayor of our city. i was so confused
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Of our city. i was so confused about whose fault that was.
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I was so confused about whose fault that was. i just absorbed it
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About whose fault that was. i just absorbed it and basically, insecurity,
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I just absorbed it and basically, insecurity, a spirit of fear,
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And basically, insecurity, a spirit of fear, all those things, really
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A spirit of fear, all those things, really were so big for me.
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All those things, really were so big for me. ten years old,
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Were so big for me. ten years old, i was walking home from school
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Ten years old, i was walking home from school and i was jumped
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I was walking home from school and i was jumped by a different group of boys
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And i was jumped by a different group of boys in our suburb
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By a different group of boys in our suburb and beaten terribly.
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In our suburb and beaten terribly. they punched me, kicked me,
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And beaten terribly. they punched me, kicked me, and pulled fistfuls
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They punched me, kicked me, and pulled fistfuls of hair out.
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And pulled fistfuls of hair out. and when i got up
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Of hair out. and when i got up from that beating,
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And when i got up from that beating, i heard in my ear,
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From that beating, i heard in my ear, not audibly but
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I heard in my ear, not audibly but it might as well have been,
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Not audibly but it might as well have been, i can get you anytime,
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It might as well have been, i can get you anytime, anywhere,
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I can get you anytime, anywhere, and god will never stop me.
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Anywhere, and god will never stop me. so as a little girl,
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And god will never stop me. so as a little girl, i knew god was real
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So as a little girl, i knew god was real and at that moment
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I knew god was real and at that moment i knew the devil was real.
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And at that moment i knew the devil was real. when i came to christ
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I knew the devil was real. when i came to christ in eighth or ninth grade,
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When i came to christ in eighth or ninth grade, it would be even going
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In eighth or ninth grade, it would be even going into my young adult years
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It would be even going into my young adult years as a young married woman,
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Into my young adult years as a young married woman, i knew i was saved,
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As a young married woman, i knew i was saved, once i became a christian,
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I knew i was saved, once i became a christian, i didn't know i was loved.
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Once i became a christian, i didn't know i was loved. so that's probably true
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I didn't know i was loved. so that's probably true for a lot of believers,
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So that's probably true for a lot of believers, even seasoned believers
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For a lot of believers, even seasoned believers may know they're saved
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Even seasoned believers may know they're saved but they don't know
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They're loved.
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They're loved. if you don't have
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They're loved. if you don't have that resolved
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If you don't have that resolved and you have a lot of trauma,
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That resolved and you have a lot of trauma, and the enemy will go after
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You won't always resolve
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You won't always resolve those things
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You'll be tempted
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You'll be tempted to accuse god of things
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You'll be tempted to accuse god of things that the devil is guilty of.
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To accuse god of things that the devil is guilty of. and for me,
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That the devil is guilty of. and for me, as i was telling you
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And for me, as i was telling you before the show,
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As i was telling you before the show, during our third pregnancy,
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Before the show, during our third pregnancy, i was on bed rest
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During our third pregnancy, i was on bed rest for six months.
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I was on bed rest for six months. prior to that, i was serving
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For six months. prior to that, i was serving on five committees at church
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Prior to that, i was serving on five committees at church because even though
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On five committees at church because even though i was saved
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Because even though i was saved i didn't know i was loved.
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I was saved i didn't know i was loved. so what you do
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I didn't know i was loved. so what you do when that's the case
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So what you do when that's the case is you use your time,
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When that's the case is you use your time, treasure, and talents
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Is you use your time, treasure, and talents to prove something
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Treasure, and talents to prove something jesus has already proven.
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To prove something jesus has already proven. so i was super christian
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Jesus has already proven. so i was super christian because i was so grateful.
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So i was super christian because i was so grateful. but i felt like
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Because i was so grateful. but i felt like i had things to pay back
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But i felt like i had things to pay back and i had things to earn.
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I had things to pay back and i had things to earn. so to go out to bedrest
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And i had things to earn. so to go out to bedrest was a nightmare come true
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So to go out to bedrest was a nightmare come true because everybody
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Was a nightmare come true because everybody was doing favors for us,
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Because everybody was doing favors for us, they were getting tired
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Was doing favors for us, they were getting tired on my behalf,
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They were getting tired on my behalf, and it confronted
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On my behalf, and it confronted all my insecurities.
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And it confronted all my insecurities. so when the doctor let me up
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All my insecurities. so when the doctor let me up for one day,
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So when the doctor let me up for one day, i'd been in bed
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For one day, i'd been in bed for three months,
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I'd been in bed for three months, with a one
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For three months, with a one and a three-year-old.
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With a one and a three-year-old. and one was strong-willed
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And a three-year-old. and one was strong-willed so not everybody wanted
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And one was strong-willed so not everybody wanted to watch him when they offered
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So not everybody wanted to watch him when they offered to babysit my kids.
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To watch him when they offered to babysit my kids. i was allowed up for one day
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To babysit my kids. i was allowed up for one day because i hadn't contracted
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I was allowed up for one day because i hadn't contracted in a couple of days
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Because i hadn't contracted in a couple of days and the doctor said,
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In a couple of days and the doctor said, "let's just see how you do."
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And the doctor said, "let's just see how you do." and so i met
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"let's just see how you do." and so i met my old college roommates,
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And so i met my old college roommates, it was a fall day,
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My old college roommates, it was a fall day, went for a walk,
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It was a fall day, went for a walk, and had lunch.
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Went for a walk, and had lunch. we were so careful.
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And had lunch. we were so careful. i was contracting by night
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We were so careful. i was contracting by night and two weeks later
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I was contracting by night and two weeks later my face went numb,
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And two weeks later my face went numb, and my memory started to go.
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My face went numb, and my memory started to go. it took a year
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And my memory started to go. it took a year to find out that
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It took a year to find out that that one day out
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To find out that that one day out i was bitten by the deer tick
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That one day out i was bitten by the deer tick unknowingly.
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I was bitten by the deer tick unknowingly. and what happened in my heart,
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Unknowingly. and what happened in my heart, lord, i mean the enemy,
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And what happened in my heart, lord, i mean the enemy, "i can get you any time
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Lord, i mean the enemy, "i can get you any time anywhere
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"i can get you any time anywhere and god will never stop me."
