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You must understand something deep in your spirit today, there is power.
Discover the power of speaking Psalm 23 to unlock God's financial blessings and experience supernatural provision through faith-filled declarations.
Key Takeaways
- Speaking God's word aloud activates His supernatural power in your life.
- Faith-filled declarations, especially Psalm 23, can open financial doors.
- Negative or fearful speech blocks divine provision and breakthrough.
- God restores the inner soul before manifesting external miracles.
- Your spoken faith aligns you with heaven’s unlimited resources.
Summary
- The spoken word of God carries creative supernatural power that can transform financial situations.
- Faith-filled speech aligns believers with God's promises and opens divine doors for provision.
- Psalm 23 is a powerful declaration of God's provision, protection, and abundance.
- Speaking God's word aloud breaks fear, shifts atmospheres, and activates heavenly supply.
- Double-mindedness and negative speech hinder financial breakthroughs and spiritual victory.
- Believers must replace words of fear and defeat with declarations of faith based on Scripture.
- God is the ultimate supplier who never lacks resources and honors the voice of faith.
- Psalm 23 is not just comforting poetry but a spiritual weapon against poverty and lack.
- God restores the soul first, preparing believers for financial miracles and supernatural peace.
- Consistent speaking of God's promises invites peace, clarity, and divine guidance in times of struggle.
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In the spoken word of God, oh not just any word, not the words of men, not the declarations of circumstance.
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Not the cries of worry or fear, I am talking about His word.
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The word that was in the beginning, the word that spoke the stars into the sky, the word that created light from darkness, the word that formed you from dust and breathed life into your lungs.
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That word, my dear, still carries the same creative supernatural force today.
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And when you speak it, when you dare to open your mouth in faith and speak what God has already said, you bring that same miracle working power into your world.
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I've seen it with my own eyes.
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I've watched the word of God take a person drowning in debt and place them on solid ground.
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Not by logic, not by intellect, not even by hard work alone, but by faith in the living word.
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Some people think the Bible is just a book.
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No, no, it is alive, it is sharper than any sword.
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It cuts through poverty, it cuts through fear.
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It cuts through every lie the enemy has told you about your future.
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But hear me, child of God.
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You must speak it.
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You cannot fight a spiritual battle with silent thoughts.
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You cannot defeat lack with whispers of doubt.
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You cannot unlock heaven's supply with sealed lips.
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There must be a voice.
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There must be a sound that rises from your spirit and declares, my God shall supply all my needs.
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According to His riches and glory.
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There must be a holy boldness in you that proclaims.
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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
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Not because you feel it, but because you believe it.
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You see, when you speak the word, you agree with God.
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You come into alignment with the King of Glory.
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You step out of the system of man and step into the economy of heaven.
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And heaven has no shortage.
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Heaven has no recession.
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Heaven has never gone bankrupt.
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All the gold and all the silver belong to the Lord.
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And He is not intimidated by what you need.
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But He is waiting, waiting for your mouth to line up with your faith.
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Let me tell you something.
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Some of you have been praying for a financial breakthrough, but all the while you've been speaking words of defeat.
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You pray in faith and then you speak in fear.
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You cry out to God in hope and then you call your friend and say, I'll never get out of this mess.
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That's double mindedness.
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That's a divided tongue.
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And a divided tongue cannot unlock a divine door.
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You must train your mouth to only speak what heaven says.
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You must wash your vocabulary with the word of God.
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Do not say what your bank account says.
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Do not say what the news says.
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And He answers.
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Say what God says.
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He says you are blessed.
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He says you are the head and not the tail.
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He says you are above and not beneath.
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He says you will lend to many nations and borrow from none.
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Speak that.
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There's a woman here right now.
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Yes, I feel it.
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You've been sitting at your kitchen table, staring at unpaid bills.
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And all you can think to say is, I don't know how I'm going to make it.
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Oh, but the Lord sent me here to tell you, stop saying that.
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Get your Bible, open to Psalm 23 and say it.
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Say it.
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Say it in your home, say it over your bills, say it in the morning and again at night.
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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
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Say it until it breaks the back of fear.
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Say it until it shifts the atmosphere in your home.
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Say it until the peace of God begins to guard your heart and mind.
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Don't wait until you see the money.
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Don't wait until the job comes.
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Don't wait until the debt is cleared.
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Speak the word.
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Now speak it when it looks impossible.
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Speak it when it doesn't make sense.
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And faith is released through your voice.
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Some of you are waiting for God to move.
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But God is waiting for you to speak.
