Joyce Meyer - God's Answer to Stress

July 27, 2025 | 29:29

Do you ever feel stressed out with everyday life? Discover how God’s rest can renew your soul and how to find peace despite life’s challenges. Learn how to rest in God’s grace!

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - God's Answer to Stress | July 27, 2025

>> joyce: you know, if you have
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>> joyce: you know, if you have a guilty conscience, you keep
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>> joyce: you know, if you have a guilty conscience, you keep doing something that your
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A guilty conscience, you keep doing something that your conscience condemns, you're
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Doing something that your conscience condemns, you're putting stress on yourself.
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Conscience condemns, you're putting stress on yourself. just get in agreement with
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Putting stress on yourself. just get in agreement with god because he's not
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Just get in agreement with god because he's not gonna change his mind.
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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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>> joyce: god's answer
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>> joyce: god's answer for stress is rest.
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>> joyce: god's answer for stress is rest. but it's not just
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For stress is rest. but it's not just resting your body,
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But it's not just resting your body, it's resting your soul.
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Resting your body, it's resting your soul. and i wanna encourage
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It's resting your soul. and i wanna encourage you to start paying more
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And i wanna encourage you to start paying more attention to what's going
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On inside you, because that's
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On inside you, because that's where you get tired.
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On inside you, because that's where you get tired. do you know that a day
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Where you get tired. do you know that a day of anger is like 40 hours
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Do you know that a day of anger is like 40 hours of hard labor?
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Of anger is like 40 hours of hard labor? unforgiveness will just suck
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Of hard labor? unforgiveness will just suck all the energy right out of you.
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Unforgiveness will just suck all the energy right out of you. don't be mad.
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All the energy right out of you. don't be mad. don't be unforgiving.
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Don't be mad. don't be unforgiving. the people that you're mad
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Don't be unforgiving. the people that you're mad at are out having a good time,
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The people that you're mad at are out having a good time, and they couldn't care
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At are out having a good time, and they couldn't care less that you're mad.
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And they couldn't care less that you're mad. you're not hurting them
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Less that you're mad. you're not hurting them by being mad at them,
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You're not hurting them by being mad at them, or by not forgiving them.
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By being mad at them, or by not forgiving them. it's just the devil's way
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Or by not forgiving them. it's just the devil's way of you continuing
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It's just the devil's way of you continuing to hurt yourself.
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Of you continuing to hurt yourself. just forgive them.
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To hurt yourself. just forgive them. let it go.
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Just forgive them. let it go. when you're worried about
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Let it go. when you're worried about something, ask yourself,
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When you're worried about something, ask yourself, “is this gonna really
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Something, ask yourself, “is this gonna really matter in five years?”
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“is this gonna really matter in five years?” you know, it's not work
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Matter in five years?” you know, it's not work that makes us tired.
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It's what's going on inside
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It's what's going on inside of us, while we work.
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It's what's going on inside of us, while we work. and the bible says
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Of us, while we work. and the bible says we live in two places.
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And the bible says we live in two places. my feet are on this platform,
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We live in two places. my feet are on this platform, but i'm also seated in heavenly
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My feet are on this platform, but i'm also seated in heavenly places with christ jesus.
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But i'm also seated in heavenly places with christ jesus. >> [audience applauding]
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Places with christ jesus. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the rest that god
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the rest that god offers us is not a rest from
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>> joyce: the rest that god offers us is not a rest from work, but it's a rest in work.
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Offers us is not a rest from work, but it's a rest in work. and it's all about your soul.
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Work, but it's a rest in work. and it's all about your soul. you know, if you have a guilty
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And it's all about your soul. you know, if you have a guilty conscience, you keep doing
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You know, if you have a guilty conscience, you keep doing something that your conscience
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Conscience, you keep doing something that your conscience condemns, you're putting
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Something that your conscience condemns, you're putting stress on yourself.
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Just get in agreement with
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Just get in agreement with god because he's not gonna
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Just get in agreement with god because he's not gonna change his mind.
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God because he's not gonna change his mind. it will be god's way
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Change his mind. it will be god's way or it will be no way.
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It will be god's way or it will be no way. amen?
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Or it will be no way. amen? i mean, you can do it your way
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Amen? i mean, you can do it your way if you want to, but you're
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I mean, you can do it your way if you want to, but you're not gonna like the outcome.
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If you want to, but you're not gonna like the outcome. our soul is our mind,
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Not gonna like the outcome. our soul is our mind, our will, and our emotions.
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Our soul is our mind, our will, and our emotions. and so if you can keep your
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Our will, and our emotions. and so if you can keep your emotions calm, and your mind
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And so if you can keep your emotions calm, and your mind positive, and stay in agreement
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Emotions calm, and your mind positive, and stay in agreement with god's will, it won't
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Positive, and stay in agreement with god's will, it won't be your work that'll
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With god's will, it won't be your work that'll make you tired.
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God didn't tell martha
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God didn't tell martha not to work, he told
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God didn't tell martha not to work, he told her not to worry.
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Not to work, he told her not to worry. hmm.
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Her not to worry. hmm. “come unto me, all you that
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Hmm. “come unto me, all you that are weary and burdened,
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“come unto me, all you that are weary and burdened, and i will give you rest.”
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Are weary and burdened, and i will give you rest.” wow.
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And i will give you rest.” wow. “take my yoke upon you
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Wow. “take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because
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“take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because i am gentle and humble in heart,
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And learn from me, because i am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest
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I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
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And you will find rest for your souls.” rest, wow!
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You can come to him
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You can come to him anywhere, anytime.
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You can come to him anywhere, anytime. “my yoke is easy
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Anywhere, anytime. “my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
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“my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” wow.
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And my burden is light.” wow. we must learn to take his
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Wow. we must learn to take his yoke upon us and learn
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We must learn to take his yoke upon us and learn the lesson he has for
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Yoke upon us and learn the lesson he has for us in the current circumstance.
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The lesson he has for us in the current circumstance. what?
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Us in the current circumstance. what? i don't wanna learn
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What? i don't wanna learn anything from this.
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I don't wanna learn anything from this. i just want it to go away.
