Joyce Meyer - Dealing with Stress

February 26, 2026 | 27:29

Do you constantly deal with stress? Our circumstances may not change, but how we react to them can. Today, Joyce discusses dealing with stress God's way.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Dealing with Stress | February 26, 2026

>> joyce: you're never free
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>> joyce: you're never free until you no longer have
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>> joyce: you're never free until you no longer have a need to impress people.
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Until you no longer have a need to impress people. we don't need to live
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A need to impress people. we don't need to live to impress one another.
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We don't need to live to impress one another. we need to learn how
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To impress one another. we need to learn how to be free to be ourselves.
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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: is there anybody
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>> joyce: is there anybody here who ever has any
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>> joyce: is there anybody here who ever has any stress in your life?
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Here who ever has any stress in your life? some people put up both hands,
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Stress in your life? some people put up both hands, so that's good.
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Some people put up both hands, so that's good. >> [audience laughing]
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So that's good. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, the world
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, the world is not gonna change.
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>> joyce: well, the world is not gonna change. i want you to listen.
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Is not gonna change. i want you to listen. the world is not gonna change.
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I want you to listen. the world is not gonna change. i prayed for years for god
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The world is not gonna change. i prayed for years for god to change my circumstances,
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I prayed for years for god to change my circumstances, and then i found out it was
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To change my circumstances, and then i found out it was actually me he wanted to change.
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So, would you be willing
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So, would you be willing to change if your circumstances
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So, would you be willing to change if your circumstances never changed?
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To change if your circumstances never changed? because you see,
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Never changed? because you see, it's not really our
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Because you see, it's not really our circumstances that upset us,
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It's not really our circumstances that upset us, it's the way we react to our
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Circumstances that upset us, it's the way we react to our circumstances that upset us.
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It's the way we react to our circumstances that upset us. i'm gonna tell this half
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Circumstances that upset us. i'm gonna tell this half of the congregation that.
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I'm gonna tell this half of the congregation that. >> [audience laughing]
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Of the congregation that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause we think,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause we think, "well, if i just didn't have
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>> joyce: 'cause we think, "well, if i just didn't have this circumstance."
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But see, then you
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But see, then you wouldn't be in the world,
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But see, then you wouldn't be in the world, because jesus said,
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Wouldn't be in the world, because jesus said, "in the world, you will
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Because jesus said, "in the world, you will have tribulation.
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"in the world, you will have tribulation. cheer up.
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Have tribulation. cheer up. i've overcome the world."
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Cheer up. i've overcome the world." and so, we really need
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To get it through our heads
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To get it through our heads that just praying for our
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To get it through our heads that just praying for our circumstances to go away
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That just praying for our circumstances to go away is not the answer.
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Circumstances to go away is not the answer. we need to pray that
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Is not the answer. we need to pray that god will change us.
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We need to pray that god will change us. it's interesting,
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God will change us. it's interesting, paul never prayed--
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It's interesting, paul never prayed-- you can't find a place where
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Paul never prayed-- you can't find a place where paul prayed for people's
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You can't find a place where paul prayed for people's bad circumstance to go away.
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Paul prayed for people's bad circumstance to go away. which i find interesting,
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Bad circumstance to go away. which i find interesting, because that's what
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Which i find interesting, because that's what we do all the time.
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Because that's what we do all the time. "god change this circumstance."
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We do all the time. "god change this circumstance." "change this person."
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Well, what paul prayed
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Well, what paul prayed for the people was that
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Well, what paul prayed for the people was that they would handle whatever
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For the people was that they would handle whatever came with good temper.
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They would handle whatever came with good temper. i've never had anybody
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Came with good temper. i've never had anybody come to the altar and ask
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I've never had anybody come to the altar and ask me to pray for them to have
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Come to the altar and ask me to pray for them to have a better attitude toward
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Me to pray for them to have a better attitude toward their circumstances.
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A better attitude toward their circumstances. they always want their
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Their circumstances. they always want their circumstance to go away.
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They always want their circumstance to go away. and i think it's important
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Circumstance to go away. and i think it's important that i camp here for a minute
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And i think it's important that i camp here for a minute and we get this because
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That i camp here for a minute and we get this because it is a big deception
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And we get this because it is a big deception that we have in life that
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It is a big deception that we have in life that "i just want my circumstance
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That we have in life that "i just want my circumstance to change,"
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"i just want my circumstance to change," or "i want my spouse to change."
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To change," or "i want my spouse to change." "i want my kids to change."
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Or "i want my spouse to change." "i want my kids to change." we always want everybody
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"i want my kids to change." we always want everybody else to change,
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We always want everybody else to change, but god wants to change us.
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It's his goal for us.
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It's his goal for us. we are predestined.
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It's his goal for us. we are predestined. and predestined doesn't
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We are predestined. and predestined doesn't mean it's gonna happen
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And predestined doesn't mean it's gonna happen no matter what you do,
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Mean it's gonna happen no matter what you do, it means that god has already
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No matter what you do, it means that god has already predetermined his will.
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It means that god has already predetermined his will. but how we respond is important.
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Predetermined his will. but how we respond is important. we're partners with god,
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But how we respond is important. we're partners with god, and he has a part,
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We're partners with god, and he has a part, and we have a part and no matter
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And he has a part, and we have a part and no matter how much he does his part,
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And we have a part and no matter how much he does his part, if we don't do our part,
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How much he does his part, if we don't do our part, we're not gonna have what
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If we don't do our part, we're not gonna have what he wants for our lives.
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And so, he has already
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And so, he has already predetermined that
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And so, he has already predetermined that we are to be transformed
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Predetermined that we are to be transformed into the image of jesus christ.
