Joyce Meyer - God's Answer To Stress (Part 1)

March 4, 2026 | 27:29

Bible teacher Joyce Meyer shares timeless scriptural principles to show us how we can embrace the best God has for us each and every day of our lives.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - God's Answer To Stress (Part 1) | March 4, 2026

>> joyce: well, work, family,
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>> joyce: well, work, family, bills to be paid,
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Bills to be paid, these are just a few things
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These are just a few things that we have to deal
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That we have to deal with on a regular basis.
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With on a regular basis. and stress is a reality
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And stress is a reality in our society,
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In our society, but it doesn't have
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But it doesn't have to dominate our lives.
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To dominate our lives. if you're feeling
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If you're feeling overwhelmed from
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Overwhelmed from the daily pressures of life,
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The daily pressures of life, you should take
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Time to rejuvenate
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Time to rejuvenate and learn how
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And learn how to deal with
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To deal with these issues.
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These issues. with god's help,
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With god's help, you can overcome it.
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You can overcome it. join me and others
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As we share biblical ways to face stress.
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Ways to face stress. it's my enjoying everyday
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>> joyce: when you're hurting,
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>> joyce: when you're hurting, you're getting experience
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>> joyce: when you're hurting, you're getting experience to help somebody else that's
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You're getting experience to help somebody else that's gonna come along that's hurting.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i come from a background
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>> joyce: you know, i come from a background of being sexually abused
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I come from a background of being sexually abused by my father for--
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Of being sexually abused by my father for-- that's all i ever remember,
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By my father for-- that's all i ever remember, so i was probably
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That's all i ever remember, so i was probably four or five years old.
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So i was probably four or five years old. and just a lot of stuff,
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Four or five years old. and just a lot of stuff, married the first
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And just a lot of stuff, married the first guy that came along
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Married the first guy that came along and he cheated on me,
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Guy that came along and he cheated on me, and so, i wanna encourage
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And he cheated on me, and so, i wanna encourage you no matter what has
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And so, i wanna encourage you no matter what has happened to you in the past,
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You no matter what has happened to you in the past, don't be a victim.
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Happened to you in the past, don't be a victim. >> [audience applauding]
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Don't be a victim. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't have that
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't have that mentality, "well,
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>> joyce: don't have that mentality, "well, if only that wouldn't
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Mentality, "well, if only that wouldn't have happened to me."
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If only that wouldn't have happened to me." because to be honest,
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Have happened to me." because to be honest, i used to think,
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Because to be honest, i used to think, "well, if only i wouldn't
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I used to think, "well, if only i wouldn't have been abused,"
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"well, if only i wouldn't have been abused," but look what
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Have been abused," but look what god's done with it.
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But look what god's done with it. >> [audience applauding]
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God's done with it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when you're hurting,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when you're hurting, you're getting experience
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To help somebody
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To help somebody else that's gonna come
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To help somebody else that's gonna come along that's hurting.
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Else that's gonna come along that's hurting. amen?
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Along that's hurting. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, if there's
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, if there's anybody here today that thinks,
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>> joyce: so, if there's anybody here today that thinks, "because this happened to me,
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Anybody here today that thinks, "because this happened to me, my life will never
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"because this happened to me, my life will never amount to anything."
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My life will never amount to anything." that is a lie from the devil.
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Amount to anything." that is a lie from the devil. because truly you can
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That is a lie from the devil. because truly you can let go of what lies behind.
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Because truly you can let go of what lies behind. god's always had
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Let go of what lies behind. god's always had a good plan for you.
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God's always had a good plan for you. and even though the devil
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A good plan for you. and even though the devil tried to interrupt that,
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And even though the devil tried to interrupt that, that doesn't change god's mind.
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Tried to interrupt that, that doesn't change god's mind. you can do amazing
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That doesn't change god's mind. you can do amazing things if you want to.
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You can do amazing things if you want to. you can be seated.
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Things if you want to. you can be seated. >> [audience applauding]
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You can be seated. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i wanna start
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i wanna start by telling you something funny.
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>> joyce: i wanna start by telling you something funny. we get a little write up every
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By telling you something funny. we get a little write up every time we go out of town,
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We get a little write up every time we go out of town, sometimes a big write up,
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Time we go out of town, sometimes a big write up, telling us who we're
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Sometimes a big write up, telling us who we're gonna eat with, what hotel,
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Telling us who we're gonna eat with, what hotel, and all this and that
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Gonna eat with, what hotel, and all this and that and something else.
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And all this and that and something else. and so, they took us
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And something else. and so, they took us to a restaurant yesterday
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And so, they took us to a restaurant yesterday called bog and barley.
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To a restaurant yesterday called bog and barley. and my husband read
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Called bog and barley. and my husband read the write up wrong,
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And my husband read the write up wrong, and he thought we were
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The write up wrong, and he thought we were eating with bog and barley.
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And he thought we were eating with bog and barley. >> audience laughing]
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Eating with bog and barley. >> audience laughing] >> joyce: and he said,
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>> audience laughing] >> joyce: and he said, "these pastors' names
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>> joyce: and he said, "these pastors' names are bog and barley?"
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"these pastors' names are bog and barley?" and i said, "no."
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Are bog and barley?" and i said, "no." he said, "well,
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And i said, "no." he said, "well, that's what it says here."
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He said, "well, that's what it says here." finally he got
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That's what it says here." finally he got it straightened out.
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Finally he got it straightened out. it didn't say, we're "eating
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It straightened out. it didn't say, we're "eating with bog and barley."
