Joyce Meyer - God's Answer to Stress (Part 2)

March 5, 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 2) | March 5, 2026

>> ginger: do you ever deal
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>> ginger: do you ever deal with stress or anxiety?
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With stress or anxiety? who doesn't?
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Who doesn't? well, joyce's teaching
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Well, joyce's teaching is coming up, but first i'd like
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Is coming up, but first i'd like to personally invite you
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To personally invite you to an event that could
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To an event that could positively affect the rest
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Positively affect the rest of your life.
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Of your life. joyce's enjoying everyday life
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Joyce's enjoying everyday life conference is happening
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Conference is happening in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. here are a few
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Reasons why you
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Reasons why you should join us.
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Should join us. naomi rain will
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Naomi rain will help us enter
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Help us enter god's presence
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God's presence through worship.
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Through worship. psychologist
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Psychologist and author,
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And author, dr. henry cloud
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Dr. henry cloud will give us insight
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Will give us insight on our mind,
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On our mind, emotions, and facing
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Emotions, and facing the challenges
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The challenges of life.
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Of life. nona jones will
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Nona jones will help us to overcome
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Help us to overcome challenges
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Challenges like trauma.
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Like trauma.
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And joyce will be there with
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And joyce will be there with practical ways to understand
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Practical ways to understand god's word to deal with
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God's word to deal with the daily stressors of life.
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The daily stressors of life.
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It will be a weekend
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It will be a weekend of healing,
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Of healing, restoration,
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Restoration, and rejuvenation.
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And rejuvenation. so go to:
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So go to: joycemeyer.org
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Joycemeyer.org to register.
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To register. it's april
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It's april 10th and 11th
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10th and 11th in hershey,
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In hershey, pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania. we will see you
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We will see you in hershey!
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>> joyce: don't be mad.
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>> joyce: don't be mad. don't be unforgiving.
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>> joyce: don't be mad. don't be unforgiving. the people that you're mad
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Don't be unforgiving. the people that you're mad at are out having a good time
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The people that you're mad at are out having a good time and they couldn't care
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At are out having a good time and they couldn't care less that you're mad.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life
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I've seen god's power transform my own life and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: god's answer
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>> joyce: god's answer for stress is rest.
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>> joyce: god's answer for stress is rest. but it's not just
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For stress is rest. but it's not just resting your body,
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But it's not just resting your body, it's resting your soul.
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Resting your body, it's resting your soul. and i wanna encourage
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It's resting your soul. and i wanna encourage you to start paying more
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And i wanna encourage you to start paying more attention to what's going
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You to start paying more attention to what's going on inside you, because that's
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Attention to what's going on inside you, because that's where you get tired.
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On inside you, because that's where you get tired. do you know that a day
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Where you get tired. do you know that a day of anger is like 40 hours
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Do you know that a day of anger is like 40 hours of hard labor?
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Of anger is like 40 hours of hard labor? unforgiveness will just suck
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Of hard labor? unforgiveness will just suck all the energy right out of you.
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Unforgiveness will just suck all the energy right out of you. don't be mad.
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All the energy right out of you. don't be mad. don't be unforgiving.
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Don't be mad. don't be unforgiving. the people that you're mad
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Don't be unforgiving. the people that you're mad at are out having a good time,
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The people that you're mad at are out having a good time, and they couldn't care
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At are out having a good time, and they couldn't care less that you're mad.
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And they couldn't care less that you're mad. you're not hurting them
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Less that you're mad. you're not hurting them by being mad at them,
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You're not hurting them by being mad at them, or by not forgiving them.
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By being mad at them, or by not forgiving them. it's just the devil's way
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Or by not forgiving them. it's just the devil's way of you continuing
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To hurt yourself.
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To hurt yourself. just forgive them.
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To hurt yourself. just forgive them. let it go.
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Just forgive them. let it go. when you're worried about
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Let it go. when you're worried about something, ask yourself,
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When you're worried about something, ask yourself, “is this gonna really
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Something, ask yourself, “is this gonna really matter in five years?”
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“is this gonna really matter in five years?” you know, it's not work
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Matter in five years?” you know, it's not work that makes us tired.
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You know, it's not work that makes us tired. it's what's going on inside
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That makes us tired. it's what's going on inside of us, while we work.
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And the bible says
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And the bible says we live in two places.
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And the bible says we live in two places. my feet are on this platform,
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We live in two places. my feet are on this platform, but i'm also seated in heavenly
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My feet are on this platform, but i'm also seated in heavenly places with christ jesus.
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But i'm also seated in heavenly places with christ jesus. >> [audience applauding]
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Places with christ jesus. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the rest that god
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the rest that god offers us is not a rest from
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>> joyce: the rest that god offers us is not a rest from work, but it's a rest in work.
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And it's all about your soul.
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And it's all about your soul. you know, if you have a guilty
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And it's all about your soul. you know, if you have a guilty conscience, you keep doing
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You know, if you have a guilty conscience, you keep doing something that your conscience
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Conscience, you keep doing something that your conscience condemns, you're putting
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Something that your conscience condemns, you're putting stress on yourself.