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There's a divine transaction that happens when you open your mouth.
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In agreement with His promises.
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Your voice becomes the vehicle through which heaven delivers its goods.
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Angels respond to the word.
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Miracles respond to the word.
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Provision responds to the word.
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But you've got to speak it.
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Don't just whisper it.
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Don't mutter it.
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Speak it like you believe it.
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Speak it like your life depends on it.
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Speak it like your future is listening.
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Because it is.
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Your future is waiting on what you say today.
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And when you begin to speak the word of God over your finances, over your needs.
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And over your situation.
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You will watch heaven begin to open doors that no man can shut.
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The word that formed the universe will go to work on your behalf.
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And the God who cannot lie will begin to honor the sound of faith in your mouth.
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Speak it and watch what happens.
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There is one Psalm that has passed through the lips of kings and shepherds.
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The rich and the poor, the desperate and the hopeful, and yet it remains just as powerful today.
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As when it was first spoken under the inspiration of the Spirit of the Living God.
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Psalm 23.
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Oh, how we've heard it at weddings and funerals.
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In churches and hospitals.
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But I want you to hear it tonight, not just with your ears, but with your spirit.
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Because when you speak Psalm 23, you are not just reciting poetry.
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You are declaring a promise, a covenant, a heavenly contract.
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That God Himself signed with His own faithfulness.
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The Lord is my shepherd.
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I shall not want.
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My God, what a statement.
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If He is your shepherd, then you lack nothing.
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Not because you have a full bank account.
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Not because the economy is strong.
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Not because your job is secure.
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But because He is your source, He is your supplier, He is your defender.
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He is your provider.
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And when you speak that aloud, when you say it like you mean it.
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Every devil in hell backs up.
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Because you are no longer talking as a victim of circumstance.
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You are speaking as a child of the Most High God.
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You must understand, child of God.
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The Psalm is not just meant for your comfort.
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It is a weapon.
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It is not just something to soothe your soul, but to shake the gates of lack and poverty and declare, you cannot live here anymore.
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When David said.
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I shall not want.
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He wasn't living in a palace.
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He wasn't surrounded by luxury.
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He was speaking by faith.
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He was calling it forth from the unseen into the seen.
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He was announcing to his situation, I may not see the provision yet.
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But I trust the one who owns it all.
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And that is what you must do.
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You must open your mouth and declare it over your own life.
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The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
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Say it when you have more bills than money.
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Say it when you don't know how rent will be paid.
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Say it when the fridge is almost empty.
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Because you're not begging.
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No, you're not begging.
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You are declaring your position.
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You are not just hoping for something good to happen.
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You are standing in agreement with the word of the Living God.
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He makes me lie down in green pastures.
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Not barren land.
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Not dry places.
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Green pastures.
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That is abundance.
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That is overflow.
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That is peace in the middle of pressure.
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That is supernatural supply that makes no sense to man.
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But makes perfect sense to heaven.
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And some of you are tired.
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Some of you are weary.
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You've been striving, struggling, surviving, but the shepherd says, come, lie down.
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Rest, I will take care of you.
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And when He leads you beside still waters, it's not just about calm emotions.
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Oh, it's so much deeper than that.
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Still waters mean stability.
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Refreshing.
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Clarity.
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In a world full of noise and confusion.
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God says, I will settle your soul.
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And in that peace, I will speak direction to your spirit.
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You can't hear the voice of provision.
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When you're running in panic.
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But when you let the shepherd lead, you will hear the whisper of His wisdom.
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And He'll show you where the provision already is.
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He restores my soul.
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Some of you have been trying to get your finances in order.
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But your soul is broken.
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You're trying to fix the outside, but the inside is tired, fearful, ashamed.
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But before God sends the financial miracle, He wants to heal your inner man.
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Because what good is a miracle if your heart is still in chains?
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Let Him restore your soul.
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And the overflow will follow.
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He is a shepherd who never runs out of mercy.
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He never runs out of grace.
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Never runs out of miracles.
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He leads me in paths of righteousness.
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For His namesake.
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Listen to this.
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He blesses you not just for you.
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He provides for you to reveal His name.
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He opens financial doors so others will know.
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It wasn't the bank.
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It wasn't your intellect.
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It wasn't the stock market.
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It was God.
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When He prospers you.
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He puts His name on it.
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So when people ask, how did you get out of that situation?
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All you'll be able to say is, the Lord is my shepherd.
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Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil.
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Because you're not alone.
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Some of you have been walking through financial valleys that feel like death.
