Joyce Meyer - Dealing with Stress (Part 1)

October 24, 2025 | 29:29

Do you ever complain about all you have to do? Today, Joyce teaches how to trade the stress of daily life for God’s perfect peace.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Dealing with Stress (Part 1) | October 24, 2025

>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: all right,
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>> joyce: all right, let me start with a question:
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>> joyce: all right, let me start with a question: do you ever complain
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Let me start with a question: do you ever complain about all you have to do?
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Do you ever complain about all you have to do? >> audience member: always,
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About all you have to do? >> audience member: always, always!
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>> audience member: always, always! >> joyce: "always."
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Always! >> joyce: "always." well, she's very definite.
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>> joyce: "always." well, she's very definite. >> [audience laughing]
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Well, she's very definite. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, well, you know, i was complaining
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>> joyce: okay, well, you know, i was complaining to god one time about
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You know, i was complaining to god one time about everything i had to do,
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To god one time about everything i had to do, "nobody can be expected
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Everything i had to do, "nobody can be expected to do all this.
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"nobody can be expected to do all this. i don't know how you think
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To do all this. i don't know how you think anybody can do...[mumbling]."
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I don't know how you think anybody can do...[mumbling]." and the lord spoke to me,
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Anybody can do...[mumbling]." and the lord spoke to me, he said, "you made your
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And the lord spoke to me, he said, "you made your schedule, if you don't like it,
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He said, "you made your schedule, if you don't like it, change it."
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Schedule, if you don't like it, change it." so, we'll just
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Change it." so, we'll just kinda start with that.
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So, we'll just kinda start with that. >> [audience laughing]
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Kinda start with that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're the one
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're the one that has said "yes" to all
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>> joyce: you're the one that has said "yes" to all the things you do.
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That has said "yes" to all the things you do. now, some things we have to do,
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The things you do. now, some things we have to do, but if we're gonna be honest,
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Now, some things we have to do, but if we're gonna be honest, we all have to admit that
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But if we're gonna be honest, we all have to admit that there are a lot of things
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We all have to admit that there are a lot of things that we don't have to do.
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We do them and we don't even
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We do them and we don't even do them for the right reasons.
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We do them and we don't even do them for the right reasons. we do them because we don't
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Do them for the right reasons. we do them because we don't want somebody to get mad at us.
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We do them because we don't want somebody to get mad at us. we do them because we're nosy
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Want somebody to get mad at us. we do them because we're nosy and we don't want everybody
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We do them because we're nosy and we don't want everybody else to go and us not
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And we don't want everybody else to go and us not know what's going on.
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Else to go and us not know what's going on. >> [audience laughing]
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Know what's going on. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? we just do them 'cause
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>> joyce: amen? we just do them 'cause we've always done 'em.
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We just do them 'cause we've always done 'em. we don't even know why
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We've always done 'em. we don't even know why we're doing it anymore.
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We don't even know why we're doing it anymore. it's just, "well, i don't know,
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We're doing it anymore. it's just, "well, i don't know, it's just what we do."
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It's just, "well, i don't know, it's just what we do." and if any one of you were
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It's just what we do." and if any one of you were to go home and make a list
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And if any one of you were to go home and make a list of everything you're doing,
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To go home and make a list of everything you're doing, and then ask yourself, each one,
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Of everything you're doing, and then ask yourself, each one, if it's bearing good
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And then ask yourself, each one, if it's bearing good fruit in your life.
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If it's bearing good fruit in your life. and if you cut out the ones
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Fruit in your life. and if you cut out the ones that aren't bearing any fruit,
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And if you cut out the ones that aren't bearing any fruit, you'd have plenty of time left.
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That aren't bearing any fruit, you'd have plenty of time left. >> [audience laughing]
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You'd have plenty of time left. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: hmm, you're looking
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: hmm, you're looking at me like, "nah,
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>> joyce: hmm, you're looking at me like, "nah, it couldn't be that easy."
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At me like, "nah, it couldn't be that easy." so, stress is the disease
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It couldn't be that easy." so, stress is the disease of the century.
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It's a multi-billion dollar
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It's a multi-billion dollar business between counseling,
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It's a multi-billion dollar business between counseling, drugs, books, stress management,
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Business between counseling, drugs, books, stress management, seminars, and more.
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Drugs, books, stress management, seminars, and more. stress is making more
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Seminars, and more. stress is making more money than anything else.
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And i just wanna say this
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And i just wanna say this up front, and you kinda
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Up front, and you kinda tuck this in your pocket;
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Tuck this in your pocket; god will never give you
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God will never give you more to do than what
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More to do than what you can do peacefully.
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You can do peacefully. >> [audience applauding]
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If you, what all you're doing
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If you, what all you're doing is stealing your peace,
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If you, what all you're doing is stealing your peace, then it's not god
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Is stealing your peace, then it's not god giving it to you.
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Then it's not god giving it to you. and i know what i'm talking
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Giving it to you. and i know what i'm talking about because i almost killed
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And i know what i'm talking about because i almost killed myself trying to do what
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About because i almost killed myself trying to do what i thought god wanted me
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Myself trying to do what i thought god wanted me to do and found out that there
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I thought god wanted me to do and found out that there was a lot of reasons why
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To do and found out that there was a lot of reasons why i was doing it that really
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Was a lot of reasons why i was doing it that really weren't all reasons why
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I was doing it that really weren't all reasons why i should have been doing it.
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Weren't all reasons why i should have been doing it. stress is all around us.
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I should have been doing it. stress is all around us. and i kept praying for
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Stress is all around us. and i kept praying for the stressful things to go away,
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And i kept praying for the stressful things to go away, for the problems to go away.