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Anything from this. i just want it to go away. >> [audience laughing]
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I just want it to go away. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, sometimes,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, sometimes, and you may not like this,
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>> joyce: you know, sometimes, and you may not like this, but sometimes you're better
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And you may not like this, but sometimes you're better off to embrace the situation
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But sometimes you're better off to embrace the situation and say, “god, this is the way
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Off to embrace the situation and say, “god, this is the way it is right now.
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And say, “god, this is the way it is right now. so, i wanna get all
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It is right now. so, i wanna get all i can out of this.
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So, i wanna get all i can out of this. i wanna learn something
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I can out of this. i wanna learn something from this.”
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I wanna learn something from this.” something that i found out
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From this.” something that i found out that is just about more valuable
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Something that i found out that is just about more valuable than anything is experience.
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That is just about more valuable than anything is experience. and the only way you get
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Than anything is experience. and the only way you get experience is by going
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And the only way you get experience is by going through things.
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Experience is by going through things. i can truly say at this point
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Through things. i can truly say at this point in my life, that i trust god.
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I can truly say at this point in my life, that i trust god. i spent a lot of years
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In my life, that i trust god. i spent a lot of years trying to trust god.
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I spent a lot of years trying to trust god. but every time i've had
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Trying to trust god. but every time i've had a problem and god's been
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But every time i've had a problem and god's been faithful and come through,
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A problem and god's been faithful and come through, i've had a little more
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Faithful and come through, i've had a little more experience with god, then
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I've had a little more experience with god, then it's easier for me to trust
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Experience with god, then it's easier for me to trust god the next time.
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It's easier for me to trust god the next time. you cannot grow up
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God the next time. you cannot grow up to be a mature christian,
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You cannot grow up to be a mature christian, or to be transformed into
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To be a mature christian, or to be transformed into the image of christ, without
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Or to be transformed into the image of christ, without having some circumstances
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The image of christ, without having some circumstances that you don't like.
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Having some circumstances that you don't like. >> [audience applauding]
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That you don't like. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it is not possible.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it is not possible. and it's going to be part of our
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>> joyce: it is not possible. and it's going to be part of our life on and off until jesus
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And it's going to be part of our life on and off until jesus comes back to get us.
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Life on and off until jesus comes back to get us. two of our team members were
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Comes back to get us. two of our team members were put in rooms that were right
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Two of our team members were put in rooms that were right underneath the bar in the hotel,
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Put in rooms that were right underneath the bar in the hotel, and it sounded like they
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Underneath the bar in the hotel, and it sounded like they were bowling all night.
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And it sounded like they were bowling all night. now, why would a hotel
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Were bowling all night. now, why would a hotel even sell a room that was
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Now, why would a hotel even sell a room that was underneath something like that?
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Even sell a room that was underneath something like that? so they offered to move
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Underneath something like that? so they offered to move them at midnight.
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So they offered to move them at midnight. that would be a lot of fun,
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Them at midnight. that would be a lot of fun, wouldn't it?
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That would be a lot of fun, wouldn't it? thank god it wasn't me,
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Wouldn't it? thank god it wasn't me, but i've...
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Thank god it wasn't me, but i've... >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: ‘cause that
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>> joyce: ‘cause that would stress me out.
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>> joyce: ‘cause that would stress me out. this yoke that jesus talks
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Would stress me out. this yoke that jesus talks about, "take my yoke upon you,"
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This yoke that jesus talks about, "take my yoke upon you," you know, that's a--that comes
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About, "take my yoke upon you," you know, that's a--that comes from two oxen being yoked
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You know, that's a--that comes from two oxen being yoked together, so they're pulling
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From two oxen being yoked together, so they're pulling the load together, and it's not
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Together, so they're pulling the load together, and it's not just all on one of them.
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The load together, and it's not just all on one of them. jesus wants us to stay
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Just all on one of them. jesus wants us to stay yoked to him, so he's always
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Jesus wants us to stay yoked to him, so he's always pulling the load with us.
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Yoked to him, so he's always pulling the load with us. we're never pulling
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Pulling the load with us. we're never pulling that load by ourselves.
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We're never pulling that load by ourselves. see, i'm working up here today,
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That load by ourselves. see, i'm working up here today, and i'm gonna work again
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See, i'm working up here today, and i'm gonna work again in the next service.
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And i'm gonna work again in the next service. but i'm resting too.
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In the next service. but i'm resting too. because i'm not worried.
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But i'm resting too. because i'm not worried. i'm not concerned about
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Because i'm not worried. i'm not concerned about what you think of me.
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I'm not concerned about what you think of me. it's not my responsibility...
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What you think of me. it's not my responsibility... >> audience lady: we love you!
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It's not my responsibility... >> audience lady: we love you! >> joyce: thank you. (laughing)
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>> audience lady: we love you! >> joyce: thank you. (laughing) >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: thank you. (laughing) >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but it's not my
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but it's not my responsibility to make
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>> joyce: but it's not my responsibility to make you like me,
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Responsibility to make you like me, that's between you and god.
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You like me, that's between you and god. i'm free to be me.
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That's between you and god. i'm free to be me. and you know, have some
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I'm free to be me. and you know, have some security and some confidence.
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And you know, have some security and some confidence. i'm writing a book on rejection,
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Security and some confidence. i'm writing a book on rejection, and i said, "my husband
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I'm writing a book on rejection, and i said, "my husband is so secure i don't even think
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And i said, "my husband is so secure i don't even think he would know if anybody
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Is so secure i don't even think he would know if anybody was rejecting him.”
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He would know if anybody was rejecting him.” >> [audience laughing]
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Was rejecting him.” >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and even if he did,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and even if he did, he wouldn't care.
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>> joyce: and even if he did, he wouldn't care. you know what he'd say?
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He wouldn't care. you know what he'd say? "well, that's their problem."
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You know what he'd say? "well, that's their problem." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: a yoke in the vine's
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>> joyce: a yoke in the vine's greek says, "serving to couple
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>> joyce: a yoke in the vine's greek says, "serving to couple two things together,"
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Greek says, "serving to couple two things together," and it's used metaphorically,
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Two things together," and it's used metaphorically, of submission to authority.”
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And it's used metaphorically, of submission to authority.” it refers to “balance,
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Of submission to authority.” it refers to “balance, or to balancing out a load.”
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It refers to “balance, or to balancing out a load.” now, i wanna read you this from
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Or to balancing out a load.” now, i wanna read you this from watchman nee's book called,
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Now, i wanna read you this from watchman nee's book called, “a balanced christian life.”