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Condemns, you're putting stress on yourself. just get in agreement with
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Stress on yourself. just get in agreement with god because he's not gonna
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Just get in agreement with god because he's not gonna change his mind.
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God because he's not gonna change his mind. it will be god's way
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Change his mind. it will be god's way or it will be no way.
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It will be god's way or it will be no way. amen?
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Or it will be no way. amen? i mean, you can do it your way
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Amen? i mean, you can do it your way if you want to, but you're
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I mean, you can do it your way if you want to, but you're not gonna like the outcome.
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If you want to, but you're not gonna like the outcome. our soul is our mind,
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Not gonna like the outcome. our soul is our mind, our will, and our emotions.
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And so if you can keep your
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And so if you can keep your emotions calm, and your mind
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And so if you can keep your emotions calm, and your mind positive, and stay in agreement
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Emotions calm, and your mind positive, and stay in agreement with god's will, it won't
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Positive, and stay in agreement with god's will, it won't be your work that'll
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With god's will, it won't be your work that'll make you tired.
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Be your work that'll make you tired. god didn't tell martha
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Make you tired. god didn't tell martha not to work, he told
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God didn't tell martha not to work, he told her not to worry.
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Not to work, he told her not to worry. hmm.
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Her not to worry. hmm. “come unto me, all you that
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Hmm. “come unto me, all you that are weary and burdened,
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“come unto me, all you that are weary and burdened, and i will give you rest.”
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Are weary and burdened, and i will give you rest.” wow.
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And i will give you rest.” wow. “take my yoke upon you
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Wow. “take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because
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“take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because i am gentle and humble in heart,
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And learn from me, because i am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest
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I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
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And you will find rest for your souls.” rest, wow!
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You can come to him
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You can come to him anywhere, anytime.
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You can come to him anywhere, anytime. “my yoke is easy
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Anywhere, anytime. “my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
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“my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” wow.
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And my burden is light.” wow. we must learn to take his
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Wow. we must learn to take his yoke upon us and learn
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We must learn to take his yoke upon us and learn the lesson he has for
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Yoke upon us and learn the lesson he has for us in the current circumstance.
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The lesson he has for us in the current circumstance. what?
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Us in the current circumstance. what? i don't wanna learn
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What? i don't wanna learn anything from this.
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I don't wanna learn anything from this. i just want it to go away.
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Anything from this. i just want it to go away. >> [audience laughing]
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I just want it to go away. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, sometimes,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, sometimes, and you may not like this,
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>> joyce: you know, sometimes, and you may not like this, but sometimes you're better
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And you may not like this, but sometimes you're better off to embrace the situation
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But sometimes you're better off to embrace the situation and say, “god, this is the way
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Off to embrace the situation and say, “god, this is the way it is right now.
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And say, “god, this is the way it is right now. so, i wanna get all
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It is right now. so, i wanna get all i can out of this.
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So, i wanna get all i can out of this. i wanna learn something
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I can out of this. i wanna learn something from this.”
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I wanna learn something from this.” something that i found out
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From this.” something that i found out that is just about more valuable
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Something that i found out that is just about more valuable than anything is experience.
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That is just about more valuable than anything is experience. and the only way you get
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Than anything is experience. and the only way you get experience is by going
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And the only way you get experience is by going through things.
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Experience is by going through things. i can truly say at this point
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Through things. i can truly say at this point in my life, that i trust god.
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I can truly say at this point in my life, that i trust god. i spent a lot of years
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In my life, that i trust god. i spent a lot of years trying to trust god.
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But every time i've had
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But every time i've had a problem and god's been
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But every time i've had a problem and god's been faithful and come through,
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A problem and god's been faithful and come through, i've had a little more
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Faithful and come through, i've had a little more experience with god, then
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I've had a little more experience with god, then it's easier for me to trust
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Experience with god, then it's easier for me to trust god the next time.
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It's easier for me to trust god the next time. you cannot grow up
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God the next time. you cannot grow up to be a mature christian,
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You cannot grow up to be a mature christian, or to be transformed into
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To be a mature christian, or to be transformed into the image of christ, without
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Or to be transformed into the image of christ, without having some circumstances
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The image of christ, without having some circumstances that you don't like.
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Having some circumstances that you don't like. >> [audience applauding]
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That you don't like. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it is not possible.
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And it's going to be part of our
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And it's going to be part of our life on and off until jesus
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And it's going to be part of our life on and off until jesus comes back to get us.
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Life on and off until jesus comes back to get us. two of our team members were
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Comes back to get us. two of our team members were put in rooms that were right
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Two of our team members were put in rooms that were right underneath the bar in the hotel,
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Put in rooms that were right underneath the bar in the hotel, and it sounded like they
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Underneath the bar in the hotel, and it sounded like they were bowling all night.
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And it sounded like they were bowling all night. now, why would a hotel
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Were bowling all night. now, why would a hotel even sell a room that was
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Now, why would a hotel even sell a room that was underneath something like that?
