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How To Be Sure of God's Will: Discovering the Will of God Part 4

In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley

Charles Stanley

November 8, 2020

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In Touch is the teaching ministry of Dr. Charles Stanley.

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How To Be Sure of God's Will: Discovering the Will of God Part 4

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- Dr. Charles Stanley: He's
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- Dr. Charles Stanley: He'swilling to step into your life
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willing to step into your lifeat any moment, at any place
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at any moment, at any placeyou're willing to welcome Him
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you're willing to welcome Himand ask Him to straighten things
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and ask Him to straighten thingsout.
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out.God, I know I'm heading in the
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God, I know I'm heading in thewrong direction.
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wrong direction.I'm asking You to forgive me.
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I'm asking You to forgive me.Would You please give me
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Would You please give medirection for my life at this
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direction for my life at thispoint?
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point?Will He?
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- Dr. Stanley: Four decades
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- Dr. Stanley: Four decadesago, we started In Touch
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ago, we started In TouchMinistries to lead people
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Ministries to lead peopleworldwide into a growing
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worldwide into a growingrelationship with Jesus Christ.
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relationship with Jesus Christ.Throughout the years,
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Throughout the years,we've seen God's greatness,
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we've seen God's greatness,his love and his blessings
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his love and his blessingsin such awesome ways
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in such awesome waysthat we just want everyone
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that we just want everyoneto know him.
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to know him.So, let's open God's Word
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- Shirley Combs: First thing I
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do when I open my eyes is say,
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"Thank you, Jesus."
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I'm just grateful to be in the
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day, and I'm always asking God
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to help me to be a witness to
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I've always wanted to drive a
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school bus.
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Cookin' and drivin' a school bus
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was two of the major things that
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I've been drivin' the bus five
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years.
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My son came home one day and he
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said there was a restaurant
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next-door to his barber shop and
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he wanted me to open it.
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So, of course, I told him it's
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crazy.
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That's when he come back and
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said to me, "Well, Mom, you pray
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about everything else, so pray
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about it and let the Lord lead
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you and maybe see what the Lord
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- Dr. Stanley: We have an
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almighty God who is committed to
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guiding us.
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Once you trust him as your
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Savior--
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- Shirley: The Scripture said,
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"This is the day that the Lord
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has made, and we will rejoice
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and be glad in it."
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And we're lettin' him know we're
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glad to be in his day.
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Every morning before we go to
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work, we have a devotion.
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- Shirley: The Holy Spirit who
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lives within you shine from your
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face.
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You have a different glow about
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you when you have the Spirit of
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the Lord in you.
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Even though we've got these
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masks on, we still gotta look
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like Jesus.
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- Shirley: They always start
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your day with Christ, and it'll
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go well.
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And listenin' to Charles Stanley
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helped me be able to explain a
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lot of it to 'em too, because I
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remember what he says about
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certain things.
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He really, really helps me a lot
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to be the evangelist that the
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Lord want me to be.
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It's a boost for the beginning
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In a day, you anxious to see who
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comes through the door.
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And every opportunity that you
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have to share with them,
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especially to share something
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about Christ is--that is my
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prayer, and that He has not let
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me down yet, it's always
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somebody I can share Him with.
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Well, the first day we opened
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and, you know, I was just very
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excited and just thinking, you
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know, a lot of people could show
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up to eat, but nobody came.
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I had a homeless man that come
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by and looked like he was
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hungry, so he went and found me
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a lot of homeless people and I
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started--and I fed every one of
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'em that day because I had no
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customers.
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It does not matter how many
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paying customers we serve, what
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matters is the people that come
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through the back door.
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And every time they come, I just
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get a feeling of joy that I felt
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like, wow, this is what I'm
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supposed to be doing.
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That started the ministry that
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the Lord was trying to give me
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to be able to take care of the
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less fortunate.
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You be in business 20 years,
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you know a lot of people.
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As these people that come
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through, and they like family,
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and they help me to be able to
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do what I need to do.
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So, some of them will say, "You
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know, it's just amazing
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what you do."
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And I say, "Well, you know what,
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you can do the same thing.
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It don't matter.
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You can do the same thing."
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We have more homeless people
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than we realize.
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We so busy seeing our own self
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that we really don't see what's
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really going on in other
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people's lives.
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Shirley's Sole Food Restaurant
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opened in 2000.
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I had been prayin' about a
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homeless shelter.
