Joyce Meyer - An Attitude of Contentment (Part 2)

October 21, 2025 | 29:29

Developing an attitude of contentment may not be easy, but the benefits are worth the effort. Discover today how to live a happier, more contented life.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - An Attitude of Contentment (Part 2) | October 21, 2025

>> joyce: the devil
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>> joyce: the devil just can't stand it,
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>> joyce: the devil just can't stand it, if you tell people that
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Just can't stand it, if you tell people that god wants to bless them.
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If you tell people that god wants to bless them. the devil wants you
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God wants to bless them. the devil wants you to have nothing so you
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The devil wants you to have nothing so you cannot give anything.
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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 wanna
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>> joyce: you wanna be happy and you
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>> joyce: you wanna be happy and you wanna be content--
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Be happy and you wanna be content-- how many of you do?
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Wanna be content-- how many of you do? okay.
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How many of you do? okay. then you can't do it with
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Okay. then you can't do it with one foot in the world
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Then you can't do it with one foot in the world and one foot in the kingdom.
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One foot in the world and one foot in the kingdom. you can't do it hiding
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And one foot in the kingdom. you can't do it hiding a bunch of stuff
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You can't do it hiding a bunch of stuff and not dealing with it.
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A bunch of stuff and not dealing with it. you gotta get on god's
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And not dealing with it. you gotta get on god's program 'cause he's not
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You gotta get on god's program 'cause he's not gonna get on yours.
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Program 'cause he's not gonna get on yours. contentment is a result
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Gonna get on yours. contentment is a result of righteousness,
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Contentment is a result of righteousness, right standing with god.
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Of righteousness, right standing with god. and yes, the bible says
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Right standing with god. and yes, the bible says that we are made right
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And yes, the bible says that we are made right with god through the blood
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That we are made right with god through the blood of jesus christ.
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With god through the blood of jesus christ. he gives us righteousness,
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Of jesus christ. he gives us righteousness, but then he--
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He gives us righteousness, but then he-- we're supposed to work
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But then he-- we're supposed to work with the holy spirit to work
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We're supposed to work with the holy spirit to work that out of us and turn
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With the holy spirit to work that out of us and turn it into right behavior.
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That out of us and turn it into right behavior. we're made right with god,
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It into right behavior. we're made right with god, but our behavior has
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We're made right with god, but our behavior has to catch up with that.
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But our behavior has to catch up with that. god gives us everything
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To catch up with that. god gives us everything that we need,
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God gives us everything that we need, a seed of everything
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That we need, a seed of everything we need on the inside
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A seed of everything we need on the inside of us to be everything
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We need on the inside of us to be everything he's asked us to be.
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Of us to be everything he's asked us to be. he wouldn't ask us
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He's asked us to be. he wouldn't ask us to do right if he didn't
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He wouldn't ask us to do right if he didn't give us righteousness.
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Discontentment
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Discontentment means to be unhappy,
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Discontentment means to be unhappy, not satisfied, or to have
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Means to be unhappy, not satisfied, or to have a sense of resentment.
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Not satisfied, or to have a sense of resentment. and listen to this,
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A sense of resentment. and listen to this, discontented people resent
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And listen to this, discontented people resent people who have what they want.
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Discontented people resent people who have what they want. >> [audience applauding]
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People who have what they want. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and many times,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and many times, we'll get judgmental,
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>> joyce: and many times, we'll get judgmental, "well, they don't need
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We'll get judgmental, "well, they don't need a house that big."
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"well, they don't need a house that big." >> [audience laughing]
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A house that big." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, you shouldn't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, you shouldn't have spent money,
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>> joyce: "well, you shouldn't have spent money, you don't need a swimming pool."
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Have spent money, you don't need a swimming pool." "you don't need to drive
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You don't need a swimming pool." "you don't need to drive a car like that."
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"you don't need to drive a car like that." i've never had anybody
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A car like that." i've never had anybody be jealous of anything i have,
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I've never had anybody be jealous of anything i have, if they have one, too.
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Be jealous of anything i have, if they have one, too. >> [audience laughing]
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If they have one, too. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, there's
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, there's a little something
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>> joyce: now, there's a little something in the bible called greed.
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A little something in the bible called greed. and greed is not
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In the bible called greed. and greed is not a little problem.
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And greed is not a little problem. it's a big problem.
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A little problem. it's a big problem. and we have to fight
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It's a big problem. and we have to fight it just like we fight
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And we have to fight it just like we fight the temptation to other sins.
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It just like we fight the temptation to other sins. and greedy just says,
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The temptation to other sins. and greedy just says, "more, more, more.
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And greedy just says, "more, more, more. i just want more."
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"more, more, more. i just want more." and believe me,
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I just want more." and believe me, the society we live
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And believe me, the society we live in today is a more society.
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The society we live in today is a more society. "i've already got 25,
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In today is a more society. "i've already got 25, but i want another one."
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"i've already got 25, but i want another one." more.
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But i want another one." more. and the bible has some
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More. and the bible has some very interesting things
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And the bible has some very interesting things to say about greed,
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Very interesting things to say about greed, and they're not very pretty.
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Proverbs 1:19, "so are
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Proverbs 1:19, "so are the ways of everyone
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Proverbs 1:19, "so are the ways of everyone who is greedy of gain;
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The ways of everyone who is greedy of gain; such [greed] takes away
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Who is greedy of gain; such [greed] takes away the life of its possessor."
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In other words, you can't
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In other words, you can't be greedy and be happy
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In other words, you can't be greedy and be happy and live the life that jesus
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Be greedy and be happy and live the life that jesus died for you to live.
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And live the life that jesus died for you to live. now, listen.
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Died for you to live. now, listen. we are born selfish,
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Now, listen. we are born selfish, but we're born again generous.
