Joyce Meyer - Dealing with Stress (Part 2)

October 27, 2025 | 29:29

Are you constantly dealing with stress? Today, Joyce discusses various things that cause stress and ways to deal with them.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Dealing with Stress (Part 2) | October 27, 2025

>> joyce: the more
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>> joyce: the more thankful you are,
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>> joyce: the more thankful you are, the less anxiety you have,
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Thankful you are, the less anxiety you have, because the more thankful
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The less anxiety you have, because the more thankful you are for what you have,
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Because the more thankful you are for what you have, the less upset you are
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You are for what you have, the less upset you are about what you don't have.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: causes for stress,
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>> joyce: causes for stress, i have 16.
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>> joyce: causes for stress, i have 16. >> [audience laughing]
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I have 16. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i could've
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i could've kept going, so you know.
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>> joyce: and i could've kept going, so you know. i'll try not to get hung
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Kept going, so you know. i'll try not to get hung up too much on these points,
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So we'll just go through
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So we'll just go through them pretty fast.
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So we'll just go through them pretty fast. guilt.
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Them pretty fast. guilt. that's a bad one.
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Guilt. that's a bad one. hidden sin.
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That's a bad one. hidden sin. poor diet.
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Hidden sin. poor diet. i decided yesterday--
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Poor diet. i decided yesterday-- i was tired,
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I decided yesterday-- i was tired, i've been working a little
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I was tired, i've been working a little more than i like too lately.
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I've been working a little more than i like too lately. i was real tired.
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More than i like too lately. i was real tired. you know, sometimes when
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I was real tired. you know, sometimes when you're real tired you wanna
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You know, sometimes when you're real tired you wanna do something you shouldn't do.
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You're real tired you wanna do something you shouldn't do. anybody ever noticed that?
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Do something you shouldn't do. anybody ever noticed that? and so, i decided that
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Anybody ever noticed that? and so, i decided that i wanted dessert
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And so, i decided that i wanted dessert and i wanted a lot of it.
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I wanted dessert and i wanted a lot of it. >> [audience laughing]
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And i wanted a lot of it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and to maintain
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and to maintain my size, i have to be,
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>> joyce: and to maintain my size, i have to be, you know, pretty strict.
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My size, i have to be, you know, pretty strict. and so i decided i was gonna
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You know, pretty strict. and so i decided i was gonna eat dessert and not eat food.
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And so i decided i was gonna eat dessert and not eat food. >> [audience laughing]
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Eat dessert and not eat food. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [to dave]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [to dave] i didn't tell you,
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>> joyce: [to dave] i didn't tell you, i didn't tell you 'cause
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I didn't tell you, i didn't tell you 'cause i knew you wouldn't like it.
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I didn't tell you 'cause i knew you wouldn't like it. >> [audience laughing]
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I knew you wouldn't like it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i got a cookie
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i got a cookie and i put all this icing on it.
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>> joyce: so, i got a cookie and i put all this icing on it. then i had a little ice cream.
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And i put all this icing on it. then i had a little ice cream. it was a little bowl
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Then i had a little ice cream. it was a little bowl of ice cream but put
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It was a little bowl of ice cream but put chocolate sauce on that.
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Of ice cream but put chocolate sauce on that. and i ate that dessert
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Chocolate sauce on that. and i ate that dessert and didn't eat any food,
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And i ate that dessert and didn't eat any food, and i got so nervous.
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And didn't eat any food, and i got so nervous. it just--the sugar
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And i got so nervous. it just--the sugar just made me nervous,
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It just--the sugar just made me nervous, and i felt terrible after that.
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Well, how many people are
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Well, how many people are stressed out all the time,
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Well, how many people are stressed out all the time, just because they
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Stressed out all the time, just because they have a lousy diet?
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Just because they have a lousy diet? they don't do something
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Have a lousy diet? they don't do something like that occasionally,
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They don't do something like that occasionally, they eat junk every day.
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Like that occasionally, they eat junk every day. >> [audience softly laughs]
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They eat junk every day. >> [audience softly laughs] >> joyce: boy,
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>> [audience softly laughs] >> joyce: boy, you got a good church.
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>> joyce: boy, you got a good church. they don't have a problem
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You got a good church. they don't have a problem with anything.
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They don't have a problem with anything. >> [audience laughing]
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With anything. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i have never seen
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i have never seen so many people that can
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>> joyce: i have never seen so many people that can look innocent as this group.
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So many people that can look innocent as this group. >> [audience laughing]
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Look innocent as this group. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, they're all just--
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>> joyce: i mean, they're all just-- >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: how many of you
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>> joyce: how many of you don't get enough sleep?
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>> joyce: how many of you don't get enough sleep? you know what?
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Don't get enough sleep? you know what? i've got an answer for you.
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You know what? i've got an answer for you. go to bed at night.
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I've got an answer for you. go to bed at night. >> [audience laughing]
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Go to bed at night. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: this really
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: this really isn't rocket science.
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>> joyce: this really isn't rocket science. how many of you don't
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Isn't rocket science. how many of you don't drink enough water?
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How many of you don't drink enough water? drink some water.
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Drink enough water? drink some water. >> [audience laughing]
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Drink some water. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, we look for all these
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>> joyce: you know, we look for all these complicated answers
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We look for all these complicated answers to what we think are
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Complicated answers to what we think are all these complicated
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To what we think are all these complicated problems and to be honest,
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All these complicated problems and to be honest, it's really not that hard.
