Joyce Meyer -Approval Addiction (Part 2)

May 12, 2026 | 27:29

Bible teacher Joyce Meyer shares timeless scriptural principles to show us how we can embrace the best God has for us each and every day of our lives.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer -Approval Addiction (Part 2) | May 12, 2026

>> joyce: and that pain that
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>> joyce: and that pain that you feel is digging a deeper
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>> joyce: and that pain that you feel is digging a deeper place in you for god to dwell.
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You feel is digging a deeper place in you for god to dwell. problems like that always
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Place in you for god to dwell. problems like that always bring you closer to god.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: you need to know
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>> joyce: you need to know what's yours in christ
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>> joyce: you need to know what's yours in christ and begin to act like who
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What's yours in christ and begin to act like who god has made you to be.
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And begin to act like who god has made you to be. amen?
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God has made you to be. amen? in christ.
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Amen? in christ. in christ.
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In christ. in christ. everybody say, "in christ."
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In christ. everybody say, "in christ." >> audience: in christ.
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Everybody say, "in christ." >> audience: in christ. >> joyce: see, we're nothing
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>> audience: in christ. >> joyce: see, we're nothing in ourselves, but in christ--
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>> joyce: see, we're nothing in ourselves, but in christ-- oh, my gosh.
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In ourselves, but in christ-- oh, my gosh. whoo!
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Oh, my gosh. whoo! it is unbelievable
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Whoo! it is unbelievable what we are in christ.
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It is unbelievable what we are in christ. i saw a scripture which
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What we are in christ. i saw a scripture which has been there all the time,
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I saw a scripture which has been there all the time, of course.
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Has been there all the time, of course. but it's funny how you
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Of course. but it's funny how you can just read over things
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But it's funny how you can just read over things and not get it and just--
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Can just read over things and not get it and just-- maybe a year.
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And not get it and just-- maybe a year. maybe it's been a year.
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Maybe a year. maybe it's been a year. philemon 1:6.
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Maybe it's been a year. philemon 1:6. there's only one chapter,
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Philemon 1:6. there's only one chapter, so it's philemon 6, really.
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There's only one chapter, so it's philemon 6, really. in the king james says,
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So it's philemon 6, really. in the king james says, "that the communication
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In the king james says, "that the communication of your faith may become
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"that the communication of your faith may become effectual by the acknowledging
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Of your faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which
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Effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in christ jesus."
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Did you get that?
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Did you get that? your faith can only have
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Did you get that? your faith can only have an effect if you acknowledge
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Your faith can only have an effect if you acknowledge the good things that are in you.
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An effect if you acknowledge the good things that are in you. now, i wonder if anybody
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The good things that are in you. now, i wonder if anybody took some time this morning
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Now, i wonder if anybody took some time this morning to think about all the good
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Took some time this morning to think about all the good things that were in you.
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To think about all the good things that were in you. i did,
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Things that were in you. i did, because i now know this.
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I did, because i now know this. and i don't say bad
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Because i now know this. and i don't say bad things about myself,
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And i don't say bad things about myself, and i don't think bad
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Things about myself, and i don't think bad things about myself.
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And i don't think bad things about myself. i don't think about
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Things about myself. i don't think about all my faults.
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I don't think about all my faults. i think about the good things.
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All my faults. i think about the good things. you say, "well, isn't that kind
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I think about the good things. you say, "well, isn't that kind of being full of yourself?"
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You say, "well, isn't that kind of being full of yourself?" well, not if god
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Of being full of yourself?" well, not if god told me to do it.
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Well, not if god told me to do it. and remember, it's in christ.
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You know the name of jesus--
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You know the name of jesus-- in the amplified bible,
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You know the name of jesus-- in the amplified bible, when it talks about prayer,
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In the amplified bible, when it talks about prayer, it says when you
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When it talks about prayer, it says when you pray in jesus' name,
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It says when you pray in jesus' name, you're presenting to the father
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Pray in jesus' name, you're presenting to the father all that jesus is.
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You're presenting to the father all that jesus is. see?
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All that jesus is. see? so, when i go and pray
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See? so, when i go and pray these bold prayers,
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So, when i go and pray these bold prayers, i'm not going in joyce's name.
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These bold prayers, i'm not going in joyce's name. i'm going in jesus' name.
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I'm not going in joyce's name. i'm going in jesus' name. and when you pray in his name,
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You're presenting all the good
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You're presenting all the good things that he did.
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You're presenting all the good things that he did. but see, god sees
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Things that he did. but see, god sees you as being in christ.
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But see, god sees you as being in christ. when you receive
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You as being in christ. when you receive christ as your savior,
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When you receive christ as your savior, from then on he sees
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Christ as your savior, from then on he sees you as in christ.
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From then on he sees you as in christ. he sees you the same as christ.
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You as in christ. he sees you the same as christ. "oh, come on."
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He sees you the same as christ. "oh, come on." >> [audience laughing]
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"oh, come on." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "that can't be true,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "that can't be true, joyce."
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>> joyce: "that can't be true, joyce." well, read your bible.
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Joyce." well, read your bible. try ephesians 1 and 2,
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Well, read your bible. try ephesians 1 and 2, and just see how
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Try ephesians 1 and 2, and just see how many times it says,
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And just see how many times it says, "in christ," "in him,"
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Many times it says, "in christ," "in him," "in whom," "through him."
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"in christ," "in him," "in whom," "through him." start--
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"in whom," "through him." start-- you could start with just this:
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Start-- you could start with just this: "i am the righteousness
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You could start with just this: "i am the righteousness of god in christ.
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"i am the righteousness of god in christ. i am a new creature in christ.
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Of god in christ. i am a new creature in christ. i'm justified,
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I am a new creature in christ. i'm justified, sanctified,
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I'm justified, sanctified, glorified.
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Sanctified, glorified. i'm dead to sin.
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Glorified. i'm dead to sin. i'm seated in heavenly places.