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Anywhere and god will never stop me." and so even
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And god will never stop me." and so even as a serious christian
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And so even as a serious christian that lie was embedded
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As a serious christian that lie was embedded in my soul.
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That lie was embedded in my soul. and something i had to wrestle
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In my soul. and something i had to wrestle through my whole life
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And something i had to wrestle through my whole life because this disease
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Through my whole life because this disease is wretched,
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Because this disease is wretched, as you say, james.
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Is wretched, as you say, james. so i've been here
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As you say, james. so i've been here since i had a massive relapse.
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So i've been here since i had a massive relapse. i did pretty well
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Since i had a massive relapse. i did pretty well for the last 20 years.
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I did pretty well for the last 20 years. i've been able to manage it,
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For the last 20 years. i've been able to manage it, i'm a fighter, i want to live.
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And probably,
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And probably, a handful of times a year
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A handful of times a year i can't get out of bed.
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I can't get out of bed. but then i get out of bed
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But then i get out of bed and i start swinging again.
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And i start swinging again. about eight years ago,
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About eight years ago, i had
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I had a pretty terrible relapse.
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Getting ready, i work in radio
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Getting ready, i work in radio as a talk radio host,
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Getting ready, i work in radio as a talk radio host, and my arms went numb,
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As a talk radio host, and my arms went numb, my face, and my neck went numb
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And my arms went numb, my face, and my neck went numb the room started to spin,
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My face, and my neck went numb the room started to spin, a high pitch ringing
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The room started to spin, a high pitch ringing in my ears,
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A high pitch ringing in my ears, and i'm going, no, god!
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In my ears, and i'm going, no, god! no, god!
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And i'm going, no, god! no, god! please no, god!
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No, god! please no, god! and i hear him whisper,
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Please no, god! and i hear him whisper, "the storms reveal
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And i hear him whisper, "the storms reveal the lies we believe
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"the storms reveal the lies we believe and the truths we need."
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The lies we believe and the truths we need." i'm like, what?
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And the truths we need." i'm like, what? "the storms reveal
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I'm like, what? "the storms reveal the lies we believe
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"the storms reveal the lies we believe and truths we need."
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The lies we believe and truths we need." what is the lie
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And truths we need." what is the lie that i believe?
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What is the lie that i believe? and at this point,
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That i believe? and at this point, my neck is going numb
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And at this point, my neck is going numb and my esophagus
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My neck is going numb and my esophagus is spasming so bad
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And my esophagus is spasming so bad i can't swallow.
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Is spasming so bad i can't swallow. it was like the enemy
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I can't swallow. it was like the enemy had me by the throat
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It was like the enemy had me by the throat up against the wall.
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Had me by the throat up against the wall. and he says,
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Up against the wall. and he says, "i can get to you any time,
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And he says, "i can get to you any time, anywhere."
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"i can get to you any time, anywhere." and there was the lie.
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Anywhere." and there was the lie. so i wrote a lot about that
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And there was the lie. so i wrote a lot about that in previous books.
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So i wrote a lot about that in previous books. this book is about moving
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In previous books. this book is about moving from bracing for impact
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This book is about moving from bracing for impact to anticipating
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From bracing for impact to anticipating god's goodness.
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To anticipating god's goodness. because when you've had
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God's goodness. because when you've had a lot of trauma and loss,
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Because when you've had a lot of trauma and loss, it is easy to live that way.
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A lot of trauma and loss, it is easy to live that way. and i really thought
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It is easy to live that way. and i really thought my locked elbows --
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And i really thought my locked elbows -- like i still worshipped god,
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My locked elbows -- like i still worshipped god, i was in the word,
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Like i still worshipped god, i was in the word, i serve him as best as i can.
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I was in the word, i serve him as best as i can. i thought
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I serve him as best as i can. i thought this bracing kind of posture
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I thought this bracing kind of posture was just a natural result
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This bracing kind of posture was just a natural result of some years of hardship
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Was just a natural result of some years of hardship but it was a mistrust of god.
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Of some years of hardship but it was a mistrust of god. when i started to understand
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But it was a mistrust of god. when i started to understand in the silent seasons,
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When i started to understand in the silent seasons, in the active seasons
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In the silent seasons, in the active seasons he's the same god
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In the active seasons he's the same god and he is for us.
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He's the same god and he is for us. even if you can't sense
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And he is for us. even if you can't sense his presence,
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Even if you can't sense his presence, it is for our good.
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His presence, it is for our good. so this book is all about
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It is for our good. so this book is all about understanding that
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So this book is all about understanding that you are tethered to a good god
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Understanding that you are tethered to a good god whether you feel him or not.
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You are tethered to a good god whether you feel him or not. so it's all
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Whether you feel him or not. so it's all about his presence.
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So it's all about his presence. but i have to tell you,
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About his presence. but i have to tell you, when i got the book back,
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But i have to tell you, when i got the book back, when it was time
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When i got the book back, when it was time to read for the audiobook,
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When it was time to read for the audiobook, it was a healing balm
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To read for the audiobook, it was a healing balm to my soul.
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It was a healing balm to my soul. because i'd already been
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To my soul. because i'd already been through other battles
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Because i'd already been through other battles with this health challenge
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Through other battles with this health challenge and it was just a reminder
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With this health challenge and it was just a reminder that he is who he says he is
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And it was just a reminder that he is who he says he is and he's going to do
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That he is who he says he is and he's going to do what he says he'll do.
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And he's going to do what he says he'll do. it doesn't mean we're exempt
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What he says he'll do. it doesn't mean we're exempt from really hard hard stuff
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It doesn't mean we're exempt from really hard hard stuff but he's with us in the battle
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From really hard hard stuff but he's with us in the battle and that means a lot.
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But he's with us in the battle and that means a lot. betty: i feel like
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You said, it is a reminder.
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You said, it is a reminder. we need those reminders,
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We need those reminders, don't we, in our life
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Don't we, in our life of how close he is to us?
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Of how close he is to us? because as far as church life,
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Because as far as church life, i had a similar deal.
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Did all the right things,
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Did all the right things, thought i had to prove
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Did all the right things, thought i had to prove my loyalty and my dedication
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Thought i had to prove my loyalty and my dedication until i met someone
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My loyalty and my dedication until i met someone that hadn't been in church
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Until i met someone that hadn't been in church at all
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That hadn't been in church at all that had a real relationship
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At all that had a real relationship with jesus.