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Problems and to be honest, it's really not that hard. i was having stomach problems;
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It's really not that hard. i was having stomach problems; every single morning i was
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I was having stomach problems; every single morning i was being sick to my stomach.
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Every single morning i was being sick to my stomach. not like throwing up sick,
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Being sick to my stomach. not like throwing up sick, but just nauseated,
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Not like throwing up sick, but just nauseated, and just, blech.
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But just nauseated, and just, blech. and--so, i've learned that
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And just, blech. and--so, i've learned that if you ask god, he will
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And--so, i've learned that if you ask god, he will tell you some things.
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If you ask god, he will tell you some things. and so, i was asking god to give
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Tell you some things. and so, i was asking god to give me a word of knowledge,
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And so, i was asking god to give me a word of knowledge, "show me what's wrong."
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Me a word of knowledge, "show me what's wrong." and i had these--
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"show me what's wrong." and i had these-- i have a little bit
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And i had these-- i have a little bit of irritable bowel syndrome
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I have a little bit of irritable bowel syndrome and so i looked on the internet
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Of irritable bowel syndrome and so i looked on the internet to see what irritated it.
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And so i looked on the internet to see what irritated it. and the number one thing
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To see what irritated it. and the number one thing on the list was xylitol.
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And the number one thing on the list was xylitol. and i had these
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On the list was xylitol. and i had these mints that i ate,
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And i had these mints that i ate, probably a package
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Mints that i ate, probably a package and a half of every day,
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Probably a package and a half of every day, and the number one
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And a half of every day, and the number one ingredient was xylitol.
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And the number one ingredient was xylitol. so, i quit eating
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Ingredient was xylitol. so, i quit eating the mints and i quit having
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So, i quit eating the mints and i quit having the stomach problem.
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The mints and i quit having the stomach problem. >> [audience applauding]
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The stomach problem. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, just some
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, just some of you--not all of you,
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>> joyce: so, just some of you--not all of you, but some of you that feel bad--
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Of you--not all of you, but some of you that feel bad-- even--even stress.
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But some of you that feel bad-- even--even stress. you know, one of the things
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Even--even stress. you know, one of the things that will give you stress
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You know, one of the things that will give you stress is doing things that god
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That will give you stress is doing things that god has not anointed you to do.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, my husband is--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, my husband is-- sometimes, i wonder if dave
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>> joyce: now, my husband is-- sometimes, i wonder if dave even knows what stress is.
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Sometimes, i wonder if dave even knows what stress is. >> [audience laughing]
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Even knows what stress is. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, he's just
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, he's just very peaceful, you know?
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>> joyce: i mean, he's just very peaceful, you know? easiest guy in the world
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Very peaceful, you know? easiest guy in the world to get along with.
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Easiest guy in the world to get along with. very patient, very generous
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To get along with. very patient, very generous in forgiveness, kind.
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Very patient, very generous in forgiveness, kind. he just--he's very--
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In forgiveness, kind. he just--he's very-- just not stressful.
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He just--he's very-- just not stressful. and he was having
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Just not stressful. and he was having what he calls "the yips."
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And he was having what he calls "the yips." which was really just--
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What he calls "the yips." which was really just-- he was--felt stressed.
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Which was really just-- he was--felt stressed. he was shaking, inside,
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He was--felt stressed. he was shaking, inside, you know, like inside.
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He was shaking, inside, you know, like inside. well, he found out he was
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You know, like inside. well, he found out he was doing something that
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Well, he found out he was doing something that he'd been doing for a long
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Doing something that he'd been doing for a long time but god didn't want
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He'd been doing for a long time but god didn't want him doing it anymore.
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Time but god didn't want him doing it anymore. and it took--our daughter
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Him doing it anymore. and it took--our daughter recognized it and shared
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And it took--our daughter recognized it and shared with him, and he stopped
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Recognized it and shared with him, and he stopped doing it.
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With him, and he stopped doing it. yips went away.
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Doing it. yips went away. so, maybe, you're just doing
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Yips went away. so, maybe, you're just doing some things that god's
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So, maybe, you're just doing some things that god's no longer anointing you to do,
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Some things that god's no longer anointing you to do, and that's giving you stress.
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No longer anointing you to do, and that's giving you stress. now, i was abused sexually
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And that's giving you stress. now, i was abused sexually by my dad from the time i was--
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Now, i was abused sexually by my dad from the time i was-- a little bitty.
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By my dad from the time i was-- a little bitty. and--so, i grew up with stress.
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A little bitty. and--so, i grew up with stress. i had stress all my life.
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And--so, i grew up with stress. i had stress all my life. i had so much stress i didn't
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I had stress all my life. i had so much stress i didn't even know it was stress.
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So, i was always goin'
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So, i was always goin' to the doctor, because when
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So, i was always goin' to the doctor, because when you have stress it'll affect
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To the doctor, because when you have stress it'll affect your health, trying to find
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You have stress it'll affect your health, trying to find out what was wrong with me,
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Your health, trying to find out what was wrong with me, and then they would tell
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Out what was wrong with me, and then they would tell me it was stress and that
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And then they would tell me it was stress and that would make me mad because
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Me it was stress and that would make me mad because i didn't even understand
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Would make me mad because i didn't even understand what stress was.
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I didn't even understand what stress was. i thought stress meant
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What stress was. i thought stress meant you couldn't handle life.
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I thought stress meant you couldn't handle life. and "i'm a strong woman.
