Aug. 11, 2025
Walls Must Fall: Day 7: Shout Before the Walls Fall: A Call to Faith and Victory
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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with Connie Morris, where healing finds its voice. In today's episode, part of the Walls Must Fall series, we dive into the power of shouting before the walls of our lives actually fall. Drawing from Joshua 6:5, Connie emphasizes the importance of giving God a prophetic praise, celebrating the victory even before circumstances change.
This episode challenges listeners to reflect on how they are using their voice in faith and echoes the call to trust God's promises, asserting that the true breakthrough comes from belief beyond sight. Whether you're fasting or feasting in praise, Connie encourages you to shout out your victory with boldness, reminding you that God's plans are always for your hope and future. Tune in and shout forth your faith!
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00:21 - Welcome and Prayer
00:57 - Shouting for Victory
04:01 - The Power of Prophetic Praise
05:04 - Decrees of Faith
06:08 - Celebrating the Fast
07:02 - Declaring Breakthroughs
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Music.
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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host,
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Connie Morris, where healing has a voice and truth is no longer silent.
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Father God, like Jabez, we cry out that thou would bless us indeed.
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Bless every woman listening beyond trauma, beyond limits, beyond what she thought
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was possible. Enlarge her territory.
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Expand her purpose. Let your hand be upon this moment.
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Saturate every word with oil and truth. break cycles, cancel every curse sent
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to silence her. This isn't just a podcast.
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This is holy ground. In Jesus' name, amen.
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Hello, and welcome back to Diary of a Black Woman Podcast.
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I'm your host, Connie Morris, and we are approaching day seven of our Walls
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Must Fall series, a 12-day Jericho fast of consecration and dedication.
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Today's episode for day seven is shout for the victory days before the wall falls.
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Our foundational scripture is found in Joshua chapter six, verse five.
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I'll read it. It says, when you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpet,
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have the whole army give a loud shout, then the wall of the city will collapse
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and the army will go up, everyone straight in.
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So we see here that we have to shout before we see the victory.
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But this was an instruction to Joshua, to the Israelites before they began to walk.
00:01:53.804 --> 00:01:56.884
Remember, this was part of their instruction. This was part of their strategy.
00:01:56.984 --> 00:02:01.464
So you have to think how this was building up on the inside of them.
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Right? They were told to be silent. They were told to march with the ark,
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do not march without the ark.
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They were told to play the trumpets, right? And they are also now told that
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at the sixth, on the seventh day, you're going to march around seven times and then you will shout.
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Once you hear the trumpets, you will shout and then you will go straight in.
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That means then you would charge. So this was an opportunity for them to follow instructions.
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And this has been building up for so long. This was their time to shout.
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So many times we want to shout and we want to yell and scream once we get the
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victory. But God is telling us here that you want to shout before the victory.
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And as I was thinking about this episode, I think about stadiums are going to
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be filled pretty much, basketball stadiums, football stadiums.
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I don't watch a lot of sports, you know, but they're filled with sports fans
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screaming and yelling for their team.
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And they always share the loudest when they have a victory.
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Sometimes you hear them sharing the loudest even before the victory,
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when they kick the ball or when they're running down the court.
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But as Christians, we have a habit
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of just waiting it out. And then we celebrate when we get the victory.
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But here we hear that God tells us from Joshua 6, 5, that you need to shout for the victory.
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Shout for the victory. So we see here that after six days of silence.
00:03:37.741 --> 00:03:43.021
Stillness and obedience, the Lord finally gave the command to shout.
00:03:43.341 --> 00:03:50.701
This was not just noise. It was a cry of victory, released before the walls actually fell.
00:03:50.901 --> 00:03:54.421
It was a sound born in faith and not circumstances.
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They weren't shouting because they saw the wall fall. They shouted because God said it would.
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Let's pause here. God said it would. So when you look at your life,
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what has God told you? Are you shouting?
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Are you shouting? Are you shouting? Are you shouting?
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Are you giving God the praise in advance of that wall falling down.
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This is the sound of a prophetic praise when you praise not for what you see, but what God has said.
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On the seventh day, after seven laps, God's people didn't collapse in exhaustion.
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They exploded in expectation.
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This is a moment in every believer's journey where God said,
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it's time to open your mouth.