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We are born selfish, but we're born again generous. >> [audience applauding]
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But we're born again generous. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're born greedy,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're born greedy, but we're born again a giver.
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>> joyce: we're born greedy, but we're born again a giver. >> [audience applauding]
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But we're born again a giver. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when you can get
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when you can get beyond selfishness and really
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>> joyce: when you can get beyond selfishness and really become an aggressive,
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Beyond selfishness and really become an aggressive, generous giver,
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Become an aggressive, generous giver, the joy you'll have is just
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Generous giver, the joy you'll have is just absolutely wonderful.
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The joy you'll have is just absolutely wonderful. but we gotta--
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Absolutely wonderful. but we gotta-- we have to conquer
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But we gotta-- we have to conquer that greed, first.
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We have to conquer that greed, first. the first, there's that,
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That greed, first. the first, there's that, "what about me?"
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The first, there's that, "what about me?" well, you know,
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"what about me?" well, you know, "why should i give away
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Well, you know, "why should i give away everything i've worked for?"
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"why should i give away everything i've worked for?" well, there's joy in giving.
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Everything i've worked for?" well, there's joy in giving. it's more blessed
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Well, there's joy in giving. it's more blessed to give than to receive.
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It's more blessed to give than to receive. and i'm not just talking about
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To give than to receive. and i'm not just talking about giving money into the offering.
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And i'm not just talking about giving money into the offering. don't worry, i'm not taking
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Giving money into the offering. don't worry, i'm not taking another offering, here, today.
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Don't worry, i'm not taking another offering, here, today. i'm not trying
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Another offering, here, today. i'm not trying to get your money.
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I'm not trying to get your money. >> [audience laughing]
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To get your money. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm talking about
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm talking about living a life of generosity.
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>> joyce: i'm talking about living a life of generosity. >> [audience applauding]
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Living a life of generosity. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: in every way,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: in every way, from how you tip your
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>> joyce: in every way, from how you tip your waiters and waitresses.
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From how you tip your waiters and waitresses. in every way be generous;
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Waiters and waitresses. in every way be generous; be generous with compliments,
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In every way be generous; be generous with compliments, be generous with smiles.
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Be generous with compliments, be generous with smiles. in every way, be generous.
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We were sitting in the back
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We were sitting in the back room, today, during
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We were sitting in the back room, today, during the lunch break,
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Room, today, during the lunch break, and i just happened to say
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The lunch break, and i just happened to say something about my purse,
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And i just happened to say something about my purse, and i said, "i've had that purse
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Something about my purse, and i said, "i've had that purse seven years and i need
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And i said, "i've had that purse seven years and i need a new one but i'm looking
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Seven years and i need a new one but i'm looking for a certain kind."
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A new one but i'm looking for a certain kind." i don't like a purse
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For a certain kind." i don't like a purse that doesn't zip up.
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I don't like a purse that doesn't zip up. i want pockets, you know,
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That doesn't zip up. i want pockets, you know, certain things.
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I want pockets, you know, certain things. well, about an hour later,
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Certain things. well, about an hour later, here comes ginger back
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Well, about an hour later, here comes ginger back from the coach store with
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Here comes ginger back from the coach store with a purse just exactly like
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From the coach store with a purse just exactly like what i wanted.
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A purse just exactly like what i wanted. >> [audience applauding]
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What i wanted. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i have
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i have looked for three years,
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>> joyce: and i have looked for three years, and i couldn't find
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Looked for three years, and i couldn't find a purse like that.
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And i couldn't find a purse like that. >> [audience laughing]
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A purse like that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and see,
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I'm telling you
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I'm telling you if you will be generous
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I'm telling you if you will be generous and not be greedy,
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If you will be generous and not be greedy, god will get to you what
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And not be greedy, god will get to you what he wants you to have.
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God will get to you what he wants you to have. come on.
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He wants you to have. come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and god doesn't
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and god doesn't want us trying to get
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>> joyce: and god doesn't want us trying to get everything for ourselves.
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Want us trying to get everything for ourselves. he wants us to live to make
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Everything for ourselves. he wants us to live to make other people happy.
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He wants us to live to make other people happy. then he'll work through
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Other people happy. then he'll work through other people to make you happy.
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Then he'll work through other people to make you happy. >> [audience applauding]
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Other people to make you happy. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: just a brand-new
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: just a brand-new way of living.
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>> joyce: just a brand-new way of living. and it's a new way
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Way of living. and it's a new way for a lot of christians.
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And it's a new way for a lot of christians. there's so many people
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For a lot of christians. there's so many people in the world that don't
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There's so many people in the world that don't know how to receive.
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In the world that don't know how to receive. and there's a lot--
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Know how to receive. and there's a lot-- >> audience member: not me!
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And there's a lot-- >> audience member: not me! >> joyce: yeah, not me either.
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>> audience member: not me! >> joyce: yeah, not me either. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: yeah, not me either. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you don't wanna
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you don't wanna offer me somethin'
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>> joyce: you don't wanna offer me somethin' 'cause i'm taking it.
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Offer me somethin' 'cause i'm taking it. >> [audience laughing]
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'cause i'm taking it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm a good giver
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm a good giver and i'm a good receiver.
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>> joyce: i'm a good giver and i'm a good receiver. >> [audience laughing]
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And i'm a good receiver. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i cannot stand it when
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i cannot stand it when i try to give somebody somethin'
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>> joyce: i cannot stand it when i try to give somebody somethin' and they give me this--
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I try to give somebody somethin' and they give me this-- it's really phony,
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And they give me this-- it's really phony, like, "oh, no, no, no,
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It's really phony, like, "oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."
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Like, "oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no." it's like, "you know
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No, no, no, no." it's like, "you know you want it,
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It's like, "you know you want it, why not just take
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You want it, why not just take it and say, 'thank you'"?
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Why not just take it and say, 'thank you'"? >> [audience laughing]
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It and say, 'thank you'"? >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: not that false
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: not that false humility, "oh, no, no, no, no."