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You couldn't handle life. and "i'm a strong woman. i can handle life.
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And "i'm a strong woman. i can handle life. i do not have stress.
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I can handle life. i do not have stress. don't tell me i have stress.
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I do not have stress. don't tell me i have stress. this is not stress."
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Don't tell me i have stress. this is not stress." i even had one doctor tell
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This is not stress." i even had one doctor tell me to go see a psychiatrist.
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I even had one doctor tell me to go see a psychiatrist. i had one ask me
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Me to go see a psychiatrist. i had one ask me if i wanted to come to these
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I had one ask me if i wanted to come to these classes that he was doing
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If i wanted to come to these classes that he was doing on changing your thinking.
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Classes that he was doing on changing your thinking. i thought, "i wrote the book!"
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On changing your thinking. i thought, "i wrote the book!" >> [audience laughing]
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I thought, "i wrote the book!" >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: he's "you're having
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>> joyce: he's "you're having a battle in your mind."
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>> joyce: he's "you're having a battle in your mind." i thought, "i've sold
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A battle in your mind." i thought, "i've sold 6 million copies of that book."
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I thought, "i've sold 6 million copies of that book." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: well, if nothing else,
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>> joyce: well, if nothing else, you're getting a good
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>> joyce: well, if nothing else, you're getting a good laugh tonight.
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You're getting a good laugh tonight. >> [audience laughing]
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Laugh tonight. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: not enough exercise.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: not enough exercise. "oooh, don't talk to me
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>> joyce: not enough exercise. "oooh, don't talk to me about exercise, joyce."
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"oooh, don't talk to me about exercise, joyce." okay.
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About exercise, joyce." okay. unresolved issues
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Okay. unresolved issues from the past,
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Unresolved issues from the past, you know it's our secrets
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From the past, you know it's our secrets that make us sick.
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You know it's our secrets that make us sick. you know that?
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No wonder the bible says,
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No wonder the bible says, "confess your faults
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No wonder the bible says, "confess your faults to one another that
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"confess your faults to one another that you may be healed
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To one another that you may be healed and restored to a spiritual
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You may be healed and restored to a spiritual tone of mind and heart."
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And restored to a spiritual tone of mind and heart." sometimes you just need
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Tone of mind and heart." sometimes you just need to sit down with somebody
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Sometimes you just need to sit down with somebody you can trust and just say,
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To sit down with somebody you can trust and just say, "i just need to get some
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Things out in the open."
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Things out in the open." it's not--i mean, you don't
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Things out in the open." it's not--i mean, you don't need to go to a person
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It's not--i mean, you don't need to go to a person to get forgiveness.
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Need to go to a person to get forgiveness. but sometimes we do just
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To get forgiveness. but sometimes we do just need to vent;
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But sometimes we do just need to vent; we just need
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Need to vent; we just need to talk to somebody,
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We just need to talk to somebody, not to complain or grumble,
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To talk to somebody, not to complain or grumble, but just to get rid of it.
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Not to complain or grumble, but just to get rid of it. fear.
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But just to get rid of it. fear. being codependent.
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Fear. being codependent. if you're a person who's
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Being codependent. if you're a person who's married to somebody that's
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If you're a person who's married to somebody that's hard to get along with,
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Married to somebody that's hard to get along with, and you have to wait
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Hard to get along with, and you have to wait to see what kind of mood
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And you have to wait to see what kind of mood they're in before you decide
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To see what kind of mood they're in before you decide what kind of mood you're in,
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They're in before you decide what kind of mood you're in, that's being codependent.
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What kind of mood you're in, that's being codependent. i had a lot of problems when
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That's being codependent. i had a lot of problems when dave and i first got married
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I had a lot of problems when dave and i first got married from being abused,
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Dave and i first got married from being abused, and dave tried for a long
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From being abused, and dave tried for a long time to make me happy,
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And dave tried for a long time to make me happy, and i didn't know
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Time to make me happy, and i didn't know how to be happy.
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And i didn't know how to be happy. and he finally said,
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How to be happy. and he finally said, "i don't care what i do,
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And he finally said, "i don't care what i do, you're not gonna be happy,
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"i don't care what i do, you're not gonna be happy, so i'm finished trying."
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You're not gonna be happy, so i'm finished trying." but he said,
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So i'm finished trying." but he said, "i am gonna enjoy my life."
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But he said, "i am gonna enjoy my life." and oh, that made me mad.
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"i am gonna enjoy my life." and oh, that made me mad. >> [audience laughing]
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And oh, that made me mad. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: made me so mad
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: made me so mad because people that aren't
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>> joyce: made me so mad because people that aren't happy don't want other
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Because people that aren't happy don't want other people to be happy.
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Happy don't want other people to be happy. but you know,
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People to be happy. but you know, that was one of the best
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But you know, that was one of the best things that he ever did for me.
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That was one of the best things that he ever did for me. he didn't become
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Things that he ever did for me. he didn't become codependent on me.
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He didn't become codependent on me. he didn't let my mood
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Codependent on me. he didn't let my mood ruin his mood.
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He didn't let my mood ruin his mood. he didn't let my lack
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Ruin his mood. he didn't let my lack of joy take his lack of joy.