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That had a real relationship with jesus. and through him,
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With jesus. and through him, i came to know him.
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And through him, i came to know him. it made such a difference
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I came to know him. it made such a difference in my life.
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It made such a difference in my life. but there is more.
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In my life. but there is more. accepting him, yes,
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But there is more. accepting him, yes, that's the first step.
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Accepting him, yes, that's the first step. but there's more
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That's the first step. but there's more to knowing how to live for him
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But there's more to knowing how to live for him and with him in our hearts.
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To knowing how to live for him and with him in our hearts. susie: he has so much more
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And with him in our hearts. susie: he has so much more for us.
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Susie: he has so much more for us. and one of the things i
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For us. and one of the things i explore in the book
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And one of the things i explore in the book is what is the presence?
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Explore in the book is what is the presence? and is feeling good
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Is what is the presence? and is feeling good the same as feeling god?
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And is feeling good the same as feeling god? and what i've noticed
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The same as feeling god? and what i've noticed in scripture and people
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And what i've noticed in scripture and people i've interviewed
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In scripture and people i've interviewed in my own life,
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I've interviewed in my own life, when you have
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In my own life, when you have a manifest present moment,
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When you have a manifest present moment, and i would guess this
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A manifest present moment, and i would guess this would be the same for you,
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And i would guess this would be the same for you, when you point back
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Would be the same for you, when you point back to real god encounters,
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When you point back to real god encounters, where you're like,
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To real god encounters, where you're like, that was god,
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Where you're like, that was god, i encountered him,
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That was god, i encountered him, i often see that
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I encountered him, i often see that it is so often about lordship
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I often see that it is so often about lordship or it is about identity
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It is so often about lordship or it is about identity or it is about calling
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Or it is about identity or it is about calling or an upgrade in faith.
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Or it is about calling or an upgrade in faith. when god breaks through into
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Or an upgrade in faith. when god breaks through into the natural circumstances,
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When god breaks through into the natural circumstances, he's trying to bring
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The natural circumstances, he's trying to bring a greater revelation
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He's trying to bring a greater revelation of your identity
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A greater revelation of your identity or his lordship
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Of your identity or his lordship or the calling and purposes
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Or his lordship or the calling and purposes on your life.
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Or the calling and purposes on your life. but when you encounter god
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On your life. but when you encounter god and it is so life-changing,
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But when you encounter god and it is so life-changing, you get a little panicky
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And it is so life-changing, you get a little panicky when you go through
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You get a little panicky when you go through a silent season.
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When you go through a silent season. again,
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A silent season. again, that's one of the reasons
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Again, that's one of the reasons i wrote the book too,
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That's one of the reasons i wrote the book too, what do you do
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I wrote the book too, what do you do when you can't hear him,
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What do you do when you can't hear him, can't sense him?
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When you can't hear him, can't sense him? is he the same god?
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Can't sense him? is he the same god? james: i want us
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Is he the same god? james: i want us to dwell on that
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James: i want us to dwell on that in just a few minutes.
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To dwell on that in just a few minutes. let me ask you a question.
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In just a few minutes. let me ask you a question. from the time i was conscious
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Let me ask you a question. from the time i was conscious as a toddler even,
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From the time i was conscious as a toddler even, i was under attack.
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I really do believe
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I really do believe that the more you're aware
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That the more you're aware that some force
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That some force is coming at you,
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Is coming at you, the more clearly
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God has a kingdom purpose
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God has a kingdom purpose for you;
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God has a kingdom purpose for you; that you are divinely enabled,
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For you; that you are divinely enabled, supernaturally enabled
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That you are divinely enabled, supernaturally enabled to accomplish
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Supernaturally enabled to accomplish that actually frightens
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To accomplish that actually frightens the enemy
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That actually frightens the enemy because he loses ground,
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The enemy because he loses ground, he loses people,
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Because he loses ground, he loses people, he loses territory.
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He loses people, he loses territory. he hates that
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He loses territory. he hates that so he hates any of us
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He hates that so he hates any of us that have been
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So he hates any of us that have been especially gifted and chosen.
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That have been especially gifted and chosen. he attacked you
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Especially gifted and chosen. he attacked you when he is attacking
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He attacked you when he is attacking everybody out there.
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When he is attacking everybody out there. but the enemy had hit me
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Everybody out there. but the enemy had hit me and hit me,
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But the enemy had hit me and hit me, and i said something to him
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And hit me, and i said something to him after he delivered
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And i said something to him after he delivered a pretty severe blow.
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After he delivered a pretty severe blow. i really did flip that on him.
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A pretty severe blow. i really did flip that on him. and i used it
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I really did flip that on him. and i used it for the glory of god
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And i used it for the glory of god to see people set free
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For the glory of god to see people set free in areas the enemy
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To see people set free in areas the enemy never would have believed
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In areas the enemy never would have believed he would watch happen.
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Never would have believed he would watch happen. here's what i said to him,
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He would watch happen. here's what i said to him, and i just want to see
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Here's what i said to him, and i just want to see if you bear witness with this.
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And i just want to see if you bear witness with this. i said, listen to me.
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If you bear witness with this. i said, listen to me. and i'm talking to the devil!
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I said, listen to me. and i'm talking to the devil! whatever you hit me with,
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And i'm talking to the devil! whatever you hit me with, whatever you hit
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Whatever you hit me with, whatever you hit my family with,
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Whatever you hit my family with, you will regret it
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My family with, you will regret it because i will use it
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You will regret it because i will use it as a club on you
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Because i will use it as a club on you to make you regret the day
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As a club on you to make you regret the day that you delivered that blow.
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To make you regret the day that you delivered that blow. does that make sense?
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That you delivered that blow. does that make sense? susie: one hundred percent,
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One hundred percent.
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One hundred percent. i will tell you,
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I will tell you, a lot of times they say
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A lot of times they say when you have a passage
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When you have a passage that you keep defaulting to
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That you keep defaulting to it is like a life script,
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It is like a life script, you're just talking right now
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You're just talking right now about psalm 18
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That speaks of going
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That speaks of going from victim to victor.