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The stressful things to go away, for the problems to go away. and i finally realized,
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For the problems to go away. and i finally realized, you know what,
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And i finally realized, you know what, the world is gonna change,
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You know what, the world is gonna change, but it's probably not
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The world is gonna change, but it's probably not gonna get better,
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But it's probably not gonna get better, it may get worse.
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Gonna get better, it may get worse. and i'm not saying that
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It may get worse. and i'm not saying that as a negative statement.
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And i'm not saying that as a negative statement. all we have to do is look
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As a negative statement. all we have to do is look and see what's going on,
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All we have to do is look and see what's going on, and we're gonna have more
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And see what's going on, and we're gonna have more to deal with in a year
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And we're gonna have more to deal with in a year or two years than we do now.
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To deal with in a year or two years than we do now. so, if anything's gonna change,
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Or two years than we do now. so, if anything's gonna change, it's gotta be us.
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So, if anything's gonna change, it's gotta be us. we have to learn how to handle
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It's gotta be us. we have to learn how to handle things in a different way.
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We have to learn how to handle things in a different way. okay?
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John 14:27, jesus said,
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John 14:27, jesus said, and i'm gonna
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John 14:27, jesus said, and i'm gonna quote the amplified,
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And i'm gonna quote the amplified, "my peace i leave with you.
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Quote the amplified, "my peace i leave with you. not as the world
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"my peace i leave with you. not as the world gives do i give unto you.
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Not as the world gives do i give unto you. but my [own] special peace i now
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Gives do i give unto you. but my [own] special peace i now give and bequeath unto you.
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But my [own] special peace i now give and bequeath unto you. so, [stop allowing yourselves
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Give and bequeath unto you. so, [stop allowing yourselves to be upset and disturbed;
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So, [stop allowing yourselves to be upset and disturbed; and don't permit yourself
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To be upset and disturbed; and don't permit yourself to be fearful and intimidated.]"
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And don't permit yourself to be fearful and intimidated.]" so, this is a two-part thing.
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Really, to be honest, we don't
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Really, to be honest, we don't even need to pray for peace.
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Really, to be honest, we don't even need to pray for peace. what we need to do is access
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Even need to pray for peace. what we need to do is access the peace that god's
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What we need to do is access the peace that god's already given us.
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The peace that god's already given us. actually, jesus has already
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Already given us. actually, jesus has already done every single thing that
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Actually, jesus has already done every single thing that he needs to do for us to have
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Done every single thing that he needs to do for us to have peaceful, fruitful,
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He needs to do for us to have peaceful, fruitful, wonderful lives.
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Peaceful, fruitful, wonderful lives. he has.
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Wonderful lives. he has. >> [audience applauding]
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He has. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: all we need
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: all we need to do is read the book
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>> joyce: all we need to do is read the book and do what the book says.
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To do is read the book and do what the book says. you say, "well, i can't help it.
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And do what the book says. you say, "well, i can't help it. i can't help it if i get upset!"
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You say, "well, i can't help it. i can't help it if i get upset!" well, actually that's not true,
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I can't help it if i get upset!" well, actually that's not true, you can.
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Well, actually that's not true, you can. how many of you can feel
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You can. how many of you can feel upset when it's coming?
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It kinda starts down
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It kinda starts down here somewhere.
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It kinda starts down here somewhere. >> [audience laughing]
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Here somewhere. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: can you feel it,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: can you feel it, when it's coming?
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>> joyce: can you feel it, when it's coming? okay.
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When it's coming? okay. the thing to do is stop
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Okay. the thing to do is stop it before it gets to your mouth.
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The thing to do is stop it before it gets to your mouth. >> [audience laughing]
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It before it gets to your mouth. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because as soon
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because as soon as you start talking,
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>> joyce: because as soon as you start talking, you're gonna get even more
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As you start talking, you're gonna get even more upset than you were before.
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You're gonna get even more upset than you were before. and then you're probably
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Upset than you were before. and then you're probably gonna upset somebody else,
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And then you're probably gonna upset somebody else, and then they're
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Gonna upset somebody else, and then they're gonna upset you more.
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And then they're gonna upset you more. i have actually learned
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How to be sensitive to when
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How to be sensitive to when a conversation between
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How to be sensitive to when a conversation between me and dave is about to go
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A conversation between me and dave is about to go in the wrong direction.
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Me and dave is about to go in the wrong direction. and i've actually become
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In the wrong direction. and i've actually become so hungry for peace
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And i've actually become so hungry for peace that i am now willing,
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So hungry for peace that i am now willing, when it gets to that point,
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That i am now willing, when it gets to that point, to just shut up.
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When it gets to that point, to just shut up. >> [audience laughing]
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To just shut up. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughs]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughs] that wasn't something
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>> joyce: [laughs] that wasn't something i was willing to do before.
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That wasn't something i was willing to do before. "no, i was going to have
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I was willing to do before. "no, i was going to have the last word and i was gonna
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"no, i was going to have the last word and i was gonna prove to him that he was wrong,
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The last word and i was gonna prove to him that he was wrong, and i was right."
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Prove to him that he was wrong, and i was right." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: but you know what,
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>> joyce: but you know what, being right is highly overrated.
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>> joyce: but you know what, being right is highly overrated. i mean, it's a pride thing.
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Being right is highly overrated. i mean, it's a pride thing. actually, "you can't even have
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I mean, it's a pride thing. actually, "you can't even have conflict without pride,"
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Actually, "you can't even have conflict without pride," the bible says.