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And you know, i don't have
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And you know, i don't have time to get into all these
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And you know, i don't have time to get into all these things that i would love
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Time to get into all these things that i would love to get into because it's taken
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Things that i would love to get into because it's taken me a lifetime to learn 'em,
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To get into because it's taken me a lifetime to learn 'em, but if you are in relationship
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Me a lifetime to learn 'em, but if you are in relationship with somebody whether
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But if you are in relationship with somebody whether it's a real good friend,
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With somebody whether it's a real good friend, or a parent, or a spouse,
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It's a real good friend, or a parent, or a spouse, or a child that is determined
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Or a parent, or a spouse, or a child that is determined to be unhappy,
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Or a child that is determined to be unhappy, don't let them steal your
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To be unhappy, don't let them steal your joy because you are not
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Don't let them steal your joy because you are not helping them by doing that.
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Joy because you are not helping them by doing that. >> [audience applauding]
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Helping them by doing that. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: actually,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: actually, what eventually happened was,
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>> joyce: actually, what eventually happened was, when dave persisted
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What eventually happened was, when dave persisted in being happy, he finally made
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When dave persisted in being happy, he finally made me hungry for what he had.
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In being happy, he finally made me hungry for what he had. so, it actually, really
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Me hungry for what he had. so, it actually, really helped me in the long run,
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So, it actually, really helped me in the long run, same way with his peace.
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He modeled peace in front of me,
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He modeled peace in front of me, and i finally thought,
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He modeled peace in front of me, and i finally thought, "well, if he can have that,
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And i finally thought, "well, if he can have that, i can have that."
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"well, if he can have that, i can have that." so, it doesn't help a person
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I can have that." so, it doesn't help a person with problems if you let their
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So, it doesn't help a person with problems if you let their problems determine how
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With problems if you let their problems determine how you're gonna live your life.
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Problems determine how you're gonna live your life. he loved me.
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You're gonna live your life. he loved me. he said, "i love you,
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He loved me. he said, "i love you, but i'm not gonna let
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He said, "i love you, but i'm not gonna let you make me unhappy."
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But i'm not gonna let you make me unhappy." come on, somebody here
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You make me unhappy." come on, somebody here needs to hear that.
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Come on, somebody here needs to hear that. >> [audience applauding]
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Needs to hear that. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i always say,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i always say, "dave kinda got
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>> joyce: now, i always say, "dave kinda got what he deserved,"
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"dave kinda got what he deserved," because when he met me,
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What he deserved," because when he met me, i was washing my mother's
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Because when he met me, i was washing my mother's car in short shorts,
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I was washing my mother's car in short shorts, and he pulled up to pick
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Car in short shorts, and he pulled up to pick up a guy he was going
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And he pulled up to pick up a guy he was going somewhere with, that rented
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Up a guy he was going somewhere with, that rented my mom and dad's upstairs flat,
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Somewhere with, that rented my mom and dad's upstairs flat, and he tried to flirt with me,
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My mom and dad's upstairs flat, and he tried to flirt with me, and i didn't trust men,
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And he tried to flirt with me, and i didn't trust men, didn't like men.
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And i didn't trust men, didn't like men. and i said--well, i liked men,
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Didn't like men. and i said--well, i liked men, but i didn't trust 'em.
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And i said--well, i liked men, but i didn't trust 'em. and i said--he said, "hey,
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But i didn't trust 'em. and i said--he said, "hey, when you're finished
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And i said--he said, "hey, when you're finished washing that car,
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When you're finished washing that car, you wanna wash mine?"
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Washing that car, you wanna wash mine?" i said, "if you want your
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You wanna wash mine?" i said, "if you want your car washed, buddy,
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I said, "if you want your car washed, buddy, wash it yourself."
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Car washed, buddy, wash it yourself." >> [audience laughing]
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Wash it yourself." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, he'd been
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, he'd been praying for a wife.
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>> joyce: well, he'd been praying for a wife. and boy, he made a mistake.
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Praying for a wife. and boy, he made a mistake. he said, "god, make it somebody
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And boy, he made a mistake. he said, "god, make it somebody that needs help."
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He said, "god, make it somebody that needs help." >> [audience laughing]
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That needs help." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: honestly,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: honestly, that's what he prayed.
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>> joyce: honestly, that's what he prayed. ♪ la-da ♪
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That's what he prayed. ♪ la-da ♪ >> [audience laughing]
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♪ la-da ♪ >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i--you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i--you know, i don't feel sorry for him.
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>> joyce: so, i--you know, i don't feel sorry for him. he got what he asked for.
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I don't feel sorry for him. he got what he asked for. >> [audience laughing]
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He got what he asked for. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: another real
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: another real stressor is people.
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>> joyce: another real stressor is people. you know, i used to be--
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Stressor is people. you know, i used to be-- you know, i--
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You know, i used to be-- you know, i-- i can be really happy
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You know, i-- i can be really happy 'til the people come.
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I can be really happy 'til the people come. >> [audience laughing]
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'til the people come. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you ever
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you ever feel like that?
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>> joyce: you ever feel like that? i mean, when i first got
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Feel like that? i mean, when i first got into the things of god,
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I mean, when i first got into the things of god, i would play my christian
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Into the things of god, i would play my christian music all day.
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I would play my christian music all day. and, you know,
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Music all day. and, you know, pray in the spirit,
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And, you know, pray in the spirit, and listen to my teaching tapes.
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Pray in the spirit, and listen to my teaching tapes. they were tapes back then,
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And listen to my teaching tapes. they were tapes back then, now there, something else,
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They were tapes back then, now there, something else, i don't even know what they are.
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Now there, something else, i don't even know what they are. >> [audience laughing]
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I don't even know what they are. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but--downloads.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but--downloads. that's what it is, downloads.
