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Today's Word 05-30-25 Joy is a Choice · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: Nobody now do mean nobody does it like your early
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  Speaker 1: Wey prize party. I am Sherry Mackitt. It's time right now. Four.
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  Speaker 1: Today's word joy is a choice. Habaka threes seventeen through
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  Speaker 1: eighteen says, even though the fig trees have no blossoms
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  Speaker 1: and there are no grapes on the vines, even though
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  Speaker 1: but olive crops fail, Yet will I rejoice in the Lord?
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  Speaker 1: I will be joyful in the God of my salvation.
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  Speaker 1: Have you noticed that some people in your life don't
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  Speaker 1: want to be happy. They're always negative, always heavy, They
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  Speaker 1: always going through something, and at times being with them
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  Speaker 1: can feel heavy on you and put you in a
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  Speaker 1: negative space. They expect you to cheer them up, fix
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  Speaker 1: their problems, carry their loaths. Listen, you are not their god,
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  Speaker 1: and joy is a choice. You have to have the attitude.
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  Speaker 1: You may not want to be happy, but you're not
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  Speaker 1: gonna keep me from being happy from enjoying my life.
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  Speaker 1: If you want to be depressed and negative, that's your choice.
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  Speaker 1: But I'm not getting pulled into the drama and the
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  Speaker 1: chaos and the happiness with you. You need to evaluate
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  Speaker 1: the people you're spending time with and take responsibility for
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  Speaker 1: your own happiness. Don't let their issues mess up your life.
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  Speaker 1: You're not responsible for their happiness. Yes, of course, be kind,
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  Speaker 1: be compassionate, but run your own race. Pray for them,
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  Speaker 1: be respectful, but don't become codependent. Don't let their problems
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  Speaker 1: become your problems. You put on the garment of praise
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  Speaker 1: and take extra doses from the word of God for
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  Speaker 1: encouragement and inspiration for yourself. Stay prayed up and filled up.
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  Speaker 1: Set some health of boundaries in your life. Set those
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  Speaker 1: healthy boundaries for everyone. Don't let them keep you from
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  Speaker 1: your destiny. It's time to break free and live the
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  Speaker 1: abundant life that God has for you. Because your joy
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  Speaker 1: is a choice. Father, God, thank you that you called
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  Speaker 1: us to love and to help others, but not to
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  Speaker 1: try to fix them or make them happy. Thank you, then,
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  Speaker 1: no matter what our circumstances look like, we can rejoice
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  Speaker 1: in You, knowing that you are the God of our salvation. God,
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  Speaker 1: we declare that we will remain free and joyful by
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  Speaker 1: choice in Jesus' name. Hey, now that's your word for today.
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  Speaker 1: Take it applied to your everyday life, and you continue
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  Speaker 1: to be encouraged and inspired. It's early body Praise Party.
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  Speaker 1: I am Sherry Nacky