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This is that moment.
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The shout declares that God is faithful, that the walls must obey,
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and that you believed him above your circumstances. So shout with your voice,
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shout with your praise, and shout with your faith.
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Let the atmosphere know that victory is here. Amen.
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So let's pray. God, I praise you in advance.
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I shout not because I've seen the walls fall, but because I trust the one who tears it down.
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Fill my mouth with bold faith.
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Fill my heart with victorious expectation.
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You are the God who keeps his word. And I shout in agreement with heavens today. Amen.
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Let's decree. I decree that my shout is a weapon.
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My praise is my faith release.
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I will not stay silent. I will lift my voice in triumph.
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The walls are falling, chains are breaking, and I walk into the promise by faith.
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Sounds 47, one reads, it says, clap your hands, all you nations,
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shout to God with cries of joy.
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Like celebrate, celebrate, celebrate.
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I love this. It says, shout for the victory.
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So when you know that God has already said, this is your day,
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this is your victory, do your victory lap.
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Praise him in advance. Our prayer focus today is as you complete the seventh
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day, you may choose to continue fasting today in full celebration and worship,
00:06:19.451 --> 00:06:21.831
or you can break it with a communion.
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That's just seven days. Most people can't do 12, but I'm saying like if you
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already committed to seven or three or whatever you decided to do.
00:06:29.651 --> 00:06:34.991
And you can continue on with a different type of fast of consecration and dedication,
00:06:34.991 --> 00:06:41.371
or you can have a sacred meal of thanksgiving with God, still honoring the commitment of consecration.
00:06:41.511 --> 00:06:44.351
Either way, remember, it's not about the food, it's the heart,
00:06:44.491 --> 00:06:46.831
it's the dedication, it's the consecration.
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Make this day less about food, but more about the feast of praise.
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So what does your shout sound like today? If I can just turn into your room,
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like tune into your home. What does that sound like today?
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Does it sound like you believe that God gave you the victory in advance?
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Does it sound like God is going to, when you shout that those walls will fall down? Amen.
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What breakthrough are you declaring? Not because you see it,
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but because you believe it.
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Shout for your victory, and I'll see you on the next episode.
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Thank you for listening to this episode. And before we close out,
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I want to speak a word of promise over you from Jeremiah 29, 11 through 14.
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Father God, you declared, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper
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you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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So today we receive that truth. You said when we call on you,
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you will listen, so we pray.
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You said that when we seek you with our hearts, you will be found, so we pursue.
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You said you will restore us from captivity, so we declare freedom over every
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place where our listeners feel stuck, silenced, or small.
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Thank you for always drawing near when we show up in faith. In Jesus' name, amen.
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Music.
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Music.
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Welcome to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast with your host,
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Connie Morris, where healing has a voice and truth is no longer silent.
00:00:21.684 --> 00:00:26.364
Father God, like Jabez, we cry out that thou would bless us indeed.
00:00:26.904 --> 00:00:32.284
Bless every woman listening beyond trauma, beyond limits, beyond what she thought
00:00:32.284 --> 00:00:35.064
was possible. Enlarge her territory.
00:00:35.524 --> 00:00:39.264
Expand her purpose. Let your hand be upon this moment.
00:00:39.584 --> 00:00:45.464
Saturate every word with oil and truth. break cycles, cancel every curse sent
00:00:45.464 --> 00:00:48.964
to silence her. This isn't just a podcast.
00:00:49.344 --> 00:00:53.504
This is holy ground. In Jesus' name, amen.
00:00:53.844 --> 00:00:57.844
Hello, and welcome back to Diary of a Black Woman Podcast.
00:00:57.844 --> 00:01:04.104
I'm your host, Connie Morris, and we are approaching day seven of our Walls
00:01:04.104 --> 00:01:11.204
Must Fall series, a 12-day Jericho fast of consecration and dedication.
00:01:11.584 --> 00:01:20.324
Today's episode for day seven is shout for the victory days before the wall falls.
00:01:20.464 --> 00:01:25.224
Our foundational scripture is found in Joshua chapter six, verse five.
00:01:25.484 --> 00:01:30.204
I'll read it. It says, when you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpet,
00:01:30.444 --> 00:01:36.504
have the whole army give a loud shout, then the wall of the city will collapse
00:01:36.504 --> 00:01:41.064
and the army will go up, everyone straight in.