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>> joyce: but--downloads. that's what it is, downloads. and i was just so spiritual.
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That's what it is, downloads. and i was just so spiritual. then all my kids would come home
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And i was just so spiritual. then all my kids would come home from school and i was like,
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Then all my kids would come home from school and i was like, "aaah!"
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From school and i was like, "aaah!" >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: it's easy
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>> joyce: it's easy to be peaceful when
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>> joyce: it's easy to be peaceful when there's no people around.
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To be peaceful when there's no people around. >> [audience laughing]
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There's no people around. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sickness can
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sickness can give you a lot of stress.
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>> joyce: sickness can give you a lot of stress. just circumstances,
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Give you a lot of stress. just circumstances, the world today,
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Just circumstances, the world today, just all the negativity
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The world today, just all the negativity in the world today.
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Just all the negativity in the world today. so, the bottom line is,
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In the world today. so, the bottom line is, is if you wanna have peace,
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So, the bottom line is, is if you wanna have peace, you're gonna have to want
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Is if you wanna have peace, you're gonna have to want it really, really bad.
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1 peter 3:11 says that
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1 peter 3:11 says that "if you want peace, you have
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1 peter 3:11 says that "if you want peace, you have to seek it and pursue it."
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"if you want peace, you have to seek it and pursue it." "seek" means "to go after
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With all your strength."
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With all your strength." pursue it, seek it,
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With all your strength." pursue it, seek it, and pursue it.
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Pursue it, seek it, and pursue it. it's not gonna fall on you like
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And pursue it. it's not gonna fall on you like ripe fruit fallin' off a tree.
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It's not gonna fall on you like ripe fruit fallin' off a tree. you have to really
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Ripe fruit fallin' off a tree. you have to really want it and you have
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You have to really want it and you have to be willing to change.
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Want it and you have to be willing to change. is there anybody here that
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To be willing to change. is there anybody here that would be willing to change
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Is there anybody here that would be willing to change anything you need to change
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Would be willing to change anything you need to change just to have peace?
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Anything you need to change just to have peace? okay.
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Just to have peace? okay. well, god saw your hand.
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Okay. well, god saw your hand. so, get ready.
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Well, god saw your hand. so, get ready. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: but i love what
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>> joyce: but i love what it says in the amplified bible,
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>> joyce: but i love what it says in the amplified bible, in 1 peter 3:11, it says that
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It says in the amplified bible, in 1 peter 3:11, it says that if you "want to enjoy life
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In 1 peter 3:11, it says that if you "want to enjoy life and have good days
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If you "want to enjoy life and have good days [good--whether apparent
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And have good days [good--whether apparent or not] turn from evil
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[good--whether apparent or not] turn from evil and do good, seek peace--"
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Or not] turn from evil and do good, seek peace--" well, the amplified says,
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And do good, seek peace--" well, the amplified says, "seek it eagerly.
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Well, the amplified says, "seek it eagerly. [do not merely desire
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"seek it eagerly. [do not merely desire peaceful relations with god,
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[do not merely desire peaceful relations with god, with your fellowman,
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Peaceful relations with god, with your fellowman, and with yourself, but pursue,
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With your fellowman, and with yourself, but pursue, and go after them.]"
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And with yourself, but pursue, and go after them.]" and so, you know, you're never
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And go after them.]" and so, you know, you're never gonna have peace with other
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People or even peace with your
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People or even peace with your circumstances if you don't have
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People or even peace with your circumstances if you don't have any peace with yourself.
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Circumstances if you don't have any peace with yourself. and that's really
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Any peace with yourself. and that's really where most of our
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And that's really where most of our problems come from.
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Where most of our problems come from. a lot of people just
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Problems come from. a lot of people just don't like themselves.
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A lot of people just don't like themselves. i know 'cause i lived
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Don't like themselves. i know 'cause i lived through that.
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I know 'cause i lived through that. and you know,
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Through that. and you know, when i first got--started
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And you know, when i first got--started hearing preaching and hearing
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When i first got--started hearing preaching and hearing how we all need
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Hearing preaching and hearing how we all need to love each other,
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How we all need to love each other, i wanted to love people,
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To love each other, i wanted to love people, but i just couldn't.
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I wanted to love people, but i just couldn't. and i didn't know what
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But i just couldn't. and i didn't know what the problem was.
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And god taught me,
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And god taught me, he said, "you can't love
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And god taught me, he said, "you can't love anybody else because
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He said, "you can't love anybody else because you don't love yourself.
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Anybody else because you don't love yourself. and if you don't
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You don't love yourself. and if you don't have love in you,
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And if you don't have love in you, you can't give it away."
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Have love in you, you can't give it away." you can't give somebody
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You can't give it away." you can't give somebody something that you don't have.
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God's love is shed abroad in our
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God's love is shed abroad in our heart by the holy spirit when
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God's love is shed abroad in our heart by the holy spirit when we're born again.
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Heart by the holy spirit when we're born again. so, we have love in us,
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We're born again. so, we have love in us, but if you don't love yourself,
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So, we have love in us, but if you don't love yourself, you're not receiving that love.
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But if you don't love yourself, you're not receiving that love. and i'm not talking
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You're not receiving that love. and i'm not talking about being in love
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And i'm not talking about being in love with yourself and selfish
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About being in love with yourself and selfish and self-centered.
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With yourself and selfish and self-centered. i'm talking about loving the you
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And self-centered. i'm talking about loving the you that god created you to be.