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It didn't say, we're "eating with bog and barley." it said, we're "eating
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With bog and barley." it said, we're "eating at bog and barley."
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It said, we're "eating at bog and barley." so, we have given pastor
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At bog and barley." so, we have given pastor john, the name, bog.
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So, we have given pastor john, the name, bog. >> [audience laughing]
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John, the name, bog. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and leslie
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and leslie is now barley.
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>> joyce: and leslie is now barley. anyway, you know,
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Is now barley. anyway, you know, make sure in your life that
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Anyway, you know, make sure in your life that you laugh and have a good
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Make sure in your life that you laugh and have a good time because it makes the devil
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You laugh and have a good time because it makes the devil mad when you laugh.
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Time because it makes the devil mad when you laugh. and it helps you.
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Mad when you laugh. and it helps you. father, thank you for
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And it helps you. father, thank you for the word this morning.
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Father, thank you for the word this morning. i pray that it will help
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The word this morning. i pray that it will help people with something
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I pray that it will help people with something that we all have an issue
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People with something that we all have an issue with today and need your help.
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That we all have an issue with today and need your help. "god's answer for stress."
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With today and need your help. "god's answer for stress." you know, we live
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"god's answer for stress." you know, we live in a stressful world,
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You know, we live in a stressful world, don't we?
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In a stressful world, don't we? it's--
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Don't we? it's-- i mean, things are just--
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It's-- i mean, things are just-- they're so crazy.
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I mean, things are just-- they're so crazy. all you can do is just
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They're so crazy. all you can do is just kind of shake your head.
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All you can do is just kind of shake your head. but i'm in the world
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Kind of shake your head. but i'm in the world and you're in the world,
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But i'm in the world and you're in the world, but i live in goshen.
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And you're in the world, but i live in goshen. i don't know where you live,
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But i live in goshen. i don't know where you live, but i live in goshen.
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You see, when all of the plagues
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You see, when all of the plagues were coming,
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You see, when all of the plagues were coming, the israelites all lived
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Were coming, the israelites all lived in a little place called goshen.
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The israelites all lived in a little place called goshen. and none of the plagues
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In a little place called goshen. and none of the plagues affected them.
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And none of the plagues affected them. none of 'em touched them.
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Affected them. none of 'em touched them. when the firstborn
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None of 'em touched them. when the firstborn were all killed,
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When the firstborn were all killed, that's when passover
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Were all killed, that's when passover was instituted and they
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That's when passover was instituted and they put the blood on their
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Was instituted and they put the blood on their doorposts and the angel
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Put the blood on their doorposts and the angel of death passed over them.
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Doorposts and the angel of death passed over them. and i just wanna
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Encourage you,
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Encourage you, we are--
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Encourage you, we are-- believe that we're
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We are-- believe that we're living in the last days.
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Believe that we're living in the last days. and if we are,
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Living in the last days. and if we are, what a privilege to be that
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And if we are, what a privilege to be that generation that gets
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What a privilege to be that generation that gets to be here when jesus comes.
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Generation that gets to be here when jesus comes. but even if he doesn't come,
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To be here when jesus comes. but even if he doesn't come, even if things are
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But even if he doesn't come, even if things are gonna get worse,
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Even if things are gonna get worse, you're god's child.
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Gonna get worse, you're god's child. and don't--
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You're god's child. and don't-- >> [audience applauding]
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And don't-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but we can play
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but we can play into the devil's hands
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>> joyce: but we can play into the devil's hands if we get into fear.
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Into the devil's hands if we get into fear. and one of the things
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If we get into fear. and one of the things that we have a tremendous
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And one of the things that we have a tremendous amount of today is stress.
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And in daniel chapter 7,
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And in daniel chapter 7, in the amplified bible,
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And in daniel chapter 7, in the amplified bible, it says that "satan will seek
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In the amplified bible, it says that "satan will seek to wear out the saints."
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It says that "satan will seek to wear out the saints." and you hear that;
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To wear out the saints." and you hear that; "i'm just worn out."
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And you hear that; "i'm just worn out." "i'm tired."
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"i'm just worn out." "i'm tired." "i'm tired of life."
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"i'm tired." "i'm tired of life." "i'm tired of the government."
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"i'm tired of life." "i'm tired of the government." "i'm--"
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"i'm tired of the government." "i'm--" you know,
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"i'm--" you know, "tired of mean people."
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You know, "tired of mean people." you know, you just--
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"tired of mean people." you know, you just-- it's easy to let
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You know, you just-- it's easy to let yourself get weary.
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It's easy to let yourself get weary. just weary.
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Yourself get weary. just weary. weary of going
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Just weary. weary of going to work every day,
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Weary of going to work every day, weary of never quite
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To work every day, weary of never quite having enough money,
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Weary of never quite having enough money, you know, just weary of mean,
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Having enough money, you know, just weary of mean, ignorant people that don't
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You know, just weary of mean, ignorant people that don't know how to act decent.
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Ignorant people that don't know how to act decent. and weariness means exhausted
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Know how to act decent. and weariness means exhausted in strength, endurance,
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And weariness means exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness.
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In strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness. having one's patience exhausted.
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We all understand that,
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We all understand that, don't we?
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We all understand that, don't we? having your tolerance
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Don't we? having your tolerance for something exhausted.
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Having your tolerance for something exhausted. you know, sometimes we feel
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For something exhausted. you know, sometimes we feel like we can put up with
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You know, sometimes we feel like we can put up with something for a while,
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Like we can put up with something for a while, but it's like,
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Something for a while, but it's like, "if you push me one more day..."