00:01:41.184 --> 00:01:45.824
So we see here that we have to shout before we see the victory.
00:01:45.824 --> 00:01:53.704
But this was an instruction to Joshua, to the Israelites before they began to walk.
00:01:53.804 --> 00:01:56.884
Remember, this was part of their instruction. This was part of their strategy.
00:01:56.984 --> 00:02:01.464
So you have to think how this was building up on the inside of them.
00:02:02.001 --> 00:02:06.821
Right? They were told to be silent. They were told to march with the ark,
00:02:06.821 --> 00:02:08.701
do not march without the ark.
00:02:08.881 --> 00:02:14.041
They were told to play the trumpets, right? And they are also now told that
00:02:14.041 --> 00:02:21.521
at the sixth, on the seventh day, you're going to march around seven times and then you will shout.
00:02:21.781 --> 00:02:25.861
Once you hear the trumpets, you will shout and then you will go straight in.
00:02:26.141 --> 00:02:30.961
That means then you would charge. So this was an opportunity for them to follow instructions.
00:02:31.161 --> 00:02:35.901
And this has been building up for so long. This was their time to shout.
00:02:36.201 --> 00:02:42.201
So many times we want to shout and we want to yell and scream once we get the
00:02:42.201 --> 00:02:47.301
victory. But God is telling us here that you want to shout before the victory.
00:02:47.541 --> 00:02:52.941
And as I was thinking about this episode, I think about stadiums are going to
00:02:52.941 --> 00:02:57.221
be filled pretty much, basketball stadiums, football stadiums.
00:02:57.241 --> 00:03:01.721
I don't watch a lot of sports, you know, but they're filled with sports fans
00:03:01.721 --> 00:03:03.841
screaming and yelling for their team.
00:03:04.021 --> 00:03:07.821
And they always share the loudest when they have a victory.
00:03:08.321 --> 00:03:11.881
Sometimes you hear them sharing the loudest even before the victory,
00:03:12.001 --> 00:03:15.021
when they kick the ball or when they're running down the court.
00:03:15.241 --> 00:03:17.801
But as Christians, we have a habit
00:03:17.801 --> 00:03:22.921
of just waiting it out. And then we celebrate when we get the victory.
00:03:23.161 --> 00:03:31.561
But here we hear that God tells us from Joshua 6, 5, that you need to shout for the victory.
00:03:31.881 --> 00:03:37.221
Shout for the victory. So we see here that after six days of silence.
00:03:37.741 --> 00:03:43.021
Stillness and obedience, the Lord finally gave the command to shout.
00:03:43.341 --> 00:03:50.701
This was not just noise. It was a cry of victory, released before the walls actually fell.
00:03:50.901 --> 00:03:54.421
It was a sound born in faith and not circumstances.
00:03:54.721 --> 00:04:00.961
They weren't shouting because they saw the wall fall. They shouted because God said it would.
00:04:01.261 --> 00:04:05.821
Let's pause here. God said it would. So when you look at your life,
00:04:05.981 --> 00:04:08.501
what has God told you? Are you shouting?
00:04:08.801 --> 00:04:11.541
Are you shouting? Are you shouting? Are you shouting?
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Are you giving God the praise in advance of that wall falling down.
00:04:16.481 --> 00:04:24.401
This is the sound of a prophetic praise when you praise not for what you see, but what God has said.
00:04:24.601 --> 00:04:30.321
On the seventh day, after seven laps, God's people didn't collapse in exhaustion.
00:04:30.321 --> 00:04:32.921
They exploded in expectation.
00:04:33.421 --> 00:04:37.641
This is a moment in every believer's journey where God said,
00:04:37.781 --> 00:04:40.621
it's time to open your mouth.
00:04:40.781 --> 00:04:42.881
This is that moment.
00:04:43.161 --> 00:04:48.241
The shout declares that God is faithful, that the walls must obey,
00:04:48.441 --> 00:04:53.781
and that you believed him above your circumstances. So shout with your voice,
00:04:53.981 --> 00:04:57.481
shout with your praise, and shout with your faith.