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You've looked at your finances and thought, this is hopeless.
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But hear me.
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It's just a shadow.
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And shadows have no power where the light is present.
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His rod and staff are guiding you even in the dark.
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He's not going to leave you there.
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He's bringing you through.
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He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
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You better believe the enemy does not want you to prosper.
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He doesn't want you to walk in divine provision.
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God says, watch this.
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I'll bless you in front of them.
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He doesn't remove the enemy first.
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He makes them watch as He favors you.
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That's the kind of shepherd you serve.
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Your cup runs over.
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Over.
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Not just enough.
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More than enough.
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Not just barely making it.
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More than what you need.
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That's the God you serve.
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That's what happens when you speak this Psalm and believe it.
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The words begin to shape your life.
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The declarations shift your destiny.
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And the doors of heaven swing wide open.
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Say it.
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Believe it.
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And the shepherd will lead you straight into your miracle.
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You must have faith.
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That's what this all hinges on.
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You can speak the Psalm, you can recite every word.
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You can have a Bible in every room of your home.
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But if you do not have faith, it is just noise.
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You can say, the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
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But if your heart is filled with fear, if your mouth says yes.
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And your spirit says no, then you are not in agreement with the power of that word.
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Faith is not a feeling.
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Faith is not emotion.
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Faith is a choice.
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It is a deliberate, unshakable trust in the one who cannot fail.
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I've seen people walk into a room carrying the weight of the world.
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Rent overdue, cupboards empty, debts piled high.
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And in the same moment, I've seen heaven pour out blessings upon them.
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Not because of who they were.
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Not because of how long they prayed.
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Not because they were perfect.
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But because they believed.
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They dared to believe that God meant every word He ever spoke.
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They clung to it.
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They declared it in the face of impossibility.
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And God responded, not to their tears, not to their need.
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But to their faith.
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Oh.
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We serve a God who moves when He sees faith.
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Not faith in the system.
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Not faith in money.
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But faith in Him.
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That's what opens the windows of heaven.
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That's what calls the supernatural into the natural.
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That's what causes financial doors to swing wide in places that were once locked up tight.
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The enemy doesn't fear your education, your contacts or your effort.
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He fears your faith.
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Because when you begin to walk in faith, you're no longer operating in the flesh.
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You're moving in the spirit.
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And nothing can stand against the Spirit of God.
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You see, the Bible says, without faith it is impossible to please Him.
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Not unlikely, not difficult, impossible.
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So how can we expect God to move in our finances in our situations?
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If we are operating in fear.
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Fear says, I don't see how this can happen.
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Faith says, I don't need to see it.
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I know God will do it.
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Fear looks at the facts.
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Faith looks at the truth.
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And the truth is that you are not at the mercy of the economy.
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You are not at the mercy of your paycheck.
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You are not even at the mercy of your mistakes.
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You are under the mercy of a God who owns it all.
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Hmm.
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You must make up your mind to believe Him.
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You must get to the point where doubt is no longer welcome.
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When fear knocks on your door, don't answer.
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When worry rises up in your chest, remind it of who your God is.
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Stand up and say, I don't know how, I don't know when, but I know who.
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And He is faithful.
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When you declare His word in faith, angels move at His command.
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Provision begins to locate you.
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There are people who pray out of habit, and then there are those who pray in expectation.
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The difference is faith.
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One is reciting words.
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The other is placing a demand on the promise.
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When you speak Psalm 23 with faith, you are not just saying a nice verse.
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You are placing a demand on God's covenant with you.
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And He will never break His covenant.
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He watches over His word to perform it.
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But you've got to believe it.
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You say, but I've been speaking the word and nothing has changed.
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Oh, my dear.
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That's where faith must rise.
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That's where you say, even if I see nothing, I will believe.
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Even if I feel nothing, I will believe.
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Even if the bank account says zero.
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I will still declare, I shall not want.
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Faith is not tested when the blessing comes.
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Faith is proven in the waiting.
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Can you believe when the report says no?
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Can you trust when everything around you says give up?
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God responds to that kind of faith.
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He looks for it.
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He delights in it.
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The Centurion came to Jesus and said, just speak the word and my servant will be healed.
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He didn't need to see Jesus come into the house.
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He didn't need a sign.
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He had faith in the authority of the word.
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And Jesus said.
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I've not seen such great faith in all of Israel.
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That kind of faith still moves God.
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That kind of faith still unlocks miracles.
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That kind of faith still opens doors that no man can shut.
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You don't need more money.