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I'm dead to sin. i'm seated in heavenly places. my sins are all forgiven
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I'm seated in heavenly places. my sins are all forgiven and forgotten.
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My sins are all forgiven and forgotten. i am confident.
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And forgotten. i am confident. i am bold.
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I am confident. i am bold. i am strong.
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I am bold. i am strong. i am able to do anything
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I am strong. i am able to do anything i need to do through christ."
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I am able to do anything i need to do through christ." >> [audience cheering]
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I need to do through christ." >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: "i am loved
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: "i am loved unconditionally.
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>> joyce: "i am loved unconditionally. i receive mercy and grace.
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Unconditionally. i receive mercy and grace. i am anointed.
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I receive mercy and grace. i am anointed. and i have authority
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I am anointed. and i have authority over the devil."
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And i have authority over the devil." amen?
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Over the devil." amen? >> [audience cheering]
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Amen? >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: now,
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: now, isn't that so much better
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>> joyce: now, isn't that so much better than getting up and thinking,
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Isn't that so much better than getting up and thinking, "i'm fat,
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Than getting up and thinking, "i'm fat, i'm ugly,
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"i'm fat, i'm ugly, i got a pimple,
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I'm ugly, i got a pimple, i messed up yesterday.
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I got a pimple, i messed up yesterday. i did something
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I messed up yesterday. i did something i shouldn't have done."
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I did something i shouldn't have done." i'm sure that i did wrong
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I shouldn't have done." i'm sure that i did wrong things yesterday or today.
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I'm sure that i did wrong things yesterday or today. i don't even--
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Things yesterday or today. i don't even-- i don't know what they were.
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I don't even-- i don't know what they were. i don't--
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I don't know what they were. i don't-- i don't park on top
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I don't-- i don't park on top of that stuff anymore.
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I don't park on top of that stuff anymore. it's like, "god, i receive
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Of that stuff anymore. it's like, "god, i receive forgiveness for everything
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It's like, "god, i receive forgiveness for everything that i've done wrong,
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Forgiveness for everything that i've done wrong, especially the things
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That i've done wrong, especially the things i'm not aware of."
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David prayed that:
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David prayed that: "forgive my unconscious sins."
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David prayed that: "forgive my unconscious sins." we do wrong stuff,
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"forgive my unconscious sins." we do wrong stuff, we don't even know
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We do wrong stuff, we don't even know we're doing it.
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But god already knew you were
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But god already knew you were gonna do it before he invited
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But god already knew you were gonna do it before he invited you into relationship with him.
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Gonna do it before he invited you into relationship with him. you are so amazing
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You into relationship with him. you are so amazing if you just would accept it.
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You are so amazing if you just would accept it. you're looking at me like...
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If you just would accept it. you're looking at me like... >> [audience laughing]
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You're looking at me like... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i just told you,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i just told you, you are amazing.
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>> joyce: i just told you, you are amazing. >> [audience cheering]
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You are amazing. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: just to be anointed.
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: just to be anointed. think about that.
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>> joyce: just to be anointed. think about that. i am anointed by god.
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The anointing qualifies you
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The anointing qualifies you to do things that you
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The anointing qualifies you to do things that you don't even know how to do.
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To do things that you don't even know how to do. it's amazing.
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Don't even know how to do. it's amazing. people ask me,
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It's amazing. people ask me, they like to ask
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People ask me, they like to ask you questions like,
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They like to ask you questions like, "how did you build
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You questions like, "how did you build a ministry like yours?"
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"how did you build a ministry like yours?" well, first of all,
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A ministry like yours?" well, first of all, i didn't build it.
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Well, first of all, i didn't build it. and secondly,
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I didn't build it. and secondly, i don't have a clue because
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And secondly, i don't have a clue because i didn't know what i was doing.
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I don't have a clue because i didn't know what i was doing. i just literally
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I didn't know what i was doing. i just literally followed the holy spirit.
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I just literally followed the holy spirit. something that people don't
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Followed the holy spirit. something that people don't know how to do as well
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Something that people don't know how to do as well as they did 40, 50 years ago.
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Know how to do as well as they did 40, 50 years ago. now you gotta have a plan
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As they did 40, 50 years ago. now you gotta have a plan and a program for everything.
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Now you gotta have a plan and a program for everything. what happened to just following
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And a program for everything. what happened to just following the leadership of god?
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What happened to just following the leadership of god? my son came up on the platform
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The leadership of god? my son came up on the platform and he leaned over and he said,
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My son came up on the platform and he leaned over and he said, "now remember, you don't have
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And he leaned over and he said, "now remember, you don't have to follow any schedule."
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"now remember, you don't have to follow any schedule." thank you.
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To follow any schedule." thank you. >> [audience applauding]
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Thank you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: another thing
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: another thing god said to me last week,
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>> joyce: another thing god said to me last week, and i'm still pondering this--
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God said to me last week, and i'm still pondering this-- you know,
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And i'm still pondering this-- you know, we're doing this faith thing,
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You know, we're doing this faith thing, studying all these
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We're doing this faith thing, studying all these books on faith.
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Studying all these books on faith. and i heard him say,
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Books on faith. and i heard him say, and i don't know what he means--
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And i heard him say, and i don't know what he means-- i'm kind of weary
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And i don't know what he means-- i'm kind of weary of finding out.
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I'm kind of weary of finding out. he said, "take a risk."
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Of finding out. he said, "take a risk." >> [audience laughing]
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He said, "take a risk." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then i heard
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then i heard it the next day, so i'm ready.
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>> joyce: and then i heard it the next day, so i'm ready. i don't know what
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It the next day, so i'm ready. i don't know what he's gonna come up with,
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I don't know what he's gonna come up with, but if he's warning
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He's gonna come up with, but if he's warning me ahead of time,
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But if he's warning me ahead of time, it must be a doozy.
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Me ahead of time, it must be a doozy. >> [audience laughing]
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It must be a doozy. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, you never get anywhere
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>> joyce: see, you never get anywhere playing it safe all the time.