00:04:57.951 --> 00:05:03.651
Let the atmosphere know that victory is here. Amen.
00:05:04.251 --> 00:05:07.191
So let's pray. God, I praise you in advance.
00:05:07.491 --> 00:05:13.611
I shout not because I've seen the walls fall, but because I trust the one who tears it down.
00:05:14.071 --> 00:05:16.011
Fill my mouth with bold faith.
00:05:16.511 --> 00:05:18.991
Fill my heart with victorious expectation.
00:05:19.531 --> 00:05:26.211
You are the God who keeps his word. And I shout in agreement with heavens today. Amen.
00:05:26.371 --> 00:05:29.331
Let's decree. I decree that my shout is a weapon.
00:05:29.511 --> 00:05:31.771
My praise is my faith release.
00:05:32.051 --> 00:05:36.151
I will not stay silent. I will lift my voice in triumph.
00:05:36.611 --> 00:05:42.651
The walls are falling, chains are breaking, and I walk into the promise by faith.
00:05:42.851 --> 00:05:47.051
Sounds 47, one reads, it says, clap your hands, all you nations,
00:05:47.271 --> 00:05:50.951
shout to God with cries of joy.
00:05:51.131 --> 00:05:54.611
Like celebrate, celebrate, celebrate.
00:05:54.971 --> 00:05:59.131
I love this. It says, shout for the victory.
00:05:59.471 --> 00:06:04.631
So when you know that God has already said, this is your day,
00:06:04.891 --> 00:06:08.031
this is your victory, do your victory lap.
00:06:08.271 --> 00:06:13.971
Praise him in advance. Our prayer focus today is as you complete the seventh
00:06:13.971 --> 00:06:19.451
day, you may choose to continue fasting today in full celebration and worship,
00:06:19.451 --> 00:06:21.831
or you can break it with a communion.
00:06:22.071 --> 00:06:25.671
That's just seven days. Most people can't do 12, but I'm saying like if you
00:06:25.671 --> 00:06:29.491
already committed to seven or three or whatever you decided to do.
00:06:29.651 --> 00:06:34.991
And you can continue on with a different type of fast of consecration and dedication,
00:06:34.991 --> 00:06:41.371
or you can have a sacred meal of thanksgiving with God, still honoring the commitment of consecration.
00:06:41.511 --> 00:06:44.351
Either way, remember, it's not about the food, it's the heart,
00:06:44.491 --> 00:06:46.831
it's the dedication, it's the consecration.
00:06:47.051 --> 00:06:52.851
Make this day less about food, but more about the feast of praise.
00:06:53.864 --> 00:06:59.284
So what does your shout sound like today? If I can just turn into your room,
00:06:59.444 --> 00:07:02.664
like tune into your home. What does that sound like today?
00:07:02.884 --> 00:07:07.524
Does it sound like you believe that God gave you the victory in advance?
00:07:07.784 --> 00:07:14.224
Does it sound like God is going to, when you shout that those walls will fall down? Amen.
00:07:14.764 --> 00:07:18.664
What breakthrough are you declaring? Not because you see it,
00:07:18.744 --> 00:07:21.644
but because you believe it.
00:07:22.184 --> 00:07:27.244
Shout for your victory, and I'll see you on the next episode.
00:07:27.804 --> 00:07:31.724
Thank you for listening to this episode. And before we close out,
00:07:31.944 --> 00:07:37.944
I want to speak a word of promise over you from Jeremiah 29, 11 through 14.
00:07:38.284 --> 00:07:43.764
Father God, you declared, I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper
00:07:43.764 --> 00:07:48.264
you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
00:07:48.464 --> 00:07:52.984
So today we receive that truth. You said when we call on you,
00:07:53.164 --> 00:07:55.224
you will listen, so we pray.
00:07:55.404 --> 00:08:00.704
You said that when we seek you with our hearts, you will be found, so we pursue.
00:08:00.964 --> 00:08:06.664
You said you will restore us from captivity, so we declare freedom over every
00:08:06.664 --> 00:08:10.684
place where our listeners feel stuck, silenced, or small.
00:08:11.024 --> 00:08:16.764
Thank you for always drawing near when we show up in faith. In Jesus' name, amen.
00:08:17.680 --> 00:08:27.253
Music.