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The Lord saw fit that we could
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get one, and we did in 2007.
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Through Shirley's Shelter, we've
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been able to help anywhere from
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250 to 300 people, men and
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women.
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The ones that I have in the
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shelter are--I'm involved to the
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fact that I fed their mind, they
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belong to me.
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I always tell them, "Now," if
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they're ready to change their
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life and live for Christ, "this
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is the shelter that you want to
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be in."
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I believe that the Lord has been
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very good to me in blessing me
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just because obedience.
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Obedience been a sacrifice,
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and I just believe that He know
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my heart, He know that I'm
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willing to do what He say do.
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- Dr. Stanley: When you listen
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to Him and trust Him and obey
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Him, you're going to find
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yourself growing in your
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Christian life.
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- Shirley: In 2013, I had a
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heart attack.
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And I may get fooled when I say
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this, but they put a stint in,
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and they said to me that, "You
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have another blockage.
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We can't fix it."
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I looked at the doctor and I
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said, "I know who can."
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And I said, "His name is Jesus."
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But I believe the Lord healed
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me, and I--and every time I
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think about that, it makes me
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want to do more and more for Him
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'cause he ain't leave me here
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just to be here, but he left me
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here to be a light that others
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can see Him within me.
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I haven't thought about the
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future much, but it's the only
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way to go with God.
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I have no idea where this is
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going to lead, but it's leading
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somewhere, and all I can say is
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wherever it leads, I'm gonna
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follow it because I know it's
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the Lord.
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- male announcer: Next on "In
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- male announcer: Next on "InTouch," "How to be Sure of God's
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- Dr. Stanley: If
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- Dr. Stanley: Ifsomebody should ask you the
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somebody should ask you thequestion what do you Christians
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question what do you Christiansmean by the will of God, what
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mean by the will of God, whatwould you say?
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would you say?How would you answer that
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How would you answer thatquestion?
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question?They deserve an answer.
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They deserve an answer.Would you say the will of God
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Would you say the will of Godrefers to the purpose of God,
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refers to the purpose of God,the plan of God, the desire of
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the plan of God, the desire ofthe heart of God?
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the heart of God?If you did, that's right.
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If you did, that's right.God has a plan and a purpose and
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God has a plan and a purpose anda desire for all of us.
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a desire for all of us.And oftentimes people never
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And oftentimes people neverthink about the fact that God
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think about the fact that Godhas a personal interest in them.
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has a personal interest in them.They think God is just thinking
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They think God is just thinkingof this--worldwide kind of
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of this--worldwide kind ofthings.
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things.He--the Bible says once you
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He--the Bible says once youtrust Jesus as your Savior, your
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trust Jesus as your Savior, yourname is written in the Lamb's
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name is written in the Lamb'sBook of Life.
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Book of Life.So, when you think about your
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So, when you think about yourrelationship to God--and we talk
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relationship to God--and we talkabout the will of God, we're
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about the will of God, we'retalking about His purpose, His
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talking about His purpose, Hisplan, His desire for your life.
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plan, His desire for your life.That is, God didn't ignore you
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That is, God didn't ignore youwhen you were born.
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when you were born.His purpose, His plan, His
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His purpose, His plan, Hisdesire for your life.
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desire for your life.And I wonder when is the last
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And I wonder when is the lasttime you ever stopped to think,
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time you ever stopped to think,now Lord, where am I in Your
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now Lord, where am I in Yourplan?
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plan?Where am I in Your purpose?
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Where am I in Your purpose?Where am I in Your will for my
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Where am I in Your will for mylife?
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life?And I want us to think about in
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And I want us to think about inthis message is can we be sure?
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this message is can we be sure?Can we be sure of God's will and
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Can we be sure of God's will andpurpose and plan for our life?
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purpose and plan for our life?And when I think about that, I
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And when I think about that, Ithink about what He says in the
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think about what He says in thefortieth Psalm in the eighth
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fortieth Psalm in the eighthverse, "I delight to do Your
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verse, "I delight to do Yourwill, O my God, Your Law is
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will, O my God, Your Law iswritten in my heart."
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written in my heart."And I think about the people who
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And I think about the people whosit in church week after week,
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sit in church week after week,go to all kind of churches,
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go to all kind of churches,never think about the fact of
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never think about the fact ofwhat's God's plan?
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what's God's plan?Not just what's--what am I to do
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Not just what's--what am I to dotoday?