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You never get anywhere playing it safe all the time. and if you don't need
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Playing it safe all the time. and if you don't need everybody's approval
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And if you don't need everybody's approval all the time, then you
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Everybody's approval all the time, then you can be free enough
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All the time, then you can be free enough to try to do things,
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Can be free enough to try to do things, because if you make a mistake,
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To try to do things, because if you make a mistake, you know it doesn't
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Because if you make a mistake, you know it doesn't matter that much.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you just know
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you just know not to do that again.
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>> joyce: you just know not to do that again. and you keep--
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Not to do that again. and you keep-- you try something else.
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And you keep-- you try something else. most people that do anything
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You try something else. most people that do anything great failed a hundred times
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Most people that do anything great failed a hundred times before they got around
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To doing the great thing.
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To doing the great thing. the need for approval can
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To doing the great thing. the need for approval can become so intense that
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The need for approval can become so intense that it becomes an addiction.
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Become so intense that it becomes an addiction. it's like you just cannot
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It becomes an addiction. it's like you just cannot settle down and be happy
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It's like you just cannot settle down and be happy until you think that person
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Settle down and be happy until you think that person approves of you again.
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Until you think that person approves of you again. and i just so much want
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Approves of you again. and i just so much want us to get to the point
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And i just so much want us to get to the point where we can just--
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Us to get to the point where we can just-- if they wanna be mad, let 'em.
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Where we can just-- if they wanna be mad, let 'em. if they wanna not like me,
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If they wanna be mad, let 'em. if they wanna not like me, let 'em.
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If they wanna not like me, let 'em. you're not gonna make
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Let 'em. you're not gonna make me unhappy anymore
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You're not gonna make me unhappy anymore because you don't like me.
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Me unhappy anymore because you don't like me. you're not gonna make
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Because you don't like me. you're not gonna make me unhappy anymore
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You're not gonna make me unhappy anymore because you don't like
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Me unhappy anymore because you don't like my hairstyle or this,
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Because you don't like my hairstyle or this, that or something else.
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My hairstyle or this, that or something else. why don't we just decide this
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That or something else. why don't we just decide this weekend that we are going
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Why don't we just decide this weekend that we are going to be happy and enjoy
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Weekend that we are going to be happy and enjoy every day of our lives?
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To be happy and enjoy every day of our lives? >> [audience applauding]
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Every day of our lives? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we could make that
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we could make that decision, just be happy.
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>> joyce: we could make that decision, just be happy. maybe get up every morning
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Decision, just be happy. maybe get up every morning and go, "ha ha ha ha."
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Maybe get up every morning and go, "ha ha ha ha." >> [audience laughing]
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And go, "ha ha ha ha." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: maybe i'll try,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: maybe i'll try, the next time dave says,
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>> joyce: maybe i'll try, the next time dave says, "good morning!"
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The next time dave says, "good morning!" i'll say, "good morning!"
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"good morning!" i'll say, "good morning!" >> [audience laughing]
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I'll say, "good morning!" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said he'd
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said he'd probably go--
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>> joyce: he said he'd probably go-- >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: i suffered terribly
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>> joyce: i suffered terribly with this approval addiction
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>> joyce: i suffered terribly with this approval addiction until i found out that all
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With this approval addiction until i found out that all i really need is god's approval.
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Until i found out that all i really need is god's approval. and that's all you need.
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I really need is god's approval. and that's all you need. and guess what?
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And that's all you need. and guess what? god--
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And guess what? god-- here comes another one
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God-- here comes another one that'll be hard to swallow.
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Here comes another one that'll be hard to swallow. god is pleased with you.
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That'll be hard to swallow. god is pleased with you. >> [audience softly applauding]
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God is pleased with you. >> [audience softly applauding] >> joyce: ah, see,
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>> [audience softly applauding] >> joyce: ah, see, you're not all clapping.
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>> joyce: ah, see, you're not all clapping. you're like, "i don't know
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You're not all clapping. you're like, "i don't know about that, joyce.
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You're like, "i don't know about that, joyce. i don't know about--"
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About that, joyce. i don't know about--" i don't say anything i can't
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I don't know about--" i don't say anything i can't prove in scripture.
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I don't say anything i can't prove in scripture. i said, god is pleased with you.
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Prove in scripture. i said, god is pleased with you. >> [audience cheering]
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I said, god is pleased with you. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and see, right away,
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and see, right away, when i say that,
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>> joyce: and see, right away, when i say that, you think of the things
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When i say that, you think of the things you do wrong.
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You think of the things you do wrong. "well, how could god be pleased
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You do wrong. "well, how could god be pleased with me since i did this
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"well, how could god be pleased with me since i did this and this and this and that?"
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With me since i did this and this and this and that?" god--
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And this and this and that?" god-- faith pleases god.
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God-- faith pleases god. that's the only thing
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Faith pleases god. that's the only thing that pleases god.
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"without faith it's impossible
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"without faith it's impossible to please god,
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"without faith it's impossible to please god, and those that come to him
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To please god, and those that come to him must believe that he is,
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And those that come to him must believe that he is, and that he is the rewarder."
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Must believe that he is, and that he is the rewarder." do you hear me?
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And that he is the rewarder." do you hear me? "the rewarder of those
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Do you hear me? "the rewarder of those who diligently seek him."
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"the rewarder of those who diligently seek him." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and i have done--
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>> joyce: and i have done-- this has been my life.
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>> joyce: and i have done-- this has been my life. >> [audience applauding]
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This has been my life. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this has been my life.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this has been my life. and i've got a reward coming,
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>> joyce: this has been my life. and i've got a reward coming, and i am not gonna turn it down.
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And i've got a reward coming, and i am not gonna turn it down. amen?
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And i am not gonna turn it down. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: matthew 3:17.
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>> joyce: matthew 3:17. "a voice from heaven said,
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>> joyce: matthew 3:17. "a voice from heaven said, 'this is my son, whom i love;
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"a voice from heaven said, 'this is my son, whom i love; with him i am well pleased.'"
