Joyce Meyer - Determination (Part 3)

May 14, 2025 | S25:E17

You can conquer doubt and unbelief. Today, Joyce shares how to keep your faith strong and vital, believing God through seasons of uncertainty.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Determination (Part 3) | May 14, 2025

>> joyce: every good choice
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>> joyce: every good choice that you make overrides
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>> joyce: every good choice that you make overrides one of the bad choices that
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That you make overrides one of the bad choices that either you made or somebody
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One of the bad choices that either you made or somebody else made that hurt you.
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Either you made or somebody else made that hurt you. so, no more blaming god.
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Else made that hurt you. so, no more blaming god. build bridges, not walls.
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So, no more blaming god. build bridges, not walls. god is good and we don't
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Build bridges, not walls. god is good and we don't have to know why.
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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: thank you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: thank you for joining me today
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>> joyce: thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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For joining me today on "enjoying everyday life." i believe you're gonna really
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On "enjoying everyday life." i believe you're gonna really enjoy the program today.
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I believe you're gonna really enjoy the program today. i wanna talk about,
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Enjoy the program today. i wanna talk about, are you building
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I wanna talk about, are you building walls or bridges?
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Are you building walls or bridges? do you have questions
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Walls or bridges? do you have questions about your life?
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"why was i abused?"
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"why was i abused?" "why do i look the way i look?"
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"why was i abused?" "why do i look the way i look?" why, why, why?
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"why do i look the way i look?" why, why, why? "why did my loved one die?"
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Why, why, why? "why did my loved one die?" "what about birth defects?"
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"why did my loved one die?" "what about birth defects?" "what about children
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"what about birth defects?" "what about children with cancer?"
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"what about children with cancer?" do you know, the whys of life
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With cancer?" do you know, the whys of life can build a wall between
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Do you know, the whys of life can build a wall between you and god if you're not
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Can build a wall between you and god if you're not wise to satan's deception?
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You and god if you're not wise to satan's deception? god is good.
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Wise to satan's deception? god is good. period, end of the conversation.
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God is good. period, end of the conversation. and there is no
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Period, end of the conversation. and there is no injustice in god.
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And there is no injustice in god. when i study
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Injustice in god. when i study the character of god,
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When i study the character of god, or i teach on the character
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The character of god, or i teach on the character of god, my favorite aspect
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Or i teach on the character of god, my favorite aspect of god's character
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Of god, my favorite aspect of god's character is that he is just.
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Of god's character is that he is just. and what that means
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Is that he is just. and what that means is that he always makes
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And what that means is that he always makes wrong things right.
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Is that he always makes wrong things right. in the world,
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Wrong things right. in the world, there's a lot of injustice.
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In the world, there's a lot of injustice. life is not fair, but god will
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There's a lot of injustice. life is not fair, but god will always make things that
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Life is not fair, but god will always make things that are wrong, right in your life,
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Always make things that are wrong, right in your life, if--
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Are wrong, right in your life, if-- there's always that if,
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If-- there's always that if, isn't it?
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There's always that if, isn't it? if we trust him,
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Isn't it? if we trust him, keep a good attitude.
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If we trust him, keep a good attitude. we need to be people
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Keep a good attitude. we need to be people of integrity.
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We need to be people of integrity. you know, a lot of people
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Of integrity. you know, a lot of people today don't even know
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You know, a lot of people today don't even know what that word means.
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Today don't even know what that word means. you could go out
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What that word means. you could go out and do what they call "a man
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You could go out and do what they call "a man on the street interview,"
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And do what they call "a man on the street interview," and we've done that
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On the street interview," and we've done that and it's amazing how many
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And we've done that and it's amazing how many people today don't even
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And it's amazing how many people today don't even know what that word means.
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People today don't even know what that word means. and integrity just
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Know what that word means. and integrity just means you're honest.
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And integrity just means you're honest. you do what you say
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Means you're honest. you do what you say you're gonna do.
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You do what you say you're gonna do. how hard is it to find people
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You're gonna do. how hard is it to find people today that actually do what
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How hard is it to find people today that actually do what they say they're gonna do?
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Today that actually do what they say they're gonna do? "oh, i'll call you back."
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They say they're gonna do? "oh, i'll call you back." you never hear from 'em.
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"oh, i'll call you back." you never hear from 'em. >> [audience laughing]
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You never hear from 'em. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, or workers
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, or workers who make appointments
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>> joyce: you know, or workers who make appointments to come to your house and fix
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Who make appointments to come to your house and fix something and don't show up,
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To come to your house and fix something and don't show up, don't even bother to call.
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Something and don't show up, don't even bother to call. it is so rude
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Don't even bother to call. it is so rude to do things like that.
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It is so rude to do things like that. and the bible says,
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To do things like that. and the bible says, "love is not rude."
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And the bible says, "love is not rude." god is good.
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"love is not rude." god is good. there's no injustice in him.
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God is good. there's no injustice in him. he's perfect.
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There's no injustice in him. he's perfect. but we do live in an imperfect
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He's perfect. but we do live in an imperfect world with imperfect people
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But we do live in an imperfect world with imperfect people in a world where the sin
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World with imperfect people in a world where the sin principle has been at work
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In a world where the sin principle has been at work for generations and generations
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Principle has been at work for generations and generations and generations.
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For generations and generations and generations. satan is at work.
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And generations. satan is at work. for many, tragedy becomes
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Satan is at work. for many, tragedy becomes a bridge to god.
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For many, tragedy becomes a bridge to god. it's kind of interesting,
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A bridge to god. it's kind of interesting, it seems like unbelievers,
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It's kind of interesting, it seems like unbelievers, many times, when they
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It seems like unbelievers, many times, when they have a tragedy,
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Many times, when they have a tragedy, it will drive them to god.