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today?What's--what does God want me to
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What's--what does God want me todo in this particular situation?
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do in this particular situation?But what's His plan, what's His
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But what's His plan, what's Hispurpose, what's He trying to
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purpose, what's He trying toaccomplish in my life?
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accomplish in my life?And when I think about that, I
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And when I think about that, Ithink about the people who go
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think about the people who gothrough difficulty, hardship,
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through difficulty, hardship,suffering, pain, all kinds of
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suffering, pain, all kinds ofthings and they have a right to
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things and they have a right toask, "Well, God, if You have a
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ask, "Well, God, if You have awill for my life, how does all
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will for my life, how does allthis fit into Your will?"
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this fit into Your will?"Well, when you and I are walking
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Well, when you and I are walkingin the will of God, whatever He
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in the will of God, whatever Heallows is for our good.
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allows is for our good.That's hard to take sometimes,
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That's hard to take sometimes,but it is true.
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but it is true.And so, when we talk about the
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And so, when we talk about thewhole question of can we be
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whole question of can we besure?
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sure?Yes, we can be sure.
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Yes, we can be sure.So, I want to give you a number
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So, I want to give you a numberof statements that'll help you
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of statements that'll help youconfirm in your own mind and
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confirm in your own mind andheart this is or this is not the
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heart this is or this is not thewill of God.
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will of God.So, a test to confirm God's
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So, a test to confirm God'swill.
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will.Here's the first question.
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Here's the first question.Is this decision consistent with
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Is this decision consistent withor in agreement with the Word of
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or in agreement with the Word ofGod?
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God?Is this decision you're making,
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Is this decision you're making,is it in agreement with the Word
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is it in agreement with the Wordof God?
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of God?And you and I can think of a lot
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And you and I can think of a lotof things that are not in
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of things that are not inagreement with the Word of God
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agreement with the Word of Godthat people practice.
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that people practice.This is a part of confirming His
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This is a part of confirming Hiswill for your life.
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will for your life.And then, is it a wise decision?
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And then, is it a wise decision?And you say, "Well, how can I
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And you say, "Well, how can Itell whether it's a wise
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tell whether it's a wisedecision or not?"
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decision or not?"Here's how you tell.
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Here's how you tell.Listen carefully.
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Listen carefully.You ask yourself the question:
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You ask yourself the question:What are the consequences?
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What are the consequences?If I do thus and so, what will
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If I do thus and so, what willthe consequences be?
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the consequences be?Not what I'd like for them to
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Not what I'd like for them tobe, what will they be?
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be, what will they be?And this is why we should teach
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And this is why we should teachour children and grandchildren,
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our children and grandchildren,early in life, that there are
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early in life, that there areconsequences to your decisions.
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consequences to your decisions.You can't make decisions without
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You can't make decisions withoutsome consequence.
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some consequence.It may be a good consequence,
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It may be a good consequence,certainly we'd hope so.
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certainly we'd hope so.Maybe not.
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Maybe not.But it depends upon your motive,
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But it depends upon your motive,depends upon your relationship
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depends upon your relationshipto God.
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to God.Because, watch this, think about
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Because, watch this, think aboutthis.
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this.You're living out the will of
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You're living out the will ofGod, or out of the will of God
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God, or out of the will of Godevery moment of your life you're
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every moment of your life you'reawake.
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awake.You could lie in the bed on
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You could lie in the bed onSunday morning and not come to
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Sunday morning and not come tochurch.
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church.What's the will of God?
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What's the will of God?His will is that you be
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His will is that you besomewhere worshipping Him.
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somewhere worshipping Him.So, is it a wise decision?
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So, is it a wise decision?What are the consequences?
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What are the consequences?Then number three, can I
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Then number three, can Ihonestly ask God to enable me to
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honestly ask God to enable me toachieve whatever I'm going
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achieve whatever I'm goingthrough or this decision?
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through or this decision?Can I honestly ask Him to help
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Can I honestly ask Him to helpme to achieve it?
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me to achieve it?So, think about the last big
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So, think about the last bigdecision in your life.
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decision in your life.Did you ask God about that
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Did you ask God about thatdecision?
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decision?You say, "What do you mean big?"
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You say, "What do you mean big?"Well, you know what a very
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Well, you know what a veryserious decision is.
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serious decision is.Did you ask Him about it?
