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I like to start with something funny.

And I heard about this five-year-old boy named Tommy.

It was his grandmother's birthday.

After wishing her a happy birthday,

he said, grandmother, how old are you? She said, Tommy, I'm 39 in holding. He thought about it a moment. Said, grandmother, how old would you be if you let go? Hold up your Bible. Say it like you mean it.

This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus name. God bless you. I want to talk to you today about it's a simple thing.

We all face situations that look impossible. It's easy to get discouraged and think about how it's never going to work out.

But we need to keep the right perspective. God already has the solution.

Nothing you're facing is a surprise to God.

It may look complicated to you, but to him it's a simple thing.

It's no big deal.

He spoke worlds into existence.

He flung stars into space.

He knows how to get you to your destiny. Think about David. When he faced

Goliath, a huge giant, nearly twice his size, it looked impossible. Goliath was the Navy seal of that day.

The biggest, strongest, most experienced. David was a teenager taking care of his father's sheep. He didn't

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