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I'm talking about loving the you that god created you to be. amen?
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That god created you to be. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and if you start
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>> joyce: and if you start to love yourself and have
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>> joyce: and if you start to love yourself and have peace with yourself,
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To love yourself and have peace with yourself, you'll be amazed at how easy
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Peace with yourself, you'll be amazed at how easy it is to love other people
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You'll be amazed at how easy it is to love other people and have peace with them.
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It is to love other people and have peace with them. a lot of our problems
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And have peace with them. a lot of our problems start at home base, amen?
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>> audience: amen.
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: i started
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: i started paying attention to what
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>> joyce: i started paying attention to what my peace stealers were.
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Paying attention to what my peace stealers were. you should do that.
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My peace stealers were. you should do that. if you wanna have more peace,
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You should do that. if you wanna have more peace, start paying attention
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If you wanna have more peace, start paying attention to what it is that upsets you.
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Start paying attention to what it is that upsets you. what upsets you?
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To what it is that upsets you. what upsets you? what drives you to that point
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What upsets you? what drives you to that point where you lose your peace?
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What drives you to that point where you lose your peace? i don't do well if i have
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Where you lose your peace? i don't do well if i have to hurry a lot.
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I don't do well if i have to hurry a lot. so, i've learned to leave
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To hurry a lot. so, i've learned to leave a little more time.
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So, i've learned to leave a little more time. i don't like being pressured.
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A little more time. i don't like being pressured. i don't like to feel like,
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I don't like being pressured. i don't like to feel like, "oh, i've gotta preach
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I don't like to feel like, "oh, i've gotta preach in three days and i don't
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"oh, i've gotta preach in three days and i don't have my messages yet."
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In three days and i don't have my messages yet." so, i stay way ahead
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Have my messages yet." so, i stay way ahead on all that stuff.
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So, i stay way ahead on all that stuff. and so, if you get stressed
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On all that stuff. and so, if you get stressed out in the mornings trying
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And so, if you get stressed out in the mornings trying to get out of the house,
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Out in the mornings trying to get out of the house, then go to bed a little bit
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To get out of the house, then go to bed a little bit earlier and get up a little
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Then go to bed a little bit earlier and get up a little bit earlier.
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Earlier and get up a little bit earlier. do a few things the night
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Bit earlier. do a few things the night before that will help
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Do a few things the night before that will help you the next morning,
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Before that will help you the next morning, so you have a little more time.
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"don't be anxious
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"don't be anxious about anything,
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"don't be anxious about anything, but in every situation,
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About anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition,
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But in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving--"
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By prayer and petition, with thanksgiving--" the more thankful you are,
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With thanksgiving--" the more thankful you are, the less anxiety you have,
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The more thankful you are, the less anxiety you have, because the more thankful
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The less anxiety you have, because the more thankful you are for what you have,
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Because the more thankful you are for what you have, the less upset you are
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You are for what you have, the less upset you are about what you don't have.
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The less upset you are about what you don't have. amen?
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About what you don't have. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: "present your
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>> joyce: "present your requests to god.
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>> joyce: "present your requests to god. and the peace that passes
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Requests to god. and the peace that passes understanding will keep your
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And the peace that passes understanding will keep your hearts and minds in christ
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Understanding will keep your hearts and minds in christ jesus" unto life everlasting.
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Every situation be thankful,
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Every situation be thankful, pray about everything.
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Every situation be thankful, pray about everything. your first response
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Pray about everything. your first response to everything should
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Your first response to everything should be to pray.
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To everything should be to pray. and then peace,
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Be to pray. and then peace, how valuable peace is.
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Amplified bible,
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Amplified bible, it says in colossians 3:15,
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Amplified bible, it says in colossians 3:15, that we should "let peace
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It says in colossians 3:15, that we should "let peace be the umpire in our life."
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That we should "let peace be the umpire in our life." and we all know
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Be the umpire in our life." and we all know what an umpire is.
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And we all know what an umpire is. he decides whether
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What an umpire is. he decides whether something's in or out.
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He decides whether something's in or out. and we should let peace
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Something's in or out. and we should let peace be the umpire in our
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And we should let peace be the umpire in our life deciding whether
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Be the umpire in our life deciding whether something is in or it's out.
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Life deciding whether something is in or it's out. if i can't do it with peace,
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Something is in or it's out. if i can't do it with peace, then it's not from god.
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If i can't do it with peace, then it's not from god. amen?
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Then it's not from god. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: "a foolish person
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: "a foolish person recognizes his problem
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>> joyce: "a foolish person recognizes his problem and refuses to do anything
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Recognizes his problem and refuses to do anything about it," the bible says.
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And refuses to do anything about it," the bible says. they want somebody
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Else to do it for 'em.
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Else to do it for 'em. "somebody else should fix this."
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Else to do it for 'em. "somebody else should fix this." don't blame the world
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"somebody else should fix this." don't blame the world or the people in your world.
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Don't blame the world or the people in your world. take responsibility for your
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Or the people in your world. take responsibility for your own peace and start asking god,
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Take responsibility for your own peace and start asking god, "what can i do about this?"
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Own peace and start asking god, "what can i do about this?" let me remind you about
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"what can i do about this?" let me remind you about what i said in the beginning.
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Let me remind you about what i said in the beginning. make a list of everything
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What i said in the beginning. make a list of everything you're doing.