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'this is my son, whom i love; with him i am well pleased.'" you say, "well, yeah,
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With him i am well pleased.'" you say, "well, yeah, but that's jesus."
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You say, "well, yeah, but that's jesus." yeah, but guess what?
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I'm in jesus.
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I'm in jesus. and guess what?
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I'm in jesus. and guess what? you are too.
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And guess what? you are too. so if he's pleased with him,
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You are too. so if he's pleased with him, he's pleased with you.
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So if he's pleased with him, he's pleased with you. he's not pleased with
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He's pleased with you. he's not pleased with everything we do.
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He's not pleased with everything we do. i love every one
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Everything we do. i love every one of my kids so much.
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I love every one of my kids so much. and every single one of them,
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Of my kids so much. and every single one of them, at some time or another
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And every single one of them, at some time or another have been little stinkers.
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At some time or another have been little stinkers. >> [audience laughing]
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Have been little stinkers. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, except you, sandy.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, except you, sandy. you're--
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>> joyce: oh, except you, sandy. you're-- my kids have been so good
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You're-- my kids have been so good to let me do this.
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My kids have been so good to let me do this. they don't have a normal mother,
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To let me do this. they don't have a normal mother, but they've got a good mother.
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They don't have a normal mother, but they've got a good mother. >> [audience applauding]
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But they've got a good mother. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you have
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you have to learn that--
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>> joyce: you have to learn that-- i don't know.
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To learn that-- i don't know. i took off a year from
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I don't know. i took off a year from preaching and tried
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I took off a year from preaching and tried to be a regular woman.
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Preaching and tried to be a regular woman. and i'll tell you about
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To be a regular woman. and i'll tell you about that tomorrow.
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And i'll tell you about that tomorrow. it didn't work.
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That tomorrow. it didn't work. >> [audience laughing]
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It didn't work. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it just did not work.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it just did not work. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: john 6:28 and 29.
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>> joyce: john 6:28 and 29. some of the disciples
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>> joyce: john 6:28 and 29. some of the disciples asked jesus,
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Some of the disciples asked jesus, "what must we do to work--
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Asked jesus, "what must we do to work-- what must we do to do the works
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"what must we do to work-- what must we do to do the works that god requires?"
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What must we do to do the works that god requires?" well, see, that was
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That god requires?" well, see, that was a wrong question.
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Well, see, that was a wrong question. he doesn't require works.
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Yes, god wants us
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Yes, god wants us to do good works,
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Yes, god wants us to do good works, but not to get him to love us,
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To do good works, but not to get him to love us, because we love him--
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But not to get him to love us, because we love him-- because we know he loves us.
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Because we love him-- because we know he loves us. god's done so much for me.
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Because we know he loves us. god's done so much for me. i don't know how i could
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God's done so much for me. i don't know how i could possibly do anything
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I don't know how i could possibly do anything other than what i'm doing.
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Possibly do anything other than what i'm doing. when you know how much
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Other than what i'm doing. when you know how much god has done for you,
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When you know how much god has done for you, you have to try to do something
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God has done for you, you have to try to do something for other people.
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You can't stand it just
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You can't stand it just to keep it all to yourself.
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You can't stand it just to keep it all to yourself. >> [audience applauding]
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To keep it all to yourself. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, ugh--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, ugh-- it won't come out
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>> joyce: i mean, ugh-- it won't come out till next fall,
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But i've done my autobiography,
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But i've done my autobiography, and i will tell you the truth,
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But i've done my autobiography, and i will tell you the truth, after i read--
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And i will tell you the truth, after i read-- reread the first four chapters,
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After i read-- reread the first four chapters, i thought, "how could
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Reread the first four chapters, i thought, "how could i not be a total lunatic?"
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I thought, "how could i not be a total lunatic?" >> [audience laughing]
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I not be a total lunatic?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, just the things that happened
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>> joyce: i mean, just the things that happened to me before i was 23.
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Just the things that happened to me before i was 23. i mean, i should be, really,
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To me before i was 23. i mean, i should be, really, locked up somewhere.
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I mean, i should be, really, locked up somewhere. and yet--
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Locked up somewhere. and yet-- >> audience member: praise god!
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And yet-- >> audience member: praise god! >> joyce: yeah, praise god!
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>> audience member: praise god! >> joyce: yeah, praise god! >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: yeah, praise god! >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, i've had so much healing
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>> joyce: i mean, i've had so much healing and so many breakthroughs,
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I've had so much healing and so many breakthroughs, and god's letting me preach
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And so many breakthroughs, and god's letting me preach to the world through television.
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And god's letting me preach to the world through television. and it's just--
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To the world through television. and it's just-- how could you
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And it's just-- how could you be quiet about that?
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How could you be quiet about that? how could you possibly
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Be quiet about that? how could you possibly be quiet about that?
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How could you possibly be quiet about that? i know what god can do for you
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Be quiet about that? i know what god can do for you because he's done it for me.
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I know what god can do for you because he's done it for me. and he's no respecter
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Because he's done it for me. and he's no respecter of persons.
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And he's no respecter of persons. he'll do it for you, too.
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Of persons. he'll do it for you, too. >> [audience cheering]
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He'll do it for you, too. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: but i'll tell you
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: but i'll tell you something you don't get to do,
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>> joyce: but i'll tell you something you don't get to do, if you wanna break through,
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Something you don't get to do, if you wanna break through, you don't get to quit.
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If you wanna break through, you don't get to quit. anybody can quit.
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You don't get to quit. anybody can quit. lazy, apathetic people can quit.
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Anybody can quit. lazy, apathetic people can quit. but people who fall down
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Lazy, apathetic people can quit. but people who fall down and get up again,
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But people who fall down and get up again, fall down and get up again,
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And get up again, fall down and get up again, fall down and get up again,
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Fall down and get up again, fall down and get up again, fall down and get up again.