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>> joyce: not that false humility, "oh, no, no, no, no." >> [audience laughing]
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Humility, "oh, no, no, no, no." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i hate that!
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i hate that! sometimes, if i wanna give
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>> joyce: i hate that! sometimes, if i wanna give somebody something,
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Sometimes, if i wanna give somebody something, i'll have somebody else give
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Somebody something, i'll have somebody else give it to 'em 'cause i don't
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I'll have somebody else give it to 'em 'cause i don't wanna go through that.
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It to 'em 'cause i don't wanna go through that. >> [audience laughing]
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Wanna go through that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: and, you know,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: and, you know, we have--
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>> joyce: and, you know, we have-- we all have kind of special
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We have-- we all have kind of special areas in our life.
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We all have kind of special areas in our life. i buy people dogs.
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Areas in our life. i buy people dogs. >> audience: whoo...
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I buy people dogs. >> audience: whoo... >> joyce: now, don't write
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>> audience: whoo... >> joyce: now, don't write me and ask me for a dog.
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>> joyce: now, don't write me and ask me for a dog. >> [audience laughing]
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Me and ask me for a dog. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i had a dog
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i had a dog for 12 years and loved
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>> joyce: but i had a dog for 12 years and loved her so much, just--
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For 12 years and loved her so much, just-- and it was a different
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Her so much, just-- and it was a different time in my life,
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And it was a different time in my life, i had a lot of people
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Time in my life, i had a lot of people in positions to help me
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I had a lot of people in positions to help me and i've tried like four
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In positions to help me and i've tried like four other times since then
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And i've tried like four other times since then to have a dog and it just--
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Other times since then to have a dog and it just-- my lifestyle and a dog just
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To have a dog and it just-- my lifestyle and a dog just don't go together, right now.
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My lifestyle and a dog just don't go together, right now. and so, i've bought and given
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Don't go together, right now. and so, i've bought and given away four dogs.
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And so, i've bought and given away four dogs. >> [audience laughing]
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Away four dogs. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so now, i just--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so now, i just-- i like to buy dogs.
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>> joyce: and so now, i just-- i like to buy dogs. >> [audience laughing]
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I like to buy dogs. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, when people--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, when people-- when i hear of somebody
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>> joyce: so, when people-- when i hear of somebody who wants a dog, i'm like,
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When i hear of somebody who wants a dog, i'm like, "i'm your person."
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Who wants a dog, i'm like, "i'm your person." >> [audience laughing]
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"i'm your person." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i have a lot
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i have a lot of dogs named after me.
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>> joyce: i have a lot of dogs named after me. >> [audience laughing]
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Of dogs named after me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: a girl at work,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: a girl at work, i bought her a dog.
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>> joyce: a girl at work, i bought her a dog. she named it haymish j.
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I bought her a dog. she named it haymish j. >> [audience laughing]
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She named it haymish j. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so-- [chuckling]
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>> joyce: so-- [chuckling] so, i'll tell ya,
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[chuckling] so, i'll tell ya, i'm sowing seed,
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So, i'll tell ya, i'm sowing seed, and one of these days,
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I'm sowing seed, and one of these days, i'm gonna have the dog i want.
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And one of these days, i'm gonna have the dog i want. amen?
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I'm gonna have the dog i want. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'd like one that
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'd like one that doesn't pee or poop.
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>> joyce: i'd like one that doesn't pee or poop. >> [audience laughing]
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Doesn't pee or poop. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if anybody's got
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if anybody's got one like that, i'll take it.
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>> joyce: if anybody's got one like that, i'll take it. oh, my gosh,
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One like that, i'll take it. oh, my gosh, the last dog i had;
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Oh, my gosh, the last dog i had; he was so sweet.
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The last dog i had; he was so sweet. his name was duke.
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He was so sweet. his name was duke. but i get up really
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His name was duke. but i get up really early in the morning,
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But i get up really early in the morning, like, i mean, sometimes 4 a.m.
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Early in the morning, like, i mean, sometimes 4 a.m. so, it's dark outside at 4 a.m.
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Like, i mean, sometimes 4 a.m. so, it's dark outside at 4 a.m. of course, you gotta take
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So, it's dark outside at 4 a.m. of course, you gotta take duke to the bathroom.
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Of course, you gotta take duke to the bathroom. and i locked myself
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Duke to the bathroom. and i locked myself out of the house--
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And i locked myself out of the house-- >> [audience laughing]
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Out of the house-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i had
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i had on spaghetti strap pajamas.
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>> joyce: and i had on spaghetti strap pajamas. >> [audience gasping]
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On spaghetti strap pajamas. >> [audience gasping] >> joyce: and i could
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>> [audience gasping] >> joyce: and i could not wake dave up.
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>> joyce: and i could not wake dave up. i didn't have my phone.
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Not wake dave up. i didn't have my phone. i didn't have my key.
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I didn't have my phone. i didn't have my key. i couldn't call anybody.
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I didn't have my key. i couldn't call anybody. i couldn't get in.
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I couldn't call anybody. i couldn't get in. i had to go to a neighbor's
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I couldn't get in. i had to go to a neighbor's house at 4 a.m. in my pajamas.
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I had to go to a neighbor's house at 4 a.m. in my pajamas. and i barely knew this woman.
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House at 4 a.m. in my pajamas. and i barely knew this woman. and she looked at me like,
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And i barely knew this woman. and she looked at me like, "what?
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And she looked at me like, "what? what's wrong?"
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"what? what's wrong?" i said, "can i use your phone?
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What's wrong?" i said, "can i use your phone? i locked myself out of my house,
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I said, "can i use your phone? i locked myself out of my house, taking my dog to the bathroom."
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I locked myself out of my house, taking my dog to the bathroom." i thought--
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Taking my dog to the bathroom." i thought-- >> [audience laughing]
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I thought-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know why
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know why i told you that story.
