Joyce Meyer - Determination (Part 1)

May 12, 2025 | S25:E14

When fear tries to rob you of the good things God has for you, learn how to face your fears head-on and "do it afraid."

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Determination (Part 1) | May 12, 2025

>> joyce: "what should
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>> joyce: "what should i do when i'm hurting?
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>> joyce: "what should i do when i'm hurting? what should i do when
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I do when i'm hurting? what should i do when i'm hurting?"
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What should i do when i'm hurting?" you know what you should do?
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I'm hurting?" you know what you should do? the same thing you would
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You know what you should do? the same thing you would do if you weren't hurting.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, thank you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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For joining me today on "enjoying everyday life." and you know, the truth
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On "enjoying everyday life." and you know, the truth is the more of the word that
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And you know, the truth is the more of the word that you know and the more
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Is the more of the word that you know and the more of it you apply to your life,
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You know and the more of it you apply to your life, the more you will enjoy
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Of it you apply to your life, the more you will enjoy every single day of your life.
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Today, and for the next
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Today, and for the next two days,
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Today, and for the next two days, i'm gonna talk about
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Two days, i'm gonna talk about something that, i think,
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I'm gonna talk about something that, i think, is really important.
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Something that, i think, is really important. i'm gonna talk
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Is really important. i'm gonna talk about determination.
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I'm gonna talk about determination. now, let me just say,
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About determination. now, let me just say, first of all, that we can't
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Now, let me just say, first of all, that we can't do anything just by self-will
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First of all, that we can't do anything just by self-will apart from god helping us.
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Do anything just by self-will apart from god helping us. so, we're not talking
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Apart from god helping us. so, we're not talking about just, "hey, just toughen
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So, we're not talking about just, "hey, just toughen up," and do it without god.
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About just, "hey, just toughen up," and do it without god. but we do have to apply
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Up," and do it without god. but we do have to apply our determination
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But we do have to apply our determination to do the things that god
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Our determination to do the things that god wants us to do,
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To do the things that god wants us to do, whether that's something
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Wants us to do, whether that's something that is in his word
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Whether that's something that is in his word or whether it's something
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That is in his word or whether it's something that he puts on our heart.
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Or whether it's something that he puts on our heart. and so, in this first message
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That he puts on our heart. and so, in this first message today, i wanna talk a lot
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And so, in this first message today, i wanna talk a lot about being determined
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Today, i wanna talk a lot about being determined to keep a good attitude.
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About being determined to keep a good attitude. [chuckling]
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To keep a good attitude. [chuckling] i saw the eyes go up.
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[chuckling] i saw the eyes go up. >> [audience laughing]
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I saw the eyes go up. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing] that's good.
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>> joyce: [laughing] that's good. that means you need it.
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That's good. that means you need it. keeping a good attitude
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That means you need it. keeping a good attitude no matter what is going
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Keeping a good attitude no matter what is going on in your life.
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No matter what is going on in your life. and that is a challenge.
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On in your life. and that is a challenge. but the more spiritually
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And that is a challenge. but the more spiritually mature we are,
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But the more spiritually mature we are, the more we're able to do that.
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Mature we are, the more we're able to do that. i don't think jesus ever
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The more we're able to do that. i don't think jesus ever had a bad attitude,
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I don't think jesus ever had a bad attitude, and he certainly had a lot more
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Had a bad attitude, and he certainly had a lot more tests and trials than we do.
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And so, we're gonna start
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And so, we're gonna start by talking about joseph,
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And so, we're gonna start by talking about joseph, because joseph was a guy
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By talking about joseph, because joseph was a guy who started out being
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Because joseph was a guy who started out being thrown in a pit by his brothers,
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Who started out being thrown in a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery,
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Thrown in a pit by his brothers, sold into slavery, ended up going to prison
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Sold into slavery, ended up going to prison for something that
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Ended up going to prison for something that he didn't do, for 13 years,
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For something that he didn't do, for 13 years, and yet he ended up
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He didn't do, for 13 years, and yet he ended up in the palace, second
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And yet he ended up in the palace, second in charge, of all of egypt.
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In the palace, second in charge, of all of egypt. but what happened from
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The pit to the palace?
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The pit to the palace? we all have a pit of some kind.
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The pit to the palace? we all have a pit of some kind. we have something happen
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We all have a pit of some kind. we have something happen in our life that hurts us.
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We have something happen in our life that hurts us. somebody hurts us.
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In our life that hurts us. somebody hurts us. we have a disappointment.
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Somebody hurts us. we have a disappointment. we have a loss.
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We have a disappointment. we have a loss. something that's
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We have a loss. something that's intended to pull us down.
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Something that's intended to pull us down. you see, satan knows
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Intended to pull us down. you see, satan knows that he is destined
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You see, satan knows that he is destined for the bottomless pit,
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That he is destined for the bottomless pit, and he wants to make
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For the bottomless pit, and he wants to make sure that he can take
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And he wants to make sure that he can take as many of us with him
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Sure that he can take as many of us with him as he possibly can.
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As many of us with him as he possibly can. and he doesn't want
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As he possibly can. and he doesn't want you to enjoy your life.
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And he doesn't want you to enjoy your life. he wants you
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You to enjoy your life. he wants you to live a pit existence.
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He wants you to live a pit existence. matter of fact,
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To live a pit existence. matter of fact, he'd like us just
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Matter of fact, he'd like us just to get in our pit,
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He'd like us just to get in our pit, decorate it and stay there...
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To get in our pit, decorate it and stay there... >> [audience laughing]
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Decorate it and stay there... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and just like it.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and just like it. and--
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>> joyce: and just like it. and-- but when we study
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And-- but when we study the life of joseph,
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But when we study the life of joseph, the one thing that i find
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The life of joseph, the one thing that i find is with all the unjust
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The one thing that i find is with all the unjust and unfair things that
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Is with all the unjust and unfair things that happen to him,
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And unfair things that happen to him, there's no record that
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Happen to him, there's no record that he complained about anything.
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There's no record that he complained about anything. you say, "well, joyce,
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He complained about anything. you say, "well, joyce, maybe he complained,
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You say, "well, joyce, maybe he complained, there's just no record of it."
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Maybe he complained, there's just no record of it." well, job complained
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There's just no record of it." well, job complained and there's a record.
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Well, job complained and there's a record. you know, jonah complained
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And there's a record. you know, jonah complained and there's a record.
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You know, jonah complained and there's a record. so, even david complained
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And there's a record. so, even david complained and there's a record.
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So, even david complained and there's a record. he said, "i pour out
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And there's a record. he said, "i pour out my complaint to god."