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We are to be transformed into the image of jesus christ. that's his goal for us,
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Into the image of jesus christ. that's his goal for us, that we all become like jesus.
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That's his goal for us, that we all become like jesus. and so really, more than we need
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Our circumstances to change,
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Our circumstances to change, we need to willing to be
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Our circumstances to change, we need to willing to be changed to be whatever
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We need to willing to be changed to be whatever god wants us to be.
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Changed to be whatever god wants us to be. and i like to teach
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God wants us to be. and i like to teach on spiritual maturity.
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And i like to teach on spiritual maturity. i intend to teach quite
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On spiritual maturity. i intend to teach quite a bit on that this year.
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I intend to teach quite a bit on that this year. and i believe that spiritual
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A bit on that this year. and i believe that spiritual maturity is coming
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And i believe that spiritual maturity is coming to the place where you
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Maturity is coming to the place where you no longer are always
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To the place where you no longer are always telling god what you want,
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No longer are always telling god what you want, but you start asking
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Telling god what you want, but you start asking him what he wants.
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But you start asking him what he wants. >> [audience applauding]
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Him what he wants. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? you know, if you have kids,
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>> joyce: amen? you know, if you have kids, you raise your kids,
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You know, if you have kids, you raise your kids, you take care of your kids,
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You raise your kids, you take care of your kids, and they reach a certain
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You take care of your kids, and they reach a certain point where you really,
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And they reach a certain point where you really, you don't wanna spend
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Point where you really, you don't wanna spend the whole rest of your
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You don't wanna spend the whole rest of your life doing for them,
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The whole rest of your life doing for them, you'd like them to do for you.
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Life doing for them, you'd like them to do for you. >> [audience laughing]
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You'd like them to do for you. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? my kids are all really good.
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>> joyce: amen? my kids are all really good. i'm proud of 'em.
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My kids are all really good. i'm proud of 'em. you know, they--
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I'm proud of 'em. you know, they-- every one of our children
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You know, they-- every one of our children would help us in any way
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Every one of our children would help us in any way that they possibly could.
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Would help us in any way that they possibly could. and they do a lot,
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That they possibly could. and they do a lot, and that means a lot to me.
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And they do a lot, and that means a lot to me. and they don't just come
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And that means a lot to me. and they don't just come when they want something.
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And they don't just come when they want something. they come because they love us.
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When they want something. they come because they love us. and god wants us to be that way.
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They come because they love us. and god wants us to be that way. he doesn't want a--
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And god wants us to be that way. he doesn't want a-- he wants us to seek his face,
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He doesn't want a-- he wants us to seek his face, not just his hand.
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He wants us to seek his face, not just his hand. that's a big transition in your
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Not just his hand. that's a big transition in your life when you reach that point.
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That's a big transition in your life when you reach that point. i remember when god taught
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Life when you reach that point. i remember when god taught me that.
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I remember when god taught me that. what a big transition
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Me that. what a big transition that was for me,
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What a big transition that was for me, that i didn't have to seek
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That was for me, that i didn't have to seek his hand all the time,
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That i didn't have to seek his hand all the time, not just what can you do for me,
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His hand all the time, not just what can you do for me, but to just seek him for
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Not just what can you do for me, but to just seek him for who he is because i love him.
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But to just seek him for who he is because i love him. amen?
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: matter of fact,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: matter of fact, when god was teaching me this,
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>> joyce: matter of fact, when god was teaching me this, he challenged me, he said,
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When god was teaching me this, he challenged me, he said, "i don't want you to ask
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He challenged me, he said, "i don't want you to ask me for another thing except me,
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"i don't want you to ask me for another thing except me, until i give you permission to."
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Me for another thing except me, until i give you permission to." wow.
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Until i give you permission to." wow. and i'd start to say,
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"well, god, will you do--
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"well, god, will you do-- mmm."
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"well, god, will you do-- mmm." >> [audience laughing]
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Mmm." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it was life-changing.
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>> joyce: and it was life-changing. so, i wanna say it again.
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Life-changing. so, i wanna say it again. i like to teach
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So, i wanna say it again. i like to teach on spiritual maturity.
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I like to teach on spiritual maturity. and i've been thinking
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On spiritual maturity. and i've been thinking a lot lately,
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And i've been thinking a lot lately, like what's the simplest
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A lot lately, like what's the simplest way i can explain what it is?
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Like what's the simplest way i can explain what it is? and i think it's coming
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Way i can explain what it is? and i think it's coming to the point where
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And i think it's coming to the point where you no longer--
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To the point where you no longer-- and it's not that you can't
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You no longer-- and it's not that you can't ask god for what you want,
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And it's not that you can't ask god for what you want, but that that's not
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Ask god for what you want, but that that's not your main theme in life.
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But that that's not your main theme in life. and we're all that way
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Your main theme in life. and we're all that way when we first come to christ.
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And we're all that way when we first come to christ. and to be honest,
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When we first come to christ. and to be honest, he does a lot for
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And to be honest, he does a lot for us to establish relationship
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He does a lot for us to establish relationship with us and to show
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Us to establish relationship with us and to show us that he loves us.
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With us and to show us that he loves us. but he wants us to come
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Us that he loves us. but he wants us to come to the point where we're not
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But he wants us to come to the point where we're not just telling him what we want.
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To the point where we're not just telling him what we want. we need to ask god every day,
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Just telling him what we want. we need to ask god every day, "god, what can
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We need to ask god every day, "god, what can i do for you today?
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"god, what can i do for you today? how--?
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I do for you today? how--? use me today, lord,
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How--? use me today, lord, how can i make somebody
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Use me today, lord, how can i make somebody else happy today?