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Anyway.
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Anyway. >> [audience laughing]
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Anyway. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: a greedy spirit
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: a greedy spirit stirs up conflict,
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>> joyce: a greedy spirit stirs up conflict, but those who trust
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Stirs up conflict, but those who trust in the lord will prosper.
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But those who trust in the lord will prosper. you can ask god for anything
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You want to ask him for,
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You want to ask him for, but don't get discontent
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You want to ask him for, but don't get discontent if you don't get it the way
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But don't get discontent if you don't get it the way you want it when you want it.
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If you don't get it the way you want it when you want it. amen?
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You want it when you want it. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: greed must
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>> joyce: greed must be a very serious problem
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>> joyce: greed must be a very serious problem because in 1 corinthians 5:11,
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Be a very serious problem because in 1 corinthians 5:11, paul said, "now i'm writing
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Because in 1 corinthians 5:11, paul said, "now i'm writing to you that you must
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Paul said, "now i'm writing to you that you must not associate with anyone
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To you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother
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Not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister in christ,
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Who claims to be a brother or sister in christ, but is sexually immoral--"
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Or sister in christ, but is sexually immoral--" we get that,
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But is sexually immoral--" we get that, "an idolater--"
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We get that, "an idolater--" we get that,
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"an idolater--" we get that, "a drunkard-- "
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We get that, "a drunkard-- " we get that,
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"a drunkard-- " we get that, "or greedy, or a slanderer,
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We get that, "or greedy, or a slanderer, or a swindler."
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"or greedy, or a slanderer, or a swindler." well, how many christians
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Slander other people and don't
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Slander other people and don't think anything at all about it?
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Slander other people and don't think anything at all about it? must be a problem.
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Think anything at all about it? must be a problem. let me ask you a question.
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Must be a problem. let me ask you a question. how many grouchy, cranky,
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Let me ask you a question. how many grouchy, cranky, complaining, ungrateful
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How many grouchy, cranky, complaining, ungrateful people do you hang out with?
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, you're
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, you're looking at me like--
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>> joyce: oh, you're looking at me like-- >> [audience laughing]
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Looking at me like-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know why
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know why paul says that we must
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>> joyce: you know why paul says that we must not hang out with them?
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Paul says that we must not hang out with them? because whatever's
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Not hang out with them? because whatever's on people is gonna get on you.
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Because whatever's on people is gonna get on you. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: let me tell you,
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>> joyce: let me tell you, the spirit on them
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>> joyce: let me tell you, the spirit on them is gonna get on you.
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The spirit on them is gonna get on you. you listen to me
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Is gonna get on you. you listen to me all the time and you'll
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You listen to me all the time and you'll start sounding just like me.
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All the time and you'll start sounding just like me. >> [audience applauding]
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Start sounding just like me. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i've had people, like,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i've had people, like, "my husband said,
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>> joyce: i've had people, like, "my husband said, i sound just like you."
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"my husband said, i sound just like you." well, yeah, whatever--
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I sound just like you." well, yeah, whatever-- you know, you listen
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Well, yeah, whatever-- you know, you listen to somebody a lot,
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You know, you listen to somebody a lot, or you're around somebody a lot,
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To somebody a lot, or you're around somebody a lot, you're gonna take
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Or you're around somebody a lot, you're gonna take on some of their traits.
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You're gonna take on some of their traits. i always tell people;
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On some of their traits. i always tell people; you can hang out with
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I always tell people; you can hang out with unbelievers as long
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You can hang out with unbelievers as long as you're affecting them
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Unbelievers as long as you're affecting them and they're not infecting you.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we don't want
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we don't want to ignore unbelievers.
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>> joyce: we don't want to ignore unbelievers. they need us.
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To ignore unbelievers. they need us. but we gotta make sure that
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They need us. but we gotta make sure that we're not taking on what
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But we gotta make sure that we're not taking on what they're trying to give away.
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We're not taking on what they're trying to give away. amen?
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They're trying to give away. amen? so, be careful.
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Amen? so, be careful. greed is a demon spirit.
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There's nothing the devil
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There's nothing the devil hates worse than generosity.
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There's nothing the devil hates worse than generosity. there's nothing he hates
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Hates worse than generosity. there's nothing he hates worse than people who fund
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There's nothing he hates worse than people who fund the preaching of the gospel.
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Worse than people who fund the preaching of the gospel. amen?
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The preaching of the gospel. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's why we've
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's why we've got all this weirdness
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>> joyce: that's why we've got all this weirdness today with people's attitude
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Got all this weirdness today with people's attitude about offerings and--
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Today with people's attitude about offerings and-- you know, you gotta
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About offerings and-- you know, you gotta be careful now,
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You know, you gotta be careful now, not to say the word
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Be careful now, not to say the word prosperity 'cause that--
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Not to say the word prosperity 'cause that-- well, i looked, the other day,
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Prosperity 'cause that-- well, i looked, the other day, it's--
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Well, i looked, the other day, it's-- the word prosperity
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It's-- the word prosperity is in the bible 121 times,
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The word prosperity is in the bible 121 times, so, what's wrong
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Is in the bible 121 times, so, what's wrong with me saying it?
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So, what's wrong with me saying it? god wants you to prosper.
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With me saying it? god wants you to prosper. >> [audience applauding]
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God wants you to prosper. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and that does
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and that does not make me a "name it,
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>> joyce: and that does not make me a "name it, claim it preacher."
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Not make me a "name it, claim it preacher." online it says
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Claim it preacher." online it says i'm a "prosperity preacher."
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Online it says i'm a "prosperity preacher." that is stupid.
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I'm a "prosperity preacher." that is stupid. that is not all i preach about.
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That is stupid. that is not all i preach about. it's a very little part
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That is not all i preach about. it's a very little part of what i preach about.