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You don't need a bigger opportunity.
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What you need is faith the size of a mustard seed.
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Faith that refuses to bow to fear.
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Faith that chooses to speak God's word with authority.
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Faith that stands in expectation.
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Because when you believe God, not just in your mind, but in your spirit.
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When you believe Him like He cannot fail.
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Begins to release things in your life that no human could arrange.
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And I promise you this.
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When you begin to speak with that kind of faith, not out of habit, but out of conviction.
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You will see financial doors begin to open.
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Not slowly.
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Not by chance.
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But suddenly.
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Supernaturally.
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Undeniably.
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Faith is what turns the key.
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There is a moment, a sacred moment when your words begin to take shape in the unseen realm.
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Heaven listens, the angels lean in.
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And the Spirit of the Lord hovers.
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Waiting.
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And it happens.
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Not because of your strength, not because of your talent.
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But because of your mouth.
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What you say, what you declare.
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Has the power to shift the atmosphere around you.
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You were created in the image of God.
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And the first thing we learn about God in scripture is that He spoke things into existence.
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He said, let there be.
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And there was.
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And if He made you in His image, then you too have the divine ability.
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To speak life, to speak abundance.
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To speak breakthrough into your circumstances.
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That's why the enemy wants your mouth shut.
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That's why He wants you silent, discouraged, worn out.
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Because if He can keep you quiet, He can keep you defeated.
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But I tell you tonight, open your mouth.
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Speak the word.
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Don't just read the Psalm.
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Declare it.
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Don't whisper it in fear.
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Speak it in faith.
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Say it out loud in your home.
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Say it in your car, say it when your heart is trembling.
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And your hands are empty.
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Because the moment you speak the word with faith, you give permission for heaven to invade your situation.
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Life and death are in the power of the tongue.
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That's not a metaphor.
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That's a spiritual law.
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When you speak fear.
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Fear grows.
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When you speak doubt.
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Doubt takes root.
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But when you speak faith.
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When you say the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
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You are planting seeds of provision in the soil of the spirit.
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And the Lord watches over those seeds.
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He sends His rain.
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He brings the increase.
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But you must speak it.
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You see, the Psalm wasn't meant to stay on the page.
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It was meant to live in your mouth.
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It was meant to become your weapon, your anthem, your declaration of war.
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Against lack, fear and limitation.
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You are not begging for scraps.
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You are declaring your inheritance.
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You are not waiting for luck.
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You are activating a promise.
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When you say my cup runs over.
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You are prophesying overflow into your own life.
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When you say, surely goodness and mercy shall follow me.
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You are aligning yourself with divine pursuit.
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Goodness will chase you.
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Mercy will surround you.
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Not because you earned it, but because you declared it.
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God honors His word.
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And when you honor His word by speaking it boldly.
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It sets things in motion.
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Doors begin to shift.
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People begin to move.
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Resources begin to align.
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You don't have to know how it will happen.
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You only need to speak what He has said.
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That's what faithful declaration does.
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It grabs hold of what is in the spirit and pulls it into the natural.
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Sometimes we think.
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Oh, I'll speak the word when I feel better.
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When I see results.
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But that's not how faith works.
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Faith speaks.
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Before the breakthrough.
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Faith says it while the bank account is low.
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While the debt is still unpaid.
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While the door is still closed.
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Faith speaks not according to what it sees, but according to what it knows.
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And when your words are in agreement with God's word, the supernatural begins to override the natural.
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Let me tell you.
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There is power in your praise.
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Yes, but there is creative power in your confession.
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When you speak what God has spoken, you are building something in the spirit.
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And not one word will return void.
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He promised it.
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He said, my word shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish what I please.
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So when you return His word to Him, when you echo it in faith.
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You are sending it out with purpose.
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And it will accomplish its assignment.
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Some of you need to walk through your house declaring Psalm 23.
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Declare it over your kitchen, over your bank statements, over your business, over your children.
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Say the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want until every spirit of lack and fear trembles.
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Say He prepares a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
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Until every mocking voice is silenced.
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Say it until your soul starts to believe it.
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Say it until your atmosphere shifts.
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You may say, but I've said it before and nothing changed.
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Then say it again.
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And again.
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And again.
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And not because the word is weak, but because sometimes we need to press through.
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The layers of unbelief, fear and distraction.
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Until our spirit fully takes hold of the promise.
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This isn't about repeating empty words.
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This is about declaring eternal truth.
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Until your life matches heaven's design.
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God is not moved by how desperate you feel.
