Joyce Meyer - Do Enough But Not Too Much (Part 2)

April 22, 2025 | S25:E20

Feeling overwhelmed and stressed out? Joyce reveals how to find balance and peace by aligning your priorities with God’s purpose, helping you manage stress and live in rest.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Do Enough But Not Too Much (Part 2) | April 22, 2025

>> joyce: sit, stand, walk, run.
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>> joyce: sit, stand, walk, run. don't try to run if you
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>> joyce: sit, stand, walk, run. don't try to run if you don't even know how to sit.
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Don't try to run if you don't even know how to sit. you can't stand against
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Don't even know how to sit. you can't stand against the enemy if you don't even
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You can't stand against the enemy if you don't even know how to rest in god.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, i've seen god's power transform my own life
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I've seen god's power transform my own life and he will do it for you.
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>> ginger: hi everyone!
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>> ginger: hi everyone! joyce is on her way.
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Joyce is on her way. but first, we have something
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But first, we have something new to tell you about.
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New to tell you about. "battlefield of the mind"
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"battlefield of the mind" is joyce's best-selling book.
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Is joyce's best-selling book. and for the first time ever,
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And for the first time ever, she's dedicating an entire
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She's dedicating an entire conference to all god's
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Conference to all god's word says about winning
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Word says about winning those battles.
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Those battles. it's time to begin
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It's time to begin thinking differently.
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So, join joyce
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So, join joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, april 24th-26th,
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April 24th-26th, in beautiful,
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In beautiful, charleston,
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Charleston, south carolina.
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South carolina. register now at:
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Register now at: joycemeyer.org/battlefieldlive.
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>> joyce: so, i started
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>> joyce: so, i started this ministry,
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>> joyce: so, i started this ministry, and i was trying to run.
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This ministry, and i was trying to run. i was trying to run my race.
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And i was trying to run. i was trying to run my race. and i was so stressed out,
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I was trying to run my race. and i was so stressed out, unhappy, stressed out,
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And i was so stressed out, unhappy, stressed out, sick a lot because
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Unhappy, stressed out, sick a lot because i was so stressed out.
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Well,
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Well, god didn't call me to that.
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Well, god didn't call me to that. so, something had to be wrong,
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God didn't call me to that. so, something had to be wrong, but i didn't know what it was.
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So, something had to be wrong, but i didn't know what it was. i just kept trying to run.
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But i didn't know what it was. i just kept trying to run. but what i needed to do was
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I just kept trying to run. but what i needed to do was learn how to sit first.
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But what i needed to do was learn how to sit first. you can't do anything and enjoy
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Learn how to sit first. you can't do anything and enjoy it if you don't do it from
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You can't do anything and enjoy it if you don't do it from a place of resting in god.
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It if you don't do it from a place of resting in god. are you all with me?
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A place of resting in god. are you all with me? >> audience: yes.
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Are you all with me? >> audience: yes. >> joyce: see.
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: see. but it's an inside thing.
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>> joyce: see. but it's an inside thing. pay attention to what's
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But it's an inside thing. pay attention to what's going on inside you.
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Pay attention to what's going on inside you. when you feel
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Going on inside you. when you feel all stressed out,
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When you feel all stressed out, what are your thoughts like?
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All stressed out, what are your thoughts like? what's your attitude?
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What are your thoughts like? what's your attitude? do you have unforgiveness?
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What's your attitude? do you have unforgiveness? are you doing things
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Do you have unforgiveness? are you doing things that are bothering your
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Are you doing things that are bothering your conscience all the time?
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That are bothering your conscience all the time? those are the things
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Conscience all the time? those are the things that give us the stress.
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Those are the things that give us the stress. it's not the work that we do.
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That give us the stress. it's not the work that we do. yes, you get physically
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It's not the work that we do. yes, you get physically tired from rest--from work,
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Yes, you get physically tired from rest--from work, but you can get a good night's
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Tired from rest--from work, but you can get a good night's sleep and get over that.
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But you can get a good night's sleep and get over that. but real stress comes from
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Sleep and get over that. but real stress comes from all the junk inside of us.
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But real stress comes from all the junk inside of us. do you know one full day
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All the junk inside of us. do you know one full day of anger is probably equivalent
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Do you know one full day of anger is probably equivalent to 40 hours of hard labor?
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Of anger is probably equivalent to 40 hours of hard labor? it wears you out to be angry.
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To 40 hours of hard labor? it wears you out to be angry. it wears you out to be full
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It wears you out to be angry. it wears you out to be full of unforgiveness.
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It wears you out to be full of unforgiveness. don't give the devil any
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Of unforgiveness. don't give the devil any more space in your life.
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Don't give the devil any more space in your life. if somebody hurt you
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More space in your life. if somebody hurt you and did you wrong,
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If somebody hurt you and did you wrong, do exactly what the bible says.
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And did you wrong, do exactly what the bible says. forgive them, pray for them,
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Do exactly what the bible says. forgive them, pray for them, bless them,
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Forgive them, pray for them, bless them, and let god be the one who
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Bless them, and let god be the one who does the dealing with them.
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And let god be the one who does the dealing with them. amen?
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Does the dealing with them. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: why should you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: why should you continue to let the devil
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>> joyce: why should you continue to let the devil make you unhappy?
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Continue to let the devil make you unhappy? he used somebody
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Make you unhappy? he used somebody to hurt you and now
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He used somebody to hurt you and now you just keep hurting you.
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To hurt you and now you just keep hurting you. you say,
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You just keep hurting you. you say, "but you don't understand.
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You say, "but you don't understand. you don't understand
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"but you don't understand. you don't understand what they did to me."
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You don't understand what they did to me." to be honest, and i don't mean
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What they did to me." to be honest, and i don't mean this to sound wrong,
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To be honest, and i don't mean this to sound wrong, it just really doesn't matter.
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This to sound wrong, it just really doesn't matter. the only thing that matters
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It just really doesn't matter. the only thing that matters is that we obey god
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The only thing that matters is that we obey god and forgive 'em and let it go.
