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You've got to stay strong inwardly.

You know, we're always praying for things, but Paul prayed that people would be strengthened in the inner man

by the power of the Holy Spirit in dwelling them and their personality.

I'm Joyce Meyer. I've seen God's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.

You know, the Apostle Paul had a pretty tough ministry he went through a lot of hardships in order to preach the

gospel he was beaten several times had no food several times. Had no food several times.

Just, if you go through the list, it's just you wonder how did, how did he possibly make

it through that?

And he said it was because he didn't look to what was seen, but he looked to what

was unseen.

In 2 Corinthians 4, verse 8, he said, we are hedged in and pressed on every side,

troubled and oppressed in every way, but we're not cramped or crushed.

We suffer embarrassments and we're perplexed and unable to find a way out, but we're not driven to despair.

We are pursued, persecuted and hard driven, but not deserted to stand alone.

We are struck down to the ground but never struck out and destroyed.

So I like that.

He's telling you what the problem is, but he's also saying, I've got, I've got hope because I know that I'm going to get the help that I need.

And then in verse 16, he said, we don't become discouraged, utterly spiritless, exhausted, and

wearied out through fear, even though our outer man is progressively decaying and wasting

away, yet our inner self is being progressively renewed day after day.

So you have two lives.

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