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Even sell a room that was underneath something like that? so they offered to move
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Underneath something like that? so they offered to move them at midnight.
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So they offered to move them at midnight. that would be a lot of fun,
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Them at midnight. that would be a lot of fun, wouldn't it?
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That would be a lot of fun, wouldn't it? thank god it wasn't me,
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Wouldn't it? thank god it wasn't me, but i've...
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Thank god it wasn't me, but i've... >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: ‘cause that
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>> joyce: ‘cause that would stress me out.
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>> joyce: ‘cause that would stress me out. this yoke that jesus talks
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Would stress me out. this yoke that jesus talks about, "take my yoke upon you,"
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This yoke that jesus talks about, "take my yoke upon you," you know, that's a--that comes
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About, "take my yoke upon you," you know, that's a--that comes from two oxen being yoked
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You know, that's a--that comes from two oxen being yoked together, so they're pulling
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From two oxen being yoked together, so they're pulling the load together, and it's not
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Together, so they're pulling the load together, and it's not just all on one of them.
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The load together, and it's not just all on one of them. jesus wants us to stay
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Just all on one of them. jesus wants us to stay yoked to him, so he's always
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Jesus wants us to stay yoked to him, so he's always pulling the load with us.
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Yoked to him, so he's always pulling the load with us. we're never pulling
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Pulling the load with us. we're never pulling that load by ourselves.
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We're never pulling that load by ourselves. see, i'm working up here today,
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That load by ourselves. see, i'm working up here today, and i'm gonna work again
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See, i'm working up here today, and i'm gonna work again in the next service.
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And i'm gonna work again in the next service. but i'm resting too.
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In the next service. but i'm resting too. because i'm not worried.
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But i'm resting too. because i'm not worried. i'm not concerned about
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Because i'm not worried. i'm not concerned about what you think of me.
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I'm not concerned about what you think of me. it's not my responsibility...
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What you think of me. it's not my responsibility... >> audience lady: we love you!
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It's not my responsibility... >> audience lady: we love you! >> joyce: thank you. (laughing)
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>> audience lady: we love you! >> joyce: thank you. (laughing) >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: thank you. (laughing) >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but it's not my
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but it's not my responsibility to make
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>> joyce: but it's not my responsibility to make you like me,
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Responsibility to make you like me, that's between you and god.
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You like me, that's between you and god. i'm free to be me.
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That's between you and god. i'm free to be me. and you know, have some
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I'm free to be me. and you know, have some security and some confidence.
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And you know, have some security and some confidence. i'm writing a book on rejection,
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Security and some confidence. i'm writing a book on rejection, and i said, "my husband
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I'm writing a book on rejection, and i said, "my husband is so secure i don't even think
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And i said, "my husband is so secure i don't even think he would know if anybody
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Is so secure i don't even think he would know if anybody was rejecting him.”
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He would know if anybody was rejecting him.” >> [audience laughing]
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Was rejecting him.” >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and even if he did,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and even if he did, he wouldn't care.
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>> joyce: and even if he did, he wouldn't care. you know what he'd say?
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He wouldn't care. you know what he'd say? "well, that's their problem."
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You know what he'd say? "well, that's their problem." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: a yoke in the vine's
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>> joyce: a yoke in the vine's greek says, "serving to couple
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>> joyce: a yoke in the vine's greek says, "serving to couple two things together,"
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Greek says, "serving to couple two things together," and it's used metaphorically,
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Two things together," and it's used metaphorically, of submission to authority.”
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And it's used metaphorically, of submission to authority.” it refers to “balance,
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Of submission to authority.” it refers to “balance, or to balancing out a load.”
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It refers to “balance, or to balancing out a load.” now, i wanna read you this from
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Or to balancing out a load.” now, i wanna read you this from watchman nee's book called,
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Now, i wanna read you this from watchman nee's book called, “a balanced christian life.”
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Watchman nee's book called, “a balanced christian life.” if you've never read any
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“a balanced christian life.” if you've never read any of his stuff--i don't agree
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If you've never read any of his stuff--i don't agree with everything he says.
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Of his stuff--i don't agree with everything he says. he talks a lot about suffering,
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With everything he says. he talks a lot about suffering, but i learned a lot about
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He talks a lot about suffering, but i learned a lot about it because the bible talks
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But i learned a lot about it because the bible talks about suffering.
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It because the bible talks about suffering. we don't like to talk about it.
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About suffering. we don't like to talk about it. people don't like to hear it.
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We don't like to talk about it. people don't like to hear it. but it's gonna hurt.
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People don't like to hear it. but it's gonna hurt. and you know what?
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But it's gonna hurt. and you know what? what do they tell
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And you know what? what do they tell a woman giving birth?
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What do they tell a woman giving birth? "breathe."
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A woman giving birth? "breathe." >> [audience laughing]
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"breathe." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "breathe, relax,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "breathe, relax, the more you fight it,
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>> joyce: "breathe, relax, the more you fight it, the worse it hurts."
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The more you fight it, the worse it hurts." come on.