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Is that we obey god and forgive 'em and let it go. and you can, but i'll tell
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And forgive 'em and let it go. and you can, but i'll tell you what most people do.
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And you can, but i'll tell you what most people do. they pray to forgive somebody,
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You what most people do. they pray to forgive somebody, but they never
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They pray to forgive somebody, but they never pray for the person.
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But they never pray for the person. and if you will really start
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Pray for the person. and if you will really start praying for people that
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And if you will really start praying for people that have hurt you, i mean,
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Praying for people that have hurt you, i mean, praying for them
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Have hurt you, i mean, praying for them on a regular basis
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Praying for them on a regular basis and asking god to bless them.
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On a regular basis and asking god to bless them. and i'm sure you
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And asking god to bless them. and i'm sure you think like i did.
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And i'm sure you think like i did. "i don't want them
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Think like i did. "i don't want them to be blessed."
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"i don't want them to be blessed." "how can i pray for them
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To be blessed." "how can i pray for them to be blessed when i don't
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"how can i pray for them to be blessed when i don't want them to be blessed?"
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To be blessed when i don't want them to be blessed?" well, god's not gonna bless them
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Want them to be blessed?" well, god's not gonna bless them with a new house and a new car,
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Well, god's not gonna bless them with a new house and a new car, but he might bless
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With a new house and a new car, but he might bless them with some truth.
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But he might bless them with some truth. >> [audience applauding]
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Them with some truth. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? and if you get a chance,
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>> joyce: amen? and if you get a chance, nothing makes the devil
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And if you get a chance, nothing makes the devil madder or does him more
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Nothing makes the devil madder or does him more injury than if you help
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Madder or does him more injury than if you help somebody that has hurt you.
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Injury than if you help somebody that has hurt you. >> [small applauding]
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Somebody that has hurt you. >> [small applauding] >> joyce: well, good,
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>> [small applauding] >> joyce: well, good, i got one person
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>> joyce: well, good, i got one person who thinks that was--
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I got one person who thinks that was-- >> [audience laughing]
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Who thinks that was-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're like--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're like-- i am serious.
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>> joyce: you're like-- i am serious. send your enemies gifts.
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I am serious. send your enemies gifts. "what?"
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Send your enemies gifts. "what?" you know what happens?
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"what?" you know what happens? it sets you free.
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You know what happens? it sets you free. somebody told me one
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It sets you free. somebody told me one time about a man and a woman
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Somebody told me one time about a man and a woman that were talking really bad
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Time about a man and a woman that were talking really bad about me in a restaurant.
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Well, they didn't know it,
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Well, they didn't know it, but this man and woman happened
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Well, they didn't know it, but this man and woman happened to be somebody that we did
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But this man and woman happened to be somebody that we did business with and they made
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To be somebody that we did business with and they made quite a bit of money from us.
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Business with and they made quite a bit of money from us. well, i thought, "huh,
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Quite a bit of money from us. well, i thought, "huh, they're not getting any
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Well, i thought, "huh, they're not getting any more business from us.
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They're not getting any more business from us. i'm gonna this and i'm gonna
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More business from us. i'm gonna this and i'm gonna that and i'm gonna--
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And i'm gonna and i'm gonna."
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And i'm gonna and i'm gonna." and in the middle of the night,
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And i'm gonna and i'm gonna." and in the middle of the night, god said, "you ain't
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And in the middle of the night, god said, "you ain't gonna do any of that."
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God said, "you ain't gonna do any of that." >> [audience laughing]
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Gonna do any of that." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i said, "well, what am i gonna do?"
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>> joyce: i said, "well, what am i gonna do?" he said, "you're gonna send them
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"well, what am i gonna do?" he said, "you're gonna send them a present and pray for 'em."
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He said, "you're gonna send them a present and pray for 'em." ugh!
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A present and pray for 'em." ugh! >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: well, i tell you what,
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>> joyce: well, i tell you what, my flesh tried every
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>> joyce: well, i tell you what, my flesh tried every way to squirm out of that.
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My flesh tried every way to squirm out of that. "okay, if i'm gonna
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Way to squirm out of that. "okay, if i'm gonna send them a gift--"
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"okay, if i'm gonna send them a gift--" i wanted to send them my book,
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Send them a gift--" i wanted to send them my book, "me and my big mouth."
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I wanted to send them my book, "me and my big mouth." >> [audience laughing]
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"me and my big mouth." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, i had the hardest time not
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>> joyce: i mean, i had the hardest time not sending them that book.
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I had the hardest time not sending them that book. my flesh was like, "well,
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Sending them that book. my flesh was like, "well, if i'm gonna have to do this,
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My flesh was like, "well, if i'm gonna have to do this, i at least want them
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If i'm gonna have to do this, i at least want them to know how kind i'm being."
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I at least want them to know how kind i'm being." >> [audience laughing]
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To know how kind i'm being." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: right?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: right? and then i thought,
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>> joyce: right? and then i thought, "well, maybe i could just
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And then i thought, "well, maybe i could just send them gift certificates
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To the restaurant where
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To the restaurant where they were talking about me."
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To the restaurant where they were talking about me." >> [audience laughing]
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They were talking about me." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "maybe that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "maybe that would work."
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>> joyce: "maybe that would work." i ended up not
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Would work." i ended up not doing any of that,
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I ended up not doing any of that, but i did what god told me to.
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Doing any of that, but i did what god told me to. and you know what?
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But i did what god told me to. and you know what? the minute--
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And you know what? the minute-- laying in bed that night,
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The minute-- laying in bed that night, the minute that i decided
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Laying in bed that night, the minute that i decided that i was gonna do what
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The minute that i decided that i was gonna do what god told me to do,
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That i was gonna do what god told me to do, every bit of pressure
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God told me to do, every bit of pressure lifted off of me.
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Every bit of pressure lifted off of me. >> [audience applauding]
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Lifted off of me. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it was gone.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it was gone. the hurt stopped right then.