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Have a tragedy, it will drive them to god. but believers, it seems
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It will drive them to god. but believers, it seems like many times when
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But believers, it seems like many times when they have a tragedy,
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Like many times when they have a tragedy, it separates them from god.
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They have a tragedy, it separates them from god. which is kind
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It separates them from god. which is kind of an interesting thought,
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Which is kind of an interesting thought, you know?
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Of an interesting thought, you know? i guess believers think
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You know? i guess believers think that everything should
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I guess believers think that everything should turn out good for them
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That everything should turn out good for them because they're believers.
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Turn out good for them because they're believers. but that's not always the case.
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Because they're believers. but that's not always the case. we go through things
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But that's not always the case. we go through things that are unfair,
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We go through things that are unfair, things happen that
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That are unfair, things happen that we don't understand,
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Things happen that we don't understand, but we need to be careful
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We don't understand, but we need to be careful about what i call,
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But we need to be careful about what i call, "why god, why?"
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About what i call, "why god, why?" now, you can ask god
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"why god, why?" now, you can ask god all the questions you want to,
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Now, you can ask god all the questions you want to, but generally you're not gonna
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All the questions you want to, but generally you're not gonna get the answer that you want.
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But generally you're not gonna get the answer that you want. and probably,
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Get the answer that you want. and probably, to tell you the truth,
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And probably, to tell you the truth, a lot of times when we ask
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To tell you the truth, a lot of times when we ask god why, we'd really
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A lot of times when we ask god why, we'd really rather he not tell us.
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God why, we'd really rather he not tell us. because we might
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Rather he not tell us. because we might not like it if he did.
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And this is my personal opinion;
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And this is my personal opinion; i'm not saying that it's wrong
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And this is my personal opinion; i'm not saying that it's wrong to ask god why,
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I'm not saying that it's wrong to ask god why, but i think instead
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To ask god why, but i think instead of hearing "why god?"
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But i think instead of hearing "why god?" he'd much rather hear,
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Of hearing "why god?" he'd much rather hear, "i trust you, lord."
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He'd much rather hear, "i trust you, lord." maybe we'll say that again.
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"i trust you, lord." maybe we'll say that again. instead of hearing "why god?"
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Maybe we'll say that again. instead of hearing "why god?" i think he'd much rather hear,
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Instead of hearing "why god?" i think he'd much rather hear, "i trust you."
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There's a pastor,
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There's a pastor, that i know in el paso, texas,
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There's a pastor, that i know in el paso, texas, whose beautiful little
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That i know in el paso, texas, whose beautiful little wife died of cancer.
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Whose beautiful little wife died of cancer. and of course,
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Wife died of cancer. and of course, him and all the church
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And of course, him and all the church were praying for her,
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Him and all the church were praying for her, and she died.
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Were praying for her, and she died. and he said,
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And she died. and he said, the first thing he said to god
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And he said, the first thing he said to god was, "'i'll never ask you why.'"
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The first thing he said to god was, "'i'll never ask you why.'" and i don't know about you,
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Was, "'i'll never ask you why.'" and i don't know about you, but to me, that's--
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And i don't know about you, but to me, that's-- that's proving that your
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But to me, that's-- that's proving that your faith is deeply rooted in god.
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I mean, when you really
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I mean, when you really get right down to it,
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I mean, when you really get right down to it, god does not have
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Get right down to it, god does not have to explain himself to us.
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God does not have to explain himself to us. he wants to hear, "i trust you.
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To explain himself to us. he wants to hear, "i trust you. i don't understand it.
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He wants to hear, "i trust you. i don't understand it. it hurts.
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I don't understand it. it hurts. it seems unfair,
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It hurts. it seems unfair, but i know you're good.
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It seems unfair, but i know you're good. i know the devil's bad.
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But i know you're good. i know the devil's bad. but i trust you to take this
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I know the devil's bad. but i trust you to take this and work it out for my good."
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But i trust you to take this and work it out for my good." i lean on that scripture
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And work it out for my good." i lean on that scripture so much because i believe
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I lean on that scripture so much because i believe that with all my heart,
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So much because i believe that with all my heart, i've seen that in my life;
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That with all my heart, i've seen that in my life; the sexual abuse that i went
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Through from my dad,
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Through from my dad, and my mom knowing it but
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Through from my dad, and my mom knowing it but not doing anything about it,
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And my mom knowing it but not doing anything about it, marry the first guy that
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Not doing anything about it, marry the first guy that came along when i was 18,
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Marry the first guy that came along when i was 18, that was five more years
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Came along when i was 18, that was five more years of injustice and him
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That was five more years of injustice and him cheating on me and, you know,
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Of injustice and him cheating on me and, you know, uncles that tried to abuse me,
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Cheating on me and, you know, uncles that tried to abuse me, a grandfather that
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Uncles that tried to abuse me, a grandfather that tried to abuse me,
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A grandfather that tried to abuse me, a boss that i worked
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Tried to abuse me, a boss that i worked for that tried to abuse me.
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A boss that i worked for that tried to abuse me. and, you know, i really got
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For that tried to abuse me. and, you know, i really got to the point where
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And, you know, i really got to the point where i thought, "i will never,
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To the point where i thought, "i will never, ever trust a man, ever."
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I thought, "i will never, ever trust a man, ever." well, i had to get over that.
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Ever trust a man, ever." well, i had to get over that. what we do,
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Well, i had to get over that. what we do, when we've been hurt,
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What we do, when we've been hurt, many times, is we feel like
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When we've been hurt, many times, is we feel like we're owed something.
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Many times, is we feel like we're owed something. and really,
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We're owed something. and really, the truth is you are.