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Did you ask Him about it?There are some decisions none of
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There are some decisions none ofus, not a one of us is adequate
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us, not a one of us is adequateto make wisely without God's
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to make wisely without God'sdirection and help for the
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direction and help for thesimple reason we live in a world
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simple reason we live in a worldthat's opposed to God, that's
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that's opposed to God, that'sopposed to righteousness, that's
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opposed to righteousness, that'sopposed to godly decisions.
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opposed to godly decisions.And so, one thing you have to
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And so, one thing you have toremember: decisions we make will
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remember: decisions we make willaffect us no matter what we
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affect us no matter what wethink.
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think.Somebody says, "Well, you know,
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Somebody says, "Well, you know,that just happened once."
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that just happened once."Yes, that's right.
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Yes, that's right.Sometimes things happen once,
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Sometimes things happen once,but have a lifetime of
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but have a lifetime ofconsequences.
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consequences.Then of course, do I have
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Then of course, do I havegenuine peace?
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genuine peace?Do I have genuine peace about
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Do I have genuine peace aboutthis decision I'm facing?
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this decision I'm facing?And one of those questions that
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And one of those questions thatcomes along with that is this.
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comes along with that is this.Is this the right timing?
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Is this the right timing?Watch this carefully, it may be
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Watch this carefully, it may bethe will of God that you do or
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the will of God that you do orwhatever that may be, but is it
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whatever that may be, but is itthe right timing?
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the right timing?And people make serious
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And people make seriousdecisions that cost, very costly
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decisions that cost, very costlydecisions because they stepped
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decisions because they steppedahead of God or were too late.
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ahead of God or were too late.You say, "Well, what's this
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You say, "Well, what's thispeace got to do with it?"
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peace got to do with it?"When you are walking in the will
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When you are walking in the willof God, and you ask Him about a
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of God, and you ask Him about aquestion, some decision you're
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question, some decision you'rehaving to make, when it's His
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having to make, when it's Hiswill, He will give you a sense
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will, He will give you a senseof peace.
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of peace.Now, you say, "What do you mean
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Now, you say, "What do you meanby peace?"
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by peace?"I mean there will be a sense of
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I mean there will be a sense ofquietness in your spirit.
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quietness in your spirit.There will be no sense of
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There will be no sense ofirritation going on within you.
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irritation going on within you.There will not be any crowding
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There will not be any crowdingof doubts into your mind.
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of doubts into your mind.You won't be asking somebody
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You won't be asking somebodyelse, "What do you think?"
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else, "What do you think?"When you have the peace of God,
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When you have the peace of God,there's this overwhelming sense
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there's this overwhelming senseof, yes, Lord.
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of, yes, Lord.Thank You, Jesus.
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Thank You, Jesus.Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
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Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.Yes, yes, yes.
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Yes, yes, yes.You're--and somebody says,
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You're--and somebody says,"Well, I don't know that I've
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"Well, I don't know that I'veever had that feeling."
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ever had that feeling."It's because you haven't stopped
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It's because you haven't stoppedto ask God, "Lord, what would
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to ask God, "Lord, what wouldYou have me to do?"
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You have me to do?"Listen, watch this, God's not
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Listen, watch this, God's notgoing to keep a secret from you
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going to keep a secret from youwhen you want to do the right
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when you want to do the rightthing.
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thing.He's going to show you what to
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He's going to show you what todo every time.
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do every time.And God will give us peace when
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And God will give us peace whenthat's exactly what we need.
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that's exactly what we need.And then you have to ask
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And then you have to askyourself the question: Is this
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yourself the question: Is thisconsistent with the way God
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consistent with the way Godworks?
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works?In other words, with the way He
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In other words, with the way Heworks in the Scriptures through
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works in the Scriptures throughdifferent characters in the
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different characters in theBible?
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Bible?Can I do this and know that I
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Can I do this and know that Ihave His approval?
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have His approval?Listen, if it's consistent with
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Listen, if it's consistent withthe will of God, it'll be
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the will of God, it'll beconsistent with the Word of God.
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consistent with the Word of God.So, if you're in the process of
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So, if you're in the process ofmaking a decision, and you
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making a decision, and youshould teach your children very,
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should teach your children very,very early in life that when
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very early in life that whenthey're making the decision,
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they're making the decision,before they make a decision, ask
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before they make a decision, askGod about it.
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God about it.You say, "Well, what does that
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You say, "Well, what does thattwelve-year old kid know about
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twelve-year old kid know aboutasking God?"