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>> joyce: it was gone. the hurt stopped right then. so, you can stop--
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The hurt stopped right then. so, you can stop-- some of you,
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So, you can stop-- some of you, you're letting people that
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Some of you, you're letting people that hurt you 10 years ago
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You're letting people that hurt you 10 years ago still hurt you today.
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Hurt you 10 years ago still hurt you today. but you can make a decision
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Still hurt you today. but you can make a decision not to do that because
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But you can make a decision not to do that because you have a free will.
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"jesus ascended on high
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"jesus ascended on high and he sat down at the right
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"jesus ascended on high and he sat down at the right hand of the majesty,
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And he sat down at the right hand of the majesty, there to wait for his enemies
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Hand of the majesty, there to wait for his enemies to be made a footstool
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There to wait for his enemies to be made a footstool for his feet."
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To be made a footstool for his feet." "day after day every priest
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For his feet." "day after day every priest stands and performs
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"day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties;
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Stands and performs his religious duties; again, and again and again
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His religious duties; again, and again and again he offers the same sacrifices,
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Again, and again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sin.
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He offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sin. but when this priest had
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Which can never take away sin. but when this priest had offered for all time one
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But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins,
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Offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down
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Sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of god,
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He sat down at the right hand of god, and since that time
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At the right hand of god, and since that time he waits for his enemies
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And since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool."
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He waits for his enemies to be made his footstool." you know,
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To be made his footstool." you know, we do what we can do.
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You know, we do what we can do. the bible talks a lot
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We do what we can do. the bible talks a lot about standing.
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And it says in ephesians 6,
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And it says in ephesians 6, it says,
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And it says in ephesians 6, it says, "put on the full armor
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It says, "put on the full armor of god so that you can stand
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"put on the full armor of god so that you can stand against the devil's schemes."
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Of god so that you can stand against the devil's schemes." everybody say, "stand."
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Against the devil's schemes." everybody say, "stand." >> audience: stand.
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Everybody say, "stand." >> audience: stand. >> joyce: "for our struggle
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>> audience: stand. >> joyce: "for our struggle is not against flesh and blood
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>> joyce: "for our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers,
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Is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers, the authorities,
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But against the rulers, the authorities, the powers of this dark world
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The authorities, the powers of this dark world and against the spirit forces
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The powers of this dark world and against the spirit forces of evil in the heavenly realms."
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And against the spirit forces of evil in the heavenly realms." you know, we've got such
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Of evil in the heavenly realms." you know, we've got such a huge mess in the u.s. today.
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I would have never ever
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I would have never ever thought i would have lived
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I would have never ever thought i would have lived to see today when the things
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Thought i would have lived to see today when the things that are going on in our
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To see today when the things that are going on in our world were going on.
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That are going on in our world were going on. it's like it's just
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World were going on. it's like it's just beyond stupid.
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It's like it's just beyond stupid. it's like, don't even
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Beyond stupid. it's like, don't even know how to think about
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It's like, don't even know how to think about it let alone talk about it.
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Know how to think about it let alone talk about it. but you have to keep
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It let alone talk about it. but you have to keep in mind that it's the devil
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But you have to keep in mind that it's the devil behind it all.
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In mind that it's the devil behind it all. and he is having an absolute
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Behind it all. and he is having an absolute royal fit right now because
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And he is having an absolute royal fit right now because he knows his days are short.
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Royal fit right now because he knows his days are short. and we have to remember to not--
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He knows his days are short. and we have to remember to not-- yes,
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And we have to remember to not-- yes, people are responsible for
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Yes, people are responsible for letting him work through them.
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People are responsible for letting him work through them. he works through evil people.
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Letting him work through them. he works through evil people. but really just being
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He works through evil people. but really just being mad at the people,
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But really just being mad at the people, we have to stand
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Mad at the people, we have to stand against the devil.
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We have to stand against the devil. and the only way--
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Against the devil. and the only way-- now listen to me,
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And the only way-- now listen to me, the only way to stop
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Now listen to me, the only way to stop the devil is through love.
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Romans 12:21 says,
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Romans 12:21 says, "we overcome evil with good."
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Romans 12:21 says, "we overcome evil with good." good is stronger than evil.
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See.
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See. so, everybody's talking about
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See. so, everybody's talking about everything bad that's going
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So, everybody's talking about everything bad that's going on and all the bad people.
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Everything bad that's going on and all the bad people. well, talk about some
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On and all the bad people. well, talk about some of the good stuff.
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Well, talk about some of the good stuff. >> [audience applauding]
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Of the good stuff. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? we just talk about it,
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>> joyce: amen? we just talk about it, talk about it.
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We just talk about it, talk about it. and if we believe
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Talk about it. and if we believe what the bible says,
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And if we believe what the bible says, the more we talk about it,
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What the bible says, the more we talk about it, the worse it gets.
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The more we talk about it, the worse it gets. now people need to be informed
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The worse it gets. now people need to be informed and they need to know what's
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Now people need to be informed and they need to know what's going on and they need to vote
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And they need to know what's going on and they need to vote responsibly and do their duty.
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Going on and they need to vote responsibly and do their duty. but from the spiritual
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Responsibly and do their duty. but from the spiritual standpoint,
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But from the spiritual standpoint, we already know that
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Standpoint, we already know that god wins in the end.
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We already know that god wins in the end. come on.
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God wins in the end. come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you already
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you already know god wins in the end.
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>> joyce: you already know god wins in the end. so, no matter how big a fit
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Know god wins in the end. so, no matter how big a fit the devil throws or no matter
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So, no matter how big a fit the devil throws or no matter how bad things get,
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The devil throws or no matter how bad things get, we know that god wins
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How bad things get, we know that god wins in the end because we have
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We know that god wins in the end because we have read the end of the book.
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It is over.
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It is over. it is finished.
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It is over. it is finished. come on home.
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It is finished. come on home. it says, "put on the full
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Come on home. it says, "put on the full armor of god"
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It says, "put on the full armor of god" and this armor that god gives
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Armor of god" and this armor that god gives us is not normal armor
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And this armor that god gives us is not normal armor or weaponry like
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Us is not normal armor or weaponry like you would think of,
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But it's a good analogy
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But it's a good analogy because it says,
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But it's a good analogy because it says, we're to "put on the
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Because it says, we're to "put on the breastplate of righteousness."