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The worse it hurts." come on. and the more we fight the things
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Come on. and the more we fight the things in our life that we don't like,
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And the more we fight the things in our life that we don't like, that we cannot get rid of,
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In our life that we don't like, that we cannot get rid of, we might as well just settle
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That we cannot get rid of, we might as well just settle down and embrace ‘em,
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We might as well just settle down and embrace ‘em, learn something from ‘em
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Down and embrace ‘em, learn something from ‘em until god does what
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Learn something from ‘em until god does what only god can do.
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Until god does what only god can do. amen?
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Only god can do. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what god is leading
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what god is leading us into today is for us to be
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>> joyce: what god is leading us into today is for us to be willing to take up his yoke
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Us into today is for us to be willing to take up his yoke in the small things of each day,
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Willing to take up his yoke in the small things of each day, as well as in the big
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In the small things of each day, as well as in the big things of life.
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As well as in the big things of life. some preachers find
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Things of life. some preachers find it hard to labor with
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Some preachers find it hard to labor with their fellow workers.
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It hard to labor with their fellow workers. some sisters find it arduous
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Their fellow workers. some sisters find it arduous to live with their in-laws.
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Some sisters find it arduous to live with their in-laws. some employees find it difficult
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To live with their in-laws. some employees find it difficult to work with their colleagues.
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Some employees find it difficult to work with their colleagues. and some students become wary
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To work with their colleagues. and some students become wary of their relationship with their
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And some students become wary of their relationship with their teachers and other students.
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Of their relationship with their teachers and other students. these are yokes to bear.
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Teachers and other students. these are yokes to bear. you are, of course,
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These are yokes to bear. you are, of course, tired of them.
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You are, of course, tired of them. you wish you could leave them,
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Tired of them. you wish you could leave them, or they would leave you.
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You wish you could leave them, or they would leave you. you feel cast down
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Or they would leave you. you feel cast down and you have no peace.
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You feel cast down and you have no peace. please understand, however,
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And you have no peace. please understand, however, that this is a yoke which
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Please understand, however, that this is a yoke which god has given you.
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That this is a yoke which god has given you. this is the yoke that
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God has given you. this is the yoke that he wants you to bear.
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This is the yoke that he wants you to bear. this is the portion god
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He wants you to bear. this is the portion god has appointed to you.
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He wants you to submit
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He wants you to submit to such a circumstance
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He wants you to submit to such a circumstance because it is the best
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To such a circumstance because it is the best for you right now.
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Because it is the best for you right now. hmm, how can you learn
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For you right now. hmm, how can you learn to love everybody
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If everybody has to be just
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If everybody has to be just the way you want ‘em to be?
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If everybody has to be just the way you want ‘em to be? i got a tattoo when i was 80.
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The way you want ‘em to be? i got a tattoo when i was 80. >> [audience laughing]
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I got a tattoo when i was 80. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oldest person
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oldest person they ever tattooed.
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>> joyce: oldest person they ever tattooed. i had “love” put on my foot
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They ever tattooed. i had “love” put on my foot so i remember to walk in love.
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I had “love” put on my foot so i remember to walk in love. >> [audience laughing]
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So i remember to walk in love. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: okay,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: okay, now listen to this.
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>> joyce: okay, now listen to this. pay attention to this.
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Now listen to this. pay attention to this. sometimes god puts a careful
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Pay attention to this. sometimes god puts a careful person and a careless
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Sometimes god puts a careful person and a careless person together.
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Person and a careless person together. >> [audience laughing]
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Person together. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: or a strong person
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: or a strong person and a weak person.
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>> joyce: or a strong person and a weak person. he may put a healthy person
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And a weak person. he may put a healthy person with a sick person.
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Or a quick-tempered person
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Or a quick-tempered person and a slow-tempered person.
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Or a quick-tempered person and a slow-tempered person. or a tidy person
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And a slow-tempered person. or a tidy person with a sloppy person.
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Or a tidy person with a sloppy person. or a spender with a saver.
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With a sloppy person. or a spender with a saver. (laughs) and he does
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Or a spender with a saver. (laughs) and he does it on purpose because
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(laughs) and he does it on purpose because the intent is, is that we
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It on purpose because the intent is, is that we balance one another out.
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>> joyce: you know we could
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>> joyce: you know we could travel to the calmest place
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>> joyce: you know we could travel to the calmest place on earth and still have
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Travel to the calmest place on earth and still have to deal with stress because
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On earth and still have to deal with stress because a lot of our stress depends
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To deal with stress because a lot of our stress depends on how we think about things.
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A lot of our stress depends on how we think about things. we can't avoid stress,
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On how we think about things. we can't avoid stress, but we can face it properly
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We can't avoid stress, but we can face it properly with god's guidance.
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But we can face it properly with god's guidance. ginger joins me with questions
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With god's guidance. ginger joins me with questions from you about stress.
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Ginger joins me with questions from you about stress. i bet you got a lot
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From you about stress. i bet you got a lot of questions about this.
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I bet you got a lot of questions about this. >> ginger: we have so many
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Of questions about this. >> ginger: we have so many good questions.