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He said, "i pour out my complaint to god." and--
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My complaint to god." and-- but there's no record
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And-- but there's no record at all that joseph ever
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But there's no record at all that joseph ever had anything other
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At all that joseph ever had anything other than a good attitude.
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Had anything other than a good attitude. he had a dream for his life,
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Than a good attitude. he had a dream for his life, and his brothers were
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He had a dream for his life, and his brothers were jealous of him.
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And his brothers were jealous of him. he was the baby.
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Jealous of him. he was the baby. lots of times in families,
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He was the baby. lots of times in families, older siblings are jealous
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Lots of times in families, older siblings are jealous of the baby because the baby
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Older siblings are jealous of the baby because the baby has a tendency to get
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Of the baby because the baby has a tendency to get treated like a baby.
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Has a tendency to get treated like a baby. and usually, like,
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Treated like a baby. and usually, like, the older kids,
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And usually, like, the older kids, the parents didn't have
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The older kids, the parents didn't have as much when they were
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The parents didn't have as much when they were born and growing up,
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As much when they were born and growing up, and so, by the time the baby
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Born and growing up, and so, by the time the baby comes along, the parents are
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And so, by the time the baby comes along, the parents are more established financially.
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Comes along, the parents are more established financially. they're able to do more
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More established financially. they're able to do more for that baby.
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They're able to do more for that baby. so, there's always this,
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For that baby. so, there's always this, "well, i had to do this.
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So, there's always this, "well, i had to do this. and he doesn't have
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"well, i had to do this. and he doesn't have to do anything.
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And he doesn't have to do anything. i had to work and earn money
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To do anything. i had to work and earn money for my clothes, but you just
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I had to work and earn money for my clothes, but you just buy him everything."
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For my clothes, but you just buy him everything." and it's not a matter
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Buy him everything." and it's not a matter of loving the baby more,
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And it's not a matter of loving the baby more, but you're just able to do more
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Of loving the baby more, but you're just able to do more for them than you could.
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But you're just able to do more for them than you could. well, joseph's father had waited
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For them than you could. well, joseph's father had waited a long, long time to have him.
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Well, joseph's father had waited a long, long time to have him. and he did--he showed him favor,
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A long, long time to have him. and he did--he showed him favor, but that didn't mean
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And he did--he showed him favor, but that didn't mean that he didn't love
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But that didn't mean that he didn't love his other children.
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That he didn't love his other children. and he gave him what the bible
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His other children. and he gave him what the bible calls a "many-colored coat."
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And he gave him what the bible calls a "many-colored coat." it was a beautiful coat that was
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Calls a "many-colored coat." it was a beautiful coat that was made for him, and the brothers
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It was a beautiful coat that was made for him, and the brothers were jealous of the coat.
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Made for him, and the brothers were jealous of the coat. can i tell you that being
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Were jealous of the coat. can i tell you that being jealous of somebody never
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Can i tell you that being jealous of somebody never causes them not to have
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Jealous of somebody never causes them not to have what you're jealous of?
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Causes them not to have what you're jealous of? all it does is make
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What you're jealous of? all it does is make you miserable.
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All it does is make you miserable. if we would ever
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You miserable. if we would ever just learn to think,
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If we would ever just learn to think, "what good is this doing me?"
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Just learn to think, "what good is this doing me?" "what good is it doing
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"what good is this doing me?" "what good is it doing me to worry?"
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"what good is it doing me to worry?" "what good is it doing
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Me to worry?" "what good is it doing me to be mad at that person
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"what good is it doing me to be mad at that person and refuse to forgive them?"
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Me to be mad at that person and refuse to forgive them?" all those things that we do that
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And refuse to forgive them?" all those things that we do that we think are hurting
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All those things that we do that we think are hurting the other person,
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We think are hurting the other person, they're really hurting us.
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The other person, they're really hurting us. and so, they got to the point
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They're really hurting us. and so, they got to the point where they were so jealous
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And so, they got to the point where they were so jealous of joseph and they hated
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Where they were so jealous of joseph and they hated him so much, that they decided
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Of joseph and they hated him so much, that they decided they were gonna kill him.
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Him so much, that they decided they were gonna kill him. so, they took him
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They were gonna kill him. so, they took him with 'em on a trip,
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So, they took him with 'em on a trip, got him out in the wilderness,
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With 'em on a trip, got him out in the wilderness, and they were gonna kill him,
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Got him out in the wilderness, and they were gonna kill him, but one brother talked to 'em,
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And they were gonna kill him, but one brother talked to 'em, and instead of killing him,
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But one brother talked to 'em, and instead of killing him, to just throwing
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And instead of killing him, to just throwing him in this pit.
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To just throwing him in this pit. so, they put him in this pit,
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Him in this pit. so, they put him in this pit, and they were gonna just
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So, they put him in this pit, and they were gonna just go off and leave him.
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And they were gonna just go off and leave him. and they were gonna
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Go off and leave him. and they were gonna go home and tell
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And they were gonna go home and tell the father that he'd been
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Go home and tell the father that he'd been killed by a wild animal.
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And in the meantime,
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And in the meantime, a caravan of ishmaelites
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A caravan of ishmaelites were coming along.
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Were coming along. and so, one of them said,
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And so, one of them said, "well, let's just
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"well, let's just make some money.
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Make some money. let's sell him to them."
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Let's sell him to them." so, they sold him to them.
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So, they sold him to them. they took him to egypt
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They took him to egypt and sold him to a man
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And sold him to a man named potiphar.
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Named potiphar. and he became a slave
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And he became a slave in potiphar's household.
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In potiphar's household. the thing that is so interesting
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The thing that is so interesting about joseph's life--
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About joseph's life-- and you'll see this,
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And you'll see this, everywhere that he went
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Everywhere that he went god gave him favor.
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Of potiphar's house.
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Of potiphar's house. now, he had a little too much
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Of potiphar's house. now, he had a little too much favor with potiphar's wife.
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Now, he had a little too much favor with potiphar's wife. >> [audience laughing]
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Favor with potiphar's wife. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she wanted
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she wanted to have sex with him.
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>> joyce: and she wanted to have sex with him. and he was a godly man
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To have sex with him. and he was a godly man and he kept saying, "no.
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And he was a godly man and he kept saying, "no. no.
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And he kept saying, "no. no. no.
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No. no. no."
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No. no." you know, that's what
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No." you know, that's what godly people do.
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You know, that's what godly people do. they say, "no," to temptation
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Godly people do. they say, "no," to temptation no matter what
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They say, "no," to temptation no matter what it's going to cost them.
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No matter what it's going to cost them. so, she finally,
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It's going to cost them. so, she finally, basically attacked him,
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So, she finally, basically attacked him, and he still said, "no."