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But it's like, "if you push me one more day..." >> [audience laughing]
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"if you push me one more day..." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you are now
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you are now on my last nerve,
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>> joyce: "you are now on my last nerve, so you better stop it."
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On my last nerve, so you better stop it." but you know,
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So you better stop it." but you know, god doesn't want us
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But you know, god doesn't want us to live stressed out,
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God doesn't want us to live stressed out, and he's made a way
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To live stressed out, and he's made a way for us to live in peace.
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And he's made a way for us to live in peace. but now, listen to what
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For us to live in peace. but now, listen to what i'm going to say.
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But now, listen to what i'm going to say. "we have to do our part."
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I'm going to say. "we have to do our part." and that's what i want
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"we have to do our part." and that's what i want to talk to you about today,
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And that's what i want to talk to you about today, about maybe deciding to make
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To talk to you about today, about maybe deciding to make a few changes in your
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About maybe deciding to make a few changes in your life that may take away
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A few changes in your life that may take away some of that stress.
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Life that may take away some of that stress. because if you're
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Some of that stress. because if you're like me at all,
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Because if you're like me at all, i spent a long time praying
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Like me at all, i spent a long time praying for god to change
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I spent a long time praying for god to change my circumstances,
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For god to change my circumstances, change the people around me.
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My circumstances, change the people around me. and i finally figured out that
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Change the people around me. and i finally figured out that that wasn't going to happen,
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And i finally figured out that that wasn't going to happen, and that i was the one that
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That wasn't going to happen, and that i was the one that was going to have to change.
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And that i was the one that was going to have to change. and, sometimes,
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Was going to have to change. and, sometimes, just changing your attitude
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And, sometimes, just changing your attitude toward the way things are.
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Just changing your attitude toward the way things are. you know, maybe you don't
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Toward the way things are. you know, maybe you don't like your job so much,
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You know, maybe you don't like your job so much, but maybe you could
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Like your job so much, but maybe you could change your attitude
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But maybe you could change your attitude and be happy you have a job.
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Change your attitude and be happy you have a job. you know?
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And be happy you have a job. you know? >> [audience applauding]
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You know? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and if you're
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and if you're really unhappy there,
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>> joyce: and if you're really unhappy there, look for another one.
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Really unhappy there, look for another one. don't work somewhere
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Look for another one. don't work somewhere all your life that you hate.
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Don't work somewhere all your life that you hate. "i hate my job,
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All your life that you hate. "i hate my job, i hate my job,
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"i hate my job, i hate my job, i hate my job."
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I hate my job, i hate my job." no.
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I hate my job." no. find something
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No. find something that you like to do,
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Find something that you like to do, even if you make
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That you like to do, even if you make a little less money.
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Even if you make a little less money. it's better to be happy
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A little less money. it's better to be happy and to enjoy what you're
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It's better to be happy and to enjoy what you're doing than it is to have
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And to enjoy what you're doing than it is to have a large bank account.
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Doing than it is to have a large bank account. having a good attitude
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A large bank account. having a good attitude can make all the difference
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Having a good attitude can make all the difference in the world in your life.
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Can make all the difference in the world in your life. and maybe there's ten
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In the world in your life. and maybe there's ten of you here today that
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And maybe there's ten of you here today that you came just to hear that.
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Of you here today that you came just to hear that. just--maybe you came in here
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You came just to hear that. just--maybe you came in here this morning just to get
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Just--maybe you came in here this morning just to get a little attitude adjustment.
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This morning just to get a little attitude adjustment. i have a little spiritual
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A little attitude adjustment. i have a little spiritual screwdriver that just
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I have a little spiritual screwdriver that just adjusts people's attitude.
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Screwdriver that just adjusts people's attitude. >> [audience laughing]
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Adjusts people's attitude. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because believe me,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because believe me, i need mine adjusted plenty.
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>> joyce: because believe me, i need mine adjusted plenty. but i talk to myself sometimes,
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I need mine adjusted plenty. but i talk to myself sometimes, and i'll say to myself,
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But i talk to myself sometimes, and i'll say to myself, "alright joyce, knock it off.
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And i'll say to myself, "alright joyce, knock it off. just straighten up.
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"alright joyce, knock it off. just straighten up. everybody has trouble.
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Just straighten up. everybody has trouble. don't sit around and feel
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Everybody has trouble. don't sit around and feel sorry for yourself because
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Don't sit around and feel sorry for yourself because you got a problem."
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Sorry for yourself because you got a problem." anybody here ever
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You got a problem." anybody here ever get into self-pity?
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Anybody here ever get into self-pity? one of the reasons why we get
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Get into self-pity? one of the reasons why we get stressed out is because we're
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One of the reasons why we get stressed out is because we're too proud to ask for help.
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In exodus 17:12,
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In exodus 17:12, when moses' hands grew tired--
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In exodus 17:12, when moses' hands grew tired-- as long as he was standing
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When moses' hands grew tired-- as long as he was standing with his hands up in worship,
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As long as he was standing with his hands up in worship, they were winning the battle.
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With his hands up in worship, they were winning the battle. but if he put his hands down,
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They were winning the battle. but if he put his hands down, they started to lose.
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But if he put his hands down, they started to lose. well, he had his
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They started to lose. well, he had his hands up so long that
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Well, he had his hands up so long that it was wearing him out.
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Hands up so long that it was wearing him out. and it says,
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It was wearing him out. and it says, "when moses' hands grew tired,
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And it says, "when moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put
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"when moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it.
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They took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. aaron and hur held
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It under him and he sat on it. aaron and hur held his hands up--"
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Aaron and hur held his hands up--" don't you love the people
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His hands up--" don't you love the people that hold your hands up?