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>> ginger: we have so many good questions. and you make a really good
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Good questions. and you make a really good point there, because we all
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And you make a really good point there, because we all have stress in our life,
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Point there, because we all have stress in our life, but so much of it is about
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Have stress in our life, but so much of it is about how we think about it,
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But so much of it is about how we think about it, and how we deal with it.
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How we think about it, and how we deal with it. >> joyce: it's pretty much
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And how we deal with it. >> joyce: it's pretty much the whole ball of wax.
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>> joyce: it's pretty much the whole ball of wax. it's like you can choose
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The whole ball of wax. it's like you can choose to focus on the problem
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It's like you can choose to focus on the problem and just think about it,
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To focus on the problem and just think about it, and think about it,
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And just think about it, and think about it, and talk about it,
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And think about it, and talk about it, think about it and
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And talk about it, think about it and talk about it.
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Or you can do what you,
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Or you can do what you, you know, the bible says,
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Or you can do what you, you know, the bible says, “do all [the crisis demands],
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You know, the bible says, “do all [the crisis demands], and then stand
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“do all [the crisis demands], and then stand [firmly in your place].”
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And then stand [firmly in your place].” and that place means
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Resting in christ, abiding.
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Resting in christ, abiding. >> ginger: we need help
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Resting in christ, abiding. >> ginger: we need help to know how to do that.
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>> ginger: we need help to know how to do that. >> joyce: yeah.
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To know how to do that. >> joyce: yeah. and so much of our walk
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>> joyce: yeah. and so much of our walk with god, it's just
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And so much of our walk with god, it's just a growing thing, you know.
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With god, it's just a growing thing, you know. it's so much easier now
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A growing thing, you know. it's so much easier now for me to say, “no,” to stress,
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It's so much easier now for me to say, “no,” to stress, than it was 20 years ago
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For me to say, “no,” to stress, than it was 20 years ago or 10 years ago.
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Than it was 20 years ago or 10 years ago. and, you know, i even noticed
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Or 10 years ago. and, you know, i even noticed this morning something came
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And, you know, i even noticed this morning something came up in my mind, and it was gonna
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This morning something came up in my mind, and it was gonna be something that would
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Up in my mind, and it was gonna be something that would feed being upset,
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Be something that would feed being upset, and i just said, “no!"
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Feed being upset, and i just said, “no!" out loud i just said, “nope.”
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And i just said, “no!" out loud i just said, “nope.” and i thought about
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Out loud i just said, “nope.” and i thought about something else.
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And i thought about something else. and so it's, you know,
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Something else. and so it's, you know, we always want god
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And so it's, you know, we always want god to change our circumstances
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We always want god to change our circumstances so we can be peaceful.
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To change our circumstances so we can be peaceful. but he's equipped us,
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So we can be peaceful. but he's equipped us, to be peaceful in the midst
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But he's equipped us, to be peaceful in the midst of the storm.
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To be peaceful in the midst of the storm. >> ginger: which is hugely
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Of the storm. >> ginger: which is hugely helpful because there
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>> ginger: which is hugely helpful because there are some storms raging
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Helpful because there are some storms raging in people's lives.
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Are some storms raging in people's lives. so here's a question.
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In people's lives. so here's a question. this is from lisa.
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So here's a question. this is from lisa. what do i do when i feel
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This is from lisa. what do i do when i feel so overwhelmed in life?
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What do i do when i feel so overwhelmed in life? i feel overwhelmed
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So overwhelmed in life? i feel overwhelmed with my own problems.
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I feel overwhelmed with my own problems. i also feel like i'm always
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With my own problems. i also feel like i'm always helping other people,
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I also feel like i'm always helping other people, which i love to do,
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Helping other people, which i love to do, but have found myself
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Which i love to do, but have found myself being irritable recently.
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But have found myself being irritable recently. i do feel exhausted
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Being irritable recently. i do feel exhausted emotionally and mentally,
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I do feel exhausted emotionally and mentally, but i'm usually a very
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Emotionally and mentally, but i'm usually a very joyful person.
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But i'm usually a very joyful person. >> joyce: well, sometimes
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Joyful person. >> joyce: well, sometimes if you're worn out yourself,
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>> joyce: well, sometimes if you're worn out yourself, you might have to take
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If you're worn out yourself, you might have to take a little break from trying
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You might have to take a little break from trying to help everybody else.
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A little break from trying to help everybody else. it sounds to me like she just
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To help everybody else. it sounds to me like she just needs a little vacation,
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It sounds to me like she just needs a little vacation, and spend more time in the word.
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And, you know, there's a very
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And, you know, there's a very simple answer in matthew.
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And, you know, there's a very simple answer in matthew. if you're overburdened
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Simple answer in matthew. if you're overburdened and overwhelmed, come to me.
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If you're overburdened and overwhelmed, come to me. >> ginger: that's good.
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And the first place we need
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And the first place we need to run is not to our friends
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To run is not to our friends and tell them all of our
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And tell them all of our problems and ask them
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Problems and ask them what we should do.
