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DAILY DEVOTION WITH QUEEN ANGELA Day 19 Embracing Joy Scripture Focus Nehemiah 810-…for the joy of the LORD is your strength. · DA CREW Podcast

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  Speaker 1: I can come before you, Lord god Father. I thank
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  Speaker 1: you for opportunity that I can come before your people.
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  Speaker 1: Lord god Father, remove me out of the way and
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  Speaker 1: allow your spirit man to come forth, and I may
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  Speaker 1: share that that you are placed on my heart, Lord God,
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  Speaker 1: and that it may be a blessing to someone in
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  Speaker 1: this season. Father, I asked that you would just have
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  Speaker 1: your way on this line today, Lord god Father, decrease
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  Speaker 1: me in the flesh and allow your spirit man to arise.
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  Speaker 1: And these things are asking your son Jesus' name, a
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  Speaker 1: man a man, a man a man. I thank God
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  Speaker 1: for each and every one of you guys to me
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  Speaker 1: in on today. And I'm just gonna jump right in
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  Speaker 1: because I'm not gonna be before you, loan, because I'm
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  Speaker 1: on a mission today. I am yet on a mission today,
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  Speaker 1: yet on a mission today. So today's topic is embracing joy.
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  Speaker 1: The scripture is focused on near my eight and ten,
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  Speaker 1: which says, for the joy of the Lord is my strength.
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  Speaker 1: The joy of the Lord is my strength. And I
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  Speaker 1: want that to be your affirmation as well. Speak that
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  Speaker 1: over your life today as you run up against that,
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  Speaker 1: you get ready to go out the door, as you
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  Speaker 1: get ready to do whatever you're gonna do on today,
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  Speaker 1: just speak it over your life. The joy of the
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  Speaker 1: Lord is my strength. You may be weak in your body,
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  Speaker 1: you may be downing in your spirit, whatever it is,
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  Speaker 1: I want you to speak it over your life because
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  Speaker 1: the joy of the Lord is your strengths. And no
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  Speaker 1: matter what you're going through, he yet it is working.
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  Speaker 1: And guess what, the world didn't give you joy and
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  Speaker 1: the world can't take it away. So speak that over
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  Speaker 1: your life on today. We have to be reminded in
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  Speaker 1: this world that it often equates to joy with pleading happiness.
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  Speaker 1: In the ideal circumstance, God invites us to discover a deeper,
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  Speaker 1: unshakable joy that comes from Him alone. Joy is not
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  Speaker 1: just an emotion. It is a spiritual force, a gift
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  Speaker 1: that sustains us even when life feels overwhelming. Today we
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  Speaker 1: embrace the truth that joy is found in God and
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  Speaker 1: that His holy joy and power us to rise above
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  Speaker 1: our challenges. I want to share a little bit of
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  Speaker 1: backstory on understanding near my eight and ten and near
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  Speaker 1: my eight and ten. It comes at a significant moment
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  Speaker 1: in the history of God's people. The Israelites had just
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  Speaker 1: returned to Jerusalem from exile, and under nea My's leadership,
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  Speaker 1: they had successfully rebuilt the Wall of the Cities against
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  Speaker 1: tremendous options opposition. However, physical restoration was just the beginning.
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  Speaker 1: There was spiritual restoration that was still needed. On this day,
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  Speaker 1: all of the people had gathered as Israel the Stride
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  Speaker 1: read the Law of Moses to them. As they as
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  Speaker 1: they heard God's world, conviction swept over them and they
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  Speaker 1: began to realizing how far they had strayed from God.
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  Speaker 1: But nia My alone with Azarah the Levites told them
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  Speaker 1: not to mourn or week, for this day was holy
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  Speaker 1: to the Lord. Instead, they were encouraged to celebrate a
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  Speaker 1: festival of joy, because the joy of the Lord is
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  Speaker 1: your strength. The Lord assured that the people that God's joy,
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  Speaker 1: not their shame, would be their sustaining power as they
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  Speaker 1: begin anew. The scripture reminds us that joy isn't just
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  Speaker 1: about feeling good. It's a divine strength that enables us
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  Speaker 1: to move forward even when we are broken and afraid.
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  Speaker 1: So do it afraid, do it, scared? Do it broken?
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  Speaker 1: Do it? Unheal? Do it so that He can move
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  Speaker 1: in your life. Because guess what, this joy that He
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  Speaker 1: gave us the world can't take it, and the world
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  Speaker 1: can't give it. The world didn't give it, and the
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  Speaker 1: world can't take it away. So know that you can
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  Speaker 1: have joy in the midst of sadness. You can have
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  Speaker 1: joy in the midst of disappointment. You can have joy
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  Speaker 1: in the midst of going through because the world didn't
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  Speaker 1: give it and the world can't take it away. This
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  Speaker 1: joy we have, it comes from the one that created us.
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  Speaker 1: Joy is rooted in God's presence, and Psalm sixteen eleven
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  Speaker 1: it saying, you make known to me the path of life.
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  Speaker 1: In the presence, there is fullness of joy. It's your
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  Speaker 1: right hand or pleasures forevermore. True, joy doesn't depend on
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  Speaker 1: our circumstance or our emotion. It thrives in God's presence.
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  Speaker 1: When we spend time with Him, meditating in his word,
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  Speaker 1: or simply opening our hearts in worship, we are filled
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  Speaker 1: with joy that is real, lasting and so satisfying. Joy
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  Speaker 1: gives us spiritual strength and near mine eight and ten
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  Speaker 1: it said, for the joy of the Lord is our strength.