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Make a list of everything you're doing. and then, honestly,
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You're doing. and then, honestly, look at each one and say,
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And then, honestly, look at each one and say, "what kind of fruit
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Look at each one and say, "what kind of fruit is this bearing in my life?"
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"what kind of fruit is this bearing in my life?" and even better,
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Is this bearing in my life?" and even better, ask yourself what
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And even better, ask yourself what your motive is for doing it.
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Ask yourself what your motive is for doing it. if you're doing it just
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Your motive is for doing it. if you're doing it just to keep somebody else happy--
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You know what i found out?
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You know what i found out? i lived a portion of my life--
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You know what i found out? i lived a portion of my life-- there was a church
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I lived a portion of my life-- there was a church that we were going to,
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There was a church that we were going to, and i wanted to be in with
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That we were going to, and i wanted to be in with this certain group of people.
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And i wanted to be in with this certain group of people. in order to do that,
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This certain group of people. in order to do that, you had to have favor
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In order to do that, you had to have favor with this one certain woman.
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You had to have favor with this one certain woman. and in order to get that,
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With this one certain woman. and in order to get that, you had to do everything
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And in order to get that, you had to do everything she wanted you to do.
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You had to do everything she wanted you to do. and you know what i found out?
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She wanted you to do. and you know what i found out? when push came to shove,
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And you know what i found out? when push came to shove, she didn't care
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When push came to shove, she didn't care anything about me.
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She didn't care anything about me. people who wanna control
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Anything about me. people who wanna control you don't love you.
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People who wanna control you don't love you. >> [audience applauding]
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You don't love you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: they don't.
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Anybody who really loves you,
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Anybody who really loves you, if you say to them, "you know,
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Anybody who really loves you, if you say to them, "you know, i would like to be able
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If you say to them, "you know, i would like to be able to do what you asked me to,
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I would like to be able to do what you asked me to, but i just can't.
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To do what you asked me to, but i just can't. i've got too much of my plate
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But i just can't. i've got too much of my plate right now," or "i don't have
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I've got too much of my plate right now," or "i don't have peace about doing it."
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Right now," or "i don't have peace about doing it." if anybody really loves you,
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Peace about doing it." if anybody really loves you, they should
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If anybody really loves you, they should honor that and say,
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They should honor that and say, "i don't want you to do anything
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Honor that and say, "i don't want you to do anything you don't feel right about."
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"i don't want you to do anything you don't feel right about." not get mad because you're
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You don't feel right about." not get mad because you're not keeping them happy.
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Not get mad because you're not keeping them happy. you're not a--you're alive
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Not keeping them happy. you're not a--you're alive to obey god and love him,
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You're not a--you're alive to obey god and love him, not to keep everybody
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To obey god and love him, not to keep everybody else on the planet happy.
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Not to keep everybody else on the planet happy. and you can't
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Else on the planet happy. and you can't be a god-pleaser
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And you can't be a god-pleaser and a people-pleaser.
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Be a god-pleaser and a people-pleaser. you have to be one of the two.
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And a people-pleaser. you have to be one of the two. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: there's four things
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>> joyce: there's four things that jesus did to manage stress.
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>> joyce: there's four things that jesus did to manage stress. he trusted himself
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That jesus did to manage stress. he trusted himself and everything to god.
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He trusted himself and everything to god. 1 peter 2:23.
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And everything to god. 1 peter 2:23. "when he was reviled
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1 peter 2:23. "when he was reviled and insulted, he did not revile
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"when he was reviled and insulted, he did not revile or offer insult in return;
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And insulted, he did not revile or offer insult in return; [when] he was abused
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Or offer insult in return; [when] he was abused and suffered, he made
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[when] he was abused and suffered, he made no threats [of vengeance];
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And suffered, he made no threats [of vengeance]; but he trusted
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No threats [of vengeance]; but he trusted [himself and everything]
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But he trusted [himself and everything] to him who judges fairly."
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[himself and everything] to him who judges fairly." he prayed about everything.
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He'd walk away from
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He'd walk away from a crowd and go pray.
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He'd walk away from a crowd and go pray. i guess if he was just
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A crowd and go pray. i guess if he was just feeling too much pressure,
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I guess if he was just feeling too much pressure, he'd just walk away
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Feeling too much pressure, he'd just walk away from 'em and go pray.
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He'd just walk away from 'em and go pray. many times, in the bible,
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From 'em and go pray. many times, in the bible, we see jesus do that.
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Many times, in the bible, we see jesus do that. and i love this.
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We see jesus do that. and i love this. he knew when to be quiet.
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Seriously.
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Seriously. john 14:30,
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Seriously. john 14:30, he said to his disciples,
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John 14:30, he said to his disciples, "i will not be saying
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He said to his disciples, "i will not be saying much more to you,
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"i will not be saying much more to you, because the prince
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Much more to you, because the prince of this world is coming.
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Because the prince of this world is coming. and he has no hold over me."
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Of this world is coming. and he has no hold over me." he knew that it was just
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And he has no hold over me." he knew that it was just about time for him to go
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To jerusalem and suffer,
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To jerusalem and suffer, and apparently he knew
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To jerusalem and suffer, and apparently he knew that it was not a good time
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And apparently he knew that it was not a good time to say the wrong thing.
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That it was not a good time to say the wrong thing. when you're under stress,
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To say the wrong thing. when you're under stress, that's a good time to make
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When you're under stress, that's a good time to make a decision, "i think i'm just
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That's a good time to make a decision, "i think i'm just goin' be quiet."