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Watchman nee's book called, “a balanced christian life.” if you've never read any
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“a balanced christian life.” if you've never read any of his stuff--i don't agree
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If you've never read any of his stuff--i don't agree with everything he says.
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Of his stuff--i don't agree with everything he says. he talks a lot about suffering,
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With everything he says. he talks a lot about suffering, but i learned a lot about
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He talks a lot about suffering, but i learned a lot about it because the bible talks
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But i learned a lot about it because the bible talks about suffering.
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It because the bible talks about suffering. we don't like to talk about it.
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About suffering. we don't like to talk about it. people don't like to hear it.
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We don't like to talk about it. people don't like to hear it. but it's gonna hurt.
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People don't like to hear it. but it's gonna hurt. and you know what?
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But it's gonna hurt. and you know what? what do they tell
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And you know what? what do they tell a woman giving birth?
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What do they tell a woman giving birth? "breathe."
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A woman giving birth? "breathe." >> [audience laughing]
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"breathe." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "breathe, relax,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "breathe, relax, the more you fight it,
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>> joyce: "breathe, relax, the more you fight it, the worse it hurts."
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The more you fight it, the worse it hurts." come on.
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The worse it hurts." come on. and the more we fight the things
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Come on. and the more we fight the things in our life that we don't like,
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And the more we fight the things in our life that we don't like, that we cannot get rid of,
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In our life that we don't like, that we cannot get rid of, we might as well just settle
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That we cannot get rid of, we might as well just settle down and embrace ‘em,
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We might as well just settle down and embrace ‘em, learn something from ‘em
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Down and embrace ‘em, learn something from ‘em until god does what
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Learn something from ‘em until god does what only god can do.
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Until god does what only god can do. amen?
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Only god can do. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: what god is leading
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>> joyce: what god is leading us into today is for us to be
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>> joyce: what god is leading us into today is for us to be willing to take up his yoke
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Us into today is for us to be willing to take up his yoke in the small things of each day,
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Willing to take up his yoke in the small things of each day, as well as in the big
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In the small things of each day, as well as in the big things of life.
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As well as in the big things of life. some preachers find
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Things of life. some preachers find it hard to labor with
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Some preachers find it hard to labor with their fellow workers.
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It hard to labor with their fellow workers. some sisters find it arduous
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Their fellow workers. some sisters find it arduous to live with their in-laws.
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Some sisters find it arduous to live with their in-laws. some employees find it difficult
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To live with their in-laws. some employees find it difficult to work with their colleagues.
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Some employees find it difficult to work with their colleagues. and some students become wary
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To work with their colleagues. and some students become wary of their relationship with their
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And some students become wary of their relationship with their teachers and other students.
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Of their relationship with their teachers and other students. these are yokes to bear.
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Teachers and other students. these are yokes to bear. you are, of course,
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These are yokes to bear. you are, of course, tired of them.
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You are, of course, tired of them. you wish you could leave them,
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Tired of them. you wish you could leave them, or they would leave you.
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You wish you could leave them, or they would leave you. you feel cast down
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Or they would leave you. you feel cast down and you have no peace.
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Please understand, however,
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Please understand, however, that this is a yoke which
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Please understand, however, that this is a yoke which god has given you.
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That this is a yoke which god has given you. this is the yoke that
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God has given you. this is the yoke that he wants you to bear.
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This is the yoke that he wants you to bear. this is the portion god
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He wants you to bear. this is the portion god has appointed to you.
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He wants you to submit
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He wants you to submit to such a circumstance
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He wants you to submit to such a circumstance because it is the best
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To such a circumstance because it is the best for you right now.
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Because it is the best for you right now. hmm, how can you learn
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For you right now. hmm, how can you learn to love everybody
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If everybody has to be just
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If everybody has to be just the way you want ‘em to be?
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If everybody has to be just the way you want ‘em to be? i got a tattoo when i was 80.
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The way you want ‘em to be? i got a tattoo when i was 80. >> [audience laughing]
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I got a tattoo when i was 80. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oldest person
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oldest person they ever tattooed.
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>> joyce: oldest person they ever tattooed. i had “love” put on my foot
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They ever tattooed. i had “love” put on my foot so i remember to walk in love.
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I had “love” put on my foot so i remember to walk in love. >> [audience laughing]
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So i remember to walk in love. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: okay,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: okay, now listen to this.
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>> joyce: okay, now listen to this. pay attention to this.
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Now listen to this. pay attention to this. sometimes god puts a careful
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Pay attention to this. sometimes god puts a careful person and a careless
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Sometimes god puts a careful person and a careless person together.
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Person and a careless person together. >> [audience laughing]
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Person together. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: or a strong person
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: or a strong person and a weak person.
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>> joyce: or a strong person and a weak person. he may put a healthy person
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And a weak person. he may put a healthy person with a sick person.
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He may put a healthy person with a sick person. or a clever person
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With a sick person. or a clever person with a stupid person.
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Or a clever person with a stupid person. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: or a quick-tempered
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>> joyce: or a quick-tempered person and a slow-tempered
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>> joyce: or a quick-tempered person and a slow-tempered person.
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Person and a slow-tempered person. or a tidy person
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Person. or a tidy person with a sloppy person.
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Or a tidy person with a sloppy person. or a spender with a saver.
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With a sloppy person. or a spender with a saver. (laughs) and he does
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Or a spender with a saver. (laughs) and he does it on purpose because
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The intent is, is that we
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The intent is, is that we balance one another out.
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The intent is, is that we balance one another out. see, i mean i'm running 90 miles
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Balance one another out. see, i mean i'm running 90 miles an hour, got a new idea every
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See, i mean i'm running 90 miles an hour, got a new idea every five minutes, and dave is like,
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An hour, got a new idea every five minutes, and dave is like, "well, we'll see."
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Five minutes, and dave is like, "well, we'll see." >> [audience laughing]
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"well, we'll see." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean it used
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean it used to drive me nuts.
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>> joyce: i mean it used to drive me nuts. "we'll see."
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To drive me nuts. "we'll see." "no, i don't wanna see,
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"we'll see." "no, i don't wanna see, i wanna do it."
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"no, i don't wanna see, i wanna do it." >> [audience laughing]
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I wanna do it." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "and i wanna
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "and i wanna do it now!"