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How can i make somebody else happy today? what can i do for
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Else happy today? what can i do for somebody else today?
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What can i do for somebody else today? what do i have that i can bless
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Somebody else today? what do i have that i can bless somebody else with today?"
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What do i have that i can bless somebody else with today?" we need to be others minded,
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Somebody else with today?" we need to be others minded, not just self-minded
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We need to be others minded, not just self-minded and self-centered all the time.
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Not just self-minded and self-centered all the time. i'll tell you a secret,
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And self-centered all the time. i'll tell you a secret, you can't be selfish
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I'll tell you a secret, you can't be selfish and happy.
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You can't be selfish and happy. so, in teaching on stress,
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And happy. so, in teaching on stress, i have to tell you first
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So, in teaching on stress, i have to tell you first of all that you can't just
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I have to tell you first of all that you can't just pray all the time for your
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Of all that you can't just pray all the time for your circumstances to change,
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Pray all the time for your circumstances to change, you have to want
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Circumstances to change, you have to want god to change you.
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You have to want god to change you. and i really wonder
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God to change you. and i really wonder sometimes how many people
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And i really wonder sometimes how many people want god to change them.
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'cause i'm going to tell
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'cause i'm going to tell you another little secret.
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'cause i'm going to tell you another little secret. you really can't change
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You another little secret. you really can't change without some suffering.
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You really can't change without some suffering. don't worry,
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Without some suffering. don't worry, i won't stay there long.
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Don't worry, i won't stay there long. >> [audience laughing]
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I won't stay there long. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but it's true.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but it's true. and you say,
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>> joyce: but it's true. and you say, "well, wait a minute.
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And you say, "well, wait a minute. i thought jesus did
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"well, wait a minute. i thought jesus did all the suffering."
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I thought jesus did all the suffering." i'm not talking about getting
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All the suffering." i'm not talking about getting on the cross like he did.
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I'm not talking about getting on the cross like he did. but you know, anytime you
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On the cross like he did. but you know, anytime you tell your flesh, "no,"
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But you know, anytime you tell your flesh, "no," your flesh is gonna suffer.
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Tell your flesh, "no," your flesh is gonna suffer. i don't care if it's even just,
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Your flesh is gonna suffer. i don't care if it's even just, "don't eat the piece of cake."
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I don't care if it's even just, "don't eat the piece of cake." your flesh is not gonna like it.
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So, in order to grow up,
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So, in order to grow up, to mature spiritually in christ,
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So, in order to grow up, to mature spiritually in christ, which should be our
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To mature spiritually in christ, which should be our number one goal.
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Which should be our number one goal. that should be everybody's
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Number one goal. that should be everybody's number one goal
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That should be everybody's number one goal is to grow up and mature.
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Number one goal is to grow up and mature. see, we are his ambassadors
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Is to grow up and mature. see, we are his ambassadors in the earth.
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See, we are his ambassadors in the earth. and i love what
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In the earth. and i love what 2 corinthians 5:20 says,
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And i love what 2 corinthians 5:20 says, and in the amplified
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2 corinthians 5:20 says, and in the amplified bible i love it,
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And in the amplified bible i love it, that "we are christ's
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Bible i love it, that "we are christ's personal representatives,
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That "we are christ's personal representatives, that he is making his appeal
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Personal representatives, that he is making his appeal to the world through us."
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That he is making his appeal to the world through us." wow!
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Do you know that
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Do you know that for some people you're
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Do you know that for some people you're the only jesus they'll see?
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For some people you're the only jesus they'll see? and part of our problem
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The only jesus they'll see? and part of our problem is just the going
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And part of our problem is just the going to church but then not
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Is just the going to church but then not leaving and acting like what
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To church but then not leaving and acting like what we should be acting like.
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Leaving and acting like what we should be acting like. christianity don't need
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We should be acting like. christianity don't need to just stay in here.
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Christianity don't need to just stay in here. come on, we gotta get
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To just stay in here. come on, we gotta get it out there,
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Come on, we gotta get it out there, where the people are.
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It out there, where the people are. and you're all preachers,
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Where the people are. and you're all preachers, whether you know it or not.
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And you're all preachers, whether you know it or not. and you don't--you don't have
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Whether you know it or not. and you don't--you don't have to preach like i'm preaching,
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And you don't--you don't have to preach like i'm preaching, but you preach with your life.
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To preach like i'm preaching, but you preach with your life. most of the people that
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But you preach with your life. most of the people that need jesus are not gonna
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Most of the people that need jesus are not gonna come into church to find him.
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Need jesus are not gonna come into church to find him. but they're where you work,
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Come into church to find him. but they're where you work, they're where you go to school,
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But they're where you work, they're where you go to school, they're where you
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They're where you go to school, they're where you grocery shop,
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They're where you grocery shop, they're everywhere.
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Grocery shop, they're everywhere. and believe me,
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They're everywhere. and believe me, people are desperate
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And believe me, people are desperate for somebody to love them.
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People are desperate for somebody to love them. i mean, we live in a desperate
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For somebody to love them. i mean, we live in a desperate world and things are
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I mean, we live in a desperate world and things are so crazy out there.
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World and things are so crazy out there. people don't--
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So crazy out there. people don't-- they don't have anything
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People don't-- they don't have anything to hang their hope on.
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They don't have anything to hang their hope on. and we need to start doing
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To hang their hope on. and we need to start doing random acts of kindness.
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And we need to start doing random acts of kindness. be nice to people you don't
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Random acts of kindness. be nice to people you don't even know for no reason,
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Be nice to people you don't even know for no reason, except that's just how you are.