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And really, the truth is you are. but we always try to collect
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The truth is you are. but we always try to collect from people that can't pay us.
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But we always try to collect from people that can't pay us. >> [audience agreeing]
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From people that can't pay us. >> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: see, for a long time
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>> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: see, for a long time i tried to collect from dave
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>> joyce: see, for a long time i tried to collect from dave for what my dad did to me.
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I tried to collect from dave for what my dad did to me. you say, "well, what do you
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For what my dad did to me. you say, "well, what do you mean by that?"
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You say, "well, what do you mean by that?" well, i wanted him to make
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Mean by that?" well, i wanted him to make me feel good about myself.
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Well, i wanted him to make me feel good about myself. i wanted him to give me security
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Me feel good about myself. i wanted him to give me security and make all those feelings,
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I wanted him to give me security and make all those feelings, those bad feelings i had,
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And make all those feelings, those bad feelings i had, go away.
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Those bad feelings i had, go away. but there's a scripture
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Go away. but there's a scripture in matthew 18 where the man
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But there's a scripture in matthew 18 where the man was trying to collect a debt.
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And i love what the bible says.
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And i love what the bible says. it says, "and he could not pay."
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And i love what the bible says. it says, "and he could not pay." and you know how god
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It says, "and he could not pay." and you know how god is with the scriptures.
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And you know how god is with the scriptures. sometimes it just jumps off
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Is with the scriptures. sometimes it just jumps off the page at you and comes alive.
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Sometimes it just jumps off the page at you and comes alive. and i was reading that one day
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The page at you and comes alive. and i was reading that one day and that "he could not pay."
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And i was reading that one day and that "he could not pay." it was just like--
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And i realized my dad
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And i realized my dad couldn't pay me back for
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And i realized my dad couldn't pay me back for what he took away from me.
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Couldn't pay me back for what he took away from me. how could he give
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What he took away from me. how could he give me back my innocence?
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How could he give me back my innocence? he stole my childhood.
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Me back my innocence? he stole my childhood. he couldn't give
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He stole my childhood. he couldn't give that back to me.
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He couldn't give that back to me. dave couldn't
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That back to me. dave couldn't give it back to me.
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Dave couldn't give it back to me. there's only one person
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Give it back to me. there's only one person that could give it back
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There's only one person that could give it back to me and that was god.
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That could give it back to me and that was god. and that's why it's foolish
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To me and that was god. and that's why it's foolish to try to collect from people,
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And that's why it's foolish to try to collect from people, even the people who hurt you.
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To try to collect from people, even the people who hurt you. that's why it's silly to say,
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Even the people who hurt you. that's why it's silly to say, "i'm gonna--"
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That's why it's silly to say, "i'm gonna--" think, "i'm gonna get you back."
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"i'm gonna--" think, "i'm gonna get you back." well, no, you really won't,
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Think, "i'm gonna get you back." well, no, you really won't, you'll just hurt yourself
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Well, no, you really won't, you'll just hurt yourself more and more and more.
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You'll just hurt yourself more and more and more. and i know i harp on this
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More and more and more. and i know i harp on this thing about forgiveness a lot,
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And i know i harp on this thing about forgiveness a lot, but i don't really intend
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Thing about forgiveness a lot, but i don't really intend to shut up because
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But i don't really intend to shut up because there are so many--
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To shut up because there are so many-- there's so many
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There are so many-- there's so many angry christians.
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There's so many angry christians. it is probably the single
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Angry christians. it is probably the single biggest problem that
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It is probably the single biggest problem that we have in the church.
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Biggest problem that we have in the church. satan gains more ground
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We have in the church. satan gains more ground in the life of believers
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Satan gains more ground in the life of believers through unforgiveness
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In the life of believers through unforgiveness than through any other thing.
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Through unforgiveness than through any other thing. and we say, "but it's so hard."
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Than through any other thing. and we say, "but it's so hard." well, yes and no, you know?
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And we say, "but it's so hard." well, yes and no, you know? i mean, jesus forgave us.
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Well, yes and no, you know? i mean, jesus forgave us. on the cross, he said,
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I mean, jesus forgave us. on the cross, he said, "father, forgive them for they
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On the cross, he said, "father, forgive them for they know not what they do."
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"father, forgive them for they know not what they do." you say, "well, yeah,
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Know not what they do." you say, "well, yeah, but that was jesus."
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You say, "well, yeah, but that was jesus." well, stephen said the same
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But that was jesus." well, stephen said the same thing and he wasn't jesus.
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Well, stephen said the same thing and he wasn't jesus. he said, "father, forgive them
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Thing and he wasn't jesus. he said, "father, forgive them for they know not what they do."
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He said, "father, forgive them for they know not what they do." you know, my dad knew that
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For they know not what they do." you know, my dad knew that what he was doing was wrong,
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You know, my dad knew that what he was doing was wrong, but i honestly don't think
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What he was doing was wrong, but i honestly don't think that he understood how
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But i honestly don't think that he understood how bad it was gonna hurt me.
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That he understood how bad it was gonna hurt me. and he actually--when he got
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Bad it was gonna hurt me. and he actually--when he got around to apologizing to me,
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And he actually--when he got around to apologizing to me, which was not until he was 80,
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Around to apologizing to me, which was not until he was 80, he told me that.
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Which was not until he was 80, he told me that. he said, "i had no idea that
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He told me that. he said, "i had no idea that what i was doing to you would
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He said, "i had no idea that what i was doing to you would hurt you that bad."
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What i was doing to you would hurt you that bad." there was no talk about
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Hurt you that bad." there was no talk about sexual abuse then.
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There was no talk about sexual abuse then. there were no television
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Sexual abuse then. there were no television programs where people
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There were no television programs where people were sharing what people
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Programs where people were sharing what people had done to them.