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We're to "put on the breastplate of righteousness." know who you are in christ.
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Breastplate of righteousness." know who you are in christ. it covers your heart.
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Know who you are in christ. it covers your heart. don't ever say,
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It covers your heart. don't ever say, "well, god, don't you love me?"
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Don't ever say, "well, god, don't you love me?" just because you're
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"well, god, don't you love me?" just because you're having a little trouble.
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Just because you're having a little trouble. first time you have trouble,
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Having a little trouble. first time you have trouble, you say, "god, i know you
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First time you have trouble, you say, "god, i know you love me and i know you will take
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You say, "god, i know you love me and i know you will take care of me and i know that you
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Love me and i know you will take care of me and i know that you will work this out for good.
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Care of me and i know that you will work this out for good. this is gonna end well
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Will work this out for good. this is gonna end well and i know that you will
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This is gonna end well and i know that you will strengthen me
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And i know that you will strengthen me and get me through it."
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Strengthen me and get me through it." amen?
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And get me through it." amen? >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: "put on the full
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>> joyce: "put on the full armor of god, so when
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>> joyce: "put on the full armor of god, so when that evil day comes,
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Armor of god, so when that evil day comes, you may be able to stand
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That evil day comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you've
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You may be able to stand your ground, and after you've done everything, stand."
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Your ground, and after you've done everything, stand." stand firmly.
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Done everything, stand." stand firmly. so, it just keeps telling
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Stand firmly. so, it just keeps telling us to stand, to stand, to stand.
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And that just means
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And that just means to have the attitude.
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And that just means to have the attitude. "i'm not giving up."
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To have the attitude. "i'm not giving up." "i will not give up."
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"i'm not giving up." "i will not give up." "one thing i will
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"i will not give up." "one thing i will not do is give up."
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"one thing i will not do is give up." and i can tell you,
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Not do is give up." and i can tell you, i think that's probably
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And i can tell you, i think that's probably the greatest thing i've had
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I think that's probably the greatest thing i've had going for me is i am just
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The greatest thing i've had going for me is i am just downright bullheaded
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Going for me is i am just downright bullheaded and i am not gonna give up.
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Downright bullheaded and i am not gonna give up. i will finish what god
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And i am not gonna give up. i will finish what god has given me to do.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? and people ask me all the time,
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>> joyce: amen? and people ask me all the time, "when are you gonna retire?"
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And people ask me all the time, "when are you gonna retire?" well, i guess when i'm dead.
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I don't have any
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I don't have any plans to retire.
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I don't have any plans to retire. now, god may change my mind.
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Plans to retire. now, god may change my mind. you know, if i got to the point
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Now, god may change my mind. you know, if i got to the point where i couldn't work,
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You know, if i got to the point where i couldn't work, then i wouldn't work.
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Where i couldn't work, then i wouldn't work. but you know what?
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Then i wouldn't work. but you know what? even if i wasn't doing this,
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But you know what? even if i wasn't doing this, i would still be just
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Even if i wasn't doing this, i would still be just as important to god.
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I would still be just as important to god. i don't wanna ever
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As important to god. i don't wanna ever hear anybody say,
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I don't wanna ever hear anybody say, "didn't you use
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Hear anybody say, "didn't you use to be joyce meyer?"
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"didn't you use to be joyce meyer?" no, i am still joyce meyer.
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To be joyce meyer?" no, i am still joyce meyer. thank you.
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No, i am still joyce meyer. thank you. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: "having done all
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>> joyce: "having done all [the crisis demands], stand."
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>> joyce: "having done all [the crisis demands], stand." well, what does that mean?
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[the crisis demands], stand." well, what does that mean? do what you can do.
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Well, what does that mean? do what you can do. do your part,
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If there's something you can do,
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If there's something you can do, do it.
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If there's something you can do, do it. but don't keep trying
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Do it. but don't keep trying to do things you can't do.
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But don't keep trying to do things you can't do. a lot of people don't know
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To do things you can't do. a lot of people don't know when they're finished.
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A lot of people don't know when they're finished. you have to learn
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When they're finished. you have to learn when you're finished.
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You have to learn when you're finished. anybody who thinks that
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When you're finished. anybody who thinks that things will always be the way
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Anybody who thinks that things will always be the way they've always been is a fool.
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Things will always be the way they've always been is a fool. because things keep
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They've always been is a fool. because things keep changing all the time.
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Because things keep changing all the time. pastor john was talking about
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Changing all the time. pastor john was talking about the trips he went on with us.
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Pastor john was talking about the trips he went on with us. well, i used to do three large
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The trips he went on with us. well, i used to do three large long trips like that a year out
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Well, i used to do three large long trips like that a year out of the country and hold big
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Long trips like that a year out of the country and hold big massive crusades and you know,
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Of the country and hold big massive crusades and you know, who wouldn't want to stand
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Massive crusades and you know, who wouldn't want to stand on a platform and look at half
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Who wouldn't want to stand on a platform and look at half a million people
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On a platform and look at half a million people or six hundred--?
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A million people or six hundred--? that's awesome.
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Or six hundred--? that's awesome. but then the time came
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That's awesome. but then the time came where i started kinda
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But then the time came where i started kinda dreading the trips instead
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Where i started kinda dreading the trips instead of wanting to do them.
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Dreading the trips instead of wanting to do them. and see, god starts
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Of wanting to do them. and see, god starts to change your heart,
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And see, god starts to change your heart, but if you're not finished
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To change your heart, but if you're not finished when he's finished--
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But if you're not finished when he's finished-- come on.
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When he's finished-- come on. a lot of times god's
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Come on. a lot of times god's finished and you're still,
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A lot of times god's finished and you're still, you know, if the horse has been
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Finished and you're still, you know, if the horse has been dead for ten years stop
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You know, if the horse has been dead for ten years stop trying to push it uphill.