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  Speaker 1: When Nia of Mine addresses the weary Israelike, he reminds
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  Speaker 1: them that their strength did not come from themselves, but
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  Speaker 1: it comes from God's joy, the same principles applied to us.
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  Speaker 1: Joy from the Lord few our endurance, uplift our spirit
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  Speaker 1: and empowers us to persevere through every trial. Joy is
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  Speaker 1: a witness to watching the world and Romans fifteen and thirteen.
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  Speaker 1: May the God of Hope fill you with all joy,
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  Speaker 1: peace and believing, so that the power of the Holy
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  Speaker 1: Spirit you may abound in hope. Our joy is a
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  Speaker 1: testament of God's goodness. Even in hard seasons, when we
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  Speaker 1: radiate joy through faith and hope, there are those around
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  Speaker 1: us can see something supernatural at work, drawing them closer
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  Speaker 1: to the source of our strength. Don't sit down on
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  Speaker 1: God today, y'all. Y'all got to get it out there,
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  Speaker 1: share it out. They'll share it out there ways that
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  Speaker 1: you can apply it to your life. You got to
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  Speaker 1: cultivate joy through worship. Set aside intentional time every day,
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  Speaker 1: matter of fact. Do it today. Sit aside you some
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  Speaker 1: time today that you can spend with Him, whether it's
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  Speaker 1: five men or an hour. Just worship him, Just give
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  Speaker 1: him praise, Just begin to thank him and just listen,
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  Speaker 1: listen to some uplifting music, sing or just sit quietly
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  Speaker 1: and ahe of who he is. And what He has
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  Speaker 1: done in your life. Just look back and reflect over
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  Speaker 1: your life. Worship creates an atmosphere for God's presence and
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  Speaker 1: opens your heart to be renewed with joy. Choose gratitude
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  Speaker 1: whatever your circumstance, no matter what you're going through, find
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  Speaker 1: at least three things. Three things always we always find
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  Speaker 1: three things why for the Father, the Son, and the
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  Speaker 1: Holy Ghost. Find three things in what you are grateful
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  Speaker 1: for and thank God for them pacifically. You may be
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  Speaker 1: grateful for just waking up this morning. Thank him. You
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  Speaker 1: may be grateful for just having use of your limbs
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  Speaker 1: because somebody didn't have you to their limbs. So thank him.
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  Speaker 1: Whatever you are grateful for today, take some time and
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  Speaker 1: begin to thank him. Gratitude refocus our mind on God's
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  Speaker 1: goodness and ennites a deeper joy within us. It's all
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  Speaker 1: about us. It does not matter what the next person
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  Speaker 1: is doing. It's all about what He's doing in your life.
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  Speaker 1: And that little peace, that little peace of gratitude that
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  Speaker 1: you can find. Just be thankful on today. Look for
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  Speaker 1: opportunities to share joy with someone else. A smile, a
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  Speaker 1: word of encouragement, a hug, a simple prayer. It's the
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  Speaker 1: small acts of kindness that blesses others. Not only does
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  Speaker 1: it bless others, but it blesses you too, and it
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  Speaker 1: multiplies the joy in your life, and it expands God's kingdom. So, y'all,
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  Speaker 1: I'm gonna leave you with this, this, this word of today,
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  Speaker 1: and I'm gonna leave you with some empowering words that
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  Speaker 1: you can apply to your life today, that you can
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  Speaker 1: care with you, that you can speak over your life.
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  Speaker 1: The word of today is radiate. Speak this word into
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  Speaker 1: your life and over your life, and declare, today I
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  Speaker 1: choose to radiate the joy of the Lord. His strength
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  Speaker 1: flows through me. Brighten my heart, my words, and my actions.
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  Speaker 1: No matter the circumstance, I will shine with supernatural joy.
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  Speaker 1: He provides lightening the way for myself and others. The
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  Speaker 1: joy of the Lord is my strength, and today I
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  Speaker 1: radiate His goodness everywhere I go. Y'all, speak that over
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  Speaker 1: your life today. Today, I want you to remember that
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  Speaker 1: you are not meant to carry the weight of the
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  Speaker 1: world alone. God's joy is available in abundant for you,
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  Speaker 1: no matter how you feel or what you face. When
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  Speaker 1: the world presses in his joy, rise up and give
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  Speaker 1: you supernatural strength. You have the permission to release every
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  Speaker 1: heaveness and embrace the lightness that comes from God's presence.
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  Speaker 1: Receive it on today, Receive it on today. Carry this
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  Speaker 1: word in your heart all day long, and let God's
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  Speaker 1: joy be the strength that empowers up, lift and shines
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  Speaker 1: through you. On today, y'all, as we close, I want
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  Speaker 1: you to remember move forward today and every day, declaring
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  Speaker 1: God's boldness. The joy of the Lord is my strength.
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  Speaker 1: Let God's arise within you, transform discourage, your moment into hopes,
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  Speaker 1: weakness into strength, and uncertainness into unshakable faith. May others
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  Speaker 1: see His radiant joy in you, be encouraged to seek
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  Speaker 1: the one who is the true source of our joy.
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  Speaker 1: Go forth and let the Joy of the Lord be
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  Speaker 1: your strength. I want to thank you guys for joining
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  Speaker 1: me on this morning. I told you I'm not gonna
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  Speaker 1: stay before your long My plan is not to be
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  Speaker 1: before your loan, but to come and drop those nuggers,
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  Speaker 1: to drop those things that He's placed in my spirit.
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  Speaker 1: I'm grateful that he allowed me the opportunity to do that.
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  Speaker 1: So I hope it's something that you have embraced on today.
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  Speaker 1: Clear your minds, clear your hearts, and receive that that
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  Speaker 1: He has for you on today. If you would like
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