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What we should do. because they don't know.
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Because they don't know. you know, every situation
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You know, every situation is different.
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Is different. and we really have to find
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And we really have to find our solution in god.
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Our solution in god. we have to--i mean,
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We have to--i mean, you can give people advice,
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You can give people advice, but the doing of it is the
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But the doing of it is the challenging part.
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Challenging part. and i think one of the things
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And i think one of the things that will help you,
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That will help you, a practical thing i can say,
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A practical thing i can say, is ask yourself,
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Is ask yourself, “does stressing out over it,
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“does stressing out over it, ever make it better?”
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Does it ever really give you
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Does it ever really give you the answer that you need?
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Does it ever really give you the answer that you need? and so, if there is something
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The answer that you need? and so, if there is something you can do about it,
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And so, if there is something you can do about it, by all means do it.
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You can do about it, by all means do it. we're responsible for that.
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By all means do it. we're responsible for that. but, if not, then you need
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We're responsible for that. but, if not, then you need to cast your care on god.
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But, if not, then you need to cast your care on god. >> ginger: yeah, you're right.
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To cast your care on god. >> ginger: yeah, you're right. there are so many things
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>> ginger: yeah, you're right. there are so many things that come down to,
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There are so many things that come down to, if i worry about this,
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That come down to, if i worry about this, if i stress about this,
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If i worry about this, if i stress about this, is it gonna get better
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If i stress about this, is it gonna get better or is it gonna get worse?
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Is it gonna get better or is it gonna get worse? and it doesn't always
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Or is it gonna get worse? and it doesn't always do it right away, you know,
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And it doesn't always do it right away, you know, because those are still natural
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Do it right away, you know, because those are still natural things to let those things stew.
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Because those are still natural things to let those things stew. and they are real problems,
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Things to let those things stew. and they are real problems, but god can help us,
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And they are real problems, but god can help us, in so many ways.
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But god can help us, in so many ways. >> joyce: well, here's a good
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In so many ways. >> joyce: well, here's a good one that really i think about.
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1 peter 5, starting in verse 5,
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1 peter 5, starting in verse 5, says, "humble yourself under
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1 peter 5, starting in verse 5, says, "humble yourself under the mighty hand of god...
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Says, "humble yourself under the mighty hand of god... that in due time he may
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The mighty hand of god... that in due time he may exalt you, casting all
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That in due time he may exalt you, casting all your care on him,
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Exalt you, casting all your care on him, for he cares for you."
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Your care on him, for he cares for you." so he's not just like, leaving
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The subject of humility
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The subject of humility and going to the casting
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The subject of humility and going to the casting of your care.
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And going to the casting of your care. really it is a display of pride
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Of your care. really it is a display of pride when we sit and try to figure
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Really it is a display of pride when we sit and try to figure out our own problems.
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When we sit and try to figure out our own problems. >> ginger: ouch!
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Out our own problems. >> ginger: ouch! i don't like that,
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>> ginger: ouch! i don't like that, you're so right!
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I don't like that, you're so right! >> joyce: i didn't care
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You're so right! >> joyce: i didn't care for it much either when
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>> joyce: i didn't care for it much either when god showed it to me.
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For it much either when god showed it to me. but you know, there's nothing
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God showed it to me. but you know, there's nothing wrong with thinking about
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But you know, there's nothing wrong with thinking about something for a little bit,
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Wrong with thinking about something for a little bit, but, if god doesn't show you
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Something for a little bit, but, if god doesn't show you something specific to do,
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But, if god doesn't show you something specific to do, then you might as well
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Something specific to do, then you might as well worship him and praise him
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Then you might as well worship him and praise him and be thankful for the things
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Worship him and praise him and be thankful for the things that you do have.
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And be thankful for the things that you do have. do what you can do,
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That you do have. do what you can do, but don't keep trying
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Do what you can do, but don't keep trying to do what you can't do.
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But don't keep trying to do what you can't do. >> ginger: well, it doesn't
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To do what you can't do. >> ginger: well, it doesn't mean that those problems
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>> ginger: well, it doesn't mean that those problems aren't very real
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Mean that those problems aren't very real at the same time.
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Aren't very real at the same time. here's an example.
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At the same time. here's an example. rebecca from california.
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Here's an example. rebecca from california. “i want to live my life with
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Rebecca from california. “i want to live my life with as little stress as possible,
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“i want to live my life with as little stress as possible, but i have an 18-year-old
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As little stress as possible, but i have an 18-year-old severely autistic son
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But i have an 18-year-old severely autistic son who is emotionally
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Severely autistic son who is emotionally and physically draining along
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Who is emotionally and physically draining along with four other children.
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And physically draining along with four other children. i'm often exhausted
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With four other children. i'm often exhausted and overwhelmed.
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I'm often exhausted and overwhelmed. i love them, but how
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And overwhelmed. i love them, but how can i manage my stress,
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I love them, but how can i manage my stress, and live the abundant life
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Can i manage my stress, and live the abundant life that god promises?”
