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Well, God bless you.

It's great to be with you today and I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, social media, and you can come visit us in person.

We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services.

But I'd like to start with something funny, and I heard about this man named Bubba.

He lived way out in the country, and there was a stray dog that kept showing up

at his house. His wife said, Bubba, you have to put the dog in your truck, take him out in the

woods and drop him off. That's where he lives. Bubba drove him a mile down the road, dropped him

off. When he came home, the dog was walking up the driveway, practically beat him back. This happened again and again. His wife said, Bubba, you have to take him way out, drive him around in circles, get him mixed up. Bubba drove him an hour away, crisscrossed roads. He's never driven before. Drop him off. Two hours later, he called his wife from the truck said did the dog come back she said yeah he's

walking up the driveway now but but said do me a favor put him on the line i need directions

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 joy in the journey. Too often we're going to enjoy life

when we accomplish a goal, when the kids are raised, when we get the promotion. Joy, when I lose

10 pounds, when I get through this problem, then I'll be happy. Our joy is always in the future

when we cross the finish line.

The problem with this approach is there's always some reason we can't be happy.

Something's going on that's causing us to be stressed, uptight. But the key is to find joy

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