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Basically attacked him, and he still said, "no." so, she told potiphar
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And he still said, "no." so, she told potiphar that he had attacked her.
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So, she told potiphar that he had attacked her. and although potiphar
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That he had attacked her. and although potiphar didn't want to because
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And although potiphar didn't want to because he really loved joseph,
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Didn't want to because he really loved joseph, he had him put in prison.
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He really loved joseph, he had him put in prison. so, in prison,
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He had him put in prison. so, in prison, he got so much favor with
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So, in prison, he got so much favor with the warden that he ended
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He got so much favor with the warden that he ended up in charge of the prison,
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The warden that he ended up in charge of the prison, all the other prisoners.
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Up in charge of the prison, all the other prisoners. i think it's so amazing that,
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All the other prisoners. i think it's so amazing that, let me just say this,
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I think it's so amazing that, let me just say this, if you can keep a good attitude,
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Let me just say this, if you can keep a good attitude, no matter what's going
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If you can keep a good attitude, no matter what's going on in your life,
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No matter what's going on in your life, god will give you a favor.
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On in your life, god will give you a favor. >> audience: yes.
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God will give you a favor. >> audience: yes. >> joyce: i love
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: i love the statement that,
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>> joyce: i love the statement that, "they hated joseph, but god..."
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The statement that, "they hated joseph, but god..." >> audience: yes.
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"they hated joseph, but god..." >> audience: yes. >> joyce: see, don't you love
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: see, don't you love that little two words,
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>> joyce: see, don't you love that little two words, "but god"?
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That little two words, "but god"? it doesn't really matter
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"but god"? it doesn't really matter what anybody else wants
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It doesn't really matter what anybody else wants to do to you that's painful,
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What anybody else wants to do to you that's painful, if god interferes,
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To do to you that's painful, if god interferes, you can be blessed
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If god interferes, you can be blessed in the middle of your mess.
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You can be blessed in the middle of your mess. >> [audience agreeing]
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In the middle of your mess. >> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: that's so true.
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>> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: that's so true. you know, it's not--
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>> joyce: that's so true. you know, it's not-- it's not our problems that
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You know, it's not-- it's not our problems that really are our problem,
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It's not our problems that really are our problem, it's our attitude toward our
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Really are our problem, it's our attitude toward our problems that are our problem.
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It's our attitude toward our problems that are our problem. so, he was put in charge
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Problems that are our problem. so, he was put in charge of the jail and there
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So, he was put in charge of the jail and there was a butler and a baker
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Of the jail and there was a butler and a baker in there that had been
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Was a butler and a baker in there that had been in pharaoh's house,
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In there that had been in pharaoh's house, and they got put in jail
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In pharaoh's house, and they got put in jail for something they did.
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And they got put in jail for something they did. and they had a dream.
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For something they did. and they had a dream. they both had a dream,
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And they had a dream. they both had a dream, but they didn't understand
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They both had a dream, but they didn't understand the dream.
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But they didn't understand the dream. well, god gave joseph
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The dream. well, god gave joseph a lot of wisdom,
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Well, god gave joseph a lot of wisdom, so he was able to interpret
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A lot of wisdom, so he was able to interpret both of their dreams.
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So he was able to interpret both of their dreams. and the dreams meant that
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Both of their dreams. and the dreams meant that within three days they
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And the dreams meant that within three days they were gonna get called
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Within three days they were gonna get called back to pharaoh's house.
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Were gonna get called back to pharaoh's house. and he said--
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Back to pharaoh's house. and he said-- he'd been good to them, right?
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And he said-- he'd been good to them, right? and he said, "when you get
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He'd been good to them, right? and he said, "when you get back to pharaoh's house,
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And he said, "when you get back to pharaoh's house, don't forget me."
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Back to pharaoh's house, don't forget me." well, they did.
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Don't forget me." well, they did. it's painful, isn't it,
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Well, they did. it's painful, isn't it, when you've been good
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It's painful, isn't it, when you've been good to somebody and then they
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When you've been good to somebody and then they just forget all about you?
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To somebody and then they just forget all about you? anybody ever have that little
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Just forget all about you? anybody ever have that little nice experience, you know?
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Anybody ever have that little nice experience, you know? or you've been really
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Nice experience, you know? or you've been really good to people,
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Or you've been really good to people, and then you need them,
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Good to people, and then you need them, and they're like,
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And then you need them, and they're like, they don't have time for you.
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And they're like, they don't have time for you. they forget all about you.
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They don't have time for you. they forget all about you. and so, he stayed in prison.
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They forget all about you. and so, he stayed in prison. he was there a total
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And so, he stayed in prison. he was there a total of like 13 years.
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He was there a total of like 13 years. then pharaoh had a dream,
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Of like 13 years. then pharaoh had a dream, and nobody could interpret it.
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Then pharaoh had a dream, and nobody could interpret it. and so, he was told
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And nobody could interpret it. and so, he was told about joseph, "there is a man
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And so, he was told about joseph, "there is a man who's known to be able
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About joseph, "there is a man who's known to be able to interpret dreams."
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Who's known to be able to interpret dreams." and so, joseph was called,
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To interpret dreams." and so, joseph was called, and he gave the interpretation
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And so, joseph was called, and he gave the interpretation of pharaoh's dream.
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And he gave the interpretation of pharaoh's dream. and he said, "there's gonna
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Of pharaoh's dream. and he said, "there's gonna be seven years of plenty,
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And he said, "there's gonna be seven years of plenty, and then there's gonna
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Be seven years of plenty, and then there's gonna to be seven years of famine."
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And then there's gonna to be seven years of famine." and so, he told him what
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To be seven years of famine." and so, he told him what should be done was,
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And so, he told him what should be done was, during those seven
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Should be done was, during those seven years of plenty,
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During those seven years of plenty, they should save and save
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Years of plenty, they should save and save and save and save,
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They should save and save and save and save, so when the seven
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And save and save, so when the seven years of famine came,
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So when the seven years of famine came, they would have what they
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Years of famine came, they would have what they needed to feed the people.
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They would have what they needed to feed the people. well, pharaoh bore witness
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Needed to feed the people. well, pharaoh bore witness that that was a great idea.
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Well, pharaoh bore witness that that was a great idea. and he said, you know,
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That that was a great idea. and he said, you know, "there's nobody that
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And he said, you know, "there's nobody that has the wisdom that
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"there's nobody that has the wisdom that this man's god gives him."
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Has the wisdom that this man's god gives him." the thing that i find,
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This man's god gives him." the thing that i find, as i study this is, you know,
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The thing that i find, as i study this is, you know, if you keep a good attitude,
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As i study this is, you know, if you keep a good attitude, and you'll see in some
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If you keep a good attitude, and you'll see in some of the other messages,
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And you'll see in some of the other messages, it actually causes other
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Of the other messages, it actually causes other people to believe in god.