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It's a very little part of what i preach about. i preach about
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Of what i preach about. i preach about spiritual maturity.
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I preach about spiritual maturity. the devil just can't stand it,
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Spiritual maturity. the devil just can't stand it, if you tell people that
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The devil just can't stand it, if you tell people that god wants to bless them.
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If you tell people that god wants to bless them. the devil wants you
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God wants to bless them. the devil wants you to have nothing,
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The devil wants you to have nothing, so you cannot give anything!
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To have nothing, so you cannot give anything! >> [audience applauding]
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So you cannot give anything! >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i'm gettin' mad!
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i'm gettin' mad! >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: now, i'm gettin' mad! >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: do you know that
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: do you know that everywhere you go people
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>> joyce: do you know that everywhere you go people talk to you about money
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Everywhere you go people talk to you about money and you expect it?
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Talk to you about money and you expect it? why is it that church
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And you expect it? why is it that church is the only place people
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Why is it that church is the only place people get mad about it?
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Is the only place people get mad about it? >> [audience applauding]
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Get mad about it? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, all you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, all you do is talk about money."
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Well, honey, if you had
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Well, honey, if you had my bills, you might say
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Well, honey, if you had my bills, you might say a little bit about money, too.
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My bills, you might say a little bit about money, too. >> [audience laughing]
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A little bit about money, too. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just get your
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just get your sweet little mind off
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>> joyce: just get your sweet little mind off yourself long enough.
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Sweet little mind off yourself long enough. listen to what people say.
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Yourself long enough. listen to what people say. people will tell you
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Listen to what people say. people will tell you what they want and need.
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People will tell you what they want and need. i wasn't, on purpose, trying
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What they want and need. i wasn't, on purpose, trying to tell ginger i needed a purse.
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I wasn't, on purpose, trying to tell ginger i needed a purse. we were just talking,
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To tell ginger i needed a purse. we were just talking, but she heard me,
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We were just talking, but she heard me, and she took action.
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But she heard me, and she took action. and that's what i do.
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And she took action. and that's what i do. i listen to what people say,
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And that's what i do. i listen to what people say, and then i take action.
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I listen to what people say, and then i take action. god told me, a long time ago,
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And then i take action. god told me, a long time ago, he said, "stop asking me
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God told me, a long time ago, he said, "stop asking me to do things that you could
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He said, "stop asking me to do things that you could do and just don't want to."
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: joyce, today,
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>> ginger: joyce, today, on our candid conversation,
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>> ginger: joyce, today, on our candid conversation, we're going to talk about
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On our candid conversation, we're going to talk about the implications of having
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We're going to talk about the implications of having a childhood that wasn't
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The implications of having a childhood that wasn't everything that we would
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A childhood that wasn't everything that we would always want.
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When a person has gone through
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When a person has gone through an unhappy childhood,
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An unhappy childhood, how does that impact
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How does that impact the rest of their life?
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The rest of their life? and in different things that,
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And in different things that, i know you've experienced.
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I know you've experienced. so, there's just so much that,
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So, there's just so much that, we could talk about this.
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We could talk about this. but it's really important,
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That everybody can address.
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That everybody can address. >> joyce: well, obviously,
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That everybody can address. >> joyce: well, obviously, part of the answer depends
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>> joyce: well, obviously, part of the answer depends on what they went through,
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Part of the answer depends on what they went through, how long it was,
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On what they went through, how long it was, how devastating it was.
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How long it was, how devastating it was. my father sexually abused me.
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How devastating it was. my father sexually abused me. my mom knew he was doing it,
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My father sexually abused me. my mom knew he was doing it, but didn't have the courage
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My mom knew he was doing it, but didn't have the courage to leave him.
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But didn't have the courage to leave him. and on top of that,
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To leave him. and on top of that, he was also, very mean
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And on top of that, he was also, very mean and controlling.
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He was also, very mean and controlling. and so, i grew up rooted
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And controlling. and so, i grew up rooted in fear.
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And so, i grew up rooted in fear. that's pretty much
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In fear. that's pretty much all i remember, is just fear.
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That's pretty much all i remember, is just fear. and my dad was a very
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All i remember, is just fear. and my dad was a very unhappy person.
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And my dad was a very unhappy person. and so, one of the things that
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Unhappy person. and so, one of the things that i know that i really missed,
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And so, one of the things that i know that i really missed, that i think still, i could use
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I know that i really missed, that i think still, i could use a little help in it, in my life,
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That i think still, i could use a little help in it, in my life, and that is i never really,
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A little help in it, in my life, and that is i never really, got to be a child.
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And that is i never really, got to be a child. i felt like i was
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Got to be a child. i felt like i was always an adult.
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I felt like i was always an adult. i just don't remember ever
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Always an adult. i just don't remember ever being carefree and happy.
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I just don't remember ever being carefree and happy. and you know,
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Being carefree and happy. and you know, sittin' on my dad's lap,
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And you know, sittin' on my dad's lap, trusting him to take care of me.
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Sittin' on my dad's lap, trusting him to take care of me. >> ginger: laughing
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Trusting him to take care of me. >> ginger: laughing and playing and.
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>> ginger: laughing and playing and. >> joyce: yeah, and really
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And playing and. >> joyce: yeah, and really a large part of my younger
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>> joyce: yeah, and really a large part of my younger years was trying to make
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A large part of my younger years was trying to make sure my mother didn't find out.
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Years was trying to make sure my mother didn't find out. which, i mean, there was
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Sure my mother didn't find out. which, i mean, there was a good number of years,
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Which, i mean, there was a good number of years, where she didn't know.
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A good number of years, where she didn't know. and you know,
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Where she didn't know. and you know, 'cause my dad would
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And you know, 'cause my dad would always tell me, you know,
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'cause my dad would always tell me, you know, "you gotta make sure your
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Always tell me, you know, "you gotta make sure your mother doesn't find out."