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That speaks of going from victim to victor. i didn't have
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From victim to victor. i didn't have a christian context
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I didn't have a christian context so all the stuff
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A christian context so all the stuff that was happening to me,
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So all the stuff that was happening to me, it was like i had the word
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That was happening to me, it was like i had the word but i remember god saying,
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It was like i had the word but i remember god saying, are you a believer
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But i remember god saying, are you a believer only because you've secured
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Are you a believer only because you've secured your eternity?
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Only because you've secured your eternity? or do you believe this stuff?
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Your eternity? or do you believe this stuff? when are you going
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Or do you believe this stuff? when are you going to shift your weight
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When are you going to shift your weight onto the promises
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To shift your weight onto the promises to see if they hold?
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Onto the promises to see if they hold? and when i found psalm 18,
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To see if they hold? and when i found psalm 18, the enemy confronted me
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And when i found psalm 18, the enemy confronted me on a day i was weakest.
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The enemy confronted me on a day i was weakest. he does that.
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On a day i was weakest. he does that. he goes and hits us
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He does that. he goes and hits us when we're down,
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He goes and hits us when we're down, and he fights personal,
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When we're down, and he fights personal, and goes after those we love.
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And he fights personal, and goes after those we love. but my cry reached his ears
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And goes after those we love. but my cry reached his ears and the lord got so angry.
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But my cry reached his ears and the lord got so angry. this is the thing,
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And the lord got so angry. this is the thing, he treats his children
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This is the thing, he treats his children differently
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He treats his children differently than those who don't fear
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Differently than those who don't fear and revere him.
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Than those who don't fear and revere him. he does.
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And revere him. he does. our cry reaches his ears.
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He does. our cry reaches his ears. and it says,
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Our cry reaches his ears. and it says, he veiled his approach
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And it says, he veiled his approach in darkness.
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He veiled his approach in darkness. so we don't see him coming
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In darkness. so we don't see him coming but neither does the enemy.
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So we don't see him coming but neither does the enemy. he rescues us from on high
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But neither does the enemy. he rescues us from on high because he delights in us.
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He rescues us from on high because he delights in us. he puts us
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Because he delights in us. he puts us in a spacious place.
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He puts us in a spacious place. and i would say
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In a spacious place. and i would say in that place
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And i would say in that place is where he heals us
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In that place is where he heals us but then he trains our hands
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For battle.
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For battle. he allows us to walk
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For battle. he allows us to walk on high places.
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The rest of the psalm,
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The rest of the psalm, you chase the enemy down.
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You chase the enemy down. you put your foot on his neck.
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You put your foot on his neck. and i'm telling you,
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By the throat
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By the throat it was terrifying.
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By the throat it was terrifying. for months,
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It was terrifying. for months, every time i looked down
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For months, every time i looked down my esophagus would spasm.
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Every time i looked down my esophagus would spasm. one time when i came
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My esophagus would spasm. one time when i came to be on your show,
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One time when i came to be on your show, i'd lost eight pounds
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To be on your show, i'd lost eight pounds in eight days.
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I'd lost eight pounds in eight days. i was living on bites of food
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In eight days. i was living on bites of food because every time i ate
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I was living on bites of food because every time i ate the spasms were so bad
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Because every time i ate the spasms were so bad and i didn't think
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The spasms were so bad and i didn't think i was going to make it.
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And i didn't think i was going to make it. i almost canceled the flight.
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I was going to make it. i almost canceled the flight. when i think of the ways
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I almost canceled the flight. when i think of the ways that he has hit.
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When i think of the ways that he has hit. but that neck thing
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That he has hit. but that neck thing was so personal to me,
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But that neck thing was so personal to me, and when i read that
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Was so personal to me, and when i read that in the psalms
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And when i read that in the psalms that your foot
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In the psalms that your foot will be on his neck, i said
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That your foot will be on his neck, i said almost the exact same thing,
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Will be on his neck, i said almost the exact same thing, james.
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Almost the exact same thing, james. i'm like
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James. i'm like i'm going to make you sorry
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I'm like i'm going to make you sorry you ever messed with me.
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I'm going to make you sorry you ever messed with me. because everywhere
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You ever messed with me. because everywhere you come against me,
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Because everywhere you come against me, god wants to bless me.
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You come against me, god wants to bless me. and overwhelming victory
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God wants to bless me. and overwhelming victory belongs to me
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And overwhelming victory belongs to me because i belong to him.
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Belongs to me because i belong to him. so let's do this.
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Because i belong to him. so let's do this. and i feel that way.
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So let's do this. and i feel that way. i never say, bring it on,
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And i feel that way. i never say, bring it on, i don't.
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I never say, bring it on, i don't. i fear god
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I don't. i fear god and i've seen enough,
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I fear god and i've seen enough, i'm not asking,
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And i've seen enough, i'm not asking, i'm not picking a fight
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I'm not asking, i'm not picking a fight but i'm not backing down
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James: yeah,
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James: yeah, you're not going to back down
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You're not going to back down or bow down to him.
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Or bow down to him. you need to understand --
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You need to understand -- i want all of you
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I want all of you to know this.
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To know this. this program
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This program and the next program,
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This is for you.
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This is for you. god is wanting to show you --
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This is for you. god is wanting to show you -- how is it that we don't see
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God is wanting to show you -- how is it that we don't see how deeply he loves us
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How is it that we don't see how deeply he loves us in the gift of his son jesus
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How deeply he loves us in the gift of his son jesus who took all of our sin,
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In the gift of his son jesus who took all of our sin, all of our shame,
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Who took all of our sin, all of our shame, all of our failures,
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All of our shame, all of our failures, all of our guilt
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All of our failures, all of our guilt and he died for us
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All of our guilt and he died for us to cover it?
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And he died for us to cover it? and deliver us
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To cover it? and deliver us as far as the east is
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And deliver us as far as the east is from the west
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As far as the east is from the west from the eternal effects
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From the west from the eternal effects of that sin and that failure.
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From the eternal effects of that sin and that failure. he gave us life.
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Of that sin and that failure. he gave us life. it is the love of god
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He gave us life. it is the love of god that gave it.
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It is the love of god that gave it. but it is so hard sometimes
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That gave it. but it is so hard sometimes for you to believe
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But it is so hard sometimes for you to believe how much he loves you.