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Conflict without pride," the bible says. you can't even have
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It unless pride is there.
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It unless pride is there. so, if you wanna have peace,
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It unless pride is there. so, if you wanna have peace, you have to really want it bad,
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So, if you wanna have peace, you have to really want it bad, and you have to want it bad
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You have to really want it bad, and you have to want it bad enough to be willing
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And you have to want it bad enough to be willing to make changes yourself.
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Enough to be willing to make changes yourself. not to want everybody around
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To make changes yourself. not to want everybody around you to change or to want all
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Not to want everybody around you to change or to want all your circumstances to change,
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You to change or to want all your circumstances to change, but to ask god to show
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Your circumstances to change, but to ask god to show you how to change.
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But to ask god to show you how to change. now, i don't know if you're
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You how to change. now, i don't know if you're not willing to do that,
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Now, i don't know if you're not willing to do that, but if you're not,
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Not willing to do that, but if you're not, you can be miserable another
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But if you're not, you can be miserable another year and i'll come back
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You can be miserable another year and i'll come back next year and tell
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Year and i'll come back next year and tell you the same thing.
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Next year and tell you the same thing. >> [audience laughing]
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You the same thing. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: there's not a lot
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: there's not a lot of answers to some of the things
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>> joyce: there's not a lot of answers to some of the things that we deal with.
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Of answers to some of the things that we deal with. in this issue,
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That we deal with. in this issue, you have two choices;
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In this issue, you have two choices; we can continue to be stressed
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You have two choices; we can continue to be stressed out until we fall apart,
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We can continue to be stressed out until we fall apart, or we can learn to not
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Out until we fall apart, or we can learn to not be affected through it by not
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Or we can learn to not be affected through it by not allowing it to get in us.
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Be affected through it by not allowing it to get in us. the things around
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Allowing it to get in us. the things around us aren't gonna change,
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The things around us aren't gonna change, but we can learn to not
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Us aren't gonna change, but we can learn to not allow it to get in us.
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But we can learn to not allow it to get in us. i remember when my kids
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Allow it to get in us. i remember when my kids were little, and i had so many--
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I remember when my kids were little, and i had so many-- i call 'em "fits."
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Were little, and i had so many-- i call 'em "fits." just, you know,
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I call 'em "fits." just, you know, [mock yelling].
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Just, you know, [mock yelling]. >> [audience laughing]
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[mock yelling]. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you know, we had four kids and you sit
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>> joyce: and you know, we had four kids and you sit down at the dinner table
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We had four kids and you sit down at the dinner table to eat and it seemed like
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Down at the dinner table to eat and it seemed like every night somebody
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To eat and it seemed like every night somebody spilled their drink.
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Every night somebody spilled their drink. and all tables
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Spilled their drink. and all tables aren't like this now,
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And all tables aren't like this now, but back in those days,
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Aren't like this now, but back in those days, every table had a split down
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But back in those days, every table had a split down the middle so you could pull
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Every table had a split down the middle so you could pull it apart and put a leaf in it.
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The middle so you could pull it apart and put a leaf in it. well, it seemed like the real
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It apart and put a leaf in it. well, it seemed like the real trick was to get to the liquid
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Well, it seemed like the real trick was to get to the liquid before it got to the crack.
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Trick was to get to the liquid before it got to the crack. >> [audience laughing]
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Before it got to the crack. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you hadn't had
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you hadn't had the table apart in a long time
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>> joyce: because you hadn't had the table apart in a long time and there was stuff in there.
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The table apart in a long time and there was stuff in there. >> [audience laughing]
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And there was stuff in there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and if the liquid
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and if the liquid got to it, especially if it was
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>> joyce: and if the liquid got to it, especially if it was milk or something that
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Got to it, especially if it was milk or something that would sour, you had no choice
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Milk or something that would sour, you had no choice when the meal was over,
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Would sour, you had no choice when the meal was over, but to pull the table apart
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When the meal was over, but to pull the table apart and get in there
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But to pull the table apart and get in there and scrape and clean
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And get in there and scrape and clean until you got it all out.
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So, i really got upset
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So, i really got upset when the kids would spill it.
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So, i really got upset when the kids would spill it. it would go under all the bowls
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When the kids would spill it. it would go under all the bowls and under the table,
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It would go under all the bowls and under the table, get to the crack,
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And under the table, get to the crack, run down the table legs.
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Get to the crack, run down the table legs. and i'm under the table
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Run down the table legs. and i'm under the table screaming and yelling,
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And i'm under the table screaming and yelling, "you can't--we cannot have
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Screaming and yelling, "you can't--we cannot have one meal in this house
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"you can't--we cannot have one meal in this house and have it in peace!
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I do not understand, i cook--"
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I do not understand, i cook--" you know, well, really,
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I do not understand, i cook--" you know, well, really, i was the one
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You know, well, really, i was the one stealing the peace.
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I was the one stealing the peace. >> [audience laughing]
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Stealing the peace. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and one time
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and one time i was under there having
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>> joyce: and one time i was under there having my little fit and the lord
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I was under there having my little fit and the lord spoke to my heart.
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My little fit and the lord spoke to my heart. he said, "you know, joyce,
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Spoke to my heart. he said, "you know, joyce, no matter how much
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He said, "you know, joyce, no matter how much you rant and rave,
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No matter how much you rant and rave, this is not gonna run back
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You rant and rave, this is not gonna run back up the table legs across
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This is not gonna run back up the table legs across the table and back
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Up the table legs across the table and back into their glasses."
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The table and back into their glasses." >> [audience laughing]
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Into their glasses." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, he simply said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, he simply said, "you need to learn how
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>> joyce: so, he simply said, "you need to learn how to go with the flow."
