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Today's Word 04-04-25 Find Joy in the Journey · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: It's your early morning praise party.
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  Speaker 2: I am Sherry Mackie and his time right now for
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  Speaker 2: today's word.
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  Speaker 1: Find joy in the journey.
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  Speaker 2: Romans five and three says, let us also be full
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  Speaker 2: of joy now. The scripture records the heroes of the
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  Speaker 2: faith doing amazing things.
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  Speaker 1: Think about it.
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  Speaker 2: Abraham was the father of faith. He trusted God's promises
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  Speaker 2: and left his homeland. He willingly offered Isaac as a sacrifice,
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  Speaker 2: believing God would provide, and of course God did.
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  Speaker 1: Moses delivered Israel.
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  Speaker 2: He let the Israels out of Egypt through the Red Sea,
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  Speaker 2: received the Ten commandments from God. David, the Shepherd and
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  Speaker 2: king warrior, defeated Goliath with a sling and a stone,
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  Speaker 2: became a king and was called a manner after God's
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  Speaker 2: own heart.
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  Speaker 1: Daniel, a man of prayer.
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  Speaker 2: And integrity, remained faithful in Babylon and refused to worship
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  Speaker 2: Idols survived the lions den through unwavering trust. Esther, a
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  Speaker 2: courageous queen, risked her life to save the Jewish people
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  Speaker 2: from destruction. Elijah, prophet of Fire, call down fire from
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  Speaker 2: heaven to prove God's power over Bail prayed and God
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  Speaker 2: said rein after a severe draft. Yes, they did amazing
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  Speaker 2: things that still encourage us today. But those may have
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  Speaker 2: been just one day, one moment, one week, one year
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  Speaker 2: in their lives.
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  Speaker 1: What about the other years of their lives.
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  Speaker 2: Well, just like with them, we have to learn to
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  Speaker 2: enjoy the journey, which means we've got to find joy
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  Speaker 2: in the small things of our lives every day. Yeall,
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  Speaker 2: it's taking time to laugh with our children or grandchildren,
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  Speaker 2: taking a walk with your spouse, seeing the sunrise in
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  Speaker 2: the morning, hearing the birds, saying it's the simple things
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  Speaker 2: in life that bring the most joy. Now, you may
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  Speaker 2: not have a lot of resources, but if you have family,
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  Speaker 2: you're wealthy. If you have your health, you're wealthy. If
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  Speaker 2: you can look up at the stars at night, you're wealthy.
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  Speaker 2: It's not whether you have a little or lot. It's
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  Speaker 2: about whether you're finding joy in the journey. Don't put
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  Speaker 2: your joy on hold for the next big event. The
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  Speaker 2: Apostle Paul says, to be full of joy now, not tomorrow,
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  Speaker 2: not when you reach your goal, not when the.
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  Speaker 1: Problem turns around.
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  Speaker 2: Find joy in your journey now, Father God, thank you
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  Speaker 2: that though we face challenges and obstacles every day, we
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  Speaker 2: can still walk in the fullness of your joy. Thank you, then,
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  Speaker 2: no matter what happens, we can find joy and the
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  Speaker 2: simple things that you provide, and forgive us God for
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  Speaker 2: the times that we take those amazing.
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  Speaker 1: Things for granted.
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  Speaker 2: We receive your joy right now in the name of Jesus.
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  Speaker 1: Hey man, Now that's your word for today.
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  Speaker 2: Take it applied to your everyday life, and you continue
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  Speaker 2: to be encouraged and inspired.
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  Speaker 1: Its early body praise party. I am Sherry Mackie.