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Fall down and get up again, fall down and get up again. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: maybe you've
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>> joyce: maybe you've heard this story,
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>> joyce: maybe you've heard this story, but i'm thinking about it,
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Heard this story, but i'm thinking about it, so i'll tell it.
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But i'm thinking about it, so i'll tell it. this farmer had a donkey
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So i'll tell it. this farmer had a donkey that fell down in his well.
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This farmer had a donkey that fell down in his well. and it was a deep well,
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That fell down in his well. and it was a deep well, and it was an old donkey.
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And it was a deep well, and it was an old donkey. and he pondered how hard
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And it was an old donkey. and he pondered how hard it was gonna be to get
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And he pondered how hard it was gonna be to get him out of that well.
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It was gonna be to get him out of that well. and so, he decided,
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Him out of that well. and so, he decided, "he's old anyway and really
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And so, he decided, "he's old anyway and really not much use anymore.
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"he's old anyway and really not much use anymore. i'm just gonna call
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Not much use anymore. i'm just gonna call some of my neighbors
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I'm just gonna call some of my neighbors and we'll bury him."
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So he called a few
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So he called a few of his neighbors,
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So he called a few of his neighbors, and they all started shoveling
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Of his neighbors, and they all started shoveling dirt on the back of this donkey.
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And they all started shoveling dirt on the back of this donkey. and they shoveled
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Dirt on the back of this donkey. and they shoveled and shoveled and shoveled.
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And they shoveled and shoveled and shoveled. and then they looked
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And shoveled and shoveled. and then they looked down to see how much
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And then they looked down to see how much buried up he was.
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Down to see how much buried up he was. and he was just there
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Buried up he was. and he was just there standing on top of the dirt.
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And he was just there standing on top of the dirt. >> [audience laughing]
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Standing on top of the dirt. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, they started
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, they started looking what was happening.
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>> joyce: and so, they started looking what was happening. they threw a shovel
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Looking what was happening. they threw a shovel of dirt in there,
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They threw a shovel of dirt in there, and he shook it off
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Of dirt in there, and he shook it off and got up on top of it.
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And he shook it off and got up on top of it. >> [audience laughing]
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And got up on top of it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see? take all the dirt that
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>> joyce: see? take all the dirt that people throw at you,
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Take all the dirt that people throw at you, shake it off,
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People throw at you, shake it off, and get up on top of it.
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Shake it off, and get up on top of it. amen?
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And get up on top of it. amen? >> [audience cheering]
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Amen? >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and then thank 'em
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and then thank 'em for bringing you closer to god.
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>> joyce: and then thank 'em for bringing you closer to god. >> [audience cheering]
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For bringing you closer to god. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you know, when somebody
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>> joyce: you know, when somebody really hurts you,
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When somebody really hurts you, it's a pain that you can feel.
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Really hurts you, it's a pain that you can feel. and i think emotional pain
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It's a pain that you can feel. and i think emotional pain is worse than physical pain.
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And i think emotional pain is worse than physical pain. but honestly,
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Is worse than physical pain. but honestly, sometimes those people are
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But honestly, sometimes those people are doing you the biggest favor
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Sometimes those people are doing you the biggest favor because they're probably
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Doing you the biggest favor because they're probably somebody you don't need
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Because they're probably somebody you don't need in your life anyway.
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Somebody you don't need in your life anyway. and that pain that you feel
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In your life anyway. and that pain that you feel is digging a deeper place
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And that pain that you feel is digging a deeper place in you for god to dwell.
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Is digging a deeper place in you for god to dwell. problems like that always
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In you for god to dwell. problems like that always bring you closer to god.
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Problems like that always bring you closer to god. always.
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Bring you closer to god. always. i have a great relationship
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Always. i have a great relationship with god,
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I have a great relationship with god, and i wouldn't have it had i not
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With god, and i wouldn't have it had i not gone through some of the things
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And i wouldn't have it had i not gone through some of the things that i've gone through in life
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Gone through some of the things that i've gone through in life and still go through things.
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That i've gone through in life and still go through things. you think people doing what
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And still go through things. you think people doing what we're doing get left alone?
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You think people doing what we're doing get left alone? you think the devil
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We're doing get left alone? you think the devil picks on you?
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You think the devil picks on you? come live at my house a while.
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Picks on you? come live at my house a while. >> [audience laughing]
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Come live at my house a while. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, god wants us,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, god wants us, of course, to obey him.
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>> joyce: now, god wants us, of course, to obey him. when i say he's pleased
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Of course, to obey him. when i say he's pleased with you,
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When i say he's pleased with you, he's not pleased with
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With you, he's not pleased with everything you do.
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He's not pleased with everything you do. but the thing is,
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Everything you do. but the thing is, is if we love god
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But the thing is, is if we love god and we let him love us,
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Is if we love god and we let him love us, we will keep improving
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And we let him love us, we will keep improving little by little, all the time.
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We will keep improving little by little, all the time. and god doesn't care
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Little by little, all the time. and god doesn't care that you have not arrived.
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And god doesn't care that you have not arrived. he just wants you
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That you have not arrived. he just wants you to keep pressing on.
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He just wants you to keep pressing on. but what did paul say?
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"one thing that's more
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"one thing that's more important to me than anything
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"one thing that's more important to me than anything else is letting go of what
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Important to me than anything else is letting go of what lies behind and pressing toward
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Else is letting go of what lies behind and pressing toward the things that are ahead."
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Lies behind and pressing toward the things that are ahead." you notice the word "pressing"
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The things that are ahead." you notice the word "pressing" and "pressing toward
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You notice the word "pressing" and "pressing toward the things that are ahead."
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And "pressing toward the things that are ahead." sometimes it's hard to forgive.
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The things that are ahead." sometimes it's hard to forgive. but you can't go forward
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Sometimes it's hard to forgive. but you can't go forward with unforgiveness.
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But you can't go forward with unforgiveness. i had something happen not too
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With unforgiveness. i had something happen not too long ago that really hurt me.