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Don't you love the people that hold your hands up? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: some of the people
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>> joyce: some of the people that i appreciate the most are
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>> joyce: some of the people that i appreciate the most are the ones you never see.
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That i appreciate the most are the ones you never see. the people behind the scenes.
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The ones you never see. the people behind the scenes. the girl that does my laundry.
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The people behind the scenes. the girl that does my laundry. the man that takes care
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The girl that does my laundry. the man that takes care of the repairs on our house.
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The man that takes care of the repairs on our house. all the people that make
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Of the repairs on our house. all the people that make it possible for me to do this.
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All the people that make it possible for me to do this. and we all need help.
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It possible for me to do this. and we all need help. i don't care who you are
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And we all need help. i don't care who you are or how strong you are,
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I don't care who you are or how strong you are, everybody has got a ceiling.
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Everybody has a place where
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Everybody has a place where they have to eventually say,
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Everybody has a place where they have to eventually say, "i can't do anymore."
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They have to eventually say, "i can't do anymore." and if you won't say that,
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"i can't do anymore." and if you won't say that, you'll end up falling
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And if you won't say that, you'll end up falling apart from stress.
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You'll end up falling apart from stress. do not be too prideful
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Apart from stress. do not be too prideful to ask for help.
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Do not be too prideful to ask for help. all the people were coming
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To ask for help. all the people were coming to moses at another time.
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All the people were coming to moses at another time. he said, "why do you
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To moses at another time. he said, "why do you sit here alone?"
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He said, "why do you sit here alone?" he said, "well, the people
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Sit here alone?" he said, "well, the people come to me."
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He said, "well, the people come to me." well, see, you've got
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Come to me." well, see, you've got to learn to understand--
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Well, see, you've got to learn to understand-- and this was a hard one for me,
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You gotta learn to say, "no."
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You gotta learn to say, "no." i just made a decision
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You gotta learn to say, "no." i just made a decision in the last two days.
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I just made a decision in the last two days. monday, tuesday,
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In the last two days. monday, tuesday, and wednesday,
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Monday, tuesday, and wednesday, i was in dallas and i worked
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And wednesday, i was in dallas and i worked really hard those three days.
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I was in dallas and i worked really hard those three days. i've got a new book coming
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Really hard those three days. i've got a new book coming out in the fall called
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I've got a new book coming out in the fall called "what about me?"
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Out in the fall called "what about me?" the little robot book.
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"what about me?" the little robot book. because people are
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The little robot book. because people are so selfish and self-centered.
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Because people are so selfish and self-centered. and you know,
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So selfish and self-centered. and you know, that's the root
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And you know, that's the root of all the problems
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That's the root of all the problems in our society.
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Of all the problems in our society. that selfishness
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In our society. that selfishness tends toward greed,
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That selfishness tends toward greed, and then greed makes
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Tends toward greed, and then greed makes people dishonest.
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And then greed makes people dishonest. and then they start really
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People dishonest. and then they start really not caring about each other
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And then they start really not caring about each other except for what they can
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Not caring about each other except for what they can get out of one another.
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And it's all the root
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And it's all the root cause of selfishness.
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And it's all the root cause of selfishness. and so, i was there at tbn
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Cause of selfishness. and so, i was there at tbn and daystar doing stuff
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And so, i was there at tbn and daystar doing stuff for my book in the fall.
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And when i came home the next
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And when i came home the next morning, i was so tired.
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And when i came home the next morning, i was so tired. i hardly knew what my name was.
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Morning, i was so tired. i hardly knew what my name was. i'm not 20 anymore.
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I hardly knew what my name was. i'm not 20 anymore. i'm 81.
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I'm not 20 anymore. i'm 81. and so...
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I'm 81. and so... >> [audience applauding]
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And so... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: in order for me
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: in order for me to keep doing what i'm doing,
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>> joyce: in order for me to keep doing what i'm doing, which i fully intend to do,
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To keep doing what i'm doing, which i fully intend to do, i have to manage my life well.
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Which i fully intend to do, i have to manage my life well. and so,
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I have to manage my life well. and so, i knew i was coming here.
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And so, i knew i was coming here. and i normally don't
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I knew i was coming here. and i normally don't do that much in one week,
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And i normally don't do that much in one week, but it's just the way
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Do that much in one week, but it's just the way it fell this time.
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But it's just the way it fell this time. i knew i was coming here,
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It fell this time. i knew i was coming here, so i knew that i needed
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I knew i was coming here, so i knew that i needed to rest those two days.
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So i knew that i needed to rest those two days. but on thursday morning,
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To rest those two days. but on thursday morning, i started getting
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But on thursday morning, i started getting text messages,
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I started getting text messages, phone calls,
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Text messages, phone calls, people asking me for dates,
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Phone calls, people asking me for dates, people asking questions.
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People asking me for dates, people asking questions. so, by noon, i'm almost starting
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People asking questions. so, by noon, i'm almost starting to get mad at everybody.
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So, by noon, i'm almost starting to get mad at everybody. >> [audience laughing]
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To get mad at everybody. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "why don't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "why don't you leave me alone?"
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>> joyce: "why don't you leave me alone?" well, see, here's the thing
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You leave me alone?" well, see, here's the thing we have to realize.
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Well, see, here's the thing we have to realize. we really, honestly, don't
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We have to realize. we really, honestly, don't have to take every phone
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We really, honestly, don't have to take every phone call that comes in.
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Have to take every phone call that comes in. >> [audience applauding]
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Call that comes in. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i have never
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i have never done this in all these years,
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>> joyce: and i have never done this in all these years, but i made a decision.
