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Today's Word 08-07-26 The Power of Faithfulness · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: At your early what he praise party, I am Sherry
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  Speaker 1: Mackie at its time, right now for today's word, The
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  Speaker 1: power of faithfulness. The power of faithfulness Luke sixteen ten says,
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  Speaker 1: if you are faithful in little things, you'll be faithful
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  Speaker 1: and large ones. But if you're dishonest in little things,
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  Speaker 1: you'll be dishonest with greater responsibilities. You know, one of
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  Speaker 1: the greatest tests of faith isn't what you do when
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  Speaker 1: everybody's watching. It's what you do when no one seems
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  Speaker 1: to notice. It's easy to be exciting when doors open,
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  Speaker 1: our prayers are being answered, or life is moving in
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  Speaker 1: the direction you would hope. But what about the days
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  Speaker 1: when nothing seems to be changing. What about the seasons
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  Speaker 1: when you're doing everything right yet nothing appears to be improving.
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  Speaker 1: Those are the moments when God is developing your character.
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  Speaker 1: The Lord isn't just interested in taking you to your
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  Speaker 1: next level. He's interested in preparing you for it. See
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  Speaker 1: that's why He often tests us in the little things
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  Speaker 1: before entrusting us with greater things. Will you keep serving
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  Speaker 1: with excellence when no one applauds you? Will you continue
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  Speaker 1: to pray when the answer hasn't come yet? Will you
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  Speaker 1: remain honest, kind, generous when it seems like others are
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  Speaker 1: getting ahead by taking shortcuts. God is watching not to
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  Speaker 1: find fault, but to find faithfulness. He sees every unseen
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  Speaker 1: act of obedience. He notices every time you choose forgiveness overbiddenness,
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  Speaker 1: integrity overcompromise, humility over pride. Every time you take the
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  Speaker 1: high road, you're passing a test that's preparing you for
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  Speaker 1: something greater. The delays are not denying your destiny, They're
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  Speaker 1: developing you for it. Think about David before he became king,
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  Speaker 1: he faithfully cared for his father's sheep. Think about Joseph
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  Speaker 1: before he ruled Egypt. He faithfully served as a slave
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  Speaker 1: and then as a prisoner. Neither man knew the every
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  Speaker 1: order narry day was preparing them for an extraordinary assignment. Well,
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  Speaker 1: the same is true for you and me. Everything you
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  Speaker 1: walk through has deposited something valuable on the inside of you.
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  Speaker 1: The disappointments have made you stronger, The setbacks have taught
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  Speaker 1: you perseverance. The waiting has deepened your faith. Nothing has
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  Speaker 1: been wasted in God's hands. So if someone overlooks you,
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  Speaker 1: don't get discouraged. If people fail to appreciate your efforts.
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  Speaker 1: Don't you lose heart if someone walks away or doesn't
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  Speaker 1: support you the way that you would hope. Don't allow
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  Speaker 1: bitterness to take group. Keep your heart, pere, keep your
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  Speaker 1: attitude right, keep honoring God in the small things. Your
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  Speaker 1: promotion doesn't come from people, It comes from the Lord.
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  Speaker 1: At the appointed time. God knows exactly how to open
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  Speaker 1: the right door, bring the right opportunities, and place you
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  Speaker 1: where you could never have been placed before or where
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  Speaker 1: you could put yourself. What He has planned for your
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  Speaker 1: future is bigger than your imagination and greater than your expectation,
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  Speaker 1: and better than anything you could accomplish on your own.
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  Speaker 1: So you stay faithful where you are because today's faithfulness
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  Speaker 1: is preparing you for tomorrow's favor. Come own, Jesus, Father,
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  Speaker 1: thank you for reminding us that no act of faithfulness
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  Speaker 1: ever goes unnoticed. Oh, thank you that even when we
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  Speaker 1: don't see immediate results, you're working behind the scenes and
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  Speaker 1: preparing us for greater things. Help us to remain faithful
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  Speaker 1: in the ordinary moments, to serve with excellence, and to
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  Speaker 1: honor You and everything we do God, our hearts. God
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  Speaker 1: from discouragement, bitterness and impatience, give us the strength to
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  Speaker 1: keep doing the right thing who when everything else seems difficult,
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  Speaker 1: and to trust in your time and is always perfect. God.
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  Speaker 1: We believe that every test is preparing us for a
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  Speaker 1: greater purpose. Every delay is strengthened in our faith, and
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  Speaker 1: every act of obedience is leading us closer to the
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  Speaker 1: destiny that You've prepared for us. In Jesus' name, that's
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  Speaker 1: your word for today. Take it applied to your everyday life,
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  Speaker 1: and you continue to be encouraged and inspired on your
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  Speaker 1: early morning praise party with me your girls. Sherry Mackie