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"you need to learn how to go with the flow." >> [audience laughing]
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To go with the flow." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, sometimes,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, sometimes, if something is happening--
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>> joyce: so, sometimes, if something is happening-- i couldn't do anything
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If something is happening-- i couldn't do anything about that situation
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I couldn't do anything about that situation at the hotel.
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About that situation at the hotel. we tried.
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At the hotel. we tried. trust me, we tried.
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We tried. trust me, we tried. >> [audience laughing]
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Trust me, we tried. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: they said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: they said, "well, we have one of our
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>> joyce: they said, "well, we have one of our ambassador guests--"
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"well, we have one of our ambassador guests--" i mean, i guess that's somebody
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Ambassador guests--" i mean, i guess that's somebody with a lot of points,
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I mean, i guess that's somebody with a lot of points, they go to that hotel a lot.
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With a lot of points, they go to that hotel a lot. "and we can't just tell
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They go to that hotel a lot. "and we can't just tell 'em they have to leave."
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"and we can't just tell 'em they have to leave." and i was thinking,
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'em they have to leave." and i was thinking, "well, you could have
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And i was thinking, "well, you could have another ambassador guest..."
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"well, you could have another ambassador guest..." >> [audience laughing]
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Another ambassador guest..." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "if you would
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "if you would treat me right."
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>> joyce: "if you would treat me right." but i passed the test,
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Treat me right." but i passed the test, not with flying colors,
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But i passed the test, not with flying colors, but i did pass.
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Not with flying colors, but i did pass. >> [audience laughing]
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But i did pass. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i even acted
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i even acted like a christian.
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>> joyce: and i even acted like a christian. >> [audience laughing]
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Like a christian. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: imagine that.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: imagine that. and you know, we don't
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>> joyce: imagine that. and you know, we don't always act like christians
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And you know, we don't always act like christians in situations like that.
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Always act like christians in situations like that. it's like, better get the cross
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In situations like that. it's like, better get the cross off your neck and the bumper
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It's like, better get the cross off your neck and the bumper sticker off your car before
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Off your neck and the bumper sticker off your car before anybody finds out.
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Sticker off your car before anybody finds out. fast forward 40 years--
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Anybody finds out. fast forward 40 years-- [chuckling]
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Fast forward 40 years-- [chuckling] it's amazing what
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[chuckling] it's amazing what time does for you.
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It's amazing what time does for you. fast forward 40 years
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Time does for you. fast forward 40 years and a couple of weeks ago--
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Fast forward 40 years and a couple of weeks ago-- i get up really early
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And a couple of weeks ago-- i get up really early so it's probably like
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I get up really early so it's probably like 5 o'clock in the morning,
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So it's probably like 5 o'clock in the morning, and i've gotta have my
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5 o'clock in the morning, and i've gotta have my jesus' time before
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And i've gotta have my jesus' time before any noise starts.
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Jesus' time before any noise starts. the day goes much
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Any noise starts. the day goes much better if i have that.
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The day goes much better if i have that. and i make my coffee--
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Better if i have that. and i make my coffee-- every morning make my coffee,
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And i make my coffee-- every morning make my coffee, have my certain cup
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Every morning make my coffee, have my certain cup i put my coffee in.
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Well, that morning
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Well, that morning i made the coffee,
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Well, that morning i made the coffee, it was in the cup,
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I made the coffee, it was in the cup, the foam was on the top,
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It was in the cup, the foam was on the top, everything was good.
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The foam was on the top, everything was good. i don't know what i did,
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Everything was good. i don't know what i did, but somehow or another,
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I don't know what i did, but somehow or another, i dropped the cup and it hit
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The marble counter,
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The marble counter, shattered the cup,
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The marble counter, shattered the cup, coffee went all over the place,
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Shattered the cup, coffee went all over the place, glass went all over the place
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Coffee went all over the place, glass went all over the place and i just, honestly,
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Glass went all over the place and i just, honestly, i can tell you i did
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And i just, honestly, i can tell you i did not feel a thing.
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I can tell you i did not feel a thing. >> [audience laughing]
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Not feel a thing. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i just looked
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i just looked at it and i said,
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>> joyce: i just looked at it and i said, "well, i guess,
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At it and i said, "well, i guess, i'll clean that up."
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"well, i guess, i'll clean that up." >> [audience laughing]
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I'll clean that up." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i've come
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i've come a looong way...
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>> joyce: i've come a looong way... >> [audience laughing]
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A looong way... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: from being under
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: from being under the table...
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>> joyce: from being under the table... >> [audience applauding]
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The table... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: throwing fits.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: throwing fits. so, if you stick with god
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>> joyce: throwing fits. so, if you stick with god and you stick with the word--
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What does the bible say
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What does the bible say in 2 corinthians 3:18?
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What does the bible say in 2 corinthians 3:18? if we look into his word,
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In 2 corinthians 3:18? if we look into his word, we will be changed
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If we look into his word, we will be changed or "transformed into his image
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We will be changed or "transformed into his image from glory to glory,to glory."
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Or "transformed into his image from glory to glory,to glory." so, if you haven't made
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It all the way there yet,
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It all the way there yet, don't be upset with yourself.
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It all the way there yet, don't be upset with yourself. just keep growing.
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Don't be upset with yourself. just keep growing. that's all.
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Just keep growing. that's all. god's not mad if you
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That's all. god's not mad if you haven't arrived.
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God's not mad if you haven't arrived. he just wants you to keep
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Haven't arrived. he just wants you to keep going and keep growing.