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Done this in all these years, but i made a decision. when i come back and i'm tired,
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But i made a decision. when i come back and i'm tired, i am gonna go on phone
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When i come back and i'm tired, i am gonna go on phone silence for at least the first
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I am gonna go on phone silence for at least the first half of the day because
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Silence for at least the first half of the day because the thing that restores
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Half of the day because the thing that restores me more than anything is quiet.
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The thing that restores me more than anything is quiet. >> [audience applauding]
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Me more than anything is quiet. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: just to be somewhere
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: just to be somewhere and just be quiet.
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>> joyce: just to be somewhere and just be quiet. and every text that comes in,
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And just be quiet. and every text that comes in, you don't have to answer
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And every text that comes in, you don't have to answer people right away.
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You don't have to answer people right away. you know, if it's important,
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People right away. you know, if it's important, you can answer it.
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You know, if it's important, you can answer it. but you have to protect yourself
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You can answer it. but you have to protect yourself is what i'm trying to say.
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But you have to protect yourself is what i'm trying to say. you don't have to be available
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Is what i'm trying to say. you don't have to be available for everybody in the world
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You don't have to be available for everybody in the world that wants you to be available
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For everybody in the world that wants you to be available for them.
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That wants you to be available for them. we get into people pleasing
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For them. we get into people pleasing and we wanna do everything
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We get into people pleasing and we wanna do everything that everybody wants us to do.
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And we wanna do everything that everybody wants us to do. and the problem is,
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That everybody wants us to do. and the problem is, is everybody wants you
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And the problem is, is everybody wants you to do something else.
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Is everybody wants you to do something else. and it's all what's gonna
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To do something else. and it's all what's gonna make their life better.
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And it's all what's gonna make their life better. and some of you are
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Make their life better. and some of you are so tired and so worn out.
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And if you let yourself
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And if you let yourself get too tired,
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And if you let yourself get too tired, it starts making
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Get too tired, it starts making you think goofy.
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It starts making you think goofy. you start getting mad at people,
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You think goofy. you start getting mad at people, you get cranky, you get crabby,
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You start getting mad at people, you get cranky, you get crabby, you lose your gratitude,
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You get cranky, you get crabby, you lose your gratitude, attitude, which we need
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You lose your gratitude, attitude, which we need to have all the time.
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Attitude, which we need to have all the time. and believe me,
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To have all the time. and believe me, i've been through all that.
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And believe me, i've been through all that. i've worked so hard.
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I've been through all that. i've worked so hard. i've made myself sick,
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I've worked so hard. i've made myself sick, i don't know how many times
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I've made myself sick, i don't know how many times and i finally had to make
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I don't know how many times and i finally had to make a decision for me because
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And i finally had to make a decision for me because i want to keep doing what
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A decision for me because i want to keep doing what i'm doing until jesus takes
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I want to keep doing what i'm doing until jesus takes me home because i believe
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It's helping people.
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It's helping people. but i have to manage
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It's helping people. but i have to manage the rest of my life well
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But i have to manage the rest of my life well in order to do that.
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The rest of my life well in order to do that. jesus died that you
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In order to do that. jesus died that you might enjoy your life.
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It's what it says in john 10,
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It's what it says in john 10, "the thief comes to kill,
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It's what it says in john 10, "the thief comes to kill, steal and destroy,
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"the thief comes to kill, steal and destroy, but i came that you might
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Steal and destroy, but i came that you might have and enjoy your life."
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But i came that you might have and enjoy your life." have and enjoy your--
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Have and enjoy your life." have and enjoy your-- not just survive,
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Not just barely get by,
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Not just barely get by, not just make
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Not just barely get by, not just make it through each day,
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Not just make it through each day, not wake up in the morning
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It through each day, not wake up in the morning dreading the day.
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Not wake up in the morning dreading the day. and so, i think today should
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Dreading the day. and so, i think today should be a day of decision making.
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And so, i think today should be a day of decision making. do you have a balance between
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Be a day of decision making. do you have a balance between work, rest, play, and worship?
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1 peter 5:8,
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1 peter 5:8, very interesting scripture
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1 peter 5:8, very interesting scripture in the amplified bible.
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Very interesting scripture in the amplified bible. it says, "be well balanced
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In the amplified bible. it says, "be well balanced for your adversary, the devil,
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It says, "be well balanced for your adversary, the devil, roams about like a lion
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For your adversary, the devil, roams about like a lion roaring in fierce hunger,
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Roams about like a lion roaring in fierce hunger, seeking whom he may devour."
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Roaring in fierce hunger, seeking whom he may devour." so, he's basically saying
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That if we're out of balance,
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That if we're out of balance, it opens a door for the enemy
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That if we're out of balance, it opens a door for the enemy to get into our lives.
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It opens a door for the enemy to get into our lives. and do you know that keeping
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To get into our lives. and do you know that keeping your priorities straight
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And do you know that keeping your priorities straight and maintaining balance
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Your priorities straight and maintaining balance is something that you have
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And maintaining balance is something that you have to do on a regular basis?
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Is something that you have to do on a regular basis? one of the questions
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To do on a regular basis? one of the questions that people always wanna
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One of the questions that people always wanna ask me in an interview is,
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That people always wanna ask me in an interview is, "how do you keep your priorities
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Ask me in an interview is, "how do you keep your priorities straight with everything
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"how do you keep your priorities straight with everything that you've got going on?"
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Straight with everything that you've got going on?" and one day i heard myself
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That you've got going on?" and one day i heard myself saying, "well, i'm always
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And one day i heard myself saying, "well, i'm always straightening them out."
