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Today's Word 03-18-26 Step Past the What Ifs · 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 it's time right now for
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  Speaker 2: today's word. Step past the what ifs Hebrews eleven and
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  Speaker 2: eight and the New International version says by faith. Abraham,
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  Speaker 2: when called to go to a place he would later
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  Speaker 2: receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he
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  Speaker 2: did not know where he was going. You know, one
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  Speaker 2: of the greatest obstacles to stepping into your purpose isn't
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  Speaker 2: a lack of ability. It's the what ifs that play
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  Speaker 2: over and over in your mind.
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  Speaker 1: What if it doesn't work, What if I fail?
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  Speaker 2: What if I don't have enough resources?
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  Speaker 1: What if I.
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  Speaker 2: Step out and it all falls apart? See, those questions
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  Speaker 2: can feel so real, so convincing, that they keep you
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  Speaker 2: standing still when God is calling you to move forward.
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  Speaker 2: That's exactly the kind of moment Abraham faced. God called
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  Speaker 2: him to leave everything familiar, his home, his surroundings, his security,
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  Speaker 2: and go to a place that hadn't even been revealed yet.
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  Speaker 2: There was no map, there was no step by step play,
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  Speaker 2: and no clear timeline. Just to promise, and Abraham went away.
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  Speaker 2: He didn't have all the answers, but he had enough faith.
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  Speaker 2: To take the step that next step. That's how God
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  Speaker 2: often works. He won't always show you the full picture
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  Speaker 2: up front. Instead, he asked you to trust him one
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  Speaker 2: step at a time. If he showed you everything at once,
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  Speaker 2: it wouldn't require faith. But when you don't know exactly
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  Speaker 2: how it's going to work out, that's where trust is built.
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  Speaker 2: The challenge is that your mind will try to protect
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  Speaker 2: you by keeping you comfortable. It will suggest that you
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  Speaker 2: stay where it's safe, where it's predictable, and where there's
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  Speaker 2: no risk. But comfort can be the very thing that
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  Speaker 2: keeps you from your calling. You can't reach new levels
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  Speaker 2: by staying in old places. If Abraham had chosen comfort
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  Speaker 2: over calling, he would have missed the destiny God had
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  Speaker 2: prepared for him. And in the same way, if you
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  Speaker 2: let fear of the unknown control your decisions, you may
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  Speaker 2: miss opportunities that God has.
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  Speaker 1: Already lined up for you. But here's the truth.
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  Speaker 2: The what ifs go both ways? Yes, what if I fail?
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  Speaker 2: But what if I succeed? What if you don't have enough?
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  Speaker 2: But what if God provides exactly what you need? What
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  Speaker 2: if they say no, But what if one, just one
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  Speaker 2: says yes? That can change everything? What if stepping out
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  Speaker 2: leads you to discover gifts, strength, and favor you didn't
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  Speaker 2: even know you had. When you choose faith over fear,
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  Speaker 2: you give God room to move in ways you can
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  Speaker 2: never orchestrate on your own. With every step of obedience,
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  Speaker 2: he provides what you need, wisdom, resources, connections, protection. You
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  Speaker 2: don't have to figure out the whole journey. You just
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  Speaker 2: have to take the next step. So don't let the
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  Speaker 2: what ifs keep you stuck. Let faith answer every doubt.
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  Speaker 2: Trust God is ordering your steps even when you don't
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  Speaker 2: fully understand the past, because on the other side of
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  Speaker 2: your obedience is a level of purpose and favor you've
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  Speaker 2: never experienced before. Oh Father, thank you for calling us
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  Speaker 2: to trust you even when we don't have all the answers.
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  Speaker 2: Help us to silence every fear and every what if
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  Speaker 2: that tries to hold us back. God, give us the
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  Speaker 2: courage to step forward in faith, knowing that you are goiding,
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  Speaker 2: You are providing. God, You are protecting us every step
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  Speaker 2: of the way. God, we choose to trust you with
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  Speaker 2: our features in Jesus' name.
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  Speaker 1: 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. It is your early morning
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  Speaker 2: praise party. I am Sherry Maggie