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He just wants you to keep going and keep growing. amen?
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Going and keep growing. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: alright.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: alright. you know, jesus was surrounded
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>> joyce: alright. you know, jesus was surrounded by stressful situations;
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You know, jesus was surrounded by stressful situations; rejected by family and friends,
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By stressful situations; rejected by family and friends, accused of being evil,
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Rejected by family and friends, accused of being evil, his disciples needed
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Accused of being evil, his disciples needed a lot of correction--
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His disciples needed a lot of correction-- you know, they really
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A lot of correction-- you know, they really weren't very mature.
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You know, they really weren't very mature. they argued about who
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Weren't very mature. they argued about who was the greatest and just
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They argued about who was the greatest and just all kinds of things that,
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Was the greatest and just all kinds of things that, you know, you think,
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All kinds of things that, you know, you think, "you picked them?"
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You know, you think, "you picked them?" prayed all night.
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"you picked them?" prayed all night. he didn't get them accidentally.
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Prayed all night. he didn't get them accidentally. he prayed all night
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He didn't get them accidentally. he prayed all night and then picked them.
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He prayed all night and then picked them. maybe it was to give us hope,
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And then picked them. maybe it was to give us hope, i don't know.
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Maybe it was to give us hope, i don't know. >> [audience laughing]
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I don't know. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he was mentoring
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he was mentoring them for the job
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>> joyce: he was mentoring them for the job of carrying the gospel
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Them for the job of carrying the gospel to the whole world.
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Of carrying the gospel to the whole world. surely, sometimes he was
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To the whole world. surely, sometimes he was a little disappointed
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Surely, sometimes he was a little disappointed in the way they behaved.
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A little disappointed in the way they behaved. huge crowds followed him
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In the way they behaved. huge crowds followed him everywhere that he went,
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Huge crowds followed him everywhere that he went, and they all wanted something.
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Everywhere that he went, and they all wanted something. do you ever get a little
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And they all wanted something. do you ever get a little stressed out because you
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Do you ever get a little stressed out because you feel like everybody that comes
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Stressed out because you feel like everybody that comes near you wants something?
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Feel like everybody that comes near you wants something? nobody?
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Near you wants something? nobody? i'm the only one that
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Nobody? i'm the only one that ever feels that way.
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I'm the only one that ever feels that way. >> [audience laughing]
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Ever feels that way. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: one time, i was not
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: one time, i was not wanting to be recognized.
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>> joyce: one time, i was not wanting to be recognized. i was in the mall.
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Wanting to be recognized. i was in the mall. and people kept coming up,
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I was in the mall. and people kept coming up, "can i have a picture?"
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And people kept coming up, "can i have a picture?" [mumbling]
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And i started complaining.
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And i started complaining. and god said,
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And i started complaining. and god said, "well, if you'd rather,
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And god said, "well, if you'd rather, i can fix it so nobody
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"well, if you'd rather, i can fix it so nobody knows who you are."
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I can fix it so nobody knows who you are." i said, "oh, never mind,
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Knows who you are." i said, "oh, never mind, never mind, never mind.
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I said, "oh, never mind, never mind, never mind. i'm sorry, i'm sorry,
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Never mind, never mind. i'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm sorry."
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I'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm sorry." >> [audience laughing]
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I'm sorry." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, you--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, you-- everything that you
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>> joyce: see, you-- everything that you get is a privilege,
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Everything that you get is a privilege, also comes with
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Get is a privilege, also comes with a responsibility side.
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Also comes with a responsibility side. you get a car;
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A responsibility side. you get a car; you get a car payment.
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You get a car; you get a car payment. you get a bigger house;
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You get a car payment. you get a bigger house; you get a bigger house payment.
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You got more house
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You got more house to clean and so maybe
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You got more house to clean and so maybe you go the extra mile,
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To clean and so maybe you go the extra mile, then you get a house
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You go the extra mile, then you get a house cleaning service.
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Then you get a house cleaning service. then you don't like the house
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Cleaning service. then you don't like the house cleaning service and you
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Then you don't like the house cleaning service and you don't like the way they're
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Cleaning service and you don't like the way they're cleaning the house.
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Don't like the way they're cleaning the house. so, there's always something
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Cleaning the house. so, there's always something that you gotta deal with.
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So, there's always something that you gotta deal with. i had a dog for 12 years
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That you gotta deal with. i had a dog for 12 years and i loved that dog.
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I had a dog for 12 years and i loved that dog. her name was duchess
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And i loved that dog. her name was duchess and she was just wonderful.
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Her name was duchess and she was just wonderful. when she was a puppy,
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And she was just wonderful. when she was a puppy, we had a couple of people
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When she was a puppy, we had a couple of people working for us at the house
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We had a couple of people working for us at the house and they really trained her,
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Working for us at the house and they really trained her, i didn't.
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And they really trained her, i didn't. i was gone so much.
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I didn't. i was gone so much. and so, you know,
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I was gone so much. and so, you know, a dog is so much better
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And so, you know, a dog is so much better when they're trained.
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A dog is so much better when they're trained. when they don't eat your
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When they're trained. when they don't eat your furniture and go to the
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When they don't eat your furniture and go to the bathroom on the floor
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Furniture and go to the bathroom on the floor and all that stuff.
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Bathroom on the floor and all that stuff. and so, we had her 12 years,
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And all that stuff. and so, we had her 12 years, and then she had
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And so, we had her 12 years, and then she had to go to doggy heaven.
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And then she had to go to doggy heaven. and so, i wanted another dog.
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To go to doggy heaven. and so, i wanted another dog. well, i got another dog.