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I had something happen not too long ago that really hurt me. and the person that hurt
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Long ago that really hurt me. and the person that hurt me is somebody that i have
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And the person that hurt me is somebody that i have to be around a few times a year.
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Me is somebody that i have to be around a few times a year. and so, somebody said to me,
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To be around a few times a year. and so, somebody said to me, "well, what are you gonna do?"
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And so, somebody said to me, "well, what are you gonna do?" and i said, "you know
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"well, what are you gonna do?" and i said, "you know what i'm gonna do?
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And i said, "you know what i'm gonna do? i'm gonna be me.
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I'm gonna do the same
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I'm gonna do the same thing i would always do.
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I'm gonna do the same thing i would always do. there's no unforgiveness."
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Thing i would always do. there's no unforgiveness." i spent too many years, bitter,
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There's no unforgiveness." i spent too many years, bitter, full of unforgiveness,
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I spent too many years, bitter, full of unforgiveness, hating people that hurt me,
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Full of unforgiveness, hating people that hurt me, and you're just playing
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Hating people that hurt me, and you're just playing right into the devil's hands
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And you're just playing right into the devil's hands when you do that.
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Right into the devil's hands when you do that. the first thing you need
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When you do that. the first thing you need to do when somebody
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The first thing you need to do when somebody hurts you is forgive 'em.
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To do when somebody hurts you is forgive 'em. >> [audience applauding]
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Hurts you is forgive 'em. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i'll tell
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i'll tell you what,
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>> joyce: and i'll tell you what, the more you practice,
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You what, the more you practice, the better you get at it.
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The more you practice, the better you get at it. i don't find it real difficult
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The better you get at it. i don't find it real difficult anymore because i have
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I don't find it real difficult anymore because i have a deep revelation on how
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Anymore because i have a deep revelation on how dangerous it is to harbor
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A deep revelation on how dangerous it is to harbor unforgiveness in your heart.
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Dangerous it is to harbor unforgiveness in your heart. i mean, it's dangerous.
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Unforgiveness in your heart. i mean, it's dangerous. and when i know that
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I mean, it's dangerous. and when i know that somebody's mad at me,
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And when i know that somebody's mad at me, i pray that they'll forgive me.
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Somebody's mad at me, i pray that they'll forgive me. not for me, for them.
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I pray that they'll forgive me. not for me, for them. it's very dangerous to harbor
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Not for me, for them. it's very dangerous to harbor unforgiveness in your heart.
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It's very dangerous to harbor unforgiveness in your heart. and i already know that
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Unforgiveness in your heart. and i already know that there's people in here that
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And i already know that there's people in here that have unforgiveness in your
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There's people in here that have unforgiveness in your heart because they're
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Have unforgiveness in your heart because they're in every meeting i do,
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Heart because they're in every meeting i do, no matter where i go.
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In every meeting i do, no matter where i go. i mean, the bible says
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No matter where i go. i mean, the bible says your prayers won't even
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I mean, the bible says your prayers won't even work if you don't forgive.
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Your prayers won't even work if you don't forgive. so, yeah, we got lots
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Work if you don't forgive. so, yeah, we got lots of material that.
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John 11:40 says,
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John 11:40 says, "only believe and you will
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John 11:40 says, "only believe and you will see the glory of god."
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"only believe and you will see the glory of god." only believe and you will
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See the glory of god." only believe and you will see the glory of god.
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Only believe and you will see the glory of god. god wants you
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See the glory of god. god wants you to just keep believing.
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Some bad thing happen,
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Some bad thing happen, you keep believing,
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Some bad thing happen, you keep believing, "something good's
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You keep believing, "something good's gonna happen to me.
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"something good's gonna happen to me. god's gonna work
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Gonna happen to me. god's gonna work good out of this.
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God's gonna work good out of this. something good
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Good out of this. something good is gonna happen to me."
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Something good is gonna happen to me." you know, that's actually
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Is gonna happen to me." you know, that's actually what it means to wait on god.
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You know, that's actually what it means to wait on god. doesn't mean to just
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What it means to wait on god. doesn't mean to just go sit in a chair and go--
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Doesn't mean to just go sit in a chair and go-- >> [audience laughing]
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Go sit in a chair and go-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're not active
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're not active physically trying to do
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>> joyce: you're not active physically trying to do something to solve your problem,
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Physically trying to do something to solve your problem, but you're active spiritually.
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Something to solve your problem, but you're active spiritually. and to wait means to expect.
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But you're active spiritually. and to wait means to expect. that's what it means.
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And to wait means to expect. that's what it means. expect god.
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That's what it means. expect god. expect that something
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Expect god. expect that something good is going to happen
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Expect that something good is going to happen to you at any moment.
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Good is going to happen to you at any moment. did you hear me?
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To you at any moment. did you hear me? every day get up and say,
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Did you hear me? every day get up and say, "something good is gonna
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Every day get up and say, "something good is gonna happen to me today."
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"something good is gonna happen to me today." >> [audience applauding]
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Happen to me today." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the point is,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the point is, is you don't have to spend
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>> joyce: the point is, is you don't have to spend your life caring what
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Is you don't have to spend your life caring what other people think.
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Your life caring what other people think. yes, i want you to like me.
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Other people think. yes, i want you to like me. yes, i want you to think
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Yes, i want you to like me. yes, i want you to think that i preach good.
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Yes, i want you to think that i preach good. yes, i want you to like
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That i preach good. yes, i want you to like the conference this weekend.
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Yes, i want you to like the conference this weekend. but if you don't,
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The conference this weekend. but if you don't, i can't change you.
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But if you don't, i can't change you. so, it'll have to be between
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I can't change you. so, it'll have to be between you and god.
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So, it'll have to be between you and god. and i'm not gonna
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You and god. and i'm not gonna lose my joy over it.
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And i'm not gonna lose my joy over it. you know why?
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Lose my joy over it. you know why? there's more people that do like
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You know why? there's more people that do like me than those that don't.