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For you to believe how much he loves you. you're going to come to see
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How much he loves you. you're going to come to see how much god loves you
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You're going to come to see how much god loves you and the very fact that
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How much god loves you and the very fact that you may have been attacked,
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And the very fact that you may have been attacked, and you may be confused
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You may have been attacked, and you may be confused and puzzled
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And you may be confused and puzzled about why things happen.
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And puzzled about why things happen. because the enemy hates
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About why things happen. because the enemy hates god's purpose in you.
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Because the enemy hates god's purpose in you. and you've got to let
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God's purpose in you. and you've got to let the enemy know
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And you've got to let the enemy know god is going to succeed
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The enemy know god is going to succeed in my life
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God is going to succeed in my life and i'm going to live
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In my life and i'm going to live and make an impact
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And i'm going to live and make an impact for his kingdom purpose.
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And make an impact for his kingdom purpose. god's will can be done
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For his kingdom purpose. god's will can be done on his earth.
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God's will can be done on his earth. and the church
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On his earth. and the church has got to believe that.
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And the church has got to believe that. that's the only way
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Has got to believe that. that's the only way we're going to have a future.
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That's the only way we're going to have a future. i want you
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We're going to have a future. i want you to kind of wrap this show
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I want you to kind of wrap this show with some sort of invitation
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To kind of wrap this show with some sort of invitation to the viewer
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With some sort of invitation to the viewer to move into a place
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To the viewer to move into a place and we're going to talk
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To move into a place and we're going to talk very much about the accuser.
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And we're going to talk very much about the accuser. and how a lot of times
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Very much about the accuser. and how a lot of times when he says,
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And how a lot of times when he says, we know we failed.
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When he says, we know we failed. a person who has ever met god,
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We know we failed. a person who has ever met god, has ever known grace
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A person who has ever met god, has ever known grace regrets the fact
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Has ever known grace regrets the fact that we do fail
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Regrets the fact that we do fail and they don't realize
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That we do fail and they don't realize that the whole bible
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And they don't realize that the whole bible was written by failed people.
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That the whole bible was written by failed people. and failing people,
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Was written by failed people. and failing people, not perfect people!
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And failing people, not perfect people! i was praying the other day.
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Not perfect people! i was praying the other day. i said, lord, what's the deal
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I was praying the other day. i said, lord, what's the deal with all these people
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I said, lord, what's the deal with all these people that you use so mightily
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With all these people that you use so mightily and they fail so much?
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That you use so mightily and they fail so much? he said, you know i have
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And they fail so much? he said, you know i have a real problem with people
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He said, you know i have a real problem with people who are self-righteous.
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A real problem with people who are self-righteous. all these failures don't have
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Who are self-righteous. all these failures don't have a self-righteous attitude.
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All these failures don't have a self-righteous attitude. they know exactly
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A self-righteous attitude. they know exactly where righteousness is
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They know exactly where righteousness is and who righteousness is.
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Where righteousness is and who righteousness is. i said well,
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And who righteousness is. i said well, boy, that's for sure.
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I said well, boy, that's for sure. i don't have a problem
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Boy, that's for sure. i don't have a problem with self-righteousness.
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I don't have a problem with self-righteousness. i know where it is
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With self-righteousness. i know where it is and i know my failure.
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I know where it is and i know my failure. so please, please, please
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And i know my failure. so please, please, please give us a chance
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So please, please, please give us a chance to help you understand
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Give us a chance to help you understand that you can not only lean
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To help you understand that you can not only lean on god's shoulder,
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That you can not only lean on god's shoulder, you can be in his arms.
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On god's shoulder, you can be in his arms. he is the shelter
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You can be in his arms. he is the shelter from every storm.
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He is the shelter from every storm. but he also has a purpose
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From every storm. but he also has a purpose of life and love and meaning
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But he also has a purpose of life and love and meaning to flow through you.
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Of life and love and meaning to flow through you. share with our viewers
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To flow through you. share with our viewers what you hope they're hearing
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Susie: well,
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Susie: well, it's not that we love god,
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It's not that we love god, it is that he loved us
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It is that he loved us and we have to know
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And we have to know he loved us first
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He loved us first and he loves us first
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And he loves us first every time.
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Every time. i will tell you,
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That came to me
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That came to me was in psalm 106,
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That came to me was in psalm 106, it is the amplified version.
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Was in psalm 106, it is the amplified version. because i want to learn
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It is the amplified version. because i want to learn from the israelites' mistakes.
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Because i want to learn from the israelites' mistakes. because i've been so curious,
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From the israelites' mistakes. because i've been so curious, feeling like
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Because i've been so curious, feeling like we're an exiled people.
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Feeling like we're an exiled people. so i'm like
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We're an exiled people. so i'm like how did they get it wrong
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So i'm like how did they get it wrong so i want to get it right?
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How did they get it wrong so i want to get it right? one of the things is
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So i want to get it right? one of the things is they stopped listening
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One of the things is they stopped listening to god's voice.
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They stopped listening to god's voice. and when you listen
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To god's voice. and when you listen to any other voice but god's,
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And when you listen to any other voice but god's, your heart
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To any other voice but god's, your heart will automatically harden.
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Your heart will automatically harden. but psalm 106
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Will automatically harden. but psalm 106 in the amplified version
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But psalm 106 in the amplified version there's a little
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In the amplified version there's a little nugget of wisdom for us.
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There's a little nugget of wisdom for us. three things
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Nugget of wisdom for us. three things that they did wrong
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Three things that they did wrong that i think that we can do
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That they did wrong that i think that we can do that will change things
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That i think that we can do that will change things for us.
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That will change things for us. one, they forgot to marvel
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For us. one, they forgot to marvel and remember the significance
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One, they forgot to marvel and remember the significance of god's miracles.
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And remember the significance of god's miracles. so i say to you
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Of god's miracles. so i say to you that if you are waiting
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So i say to you that if you are waiting for your miracle,
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That if you are waiting for your miracle, pull the miracles
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For your miracle, pull the miracles from the scripture of old
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Pull the miracles from the scripture of old and bring them
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From the scripture of old and bring them to the forefront
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And bring them to the forefront because those
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To the forefront because those are your miracles.
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Because those are your miracles. and i would dare say
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Are your miracles. and i would dare say you've got some of your own
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And i would dare say you've got some of your own testimonies from your history,
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You've got some of your own testimonies from your history, bring those to the forefront,
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Testimonies from your history, bring those to the forefront, and say this is the same god.