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>> joyce: "and i wanna do it now!" and he said, "you're always
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Do it now!" and he said, "you're always nine miles ahead of god."
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And he said, "you're always nine miles ahead of god." i said, "yeah, and you're
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Nine miles ahead of god." i said, "yeah, and you're 100 miles behind him."
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I said, "yeah, and you're 100 miles behind him." >> [audience laughing]
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100 miles behind him." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, but the two
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, but the two of us kind of balanced
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>> joyce: and so, but the two of us kind of balanced each other out, you know.
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Of us kind of balanced each other out, you know. i put a little fire under him,
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Each other out, you know. i put a little fire under him, and he put my fire out
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I put a little fire under him, and he put my fire out a little bit.
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And he put my fire out a little bit. >> [audience laughing]
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A little bit. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and those of you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and those of you that are just really fed
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>> joyce: and those of you that are just really fed up with the person you're
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That are just really fed up with the person you're married to, remember
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Up with the person you're married to, remember why you married ‘em.
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Married to, remember why you married ‘em. don't just look at all
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Why you married ‘em. don't just look at all the stuff you don't like.
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Don't just look at all the stuff you don't like. sit down and make a list
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The stuff you don't like. sit down and make a list of what you don't like
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Sit down and make a list of what you don't like and what you do like.
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Of what you don't like and what you do like. i actually did that one day,
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And what you do like. i actually did that one day, and there was maybe two
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I actually did that one day, and there was maybe two things i didn't like about
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And there was maybe two things i didn't like about dave that drove me nuts.
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Things i didn't like about dave that drove me nuts. but there was 50 things that
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Dave that drove me nuts. but there was 50 things that i just adored about him.
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But there was 50 things that i just adored about him. see.
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I just adored about him. see. >> [audience applauding]
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See. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you're never gonna
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you're never gonna find a perfect relationship
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>> joyce: you're never gonna find a perfect relationship because you're in it.
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Find a perfect relationship because you're in it. >> [audience laughing]
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Because you're in it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: oh, rest.
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>> joyce: oh, rest. hebrews 4:10 and 11,
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>> joyce: oh, rest. hebrews 4:10 and 11, "for he who has once
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Hebrews 4:10 and 11, "for he who has once entered [god's] rest..."
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"for he who has once entered [god's] rest..." can anybody feel how
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Entered [god's] rest..." can anybody feel how good that is?
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Can anybody feel how good that is? "for he who has once entered
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Good that is? "for he who has once entered [god's] rest has ceased from
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"for he who has once entered [god's] rest has ceased from [the weariness and the pain]
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[god's] rest has ceased from [the weariness and the pain] of human labors, just as god
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[the weariness and the pain] of human labors, just as god rested from those labors
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Of human labors, just as god rested from those labors peculiarly his own.
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Rested from those labors peculiarly his own. let us therefore be zealous
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Peculiarly his own. let us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive
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Let us therefore be zealous and exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter the rest
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And exert ourselves and strive diligently to enter the rest [of god, to know and experience
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Diligently to enter the rest [of god, to know and experience it for ourselves], that no one
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[of god, to know and experience it for ourselves], that no one may fall by the same kind
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It for ourselves], that no one may fall by the same kind of unbelief and disobedience
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May fall by the same kind of unbelief and disobedience [into which they fell
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Of unbelief and disobedience [into which they fell in the wilderness]."
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[into which they fell in the wilderness]." now, as i said, this rest
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In the wilderness]." now, as i said, this rest that he's talking about
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Is a spiritual rest.
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Is a spiritual rest. it's not laying down
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Is a spiritual rest. it's not laying down and taking a nap.
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It's not laying down and taking a nap. it's not, although that's
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And taking a nap. it's not, although that's good sometimes, too.
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It's not, although that's good sometimes, too. but pay attention to what's
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Good sometimes, too. but pay attention to what's going on inside you.
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But pay attention to what's going on inside you. when you start feeling
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Going on inside you. when you start feeling stressed out, pay attention
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When you start feeling stressed out, pay attention to what's going on inside you.
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Stressed out, pay attention to what's going on inside you. what are your thoughts?
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To what's going on inside you. what are your thoughts? what's your attitude?
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What are your thoughts? what's your attitude? are you mad at somebody?
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What's your attitude? are you mad at somebody? are you frustrated with
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Are you mad at somebody? are you frustrated with somebody just because they
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Are you frustrated with somebody just because they are the way they are, and you
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Somebody just because they are the way they are, and you don't want 'em to be that way?
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Are the way they are, and you don't want 'em to be that way? how many of you are
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Don't want 'em to be that way? how many of you are in relationship with somebody,
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How many of you are in relationship with somebody, spouse, kids, friends that
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In relationship with somebody, spouse, kids, friends that you just really would
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Spouse, kids, friends that you just really would like to change them?
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You just really would like to change them? >> [audience laughing]
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Like to change them? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, see, we have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, see, we have to learn to love people
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>> joyce: well, see, we have to learn to love people the way they are, not the way
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To learn to love people the way they are, not the way we want them to be.
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The way they are, not the way we want them to be. >> [audience applauding]
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We want them to be. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god takes us the way
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god takes us the way we are, and then because
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>> joyce: god takes us the way we are, and then because he loves and accepts us freely,
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We are, and then because he loves and accepts us freely, unconditionally, that makes
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He loves and accepts us freely, unconditionally, that makes us want to do better for him.
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Unconditionally, that makes us want to do better for him. but, when we start trying
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Us want to do better for him. but, when we start trying to make people change,
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But, when we start trying to make people change, they become resistant to that,
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To make people change, they become resistant to that, and will act even worse.
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They become resistant to that, and will act even worse. for years, i tried
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And will act even worse. for years, i tried to change dave.
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For years, i tried to change dave. >> [audience laughing]
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To change dave. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: didn't work.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: didn't work. he's still the same, except now
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>> joyce: didn't work. he's still the same, except now he can't hear, so that's...
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He's still the same, except now he can't hear, so that's... >> [audience laughing]
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He can't hear, so that's... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the most frequent
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the most frequent word in our house is "huh?"
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>> joyce: the most frequent word in our house is "huh?" >> [audience laughing]
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Word in our house is "huh?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "huh?"