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Dead for ten years stop trying to push it uphill. >> [audience laughing]
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Trying to push it uphill. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, i find that as i have,
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>> joyce: and so, i find that as i have, i'd say since i hit
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I find that as i have, i'd say since i hit my seventies,
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I'd say since i hit my seventies, things are just
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My seventies, things are just gradually changing.
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Things are just gradually changing. we used to do thirty-six
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Gradually changing. we used to do thirty-six conferences a year,
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We used to do thirty-six conferences a year, now we're doing two.
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Conferences a year, now we're doing two. and i do most of my tv from
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Now we're doing two. and i do most of my tv from my studio or i come to wonderful
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And i do most of my tv from my studio or i come to wonderful churches like this
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My studio or i come to wonderful churches like this and they let me have
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Churches like this and they let me have the footage for my tv program
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And they let me have the footage for my tv program and that's good because i'd much
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The footage for my tv program and that's good because i'd much rather preach to people,
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And that's good because i'd much rather preach to people, you know,
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Rather preach to people, you know, talking to a camera
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You know, talking to a camera is not all that much fun.
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Talking to a camera is not all that much fun. and if you say anything funny,
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Is not all that much fun. and if you say anything funny, they don't laugh.
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And if you say anything funny, they don't laugh. >> [audience laughing]
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They don't laugh. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, that's kind of a downer.
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>> joyce: and so, that's kind of a downer. but things will keep
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That's kind of a downer. but things will keep changing and i know that.
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But things will keep changing and i know that. they'll continue to change.
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Changing and i know that. they'll continue to change. i need more rest than i used to.
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They'll continue to change. i need more rest than i used to. so, i'm really trying to listen
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I need more rest than i used to. so, i'm really trying to listen to god about what i can
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So, i'm really trying to listen to god about what i can do and what i can't
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To god about what i can do and what i can't do so i can be here
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Do and what i can't do so i can be here for the long haul and just help
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Do so i can be here for the long haul and just help as many people as i possibly can
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For the long haul and just help as many people as i possibly can because you keep overcoming
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As many people as i possibly can because you keep overcoming evil with good.
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Because you keep overcoming evil with good. amen?
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Evil with good. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but even while
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but even while you're standing
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>> joyce: but even while you're standing sometimes you gotta sit.
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You're standing sometimes you gotta sit. are you understanding this,
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Sometimes you gotta sit. are you understanding this, are you getting the spiritual
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Are you understanding this, are you getting the spiritual content of this?
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Are you getting the spiritual content of this? okay?
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Content of this? okay? sit, stand, walk, run.
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Okay? sit, stand, walk, run. don't try to run if you
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Sit, stand, walk, run. don't try to run if you don't even know how to sit.
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Don't try to run if you don't even know how to sit. you can't stand against
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Don't even know how to sit. you can't stand against the enemy if you don't even
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You can't stand against the enemy if you don't even know how to rest in god.
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The enemy if you don't even know how to rest in god. it's not going to work because
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Know how to rest in god. it's not going to work because when you're having trials
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It's not going to work because when you're having trials and difficulties and you're
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When you're having trials and difficulties and you're standing your ground
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And difficulties and you're standing your ground and refusing to give up,
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Standing your ground and refusing to give up, let me tell you something.
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And refusing to give up, let me tell you something. you're gonna have
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Let me tell you something. you're gonna have to sit a while every day.
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You're gonna have to sit a while every day. you with me john?
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To sit a while every day. you with me john? >> john: yeah.
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You with me john? >> john: yeah. >> [audience laughing]
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>> john: yeah. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes when you try
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes when you try to talk to people in the spirit
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>> joyce: sometimes when you try to talk to people in the spirit about stuff you've got to make
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To talk to people in the spirit about stuff you've got to make sure they're getting it.
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About stuff you've got to make sure they're getting it. because i'm using a natural
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Sure they're getting it. because i'm using a natural analogy to get a very
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Because i'm using a natural analogy to get a very important spiritual
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Analogy to get a very important spiritual principle across to you.
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Important spiritual principle across to you. when you start feeling
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Principle across to you. when you start feeling stressed out, go have a seat.
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When you start feeling stressed out, go have a seat. and i'm not talking so much
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Stressed out, go have a seat. and i'm not talking so much about going and sitting
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And i'm not talking so much about going and sitting down physically,
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About going and sitting down physically, although i enjoy that too,
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Down physically, although i enjoy that too, but i'm just talking
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Although i enjoy that too, but i'm just talking about just sit back down.
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But i'm just talking about just sit back down. you know if somebody at work
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About just sit back down. you know if somebody at work got the promotion you think
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You know if somebody at work got the promotion you think you deserved and now,
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Got the promotion you think you deserved and now, you're all in a huff
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You deserved and now, you're all in a huff and you're jealous of them
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You're all in a huff and you're jealous of them and you're mad at your boss,
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And you're jealous of them and you're mad at your boss, just take a seat.
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And you're mad at your boss, just take a seat. just, shh...sit down.
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Just take a seat. just, shh...sit down. go back to god, "i trust you,
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Just, shh...sit down. go back to god, "i trust you, if that promotion was mine,
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Go back to god, "i trust you, if that promotion was mine, you would have given it to me.
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If that promotion was mine, you would have given it to me. and since you didn't give
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You would have given it to me. and since you didn't give it to me then you must have
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And since you didn't give it to me then you must have something better in mind."
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It to me then you must have something better in mind." >> [audience applauding]
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Something better in mind." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: learning how
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: learning how to trust god is equivalent
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>> joyce: learning how to trust god is equivalent to this sitting.
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To trust god is equivalent to this sitting. he sat down and we're seated
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To this sitting. he sat down and we're seated in heavenly places with him.
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He sat down and we're seated in heavenly places with him. so, you stand.
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In heavenly places with him. so, you stand. you stand against temptation,
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So, you stand. you stand against temptation, you stand against the enemy,
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You stand against temptation, you stand against the enemy, and you walk,
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You stand against the enemy, and you walk, and you learn how to walk.