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Were sharing what people had done to them. and he came from that
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Had done to them. and he came from that background himself.
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And he came from that background himself. and so, what good was
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Background himself. and so, what good was it gonna do me to hate him?
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And so, what good was it gonna do me to hate him? a statement that god
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It gonna do me to hate him? a statement that god gave me that has helped
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A statement that god gave me that has helped me over the years is
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Gave me that has helped me over the years is "hurting people, hurt people."
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Me over the years is "hurting people, hurt people." and if you can believe that,
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"hurting people, hurt people." and if you can believe that, when somebody hurts you,
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And if you can believe that, when somebody hurts you, that they hurt you
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When somebody hurts you, that they hurt you because they're hurting.
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That they hurt you because they're hurting. and that doesn't excuse it.
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Because they're hurting. and that doesn't excuse it. that doesn't excuse
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And that doesn't excuse it. that doesn't excuse what my father did.
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That doesn't excuse what my father did. he was responsible.
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What my father did. he was responsible. he knew it was wrong.
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He was responsible. he knew it was wrong. but i do think a lot of times
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He knew it was wrong. but i do think a lot of times when people hurt us,
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But i do think a lot of times when people hurt us, they don't really realize
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When people hurt us, they don't really realize how bad they're hurting
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They don't really realize how bad they're hurting us or how deep those
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How bad they're hurting us or how deep those wounds may go.
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Us or how deep those wounds may go. and so, it's useless
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Wounds may go. and so, it's useless to spend your life--
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And so, it's useless to spend your life-- or i should say waste your life,
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To spend your life-- or i should say waste your life, trying to collect from somebody
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Or i should say waste your life, trying to collect from somebody who really can't pay you back.
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Trying to collect from somebody who really can't pay you back. you know, how can he give
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Who really can't pay you back. you know, how can he give me my childhood back?
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You know, how can he give me my childhood back? he couldn't do that.
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Me my childhood back? he couldn't do that. trust requires
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He couldn't do that. trust requires unanswered questions.
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See, if you're gonna trust god,
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See, if you're gonna trust god, you have to not know something,
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See, if you're gonna trust god, you have to not know something, not understand something,
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You have to not know something, not understand something, but trust him anyway.
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Not understand something, but trust him anyway. so, you're always gonna have
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But trust him anyway. so, you're always gonna have some unanswered questions.
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So, you're always gonna have some unanswered questions. and my advice to you
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Some unanswered questions. and my advice to you is stop trying to figure
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And my advice to you is stop trying to figure so many things out.
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Is stop trying to figure so many things out. i was a person, i say,
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So many things out. i was a person, i say, that was addicted to reasoning.
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I was a person, i say, that was addicted to reasoning. "well, how can you
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That was addicted to reasoning. "well, how can you be addicted to reasoning?"
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"well, how can you be addicted to reasoning?" well, when i was
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Be addicted to reasoning?" well, when i was having a problem,
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Well, when i was having a problem, i could not settle down until
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Having a problem, i could not settle down until i thought i had it figured out.
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I could not settle down until i thought i had it figured out. which was interesting because
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I thought i had it figured out. which was interesting because you can think you have
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Which was interesting because you can think you have something figured out and still
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You can think you have something figured out and still not know what you're doing.
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Something figured out and still not know what you're doing. >> [audience laughing]
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Not know what you're doing. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and only
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and only god really knows.
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>> joyce: and only god really knows. and we need to trust him
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God really knows. and we need to trust him that if we need to know--
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And we need to trust him that if we need to know-- if you need to know,
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That if we need to know-- if you need to know, he will tell you.
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And someday you will know.
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And someday you will know. the bible says that when
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And someday you will know. the bible says that when we get to heaven,
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The bible says that when we get to heaven, we will know then,
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We get to heaven, we will know then, even as we are known.
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We will know then, even as we are known. so, you will know at some point.
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But it may not be when
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But it may not be when you wanna know.
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But it may not be when you wanna know. even now, i look back
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You wanna know. even now, i look back at my life and there's so many
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Even now, i look back at my life and there's so many things that i understand now
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At my life and there's so many things that i understand now that i didn't understand then.
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Things that i understand now that i didn't understand then. and i heard this statement,
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That i didn't understand then. and i heard this statement, and i love it; "we live life
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And i heard this statement, and i love it; "we live life forward, but we understand
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And i love it; "we live life forward, but we understand it backwards."
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Forward, but we understand it backwards." how many of you can look
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It backwards." how many of you can look back at some of the things
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How many of you can look back at some of the things that happened in your life
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Back at some of the things that happened in your life and maybe even something
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That happened in your life and maybe even something you thought was so terrible
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And maybe even something you thought was so terrible and now you realize it was
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You thought was so terrible and now you realize it was the very thing that brought
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And now you realize it was the very thing that brought you closer to god?
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The very thing that brought you closer to god? >> [audience agreeing]
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>> joyce: most of our depth
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>> joyce: most of our depth in god comes through
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>> joyce: most of our depth in god comes through the pain that we go through.
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In god comes through the pain that we go through. but it is a choice.
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The pain that we go through. but it is a choice. and you have to be determined
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But it is a choice. and you have to be determined when things happen
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And you have to be determined when things happen that you don't understand
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When things happen that you don't understand to not let it become a wall
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That you don't understand to not let it become a wall between you and god,
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To not let it become a wall between you and god, but let it become a bridge
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Between you and god, but let it become a bridge that leads you to him.
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But let it become a bridge that leads you to him. and especially people
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That leads you to him. and especially people that don't have a personal
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And especially people that don't have a personal relationship with christ,
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That don't have a personal relationship with christ, if you've had a tragedy
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Relationship with christ, if you've had a tragedy in your life, don't--
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If you've had a tragedy in your life, don't-- don't get into that, "well,
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In your life, don't-- don't get into that, "well, i don't believe there's a god.