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Even know for no reason, except that's just how you are. amen?
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Except that's just how you are. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and really listen
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and really listen to the holy spirit when
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>> joyce: and really listen to the holy spirit when you're out, about what you
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To the holy spirit when you're out, about what you might do for somebody else.
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You're out, about what you might do for somebody else. i just feel led to tell
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Might do for somebody else. i just feel led to tell you this story.
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I went to a coffee shop
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I went to a coffee shop one day and i wanted
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I went to a coffee shop one day and i wanted a pour-over and they didn't
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One day and i wanted a pour-over and they didn't do pour-overs there.
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A pour-over and they didn't do pour-overs there. and she said, "let me make
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Do pour-overs there. and she said, "let me make you a french press."
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And she said, "let me make you a french press." and i said, "i don't
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You a french press." and i said, "i don't like french presses,
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And i said, "i don't like french presses, they're usually too strong."
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Like french presses, they're usually too strong." she said, "we've got
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They're usually too strong." she said, "we've got a new press."
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She said, "we've got a new press." and she said, "i'll tell you,
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A new press." and she said, "i'll tell you, it is so good.
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And she said, "i'll tell you, it is so good. let me make it for you,
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It is so good. let me make it for you, and if you don't like it,
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Let me make it for you, and if you don't like it, you don't have to pay for it.
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And if you don't like it, you don't have to pay for it. i'll make you anything
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You don't have to pay for it. i'll make you anything else you want."
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I'll make you anything else you want." so, sure enough, she made it,
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Else you want." so, sure enough, she made it, and it was just
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So, sure enough, she made it, and it was just absolutely great.
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And it was just absolutely great. and in the process
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Absolutely great. and in the process of talking to her--
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And in the process of talking to her-- and let me just say,
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Of talking to her-- and let me just say, she wasn't like me at all.
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And let me just say, she wasn't like me at all. her hair was about four
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She wasn't like me at all. her hair was about four different colors.
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Her hair was about four different colors. >> [audience laughing]
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Different colors. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she had piercings
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she had piercings and tattoos everywhere.
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>> joyce: and she had piercings and tattoos everywhere. and you know, we need to learn
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And tattoos everywhere. and you know, we need to learn that we can be nice
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And you know, we need to learn that we can be nice to and fellowship with
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That we can be nice to and fellowship with people that aren't like us.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? quit being so snooty religious.
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>> joyce: amen? quit being so snooty religious. >> [audience laughing]
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Quit being so snooty religious. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? "eww!"
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes the more
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes the more radical people are,
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>> joyce: sometimes the more radical people are, it's just a signal,
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Radical people are, it's just a signal, a little sign,
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It's just a signal, a little sign, that they're looking for love.
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A little sign, that they're looking for love. and she said, "yeah, i really
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That they're looking for love. and she said, "yeah, i really wanna get one of these."
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And she said, "yeah, i really wanna get one of these." she said, "i'm saving
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Wanna get one of these." she said, "i'm saving up my money because they--"
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She said, "i'm saving up my money because they--" i've got one of 'em
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Up my money because they--" i've got one of 'em at home and they're just
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I've got one of 'em at home and they're just nice because all you
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At home and they're just nice because all you really need is hot water.
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Nice because all you really need is hot water. so, you put your coffee
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Really need is hot water. so, you put your coffee in 'em and the hot water
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So, you put your coffee in 'em and the hot water and you press it through,
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In 'em and the hot water and you press it through, and you got a great cup
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And you press it through, and you got a great cup of coffee wherever you're at.
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And you got a great cup of coffee wherever you're at. so, she said, "yeah, i wanna
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Of coffee wherever you're at. so, she said, "yeah, i wanna get one of these as soon
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So, she said, "yeah, i wanna get one of these as soon as i get enough money saved."
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Get one of these as soon as i get enough money saved." well, i left, and i got about
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As i get enough money saved." well, i left, and i got about yay far down the mall
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Well, i left, and i got about yay far down the mall and the holy spirit said,
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Yay far down the mall and the holy spirit said, "buy her one."
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And the holy spirit said, "buy her one." and i'm thinking, "now, god..."
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"buy her one." and i'm thinking, "now, god..." >> [audience laughing]
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And i'm thinking, "now, god..." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i don't know
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i don't know this girl.
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>> joyce: "i don't know this girl. she is gonna think i am stupid."
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This girl. she is gonna think i am stupid." >> [audience laughing]
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She is gonna think i am stupid." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and besides,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and besides, the way that, that--
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>> joyce: and besides, the way that, that-- the way the world
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The way that, that-- the way the world is today i thought,
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The way the world is today i thought, "i don't know she might
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Is today i thought, "i don't know she might think i'm hittin' on her
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"i don't know she might think i'm hittin' on her or something."
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Think i'm hittin' on her or something." >> [audience laughing]
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Or something." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i'm just tellin'
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i'm just tellin' you the truth, what i thought.
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>> joyce: well, i'm just tellin' you the truth, what i thought. i thought [mumbling].
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You the truth, what i thought. i thought [mumbling]. >> [audience laughing]
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I thought [mumbling]. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughs]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughs] but anyway--
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>> joyce: [laughs] but anyway-- you know, i don't always
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But anyway-- you know, i don't always like it when god
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You know, i don't always like it when god tells me to do things
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Like it when god tells me to do things for people i don't know,
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Tells me to do things for people i don't know, but he does it anyway.
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For people i don't know, but he does it anyway. and so, i--
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But he does it anyway. and so, i-- by now i know enough,
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And so, i-- by now i know enough, it's not gonna do any good
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By now i know enough, it's not gonna do any good to disobey him because
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It's not gonna do any good to disobey him because i'll be miserable all day.