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "huh?" he has two sets of hearing
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>> joyce: "huh?" he has two sets of hearing aids and he won't wear ‘em.
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He has two sets of hearing aids and he won't wear ‘em. one, he says they
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Aids and he won't wear ‘em. one, he says they itch his ears.
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One, he says they itch his ears. >> [audience laughing]
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Itch his ears. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but dave doesn't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but dave doesn't have a hearing problem,
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>> joyce: but dave doesn't have a hearing problem, i mumble.
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Have a hearing problem, i mumble. >> [audience laughing]
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I mumble. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, i knew
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, i knew that i married mr. right.
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>> joyce: you know, i knew that i married mr. right. i just did not know his
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That i married mr. right. i just did not know his first name was always.
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I just did not know his first name was always. >> [audience laughing]
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First name was always. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know what it is with men,
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>> joyce: i don't know what it is with men, but they have a very hard
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What it is with men, but they have a very hard time saying, "i'm wrong."
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But they have a very hard time saying, "i'm wrong." i mumble!
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Time saying, "i'm wrong." i mumble! it's not that he's hard
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I mumble! it's not that he's hard of hearing, i mumble.
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It's not that he's hard of hearing, i mumble. do i sound to you like i mumble?
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Of hearing, i mumble. do i sound to you like i mumble? >> audience: no.
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Do i sound to you like i mumble? >> audience: no. >> joyce: no, or he says,
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>> audience: no. >> joyce: no, or he says, "you talk too soft."
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>> joyce: no, or he says, "you talk too soft." now, one thing i don't
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"you talk too soft." now, one thing i don't do is talk soft.
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Now, one thing i don't do is talk soft. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: it's a rest in work,
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>> joyce: it's a rest in work, not from work.
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>> joyce: it's a rest in work, not from work. if your emotions, your heart,
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Not from work. if your emotions, your heart, or your will, is set against
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If your emotions, your heart, or your will, is set against a thing that you're doing,
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Or your will, is set against a thing that you're doing, there will be no rest.
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A thing that you're doing, there will be no rest. so, like i said, if you are
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There will be no rest. so, like i said, if you are going to a job every day
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So, like i said, if you are going to a job every day that you hate, you're gonna
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Going to a job every day that you hate, you're gonna be so tired when you
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That you hate, you're gonna be so tired when you come home that night.
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Be so tired when you come home that night. and it won't be because
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Come home that night. and it won't be because of the work.
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And it won't be because of the work. it'll be because
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Of the work. it'll be because of the attitude.
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It'll be because of the attitude. is anybody learning
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Of the attitude. is anybody learning anything today?
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Is anybody learning anything today? >> audience: yes!
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Anything today? >> audience: yes! >> [audience applauding]
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>> audience: yes! >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what would happen
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what would happen if just some of these things
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>> joyce: what would happen if just some of these things that keep you stressed out
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If just some of these things that keep you stressed out all the time, if you would
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That keep you stressed out all the time, if you would just say, “you know what,
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All the time, if you would just say, “you know what, i'm just gonna embrace that,
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Just say, “you know what, i'm just gonna embrace that, and if god wants to change it,
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I'm just gonna embrace that, and if god wants to change it, he'll change it.
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And if god wants to change it, he'll change it. and i'm just--i'm gonna be happy
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He'll change it. and i'm just--i'm gonna be happy with what god's given me.”
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And i'm just--i'm gonna be happy with what god's given me.” i tell you,
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With what god's given me.” i tell you, the stress would leave.
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I tell you, the stress would leave. then the last thing i wanna
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The stress would leave. then the last thing i wanna say, not the last thing
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Then the last thing i wanna say, not the last thing i wanna say, but the last
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Say, not the last thing i wanna say, but the last thing i have time to say is,
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I wanna say, but the last thing i have time to say is, we have to stop hurrying.
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Thing i have time to say is, we have to stop hurrying. hurry, hurry, hurry,
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We have to stop hurrying. hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry.
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Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry. that will stress me out
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Hurry, hurry. that will stress me out and probably will stress
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That will stress me out and probably will stress you out also.
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And probably will stress you out also. amen?
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You out also. amen? we take on way too many things.
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Amen? we take on way too many things. we take on commitments
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We take on way too many things. we take on commitments without even thinking
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We take on commitments without even thinking about all the commitments
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Without even thinking about all the commitments we already have.
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About all the commitments we already have. we take on commitments
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We already have. we take on commitments without thinking through
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We take on commitments without thinking through what it's really gonna to take.
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Without thinking through what it's really gonna to take. and then we hate it.
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What it's really gonna to take. and then we hate it. so we end up doing these
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And then we hate it. so we end up doing these things that we hate to do,
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So we end up doing these things that we hate to do, that we should've said, “no to.”
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Things that we hate to do, that we should've said, “no to.” but we didn't because we wanted
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That we should've said, “no to.” but we didn't because we wanted to keep somebody else happy.
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But we didn't because we wanted to keep somebody else happy. and now they're happy
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To keep somebody else happy. and now they're happy and we're unhappy.
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And now they're happy and we're unhappy. amen?
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And we're unhappy. amen? >> audience: amen!
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Amen? >> audience: amen! >> joyce: so, father, i pray
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>> audience: amen! >> joyce: so, father, i pray in jesus' name, for every person
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>> joyce: so, father, i pray in jesus' name, for every person here today that needs to make
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In jesus' name, for every person here today that needs to make some changes in their life,
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Here today that needs to make some changes in their life, so they can rest and not stress.
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Some changes in their life, so they can rest and not stress. help them make the decisions
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So they can rest and not stress. help them make the decisions they need to make, and stop
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Help them make the decisions they need to make, and stop just wanting every
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They need to make, and stop just wanting every problem to go away.
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I pray for their joy,
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I pray for their joy, for their peace, and for
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I pray for their joy, for their peace, and for their spiritual growth
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For their peace, and for their spiritual growth in jesus' name, amen.
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: candid conversation,
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>> ginger: candid conversation, joyce, let's talk about how
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>> ginger: candid conversation, joyce, let's talk about how easy it is to work so hard
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Joyce, let's talk about how easy it is to work so hard and especially in ministry
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Easy it is to work so hard and especially in ministry because you really believe
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In what you're doing.