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Don't get into that, "well, i don't believe there's a god. if there was really a god,
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I don't believe there's a god. if there was really a god, then this wouldn't
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If there was really a god, then this wouldn't have happened.
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Then this wouldn't have happened. if god is good, then this
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Have happened. if god is good, then this wouldn't have happened."
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God never promised
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God never promised us a trouble-free life.
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God never promised us a trouble-free life. he just promised to always
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Us a trouble-free life. he just promised to always be with us in everything.
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He just promised to always be with us in everything. and i don't know where
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Be with us in everything. and i don't know where we ever got the idea that
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And i don't know where we ever got the idea that we should be the special group
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We ever got the idea that we should be the special group that never has any problems.
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We should be the special group that never has any problems. all through the bible,
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That never has any problems. all through the bible, people had problems.
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All through the bible, people had problems. a couple of days ago,
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People had problems. a couple of days ago, we talked about joseph.
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A couple of days ago, we talked about joseph. look at all the unfair
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We talked about joseph. look at all the unfair things that happened
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Look at all the unfair things that happened to him and yet he trusted
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Things that happened to him and yet he trusted god and god gave him a favor.
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To him and yet he trusted god and god gave him a favor. and everywhere he went,
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God and god gave him a favor. and everywhere he went, he was promoted.
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And everywhere he went, he was promoted. it's the same thing
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He was promoted. it's the same thing with the life of daniel.
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It's the same thing with the life of daniel. if you read about him,
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I think he outlasted
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I think he outlasted about five kings,
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I think he outlasted about five kings, and he was thrown into
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About five kings, and he was thrown into the lion's den and his
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And he was thrown into the lion's den and his friends were thrown
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The lion's den and his friends were thrown into the fiery furnace, and--
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Friends were thrown into the fiery furnace, and-- but they always trusted god.
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And i love what it says about
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And i love what it says about his friends: shadrach,
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And i love what it says about his friends: shadrach, meshach, and abednego.
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His friends: shadrach, meshach, and abednego. they said, "we will not bow
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Meshach, and abednego. they said, "we will not bow down to you and if god can
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They said, "we will not bow down to you and if god can deliver us from this, he will."
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Down to you and if god can deliver us from this, he will." and he didn't mean
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Deliver us from this, he will." and he didn't mean that he wasn't able,
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And he didn't mean that he wasn't able, but if it was his will
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That he wasn't able, but if it was his will to deliver them, he would.
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But if it was his will to deliver them, he would. and if not, "we're still
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To deliver them, he would. and if not, "we're still not bowing down to you."
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And if not, "we're still not bowing down to you." see, that's the attitude
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We need to have,
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We need to have, "even if i have to suffer
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We need to have, "even if i have to suffer to do the right thing,
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"even if i have to suffer to do the right thing, i'm not gonna bow down to you."
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To do the right thing, i'm not gonna bow down to you." remember when jesus was being
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I'm not gonna bow down to you." remember when jesus was being tempted in the wilderness,
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Remember when jesus was being tempted in the wilderness, the devil said, "if you'll bow
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Tempted in the wilderness, the devil said, "if you'll bow down to me just once--"
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The devil said, "if you'll bow down to me just once--" just once.
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Down to me just once--" just once. but see, the devil
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Just once. but see, the devil will tell you,
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But see, the devil will tell you, "well, it's just once."
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I mean, "that can't
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I mean, "that can't hurt anything.
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I mean, "that can't hurt anything. just once."
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Hurt anything. just once." that "just once" lie, boy,
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Just once." that "just once" lie, boy, you gotta watch out for that.
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That "just once" lie, boy, you gotta watch out for that. he said, "if you will bow
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You gotta watch out for that. he said, "if you will bow down to me just once,
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He said, "if you will bow down to me just once, i'll give you all these
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Down to me just once, i'll give you all these kingdoms and their
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I'll give you all these kingdoms and their preeminence and their glory."
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Kingdoms and their preeminence and their glory." and i realized something
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Preeminence and their glory." and i realized something recently by looking at that
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And i realized something recently by looking at that scripture, you know,
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Recently by looking at that scripture, you know, the devil can bless you.
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Scripture, you know, the devil can bless you. >> audience: yeah.
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The devil can bless you. >> audience: yeah. >> audience member: come again?
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>> audience: yeah. >> audience member: come again? >> [audience laughing]
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>> audience member: come again? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing] so, see, we can't
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>> joyce: [laughing] so, see, we can't always assume,
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So, see, we can't always assume, "well, this person must
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Always assume, "well, this person must be doing what's right,
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"well, this person must be doing what's right, because look at how
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Be doing what's right, because look at how blessed they are."
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Because look at how blessed they are." you know, there's all
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Blessed they are." you know, there's all kinds of ungodly
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You know, there's all kinds of ungodly people in the world that
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Kinds of ungodly people in the world that are blessed a lot more
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People in the world that are blessed a lot more than people that are godly.
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Are blessed a lot more than people that are godly. and that makes us mad.
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Than people that are godly. and that makes us mad. we don't understand that.
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But i don't care how much
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But i don't care how much money you have or how
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But i don't care how much money you have or how many things you have,
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Money you have or how many things you have, you have nothing if you don't
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Many things you have, you have nothing if you don't have righteousness, peace,
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You have nothing if you don't have righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy ghost.
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Have righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy ghost. romans 14:17 says,
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And joy in the holy ghost. romans 14:17 says, "the kingdom of god
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Romans 14:17 says, "the kingdom of god is not meat and drink."
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"the kingdom of god is not meat and drink." it's not stuff.