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asking God?"I can tell you.
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I can tell you.I believe anybody who genuinely
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I believe anybody who genuinelywants to know the will of God
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wants to know the will of Godfor their life, God will show
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for their life, God will showthem.
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them.Now, if you're living in sin and
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Now, if you're living in sin anddistant from Him, that's a whole
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distant from Him, that's a wholedifferent question.
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different question.What He's going to show you is
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What He's going to show you isyou need to get right with Him.
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you need to get right with Him.But the question is: Is this
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But the question is: Is thisconsistent with what God says?
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consistent with what God says?You say, "Well, how will I know
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You say, "Well, how will I knowthat?"
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that?"You turn to the Word of God.
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You turn to the Word of God.You say, "Well, I don't know
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You say, "Well, I don't knowwhere to turn."
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where to turn."I'll tell you what I learned.
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I'll tell you what I learned.I had my mother's big Bible and
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I had my mother's big Bible andhad a big index.
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had a big index.If I wanted to know something
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If I wanted to know somethingabout anything, I'd get her
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about anything, I'd get herBible, turn to the index, and
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Bible, turn to the index, andsee if I found a word that had
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see if I found a word that hadto do with what I was
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to do with what I wasdealing with.
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dealing with.You can find something about any
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You can find something about anysubject.
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subject.So, sometimes I think people are
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So, sometimes I think people areafraid to open the Word of God
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afraid to open the Word of Godbecause what it will do, it will
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because what it will do, it willexpose your life.
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expose your life.It will expose your life.
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It will expose your life.If you're being obedient to God,
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If you're being obedient to God,yes, you'll know it.
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yes, you'll know it.If you're being disobedient to
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If you're being disobedient toGod, He will lead you to the
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God, He will lead you to theverses that warn you not to
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verses that warn you not topartake in a particular area of
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partake in a particular area ofyour life.
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your life.Then, of course, does this fit
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Then, of course, does this fitwho I am as a follower of Jesus
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who I am as a follower of JesusChrist?
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Christ?And that should settle a lot of
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And that should settle a lot ofthings.
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things.Does this action fit who I am as
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Does this action fit who I am asa follower of Jesus?
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a follower of Jesus?Not as a church member.
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Not as a church member.Not as somebody who claims
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Not as somebody who claimsthey're a Christian, but as a
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they're a Christian, but as afollower of Jesus, that is, born
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follower of Jesus, that is, bornagain, claim to be saved by the
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again, claim to be saved by thegrace of God, want to do His
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grace of God, want to do Hiswill.
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will.Does this fit that?
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Does this fit that?Does this fit who I am as a
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Does this fit who I am as afollower of Jesus Christ?
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follower of Jesus Christ?For example, does my language
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For example, does my languagefit that?
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fit that?Does my dress fit that?
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Does my dress fit that?Does my responses fit that?
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Does my responses fit that?Do my actions fit that?
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Do my actions fit that?That is, does it fit?
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That is, does it fit?When you obey the Lord Jesus
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When you obey the Lord JesusChrist, what's going to happen
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Christ, what's going to happenis this, your actions are going
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is this, your actions are goingto fit who you claim to be.
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to fit who you claim to be.So people who know you as a
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So people who know you as afollower of Jesus, as a
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follower of Jesus, as aChristian, would they say of
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Christian, would they say ofyou, "Well, their conversation
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you, "Well, their conversationfits that."
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fits that."Certainly, she dresses like
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Certainly, she dresses likethat.
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that.Certainly, he treats people like
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Certainly, he treats people likethat.
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that.That is, in other words, it's
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That is, in other words, it'sreal simple.
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real simple.Here's what He says.
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Here's what He says.The question is: How do I act?
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The question is: How do I act?What do I say?
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What do I say?How do I respond?
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How do I respond?How do I dress?
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How do I dress?Since I'm a follower of Jesus,
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Since I'm a follower of Jesus,does this really and truly fit
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does this really and truly fitwho I am?
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who I am?Then of course, another
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Then of course, anotherquestion.
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question.Does this act fit God's overall
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Does this act fit God's overallplan for my life?
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plan for my life?For example, let's say you got
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For example, let's say you gotsaved and you want to be
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saved and you want to bebaptized and you ask a question,
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baptized and you ask a question,it's a simple one.
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it's a simple one.Should I get baptized?
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Should I get baptized?Well, what does the Word of God
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Well, what does the Word of Godsay?