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In what you're doing. >> joyce: well, i think god
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In what you're doing. >> joyce: well, i think god tells us pretty plainly
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>> joyce: well, i think god tells us pretty plainly in the bible that we need
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Tells us pretty plainly in the bible that we need at least one day out
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In the bible that we need at least one day out of seven to rest.
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At least one day out of seven to rest. and although we don't
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Of seven to rest. and although we don't live under the law,
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And although we don't live under the law, that's wisdom for your health.
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Live under the law, that's wisdom for your health. and so i think of two words,
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That's wisdom for your health. and so i think of two words, balance and variety.
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And so i think of two words, balance and variety. i think, you know, when we talk
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Balance and variety. i think, you know, when we talk about burnout, we always talk
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I think, you know, when we talk about burnout, we always talk about it from the standpoint
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About burnout, we always talk about it from the standpoint of working too hard.
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About it from the standpoint of working too hard. but i'll give you another
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Of working too hard. but i'll give you another example that i think
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But i'll give you another example that i think is interesting.
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Example that i think is interesting. dave's job when he was in the
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Is interesting. dave's job when he was in the army was to play basketball
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Dave's job when he was in the army was to play basketball to entertain the troops.
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They had baseball teams
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They had baseball teams and basketball teams that
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And basketball teams that would go around
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Would go around and entertain the troops.
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And entertain the troops. and so he was good
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And so he was good at basketball, he was tall.
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At basketball, he was tall. and so they had a coach one
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And so they had a coach one time that had them practice
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Time that had them practice four hours every day.
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Four hours every day. they would scrimmage, which
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They would scrimmage, which means run up and down the court,
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Means run up and down the court, up and down the court.
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Up and down the court. and he said he would eat
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And he said he would eat unbelievable amounts of food
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Unbelievable amounts of food and he still lost 25 pounds
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And he still lost 25 pounds during that period of time.
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During that period of time. and he actually got--
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That he loved, and got
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That he loved, and got to the point where
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That he loved, and got to the point where he just didn't even wanna
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To the point where he just didn't even wanna do it anymore, because
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He just didn't even wanna do it anymore, because the guy was overdoing it.
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Do it anymore, because the guy was overdoing it. so it, you can burn out even
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The guy was overdoing it. so it, you can burn out even on something that you enjoy,
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So it, you can burn out even on something that you enjoy, if you overdo it,
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On something that you enjoy, if you overdo it, and do it too much.
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If you overdo it, and do it too much. so we can burn out on anything.
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And do it too much. so we can burn out on anything. and that's why, if you think
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So we can burn out on anything. and that's why, if you think about it, why did god put
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And that's why, if you think about it, why did god put so many different varieties
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About it, why did god put so many different varieties of fruits and vegetables
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So many different varieties of fruits and vegetables on the earth?
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Of fruits and vegetables on the earth? i mean, why not just grow
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On the earth? i mean, why not just grow carrots and apples
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I mean, why not just grow carrots and apples and nothing else?
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Carrots and apples and nothing else? because we actually
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And nothing else? because we actually need variety.
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Because we actually need variety. and that, so if you work
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Need variety. and that, so if you work too much, and in ministry,
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And that, so if you work too much, and in ministry, i think we think sometimes
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Too much, and in ministry, i think we think sometimes because we're working for
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I think we think sometimes because we're working for the lord, that we're exempt
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Because we're working for the lord, that we're exempt from all those other rules.
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The lord, that we're exempt from all those other rules. oh, i, you know, i can do this.
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From all those other rules. oh, i, you know, i can do this. god will cover me.
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Oh, i, you know, i can do this. god will cover me. well, i mean, i got really
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God will cover me. well, i mean, i got really sick from working too hard.
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Well, i mean, i got really sick from working too hard. and it took me a long time
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Sick from working too hard. and it took me a long time to come back from it.
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And it took me a long time to come back from it. and i don't know that i will
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To come back from it. and i don't know that i will ever come back 100 percent,
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And i don't know that i will ever come back 100 percent, because i just really wore
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Ever come back 100 percent, because i just really wore my adrenals out just working,
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Because i just really wore my adrenals out just working, working, working,
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My adrenals out just working, working, working, working, working.
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Working, working, working, working. and i had done it for
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Working, working. and i had done it for so many years.
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And i had done it for so many years. and then you have to take time
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So many years. and then you have to take time to be--and i think especially
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And then you have to take time to be--and i think especially in the western culture,
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To be--and i think especially in the western culture, we--everything is about work.
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In the western culture, we--everything is about work. you know, not “how are you,”
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We--everything is about work. you know, not “how are you,” but “what do you do?”
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You know, not “how are you,” but “what do you do?” >> ginger: that's true, yeah.
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But “what do you do?” >> ginger: that's true, yeah. >> joyce: and so many people
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>> ginger: that's true, yeah. >> joyce: and so many people you say, “how you been?”
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>> joyce: and so many people you say, “how you been?” “busy!”
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You say, “how you been?” “busy!” >> ginger: yeah, we say,
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“busy!” >> ginger: yeah, we say, “how are you doing?”
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>> ginger: yeah, we say, “how are you doing?” >> joyce: uh-huh, right.
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“how are you doing?” >> joyce: uh-huh, right. >> ginger: and in australia,
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>> joyce: uh-huh, right. >> ginger: and in australia, they say, “how are you going?”
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>> ginger: and in australia, they say, “how are you going?” yeah, and i just find that
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They say, “how are you going?” yeah, and i just find that so interesting.
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Yeah, and i just find that so interesting. it's just different perspectives
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So interesting. it's just different perspectives of what we think is important.
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It's just different perspectives of what we think is important. it becomes who we are.
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Of what we think is important. it becomes who we are. >> joyce: yeah.
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It becomes who we are. >> joyce: yeah. when you meet new people,
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>> joyce: yeah. when you meet new people, it doesn't take very long
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When you meet new people, it doesn't take very long before you wanna find
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It doesn't take very long before you wanna find out what they do.
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Before you wanna find out what they do. and so, are we really interested
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Out what they do. and so, are we really interested in them as a human being,
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And so, are we really interested in them as a human being, or are we just trying to find
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In them as a human being, or are we just trying to find out what they do, so we can
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Or are we just trying to find out what they do, so we can see if we're gonna be impressed
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Out what they do, so we can see if we're gonna be impressed enough with 'em to press
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See if we're gonna be impressed enough with 'em to press on in the relationship?