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Bring those to the forefront, and say this is the same god. because it broke god's heart
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And say this is the same god. because it broke god's heart that they didn't remember
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Because it broke god's heart that they didn't remember or appreciate the significance
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That they didn't remember or appreciate the significance of his miracles.
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Or appreciate the significance of his miracles. second,
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Of his miracles. second, is they no longer marveled
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Second, is they no longer marveled at his mercies,
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Is they no longer marveled at his mercies, the abundance of his mercies.
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At his mercies, the abundance of his mercies. and just as you were saying,
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The abundance of his mercies. and just as you were saying, james, all the things
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And just as you were saying, james, all the things that he's forgiven in us.
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James, all the things that he's forgiven in us. and the fact that he sends
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That he's forgiven in us. and the fact that he sends new mercies to our door
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And the fact that he sends new mercies to our door every morning
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New mercies to our door every morning before we even have a chance
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Every morning before we even have a chance to blow it, shows you
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Before we even have a chance to blow it, shows you how he's gone ahead of us.
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To blow it, shows you how he's gone ahead of us. that should keep us
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How he's gone ahead of us. that should keep us perpetually in awe.
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That should keep us perpetually in awe. and the third mistake
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Perpetually in awe. and the third mistake they made
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And the third mistake they made is they didn't imprint
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They made is they didn't imprint god's loving kindness
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Is they didn't imprint god's loving kindness on their hearts.
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God's loving kindness on their hearts. so i say, stay in awe
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On their hearts. so i say, stay in awe by remembering his miracles,
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So i say, stay in awe by remembering his miracles, marvel at his mercies,
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By remembering his miracles, marvel at his mercies, and keep rehearsing
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Marvel at his mercies, and keep rehearsing the fact that god is good.
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And keep rehearsing the fact that god is good. it will change your physiology
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The fact that god is good. it will change your physiology it will change your brain,
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It will change your physiology it will change your brain, it will change
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It will change your brain, it will change your faith perspective.
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Randy: i love susie's insight.
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Randy: i love susie's insight. oh, my goodness!
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Oh, my goodness! for someone who has
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For someone who has been through so much,
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Been through so much, she just has a depth
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I love it. i love it!
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I love it. i love it! okay, one more observation
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I love it. i love it! okay, one more observation i will say on that,
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Okay, one more observation i will say on that, when she talked about
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I will say on that, when she talked about the israelites there.
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When she talked about the israelites there. they did not,
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The israelites there. they did not, many of them did not reach
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They did not, many of them did not reach that promised land
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Many of them did not reach that promised land because they believed
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That promised land because they believed the report of the majority.
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Because they believed the report of the majority. twelve spies were sent
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The report of the majority. twelve spies were sent into that land,
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Twelve spies were sent into that land, two came back and said,
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Into that land, two came back and said, yeah, we can win.
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Two came back and said, yeah, we can win. ten came back and said,
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Yeah, we can win. ten came back and said, nope, no chance!
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Ten came back and said, nope, no chance! i don't know what the report
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Nope, no chance! i don't know what the report has been on your life
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I don't know what the report has been on your life but i'm here to tell you,
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Has been on your life but i'm here to tell you, if you listen
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But i'm here to tell you, if you listen to the word from god,
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If you listen to the word from god, and it may
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To the word from god, and it may be in the minority,
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If you want someone
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If you want someone to fight alongside you,
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To fight alongside you, and it will be a fight,
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And it will be a fight, by the way,
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By the way, you've got to fight to win,
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You've got to fight to win, if you want somebody
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If you want somebody to fight with you,
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To fight with you, pick up that phone.
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Pick up that phone. we have people,
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We have people, prayer warriors,
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Prayer warriors, people that will just listen,
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People that will just listen, will pray with you,
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Will pray with you, will plead your case
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Will plead your case before god with you
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Before god with you and help remind you
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And help remind you that you're not alone.
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That you're not alone. i don't know
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I don't know what your victory looks like,
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What your victory looks like, but god does,
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But god does, and he's already secured it.
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And he's already secured it. but you've got to get up.
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But you've got to get up. you've got to get up
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You've got to get up and fight and win.
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And fight and win. that's true all across life.
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That's true all across life. we fight
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We fight for our relationships,
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For our relationships, for our marriage,
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For our marriage, we fight for our health.
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We fight for our health. sometimes we fight
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Sometimes we fight for our sanity.
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For our sanity. we fight an enemy unseen.
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We fight an enemy unseen. we fight an enemy seen.
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We fight an enemy seen. it is a fight, fight, fight.
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It is a fight, fight, fight. but again,
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But again, with god on our side, we win.
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With god on our side, we win. that's the promise.
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Speaking of books,
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Speaking of books, if you want
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Speaking of books, if you want closer than your next breath
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If you want closer than your next breath by susie larson,
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Closer than your next breath by susie larson, we would love
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By susie larson, we would love to send it to you
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We would love to send it to you just to encourage you,
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To send it to you just to encourage you, to encourage you
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Just to encourage you, to encourage you in your fight.
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In another fight
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In another fight and that is the fight
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And that is the fight against malnutrition,
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Against malnutrition, the fight against hunger,
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The fight against hunger, oftentimes,
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Oftentimes, the fight against death.
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The fight against death. we have partners in place
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We have partners in place right now around the world
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Right now around the world to help us in this fight,
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To help us in this fight, right now,
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Right now, the situation is critical.
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The situation is critical. children are dying in clinics,
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Children are dying in clinics, and they don't need to.
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And they don't need to. we need to reach them
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We need to reach them before they get to that point,
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Before they get to that point, before they get to the clinic.
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Before they get to the clinic. we do it
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We do it through your participation.
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Through your participation. we do it through $30
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We do it through $30 that helps feed three children
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That helps feed three children for the next three months.
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For the next three months. a gift of $50 feeds five.
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A gift of $50 feeds five. $100 will help feed ten.
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$100 will help feed ten. maybe you can give $1,000
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Maybe you can give $1,000 and help feed 100 children
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And help feed 100 children just for the next few months.
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Just for the next few months. whatever god has
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Whatever god has enabled you to do,
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Enabled you to do, whatever he's put
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Whatever he's put on your heart to do,
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On your heart to do, i pray you'll do it right now.