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And so, i wanted another dog. well, i got another dog. and i think this dog
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Well, i got another dog. and i think this dog was part devil.
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And i think this dog was part devil. i don't--
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Was part devil. i don't-- >> [audience laughing]
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I don't-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, the cutest
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, the cutest dog you have ever seen
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>> joyce: i mean, the cutest dog you have ever seen and not a cheap dog.
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Dog you have ever seen and not a cheap dog. and i mean,
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And not a cheap dog. and i mean, even the trainers said,
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And i mean, even the trainers said, "this dog is untrainable."
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Even the trainers said, "this dog is untrainable." >> [audience laughing]
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"this dog is untrainable." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "can't be trained."
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "can't be trained." so, i gave her
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>> joyce: "can't be trained." so, i gave her to the trainer,
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So, i gave her to the trainer, the trainer gave
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To the trainer, the trainer gave her to her son,
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The trainer gave her to her son, and he couldn't keep her,
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Her to her son, and he couldn't keep her, and he gave her
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And he couldn't keep her, and he gave her to somebody else.
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And he gave her to somebody else. she went through
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To somebody else. she went through a lot of people.
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She went through a lot of people. i don't know where she's at now.
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A lot of people. i don't know where she's at now. >> [audience laughing]
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I don't know where she's at now. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i'm a determined
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i'm a determined person and i have now bought
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>> joyce: so, i'm a determined person and i have now bought and given away four dogs...
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Person and i have now bought and given away four dogs... >> [audience laughing]
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And given away four dogs... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: since duchess.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: since duchess. and my daughter told me,
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>> joyce: since duchess. and my daughter told me, and she is absolutely right,
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And my daughter told me, and she is absolutely right, she said, "you want a dog,
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And she is absolutely right, she said, "you want a dog, but you don't want the work."
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She said, "you want a dog, but you don't want the work." [chuckling]
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But you don't want the work." [chuckling] so, yesterday, i said,
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[chuckling] so, yesterday, i said, "you know, i think i'm about
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So, yesterday, i said, "you know, i think i'm about ready for another dog."
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"you know, i think i'm about ready for another dog." >> [audience laughing]
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Ready for another dog." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i've already
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i've already got somebody that
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>> joyce: and i've already got somebody that wants the next one.
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Got somebody that wants the next one. >> [audience laughing]
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Wants the next one. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: she's already told me,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: she's already told me, "next dog you get,
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>> joyce: she's already told me, "next dog you get, i'll take it."
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"next dog you get, i'll take it." and so, i said,
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I'll take it." and so, i said, "i've got a better idea.
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And so, i said, "i've got a better idea. i'm gonna borrow a dog
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"i've got a better idea. i'm gonna borrow a dog for a day or two.
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I'm gonna borrow a dog for a day or two. and i'll get over it and then
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For a day or two. and i'll get over it and then i'll save myself all that
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And i'll get over it and then i'll save myself all that money and embarrassment
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I'll save myself all that money and embarrassment of getting another dog
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Money and embarrassment of getting another dog and giving it away."
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Of getting another dog and giving it away." so just remember that,
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And giving it away." so just remember that, everything that you get
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So just remember that, everything that you get as a privilege there's
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Everything that you get as a privilege there's always another side to it.
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As a privilege there's always another side to it. you all are kind of looking
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Always another side to it. you all are kind of looking at me like, "but i--i want--"
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You all are kind of looking at me like, "but i--i want--" now, remember, there's gonna
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At me like, "but i--i want--" now, remember, there's gonna be another side to it.
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Now, remember, there's gonna be another side to it. amen?
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Be another side to it. amen? >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: causes for stress,
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>> joyce: causes for stress, worry and hurry.
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>> joyce: causes for stress, worry and hurry. man, hurry.
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Worry and hurry. man, hurry. and you know, it's not just
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Man, hurry. and you know, it's not just hurrying on the outside,
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And you know, it's not just hurrying on the outside, it's hurrying on the inside.
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Hurrying on the outside, it's hurrying on the inside. just having one thought after
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It's hurrying on the inside. just having one thought after another, after another,
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Just having one thought after another, after another, after another, after another,
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Another, after another, after another, after another, rush through your brain.
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After another, after another, rush through your brain. trying to figure
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Rush through your brain. trying to figure all these things out.
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Trying to figure all these things out. too much work,
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All these things out. too much work, not enough rest,
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Too much work, not enough rest, not enough enjoyment,
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Not enough rest, not enough enjoyment, and not enough laughter.
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Not enough enjoyment, and not enough laughter. we need to laugh.
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God gave us a laugh,
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God gave us a laugh, and the bible says,
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God gave us a laugh, and the bible says, "a merry heart doeth
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And the bible says, "a merry heart doeth good like a medicine."
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"a merry heart doeth good like a medicine." it's actually true.
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One time i had a headache
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One time i had a headache and something funny happened
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One time i had a headache and something funny happened and i laughed really hard,
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And something funny happened and i laughed really hard, and my headache was gone
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And i laughed really hard, and my headache was gone when i got finished laughing.
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And my headache was gone when i got finished laughing. >> [audience laughing]
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When i got finished laughing. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, it really is like medicine.
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>> joyce: i mean, it really is like medicine. it's a stress reliever.
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It really is like medicine. it's a stress reliever. laughter is one of the best
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It's a stress reliever. laughter is one of the best stress relievers.
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>> ginger: coming up,
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>> ginger: coming up, we have a story you
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>> ginger: coming up, we have a story you don't want to miss.
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>> announcer: you've lived
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>> announcer: you've lived long enough to know:
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Long enough to know: the day won't always
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The day won't always go as planned.