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Enough with 'em to press on in the relationship? and it's, you know,
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On in the relationship? and it's, you know, i'm a worker anyway.
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And it's, you know, i'm a worker anyway. and i'm motivated
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I'm a worker anyway. and i'm motivated by accomplishment.
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And i'm motivated by accomplishment. that's part of my temperament
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By accomplishment. that's part of my temperament that god has given me.
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That's part of my temperament that god has given me. and it's a good thing, because
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That god has given me. and it's a good thing, because you don't build something
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And it's a good thing, because you don't build something like what we have here
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You don't build something like what we have here if you're not a hard worker.
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Like what we have here if you're not a hard worker. but there were things that
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If you're not a hard worker. but there were things that i could have, and should have
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But there were things that i could have, and should have said, “no,” to, that would have
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I could have, and should have said, “no,” to, that would have given me the breaks that
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Said, “no,” to, that would have given me the breaks that i needed to not get to the point
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Given me the breaks that i needed to not get to the point where it affected my health
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I needed to not get to the point where it affected my health in a very major way.
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Where it affected my health in a very major way. >> ginger: yeah, well, look
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In a very major way. >> ginger: yeah, well, look at the longevity of your
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>> ginger: yeah, well, look at the longevity of your ministry, and how much
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At the longevity of your ministry, and how much more god has in store.
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Ministry, and how much more god has in store. so a lot of that does have
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More god has in store. so a lot of that does have to come from learning
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So a lot of that does have to come from learning and adjusting along
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To come from learning and adjusting along the way, i assume.
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And adjusting along the way, i assume. >> joyce: you know, we don't
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The way, i assume. >> joyce: you know, we don't like to tell people, “no,”
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>> joyce: you know, we don't like to tell people, “no,” because number one, you don't
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Like to tell people, “no,” because number one, you don't wanna hurt their feelings.
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Because number one, you don't wanna hurt their feelings. but i think even more than that,
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Wanna hurt their feelings. but i think even more than that, i think we really don't want
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But i think even more than that, i think we really don't want people to be mad at us.
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I think we really don't want people to be mad at us. >> ginger: yeah,
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People to be mad at us. >> ginger: yeah, that's very true.
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>> ginger: yeah, that's very true. >> joyce: and i think a lot
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That's very true. >> joyce: and i think a lot of times we say, “yes,”
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>> joyce: and i think a lot of times we say, “yes,” because we think if we say,
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Of times we say, “yes,” because we think if we say, “no,” they're gonna get angry.
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Because we think if we say, “no,” they're gonna get angry. and we don't--we want
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“no,” they're gonna get angry. and we don't--we want everybody to like us.
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And we don't--we want everybody to like us. and if you--you really have
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Everybody to like us. and if you--you really have to--if you're gonna follow
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And if you--you really have to--if you're gonna follow the holy spirit, then you
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To--if you're gonna follow the holy spirit, then you have to be willing to say,
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The holy spirit, then you have to be willing to say, “no,” when you know that,
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Have to be willing to say, “no,” when you know that, “no,” is the wise thing to do.
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“no,” when you know that, “no,” is the wise thing to do. anybody if you wanna do what
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“no,” is the wise thing to do. anybody if you wanna do what god wants you to do, i mean,
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Anybody if you wanna do what god wants you to do, i mean, even if you wanna be a great
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God wants you to do, i mean, even if you wanna be a great mom, you know, you can't maybe
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Even if you wanna be a great mom, you know, you can't maybe run around with everybody
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Mom, you know, you can't maybe run around with everybody all the time that wants you
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Run around with everybody all the time that wants you to run around with them.
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All the time that wants you to run around with them. it's not just about being
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To run around with them. it's not just about being in ministry, but we all have
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It's not just about being in ministry, but we all have to know how to say, "no,”
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In ministry, but we all have to know how to say, "no,” as well as how to say, “yes.”
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To know how to say, "no,” as well as how to say, “yes.” >> ginger: yeah, exactly
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As well as how to say, “yes.” >> ginger: yeah, exactly what you said, balance.
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>> ginger: yeah, exactly what you said, balance. and as--when i was a young mom,
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What you said, balance. and as--when i was a young mom, and now that our family dynamics
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And as--when i was a young mom, and now that our family dynamics have changed, you know,
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And now that our family dynamics have changed, you know, you have to refigure that
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Have changed, you know, you have to refigure that balance all along the way.
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You have to refigure that balance all along the way. >> joyce: yeah, and i think that
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Balance all along the way. >> joyce: yeah, and i think that we just--we really have to--
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>> joyce: yeah, and i think that we just--we really have to-- people that are strong,
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We just--we really have to-- people that are strong, and i'm strong, you're strong.
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People that are strong, and i'm strong, you're strong. most type "a" personalities
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And i'm strong, you're strong. most type "a" personalities are strong, they are strong
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Most type "a" personalities are strong, they are strong people they don't give up easy,
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Are strong, they are strong people they don't give up easy, and they can do a lot.
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People they don't give up easy, and they can do a lot. but i think a lot of times
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And they can do a lot. but i think a lot of times we don't want to look weak...
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But i think a lot of times we don't want to look weak... >> ginger: that's really--
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We don't want to look weak... >> ginger: that's really-- that's very true.
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>> ginger: that's really-- that's very true. >> joyce: to anybody.
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That's very true. >> joyce: to anybody. and so, we'll take on things
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>> joyce: to anybody. and so, we'll take on things that down deep inside,
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And so, we'll take on things that down deep inside, we know we shouldn't just
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That down deep inside, we know we shouldn't just because we don't want anybody
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We know we shouldn't just because we don't want anybody to think that we can't do it.
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Because we don't want anybody to think that we can't do it. it's okay to rest.
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You're not weak,
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You're not weak, if you're tired.
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You're not weak, if you're tired. you're not weak, if you rest.
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If you're tired. you're not weak, if you rest. and you're not--there's not
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You're not weak, if you rest. and you're not--there's not something wrong with you
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And you're not--there's not something wrong with you if you just can't say, “yes,”
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Something wrong with you if you just can't say, “yes,” to everything everybody
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If you just can't say, “yes,” to everything everybody wants you to do.