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Is not meat and drink." it's not stuff. it's knowing who
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It's not stuff. it's knowing who you are in christ.
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It's knowing who you are in christ. peace and joy;
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You are in christ. peace and joy; those are the most
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Peace and joy; those are the most valuable things to have.
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Those are the most valuable things to have. so, don't bow down
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To the devil in any way,
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To the devil in any way, shape, or form because
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To the devil in any way, shape, or form because you think it's gonna
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Shape, or form because you think it's gonna get you something.
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You think it's gonna get you something. shadrach, meshach,
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Get you something. shadrach, meshach, and abednego went
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Shadrach, meshach, and abednego went into the fiery furnace.
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And abednego went into the fiery furnace. and they turned
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Into the fiery furnace. and they turned it up seven times hotter
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And they turned it up seven times hotter than it normally was.
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It up seven times hotter than it normally was. but i love the end of the story.
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Than it normally was. but i love the end of the story. don't you like the end
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But i love the end of the story. don't you like the end of the stories?
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Don't you like the end of the stories? >> audience: yeah!
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Of the stories? >> audience: yeah! >> joyce: and when
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>> audience: yeah! >> joyce: and when they came out,
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>> joyce: and when they came out, it says "they didn't even
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They came out, it says "they didn't even smell like smoke."
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It says "they didn't even smell like smoke." i love that.
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Smell like smoke." i love that. i went through a lot in my life,
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I love that. i went through a lot in my life, but i don't even
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I went through a lot in my life, but i don't even smell like smoke.
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But i don't even smell like smoke. >> [audience laughing]
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Smell like smoke. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: in other words,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: in other words, who would think from looking
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>> joyce: in other words, who would think from looking at my life now, the things
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Who would think from looking at my life now, the things that i went through?
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But that's what makes
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But that's what makes it even all the better that
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But that's what makes it even all the better that i went through all that
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It even all the better that i went through all that stuff and god turned
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I went through all that stuff and god turned it all around for good
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Stuff and god turned it all around for good and is using it to bless
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It all around for good and is using it to bless a lot of people.
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And is using it to bless a lot of people. proverbs 20:24, "man's steps
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A lot of people. proverbs 20:24, "man's steps are ordered by the lord.
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Proverbs 20:24, "man's steps are ordered by the lord. how then can a man
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Are ordered by the lord. how then can a man understand his way?"
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How then can a man understand his way?" why do we even try
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Understand his way?" why do we even try to figure out our way?
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Why do we even try to figure out our way? you know, when i was
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To figure out our way? you know, when i was so addicted to reasoning,
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You know, when i was so addicted to reasoning, i just could not settle
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So addicted to reasoning, i just could not settle down until i thought
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I just could not settle down until i thought i had things figured out.
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Down until i thought i had things figured out. and god had to work
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I had things figured out. and god had to work with me a long time
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And god had to work with me a long time to get me to give that up,
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With me a long time to get me to give that up, because all it does
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To get me to give that up, because all it does is torment you.
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Because all it does is torment you. exodus 13:17 says,
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Is torment you. exodus 13:17 says, "when pharaoh let the people go,
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Exodus 13:17 says, "when pharaoh let the people go, god led them not by way
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"when pharaoh let the people go, god led them not by way of the land of the philistines,
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God led them not by way of the land of the philistines, although that was nearer;
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Of the land of the philistines, although that was nearer; for god said, 'lest the people
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Although that was nearer; for god said, 'lest the people change their purpose
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For god said, 'lest the people change their purpose when they see war
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Change their purpose when they see war and return to egypt.'"
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When they see war and return to egypt.'" so, he led them the long,
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And return to egypt.'" so, he led them the long, hard way because they
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So, he led them the long, hard way because they really were not ready
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Hard way because they really were not ready for the promised land yet.
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Really were not ready for the promised land yet. now maybe you have
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For the promised land yet. now maybe you have a promise from god,
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Now maybe you have a promise from god, something that he's told you
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A promise from god, something that he's told you that he's gonna do for you,
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Something that he's told you that he's gonna do for you, and don't get mad
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That he's gonna do for you, and don't get mad at me when i tell you this,
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And don't get mad at me when i tell you this, but maybe you're just
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At me when i tell you this, but maybe you're just not ready for it, yet.
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But maybe you're just not ready for it, yet. you didn't like that much,
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Not ready for it, yet. you didn't like that much, did you?
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You didn't like that much, did you? >> [audience laughing]
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Did you? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, we always
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, we always think we're ready.
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>> joyce: see, we always think we're ready. but when we are ready,
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Think we're ready. but when we are ready, it will come to pass.
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But when we are ready, it will come to pass. "well, god, i'm ready.
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It will come to pass. "well, god, i'm ready. i know i'm ready.
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"well, god, i'm ready. i know i'm ready. and i don't understand
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I know i'm ready. and i don't understand why you're not--"
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You just say,
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You just say, "god, i trust your ways,
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You just say, "god, i trust your ways, and i trust your timing.
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"god, i trust your ways, and i trust your timing. my times are in the hands
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And i trust your timing. my times are in the hands of the lord."
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My times are in the hands of the lord." but, boy, we don't like
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Of the lord." but, boy, we don't like that waiting stuff.
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But, boy, we don't like that waiting stuff. we want it, now!
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That waiting stuff. we want it, now! like little babies.
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We want it, now! like little babies. you know, when we don't
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Like little babies. you know, when we don't like things about ourself,
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You know, when we don't like things about ourself, by whose standard are
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Like things about ourself, by whose standard are we measuring ourself?
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Who says how tall is too tall
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Who says how tall is too tall or how short is too short?