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He is moved when you speak in faith.
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Speak the Psalm.
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Speak it daily.
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Speak it boldly.
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Speak it when everything's falling apart.
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And when everything's falling into place.
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Because there will come a moment.
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Oh, yes.
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When your declaration unlocks what's been waiting behind that door.
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What you speak.
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You invite.
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There is a stirring in the spirit when you begin to thank God before you see the miracle.
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When your voice rises not with complaint, but with gratitude.
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Even while the problem still stares you in the face.
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That's when the heavens begin to shift.
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You see.
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Thanksgiving is not just a reaction to what God has done.
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It is a posture, a position of the heart.
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That says, Lord, I trust you so much.
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I'll thank you before the breakthrough comes.
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Most people wait until after the blessing shows up to lift their hands.
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But those who see doors open supernaturally are the ones who say.
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And Father, I thank you right now.
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Not because I see it, but because I know you are faithful.
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That kind of gratitude is faith in motion.
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And faith in motion activates the hand of God.
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You remember the 10 lepers, don't you?
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All 10 were healed, but only one turned back to say thank you.
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And Jesus said something powerful.
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He said, we're not 10 cleansed, where are the other nine?
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There is something about a thankful heart that draws the attention of heaven.
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That one man didn't just receive healing.
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He received wholeness.
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Because gratitude completes the miracle.
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Gratitude magnifies the blessing.
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Gratitude opens the door for more.
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And oh, how easy it is to focus on what we lack.
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How easy it is to look at the bills, the deadlines, the limitations and start to murmur.
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But murmuring shuts doors.
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Complaining blocks the flow.
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When the children of Israel murmured in the wilderness, they delayed their entry into the promised land.
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But when Paul and Silas were thrown into prison, bruised, beaten, shackled.
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And they sang praises at midnight.
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The ground shook.
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The doors flung open.
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And not only were they free, but everyone around them was set free too.
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That's what Thanksgiving does.
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It shakes the earth.
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It confuses the enemy.
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It opens what no man can shut.
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When you thank God in the dark, it becomes a signal in the spirit.
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That says, I believe my God is greater than what I see.
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And He is greater.
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Greater than the debt.
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Greater than the delay.
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Greater than the diagnosis.
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But you must lift your eyes and lift your voice and say, Lord, I may not see it yet.
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But I thank you.
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And don't just thank Him in your mind.
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Thank Him with your mouth.
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Speak it, declare it, thank you, God for provision.
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That's already on the way.
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Thank you for the financial doors.
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I can't even see yet.
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Thank you for the unexpected favor, divine connections, supernatural increase.
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When you speak Thanksgiving, you create a landing strip.
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For God's blessings to arrive.
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There have been moments in my own life when everything looked barren.
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When every door seemed closed and every way seemed blocked.
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But when I began to thank Him anyway.
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Something would break.
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Not because of me.
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Not because of anything I did.
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But because gratitude creates room for God to move.
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He inhabits the praises of His people.
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And where He inhabits, He provides.
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Sometimes your miracle is waiting on your gratitude.
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Sometimes the very thing you've been praying for is hovering just above your head.
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Waiting for the signal of Thanksgiving to descend.
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And when that moment comes, when you say, Lord, thank you even now.
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That's when the floodgates begin to open.
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Not trickle.
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Not drip.
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But overflow.
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Gratitude doesn't deny the reality of what you're facing.
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It simply declares that God is bigger than it.
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Gratitude says.
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I may not have it in my hands, but I already have it in my spirit.
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So I will thank you in advance.
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That's the kind of faith that moves mountains.
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That's the kind of faith that gets God's attention.
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He is not moved by need alone.
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He is moved by trust.
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And trust sounds like praise.
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Trust sounds like thank you, Lord.
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Thank you even now.
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Don't let your Thanksgiving be shallow.
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Let it rise from deep within.
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And let it bubble up from a heart that knows God cannot fail.
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If He said He would provide, He will.
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If He said He would make a way, He will.
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And when you begin to thank Him before the door opens.
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Before the money comes, before the answer arrives, you are demonstrating the highest form of faith.
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So go ahead and thank Him right now.
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Thank Him for what you can't see yet.
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Thank Him for how He's working behind the scenes.
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Thank Him for the table He's preparing for you.
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Thank Him for the cup that's about to overflow.
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Thank Him.
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Not later.
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Not when it's easy.
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But now.
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Because your Thanksgiving is the key that unlocks what you've been waiting for.
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Gratitude brings God close.
