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Today's Word 12-19-25 God at Work in the Unfinished Places · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: Nobody, and I do mean nobody does it like your
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  Speaker 1: early morning praise party. I am Sherry Mackie and it's
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  Speaker 1: time right now for today's word. God at work in
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  Speaker 1: the unfinished places. God at work in the unfinished places.
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  Speaker 1: Jeremiah thirty two seventeen says, ah.
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  Speaker 2: Lord, God, behold.
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  Speaker 1: You have made the heavens and the earth by your
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  Speaker 1: great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard
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  Speaker 1: for you. You know, it's easy to trust God when
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  Speaker 1: everything is orderly, predictable, and going according to plan. But
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  Speaker 1: what about the messy places? You know, the seasons that
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  Speaker 1: feel confusing, uncomfortable, or even disappointing, Those moments when life
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  Speaker 1: doesn't look polished or put together, when you're dealing with
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  Speaker 1: weaknesses you thought you'd already overcome, or consequences.
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  Speaker 2: From decisions you wish you could undo.
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  Speaker 1: It's in those times that the enemy tries to whisper
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  Speaker 1: this is where it all fell apart. God can't use
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  Speaker 1: you all. But Jeremiah reminds us who God is. He
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  Speaker 1: is the one who made the heavens and the earth
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  Speaker 1: by his great power. He set galaxies in place, designed
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  Speaker 1: every detail of creation, and holds it all together.
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  Speaker 2: Do you really think the.
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  Speaker 1: God who keeps the universe in perfect order is gonna
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  Speaker 1: lose control of your life. Do you think a setback,
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  Speaker 1: a delay, or a messy chapter in your life caught
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  Speaker 1: him by surprise.
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  Speaker 2: No, it didn't.
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  Speaker 1: God never panics or gets upset over unfinished places. He
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  Speaker 1: already factored them into his plan when he wrote your story.
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  Speaker 1: He accounted for the wrong terms, the growing pains, the
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  Speaker 1: moments of doubt, and even the mistakes. None of it
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  Speaker 1: disqualifies you. None of it cancels his promises. You may
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  Speaker 1: feel like you're life is under construction, but that doesn't
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  Speaker 1: mean something is wrong. It means God is still working.
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  Speaker 1: Some of the greatest growth happens in the mess. It's
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  Speaker 1: there that humility is formed, faith is strengthened, and dependence
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  Speaker 1: on God deepens. In those places, you learn that it's
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  Speaker 1: not your perfection that sustains you, but it's God's grace.
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  Speaker 1: What feels like a detour to you may actually be
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  Speaker 1: a necessary part of the preparation. Don't judge your destiny
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  Speaker 1: by your current condition. Just because because things look unfinished
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  Speaker 1: doesn't mean they'll stay that way.
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  Speaker 2: God is a finisher.
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  Speaker 1: He doesn't abandon what he starts, and he doesn't walk
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  Speaker 1: away when things get complicated. The same power that created
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  Speaker 1: the universe is at work in you, shaping, refining, and
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  Speaker 1: positioning you for what's ahead. Trust him even in the
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  Speaker 1: messy places. He's not done yet. He's at work in
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  Speaker 1: the unfinished places. Father, Thank you that nothing in our
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  Speaker 1: lives is too hard for you, not the mistakes, not
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  Speaker 1: the delays, not the messy places. Thank you that you're
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  Speaker 1: still working, still shaping, and still building.
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  Speaker 2: Something beautiful inside of us.
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  Speaker 1: God, we trust you to finish what you start in
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  Speaker 1: our lives in Jesus' name.
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  Speaker 2: Hey, now that's your work for today.
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  Speaker 1: I want you to take that, apply that to your
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  Speaker 1: everyday life, and you continue to be encouraged in inspired.
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  Speaker 1: It is your early morning praise party. I am Sherry Mackie.