Again, let me express my honor and gratitude for being able to be a part of such an amazing meeting.

I believe that a long time from now, even past this life, we'll talk in heaven about what happened in meetings like this.

Because spiritual things, what God does, it's forever.

The scripture said.

So we're at the right place.

At the right time. So we're at the right place. At the right time.

Amen.

Would you turn with me to 2nd Corinthians?

Second Corinthians, the 13th chapter, the last session that I ministered on, we used this text.

And if you weren't with us, I'll review just a little bit.

I had mentioned that having been in, you know, if you want to talk about word people, faith people,

I am one and I like our company.

But, you know, we've been around long enough now to develop our own traditions.

And not all of them are the word.

And I've come to the last couple of years, especially the Lord keeps pointing out to me,

this phrase, I'm believing. I'm believing. I am believing. And I'm noticing

that we as a group are overusing this phrase and abusing this phrase.

You saying I'm believing when we're not actually believing.

And substituting it for a more honest phrase in many cases would be, would be, I'm wishing.

I'm wanting. I want it to be. Just because you want something doesn't mean you're believing it.

Just because you need something desperately doesn't mean you're believing it. Just because you need something

desperately doesn't mean you're believing it. And so this passage in 2nd Corinthians 13 and

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