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To everything everybody wants you to do. and i think one of the things
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Wants you to do. and i think one of the things we have to realize is when
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And i think one of the things we have to realize is when people ask you to do something,
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We have to realize is when people ask you to do something, they wanna hear, “yes,”
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People ask you to do something, they wanna hear, “yes,” they don't wanna hear, “no.”
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They wanna hear, “yes,” they don't wanna hear, “no.” and so, you will have to take
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They don't wanna hear, “no.” and so, you will have to take a chance on people being
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And so, you will have to take a chance on people being unhappy with you.
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If you're going to take care
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If you're going to take care of yourself, then you're gonna
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If you're going to take care of yourself, then you're gonna either be happy with you,
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Of yourself, then you're gonna either be happy with you, or you're gonna keep everybody
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Either be happy with you, or you're gonna keep everybody else happy with you, and end
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Or you're gonna keep everybody else happy with you, and end up being unhappy with you.
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Else happy with you, and end up being unhappy with you. >> ginger: a little bit
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Up being unhappy with you. >> ginger: a little bit of encouragement for people.
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>> ginger: a little bit of encouragement for people. it's okay to slow down.
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Of encouragement for people. it's okay to slow down. it's okay to ask god
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It's okay to slow down. it's okay to ask god to let you rest.
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It's okay to ask god to let you rest. >> joyce: it's okay
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To let you rest. >> joyce: it's okay to say, “no.”
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>> joyce: it's okay to say, “no.” >> ginger: thank you.
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To say, “no.” >> ginger: thank you. yes, absolutely.
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>> ginger: thank you. yes, absolutely. >> joyce: and it's okay
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Yes, absolutely. >> joyce: and it's okay not to always have to feel
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>> joyce: and it's okay not to always have to feel like you're strong.
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>> [music]
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>> announcer: from story time
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>> announcer: from story time to self-care,
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To self-care, or snack time
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Or snack time to scrolling all night.
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To scrolling all night. the way we close out one day
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The way we close out one day makes a difference
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Makes a difference on how we feel the next.
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On how we feel the next. set yourself up for spiritual
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Set yourself up for spiritual success by spending
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Success by spending a few moments with god.
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>> ginger: what's
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>> ginger: what's your nighttime
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Your nighttime routine like?
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Routine like? we all need
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We all need to make time for
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To make time for god in our day.
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God in our day. and there's no
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And there's no sweeter way to drift
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Sweeter way to drift into dreamland than
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Into dreamland than with the peace that
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With the peace that comes from spending
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Comes from spending time with our
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Time with our heavenly father.
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Heavenly father. that's why
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That's why joyce meyer wrote
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Joyce meyer wrote this devotional,
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This devotional, "ending your
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"ending your day right."
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Day right." >> announcer: "ending
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>> announcer: "ending your day right,"
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Your day right," is a 365-night
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Is a 365-night devotional.
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Devotional. each short page gives
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Each short page gives you something to think
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You something to think about as you wind down
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About as you wind down from your busy day.
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From your busy day. each entry is dated,
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Each entry is dated, so read the one marked
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So read the one marked for the specific day,
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For the specific day, or start at the beginning
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Or start at the beginning and read your way through.
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Or visit joycemeyer.org. >> joyce: you're making
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>> joyce: you're making a mistake if you
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A mistake if you don't spend quiet
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Don't spend quiet time with god.
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Time with god. i said, you're making
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I said, you're making a mistake if you
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A mistake if you don't spend quiet
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Don't spend quiet time with god.
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Time with god. amen?
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Amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you don't always
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>> joyce: you don't always have to be talking.
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Have to be talking. you don't always have
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You don't always have to be doing something.
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To be doing something. sometimes just to sit
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Sometimes just to sit there and be quiet
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There and be quiet is like healing
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Is like healing for your soul.
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For your soul. we live in the midst
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We live in the midst of such a noisy
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Of such a noisy world today.
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World today. always gotta have
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Always gotta have something going on.
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Something going on. tv's gotta be on,
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Tv's gotta be on, radio's gotta be on,
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Radio's gotta be on, gotta have music on...
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Gotta have music on... gotta have our
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Gotta have our phone there,
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Phone there, goodness sakes,
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Goodness sakes, somebody might
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Somebody might call us and the
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Call us and the world would end,
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World would end, if we weren't there
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If we weren't there to answer their call.
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To answer their call. >> announcer: small
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>> announcer: small steps can make a big
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Steps can make a big difference in our life,
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Difference in our life, from our attitude
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From our attitude to our relationships
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To our relationships and beyond.
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And beyond. >> ginger: spend a few
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>> ginger: spend a few minutes with our
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Minutes with our heavenly father each
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Heavenly father each night and see how
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Night and see how much your world
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Much your world can change.
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Can change. the "ending your day
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>> announcer: it's your
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>> announcer: it's your opportunity to unplug
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Opportunity to unplug and discover what
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And discover what it means to be fully his.
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It means to be fully his. >> joyce: and we need to know
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>> joyce: and we need to know who our real enemy is,
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Who our real enemy is, and by the way,
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And by the way, if you're really full-on
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If you're really full-on walking with god,
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Walking with god, you don't have to be afraid
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You don't have to be afraid of the devil at all.
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Of the devil at all. >> [audience cheering]
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>> [audience cheering] >> announcer: come together
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>> announcer: come together with thousands who are
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With thousands who are ready to worship,
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Ready to worship, learn, laugh,
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Learn, laugh, and lean in.
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And lean in. >> cece: god calls
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>> cece: god calls us to holiness
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Us to holiness because he loves us.
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Because he loves us. y'all, it's beautiful.
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Y'all, it's beautiful. >> announcer: and go home,
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>> announcer: and go home, equipped for all
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Equipped for all of life's battles.
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Of life's battles. >> lysa: he's not trying
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>> lysa: he's not trying to hide from us.
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To hide from us. he's waiting to be seen by us.
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He's waiting to be seen by us. >> announcer: join us for
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>> announcer: join us for the 2025 love life
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The 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. with joyce meyer,
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With joyce meyer, cece winans,
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Cece winans, lysa terkeurst,
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Lysa terkeurst, and pat barrett.
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Register today
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Register today for the 2025 love life
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For the 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. go to joycemeyer.org/wc25.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - God's Answer to Stress

July 27, 2025 | 29:29

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