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Go as planned. but peace isn't found
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But peace isn't found in control.
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In control. it's found in quiet
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It's found in quiet moments with god.
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>> joyce: "beginning your day
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>> joyce: "beginning your day god's way" is a 365-day
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God's way" is a 365-day devotional to help you start
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Devotional to help you start your mornings with the truth
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Your mornings with the truth of god's word.
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Of god's word. when you begin your day rooted
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When you begin your day rooted in scripture, something
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In scripture, something powerful happens.
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Powerful happens. your thoughts
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Your thoughts start to change,
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Start to change, your emotions come
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Your emotions come into balance.
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Into balance. you begin
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You begin to respond to life,
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To respond to life, not just react
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Not just react to it.
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To it. and you'll find
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And you'll find yourself walking
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Yourself walking in more
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In more peace,
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Peace, wisdom,
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Wisdom, and joy
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And joy no matter
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No matter what comes
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What comes your way.
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Your way. each devotional includes
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Each devotional includes a scripture, a prayer,
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Of encouragement to help you stay
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To help you stay focused on god's love
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Focused on god's love and direction
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And direction for your life.
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For your life. so, don't just get
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So, don't just get through your day;
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Through your day; live it on purpose.
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Live it on purpose. >> announcer: every day
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>> announcer: every day is a brand-new
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Is a brand-new opportunity for
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A fresh start with joyce's devotional
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Joyce's devotional "beginning your day
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"beginning your day god's way."
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God's way." it's available
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Of any amount. and when you give...
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Every day god's way. >> joyce: every day
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>> joyce: every day is a new day to grow,
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Is a new day to grow, to trust in god,
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To trust in god, and to walk in peace.
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And to walk in peace. "beginning your day
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"beginning your day god's way" is a devotional
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God's way" is a devotional to help you align
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To help you align your thoughts
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Your thoughts and emotions
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And emotions with the truth
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With the truth of god's word before
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Of god's word before the day even begins.
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The day even begins. you'll be able to face
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You'll be able to face whatever the day
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Whatever the day holds with
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Holds with confidence and joy.
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Confidence and joy. you can begin each
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You can begin each day the right way.
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Day the right way. and remember,
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And remember, your gift,
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Your gift, along with gifts
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Along with gifts from the partners
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From the partners of joyce meyer ministries,
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Of joyce meyer ministries, are making a difference
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Are making a difference around the world,
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And so much more. "beginning your
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"beginning your day god's way"
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Day god's way" devotional helps
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Devotional helps you focus, grow,
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You focus, grow, and walk in peace
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And walk in peace one day at a time.
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One day at a time. and you can receive it for
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And you can receive it for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. when you give...
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When you give... or more,
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Or more, you'll receive this
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You'll receive this "battlefield of the mind"
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"battlefield of the mind" tote bag filled
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Tote bag filled with joyce's devotional
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With joyce's devotional and her book,
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And her book, "how to talk with god,"
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Along with the "everyday life bible" and a couple
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Life bible" and a couple other fun surprises.
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Other fun surprises. call us today at...
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To get your devotional and watch how
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And watch how everything else begins
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Everything else begins to fall into place.
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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And talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with maverick city's
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Maverick city's naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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>> ginger: can you even
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>> ginger: can you even imagine not being able
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Imagine not being able to feed your children
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To feed your children or your grandchildren
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Or your grandchildren under your care?
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Under your care? watching them grow up
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Watching them grow up without hope for the future.
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In thailand, that's the reality
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In thailand, that's the reality for many families,
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For many families, but it doesn't have
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But it doesn't have to always be that way.
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To always be that way. what you're about to see
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What you're about to see isn't just a story from
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Isn't just a story from the other side of the world.
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The other side of the world. it's a glimpse into how you
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It's a glimpse into how you are making a difference.
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Are making a difference. how love, support, and faith
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How love, support, and faith are changing lives like
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Are changing lives like anna's and anotai's
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Anna's and anotai's in powerful ways.
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In powerful ways. this is hope in action.
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This is hope in action. don't look away.
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Don't look away. lean in and think about
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Lean in and think about what you can do to make
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What you can do to make a difference.
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>> ginger: beautiful thailand
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>> ginger: beautiful thailand is known for its pristine
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Is known for its pristine beaches, islands,
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Beaches, islands, vibrant culture,
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Vibrant culture, and elaborate
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And elaborate temples.
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Temples.
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It's been called
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It's been called "the land of smiles."
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"the land of smiles." the people are warm
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The people are warm and welcoming,
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And welcoming, but behind too many
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But behind too many of those smiles
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Of those smiles are silent struggles
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Are silent struggles and a world of pain.
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And a world of pain. poverty and addiction
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Poverty and addiction are widespread,
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Are widespread, and the women and children
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And the women and children bear much of the consequence.
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Bear much of the consequence. meet anna and anotai,
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Meet anna and anotai, best friends and constant
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Best friends and constant companions.
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Companions. we've had the honor of feeding
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We've had the honor of feeding and sharing god's love for years
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And sharing god's love for years with these beautiful girls.
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With these beautiful girls. they grew up together
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They grew up together at the bethany home
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At the bethany home for children built
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For children built by hand of hope,
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By hand of hope, outside of chiang rai, thailand.
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Outside of chiang rai, thailand.
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>> ginger: how has jesus
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>> ginger: how has jesus changed your life?
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Changed your life?
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>> anna:
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>> anna:
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>> ginger: anna
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>> ginger: anna is a sweet
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Is a sweet 17-year-old young lady.