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say?Sure, you should.
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Sure, you should.So not a question about that.
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So not a question about that.But then there are those
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But then there are thosedecisions like in your office,
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decisions like in your office,they're having a big party and
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they're having a big party andyou know they're going to drink
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you know they're going to drinkand carouse and whatever it
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and carouse and whatever itmight be.
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might be.And do you have to ask God shall
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And do you have to ask God shallI go or not?
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I go or not?You shouldn't have to ask Him.
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You shouldn't have to ask Him.Because it is an atmosphere you
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Because it is an atmosphere youdon't fit in.
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don't fit in.It's an atmosphere that you're
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It's an atmosphere that you'renot comfortable in.
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not comfortable in.It's an atmosphere that doesn't
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It's an atmosphere that doesn'tfit who you claim to be and who
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fit who you claim to be and whoyou are.
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you are.So you ask yourself the
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So you ask yourself thequestion: Well, Lord, does what
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question: Well, Lord, does whatI do fit who I claim to be?
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I do fit who I claim to be?In your family, where you work,
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In your family, where you work,or in school, or whatever it
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or in school, or whatever itmight be, does your action, your
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might be, does your action, yourconversation, your conduct fit
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conversation, your conduct fitwho you claim to be?
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who you claim to be?So ask yourself that question.
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So ask yourself that question.There should be consistency.
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There should be consistency.Here's who I say I am.
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Here's who I say I am.Here's the way I act.
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Here's the way I act.But if here's what I say I am
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But if here's what I say I amand this is the way I act,
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and this is the way I act,probably the greatest hindrance
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probably the greatest hindranceto the Christian life is
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to the Christian life isChristians acting other than who
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Christians acting other than whothey say they are.
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they say they are.Our testimony, our witness, our
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Our testimony, our witness, ourinfluence.
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influence.You teach your children and your
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You teach your children and yourgrandchildren how they are to
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grandchildren how they are torespond to situations and
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respond to situations andcircumstances.
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circumstances.Is that the way you act?
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Is that the way you act?And then, of course, will this
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And then, of course, will thisdecision honor God?
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decision honor God?If you make a decision, can you
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If you make a decision, can yousay that it's in keeping with
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say that it's in keeping withthe Word of God?
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the Word of God?That I can make this decision,
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That I can make this decision,and when I get on my knees, or
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and when I get on my knees, orwhen you pray before you go to
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when you pray before you go tobed at night, you don't have any
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bed at night, you don't have anyof this ruffling, scuffling
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of this ruffling, scufflinggoing on in your heart because
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going on in your heart becauseyou obeyed Him.
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you obeyed Him.Listen carefully, any decision
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Listen carefully, any decisionthat keeps you awake at night
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that keeps you awake at nightand you can't sleep, you should
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and you can't sleep, you shouldask yourself the question: Why?
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ask yourself the question: Why?When God brings something to
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When God brings something toyour mind, don't let it pass
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your mind, don't let it passwithout dealing with it.
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without dealing with it.Do you know why He does that?
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Do you know why He does that?To protect you, watch over you,
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To protect you, watch over you,care for you, because He loves
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care for you, because He lovesyou.
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you.God will send things into our
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God will send things into ourlife that we don't like to
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life that we don't like toprotect us from things that He
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protect us from things that Heknows we wouldn't like if we got
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knows we wouldn't like if we gotinto it.
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into it.He's a loving God.
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He's a loving God.He has the best plan.
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He has the best plan.And the reason--why do you think
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And the reason--why do you thinkpeople--why do people get on
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people--why do people get ondrugs?
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drugs?Why do they become addicts or
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Why do they become addicts oralcoholics?
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alcoholics?What is it going on in a
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What is it going on in aperson's heart that would cause
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person's heart that would causethem to drink so much they can't
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them to drink so much they can'tbe themselves and know that one
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be themselves and know that oneof these days they could have an
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of these days they could have anaccident or they could just die?
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accident or they could just die?What is it people are trying to
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What is it people are trying tocover up?
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cover up?I can't answer that question.
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I can't answer that question.I wouldn't even attempt to try.
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I wouldn't even attempt to try.But I don't have to answer
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But I don't have to answerquestion for them.
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question for them.You and I have to answer the
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You and I have to answer thequestion for ourselves.
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question for ourselves.Here's where we are.
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Here's where we are.Here's where God has led us so
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Here's where God has led us sofar.