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To disobey him because i'll be miserable all day. so, i went back, and i waited
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I'll be miserable all day. so, i went back, and i waited for her to hopefully
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So, i went back, and i waited for her to hopefully be as alone as she could be.
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For her to hopefully be as alone as she could be. >> [audience laughing]
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Be as alone as she could be. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, if you're gonna be a fool,
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>> joyce: you know, if you're gonna be a fool, you'd like to be it, in front
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If you're gonna be a fool, you'd like to be it, in front of as few people as possible.
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You'd like to be it, in front of as few people as possible. >> [audience laughing]
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Of as few people as possible. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i called her over
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i called her over and i said, "listen,"
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>> joyce: so, i called her over and i said, "listen," i said, "i wanna buy you one
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And i said, "listen," i said, "i wanna buy you one of those coffee pots."
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I said, "i wanna buy you one of those coffee pots." i don't know, it was
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Of those coffee pots." i don't know, it was like $110 or somethin'.
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I don't know, it was like $110 or somethin'. "oh no, no, no,
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Like $110 or somethin'. "oh no, no, no, you can't do that."
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"oh no, no, no, you can't do that." i said, "yeah,
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You can't do that." i said, "yeah, i wanna do it for you.
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I said, "yeah, i wanna do it for you. i just--i feel like
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I wanna do it for you. i just--i feel like it's something that
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I just--i feel like it's something that i'm supposed to do."
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It's something that i'm supposed to do." and so, i gave her the money
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I'm supposed to do." and so, i gave her the money to buy the coffee pot
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And so, i gave her the money to buy the coffee pot and she was crying
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To buy the coffee pot and she was crying and just so blessed
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And she was crying and just so blessed and so on and so forth.
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And just so blessed and so on and so forth. well, god's not finished,
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And so on and so forth. well, god's not finished, so i go ahead and i'm doing
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Well, god's not finished, so i go ahead and i'm doing my shopping and lo and behold,
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So i go ahead and i'm doing my shopping and lo and behold, i go to the bathroom
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My shopping and lo and behold, i go to the bathroom upstairs in another store...
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I go to the bathroom upstairs in another store... [chuckles]
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Upstairs in another store... [chuckles] and i'm coming out
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[chuckles] and i'm coming out of the bathroom
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And i'm coming out of the bathroom and she's coming in and hits
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Of the bathroom and she's coming in and hits me almost right in the face.
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And she's coming in and hits me almost right in the face. and she says to me--
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Me almost right in the face. and she says to me-- now listen.
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And she says to me-- now listen. she says, "why are you
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Now listen. she says, "why are you the kindest person
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She says, "why are you the kindest person in the whole world?"
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The kindest person in the whole world?" i said, "well,
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In the whole world?" i said, "well, i'll tell you what."
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I said, "well, i'll tell you what." i said, "i'm a christian
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I'll tell you what." i said, "i'm a christian and god has been so good
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I said, "i'm a christian and god has been so good to me and if i can be good
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And god has been so good to me and if i can be good to anybody else, i wanna do it."
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To me and if i can be good to anybody else, i wanna do it." she said, "well," she said,
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To anybody else, i wanna do it." she said, "well," she said, "tell you the truth,
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She said, "well," she said, "tell you the truth, i've been pretty mad at the man
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"tell you the truth, i've been pretty mad at the man upstairs for a long time 'cause
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I've been pretty mad at the man upstairs for a long time 'cause my mother died with cancer,
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Upstairs for a long time 'cause my mother died with cancer, but after this i might
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My mother died with cancer, but after this i might have to rethink it."
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But after this i might have to rethink it." see?
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Have to rethink it." see? >> [audience applauding]
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See? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i'm not telling
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i'm not telling you that to brag on myself.
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>> joyce: now, i'm not telling you that to brag on myself. i'm just giving you an example
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You that to brag on myself. i'm just giving you an example of the effect that you
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I'm just giving you an example of the effect that you can have on people,
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Of the effect that you can have on people, if instead of just going
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Can have on people, if instead of just going to church and then spending
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If instead of just going to church and then spending the rest of the week asking
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To church and then spending the rest of the week asking god for everything you want,
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The rest of the week asking god for everything you want, if you'll ask him what
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God for everything you want, if you'll ask him what you can do for him.
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If you'll ask him what you can do for him. come on, is anybody
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You can do for him. come on, is anybody understanding me in here, today?
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Come on, is anybody understanding me in here, today? >> [audience applauding]
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Understanding me in here, today? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm a little off
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm a little off course from where
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>> joyce: i'm a little off course from where i'm supposed to be going,
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Course from where i'm supposed to be going, but i feel like
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I'm supposed to be going, but i feel like this is important.
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But i feel like this is important. you know, i don't know how
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This is important. you know, i don't know how much time we have left.
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You know, i don't know how much time we have left. people are always asking me,
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Much time we have left. people are always asking me, "what do you think's
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People are always asking me, "what do you think's gonna happen in the world?"
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"what do you think's gonna happen in the world?" i don't know.
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Gonna happen in the world?" i don't know. i mean, jesus has been
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I don't know. i mean, jesus has been coming back as long
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I mean, jesus has been coming back as long as i've been in the church,
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Coming back as long as i've been in the church, so you know--
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As i've been in the church, so you know-- >> [audience laughing]
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So you know-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know when he's coming,
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>> joyce: i don't know when he's coming, but one thing's for sure,
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When he's coming, but one thing's for sure, bible says it's gonna
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But one thing's for sure, bible says it's gonna be like it was the days
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Bible says it's gonna be like it was the days of sodom and gomorrah,
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Be like it was the days of sodom and gomorrah, and i think we passed that
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Of sodom and gomorrah, and i think we passed that up a long time ago.