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"you gotta make sure your mother doesn't find out." and so, i really felt like
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Mother doesn't find out." and so, i really felt like i spent most of my time
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And so, i really felt like i spent most of my time trying to take care of her.
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I spent most of my time trying to take care of her. and so, i think every healthy
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Trying to take care of her. and so, i think every healthy adult should have a healthy
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And so, i think every healthy adult should have a healthy child in them, so we can
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Adult should have a healthy child in them, so we can do our responsibilities,
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Child in them, so we can do our responsibilities, but we can also have
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Do our responsibilities, but we can also have a light-hearted attitude,
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But we can also have a light-hearted attitude, and know how to have fun.
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A light-hearted attitude, and know how to have fun. >> ginger: so, how do you
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And know how to have fun. >> ginger: so, how do you have that?
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>> ginger: so, how do you have that? how do you find that,
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Have that? how do you find that, if you've never experienced it,
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How do you find that, if you've never experienced it, in your life?
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If you've never experienced it, in your life? >> joyce: well, i think,
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In your life? >> joyce: well, i think, i'm still learning, you know.
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>> joyce: well, i think, i'm still learning, you know. you--first of all, as you know,
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I'm still learning, you know. you--first of all, as you know, i almost worked myself to death
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You--first of all, as you know, i almost worked myself to death because i felt like that,
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I almost worked myself to death because i felt like that, that gave me value.
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Because i felt like that, that gave me value. and my dad seemed to be happier
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That gave me value. and my dad seemed to be happier with me when i was working,
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And my dad seemed to be happier with me when i was working, than if i was playing.
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With me when i was working, than if i was playing. i remember getting in trouble
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Than if i was playing. i remember getting in trouble for laughing if he didn't
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I remember getting in trouble for laughing if he didn't want to hear laughter.
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For laughing if he didn't want to hear laughter. and i think there's--
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Want to hear laughter. and i think there's-- there's deep things in you
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And i think there's-- there's deep things in you that only god can heal.
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There's deep things in you that only god can heal. and i am already, my personality
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That only god can heal. and i am already, my personality would lend itself,
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And i am already, my personality would lend itself, more toward being serious.
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Would lend itself, more toward being serious. and then, it just takes time,
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More toward being serious. and then, it just takes time, ginger.
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And then, it just takes time, ginger. it takes time.
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Ginger. it takes time. it takes god showing you things.
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It takes time. it takes god showing you things. it takes prayer.
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It takes god showing you things. it takes prayer. and so much of our
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It takes prayer. and so much of our personality is formed
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And so much of our personality is formed in really, the first few
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Personality is formed in really, the first few years of our life.
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And then, interestingly enough,
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And then, interestingly enough, i think that, to some degree,
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And then, interestingly enough, i think that, to some degree, i don't know what i missed.
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I think that, to some degree, i don't know what i missed. because...
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I don't know what i missed. because... >> ginger: that makes
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Because... >> ginger: that makes a lot of sense.
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>> ginger: that makes a lot of sense. >> joyce: i never had it.
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A lot of sense. >> joyce: i never had it. i mean, i know that
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>> joyce: i never had it. i mean, i know that children trust.
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I mean, i know that children trust. if you tell a child on saturday,
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Children trust. if you tell a child on saturday, we're gonna go on a picnic,
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If you tell a child on saturday, we're gonna go on a picnic, they're gonna believe you.
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We're gonna go on a picnic, they're gonna believe you. but i couldn't trust.
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They're gonna believe you. but i couldn't trust. you know, because i was afraid.
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But i couldn't trust. you know, because i was afraid. and so, i had difficulty
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You know, because i was afraid. and so, i had difficulty trusting for a long time.
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And so, i had difficulty trusting for a long time. i trusted myself more
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Trusting for a long time. i trusted myself more than anybody else.
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I trusted myself more than anybody else. it's like well, you know,
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Than anybody else. it's like well, you know, nobody else is gonna
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It's like well, you know, nobody else is gonna take care of me,
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Nobody else is gonna take care of me, so i better do it, and--
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But i think in some ways,
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But i think in some ways, i don't know what all i missed.
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But i think in some ways, i don't know what all i missed. >> ginger: yeah.
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I don't know what all i missed. >> ginger: yeah. do you--do you find that
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>> ginger: yeah. do you--do you find that god can help you kind
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Do you--do you find that god can help you kind of reclaim some of those
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God can help you kind of reclaim some of those things that you missed?
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Of reclaim some of those things that you missed? >> joyce: sure, yeah.
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Things that you missed? >> joyce: sure, yeah. >> ginger: whether it's through
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>> joyce: sure, yeah. >> ginger: whether it's through your own children,
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>> ginger: whether it's through your own children, and seeing that with them,
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Your own children, and seeing that with them, or i don't know
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And seeing that with them, or i don't know what it may be, but.
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Or i don't know what it may be, but. >> joyce: yeah.
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What it may be, but. >> joyce: yeah. well, i was never real big
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>> joyce: yeah. well, i was never real big on playing with my kids.
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Well, i was never real big on playing with my kids. you know, where like
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On playing with my kids. you know, where like gettin' down on the floor
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You know, where like gettin' down on the floor and playing with them.
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Gettin' down on the floor and playing with them. i took good care of my kids.
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And playing with them. i took good care of my kids. but i just never--i've never
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I took good care of my kids. but i just never--i've never had a lot of play in me.
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But i just never--i've never had a lot of play in me. and i'm still learning,
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Had a lot of play in me. and i'm still learning, you know.
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And i'm still learning, you know. i believe--i believe that god
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You know. i believe--i believe that god restores everything we've lost.
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I believe--i believe that god restores everything we've lost. but i had so many problems
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Restores everything we've lost. but i had so many problems from the abuse.