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far.And my purpose and plan is to be
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And my purpose and plan is to beobedient to God through the last
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obedient to God through the lastmoment of my life.
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moment of my life.And you can't ever go wrong with
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And you can't ever go wrong withthat.
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that.Then of course, the question is:
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Then of course, the question is:Will this decision result in
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Will this decision result inunrest and regret for the rest
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unrest and regret for the restof my life?
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of my life?There are decisions people make
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There are decisions people makethey never outlive.
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they never outlive.They never get over it.
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They never get over it.They're still talking about it
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They're still talking about itin their latter years of life.
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in their latter years of life.Think about this, God has your
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Think about this, God has yourvery best in mind.
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very best in mind.He works to get you to do the
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He works to get you to do theright thing.
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right thing.And if you ignore Him, there are
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And if you ignore Him, there areconsequences.
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consequences.Then, can I expect God to reward
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Then, can I expect God to rewardme for this decision?
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me for this decision?Think about the decisions you
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Think about the decisions youmake, or thinking about making.
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make, or thinking about making.Can God reward you for making
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Can God reward you for makingthat decision?
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that decision?If you'll think about it, there
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If you'll think about it, thereare some big time, serious
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are some big time, seriousdecisions you have to make in
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decisions you have to make inlife, serious decisions that
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life, serious decisions thataffect not only you, but other
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affect not only you, but otherpeople.
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people.So you ask yourself the
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So you ask yourself thequestion: Can I expect God to
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question: Can I expect God toreward me for treating her or
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reward me for treating her orhim this way?
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him this way?Or doing this or that?
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Or doing this or that?Or going here or there?
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Or going here or there?Or participating in this?
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Or participating in this?Can I expect God to bless me,
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Can I expect God to bless me,reward me as a result of that?
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reward me as a result of that?God has a plan, a purpose, and a
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God has a plan, a purpose, and adesire for your life.
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desire for your life.And He's all for what's best for
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And He's all for what's best foryou.
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you.He's all for what's good for
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He's all for what's good foryou.
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you.Your name is written in the
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Your name is written in theLamb's Book of Life and He wants
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Lamb's Book of Life and He wantsto keep everything else right.
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to keep everything else right.And you and I have to decide: Am
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And you and I have to decide: AmI going to trust Him with my
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I going to trust Him with mylife?
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life?Watch this, think about this for
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Watch this, think about this fora moment, you trusted Him with
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a moment, you trusted Him withyour eternity.
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your eternity.You were born again.
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You were born again.Your name is written in the
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Your name is written in theLamb's Book of Life.
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Lamb's Book of Life.And you said, "God, I'm trusting
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And you said, "God, I'm trustingYou that when I die I'm going to
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You that when I die I'm going tobe in heaven with You."
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be in heaven with You."Now, if you can trust God for
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Now, if you can trust God forthat, which is an eternal
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that, which is an eternaldecision, can you not trust Him
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decision, can you not trust Himfor daily decisions that are not
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for daily decisions that are notnearly so important?
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nearly so important?Yes, you can.
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Yes, you can.God has a purpose, a plan, a
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God has a purpose, a plan, adesire for your life.
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desire for your life.You say, "Well, suppose I missed
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You say, "Well, suppose I missedabout half of it?"
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about half of it?"Well, is God disappointed?
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Well, is God disappointed?Well, He knew you were going to
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Well, He knew you were going tomiss half of it before you were
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miss half of it before you wereborn.
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born.So, God isn't disappointed.
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So, God isn't disappointed.He's willing to step into your
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He's willing to step into yourlife at any moment, at any place
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life at any moment, at any placeyou're willing to welcome Him
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you're willing to welcome Himand ask Him to straighten things
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and ask Him to straighten thingsout.
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out.God, I know I'm heading in the
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God, I know I'm heading in thewrong direction.
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wrong direction.I'm asking You to forgive me.
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I'm asking You to forgive me.Would You please give me
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Would You please give medirection for my life at this
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direction for my life at thispoint?
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point?Will He?
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Will He?Yes, He will.
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Yes, He will.Let me tell you how that starts.
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Let me tell you how that starts.If you have never trusted Jesus
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If you have never trusted Jesusas your Savior, this is not
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as your Savior, this is notgoing to work.