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17-year-old young lady. it has been our honor to love
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It has been our honor to love and care for her since
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And care for her since she was just 8 years old.
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She was just 8 years old. her father fell into
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Her father fell into drug addiction and could
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Drug addiction and could no longer support the family.
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No longer support the family. addiction is rampant
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Addiction is rampant in these villages,
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In these villages, and many children like anna
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And many children like anna face neglect as their parents
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Face neglect as their parents battle substance abuse.
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Battle substance abuse. thanks to the love
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Thanks to the love and generosity
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And generosity of people like you,
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Of people like you, anna has grown
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Anna has grown up healthy and strong.
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Up healthy and strong. she's found a safe place
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She's found a safe place where she feels seen,
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Where she feels seen, loved, and cared for.
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Loved, and cared for. anotai is a bright
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Anotai is a bright and beautiful
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And beautiful 16-year-old who came
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16-year-old who came to our feeding program
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To our feeding program when she was
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When she was in first grade,
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In first grade, after her mother took
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After her mother took her to her grandparents
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Her to her grandparents and never returned.
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And never returned. they were aging and not
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They were aging and not able to take care of her.
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Able to take care of her. her journey continues
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Her journey continues to inspire us,
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To inspire us, as well as remind us
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As well as remind us of the importance of being
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Of the importance of being there for these children.
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There for these children.
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>> ginger: what do you like
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>> ginger: what do you like and what do you get to do here?
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And what do you get to do here?
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>> anotai:
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>> anotai:
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>> ginger: have you seen any
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>> ginger: have you seen any bad things happen to some
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Bad things happen to some of the girls in the village
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Of the girls in the village who don't have people to take
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Who don't have people to take care of them like you do?
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Care of them like you do?
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>> anotai:
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>> anotai:
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>> ginger: northern thailand,
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>> ginger: northern thailand, as part of the golden triangle,
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As part of the golden triangle, is a significant hub for drugs.
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Is a significant hub for drugs. consequently,
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Consequently, families suffer tremendously,
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Families suffer tremendously, and many young people
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And many young people are lured into this trap.
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Are lured into this trap. in addition,
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In addition, over 6 million people
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Over 6 million people face food insecurity,
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Face food insecurity, meaning they often don't
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Meaning they often don't know where their next
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Know where their next meal will come from
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Meal will come from or if it will come at all.
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Or if it will come at all. we at joyce meyer ministries
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We at joyce meyer ministries believe no one should
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Believe no one should be forgotten or overlooked.
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Be forgotten or overlooked. with the help of faithful
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With the help of faithful partners like you,
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Partners like you, we have worked to meet both
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We have worked to meet both the physical and spiritual
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The physical and spiritual needs of people in thailand
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Needs of people in thailand and around the world.
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And around the world. in thailand, nutritious meals
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In thailand, nutritious meals and god's love have been
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And god's love have been changing young lives
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Changing young lives like anna's and anotai's
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Like anna's and anotai's for many years.
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For many years. globally, together,
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Globally, together, we have served
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We have served over 500 million meals.
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Over 500 million meals. but it's only the beginning.
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But it's only the beginning. there are still so many in need.
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There are still so many in need.
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>> ginger: i love to see
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>> ginger: i love to see the beautiful smiles that
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The beautiful smiles that god has put on your faces.
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God has put on your faces. thank you very much.
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Thank you very much. is there anything else
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Is there anything else you wanna tell us?
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You wanna tell us?
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>> anna:
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>> anna:
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>> ginger: you're very welcome.
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>> ginger: you're very welcome. it is our privilege.
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>> ginger: what we do
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>> ginger: what we do in thailand and around
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In thailand and around the world isn't just about
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The world isn't just about feeding the hungry.
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Feeding the hungry. it's about answering god's
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It's about answering god's call to go into all the world
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Call to go into all the world and share his love in practical,
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And share his love in practical, powerful ways.
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Powerful ways. when you give
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When you give to joyce meyer ministries,
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To joyce meyer ministries, you're doing just that.
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You're doing just that. you're helping to rescue
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You're helping to rescue children from poverty,
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Children from poverty, restore broken lives,
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Restore broken lives, and bring the message
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And bring the message of jesus to places where
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Of jesus to places where hope feels out of reach.
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Hope feels out of reach. but we all know with christ,
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But we all know with christ, hope is a possibility.
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Hope is a possibility. we can do so much more
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We can do so much more together, so join us.
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Together, so join us. if your heart was stirred today
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If your heart was stirred today by what you saw, if you think
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By what you saw, if you think of children like these and wish
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Of children like these and wish or think, “i wish i could help.”
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Or think, “i wish i could help.” you can.
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You can. and what you give today
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And what you give today won't just meet a need
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Won't just meet a need for a moment.
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It could change a life forever.
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It could change a life forever. so i want to invite you,
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So i want to invite you, will you please partner
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Will you please partner with us in this endeavor?
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With us in this endeavor? your commitment to regularly
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Your commitment to regularly give toward all that we do,
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Give toward all that we do, means that you are
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Means that you are everywhere we go.
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Everywhere we go. you are sharing christ.
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You are sharing christ. you are feeding the hungry.
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You are feeding the hungry. so let's keep saying yes
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So let's keep saying yes to the call together.
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To the call together. you can give right now
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You can give right now at joycemeyer.org.
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At joycemeyer.org. become a partner.
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Become a partner. and when you do,
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And when you do, you will be making
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You will be making an eternal difference.
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An eternal difference. we love and appreciate you
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We love and appreciate you so very much.
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>> [music]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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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 (Part 1)

October 24, 2025 | 29:29

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