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Saying, "well, i'm always straightening them out." you don't just make a decision
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Straightening them out." you don't just make a decision and they stay straight because
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You don't just make a decision and they stay straight because there's always stuff coming
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And they stay straight because there's always stuff coming at you that tries to get you
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There's always stuff coming at you that tries to get you to change it and satan will
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At you that tries to get you to change it and satan will try to get you out of balance.
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To change it and satan will try to get you out of balance. and some of you desperately
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Try to get you out of balance. and some of you desperately need to hear this today,
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And some of you desperately need to hear this today, not to be offensive,
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Need to hear this today, not to be offensive, but just to tell the truth.
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Not to be offensive, but just to tell the truth. "you have to keep
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But just to tell the truth. "you have to keep god first in your life."
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"you have to keep god first in your life." >> [audience applauding]
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God first in your life." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know, sometimes who is the most
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>> joyce: and you know, sometimes who is the most guilty about not doing
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Sometimes who is the most guilty about not doing that is people in ministry.
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Guilty about not doing that is people in ministry. you know why?
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That is people in ministry. you know why? because we think working for
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You know why? because we think working for god is equivalent to spending
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Because we think working for god is equivalent to spending time with god and it's not.
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God is equivalent to spending time with god and it's not. one morning i was going
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Time with god and it's not. one morning i was going to work at my job that i had
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One morning i was going to work at my job that i had at the church and i just felt
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To work at my job that i had at the church and i just felt so proud of myself because i was
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At the church and i just felt so proud of myself because i was working for god and the lord
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So proud of myself because i was working for god and the lord spoke to me and he said,
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Working for god and the lord spoke to me and he said, "you're so proud of yourself
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Spoke to me and he said, "you're so proud of yourself that you work for me.
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"you're so proud of yourself that you work for me. but the only problem is,
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That you work for me. but the only problem is, joyce, you're not spending
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But the only problem is, joyce, you're not spending any time with me."
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And see, i found out that
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And see, i found out that before i study to get
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And see, i found out that before i study to get a message for you,
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Before i study to get a message for you, i've got to study
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A message for you, i've got to study to get a message for me.
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I've got to study to get a message for me. >> [audience applauding]
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To get a message for me. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because if i'm messed up,
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>> joyce: because if i'm messed up, what do i have to give you?
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If i'm messed up, what do i have to give you? and you know,
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What do i have to give you? and you know, you hear preachers
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And you know, you hear preachers probably say all the time,
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You hear preachers probably say all the time, "start your day with god,"
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Probably say all the time, "start your day with god," but i'm gonna tell you
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"start your day with god," but i'm gonna tell you the best habit that you can
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But i'm gonna tell you the best habit that you can form is to spend the first
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The best habit that you can form is to spend the first part of your morning,
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Form is to spend the first part of your morning, even if you can only
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Part of your morning, even if you can only manage five minutes,
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Even if you can only manage five minutes, which i hope you can
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Manage five minutes, which i hope you can manage more than that,
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Which i hope you can manage more than that, but start by saying,
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"good morning to god.
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"good morning to god. i love you.
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"good morning to god. i love you. thank you for loving me.
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I love you. thank you for loving me. help me with
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Thank you for loving me. help me with everything i do today."
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Help me with everything i do today." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: psalm 17:15,
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>> joyce: psalm 17:15, such a beautiful scripture.
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>> joyce: psalm 17:15, such a beautiful scripture. it says, "i shall be fully
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Such a beautiful scripture. it says, "i shall be fully satisfied when i awake
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It says, "i shall be fully satisfied when i awake to find myself beholding
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Satisfied when i awake to find myself beholding your form and having sweet
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To find myself beholding your form and having sweet communion with you."
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Your form and having sweet communion with you." isn't that beautiful?
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Communion with you." isn't that beautiful? "i will be fully satisfied when
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Isn't that beautiful? "i will be fully satisfied when i wake up thinking about you.
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"i will be fully satisfied when i wake up thinking about you. when i wake up and you're
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I wake up thinking about you. when i wake up and you're the first thing on my mind."
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When i wake up and you're the first thing on my mind." i love that.
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The first thing on my mind." i love that. "seek first the kingdom
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I love that. "seek first the kingdom and his righteousness
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"seek first the kingdom and his righteousness and all of these things
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And his righteousness and all of these things will be added unto you."
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And all of these things will be added unto you." so, i get up every morning.
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I get my coffee.
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I get my coffee. i'll tell you,
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I get my coffee. i'll tell you, caffeine is great until
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I'll tell you, caffeine is great until the anointing kicks in.
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Caffeine is great until the anointing kicks in. >> [audience laughing]
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The anointing kicks in. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i hope jesus
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i hope jesus likes coffee because
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>> joyce: so, i hope jesus likes coffee because we have it every morning.
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Likes coffee because we have it every morning. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: so anyway,
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>> joyce: so anyway, back to moses,
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>> joyce: so anyway, back to moses, he was getting weary because
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Back to moses, he was getting weary because everybody that came to him,
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He was getting weary because everybody that came to him, he felt like he needed to do
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Everybody that came to him, he felt like he needed to do what they wanted him to do.
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He felt like he needed to do what they wanted him to do. and god said,
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What they wanted him to do. and god said, "you're going to wear out
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And god said, "you're going to wear out yourself and all these
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"you're going to wear out yourself and all these people coming to you.
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Yourself and all these people coming to you. you need to appoint other men
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People coming to you. you need to appoint other men of wisdom and experience
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You need to appoint other men of wisdom and experience and let them help you."