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And i think we passed that up a long time ago. >> [audience applauding]
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Up a long time ago. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, the things
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, the things going on in our world
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>> joyce: i mean, the things going on in our world today are crazy.
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Going on in our world today are crazy. and so, i think we all better
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Today are crazy. and so, i think we all better be ready for jesus
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And so, i think we all better be ready for jesus to come anytime.
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Be ready for jesus to come anytime. amen?
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because the bible
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because the bible says all over the place
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>> joyce: because the bible says all over the place that we should watch
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Says all over the place that we should watch and pray and be ready
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That we should watch and pray and be ready and stay awake and be alert,
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And pray and be ready and stay awake and be alert, not be sleepy christians.
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And stay awake and be alert, not be sleepy christians. i just wanna say again,
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Not be sleepy christians. i just wanna say again, i think church is wonderful,
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But so many people think
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But so many people think that church is all there is,
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But so many people think that church is all there is, "well, i go to church."
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That church is all there is, "well, i go to church." well, i can go sit
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"well, i go to church." well, i can go sit in the garage all night
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Well, i can go sit in the garage all night and that won't make me a car.
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In the garage all night and that won't make me a car. >> [audience laughing]
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And that won't make me a car. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? so, just 'cause you come here
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>> joyce: amen? so, just 'cause you come here every sunday or every
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So, just 'cause you come here every sunday or every saturday and sunday,
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Every sunday or every saturday and sunday, my question is what are you
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Saturday and sunday, my question is what are you doing when you go out there?
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My question is what are you doing when you go out there? that's the big question.
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Doing when you go out there? that's the big question. what are you doing
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That's the big question. what are you doing when you go out there?
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What are you doing when you go out there? amen?
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When you go out there? amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and that's the big
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and that's the big question for all of us.
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>> joyce: and that's the big question for all of us. what are we doing when
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Question for all of us. what are we doing when we go out there?
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What are we doing when we go out there? so, i'll just tell you,
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We go out there? so, i'll just tell you, your circumstances--
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So, i'll just tell you, your circumstances-- oh, some of your
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Your circumstances-- oh, some of your circumstances will change;
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Oh, some of your circumstances will change; you may get out of debt,
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Circumstances will change; you may get out of debt, you may get a raise,
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You may get out of debt, you may get a raise, you may get some
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You may get a raise, you may get some of the things you want.
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You may get some of the things you want. but you know,
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Of the things you want. but you know, i hope this isn't discouraging,
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But you know, i hope this isn't discouraging, but you're gonna have very
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I hope this isn't discouraging, but you're gonna have very few times in life that you're
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But you're gonna have very few times in life that you're not gonna have some kind
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Few times in life that you're not gonna have some kind of an issue or a problem.
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Not gonna have some kind of an issue or a problem. amen?
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Of an issue or a problem. amen? if it's not the refrigerator,
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Amen? if it's not the refrigerator, it's the stove.
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If it's not the refrigerator, it's the stove. if it's not the stove,
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It's the stove. if it's not the stove, it's the furnace.
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If it's not the stove, it's the furnace. if it's not the furnace,
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It's the furnace. if it's not the furnace, it's the kid.
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If it's not the furnace, it's the kid. if it's not the kid,
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It's the kid. if it's not the kid, it's the husband.
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If it's not the kid, it's the husband. if--you know.
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It's the husband. if--you know. >> [audience laughing]
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If--you know. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, you know what i mean.
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>> joyce: come on, you know what i mean. and so, we have to learn how
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You know what i mean. and so, we have to learn how to react differently to things.
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And so, we have to learn how to react differently to things. and you can.
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To react differently to things. and you can. you can learn how to react
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And you can. you can learn how to react differently to things.
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You can learn how to react differently to things. i know because nobody
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Differently to things. i know because nobody could have been worse than
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I know because nobody could have been worse than me at having a bad reaction
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Could have been worse than me at having a bad reaction to uncomfortable circumstances.
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Me at having a bad reaction to uncomfortable circumstances. i mean we just are
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To uncomfortable circumstances. i mean we just are addicted to comfort.
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Amen?
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Amen? when you go to india,
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Amen? when you go to india, and you tell them how you
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When you go to india, and you tell them how you got depressed because
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And you tell them how you got depressed because your air conditioner went
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Got depressed because your air conditioner went out for two hours,
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Your air conditioner went out for two hours, they're not very impressed.
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Out for two hours, they're not very impressed. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: amen?
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>> joyce: amen? so, we're kinda spoiled
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>> joyce: amen? so, we're kinda spoiled and we don't take any kind
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So, we're kinda spoiled and we don't take any kind of discomfort too easy.
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And we don't take any kind of discomfort too easy. and boy,
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Of discomfort too easy. and boy, the world we live in today,
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And boy, the world we live in today, you better toughen
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The world we live in today, you better toughen up a little bit or you ain't
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You better toughen up a little bit or you ain't gonna make it because
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Up a little bit or you ain't gonna make it because it is streeessfuuul!
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Amen?
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Amen? >> joyce: so, the first
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Amen? >> joyce: so, the first thing you gotta
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>> joyce: so, the first thing you gotta do is be willing to change.
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Thing you gotta do is be willing to change. and trust me, god will change
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Do is be willing to change. and trust me, god will change you if you really wanna change.
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And trust me, god will change you if you really wanna change. how can you have less stress
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You if you really wanna change. how can you have less stress in your life?