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And where God is, nothing is impossible.
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There's something holy, something sacred.
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About waiting on God with expectation.
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It's not passive.
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It's not idle.
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It's a posture of the soul that says, I know my God is faithful.
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I may not see the door yet, but I know it's about to open.
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Oh, how the enemy wants to steal that expectation from you.
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He whispers, it's too late.
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You've waited too long.
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Nothing is going to change.
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But I came to tell you, don't stop expecting.
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Don't let go of your hope.
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Because expectation is the bridge between your prayer and your breakthrough.
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You see, when you speak the Psalm, when you declare God's promises.
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When you thank Him ahead of time.
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You're not just making noise.
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You're building something in the spirit.
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Every word of faith is a brick.
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Every declaration is a beam.
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Every shout of praise is a window opening wide.
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But the finishing touch.
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The very thing that draws heaven to earth is your expectation.
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It is the eyes of your soul.
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Looking beyond the visible and seeing what God has spoken.
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Expectation isn't wishful thinking.
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It's not crossing your fingers and hoping for the best.
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No, it's deeper than that.
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It is the confident assurance that if God said it, He will do it.
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And when you live with that assurance, everything about you begins to shift.
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You walk differently.
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You talk differently.
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You respond to setbacks with peace.
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You face opposition with courage.
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Because deep in your spirit, you know the door is about to open.
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There are some of you listening who've been praying for years.
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You've spoken the word.
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You've praised through tears.
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You've thanked God when it didn't make sense.
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And now the temptation is to stop expecting.
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To guard your heart from disappointment.
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But that's when you need to stir up your faith even more.
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That's when you say, Lord, I may not know the day or the hour.
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But I expect you.
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I expect you to show up.
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I expect you to provide, I expect you to come through.
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Just like you always have.
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Expectation draws the miracle.
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It draws the provision.
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It pulls what's in the unseen realm into your reality.
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When Peter was in prison, the church gathered and prayed.
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And they didn't just whisper empty prayers.
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They expected God to move.
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And what happened?
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An angel came in the night.
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Chains fell off, doors opened by themselves, and Peter walked out of that prison.
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That's what happens when God finds a people who will believe.
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Who will wait and who will expect Him to do what no man can do.
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Oh, but sometimes the wait feels long, doesn't it?
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Sometimes you say, Lord, I've done all I can do.
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I've spoken the Psalm.
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I've praised.
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I've fasted.
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I've stood on the promise.
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What more can I do?
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And His answer is often this.
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Expect me.
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Don't just pray and forget it.
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Expect me.
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Don't just declare and then walk away discouraged.
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Expect me.
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Don't just worship when the sun is shining.
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Expect me in the rain.
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Expect me when the doors are still closed and the answers haven't come.
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Because God meets us at the level of our expectation.
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If you expect nothing.
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You'll receive nothing.
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If you expect barely enough, you may get just that.
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But if you expect abundance, if you believe He can open windows of heaven and pour out blessing you don't have room to contain.
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Then that's the level He'll meet you at.
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Your expectation is a container.
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And God will fill whatever you prepare for Him.
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That's why I'm telling you tonight.
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Get ready.
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Prepare your heart.
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Prepare your house.
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Clear the clutter of doubt.
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Make space in your spirit.
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Because when you expect Him, you begin to prepare for Him.
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You begin to live like someone who's about to receive.
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A woman expecting a child doesn't wait until the baby arrives to buy a crib.
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She prepares in advance.
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Why? Because she believes the promise is already in motion.
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And so should you.
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Speak the Psalm.
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Thank Him before you see it.
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But above all, expect Him.
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Expect the check in the mail.
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Expect the job offer.
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Expect the promotion.
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Expect the contract to be signed.
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Expect the healing.
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Expect the debt cancellation.
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Don't limit God with small prayers.
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Or guarded hopes.
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No.
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Expect Him to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all you can ask or imagine.
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Even now.
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Heaven is moving.
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Even now, angels are being dispatched.
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Even now, doors you don't even know exist are being opened on your behalf.
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But your spirit must rise to meet what God is releasing.
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That's what expectation does.
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It lifts your eyes.
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It strengthens your heart.
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It says, Lord, I know you're coming through.
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And I will stand here with my hands lifted, my heart ready.
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And my mouth full of praise until I see it.
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The door is about to open.
Topics:Psalm 23financial breakthroughfaith declarationsspoken word of Godsupernatural provisionKathryn KuhlmanChristian faithspiritual warfareGod's promisesmiracles