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It actually causes other people to believe in god. you know, we have some
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People to believe in god. you know, we have some of the same kind of problems
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You know, we have some of the same kind of problems that other people
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Of the same kind of problems that other people out in the world do,
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That other people out in the world do, but they'll have a bad
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Out in the world do, but they'll have a bad attitude and if you can
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But they'll have a bad attitude and if you can have a good attitude,
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Attitude and if you can have a good attitude, they may say to you,
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Have a good attitude, they may say to you, "well, how can you have such
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They may say to you, "well, how can you have such a good attitude when you
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"well, how can you have such a good attitude when you know you're losing your job?"
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A good attitude when you know you're losing your job?" or "how can you have such
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Know you're losing your job?" or "how can you have such a good attitude with what's
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Or "how can you have such a good attitude with what's going on in your life?"
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A good attitude with what's going on in your life?" and that opens the door
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Going on in your life?" and that opens the door for you to be able
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And that opens the door for you to be able to witness for our lord
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For you to be able to witness for our lord and savior jesus christ.
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To witness for our lord and savior jesus christ. you know, if somebody,
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And savior jesus christ. you know, if somebody, if they have their heart closed,
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You know, if somebody, if they have their heart closed, it doesn't really
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If they have their heart closed, it doesn't really do you much good
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It doesn't really do you much good to try to witness to them.
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Do you much good to try to witness to them. that's why i believe
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To try to witness to them. that's why i believe whole-heartedly that if we get
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That's why i believe whole-heartedly that if we get out in the world and our
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Whole-heartedly that if we get out in the world and our first mission is just to let
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Out in the world and our first mission is just to let our light shine, just to be
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First mission is just to let our light shine, just to be a christian in front of people.
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Our light shine, just to be a christian in front of people. you don't even have to try
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A christian in front of people. you don't even have to try to preach to them first.
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You don't even have to try to preach to them first. you just be a christian,
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To preach to them first. you just be a christian, because if they
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You just be a christian, because if they don't want to hear it,
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Because if they don't want to hear it, you can share
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Don't want to hear it, you can share and share and share
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You can share and share and share and they're not gonna listen.
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And share and share and they're not gonna listen. but when they ask you--
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And they're not gonna listen. but when they ask you-- like when my husband still
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But when they ask you-- like when my husband still worked in the engineering
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Like when my husband still worked in the engineering field before he came
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Worked in the engineering field before he came into ministry with me,
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Field before he came into ministry with me, everybody knew he was
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Into ministry with me, everybody knew he was a christian and they didn't
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Everybody knew he was a christian and they didn't have a lot to do with
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A christian and they didn't have a lot to do with him a lot of times.
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Have a lot to do with him a lot of times. and--
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Him a lot of times. and-- but when they
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And-- but when they would get in trouble,
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But when they would get in trouble, then he would be the one
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Would get in trouble, then he would be the one they'd come to, like,
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Then he would be the one they'd come to, like, "well dave, my wife left me.
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They'd come to, like, "well dave, my wife left me. you think i could talk
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"well dave, my wife left me. you think i could talk to you for a few minutes?"
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You think i could talk to you for a few minutes?" so, he stood his ground
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To you for a few minutes?" so, he stood his ground as far as what he believed in.
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So, he stood his ground as far as what he believed in. and sometimes when
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As far as what he believed in. and sometimes when you do that, initially,
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And sometimes when you do that, initially, you feel like you're losing.
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You do that, initially, you feel like you're losing. you know, it's hard when
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You feel like you're losing. you know, it's hard when you do the right thing,
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You know, it's hard when you do the right thing, and you get a wrong result.
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You do the right thing, and you get a wrong result. >> audience: yeah.
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And you get a wrong result. >> audience: yeah. >> joyce: but god saw that
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>> audience: yeah. >> joyce: but god saw that you did the right thing
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>> joyce: but god saw that you did the right thing and then your reward
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You did the right thing and then your reward will come from god.
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And then your reward will come from god. well, he got so much
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Will come from god. well, he got so much favor with pharaoh--
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Well, he got so much favor with pharaoh-- don't you love that?
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Favor with pharaoh-- don't you love that? favor, favor, favor.
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Don't you love that? favor, favor, favor. he got so much favor
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Favor, favor, favor. he got so much favor with pharaoh,
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He got so much favor with pharaoh, that pharaoh gave him
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With pharaoh, that pharaoh gave him so much authority and power
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That pharaoh gave him so much authority and power that only pharaoh had more
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So much authority and power that only pharaoh had more power than joseph did.
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That only pharaoh had more power than joseph did. so, from the pit to the palace.
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Power than joseph did. so, from the pit to the palace. and i can't find any reason
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So, from the pit to the palace. and i can't find any reason other than he just
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And i can't find any reason other than he just had a really good attitude.
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Other than he just had a really good attitude. and he kept saying,
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Had a really good attitude. and he kept saying, "no," to the temptation
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And he kept saying, "no," to the temptation to compromise.
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"no," to the temptation to compromise. so, that's a big take away
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To compromise. so, that's a big take away from this message today:
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So, that's a big take away from this message today: keep a good attitude--
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From this message today: keep a good attitude-- and in order to do that,
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Keep a good attitude-- and in order to do that, you're gonna have to pray.
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And in order to do that, you're gonna have to pray. that's just, you know--
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When somebody hurts me,
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When somebody hurts me, the first thing that i do
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When somebody hurts me, the first thing that i do is i ask god to comfort
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The first thing that i do is i ask god to comfort me because the holy spirit
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Is i ask god to comfort me because the holy spirit is our comforter.
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Me because the holy spirit is our comforter. it doesn't do you any good
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Is our comforter. it doesn't do you any good to call your friends and start
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It doesn't do you any good to call your friends and start talking about what they did,
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To call your friends and start talking about what they did, "blah, blah, blah, blah, blah."
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Talking about what they did, "blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." all that does is make
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"blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." all that does is make the situation worse.
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All that does is make the situation worse. you ask god to comfort you.
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The situation worse. you ask god to comfort you. the second thing you do is ask
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You ask god to comfort you. the second thing you do is ask god to help you forgive 'em.
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Because the quicker
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Because the quicker you forgive somebody,
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Because the quicker you forgive somebody, the easier it is to do.
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You forgive somebody, the easier it is to do. i'mma say that again.
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The easier it is to do. i'mma say that again. the quicker you
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I'mma say that again. the quicker you forgive somebody,
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The quicker you forgive somebody, the easier it is to do.