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I pray you'll do it right now. over 350,000 children
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Over 350,000 children every single day on average
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Every single day on average receive that bowl
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Receive that bowl of nutritious soup,
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Of nutritious soup, and that is just to get them
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And that is just to get them through the day.
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Through the day. oftentimes, it is in areas
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Oftentimes, it is in areas where there has been a crisis,
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Where there has been a crisis, perhaps a famine,
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Perhaps a famine, perhaps a flood,
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Perhaps a flood, perhaps displacement
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Perhaps displacement from civil unrest.
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From civil unrest. whatever the situation,
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Whatever the situation, we go in and hold them over
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We go in and hold them over until they can get back
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Until they can get back on their feet
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On their feet and can continue to build
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And can continue to build for their future.
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For their future. now that's a great thing,
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Now that's a great thing, i think.
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I think. a lot of organizations
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A lot of organizations will do this.
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Will do this. but let me tell you
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But let me tell you a key difference.
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A key difference. we do it
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We do it in the name of jesus christ.
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In the name of jesus christ. that's what we're inviting you
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That's what we're inviting you to be a part of,
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To be a part of, to be the hands and feet
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To be the hands and feet of jesus,
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Of jesus, to be the gospel
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To be the gospel in word and deed.
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In word and deed. not just to tell people
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Not just to tell people about christ
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About christ or tell them about his love
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Or tell them about his love but to show it
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But to show it to the people in need.
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To the people in need. pick up the phone
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Pick up the phone or go online,
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Or go online, however you prefer.
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However you prefer. make the best gift you can
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Make the best gift you can towards mission feeding.
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Towards mission feeding. know that it will save lives.
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Know that it will save lives. it will give them hope.
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It will give them hope. it will give them a future.
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It will give them a future. and it will be done
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And it will be done in the name of jesus christ.
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Right now across the continent of africa,
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Children are suffering,
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Facing severe malnutrition and even death.
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Extreme drought and famine
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Putting at risk thousands of lives
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Means we must replenish food supplies immediately
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To keep feeding the 350,000 children
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And help reach more people in desperate need.
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Through life's mission feeding outreach,
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Your gift of love can be an answer to prayer
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For a hurting and hungry child in their time of need.
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Call now with your life-saving gift
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Of $30, $50, or $100
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To help feed and care for
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Three, five, or ten children
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For three full months.
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With your gift of any amount,
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We'll send the daily life devotional calendar.
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This perpetual calendar has 365 days' worth of scriptures
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And inspirational thoughts to remind you
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Of the rest you can find in god's loving arms.
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With your gift of $100 or more,
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To help feed and care for 100 children,
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Be sure to request our inspiring
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Please call, write, or make your gift online today.
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Randy: i do hope
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Randy: i do hope you're going online
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Randy: i do hope you're going online or going to the phone.
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You're going online or going to the phone. make the best gift you can.
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Or going to the phone. make the best gift you can. look,
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Make the best gift you can. look, this is a fight we can win.
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Look, this is a fight we can win. we've been winning it
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This is a fight we can win. we've been winning it for decades.
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We've been winning it for decades. i know you're going,
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For decades. i know you're going, why are you still fighting it?
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I know you're going, why are you still fighting it? well,
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Why are you still fighting it? well, it is because needs arise,
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Well, it is because needs arise, situations change.
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It is because needs arise, situations change. but you know what?
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Situations change. but you know what? the consistency
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But you know what? the consistency of helping the poor
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The consistency of helping the poor never changes in god's eyes.
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Of helping the poor never changes in god's eyes. we're blessed
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Never changes in god's eyes. we're blessed when we reach out.
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We're blessed when we reach out. make the best gift you can.
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When we reach out. make the best gift you can. if you want the encouragement
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Make the best gift you can. if you want the encouragement that susie larson
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If you want the encouragement that susie larson has put into her book,
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That susie larson has put into her book, just ask for
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Has put into her book, just ask for closer than your next breath
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Just ask for closer than your next breath when you make
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Closer than your next breath when you make the best gift you can.
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To send it to you.
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To send it to you. remember,
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Remember, we've always got people
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We've always got people on the other end of the phone
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On the other end of the phone to pray with you.
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To pray with you. we really do care about you
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We really do care about you as a viewer, as we care about
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As a viewer, as we care about those around the world
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Those around the world with physical needs.
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With physical needs. encouragement, hope, healing,
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Encouragement, hope, healing, that's what god offers.
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That's what god offers. that's what we want
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That's what we want to bring to you every day.
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To bring to you every day. so, join us again next time
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So, join us again next time here on life today .
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Jimmy: hi! i'm jimmy evans.
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Jimmy: hi! i'm jimmy evans. i've got an encouraging word
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I've got an encouraging word for you today
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For you today and this is about marriage
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And this is about marriage but it's really about
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But it's really about all relationships
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All relationships and it's about the importance
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In genesis 2 verse 7
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In genesis 2 verse 7 it says that god created adam
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In genesis 2 verse 7 it says that god created adam and breathed into his nostrils
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It says that god created adam and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.
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And breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. literally what god breathed
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The breath of life. literally what god breathed into adam was his spirit,
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Literally what god breathed into adam was his spirit, his holy spirit.
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Into adam was his spirit, his holy spirit. we were designed to operate
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His holy spirit. we were designed to operate with the spirit of god
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We were designed to operate with the spirit of god inside of us.
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With the spirit of god inside of us. in genesis 2:17 god warned
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Inside of us. in genesis 2:17 god warned adam and said, "adam,
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In genesis 2:17 god warned adam and said, "adam, in the day that you eat
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Adam and said, "adam, in the day that you eat of that fruit of that tree
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In the day that you eat of that fruit of that tree that i told you not to eat of
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Of that fruit of that tree that i told you not to eat of you'll die."
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That i told you not to eat of you'll die." and he did.
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You'll die." and he did. when adam and eve ate
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And he did. when adam and eve ate of the fruit of the tree of
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When adam and eve ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
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Of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil the spirit of god
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The knowledge of good and evil the spirit of god departed from them
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The spirit of god departed from them and they spiritually died.
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Departed from them and they spiritually died. they didn't physically die
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And they spiritually died. they didn't physically die but they spiritually died.