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Who says how tall is too tall or how short is too short? or--
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Or how short is too short? or-- you know, god has
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Or-- you know, god has a plan for your life,
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You know, god has a plan for your life, and he formed you
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A plan for your life, and he formed you in your mother's womb
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And he formed you in your mother's womb carefully and intricately
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In your mother's womb carefully and intricately with his own hand.
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Those are some of the adjectives
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Those are some of the adjectives used in the amplified bible,
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Those are some of the adjectives used in the amplified bible, "carefully and intricately."
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Used in the amplified bible, "carefully and intricately." you are not a mistake.
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"carefully and intricately." you are not a mistake. you're not put together wrong.
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You are not a mistake. you're not put together wrong. god has a purpose
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You're not put together wrong. god has a purpose for everything he does
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God has a purpose for everything he does and the worst thing that you
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For everything he does and the worst thing that you can do is not like yourself.
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And the worst thing that you can do is not like yourself. you might as well make
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Can do is not like yourself. you might as well make peace with your thighs;
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You might as well make peace with your thighs; they are what they are.
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Peace with your thighs; they are what they are. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: amen?
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Isaiah 45:9, "woe to him who
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Isaiah 45:9, "woe to him who strives with his maker!
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Isaiah 45:9, "woe to him who strives with his maker! a worthless piece of broken
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Strives with his maker! a worthless piece of broken pottery among other
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A worthless piece of broken pottery among other pieces equally worthless
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Pottery among other pieces equally worthless [and yet presuming
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Pieces equally worthless [and yet presuming to strive with his maker]!
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[and yet presuming to strive with his maker]! shall the clay say
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To strive with his maker]! shall the clay say to him who fashions it,
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Shall the clay say to him who fashions it, 'what do you think
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To him who fashions it, 'what do you think you're making?'
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'what do you think you're making?' or, 'your work has no handles?'"
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You're making?' or, 'your work has no handles?'" in romans 9:20 and 21 says,
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Or, 'your work has no handles?'" in romans 9:20 and 21 says, "but who are you, a mere man,
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In romans 9:20 and 21 says, "but who are you, a mere man, to criticize and contradict
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"but who are you, a mere man, to criticize and contradict and answer back to god?
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To criticize and contradict and answer back to god? will what is formed say
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And answer back to god? will what is formed say to him that formed it,
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Will what is formed say to him that formed it, 'why have you made me this way?'
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To him that formed it, 'why have you made me this way?' has the potter
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'why have you made me this way?' has the potter no right over the clay,
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Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same
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No right over the clay, to make out of the same mass (lump) one vessel
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To make out of the same mass (lump) one vessel for beauty and distinction
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Mass (lump) one vessel for beauty and distinction and honorable use,
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For beauty and distinction and honorable use, and another for menial
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And honorable use, and another for menial or ignoble or dishonorable use?"
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I mean, so--
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I mean, so-- so, what if one person
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I mean, so-- so, what if one person is a ceo of the company
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So, what if one person is a ceo of the company and another is a janitor?
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Is a ceo of the company and another is a janitor? why should we crab and complain?
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And another is a janitor? why should we crab and complain? all we're responsible
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Why should we crab and complain? all we're responsible for is to do the part
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All we're responsible for is to do the part that god gives us.
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For is to do the part that god gives us. and to do it with
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That god gives us. and to do it with a good attitude
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And to do it with a good attitude and a thankful attitude.
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A good attitude and a thankful attitude. 'cause you know what?
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And a thankful attitude. 'cause you know what? and i think we don't
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'cause you know what? and i think we don't think about this enough.
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And i think we don't think about this enough. the amount of time that
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Think about this enough. the amount of time that we're here is so short
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The amount of time that we're here is so short compared to eternity.
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We're here is so short compared to eternity. and we really need
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Compared to eternity. and we really need to be more eternity minded.
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And we really need to be more eternity minded. we really need to think
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To be more eternity minded. we really need to think more about that, "i'm gonna
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We really need to think more about that, "i'm gonna live forever and ever
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More about that, "i'm gonna live forever and ever and ever and ever."
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Live forever and ever and ever and ever." and so, really, when you
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And ever and ever." and so, really, when you get right down to it,
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And so, really, when you get right down to it, why should we care
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Get right down to it, why should we care so much what happens
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Why should we care so much what happens to us in these 70 or 80 or 90
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So much what happens to us in these 70 or 80 or 90 or even if you live to be 100,
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To us in these 70 or 80 or 90 or even if you live to be 100, which very few people do,
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Or even if you live to be 100, which very few people do, it's nothing compared
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Which very few people do, it's nothing compared to eternity.
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It's nothing compared to eternity. and i always say we need
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To eternity. and i always say we need to spend here,
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And i always say we need to spend here, getting ready for there.
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To spend here, getting ready for there. not acting like
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Getting ready for there. not acting like here is all there is.
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Not acting like here is all there is. and you know,
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Here is all there is. and you know, nobody likes to hurt.
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And you know, nobody likes to hurt. we don't wanna hurt.
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Nobody likes to hurt. we don't wanna hurt. we don't wanna have pain.
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We don't wanna hurt. we don't wanna have pain. we don't wanna have
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We don't wanna have pain. we don't wanna have losses in our life.
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We don't wanna have losses in our life. but is it really gonna
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Losses in our life. but is it really gonna make us feel any better
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But is it really gonna make us feel any better if we know why?
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I don't know, it just helped
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I don't know, it just helped me when i stopped asking why.
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I don't know, it just helped me when i stopped asking why. romans 11:33 and 34 says,
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Me when i stopped asking why. romans 11:33 and 34 says, "oh, the depth
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Romans 11:33 and 34 says, "oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom
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"oh, the depth of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of god.