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How can you have less stress in your life? simplify, simplify, simplify.
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In your life? simplify, simplify, simplify. let me just ask a question.
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Simplify, simplify, simplify. let me just ask a question. how many of you are
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Let me just ask a question. how many of you are complicated people?
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How many of you are complicated people? >> [audience laughing]
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Complicated people? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, now i've learned, thank god,
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>> joyce: i mean, now i've learned, thank god, this has been many years ago--
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Now i've learned, thank god, this has been many years ago-- but, i mean, i'll never
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This has been many years ago-- but, i mean, i'll never forget when dave
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But, i mean, i'll never forget when dave and i went to church,
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Forget when dave and i went to church, and this is actually
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And i went to church, and this is actually before i was spirit-filled
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And this is actually before i was spirit-filled and we went to church,
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Before i was spirit-filled and we went to church, and i loved god,
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And we went to church, and i loved god, i didn't know much,
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And i loved god, i didn't know much, but i loved the lord,
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I didn't know much, but i loved the lord, and we were in the young couples
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But i loved the lord, and we were in the young couples group and played volleyball
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And we were in the young couples group and played volleyball and all the different
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Group and played volleyball and all the different things you do.
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And all the different things you do. and i can remember on a sunday
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Things you do. and i can remember on a sunday after church saying to our
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And i can remember on a sunday after church saying to our little group of friends,
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After church saying to our little group of friends, "hey, why don't--
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Little group of friends, "hey, why don't-- next sunday, why don't you come
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"hey, why don't-- next sunday, why don't you come on over to the house after
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Next sunday, why don't you come on over to the house after church and we'll just throw
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On over to the house after church and we'll just throw some hot dogs on the grill
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Church and we'll just throw some hot dogs on the grill and i'll get some potato chips
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Some hot dogs on the grill and i'll get some potato chips and potato salad and we'll just
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And i'll get some potato chips and potato salad and we'll just fellowship and play some games."
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And potato salad and we'll just fellowship and play some games." now, you know,
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Fellowship and play some games." now, you know, that sounds doable, don't it?
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Now, you know, that sounds doable, don't it? but you think i could
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That sounds doable, don't it? but you think i could leave it alone?
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But you think i could leave it alone? >> [audience laughing]
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Leave it alone? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: no.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: no. the hot dogs had to become
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>> joyce: no. the hot dogs had to become steaks that i couldn't afford.
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The hot dogs had to become steaks that i couldn't afford. and then we had to plant
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Steaks that i couldn't afford. and then we had to plant flowers so everything
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And then we had to plant flowers so everything would look pretty.
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Flowers so everything would look pretty. >> [audience laughing]
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Would look pretty. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: had to paint
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: had to paint the lawn chairs because...
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>> joyce: had to paint the lawn chairs because... >> [audience laughing]
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The lawn chairs because... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: wanted them fixed.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: wanted them fixed. of course, we had to clean
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>> joyce: wanted them fixed. of course, we had to clean the whole house.
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Of course, we had to clean the whole house. by the time
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The whole house. by the time the people got there,
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By the time the people got there, i didn't even like 'em...
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The people got there, i didn't even like 'em... >> [audience laughing]
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I didn't even like 'em... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: anymore.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: anymore. probably didn't like most
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>> joyce: anymore. probably didn't like most of 'em when i invited 'em.
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Probably didn't like most of 'em when i invited 'em. >> [audience laughing]
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Of 'em when i invited 'em. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on. [laughs]
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I was exhausted when
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I was exhausted when everybody left.
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Everybody left. i'm getting ready to make
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I'm getting ready to make a statement you need to hear it.
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A statement you need to hear it. you're never free until
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You're never free until you no longer have
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You no longer have a need to impress people.
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A need to impress people. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: never free
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>> joyce: never free till you no longer have
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Till you no longer have a need to impress people.
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To impress one another.
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We need to learn how
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We need to learn how to be free to be ourselves.
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We need to learn how to be free to be ourselves. simplify, simplify, simplify.
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To be free to be ourselves. simplify, simplify, simplify. things are so complicated.
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Simplify, simplify, simplify. things are so complicated. i remember the leper in india,
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Things are so complicated. i remember the leper in india, when i was in the leper colony,
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I remember the leper in india, when i was in the leper colony, ministering to the lepers.
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When i was in the leper colony, ministering to the lepers. he wanted me to see his home.
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Ministering to the lepers. he wanted me to see his home. and he took me to his home
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He wanted me to see his home. and he took me to his home that he was so proud
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And he took me to his home that he was so proud of and so excited about.
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That he was so proud of and so excited about. and it was a hole dug out
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Of and so excited about. and it was a hole dug out of the side of a hill.
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And it was a hole dug out of the side of a hill. it was, i don't know,
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Of the side of a hill. it was, i don't know, maybe eight feet long
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It was, i don't know, maybe eight feet long and i don't know,
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Maybe eight feet long and i don't know, maybe as deep as from here
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And i don't know, maybe as deep as from here to the edge of the stage.
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Maybe as deep as from here to the edge of the stage. and it was all dirt,
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To the edge of the stage. and it was all dirt, dirt walls, dirt floor.
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And it was all dirt, dirt walls, dirt floor. he had a hammock in there
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Dirt walls, dirt floor. he had a hammock in there and over in the corner
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He had a hammock in there and over in the corner he had a few beat-up dishes.
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And over in the corner he had a few beat-up dishes. and he was so proud of his home.
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He had a few beat-up dishes. and he was so proud of his home. honestly and truly,
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And he was so proud of his home. honestly and truly, i have found as i've traveled
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Honestly and truly, i have found as i've traveled around the world that people
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I have found as i've traveled around the world that people who have less are happier
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Around the world that people who have less are happier than people who have more.