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Of wisdom and experience and let them help you." say, "i need help."
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And let them help you." say, "i need help." >> audience: i need help.
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>> joyce: people that are proud
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>> joyce: people that are proud don't know how to do that.
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>> joyce: people that are proud don't know how to do that. i want you to close your eyes
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Don't know how to do that. i want you to close your eyes and listen to this scripture.
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Isaiah 40:28-31.
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Isaiah 40:28-31. "do you not know?
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Isaiah 40:28-31. "do you not know? have you not heard?
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"do you not know? have you not heard? the lord is the everlasting god,
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Have you not heard? the lord is the everlasting god, the creator of the ends
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The lord is the everlasting god, the creator of the ends of the earth.
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The creator of the ends of the earth. he will not grow tired or weary,
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Of the earth. he will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding
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He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
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And his understanding no one can fathom. he gives strength
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No one can fathom. he gives strength to the weary and increases
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He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
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To the weary and increases the power of the weak. even youths grow
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The power of the weak. even youths grow tired and weary,
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Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble
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Tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall--"
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And young men stumble and fall--" in other words,
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And fall--" in other words, no matter how young you are,
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In other words, no matter how young you are, you still need god just
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No matter how young you are, you still need god just as much as somebody old.
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You still need god just as much as somebody old. "but those who wait
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As much as somebody old. "but those who wait or hope in the lord will
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"but those who wait or hope in the lord will renew their strength.
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Or hope in the lord will renew their strength. they will mount
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Renew their strength. they will mount up on wings like eagles;
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They will mount up on wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary,
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Up on wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary, they shall walk
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They will run and not be weary, they shall walk and they shall not faint."
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They shall walk and they shall not faint." you can open your eyes now.
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Watchman nee,
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Watchman nee, a wonderful chinese
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Watchman nee, a wonderful chinese minister who's no longer
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A wonderful chinese minister who's no longer on this earth said,
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Minister who's no longer on this earth said, "the world is indeed
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On this earth said, "the world is indeed a worrisome place."
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"the world is indeed a worrisome place." i wanna read you a couple
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A worrisome place." i wanna read you a couple of things out of his book
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I wanna read you a couple of things out of his book in just a minute.
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Of things out of his book in just a minute. but i love what david
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In just a minute. but i love what david said in the psalms.
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But i love what david said in the psalms. you know why i like the psalms?
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Said in the psalms. you know why i like the psalms? david was so honest with god.
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You know why i like the psalms? david was so honest with god. i mean, there was no
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David was so honest with god. i mean, there was no phoniness about him.
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You know, it's interesting
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You know, it's interesting with christians.
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You know, it's interesting with christians. we're always fine.
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With christians. we're always fine. >> [audience laughing]
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We're always fine. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i preached a sermon
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i preached a sermon on that recently,
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>> joyce: i preached a sermon on that recently, then quit lying.
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On that recently, then quit lying. you are not always fine.
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Then quit lying. you are not always fine. nobody can always be fine.
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You are not always fine. nobody can always be fine. "how are you?"
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Nobody can always be fine. "how are you?" "i'm fine."
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"how are you?" "i'm fine." "how are you?"
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"i'm fine." "how are you?" "i'm fine."
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"how are you?" "i'm fine." i mean,
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"i'm fine." i mean, if you got a headache,
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I mean, if you got a headache, why not say, "you know,
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If you got a headache, why not say, "you know, i'm doing good in the lord,
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Why not say, "you know, i'm doing good in the lord, but i've got a headache
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I'm doing good in the lord, but i've got a headache and i'm praying that
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But i've got a headache and i'm praying that he'll heal me today."
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And i'm praying that he'll heal me today." why can't we just
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He'll heal me today." why can't we just tell the truth?
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Why can't we just tell the truth? david told the truth.
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Tell the truth? david told the truth. somehow or another we christians
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David told the truth. somehow or another we christians get the idea that we have
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Somehow or another we christians get the idea that we have to be strong all the time
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Get the idea that we have to be strong all the time in everything and never let
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To be strong all the time in everything and never let on like anything's wrong.
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In everything and never let on like anything's wrong. "i'm fine.
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On like anything's wrong. "i'm fine. praise the lord.
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"i'm fine. praise the lord. i'm fine."
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Praise the lord. i'm fine." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: david said,
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>> joyce: david said, in psalm 38:8,
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>> joyce: david said, in psalm 38:8, "i am faint and sorely
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In psalm 38:8, "i am faint and sorely bruised [deadly cold
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"i am faint and sorely bruised [deadly cold and quite worn out]--"
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Bruised [deadly cold and quite worn out]--" i love that.
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And quite worn out]--" i love that. [chuckling]
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I love that. [chuckling] let me read it again.
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[chuckling] let me read it again. "i am faint and sorely
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Let me read it again. "i am faint and sorely bruised [deadly cold
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"i am faint and sorely bruised [deadly cold and quite worn out];
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Bruised [deadly cold and quite worn out]; i groan by reason
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And quite worn out]; i groan by reason of the disquiet
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I groan by reason of the disquiet and the moaning of my heart."
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David always told it exactly
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David always told it exactly the way it was,
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David always told it exactly the way it was, but at the end of every psalm,
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The way it was, but at the end of every psalm, he always goes right back to,
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But at the end of every psalm, he always goes right back to, "but i will put my trust in you,
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He always goes right back to, "but i will put my trust in you, but i will put my trust in you."