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There's more people that do like me than those that don't. >> [audience cheering]
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Me than those that don't. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we always let
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we always let the one bad thing steal
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>> joyce: we always let the one bad thing steal our joy when there's
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The one bad thing steal our joy when there's so many good things.
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Our joy when there's so many good things. you want to strive to obey god,
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So many good things. you want to strive to obey god, but not to get him to love you,
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You want to strive to obey god, but not to get him to love you, but because you love him.
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But not to get him to love you, but because you love him. and if you believe,
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But because you love him. and if you believe, it causes you to obey.
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And if you believe, it causes you to obey. if you really believe what
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It causes you to obey. if you really believe what god says in the word,
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If you really believe what god says in the word, and you have just a little bit
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God says in the word, and you have just a little bit of the reverential fear of god--
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And you have just a little bit of the reverential fear of god-- "what is that?
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Of the reverential fear of god-- "what is that? i'm not afraid of god.
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"what is that? i'm not afraid of god. he's my buddy."
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I'm not afraid of god. he's my buddy." well, i believe that
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He's my buddy." well, i believe that god is my friend,
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Well, i believe that god is my friend, but he's also sovereign
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God is my friend, but he's also sovereign and mighty and he means
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But he's also sovereign and mighty and he means what he says.
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And mighty and he means what he says. and i don't ever wanna
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What he says. and i don't ever wanna do anything that
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And i don't ever wanna do anything that he doesn't want me to do.
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Do anything that he doesn't want me to do. and i would not do anything
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He doesn't want me to do. and i would not do anything purposely that i knew
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And i would not do anything purposely that i knew i was disobeying god.
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Purposely that i knew i was disobeying god. so, we need to be obedient.
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I was disobeying god. so, we need to be obedient. and we need to strive
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So, we need to be obedient. and we need to strive to be obedient.
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And we need to strive to be obedient. if you know of any area
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To be obedient. if you know of any area in your life where you're
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If you know of any area in your life where you're not being obedient,
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In your life where you're not being obedient, then get with the program,
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Not being obedient, then get with the program, get in the word and let
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Then get with the program, get in the word and let god help you and set you
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Get in the word and let god help you and set you free from that thing.
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God help you and set you free from that thing. amen?
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Free from that thing. amen? amen, we're all gonna come
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Amen? amen, we're all gonna come up higher this weekend.
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Amen, we're all gonna come up higher this weekend. yes, i said god
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Up higher this weekend. yes, i said god is pleased with you.
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Yes, i said god is pleased with you. >> [audience cheering]
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Is pleased with you. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: god is pleased
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: god is pleased with you.
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>> joyce: god is pleased with you. you know, one last scripture
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With you. you know, one last scripture and then i'm gonna close
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You know, one last scripture and then i'm gonna close for tonight.
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And then i'm gonna close for tonight. 1 john 4:16-18,
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For tonight. 1 john 4:16-18, says something that
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1 john 4:16-18, says something that was life changing to me.
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Says something that was life changing to me. i wouldn't have gotten
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Was life changing to me. i wouldn't have gotten it if i didn't use the amplified
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I wouldn't have gotten it if i didn't use the amplified bible because it doesn't
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It if i didn't use the amplified bible because it doesn't say it like this.
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Bible because it doesn't say it like this. i guess that's why i like
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Say it like this. i guess that's why i like the amplified so much.
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I guess that's why i like the amplified so much. i don't know greek.
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So it kind of amplifies it for
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So it kind of amplifies it for me and helps me get some things
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So it kind of amplifies it for me and helps me get some things i wouldn't have otherwise.
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Me and helps me get some things i wouldn't have otherwise. it says, "and we know
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I wouldn't have otherwise. it says, "and we know (we understand, we recognize,
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It says, "and we know (we understand, we recognize, we are conscious of--)"
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(we understand, we recognize, we are conscious of--)" everybody say "conscious."
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We are conscious of--)" everybody say "conscious." >> audience: conscious.
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Everybody say "conscious." >> audience: conscious. >> joyce: you know,
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>> audience: conscious. >> joyce: you know, that's the opposite
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>> joyce: you know, that's the opposite of being unconscious.
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That's the opposite of being unconscious. >> [audience laughing]
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Of being unconscious. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that means
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that means we're aware,
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>> joyce: that means we're aware, we know what's going on.
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We're aware, we know what's going on. "(by observation--)"
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We know what's going on. "(by observation--)" say "observation."
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"(by observation--)" say "observation." >> audience: observation.
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Say "observation." >> audience: observation. >> joyce: that means you see it,
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>> audience: observation. >> joyce: that means you see it, you recognize it.
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>> joyce: that means you see it, you recognize it. "(and by experience)
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You recognize it. "(and by experience) we believe (adhere to,
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"(and by experience) we believe (adhere to, put faith in and rely on)
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We believe (adhere to, put faith in and rely on) the love that god has for us.
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Put faith in and rely on) the love that god has for us. god is love,
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The love that god has for us. god is love, and he who dwells
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God is love, and he who dwells and continues in love dwells
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And he who dwells and continues in love dwells and continues in god,
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And continues in love dwells and continues in god, and god dwells
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And continues in god, and god dwells and continues in him."
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And god dwells and continues in him." now, really what that's saying
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And continues in him." now, really what that's saying is if you pay attention,
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You'll catch god loving you.
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You'll catch god loving you. i mean, this will ramp up your
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You'll catch god loving you. i mean, this will ramp up your relationship with god.
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I mean, this will ramp up your relationship with god. >> [audience applauding]
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Relationship with god. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we call 'em god winks.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we call 'em god winks. it's like god just
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>> joyce: we call 'em god winks. it's like god just winked at you.
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It's like god just winked at you. "i got you.
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Winked at you. "i got you. i know you're there.
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"i got you. i know you're there. i love you."
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I know you're there. i love you." and this happens
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I love you." and this happens with everybody.