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And live the abundant life that god promises?” >> joyce: well, she needs
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That god promises?” >> joyce: well, she needs lots of good quality
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>> joyce: well, she needs lots of good quality time with god.
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Lots of good quality time with god. and she needs to make sure
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Time with god. and she needs to make sure that the friends that she
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And she needs to make sure that the friends that she does have, that she's with
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That the friends that she does have, that she's with people that are encouraging
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Does have, that she's with people that are encouraging to her, and not anybody
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People that are encouraging to her, and not anybody that drags her down,
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To her, and not anybody that drags her down, or every time she sees them,
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That drags her down, or every time she sees them, the first thing they wanna
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Or every time she sees them, the first thing they wanna talk about is her problems.
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The first thing they wanna talk about is her problems. and you really, you don't
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Talk about is her problems. and you really, you don't need to talk about it,
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And you really, you don't need to talk about it, and talk about it,
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Need to talk about it, and talk about it, and talk about it.
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And talk about it, and talk about it. and i don't--her situation
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And talk about it. and i don't--her situation is not easy.
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And i don't--her situation is not easy. there's nothing i can say
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Is not easy. there's nothing i can say that will make it easy.
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There's nothing i can say that will make it easy. but whatever god gives us,
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That will make it easy. but whatever god gives us, he says he always provides
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But whatever god gives us, he says he always provides the way out to a safe
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He says he always provides the way out to a safe landing place.
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The way out to a safe landing place. i mean, i know a woman too,
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Landing place. i mean, i know a woman too, who has a very needy child.
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I mean, i know a woman too, who has a very needy child. and i mean, in a wheelchair
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Who has a very needy child. and i mean, in a wheelchair and can't really do anything
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And i mean, in a wheelchair and can't really do anything for herself.
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And can't really do anything for herself. and it's, she gets exhausted.
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For herself. and it's, she gets exhausted. it's hard.
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And it's, she gets exhausted. it's hard. it's difficult.
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It's hard. it's difficult. but one of the things
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It's difficult. but one of the things that she did, which i think is,
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But one of the things that she did, which i think is, you know, if you can find some
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That she did, which i think is, you know, if you can find some way to do some good with it.
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You know, if you can find some way to do some good with it. she started trying to work
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Way to do some good with it. she started trying to work with churches for them
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She started trying to work with churches for them to have a room for mothers
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With churches for them to have a room for mothers who had disabled children
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To have a room for mothers who had disabled children where she could take them.
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Who had disabled children where she could take them. where they could go with them
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Where she could take them. where they could go with them if they needed to, and still
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Where they could go with them if they needed to, and still be able to be in church.
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If they needed to, and still be able to be in church. >> ginger: yeah.
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Be able to be in church. >> ginger: yeah. this is from april in maine.
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>> ginger: yeah. this is from april in maine. “i'm stressing working
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This is from april in maine. “i'm stressing working five days a week.
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“i'm stressing working five days a week. i just turned 48.
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Five days a week. i just turned 48. i've always enjoyed working.
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I just turned 48. i've always enjoyed working. working is important,
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I've always enjoyed working. working is important, but lately i'm feeling more
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Working is important, but lately i'm feeling more burnt, angry, and stressed.
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But lately i'm feeling more burnt, angry, and stressed. by the time i get home,
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Burnt, angry, and stressed. by the time i get home, i'm no good to anyone,
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By the time i get home, i'm no good to anyone, i'm so exhausted.
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How do i balance my life?”
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How do i balance my life?” >> joyce: well, maybe she
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>> joyce: well, maybe she could try by starting asking
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Could try by starting asking her boss if she could
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Her boss if she could work four days a week.
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Work four days a week. you know, sometimes just
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You know, sometimes just having that one extra day,
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Having that one extra day, you know, and maybe
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You know, and maybe in the middle of the week.
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In the middle of the week. you know, like have the weekend
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You know, like have the weekend off and then work monday
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Off and then work monday and tuesday, see if she can
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And tuesday, see if she can take off wednesday.
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Take off wednesday. >> ginger: look at options.
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>> ginger: look at options. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, look at options that she can do.
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Look at options that she can do. and here again, the more
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And here again, the more stressed out we are,
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And i know people think,
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And i know people think, i don't have the time.
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And i know people think, i don't have the time. that's why i'm stressed out
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I don't have the time. that's why i'm stressed out because i'm stretched on time.
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That's why i'm stressed out because i'm stretched on time. but, and i don't mean this
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Because i'm stretched on time. but, and i don't mean this to sound like i don't
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But, and i don't mean this to sound like i don't understand, because i do.
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To sound like i don't understand, because i do. but people spend their
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Understand, because i do. but people spend their time on what they want to.
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But people spend their time on what they want to. and we all, all have time
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Time on what they want to. and we all, all have time to spend with god.
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And we all, all have time to spend with god. we just need to dedicate
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To spend with god. we just need to dedicate that time.
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We just need to dedicate that time. and i don't think people
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That time. and i don't think people really realize what
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And i don't think people really realize what a difference that makes.