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But i had so many problems from the abuse. i mean, so many.
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From the abuse. i mean, so many. there were so many
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I mean, so many. there were so many roots and rootlets.
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There were so many roots and rootlets. and i think i've been
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Roots and rootlets. and i think i've been in a continual healing
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And i think i've been in a continual healing pattern from the time i really
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In a continual healing pattern from the time i really turned my life over to christ.
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Pattern from the time i really turned my life over to christ. and i just let him bring
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Turned my life over to christ. and i just let him bring up different things.
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And i just let him bring up different things. and we've taken a stab at,
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Up different things. and we've taken a stab at, you know, helping me
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And we've taken a stab at, you know, helping me be more child-like.
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You know, helping me be more child-like. and i've made progress.
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Be more child-like. and i've made progress. i've definitely made progress.
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And i've made progress. i've definitely made progress. but i'm not saying...
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I've definitely made progress. but i'm not saying... >> ginger: i've seen you
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But i'm not saying... >> ginger: i've seen you be child-like before.
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>> ginger: i've seen you be child-like before. >> joyce: and i'm not,
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Be child-like before. >> joyce: and i'm not, you know, i'll goof
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>> joyce: and i'm not, you know, i'll goof around now and...
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You know, i'll goof around now and... >> ginger: yeah, in a good way.
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Around now and... >> ginger: yeah, in a good way. >> joyce: yeah, and have
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>> ginger: yeah, in a good way. >> joyce: yeah, and have more fun.
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>> joyce: yeah, and have more fun. but you tell me, as someone who
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More fun. but you tell me, as someone who had a really good childhood,
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But you tell me, as someone who had a really good childhood, what did you get
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Had a really good childhood, what did you get that somebody, like me,
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What did you get that somebody, like me, would probably be missing?
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That somebody, like me, would probably be missing? >> ginger: i think one
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Would probably be missing? >> ginger: i think one of the biggest things, for me,
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>> ginger: i think one of the biggest things, for me, was a natural understanding
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Of the biggest things, for me, was a natural understanding of a loving heavenly father.
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Was a natural understanding of a loving heavenly father. because i had a loving earthly
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Of a loving heavenly father. because i had a loving earthly father who set an example.
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Because i had a loving earthly father who set an example. so, i think that was huge.
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Father who set an example. so, i think that was huge. and like you said,
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So, i think that was huge. and like you said, faith and trust, and i've kind
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And like you said, faith and trust, and i've kind of had to learn the opposite.
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Faith and trust, and i've kind of had to learn the opposite. you know, i've had to learn
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Of had to learn the opposite. you know, i've had to learn that you have to be cautious,
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You know, i've had to learn that you have to be cautious, at times, that not
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That you have to be cautious, at times, that not everything is safe.
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At times, that not everything is safe. and so, we all have
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Everything is safe. and so, we all have different things to learn.
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And so, we all have different things to learn. but whatever our
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Different things to learn. but whatever our upbringing is, god is always
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But whatever our upbringing is, god is always in the midst of it,
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Upbringing is, god is always in the midst of it, to take us where
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In the midst of it, to take us where he wants us to go.
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To take us where he wants us to go. it's not always what
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He wants us to go. it's not always what he wanted it to be,
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It's not always what he wanted it to be, as things were happening.
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He wanted it to be, as things were happening. but i know in your life that
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As things were happening. but i know in your life that there were many things that
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But i know in your life that there were many things that happened that god is now using
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There were many things that happened that god is now using to help so many other people.
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Happened that god is now using to help so many other people. so, that it's so difficult
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To help so many other people. so, that it's so difficult to say what i didn't have,
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So, that it's so difficult to say what i didn't have, but i gained...
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To say what i didn't have, but i gained... >> joyce: that's part
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But i gained... >> joyce: that's part of what god's redemption,
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>> joyce: that's part of what god's redemption, he's redeeming it by letting
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Of what god's redemption, he's redeeming it by letting it not go to waste.
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He's redeeming it by letting it not go to waste. i always liked the miracle,
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It not go to waste. i always liked the miracle, where jesus had just a little
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I always liked the miracle, where jesus had just a little bit of bread and a few fish,
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Where jesus had just a little bit of bread and a few fish, and he fed thousands of people.
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Bit of bread and a few fish, and he fed thousands of people. and--but there were twelve
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And he fed thousands of people. and--but there were twelve baskets of fragments left over.
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And--but there were twelve baskets of fragments left over. >> ginger: more than enough.
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Baskets of fragments left over. >> ginger: more than enough. >> joyce: yeah, and i love
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>> ginger: more than enough. >> joyce: yeah, and i love the fact that
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>> joyce: yeah, and i love the fact that he told the disciples,
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The fact that he told the disciples, "gather the fragments so that
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He told the disciples, "gather the fragments so that nothing is lost and wasted."
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"gather the fragments so that nothing is lost and wasted." and so, i think the fragments,
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Nothing is lost and wasted." and so, i think the fragments, of anyone's life--
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And so, i think the fragments, of anyone's life-- if you feel your life has been
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Of anyone's life-- if you feel your life has been fragmented and torn apart,
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If you feel your life has been fragmented and torn apart, and there's nothing left
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Fragmented and torn apart, and there's nothing left but little pieces, and you don't
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And there's nothing left but little pieces, and you don't even know how to put them
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But little pieces, and you don't even know how to put them back together, you can trust
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Even know how to put them back together, you can trust god to use them.
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Back together, you can trust god to use them. and that's part
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God to use them. and that's part of the redemption,
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And that's part of the redemption, that the devil
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Of the redemption, that the devil absolutely despises.
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That the devil absolutely despises. >> ginger: oh, that's beautiful.
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Absolutely despises. >> ginger: oh, that's beautiful. >> joyce: and you said you
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>> ginger: oh, that's beautiful. >> joyce: and you said you always knew that you were loved.