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going to work.It's when you surrender your
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It's when you surrender yourlife to Him, confessing your
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life to Him, confessing yoursins, repenting of them, turning
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sins, repenting of them, turningaway from them, surrendering
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away from them, surrenderingyour life to Him, then you
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your life to Him, then youbecome a child of God.
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become a child of God.Then the two of you, from that
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Then the two of you, from thatmoment on, make decisions
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moment on, make decisionstogether, if you're willing to
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together, if you're willing tolisten.
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listen.But right now, you're--without
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But right now, you're--withoutJesus, you're by yourself.
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Jesus, you're by yourself.You can't expect God to give you
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You can't expect God to give youwisdom if you have rejected His
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wisdom if you have rejected HisSon.
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Son.You may luck out, as you say,
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You may luck out, as you say,and do a few things right.
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and do a few things right.Or you may do really well as far
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Or you may do really well as faras the world is concerned, but
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as the world is concerned, butthere's a payday coming, and you
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there's a payday coming, and youwill have to give an account for
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will have to give an account fora life in disobedience and
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a life in disobedience andrebellion that paid off for you,
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rebellion that paid off for you,that made you rich, made you
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that made you rich, made youfamous, you name it, but all out
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famous, you name it, but all outof the will of God, all in
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of the will of God, all inopposition to God's purpose and
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opposition to God's purpose andplan for your life.
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plan for your life.And remember this, you'll never
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And remember this, you'll nevermake enough money to pay off
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make enough money to pay offGod.
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God.You'll never be famous enough
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You'll never be famous enoughthat you'll be accepted by God.
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that you'll be accepted by God.It's the blood of Jesus that
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It's the blood of Jesus thatcleanses us from sin, that makes
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cleanses us from sin, that makesus one of His children.
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us one of His children.Father, we love You, and praise
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Father, we love You, and praiseYou, and thank You that You love
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You, and thank You that You loveus enough to take personal
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us enough to take personalinterest in our life.
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interest in our life.And I pray that every person who
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And I pray that every person whohears this message will take it
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hears this message will take itseriously, eternally serious,
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seriously, eternally serious,for it is the truth, that
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for it is the truth, thatwherever they may be at this
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wherever they may be at thismoment, surrender their life to
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moment, surrender their life toYou, their Savior and Lord, and
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You, their Savior and Lord, andsurrender their life to You as a
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surrender their life to You as ahabit, as a natural part of
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habit, as a natural part oftheir life every day, in Jesus's
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their life every day, in Jesus'sname.
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- announcer: If you've been
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- announcer: If you've beenblessed by today's program,
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- male: Surprise.- female: Thank you, guys.
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- female: The flowers arebeautiful.
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beautiful.- female: Yes, looking forward
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- female: Yes, looking forwardto it.
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to it.- female announcer: Even though
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- female announcer: Even thoughlife might take turns you
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- male: Hey, Briscoe, let's go.
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- male: Hey, Briscoe, let's go.- announcer: God created you
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- announcer: God created youwith a plan to fulfill an
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You may not realize how
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You may not realize howprofoundly God desires to
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profoundly God desires towork in you and impact others
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Just imagine what your life
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Just imagine what your lifemight look like a year from now
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might look like a year from nowafter connecting daily with your
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after connecting daily with yourheavenly Father.
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heavenly Father."God's Purpose for Your Life," a
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"God's Purpose for Your Life," anew year-long devotional
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- female announcer: Looking for
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- female announcer: Looking forsomething meaningful to give
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something meaningful to giveyour loved ones this Christmas?
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your loved ones this Christmas?Like your nephew, who is
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Like your nephew, who isgraduating and trying to figure
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graduating and trying to figureout his next steps?
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out his next steps?How about your daughter, who
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How about your daughter, wholoves to journal during her
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loves to journal during hermorning devotions?
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morning devotions?Or your neighbor whose family is
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Or your neighbor whose family isin need of biblical wisdom?
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in need of biblical wisdom?And you can't forget about the
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And you can't forget about thelittle ones.
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little ones.The In Touch Christmas catalog
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The In Touch Christmas catalogis a collection of biblical
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is a collection of biblicalresources that will make an
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resources that will make aneternal difference in the lives
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eternal difference in the livesof your friends and loved ones.
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of your friends and loved ones.Give the gifts that bless this
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- announcer: "In Touch,"
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leading people worldwide into a
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growing relationship with Jesus
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Christ and strengthening the
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local church.
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This program is sponsored by In
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Touch Ministries and is made
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possible by the grace of God and
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