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And you walk, and you learn how to walk. and the most important thing
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And you learn how to walk. and the most important thing to me in my life right now
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And the most important thing to me in my life right now and has been for a good
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To me in my life right now and has been for a good number of years is learning
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And has been for a good number of years is learning how to walk in love.
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Number of years is learning how to walk in love. and you gotta race to run,
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How to walk in love. and you gotta race to run, every one of you do,
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And you gotta race to run, every one of you do, some kind of race to win.
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Every one of you do, some kind of race to win. and it may not be on the pulpit,
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Some kind of race to win. and it may not be on the pulpit, it may not even be considered
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And it may not be on the pulpit, it may not even be considered somethin' spiritual.
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It may not even be considered somethin' spiritual. maybe you're great
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Somethin' spiritual. maybe you're great at organizing and god
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Maybe you're great at organizing and god wants you to help people
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At organizing and god wants you to help people get their lives organized,
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Wants you to help people get their lives organized, i don't know.
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Get their lives organized, i don't know. there's so many different
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I don't know. there's so many different gifts in the bible,
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There's so many different gifts in the bible, so many different gifts.
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And you just need to find what
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And you just need to find what yours is and start flowing
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And you just need to find what yours is and start flowing in it because you're not--
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Yours is and start flowing in it because you're not-- you're always going to feel
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In it because you're not-- you're always going to feel like something is missing if
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You're always going to feel like something is missing if you're not doing what you're--
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Like something is missing if you're not doing what you're-- god's not called you
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You're not doing what you're-- god's not called you to do what everybody
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God's not called you to do what everybody else thinks you should do.
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To do what everybody else thinks you should do. and everybody thinks
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Else thinks you should do. and everybody thinks that everybody should
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And everybody thinks that everybody should do what they're doing.
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That everybody should do what they're doing. an intercessor who prays
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Do what they're doing. an intercessor who prays five hours every day thinks
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An intercessor who prays five hours every day thinks everybody should pray
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Five hours every day thinks everybody should pray five hours every day.
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Everybody should pray five hours every day. i'm a huge word person
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Five hours every day. i'm a huge word person so i think you should just
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I'm a huge word person so i think you should just study the bible every day.
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So i think you should just study the bible every day. worship people think you
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Study the bible every day. worship people think you should worship all day long.
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Worship people think you should worship all day long. you gotta find your
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Should worship all day long. you gotta find your niche and all of that
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You gotta find your niche and all of that is part of our life,
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Niche and all of that is part of our life, but you gotta find what god
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Is part of our life, but you gotta find what god wants you to do and do what
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He wants you to do.
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He wants you to do. and while you're doing it,
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He wants you to do. and while you're doing it, when you get tired, have a seat.
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And while you're doing it, when you get tired, have a seat. i think you're getting it.
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When you get tired, have a seat. i think you're getting it. if you get it, i can go home.
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I think you're getting it. if you get it, i can go home. >> [audience laughing]
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If you get it, i can go home. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: doesn't that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: doesn't that sound so much better?
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>> joyce: doesn't that sound so much better? "excuse me everybody,
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Sound so much better? "excuse me everybody, i just need to go have a seat."
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God loves you and he's got
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God loves you and he's got a good plan for your life
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God loves you and he's got a good plan for your life and don't you ever forget this,
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A good plan for your life and don't you ever forget this, jesus came that we might
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And don't you ever forget this, jesus came that we might have and enjoy our lives.
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Jesus came that we might have and enjoy our lives. and the last thing he said--
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Have and enjoy our lives. and the last thing he said-- well, i don't know if it was
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And the last thing he said-- well, i don't know if it was the last thing he said,
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Well, i don't know if it was the last thing he said, but it was said close
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The last thing he said, but it was said close to his suffering.
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But it was said close to his suffering. in the garden he said,
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To his suffering. in the garden he said, "my peace i leave with you.
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In the garden he said, "my peace i leave with you. not as the world gives
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"my peace i leave with you. not as the world gives do i give unto you,
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Not as the world gives do i give unto you, but my [own] special
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Do i give unto you, but my [own] special peace i now give
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But my [own] special peace i now give and bequeath unto you--"
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Peace i now give and bequeath unto you--" his part, he's done.
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And bequeath unto you--" his part, he's done. so, "[stop allowing yourselves
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His part, he's done. so, "[stop allowing yourselves to be upset and disturbed;
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So, "[stop allowing yourselves to be upset and disturbed; and stop allowing yourselves
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To be upset and disturbed; and stop allowing yourselves to be fearful and intimidated
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And stop allowing yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and upset]."
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To be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and upset]." john 14:27, amplified classic.
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And cowardly and upset]." john 14:27, amplified classic. so, he has a part and we have
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A part and it's always that way.
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A part and it's always that way. god will always do his part,
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A part and it's always that way. god will always do his part, but he won't do our part.
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God will always do his part, but he won't do our part. and we can't do his part.
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But he won't do our part. and we can't do his part. when you start
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And we can't do his part. when you start trying to do that,
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When you start trying to do that, you really make
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Trying to do that, you really make yourself miserable.
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You really make yourself miserable. so, i just want all of you
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Yourself miserable. so, i just want all of you to take a look at your life.
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So, i just want all of you to take a look at your life. write down everything
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To take a look at your life. write down everything you're doing and then
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Write down everything you're doing and then ask yourself why you're
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You're doing and then ask yourself why you're doing each one of them.
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Ask yourself why you're doing each one of them. 'cause half the stuff
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Doing each one of them. 'cause half the stuff you're doing, you hate.
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'cause half the stuff you're doing, you hate. you don't even wanna do it.
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You're doing, you hate. you don't even wanna do it. don't like it.
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You don't even wanna do it. don't like it. and so, why are you doing it?
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Don't like it. and so, why are you doing it? "well, i didn't wanna
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And so, why are you doing it? "well, i didn't wanna make aunt susie mad."
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"well, i didn't wanna make aunt susie mad." some people even stay
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Make aunt susie mad." some people even stay in churches where they're
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Some people even stay in churches where they're not learning or getting
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In churches where they're not learning or getting anything 'cause they don't
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Not learning or getting anything 'cause they don't wanna make grandma mad.