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>> joyce: and you said you always knew that you were loved. and see, that was something,
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Always knew that you were loved. and see, that was something, i mean, i had--i spent
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And see, that was something, i mean, i had--i spent a long time with god,
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I mean, i had--i spent a long time with god, learning how to accept
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A long time with god, learning how to accept his unconditional love.
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Learning how to accept his unconditional love. and the other thing that
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His unconditional love. and the other thing that happened with my dad,
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And the other thing that happened with my dad, that was so devastating,
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Happened with my dad, that was so devastating, was he seemed like he was
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That was so devastating, was he seemed like he was always mad about something,
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Was he seemed like he was always mad about something, and you never knew
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Always mad about something, and you never knew who at, or why.
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And you never knew who at, or why. and you could do something,
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Who at, or why. and you could do something, one day and it would be fine,
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And you could do something, one day and it would be fine, the next day you could
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One day and it would be fine, the next day you could do it and get in trouble for it.
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The next day you could do it and get in trouble for it. and so, i went through a lot
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Do it and get in trouble for it. and so, i went through a lot of that, "is god mad at me?"
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And so, i went through a lot of that, "is god mad at me?" you know, or just a general
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Of that, "is god mad at me?" you know, or just a general feeling that, you know,
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You know, or just a general feeling that, you know, i probably did something wrong.
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Feeling that, you know, i probably did something wrong. you know, i mean that's--
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I probably did something wrong. you know, i mean that's-- i would tiptoe around
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You know, i mean that's-- i would tiptoe around the house, so to speak--
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I would tiptoe around the house, so to speak-- not in reality.
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The house, so to speak-- not in reality. but just like being so careful,
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Not in reality. but just like being so careful, not to make my dad mad.
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But just like being so careful, not to make my dad mad. and so, i spent a lot
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Not to make my dad mad. and so, i spent a lot of years in my relationship
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And so, i spent a lot of years in my relationship with god like that.
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Of years in my relationship with god like that. but i've come through that.
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With god like that. but i've come through that. i'm comfortable with god, now.
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But i've come through that. i'm comfortable with god, now. i know that, i know that,
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I'm comfortable with god, now. i know that, i know that, i know that, he loves me.
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I know that, i know that, i know that, he loves me. and i don't live, all the time,
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I know that, he loves me. and i don't live, all the time, feeling like he's probably
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And i don't live, all the time, feeling like he's probably mad at me.
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Feeling like he's probably mad at me. but just as an encouragement
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Mad at me. but just as an encouragement to people who had a bad
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But just as an encouragement to people who had a bad childhood, just please,
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To people who had a bad childhood, just please, keep in mind that god
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Childhood, just please, keep in mind that god is a restorer of those
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Keep in mind that god is a restorer of those things that have been lost.
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Is a restorer of those things that have been lost. and even if you don't know,
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Things that have been lost. and even if you don't know, what all you've lost, you know,
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And even if you don't know, what all you've lost, you know, you start asking god to heal
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What all you've lost, you know, you start asking god to heal you, and he will restore
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You start asking god to heal you, and he will restore the things that you lost.
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You, and he will restore the things that you lost. he'll restore trust.
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The things that you lost. he'll restore trust. he'll restore love.
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He'll restore trust. he'll restore love. he'll teach you how to play.
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He'll restore love. he'll teach you how to play. and you know, another
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He'll teach you how to play. and you know, another thing about children is,
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And you know, another thing about children is, they forgive very quickly.
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Thing about children is, they forgive very quickly. they don't--they let things,
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They forgive very quickly. they don't--they let things, you know, they can be so mad
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They don't--they let things, you know, they can be so mad at a friend...
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You know, they can be so mad at a friend... >> ginger: and they're best
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At a friend... >> ginger: and they're best friends again very soon.
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>> ginger: and they're best friends again very soon. >> joyce: yeah,
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Friends again very soon. >> joyce: yeah, and two seconds later,
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>> joyce: yeah, and two seconds later, they're best friends again.
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And two seconds later, they're best friends again. and so, that's another
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They're best friends again. and so, that's another thing that i think god's
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And so, that's another thing that i think god's restoration can help,
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Thing that i think god's restoration can help, is you don't have to hold
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Restoration can help, is you don't have to hold grudges against people.
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Is you don't have to hold grudges against people. >> ginger: yeah, i love that
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Grudges against people. >> ginger: yeah, i love that thought of restoration.
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>> ginger: yeah, i love that thought of restoration. that whatever our past has been,
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Thought of restoration. that whatever our past has been, god is in the business
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That whatever our past has been, god is in the business of our future,
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God is in the business of our future, and using it for our good,
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Of our future, and using it for our good, and for his, as well.
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And using it for our good, and for his, as well. >> joyce: and he uses
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And for his, as well. >> joyce: and he uses everything.
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>> joyce: and he uses everything. everything we give him,
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Everything. everything we give him, he'll use it, make something
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Everything we give him, he'll use it, make something good out of it.
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He'll use it, make something good out of it. >> ginger: thank you.
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>> announcer: you've lived
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>> announcer: you've lived long enough to know:
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Your gift of any amount. when you give...
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When you give... or more,
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Or more, you'll receive this
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You'll receive this "battlefield of the mind"
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"battlefield of the mind" tote bag filled
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Tote bag filled with joyce's devotional
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With joyce's devotional and her book,
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And her book, "how to talk with god,"
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"how to talk with god," along with the "everyday
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Along with the "everyday life bible" and a couple
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Life bible" and a couple other fun surprises.
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Other fun surprises. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org
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Joycemeyer.org to get your devotional
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To get your devotional and watch how
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And watch how everything else begins
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Everything else begins to fall into place.
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with maverick city's
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Maverick city's naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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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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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - An Attitude of Contentment (Part 2)

October 21, 2025 | 29:29

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