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They didn't physically die but they spiritually died. and did you know
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But they spiritually died. and did you know by genesis, chapter 6,
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And did you know by genesis, chapter 6, the bible says that
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By genesis, chapter 6, the bible says that the earth had become corrupt
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The bible says that the earth had become corrupt and immoral and violent.
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The earth had become corrupt and immoral and violent. in other words,
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And immoral and violent. in other words, when the spirit of god
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In other words, when the spirit of god was in people we were
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When the spirit of god was in people we were prepared to love each other
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Was in people we were prepared to love each other the way that god designed.
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Prepared to love each other the way that god designed. when the spirit of god
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The way that god designed. when the spirit of god departed from us
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When the spirit of god departed from us we've become wicked and
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Departed from us we've become wicked and violent and really you see
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We've become wicked and violent and really you see that in the world today.
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Violent and really you see that in the world today. well, what's the answer?
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That in the world today. well, what's the answer? galatians 5 says this:
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Well, what's the answer? galatians 5 says this: "the fruit of the spirit is
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Galatians 5 says this: "the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
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"the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
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Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
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Kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."
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Faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." the bible says the fruit
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And self-control." the bible says the fruit of the spirit is love.
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The bible says the fruit of the spirit is love. did you know that
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Of the spirit is love. did you know that without the spirit of god
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Did you know that without the spirit of god we really can't love.
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Without the spirit of god we really can't love. i mean we can have
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We really can't love. i mean we can have this humanistic type of love
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I mean we can have this humanistic type of love but its very shallow,
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This humanistic type of love but its very shallow, its here today, gone tomorrow.
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But its very shallow, its here today, gone tomorrow. it really can't be counted on
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Its here today, gone tomorrow. it really can't be counted on and it certainly can't meet
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It really can't be counted on and it certainly can't meet our deepest needs.
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And it certainly can't meet our deepest needs. its not durable,
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Our deepest needs. its not durable, its not lasting, its not kind,
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Its not durable, its not lasting, its not kind, its not gentle.
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When god tells us
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When god tells us to love each other,
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To love each other, we really can't do that
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We really can't do that without the holy spirit.
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Without the holy spirit. so the fruit of the spirit
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So the fruit of the spirit is love and joy,
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Now listen!
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Now listen! this is the person
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Now listen! this is the person you want to be married to.
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This is the person you want to be married to. this is literally
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You want to be married to. this is literally the personality of god.
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This is literally the personality of god. the fruits of the holy spirit
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The personality of god. the fruits of the holy spirit are all relational qualities
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The fruits of the holy spirit are all relational qualities and they literally are
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Are all relational qualities and they literally are the personality of god,
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And they literally are the personality of god, the anointing of god
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The personality of god, the anointing of god on our personality
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The anointing of god on our personality to make us into the person
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On our personality to make us into the person that we're supposed to be
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To make us into the person that we're supposed to be and to prepare us
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That we're supposed to be and to prepare us to relate to others properly.
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And to prepare us to relate to others properly. listen: love, joy, peace,
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To relate to others properly. listen: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
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Listen: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness,
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Patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control.
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Goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control. all of those things
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Faithfulness, self-control. all of those things are not natural to us.
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All of those things are not natural to us. they are enduements
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Are not natural to us. they are enduements from the holy spirit
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They are enduements from the holy spirit and they're free gifts!
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From the holy spirit and they're free gifts! that's the good news about it.
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And they're free gifts! that's the good news about it. literally, our emotions
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That's the good news about it. literally, our emotions are like an engine
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Literally, our emotions are like an engine that are designed to run
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Are like an engine that are designed to run on the oil of the holy spirit
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That are designed to run on the oil of the holy spirit and oil is one of the symbols
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On the oil of the holy spirit and oil is one of the symbols of the holy spirit
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And oil is one of the symbols of the holy spirit of the bible.
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Of the holy spirit of the bible. without the holy spirit
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Of the bible. without the holy spirit our engine,
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Without the holy spirit our engine, just like a car engine,
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Our engine, just like a car engine, it overheats
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Just like a car engine, it overheats and damages itself
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It overheats and damages itself and it damages other people.
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And damages itself and it damages other people. you can't run your car
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And it damages other people. you can't run your car without oil in it.
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You can't run your car without oil in it. you can't run your life
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Without oil in it. you can't run your life without the holy spirit in it
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You can't run your life without the holy spirit in it because without
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Without the holy spirit in it because without the holy spirit in our life
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Because without the holy spirit in our life we overheat
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The holy spirit in our life we overheat and we damage ourselves
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We overheat and we damage ourselves and we damage other people.
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And we damage ourselves and we damage other people. i've got good news for you:
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And we damage other people. i've got good news for you: the holy spirit is a free gift
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I've got good news for you: the holy spirit is a free gift from god.
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The holy spirit is a free gift from god. you don't have to do anything
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From god. you don't have to do anything to deserve him.
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You don't have to do anything to deserve him. just like jesus,
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To deserve him. just like jesus, he's a free gift.
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Just like jesus, he's a free gift. every day, literally,
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He's a free gift. every day, literally, when i wake up every day
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Every day, literally, when i wake up every day and i pray, i say, "lord,
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When i wake up every day and i pray, i say, "lord, fill me with your holy spirit.
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And i pray, i say, "lord, fill me with your holy spirit. prepare me to love my wife,
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Fill me with your holy spirit. prepare me to love my wife, to love my children,
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Prepare me to love my wife, to love my children, to deal with difficult people,
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To love my children, to deal with difficult people, to go through
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To deal with difficult people, to go through difficult circumstances."
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To go through difficult circumstances." i'm amazed at what i can do
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Difficult circumstances." i'm amazed at what i can do when i'm filled
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I'm amazed at what i can do when i'm filled with the holy spirit.
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When i'm filled with the holy spirit. i'm disappointed at what i do
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With the holy spirit. i'm disappointed at what i do without the holy spirit.
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I'm disappointed at what i do without the holy spirit. don't try to make life work
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Without the holy spirit. don't try to make life work without the holy spirit.
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Don't try to make life work without the holy spirit. he's your friend,
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Without the holy spirit. he's your friend, he's there with you,
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He's your friend, he's there with you, he's the secret
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He's there with you, he's the secret for successful relationships.
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Susie Larson - The Presence Of God

December 16, 2024 | S24:E1216

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