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Anything 'cause they don't wanna make grandma mad. some people do things
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Wanna make grandma mad. some people do things for wrong motives.
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Some people do things for wrong motives. they're not doing 'em just
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For wrong motives. they're not doing 'em just because they really believe
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They're not doing 'em just because they really believe god directed them to do it,
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Because they really believe god directed them to do it, or, to love god,
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God directed them to do it, or, to love god, they're doing it because,
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Or, to love god, they're doing it because, i don't know,
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They're doing it because, i don't know, they want to or they wanna
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I don't know, they want to or they wanna be in with the right crowd
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They want to or they wanna be in with the right crowd of people or whatever
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Be in with the right crowd of people or whatever the case may be.
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Of people or whatever the case may be. let me tell you somethin',
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The case may be. let me tell you somethin', and i'm just about done.
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Let me tell you somethin', and i'm just about done. slow down.
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And i'm just about done. slow down. people say all the time--
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Slow down. people say all the time-- i'm gonna write a book on this,
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People say all the time-- i'm gonna write a book on this, too.
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I'm gonna write a book on this, too. "where did the time go?"
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Too. "where did the time go?" ever say that?
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"where did the time go?" ever say that? "i can't believe--"
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Ever say that? "i can't believe--" i mean, pastor doesn't
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"i can't believe--" i mean, pastor doesn't believe it's august.
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I mean, pastor doesn't believe it's august. he thought it was april.
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Believe it's august. he thought it was april. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: he sure don't
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>> joyce: he sure don't know where the time went.
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>> joyce: he sure don't know where the time went. but we say that all the time.
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Know where the time went. but we say that all the time. "i can't believe it's almost
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But we say that all the time. "i can't believe it's almost september."
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"i can't believe it's almost september." and you know why?
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September." and you know why? because we live life too fast
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And you know why? because we live life too fast and we don't, half the time,
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Because we live life too fast and we don't, half the time, even know what we're doing.
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And we don't, half the time, even know what we're doing. it's like we don't--
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Even know what we're doing. it's like we don't-- we're doing everything so fast
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It's like we don't-- we're doing everything so fast and we're trying to do so much
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We're doing everything so fast and we're trying to do so much and keep up with everybody.
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And we're trying to do so much and keep up with everybody. are we really enjoying it?
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And keep up with everybody. are we really enjoying it? you know, god created
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Are we really enjoying it? you know, god created (blah, blah, blah, blah)
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You know, god created (blah, blah, blah, blah) and then he sat back
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(blah, blah, blah, blah) and then he sat back and looked at it and said,
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And then he sat back and looked at it and said, "this is good."
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And looked at it and said, "this is good." everything he created,
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"this is good." everything he created, he sat back and he enjoyed
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Everything he created, he sat back and he enjoyed it for a little bit.
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He sat back and he enjoyed it for a little bit. "ahh, this is good."
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It for a little bit. "ahh, this is good." and you need to do that.
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"ahh, this is good." and you need to do that. you need to take time
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And you need to do that. you need to take time to just sit back.
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You need to take time to just sit back. i mean, if you have
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To just sit back. i mean, if you have a lovely house--
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I mean, if you have a lovely house-- i have a lovely home,
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A lovely house-- i have a lovely home, and sometimes i just like
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I have a lovely home, and sometimes i just like to walk through it and say,
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And sometimes i just like to walk through it and say, "thank you, lord.
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To walk through it and say, "thank you, lord. thank you, lord."
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"thank you, lord. thank you, lord." >> [audience applauding]
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Thank you, lord." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? father, i pray in jesus' name
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>> joyce: amen? father, i pray in jesus' name that everybody here gets this,
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Father, i pray in jesus' name that everybody here gets this, not just in their head,
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That everybody here gets this, not just in their head, but let it fall from their head
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Not just in their head, but let it fall from their head to their heart and become
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But let it fall from their head to their heart and become revelation and let 'em
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To their heart and become revelation and let 'em learn how to take a seat
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Revelation and let 'em learn how to take a seat anytime they need to,
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Learn how to take a seat anytime they need to, learn how to rest in you
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Anytime they need to, learn how to rest in you and not let all not be led
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Learn how to rest in you and not let all not be led around by emotions
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And not let all not be led around by emotions and thoughts and stubbornness.
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Around by emotions and thoughts and stubbornness. father, i believe that decisions
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And thoughts and stubbornness. father, i believe that decisions are being made here today
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Father, i believe that decisions are being made here today and that people are gonna
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Are being made here today and that people are gonna enjoy their lives so much
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And that people are gonna enjoy their lives so much more in jesus' name.
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>> announcer: stay tuned.
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>> announcer: stay tuned. joyce will be back in a moment.
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>> announcer: have you
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>> announcer: have you ever wondered what
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Ever wondered what you're gonna do with
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You're gonna do with the rest of your life?
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Are you following
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Are you following your dreams?
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When god calls you
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When god calls you to do something,
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To do something, it's important to step
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It's important to step out in faith and trust
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Out in faith and trust that he will support you.
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>> ginger: faith is one
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>> ginger: faith is one of those words that
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Of those words that is commonly used,
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Is commonly used, but not always easy
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But not always easy to understand.
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To understand. so, what is faith?
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So, what is faith? faith is a complete
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Faith is a complete trust and confidence
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Trust and confidence in something or someone.
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In something or someone. as christians,
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As christians, faith goes so much deeper.
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Faith goes so much deeper. our confidence and trust
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Our confidence and trust are secure in god
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Are secure in god and his promises.
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And his promises. but you might say,
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But you might say, "i don't feel god,"
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"i don't feel god," or, "i don't see
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Or, "i don't see anything he's doing."
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Anything he's doing." we get it.
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We get it. that's what faith means.
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That's what faith means. and let's be real.
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And let's be real. it isn't always easy.