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Forgive somebody, the easier it is to do. the longer you wait,
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The more deeply rooted
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The more deeply rooted it gets on the inside
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The more deeply rooted it gets on the inside of you and the harder
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It gets on the inside of you and the harder it is to let go of.
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Of you and the harder it is to let go of. i had a man yesterday,
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It is to let go of. i had a man yesterday, i was at an appointment,
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I had a man yesterday, i was at an appointment, and he came over
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I was at an appointment, and he came over to me and he said,
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And he came over to me and he said, "can i talk to you
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To me and he said, "can i talk to you for a minute?"
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"can i talk to you for a minute?" and i said, "sure."
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For a minute?" and i said, "sure." he said, "i just watched
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And i said, "sure." he said, "i just watched a program where you
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He said, "i just watched a program where you talked about forgiving."
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A program where you talked about forgiving." and he said, "i was able
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Talked about forgiving." and he said, "i was able to forgive somebody
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And he said, "i was able to forgive somebody that i really hated."
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To forgive somebody that i really hated." and he said,
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That i really hated." and he said, "it has helped me so much."
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And he said, "it has helped me so much." and i wanna make sure that
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"it has helped me so much." and i wanna make sure that i say not only just to our
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And i wanna make sure that i say not only just to our lovely audience here today,
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I say not only just to our lovely audience here today, but to those of you
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Lovely audience here today, but to those of you watching by tv, don't harbor
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But to those of you watching by tv, don't harbor offenses and bitterness
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Watching by tv, don't harbor offenses and bitterness and resentment in your heart
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Offenses and bitterness and resentment in your heart toward anybody because
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And resentment in your heart toward anybody because it's not hurting them.
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Toward anybody because it's not hurting them. matter of fact,
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It's not hurting them. matter of fact, they may be out enjoying
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Matter of fact, they may be out enjoying their life, having a good time,
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They may be out enjoying their life, having a good time, and couldn't care
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Their life, having a good time, and couldn't care less that you're upset.
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And couldn't care less that you're upset. and a lot of times people
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Less that you're upset. and a lot of times people don't even know they hurt you.
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And a lot of times people don't even know they hurt you. sometimes, you know,
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Don't even know they hurt you. sometimes, you know, you just run into somebody
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Sometimes, you know, you just run into somebody when they're having a bad day
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You just run into somebody when they're having a bad day and they say or do something,
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When they're having a bad day and they say or do something, and don't even know they did it,
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And they say or do something, and don't even know they did it, and you can end up being hurt
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And don't even know they did it, and you can end up being hurt and miserable for weeks on end.
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And you can end up being hurt and miserable for weeks on end. and we have to choose
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And miserable for weeks on end. and we have to choose to believe the best.
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And we have to choose to believe the best. somebody said something to me
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To believe the best. somebody said something to me the other day and i thought,
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Somebody said something to me the other day and i thought, "what a foolish thing to say."
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The other day and i thought, "what a foolish thing to say." he said to me, he said, "i don't
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"what a foolish thing to say." he said to me, he said, "i don't care what so-and-so says--"
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He said to me, he said, "i don't care what so-and-so says--" and he named a person that
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Care what so-and-so says--" and he named a person that i know, "i think you're great."
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And he named a person that i know, "i think you're great." well--
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I know, "i think you're great." well-- >> [audience laughing]
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Well-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: what is that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: what is that supposed to mean to me?
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>> joyce: what is that supposed to mean to me? i mean, he made it sound
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Supposed to mean to me? i mean, he made it sound like this person had said
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I mean, he made it sound like this person had said something bad about me.
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Like this person had said something bad about me. and it was somebody that
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Something bad about me. and it was somebody that i don't think would do that.
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And it was somebody that i don't think would do that. i mean, i'm pretty
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I don't think would do that. i mean, i'm pretty sure they like me.
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I mean, i'm pretty sure they like me. and so, i'm like...
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Sure they like me. and so, i'm like... and somebody said,
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And so, i'm like... and somebody said, "well, maybe he was
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And somebody said, "well, maybe he was just goofing around."
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"well, maybe he was just goofing around." well, anyway,
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Just goofing around." well, anyway, that kind of bugged me.
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Well, anyway, that kind of bugged me. you know how things are, though.
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That kind of bugged me. you know how things are, though. the devil'll keep trying
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You know how things are, though. the devil'll keep trying to use it to bug you.
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The devil'll keep trying to use it to bug you. you know, you'll make
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To use it to bug you. you know, you'll make a decision to let it go,
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You know, you'll make a decision to let it go, and then all of a sudden,
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A decision to let it go, and then all of a sudden, it'll kind of come
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And then all of a sudden, it'll kind of come back nagging at you.
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But i just made a decision
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But i just made a decision to believe the best.
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But i just made a decision to believe the best. the bible says,
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To believe the best. the bible says, "love always believes the best."
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The bible says, "love always believes the best." and i wanna leave you with
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"love always believes the best." and i wanna leave you with that little tidbit of wisdom.
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No matter what happens,
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No matter what happens, believe the best.
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No matter what happens, believe the best. and you say, "well,
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Believe the best. and you say, "well, what if i believe the best
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And you say, "well, what if i believe the best and they really didn't
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What if i believe the best and they really didn't have good intentions?"
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And they really didn't have good intentions?" well, at least you're happy.
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Have good intentions?" well, at least you're happy. >> [audience laughing]
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Well, at least you're happy. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i mean, this is all about doing
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>> joyce: see, i mean, this is all about doing something for yourself.
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This is all about doing something for yourself. and so, joseph ended
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Something for yourself. and so, joseph ended up in a great place from
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And so, joseph ended up in a great place from the pit to the palace.
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Up in a great place from the pit to the palace. and i think that a big majority
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The pit to the palace. and i think that a big majority of it was about his attitude.
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And i think that a big majority of it was about his attitude. attitude, they say,
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Of it was about his attitude. attitude, they say, determines your altitude.
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Attitude, they say, determines your altitude. attitude determines how
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Determines your altitude. attitude determines how far you can go in life.
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Attitude determines how far you can go in life. and i'll tell you something,
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Far you can go in life. and i'll tell you something, i would rather work
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And i'll tell you something, i would rather work with somebody that's not
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I would rather work with somebody that's not quite as talented but has
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With somebody that's not quite as talented but has a good attitude than
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Quite as talented but has a good attitude than somebody who is extremely
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A good attitude than somebody who is extremely talented and has a bad attitude.
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Somebody who is extremely talented and has a bad attitude. attitude really,
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Talented and has a bad attitude. attitude really, really is important.
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Let me just give you
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Let me just give you a few examples.
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Let me just give you a few examples. don't feel sorry for yourself
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A few examples. don't feel sorry for yourself when you're having problems.