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Who have less are happier than people who have more. >> [audience applauding]
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Than people who have more. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know, they're happy because they
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>> joyce: and you know, they're happy because they don't know what they're missing.
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They're happy because they don't know what they're missing. we see what somebody
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Don't know what they're missing. we see what somebody else has and then no matter
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We see what somebody else has and then no matter what we have, we're not happy
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Else has and then no matter what we have, we're not happy unless we can have what
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What we have, we're not happy unless we can have what they have, if what they
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Unless we can have what they have, if what they have is a little more
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They have, if what they have is a little more than what we have.
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Have is a little more than what we have. let's stop being
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Than what we have. let's stop being so materialistic.
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Let's stop being so materialistic. amen?
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So materialistic. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you got a nice car,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you got a nice car, got 47,000 miles on it.
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>> joyce: you got a nice car, got 47,000 miles on it. who cares if it's seven
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Got 47,000 miles on it. who cares if it's seven years old?
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Who cares if it's seven years old? do you really need to go in debt
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Years old? do you really need to go in debt that you can't afford to go into
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Do you really need to go in debt that you can't afford to go into to buy another new car?
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That you can't afford to go into to buy another new car? just--
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To buy another new car? just-- >> [audience applauding]
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Just-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: no, you might use
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: no, you might use some of that money to help
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>> joyce: no, you might use some of that money to help somebody else.
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Some of that money to help somebody else. "well bless god,
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Somebody else. "well bless god, i'm not gonna work all week
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"well bless god, i'm not gonna work all week and give all my money away."
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I'm not gonna work all week and give all my money away." well, then, just go ahead
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And give all my money away." well, then, just go ahead and be miserable.
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Well, then, just go ahead and be miserable. >> [audience laughing]
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And be miserable. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: seven ways
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: seven ways to simplify your life.
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>> joyce: seven ways to simplify your life. number one,
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To simplify your life. number one, clean out the clutter.
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Number one, clean out the clutter. get yourself what i call
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Clean out the clutter. get yourself what i call a "giveaway box."
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Get yourself what i call a "giveaway box." i keep one going all the time.
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And every time you run across
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And every time you run across something you're not using,
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And every time you run across something you're not using, throw it in the box.
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Something you're not using, throw it in the box. take it to the goodwill.
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Throw it in the box. take it to the goodwill. i take a bunch of stuff
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Take it to the goodwill. i take a bunch of stuff to my office 'cause
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I take a bunch of stuff to my office 'cause there's always somebody
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To my office 'cause there's always somebody that wants it.
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You know, pruning is necessary
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You know, pruning is necessary for growth.
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You know, pruning is necessary for growth. [laughing]
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For growth. [laughing] we prune trees,
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[laughing] we prune trees, but the word pruning
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We prune trees, but the word pruning only means to cut back.
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But the word pruning only means to cut back. that's all it means to trim
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Only means to cut back. that's all it means to trim away or to cut back.
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That's all it means to trim away or to cut back. and we cannot grow
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Away or to cut back. and we cannot grow as believers unless we allow
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God to prune us, and you're
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God to prune us, and you're not gonna grow in peace
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God to prune us, and you're not gonna grow in peace unless you learn how
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Not gonna grow in peace unless you learn how to prune some of the stuff
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Unless you learn how to prune some of the stuff you've got way too much of.
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To prune some of the stuff you've got way too much of. clutter makes you miserable.
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You've got way too much of. clutter makes you miserable. the neater your
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Clutter makes you miserable. the neater your surroundings are,
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The neater your surroundings are, the more peaceful you feel.
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Surroundings are, the more peaceful you feel. what value do you put on peace?
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The more peaceful you feel. what value do you put on peace? i want you to ask yourself,
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What value do you put on peace? i want you to ask yourself, what value do you put on peace?
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I want you to ask yourself, what value do you put on peace? when you decide you want peace
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What value do you put on peace? when you decide you want peace bad enough, you'll have it,
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When you decide you want peace bad enough, you'll have it, but you won't have it without
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Bad enough, you'll have it, but you won't have it without making some changes.
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>> joyce: stay in the word.
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>> joyce: stay in the word. stay in the word.
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Stay in the word. stay in the word.
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Stay in the word.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, i'll say it again.
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I'll say it again. we need to stay in the word.
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We need to stay in the word. we need to stay in the word.
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We need to stay in the word. there's nothing more important
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There's nothing more important than studying god's word.
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Than studying god's word. it's the foundation of life
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It's the foundation of life and the answer to everything.
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And the answer to everything. we can never have
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We can never have too much of the word.
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>> joyce: this is a time
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"i love this book." i love what's in it.
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I love what's in it. it's full of life,
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It's full of life, it's full of health,
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It's full of health, it's full of healing.
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It's full of healing. it's full of wholeness.
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It's full of wholeness. do you know that
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To every problem that you could
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That you could possibly have
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Possibly have is in the word of god?
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Is in the word of god? there is not a problem
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There is not a problem that you have
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That you have that you can't
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That you can't find an answer
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Find an answer to in god's word.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, i believe you're
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I believe you're really going
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The bible has a lot to say
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The needs of the poor,
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Of the poor, and i hope that
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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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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 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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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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>>[music]
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>> joyce: studying god's word
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>> joyce: studying god's word strengthens us.
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Strengthens us. it brings us joy.
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It brings us joy. it brings us peace.
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It brings us peace. it teaches us who
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It teaches us who we are in christ.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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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 - Dealing with Stress

February 26, 2026 | 27:29

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