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It isn't always easy. joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "unleash your faith,"
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"unleash your faith," is today's offer,
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Is today's offer, and it's going to help
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And it's going to help you increase your faith.
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You increase your faith. it's filled with
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It's filled with beautifully illustrated
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Beautifully illustrated scriptures because
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Scriptures because faith comes
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Faith comes as we hear
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As we hear the word of god.
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The word of god. joyce also shares three
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Joyce also shares three practical ways to put
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Practical ways to put your faith into action.
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Your faith into action. >> announcer: today's offer,
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>> announcer: today's offer, "unleash your faith,"
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"unleash your faith," also comes with
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Also comes with "battlefield of the mind
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"battlefield of the mind new testament,"
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New testament," which contains
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Which contains joyce's commentary.
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Joyce's commentary. both of these resources
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Both of these resources are available to you
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Are available to you for your gift of...
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For your gift of... or more.
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Or more. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: most of the time,
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>> joyce: most of the time, if you're gonna live by faith,
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If you're gonna live by faith, if you wanna really find
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If you wanna really find out what god can do for you,
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Out what god can do for you, you are gonna have to,
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You are gonna have to, "so to speak," take a chance.
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>> ginger: living
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>> ginger: living by faith
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By faith means you'll often
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Means you'll often have to take step one
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Have to take step one before you know
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Before you know what the next step is.
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What the next step is. living by faith
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Living by faith requires you
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Requires you to take risks
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To take risks because god's
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Because god's plan for you are
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Plan for you are always bigger
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Always bigger than what you
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Than what you could ever accomplish
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Could ever accomplish or even imagine
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Or even imagine on your own.
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On your own. faith is your fuel.
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Faith is your fuel. as you read
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As you read "unleash your faith,"
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"unleash your faith," you'll be fed
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You'll be fed by the beautifully
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By the beautifully illustrated scriptures.
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Illustrated scriptures. in it, joyce will help
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In it, joyce will help you to understand
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You to understand the power of faith
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The power of faith that god has
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That god has put in your spirit
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Put in your spirit and how to release it.
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And how to release it. and remember,
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And remember, your financial gift
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Your financial gift will not only provide
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Will not only provide the help you need
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The help you need through this resource,
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Through this resource, but it will also help
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But it will also help reach the lost,
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Reach the lost, feed the hungry,
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Feed the hungry, and help women
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And help women and girls find freedom
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And girls find freedom all around the world.
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All around the world. your gift today
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Your gift today makes it all
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Makes it all possible.
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Possible. >> announcer: put your
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>> announcer: put your faith into action.
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Faith into action. learn how
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Learn how with today's offer,
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With today's offer, "unleash your faith"
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"unleash your faith" along with
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Along with "battlefield of the mind
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"battlefield of the mind new testament"
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New testament" with commentary
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With commentary by joyce.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: ready for a change?
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Ready for a change? it all begins with
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It all begins with your thoughts.
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Your thoughts. join joyce for something new
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Join joyce for something new as we focus a weekend on her
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As we focus a weekend on her all-time bestselling book,
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All-time bestselling book, "battlefield of the mind."
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"battlefield of the mind." join us live for a weekend
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Join us live for a weekend to refocus and recharge.
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To refocus and recharge. healthy thoughts lead
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Healthy thoughts lead to a better life and
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To a better life and the fantastic future
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The fantastic future god has for you.
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God has for you. don't miss this
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Don't miss this rare opportunity,
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Rare opportunity, april 24th-26th,
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April 24th-26th, in charleston, south carolina.
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>> joyce: well, today,
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>> joyce: well, today, i wanna pray about
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>> joyce: well, today, i wanna pray about hope with you.
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I wanna pray about hope with you. you know, hope is an expectation
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Hope with you. you know, hope is an expectation that something good is going
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You know, hope is an expectation that something good is going to happen at any moment.
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That something good is going to happen at any moment. so, father,
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To happen at any moment. so, father, we come to you in jesus' name,
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So, father, we come to you in jesus' name, and i pray today that
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We come to you in jesus' name, and i pray today that people will stop thinking,
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And i pray today that people will stop thinking, "my problem's never
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People will stop thinking, "my problem's never gonna change,
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"my problem's never gonna change, it's never gonna go away,
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Gonna change, it's never gonna go away, this is never gonna be any
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It's never gonna go away, this is never gonna be any different in my life."
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This is never gonna be any different in my life." and i want them to aggressively
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Different in my life." and i want them to aggressively believe that all things are
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And i want them to aggressively believe that all things are possible with you and that
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Believe that all things are possible with you and that they are gonna have
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Possible with you and that they are gonna have a breakthrough at any
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They are gonna have a breakthrough at any moment in their life.
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A breakthrough at any moment in their life. your word says,
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Moment in their life. your word says, "that hope deferred
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Your word says, "that hope deferred makes the heart sick."
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"that hope deferred makes the heart sick." we need to stir ourselves
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Makes the heart sick." we need to stir ourselves up in hope and let it be
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We need to stir ourselves up in hope and let it be the anchor of our souls.
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Up in hope and let it be the anchor of our souls. so, i pray that people will
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The anchor of our souls. so, i pray that people will not just focus on what's
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So, i pray that people will not just focus on what's wrong in their life,
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Not just focus on what's wrong in their life, but they'll focus
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Wrong in their life, but they'll focus on what you can do.
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But they'll focus on what you can do. and once again,
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On what you can do. and once again, nothing is impossible with you.
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And once again, nothing is impossible with you. help us stir our faith up,
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Nothing is impossible with you. help us stir our faith up, lord, and believe you
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Help us stir our faith up, lord, and believe you for greater things
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Lord, and believe you for greater things than ever before.
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For greater things than ever before. i ask it in jesus' name, amen.
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Than ever before. i ask it in jesus' name, amen. you have a great
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I ask it in jesus' name, amen. you have a great rest of the day,
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You have a great rest of the day, and remember,
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Rest of the day, and remember, god's got a good plan
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And remember, god's got a good plan for your life.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Do Enough But Not Too Much (Part 2)

April 22, 2025 | S25:E20

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