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Don't feel sorry for yourself when you're having problems. everybody has problems.
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When you're having problems. everybody has problems. everybody.
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Everybody has problems. everybody. you can talk to your
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Everybody. you can talk to your friends about it,
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You can talk to your friends about it, but don't talk about it.
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Friends about it, but don't talk about it. talk about it.
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But don't talk about it. talk about it. talk about it.
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Talk about it. talk about it. talk about it.
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Talk about it. talk about it. >> [audience laughing]
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Talk about it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you know what?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you know what? people get tired
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>> joyce: because you know what? people get tired of hearing it and it won't
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People get tired of hearing it and it won't be long and they're gonna
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Of hearing it and it won't be long and they're gonna go in the other direction
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Be long and they're gonna go in the other direction when they see you coming
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Go in the other direction when they see you coming because they're tired
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When they see you coming because they're tired of listening to you feel sorry
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Because they're tired of listening to you feel sorry for yourself all the time.
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One of the best things you can
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One of the best things you can do when you're having problems,
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One of the best things you can do when you're having problems, and i know this by personal
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Do when you're having problems, and i know this by personal experience and the word of god,
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And i know this by personal experience and the word of god, is go be a blessing
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Experience and the word of god, is go be a blessing to somebody else.
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Is go be a blessing to somebody else. you talk about something
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To somebody else. you talk about something that makes the devil mad,
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You talk about something that makes the devil mad, that makes the devil mad.
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Now, who really
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Now, who really was joseph's enemy,
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Now, who really was joseph's enemy, it wasn't really his brothers.
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Was joseph's enemy, it wasn't really his brothers. ephesians 6:12 says,
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It wasn't really his brothers. ephesians 6:12 says, "we wrestle not
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Ephesians 6:12 says, "we wrestle not against flesh and blood,
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"we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
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Against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers, against the rulers
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But against principalities, powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
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Powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual
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Of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
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Against spiritual wickedness in high places." so, even though
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People are responsible
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People are responsible if they mistreat you,
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People are responsible if they mistreat you, it's still the devil
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If they mistreat you, it's still the devil working through them.
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It's still the devil working through them. somehow, they're not
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Working through them. somehow, they're not smart enough or wise
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Somehow, they're not smart enough or wise enough to not take
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Smart enough or wise enough to not take his temptations and so,
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Enough to not take his temptations and so, it's the enemy working
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His temptations and so, it's the enemy working through them.
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It's the enemy working through them. so, trying to get them back
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Through them. so, trying to get them back really doesn't do any good.
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So, trying to get them back really doesn't do any good. the thing to do is to get
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Really doesn't do any good. the thing to do is to get the devil back.
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The thing to do is to get the devil back. and there's only one way
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The devil back. and there's only one way to get the devil back.
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And there's only one way to get the devil back. and that's to be good
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To get the devil back. and that's to be good to other people.
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>> audience: yes, amen.
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>> audience: yes, amen. >> joyce: romans 12:21 was
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>> audience: yes, amen. >> joyce: romans 12:21 was a saving scripture for me,
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>> joyce: romans 12:21 was a saving scripture for me, "we overcome evil with good."
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After being abused
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After being abused in my childhood--
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After being abused in my childhood-- even, you know,
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In my childhood-- even, you know, for a long time i hated
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Even, you know, for a long time i hated my mom and dad and then when
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For a long time i hated my mom and dad and then when i realized that it was the devil
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My mom and dad and then when i realized that it was the devil working through them,
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I realized that it was the devil working through them, ooh, i wanted to get him!
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Working through them, ooh, i wanted to get him! but when i found out that
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Ooh, i wanted to get him! but when i found out that the way to overcome evil was
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But when i found out that the way to overcome evil was with good, now that's something
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The way to overcome evil was with good, now that's something every single one of us can do.
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With good, now that's something every single one of us can do. and it's especially
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Every single one of us can do. and it's especially powerful when you're
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And it's especially powerful when you're good to your enemies.
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Powerful when you're good to your enemies. >> audience member: wow.
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Good to your enemies. >> audience member: wow. >> joyce: hmm, some of you are
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>> audience member: wow. >> joyce: hmm, some of you are making faces, i'm not sure
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>> joyce: hmm, some of you are making faces, i'm not sure about here.
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Making faces, i'm not sure about here. >> [audience laughing]
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About here. >> [audience laughing] joyce: you're like, "hmm..."
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>> [audience laughing] joyce: you're like, "hmm..." but it works.
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Joyce: you're like, "hmm..." but it works. and not only does it work,
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But it works. and not only does it work, but it makes you happy.
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And not only does it work, but it makes you happy. you lose all that junky
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But it makes you happy. you lose all that junky bitterness and weirdness
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You lose all that junky bitterness and weirdness that's in your life.
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Bitterness and weirdness that's in your life. there's a story that i've heard
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That's in your life. there's a story that i've heard that i think is really cute
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There's a story that i've heard that i think is really cute about a donkey that fell
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That i think is really cute about a donkey that fell in a pit and his master was
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About a donkey that fell in a pit and his master was debating on whether or not
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In a pit and his master was debating on whether or not to get him out of the pit
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Debating on whether or not to get him out of the pit or to just leave him
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To get him out of the pit or to just leave him in there because, you know,
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Or to just leave him in there because, you know, the donkey weighed quite a bit
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In there because, you know, the donkey weighed quite a bit and it was gonna to be quite
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The donkey weighed quite a bit and it was gonna to be quite a job to get him out of the pit.
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And so, he just decided,
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And so, he just decided, "this donkey's old.
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And so, he just decided, "this donkey's old. and i've gotten most
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"this donkey's old. and i've gotten most of the use out of him,
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And i've gotten most of the use out of him, i'm gonna get so i'm gonna
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Of the use out of him, i'm gonna get so i'm gonna call some of my friends
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I'm gonna get so i'm gonna call some of my friends and neighbors and we're
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Call some of my friends and neighbors and we're just gonna cover him
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And neighbors and we're just gonna cover him up with dirt and kill him."
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Just gonna cover him up with dirt and kill him." well, that's what the devil
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Up with dirt and kill him." well, that's what the devil likes to do to you.
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Well, that's what the devil likes to do to you. he likes to throw you
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Likes to do to you. he likes to throw you in a pit and then throw dirt
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He likes to throw you in a pit and then throw dirt on you all the time.
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In a pit and then throw dirt on you all the time. and so, they're shoveling
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On you all the time. and so, they're shoveling dirt on top of him,
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And so, they're shoveling dirt on top of him, shoveling dirt on top of him.
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And then they noticed
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And then they noticed something odd.