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Of the riches and the wisdom and the knowledge of god. how unfathomable,
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And the knowledge of god. how unfathomable, (inscrutable, unsearchable)
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How unfathomable, (inscrutable, unsearchable) are his judgments,
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(inscrutable, unsearchable) are his judgments, (his decisions).
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Are his judgments, (his decisions). and how untraceable
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(his decisions). and how untraceable (mysterious, undiscoverable)
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And how untraceable (mysterious, undiscoverable) are his ways (his methods
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(mysterious, undiscoverable) are his ways (his methods and his paths).
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Are his ways (his methods and his paths). are past finding out"
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And his paths). are past finding out" we need to believe with
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Are past finding out" we need to believe with all of our heart that
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We need to believe with all of our heart that god is the god of justice.
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All of our heart that god is the god of justice. jeremiah 9:24 says,
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God is the god of justice. jeremiah 9:24 says, "i am the lord, who practices
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Jeremiah 9:24 says, "i am the lord, who practices loving-kindness, judgment,
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"i am the lord, who practices loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth,
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Loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things i delight,
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And righteousness in the earth, for in these things i delight, says the lord."
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For in these things i delight, says the lord." and in zephaniah 3:5 it says,
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Says the lord." and in zephaniah 3:5 it says, "the lord in the midst of her
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And in zephaniah 3:5 it says, "the lord in the midst of her is [uncompromisingly] righteous;
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"the lord in the midst of her is [uncompromisingly] righteous; he will not do iniquity.
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Is [uncompromisingly] righteous; he will not do iniquity. every morning he brings his
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He will not do iniquity. every morning he brings his justice to light; he fails not,
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Every morning he brings his justice to light; he fails not, but the unjust [person]
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Justice to light; he fails not, but the unjust [person] knows no shame."
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But the unjust [person] knows no shame." men fail but god never fails.
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Now, blaming god for
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Now, blaming god for anything that you think is bad
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Now, blaming god for anything that you think is bad in your life is the absolute
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Anything that you think is bad in your life is the absolute worst thing that you can do.
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In your life is the absolute worst thing that you can do. don't ever blame god.
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Worst thing that you can do. don't ever blame god. always say,
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Don't ever blame god. always say, "god, i know you're good.
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Always say, "god, i know you're good. i don't know why this happened.
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"god, i know you're good. i don't know why this happened. it hurts.
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I don't know why this happened. it hurts. it feels unfair.
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It hurts. it feels unfair. but you are good."
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It feels unfair. but you are good." you know, in talking to god
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But you are good." you know, in talking to god about the abuse in my childhood,
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You know, in talking to god about the abuse in my childhood, he did give me a partial answer.
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About the abuse in my childhood, he did give me a partial answer. you know, parents have
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He did give me a partial answer. you know, parents have authority over a child until
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You know, parents have authority over a child until they become of age and can
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Authority over a child until they become of age and can make their own decisions.
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They become of age and can make their own decisions. so, many times,
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Make their own decisions. so, many times, the things that happen to us,
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So, many times, the things that happen to us, in our life, that are painful,
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The things that happen to us, in our life, that are painful, they are the result
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In our life, that are painful, they are the result of somebody else's bad choice
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They are the result of somebody else's bad choice that you got in the way of.
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Of somebody else's bad choice that you got in the way of. and see, we forget, sometimes,
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That you got in the way of. and see, we forget, sometimes, that free choice carries with
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And see, we forget, sometimes, that free choice carries with it a lot of responsibility.
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That free choice carries with it a lot of responsibility. and so, my parents made
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It a lot of responsibility. and so, my parents made choices that not only
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And so, my parents made choices that not only hurt them but hurt me.
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Choices that not only hurt them but hurt me. however--
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Hurt them but hurt me. however-- and this is the big thing,
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However-- and this is the big thing, when i became of age and got
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And this is the big thing, when i became of age and got away from their authority,
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When i became of age and got away from their authority, i was free to start
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Away from their authority, i was free to start making my own choices.
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And listen, every good choice
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And listen, every good choice you make overrides one
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You make overrides one of the bad choices
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Of the bad choices that somebody else
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That somebody else made that hurt you.
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Made that hurt you. can i say that again?
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Can i say that again? >> audience: yes.
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: every good choice
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>> joyce: every good choice that you make overrides
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That you make overrides one of the bad choices that
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One of the bad choices that either you made or somebody
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So, no more blaming god.
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Build bridges, not walls.
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Build bridges, not walls. god is good and we don't
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Build bridges, not walls. god is good and we don't have to know why.
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God is good and we don't have to know why. amen?
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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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>> 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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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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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: it's your
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>> announcer: it's your opportunity to unplug
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Opportunity to unplug and discover what
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And discover what it means to be fully his.
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It means to be fully his. >> joyce: and we need to know
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>> joyce: and we need to know who our real enemy is,
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Who our real enemy is, and by the way,
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And by the way, if you're really full-on
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If you're really full-on walking with god,
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Walking with god, you don't have to be afraid
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You don't have to be afraid of the devil at all.
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Of the devil at all. >> [audience cheering]
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>> [audience cheering] >> announcer: come together
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>> announcer: come together with thousands who are
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With thousands who are ready to worship,
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Ready to worship, learn, laugh,
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Learn, laugh, and lean in.
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And lean in. >> cece: god calls
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>> cece: god calls us to holiness
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Us to holiness because he loves us.
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Because he loves us. y'all, it's beautiful.
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Y'all, it's beautiful. >> announcer: and go home,
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>> announcer: and go home, equipped for all
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Equipped for all of life's battles.
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Of life's battles. >> lysa: he's not trying
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>> lysa: he's not trying to hide from us.
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To hide from us. he's waiting to be seen by us.
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He's waiting to be seen by us. >> announcer: join us for
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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 3)

May 14, 2025 | S25:E17

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