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But thanks so much for tuning in and thank you again for coming out today. I like to start with something funny and I heard about this lady. She was on an airplane reading her Bible.

The man next to her said, you don't believe all that stuff in there, do you? She said, of course I do, it's the Bible.

He said, well, what about that guy that got swallowed by the whale? She said, you mean Jonah? Yes, I believe that too.

He said, well, how could he possibly live that long inside of a fish? She thought about it a moment that I don't know.

When I get to heaven, I'll have to ask him. He said sarcastically, what if he's not in heaven? She said, then you'll have to ask him.

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 just remember. When you look back over your life, some of the things you faced at the time, you didn't think you could make it through.

The obstacle was so large, the breakup hurt you so badly, the medical report was so negative, you didn't see away, but God turned it around.

He gave you strength when you didn't think you could go on. He brought the right person when you thought you'd always be lonely.

He promoted you, gave you that good break, things fell into place. Now you're further along than you ever imagined. Wasn't a lucky break, wasn't a coincidence. It was the hand of God.

You should have been stuck, addicted, broke, depressed, lonely, but God made a way when you didn't see away. You can say like me, I didn't get here by myself.

It wasn't just my good luck, my hard work, my talent, it was the favor of God. He made things happen that I could never make happen on my own.

But none of us liked difficulties. If we had a choice, we wouldn't go through them. But those challenges not only prepared you for your future, but now you have a history with God.

When you're in a tough time, you don't see a way out. Instead of being discouraged, negative, you can go back and remember how God turned your health around.

Remember how He gave you that baby when the specialist said you couldn't have a child. Remember how He brought you out of that trouble that you got yourself in.

When you remember how God has protected you, promoted you, healed you, restored you, faith will rise in your heart. Instead of thinking I'll never get out of this problem, you'll know God did it for me once, He'll do it for me again.

He made a way in the past, I know He's going to make a way in the future. Don't complain about the problem. It's not random.

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