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A decision, "i think i'm just goin' be quiet." like, some days,
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Goin' be quiet." like, some days, if i just don't feel real
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Like, some days, if i just don't feel real good or something,
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If i just don't feel real good or something, i'll just tell dave, "you know,
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Good or something, i'll just tell dave, "you know, i don't feel real good today,
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I'll just tell dave, "you know, i don't feel real good today, i'm probably goin'
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I don't feel real good today, i'm probably goin' be a little quiet,"
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I'm probably goin' be a little quiet," and i'm sure he's glad.
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Be a little quiet," and i'm sure he's glad. >> [audience laughing]
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And i'm sure he's glad. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he's like, "yeah,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he's like, "yeah, just be quiet."
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Listen to matthew 27.
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Listen to matthew 27. "when jesus was accused
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Listen to matthew 27. "when jesus was accused by the chief priests
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"when jesus was accused by the chief priests and the elders,
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By the chief priests and the elders, he gave no answer."
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And the elders, he gave no answer." why?
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He gave no answer." why? because he knew his own heart.
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Why? because he knew his own heart. he didn't have to try
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Because he knew his own heart. he didn't have to try to convince them that
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He didn't have to try to convince them that he was a good guy.
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To convince them that he was a good guy. "then pilate said,
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He was a good guy. "then pilate said, 'don't you hear the testimony
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"then pilate said, 'don't you hear the testimony they're bringing against you?'
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'don't you hear the testimony they're bringing against you?' but jesus once
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They're bringing against you?' but jesus once again made no reply,
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But jesus once again made no reply, not even to a single charge,"
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Again made no reply, not even to a single charge," did he make a reply.
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Not even to a single charge," did he make a reply. you know, god has had
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Did he make a reply. you know, god has had to teach me that "you don't
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You know, god has had to teach me that "you don't have to try to prove
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To teach me that "you don't have to try to prove to people that you're right.
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Have to try to prove to people that you're right. if you need to be proven
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To people that you're right. if you need to be proven to be in the right,
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If you need to be proven to be in the right, i'll take care of that."
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To be in the right, i'll take care of that." >> [audience applauding]
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I'll take care of that." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? and the last thing that jesus
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>> joyce: amen? and the last thing that jesus did was he always forgave,
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And the last thing that jesus did was he always forgave, always, always.
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Did was he always forgave, always, always. he forgave peter.
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Always, always. he forgave peter. on the cross, he prayed,
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He forgave peter. on the cross, he prayed, "father, forgive them for they
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On the cross, he prayed, "father, forgive them for they know not what they do."
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And that's about half
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And that's about half of my message, but sadly,
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And that's about half of my message, but sadly, i'm out of time.
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Of my message, but sadly, i'm out of time. so, you still got a lot, right?
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I'm out of time. so, you still got a lot, right? did you get what you wanted?
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So, you still got a lot, right? did you get what you wanted? >> [audience applauding]
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Did you get what you wanted? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: okay.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: okay. okay, listen,
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>> joyce: okay. okay, listen, let's all stand up.
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Okay, listen, let's all stand up. we're gonna pray
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Let's all stand up. we're gonna pray a prayer together.
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We're gonna pray a prayer together. i don't want anybody
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A prayer together. i don't want anybody to leave here tonight
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I don't want anybody to leave here tonight that doesn't know jesus,
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To leave here tonight that doesn't know jesus, so, we're going to do this
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That doesn't know jesus, so, we're going to do this a little different.
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So, we're going to do this a little different. we're going to all pray
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A little different. we're going to all pray this prayer together.
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We're going to all pray this prayer together. and then anybody who has never
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This prayer together. and then anybody who has never received christ, get ready.
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Let's just pray,
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Let's just pray, "father, god, i love you."
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Let's just pray, "father, god, i love you." >> [audience repeating prayer]
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"father, god, i love you." >> [audience repeating prayer] >> joyce: "jesus,
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>> [audience repeating prayer] >> joyce: "jesus, i believe in you.
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>> joyce: "jesus, i believe in you. i believe that you are god.
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I believe in you. i believe that you are god. the son of god.
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I believe that you are god. the son of god. i believe you died for me.
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The son of god. i believe you died for me. you paid for my sin.
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I believe you died for me. you paid for my sin. you took my guilt,
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You paid for my sin. you took my guilt, and you set me free.
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You took my guilt, and you set me free. forgive my sins.
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And you set me free. forgive my sins. and help me to live for you.
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Forgive my sins. and help me to live for you. jesus, i receive you now,
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And help me to live for you. jesus, i receive you now, and i surrender my life to you.
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Jesus, i receive you now, and i surrender my life to you. now, i believe i'm saved.
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And i surrender my life to you. now, i believe i'm saved. this is a new beginning,
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Now, i believe i'm saved. this is a new beginning, and i wanna live for you.
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This is a new beginning, and i wanna live for you. help me do that.
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And i wanna live for you. help me do that. amen."
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Help me do that. amen." thank you so much
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Amen." thank you so much for being here, tonight.
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>> [audience cheering]
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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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A scripture, a prayer, and a word
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And a word of encouragement
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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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Opportunity for a fresh start with
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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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It's available to you, right now,
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To you, right now, for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. and when you give...
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And 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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Devotional and begin every day god's way.
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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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Or more, you'll receive this
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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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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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>> [♪♪]
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with maverick city's
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Maverick city's naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Dealing with Stress (Part 2)

October 27, 2025 | 29:29

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