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And then they noticed something odd. every time they would throw
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Something odd. every time they would throw a shovel of dirt on top of him,
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Every time they would throw a shovel of dirt on top of him, he'd shake it off
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A shovel of dirt on top of him, he'd shake it off and then get up on top of it.
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He'd shake it off and then get up on top of it. and after enough dirt
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And then get up on top of it. and after enough dirt got thrown down there,
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And after enough dirt got thrown down there, he just walked out of the pit.
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Got thrown down there, he just walked out of the pit. see?
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He just walked out of the pit. see? yeah, go ahead,
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See? yeah, go ahead, you can clap if you want to.
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Yeah, go ahead, you can clap if you want to. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: keep a good attitude,
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>> joyce: keep a good attitude, no matter what's
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>> joyce: keep a good attitude, no matter what's going on in your life.
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No matter what's going on in your life. you know, satan has dug
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Going on in your life. you know, satan has dug a pit for all of us,
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You know, satan has dug a pit for all of us, but that doesn't mean
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A pit for all of us, but that doesn't mean we have to live in it.
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But that doesn't mean we have to live in it. a trap, a hurt so deep
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We have to live in it. a trap, a hurt so deep that he hopes you
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A trap, a hurt so deep that he hopes you never get over it,
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That he hopes you never get over it, a disappointment,
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Never get over it, a disappointment, a shattered dream,
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A disappointment, a shattered dream, a broken relationship,
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A shattered dream, a broken relationship, the loss of something precious,
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A broken relationship, the loss of something precious, a pit of depression,
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The loss of something precious, a pit of depression, a pit of financial lack,
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A pit of depression, a pit of financial lack, a pit of pain.
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A pit of financial lack, a pit of pain. but you know what?
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A pit of pain. but you know what? it's time to come
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But you know what? it's time to come up out of the pit.
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It's time to come up out of the pit. and one of the best
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Up out of the pit. and one of the best ways to do that is by having
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And one of the best ways to do that is by having a good attitude and realizing--
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Ways to do that is by having a good attitude and realizing-- and i mean this, you know,
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A good attitude and realizing-- and i mean this, you know, with a loving attitude,
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And i mean this, you know, with a loving attitude, everybody has got stuff
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With a loving attitude, everybody has got stuff going on in their life.
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Everybody has got stuff going on in their life. and everybody is probably
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Going on in their life. and everybody is probably hurting in some way.
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And everybody is probably hurting in some way. and no matter how
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Hurting in some way. and no matter how bad you're hurting,
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And no matter how bad you're hurting, there's probably somebody
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Bad you're hurting, there's probably somebody in this room that's hurting
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There's probably somebody in this room that's hurting worse than you are.
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In this room that's hurting worse than you are. you see, the more immature
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Worse than you are. you see, the more immature christians, they tell you
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You see, the more immature christians, they tell you about all their pain.
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Christians, they tell you about all their pain. you can point them out.
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About all their pain. you can point them out. but the really
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You can point them out. but the really mature christians,
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But the really mature christians, they'll still be the same
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Mature christians, they'll still be the same and still be helping you
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They'll still be the same and still be helping you and being good to you,
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And still be helping you and being good to you, and you don't even know
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And being good to you, and you don't even know what's going on in their life.
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And you don't even know what's going on in their life. i've been in ministry
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What's going on in their life. i've been in ministry for 45 years and i have never
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I've been in ministry for 45 years and i have never missed one of my conferences
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For 45 years and i have never missed one of my conferences because i was having
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Missed one of my conferences because i was having a personal problem in my life.
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Because i was having a personal problem in my life. i've had times where i've gotten
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A personal problem in my life. i've had times where i've gotten up and preached and then went
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I've had times where i've gotten up and preached and then went to the back room and cried.
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Up and preached and then went to the back room and cried. and then went back
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To the back room and cried. and then went back and preached and went back
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And then went back and preached and went back to the back room and cried.
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And preached and went back to the back room and cried. but it's so important
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To the back room and cried. but it's so important when we're hurting that
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But it's so important when we're hurting that we keep our commitments,
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When we're hurting that we keep our commitments, and we continue.
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We keep our commitments, and we continue. "well, what should
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And we continue. "well, what should i do when i'm hurting?
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"well, what should i do when i'm hurting? what should i do when
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I do when i'm hurting? what should i do when i'm hurting?"
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What should i do when i'm hurting?" you know what you should do?
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I'm hurting?" you know what you should do? the same thing you would
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You know what you should do? the same thing you would do if you weren't hurting.
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The same thing you would do if you weren't hurting. >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: that's the best
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>> joyce: that's the best advice.
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>> joyce: that's the best advice. the bible says, "by the blood
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Advice. the bible says, "by the blood he brought us up out of the pit
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The bible says, "by the blood he brought us up out of the pit and gave us hope."
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He brought us up out of the pit and gave us hope." that's in zechariah 9:11.
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And gave us hope." that's in zechariah 9:11. but listen to zechariah 9:12,
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That's in zechariah 9:11. but listen to zechariah 9:12, "return to the stronghold
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But listen to zechariah 9:12, "return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity],
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"return to the stronghold [of security and prosperity], you prisoners of hope;
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[of security and prosperity], you prisoners of hope; even today do i declare
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You prisoners of hope; even today do i declare that i will restore double
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Even today do i declare that i will restore double your former prosperity to you."
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That i will restore double your former prosperity to you." there's these promises
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In the bible--
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In the bible-- there's about four different
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In the bible-- there's about four different scriptures that promise that
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There's about four different scriptures that promise that if we keep a good attitude,
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Scriptures that promise that if we keep a good attitude, if we continue to obey god,
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If we keep a good attitude, if we continue to obey god, he will give us double
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If we continue to obey god, he will give us double what the enemy tried
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He will give us double what the enemy tried to take away from us.
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What the enemy tried to take away from us. >> [audience agreeing]
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To take away from us. >> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: the bible
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>> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: the bible talks about job,
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>> joyce: the bible talks about job, and he had some friends
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Talks about job, and he had some friends that weren't too friendly.
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And he had some friends that weren't too friendly. he had friends that
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That weren't too friendly. he had friends that should've been comforting him,
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He had friends that should've been comforting him, but they were accusing him.
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Should've been comforting him, but they were accusing him. well, how does it feel
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But they were accusing him. well, how does it feel when you have a problem
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Well, how does it feel when you have a problem and somebody says to you,
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When you have a problem and somebody says to you, "well, you probably
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And somebody says to you, "well, you probably opened the door this way"?
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"well, you probably opened the door this way"? "if you just had enough faith,
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Opened the door this way"? "if you just had enough faith, then, you know, this
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"if you just had enough faith, then, you know, this wouldn't be happening."
