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I like to start with something funny and I heard about this old country farmer. He was taking his nephew camping for the first time.

His nephew had five degrees. It was one of the smartest men alive. They set their 10 up and quickly fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, the farmer woke his nephew up and said, look up. What do you see? He said, I see millions of stars.

The farmer said, I know that, but what does it tell you? He said astronomically, it tells me there are billions of galaxies.

Meteorologically, it tells me it's going to be a beautiful day. Theologically, it tells me God's a great creator. What does it tell you?

Old farmer shook his head and said, tells me somebody stole our tent.

Hold up your Bible. Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have.

I can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive.

I will never be the same in Jesus' name. God bless you.

I want to talk to you today about a nevertheless person.

We all face situations that seem impossible. We don't see how we could ever accomplish a dream or get the break we need, meet the right person.

In the natural, we feel stuck. Maybe the medical report says you're not going to get better.

Are you raised a child in church and now they're off course, not interested in doing what's right?

Or in our careers, we gave it our best effort. We worked hard, took the extra training, but now we've peaked, gone as far as our education allows.

What do you do when you've done the right thing, but it hasn't worked out? You're standing on God's promises, believing that He's restoring health, that you'll lend and not borrow, that'll give you the desires of your heart.

But every circumstance looks like it's not going to happen. Your logic, your reasoning tells you, forget it. It's not going to work out, it's not your lot in life.

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