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And this happens with everybody. all you gotta
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With everybody. all you gotta do is stop thinking,
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All you gotta do is stop thinking, "well, that was good luck.
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Do is stop thinking, "well, that was good luck. well, wasn't that
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"well, that was good luck. well, wasn't that a coincidence?"
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Well, wasn't that a coincidence?" no, maybe it was god.
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>> announcer: it starts
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>> announcer: it starts with an email.
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With an email. frustrating.
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Frustrating. fingers ready to respond.
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Fingers ready to respond. >> joyce: we gotta be careful
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>> joyce: we gotta be careful about our words.
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About our words. >> [keyboard clicking]
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>> announcer: sometimes a few
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>> announcer: sometimes a few words can do real damage.
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Words can do real damage. >> joyce: we can choose
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>> joyce: we can choose how we respond to it.
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How we respond to it. >> announcer: face to face,
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>> announcer: face to face, patience is hardest.
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Patience is hardest. >> joyce: we have
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>> joyce: we have to be especially careful
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To be especially careful how we talk when
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How we talk when we're under pressure.
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We're under pressure. >> announcer: that's what
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>> announcer: that's what wisdom looks like in real life.
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>> joyce: you've
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>> joyce: you've heard, "sticks
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Heard, "sticks and stones may
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And stones may break my bones,
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Break my bones, but words will
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But words will never hurt me."
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Never hurt me." well, the truth is,
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Well, the truth is, words do hurt.
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Words do hurt. they can wound,
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They can wound, discourage,
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Discourage, and work against
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And work against our goals.
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Our goals. that's why i wrote
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That's why i wrote "words of wisdom" to help
00:23:56.247 --> 00:23:57.681
"words of wisdom" to help us pause and consider
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Us pause and consider the impact of our words.
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The impact of our words. let "words of wisdom"
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Let "words of wisdom" guide you every day.
00:24:02.319 --> 00:24:03.787
>> announcer: request joyce's
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>> announcer: request joyce's book "words of wisdom,"
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Book "words of wisdom," available now for any amount.
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"the confident woman devotional,"
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Devotional," and this leather bookmark.
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And this leather bookmark. call...
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>> male 1: joyce
00:24:20.337 --> 00:24:20.871
>> male 1: joyce has said
00:24:20.938 --> 00:24:21.405
Has said numerous times
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Numerous times that her mouth
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That her mouth would get her
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Would get her in trouble.
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In trouble. my mouth has
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My mouth has gotten me
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Gotten me in trouble.
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In trouble. just wind me up
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Just wind me up and i'll talk.
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And i'll talk. >> female 1: there are
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>> female 1: there are some things that maybe
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Some things that maybe you shouldn't say.
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You shouldn't say. >> female 2: i did
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>> female 2: i did not realize
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Not realize how much of a problem
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How much of a problem i had with my mouth,
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I had with my mouth, how much negative
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How much negative things i was saying.
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Things i was saying. >> female 1: so, it taught me
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>> female 1: so, it taught me to keep some things to myself
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To keep some things to myself and just pray about it.
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And just pray about it. >> female 2: it was
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>> female 2: it was a hard step
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A hard step to do, but really
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To do, but really turned my life around.
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Turned my life around. it's so much
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It's so much better now.
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Better now. >> joyce: words
00:24:43.227 --> 00:24:43.961
>> joyce: words of wisdom, they help
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Of wisdom, they help us use words
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Us use words with intention.
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With intention. the bible shows
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The bible shows how our words
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How our words affect relationships,
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Affect relationships, attitudes,
00:24:50.568 --> 00:24:51.569
Attitudes, and our future.
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And our future. this isn't just a book;
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This isn't just a book; it's a journal with teachings,
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It's a journal with teachings, scriptures, and prompts
00:24:56.707 --> 00:24:57.942
Scriptures, and prompts to help you pause,
00:24:58.008 --> 00:24:59.143
To help you pause, reflect, and apply
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Reflect, and apply wisdom in your daily life.
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Wisdom in your daily life. and remember,
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And remember, please send in a generous
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>> announcer: ready
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>> announcer: ready to transform your story?
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To transform your story? let's celebrate your style,
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Let's celebrate your style, quirks, and potential.
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Quirks, and potential. >> joyce: god has
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>> joyce: god has got a plan for you.
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Got a plan for you. i want you to get
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I want you to get that tonight.
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That tonight. >> announcer: every
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>> announcer: every journey is unique,
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Journey is unique, and god's hand is at work.
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And god's hand is at work. >> christine: we are talking
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>> christine: we are talking about eternal transformation
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About eternal transformation from the inside out.
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From the inside out. >> announcer: come discover
00:25:56.734 --> 00:25:58.435
>> announcer: come discover the beauty where struggles
00:25:58.502 --> 00:26:00.070
The beauty where struggles become strength as god moves
00:26:00.137 --> 00:26:02.072
Become strength as god moves you toward a life transformed.
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You toward a life transformed. >> lisa: today he's making
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>> lisa: today he's making all things new.
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All things new. >> announcer: join us for
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>> announcer: join us for the 2026 love life women's
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The 2026 love life women's conference with joyce
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Conference with joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, christine caine,
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Christine caine, lisa harper,
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Lisa harper, and worship with
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And worship with natalie grant
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Natalie grant and hope darst.
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And hope darst. october 22-24th
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October 22-24th in tampa, florida.
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In tampa, florida. >> joyce: my story,
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>> joyce: my story, your story,
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Your story, they are vital.
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They are vital. together,
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Together, let's discover the beautiful
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Let's discover the beautiful road they can take.
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Road they can take. i really hope
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I really hope to see you there.
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Along with some amazing friends, as we honestly share
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As we honestly share the hard stuff,
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The hard stuff, laugh through those
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Laugh through those unpredictable moments,
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Unpredictable moments, and learn to apply what
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And learn to apply what god says about it all.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Joyce Meyer -Approval Addiction (Part 2)

May 12, 2026 | 27:29

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