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"but i will put my trust in you, but i will put my trust in you." >> [audience applauding]
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But i will put my trust in you." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i did a yearly
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i did a yearly devotional on the psalms
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>> joyce: i did a yearly devotional on the psalms and that's the biggest
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Devotional on the psalms and that's the biggest thing that i got out of it.
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And that's the biggest thing that i got out of it. david was always very honest
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Thing that i got out of it. david was always very honest with god about how he felt.
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David was always very honest with god about how he felt. even if he felt like "god,
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With god about how he felt. even if he felt like "god, why are you not delivering me?
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Even if he felt like "god, why are you not delivering me? are you gonna let
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Why are you not delivering me? are you gonna let my enemies take
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Are you gonna let my enemies take advantage over me?"
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My enemies take advantage over me?" he was always--
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Advantage over me?" he was always-- told god exactly how he felt,
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He was always-- told god exactly how he felt, but then he always
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Told god exactly how he felt, but then he always got right back to,
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But then he always got right back to, "but i will put my trust in you,
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Got right back to, "but i will put my trust in you, but i will put
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"but i will put my trust in you, but i will put my trust in the lord."
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But i will put my trust in the lord." now, god's answer
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My trust in the lord." now, god's answer for stress is rest,
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Now, 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 you
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It's resting your soul. and i wanna encourage you to start paying more attention
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And i wanna encourage you to start paying more attention to what's going on inside you,
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To start paying more attention to what's going on inside you, because that's where
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To what's going on inside you, because that's where you get tired.
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Because that's where you get tired. do you know that a day
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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
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The people that you're mad at are out having a good time and they couldn't
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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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Time and they couldn't care less that you're mad. you're not hurting them
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Care 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 of you
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Or by not forgiving them. it's just the devil's way of you continuing to hurt yourself.
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>> joyce: stay in the word.
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>> joyce: stay in the word. stay in the word.
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Stay in the word. stay in the word.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, i'll say it again.
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I'll say it again. we need to stay in the word.
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We need to stay in the word. we need to stay in the word.
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We need to stay in the word. there's nothing more important
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There's nothing more important than studying god's word.
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Than studying god's word. it's the foundation of life
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It's the foundation of life and the answer to everything.
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And the answer to everything. we can never have
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We can never have too much of the word.
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Too much of the word. strengthen your
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To speak over your life, and personal questions
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And personal questions to help guide you on your
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To help guide you on your journey with christ.
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Journey with christ. i think it'll really bless you.
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>> announcer: get into
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>> announcer: get into god's word one
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Mental and emotional battles so you
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Battles so you can maximize
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Can maximize your study time
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Your study time and strengthen
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And strengthen your personal
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Your personal connection with god.
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>> joyce: this is a time
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>> joyce: this is a time for us to say,
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For us to say, "i love this book."
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"i love this book." i love what's in it.
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I love what's in it. it's full of life,
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It's full of life, it's full of health,
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It's full of health, it's full of healing.
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It's full of healing. it's full of wholeness.
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It's full of wholeness. do you know that
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Do you know that every answer
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Every answer to every problem
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To every problem that you could
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That you could possibly have
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Possibly have is in the word of god?
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Is in the word of god? there is not a problem
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There is not a problem that you have
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That you have that you can't
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That you can't find an answer
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Find an answer to in god's word.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, i believe you're
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I believe you're really going
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Really going to enjoy studying
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To enjoy studying with my "battlefield
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With my "battlefield of the mind" edition
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Of the mind" edition of the bible.
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Of the bible. it's an amplified
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It's an amplified edition and i think
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Edition and i think you're gonna love it.
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You're gonna love it. and remember,
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And remember, when you purchase
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When you purchase a bible like this
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A bible like this or you send
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Or you send in an offering,
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In an offering, it allows you and i,
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It allows you and i, together,
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Together, to reach out
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To reach out to hurting people
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To hurting people all over the world.
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All over the world. the bible has
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The bible has a lot to say
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A lot to say about not ignoring
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About not ignoring the needs
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The needs of the poor,
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Of the poor, and i hope that
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And i hope that you will join me
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You will join me in reaching them
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In reaching them and alleviating
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And alleviating their suffering.
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Their suffering. the gospel
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The gospel is reaching more
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Is reaching more and more people
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And more people all the time,
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All the time, but it takes people
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But it takes people like us to work
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Like us to work through to get
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Through to get it done.
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It done. so, join me,
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So, join me, and enjoy your
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And enjoy your new bible.
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New bible. >> announcer: experience
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>> announcer: experience god's word like never
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God's word like never before and fight
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Before and fight back with
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Back with the "battlefield
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The "battlefield of the mind" bible.
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Or more. call us at...
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is something that we've
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Is something that we've all faced in our life.
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All faced in our life. >> ginger: and no matter
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>> ginger: and no matter where it comes from,
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Where it comes from, the real pain that it causes
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The real pain that it causes does not have to define us.
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Does not have to define us. >> joyce: and that's why ginger
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>> joyce: and that's why ginger and i have teamed up on this
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And i have teamed up on this book, “healing the wounds
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Book, “healing the wounds of rejection.”
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Of rejection.” >> ginger: we want to share
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>> ginger: we want to share truths from god's word
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Truths from god's word that have helped us find
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That have helped us find strength and wholeness.
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Strength and wholeness. >> joyce: you can find
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>> joyce: you can find freedom from the pain
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Freedom from the pain and move forward
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And move forward with confidence.
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>> announcer:
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“healing the wounds
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Of rejection,”
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By joyce meyer
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And ginger stache.
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Request your copy today.
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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 (Part 1)

March 4, 2026 | 27:29

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