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Then, you know, this wouldn't be happening." you know, those are not friends
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Wouldn't be happening." you know, those are not friends that are comforting you,
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You know, those are not friends that are comforting you, they're friends that
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That are comforting you, they're friends that are accusing you.
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They're friends that are accusing you. and everybody has
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Are accusing you. and everybody has got people like that
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And everybody has got people like that in their life.
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Got people like that in their life. well, job had people
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In their life. well, job had people like that, too.
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Well, job had people like that, too. and god told him
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Like that, too. and god told him to pray for them.
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And the bible says right
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And the bible says right at the end of the book
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And the bible says right at the end of the book of job that "after job
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At the end of the book of job that "after job prayed for his friends."
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Of job that "after job prayed for his friends." come on, "after job
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Prayed for his friends." come on, "after job prayed for his friends."
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Come on, "after job prayed for his friends." come on, are you praying
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Prayed for his friends." come on, are you praying for the people that have hurt?
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Come on, are you praying for the people that have hurt? you should be.
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For the people that have hurt? you should be. after job prayed
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You should be. after job prayed for his friends,
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After job prayed for his friends, the lord restored double
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For his friends, the lord restored double everything that he had lost.
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The lord restored double everything that he had lost. i love that whole principle
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Everything that he had lost. i love that whole principle of "double for your trouble."
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I love that whole principle of "double for your trouble." amen?
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Of "double for your trouble." amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: matthew 12 says,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: matthew 12 says, "that when there is among
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>> joyce: matthew 12 says, "that when there is among you one sheep that falls
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"that when there is among you one sheep that falls into a pit on the sabbath,
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You one sheep that falls into a pit on the sabbath, the lord will stop
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Into a pit on the sabbath, the lord will stop and get him out."
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The lord will stop and get him out." so, if it's just one,
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And get him out." so, if it's just one, jesus is in the business
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So, if it's just one, jesus is in the business of lifting people
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Jesus is in the business of lifting people up out of the pit.
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Of lifting people up out of the pit. satan is in the business
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Up out of the pit. satan is in the business of putting 'em in,
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Satan is in the business of putting 'em in, but jesus is in the business
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Of putting 'em in, but jesus is in the business of lifting them out.
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And, you know,
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And, you know, if you're watching the program
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And, you know, if you're watching the program today and you've never received
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If you're watching the program today and you've never received christ as your savior,
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Today and you've never received christ as your savior, there's a phone number
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Christ as your savior, there's a phone number on your screen right now,
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There's a phone number on your screen right now, and you can call that number
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On your screen right now, and you can call that number and tell somebody,
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And you can call that number and tell somebody, "i'd like to have somebody
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And tell somebody, "i'd like to have somebody pray with me to receive
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"i'd like to have somebody pray with me to receive christ as my savior."
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Pray with me to receive christ as my savior." and they'll be very
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Christ as my savior." and they'll be very happy to do that.
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And they'll be very happy to do that. thank you for being
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Happy to do that. thank you for being with us today.
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Thank you for being with us today. >> [audience applauding]
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>> announcer: when faced with
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>> announcer: when faced with life's inevitable ups and downs,
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Life's inevitable ups and downs, having the resiliency to stand
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Having the resiliency to stand up to new challenges and meet
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Up to new challenges and meet them head on is imperative.
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Them head on is imperative. we can't keep changes from
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We can't keep changes from coming, but we can manage our
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Coming, but we can manage our reaction to it, and even come
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Reaction to it, and even come to welcome it into our lives.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, life is full of changes,
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Life is full of changes, and sometimes it can
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And sometimes it can feel like everything
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Feel like everything around us is shaking.
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Around us is shaking. jobs are changing,
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Jobs are changing, relationships,
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Relationships, people's expectations.
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People's expectations. it's easy to get
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It's easy to get overwhelmed but i wanna
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Overwhelmed but i wanna remind you today, while
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Remind you today, while change is inevitable,
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Change is inevitable, you have the power
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You have the power to choose how
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To choose how to respond to it.
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To respond to it. in my book,
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In my book, “the courage to change,”
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“the courage to change,” i'll show you how to not
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I'll show you how to not only navigate life's
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Only navigate life's transitions, but to
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Transitions, but to actually embrace them
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Actually embrace them with god's word
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With god's word as your foundation.
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As your foundation. you can face each shift
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You can face each shift with confidence, knowing
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With confidence, knowing that the same god who never
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That the same god who never changed, is working all
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Changed, is working all things for your good,
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Things for your good, even in the midst
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Even in the midst of difficult moments.
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>> announcer: be the first
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>> announcer: be the first to get a copy of joyce's
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To get a copy of joyce's newest book,
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Newest book, "the courage to change."
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"the courage to change." it's available for your
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It's available for your gift of any amount.
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Gift of any amount. and today, when you
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And today, when you donate...
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Donate... or more, you'll also
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Or more, you'll also receive this love big
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Receive this love big long-sleeved shirt
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Long-sleeved shirt in lavender blue.
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Available in sizes
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Available in sizes small to 3xl.
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Small to 3xl. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online
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Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: if you're
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>> joyce: if you're weary from all of life's
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Weary from all of life's changes, i want you
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Changes, i want you to know that you can
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To know that you can find peace in the storm.
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Find peace in the storm. in “the courage to change,”
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In “the courage to change,” i'll show you how god's
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I'll show you how god's word can help you
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Word can help you embrace every challenge
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Embrace every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. you don't have to live
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You don't have to live in the fear of change.
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In the fear of change. with the strength and
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With the strength and the wisdom from god,
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The wisdom from god, you can stand firm
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You can stand firm through any storm and
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Through any storm and come out stronger
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Come out stronger on the other side.
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On the other side. let's face life's
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Let's face life's challenges together
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Challenges together with faith, hope, and
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With faith, hope, and a renewed perspective.
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Your gift of any amount,
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Your gift of any amount, and if you are a partner,
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And if you are a partner, your partnership with
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Your partnership with joyce meyer ministries
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Joyce meyer ministries will help us reach the
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Will help us reach the lost, feed the hungry,
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Lost, feed the hungry, and help women and
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And help women and girls find freedom
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Girls find freedom all around the world.
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All around the world. your gift today makes
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Your gift today makes it all possible.
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>> announcer: discover
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>> announcer: discover your courage today
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Your courage today with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, “the courage to change.”
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“the courage to change.” it's available right now
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It's available right now for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. and today, when you
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And today, when you donate...
00:25:49.938 --> 00:25:50.972
Donate... or more, you'll also
00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:52.374
Or more, you'll also receive this love big
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Receive this love big long-sleeve shirt
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Long-sleeve shirt in lavender blue.
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Call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online
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Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Determination (Part 1)

May 12, 2025 | S25:E14

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