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Really realize what a difference that makes. you may not feel anything
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A difference that makes. you may not feel anything explosive, but i mean, the first
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You may not feel anything explosive, but i mean, the first thing i do every morning
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Explosive, but i mean, the first thing i do every morning is spend time with god.
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Thing i do every morning is spend time with god. and i don't think you'd wanna
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Is spend time with god. and i don't think you'd wanna be around me if i didn't.
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And i don't think you'd wanna be around me if i didn't. and so spend time with god.
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Be around me if i didn't. and so spend time with god. see if she can make some
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And so spend time with god. see if she can make some changes that will actually
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See if she can make some changes that will actually give her a little more time.
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Changes that will actually give her a little more time. >> ginger: i know there are
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Give her a little more time. >> ginger: i know there are many people who, excuse me,
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>> ginger: i know there are many people who, excuse me, would start with those
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Many people who, excuse me, would start with those suggestions that you're making,
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Would start with those suggestions that you're making, but can't work any less hours
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Suggestions that you're making, but can't work any less hours because, you know, they have
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But can't work any less hours because, you know, they have financial obligations.
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Because, you know, they have financial obligations. and so when you're talking
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Financial obligations. and so when you're talking about, which i completely
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And so when you're talking about, which i completely understand, feeling more
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About, which i completely understand, feeling more angry as you get stressed
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Understand, feeling more angry as you get stressed or more burnt out.
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Angry as you get stressed or more burnt out. oftentimes it's not as much
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Or more burnt out. oftentimes it's not as much about the job or what's
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Oftentimes it's not as much about the job or what's happening there, as it is just
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About the job or what's happening there, as it is just life and everything.
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Happening there, as it is just life and everything. and sometimes, of course,
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Life and everything. and sometimes, of course, situations that you're
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And sometimes, of course, situations that you're dealing with, with your work
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Situations that you're dealing with, with your work or things that maybe you
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Dealing with, with your work or things that maybe you like to do more than others.
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Or things that maybe you like to do more than others. but sometimes is there something
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Like to do more than others. but sometimes is there something when you have to do something
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But sometimes is there something when you have to do something and you're finding it stressful,
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When you have to do something and you're finding it stressful, how do you change your
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And you're finding it stressful, how do you change your attitude to get through
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How do you change your attitude to get through those things?
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Attitude to get through those things? >> joyce: well, being thankful
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Those things? >> joyce: well, being thankful always is an attitude changer.
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>> joyce: well, being thankful always is an attitude changer. >> ginger: yeah, thank you,
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Always is an attitude changer. >> ginger: yeah, thank you, lord, that i have this job
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>> ginger: yeah, thank you, lord, that i have this job for provision.
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Lord, that i have this job for provision. >> joyce: yeah,
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For provision. >> joyce: yeah, that's the first one.
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>> joyce: yeah, that's the first one. and i think everybody,
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That's the first one. and i think everybody, me, you, no matter who it is,
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And i think everybody, me, you, no matter who it is, there's probably things
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Me, you, no matter who it is, there's probably things that we could eliminate.
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There's probably things that we could eliminate. and so, i remember one time
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That we could eliminate. and so, i remember one time i was complaining about
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And so, i remember one time i was complaining about my schedule, “nobody could--
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I was complaining about my schedule, “nobody could-- it's just too much to do.
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My schedule, “nobody could-- it's just too much to do. i've got somebody coming
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It's just too much to do. i've got somebody coming at me all the time, you know.”
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I've got somebody coming at me all the time, you know.” and god said, “look, joyce,
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At me all the time, you know.” and god said, “look, joyce, you made your schedule,
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And god said, “look, joyce, you made your schedule, if you don't like it,
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You made your schedule, if you don't like it, change it.”
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If you don't like it, change it.” and i think that kind
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Change it.” and i think that kind of hits us hard.
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And i think that kind of hits us hard. because we kinda wanna
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Of hits us hard. because we kinda wanna feel sorry for ourself,
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Because we kinda wanna feel sorry for ourself, and we kinda want other
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Feel sorry for ourself, and we kinda want other people to feel sorry
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And we kinda want other people to feel sorry for us too, or think we're
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People to feel sorry for us too, or think we're superwoman or superman.
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For us too, or think we're superwoman or superman. and it's okay to say, “no,
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Superwoman or superman. and it's okay to say, “no, that's too much for me.
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And it's okay to say, “no, that's too much for me. right now i'm just
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That's too much for me. right now i'm just at a boil over point.”
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Right now i'm just at a boil over point.” and in a time like this,
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At a boil over point.” and in a time like this, it is important to try to get
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And in a time like this, it is important to try to get some time by yourself.
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It is important to try to get some time by yourself. and i know everybody has
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Some time by yourself. and i know everybody has different circumstances,
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And i know everybody has different circumstances, but there have been times
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Different circumstances, but there have been times when i've just said to dave,
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But there have been times when i've just said to dave, “you know what?
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When i've just said to dave, “you know what? i need to get out of here
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“you know what? i need to get out of here for a few days.
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I need to get out of here for a few days. do you mind if i go here
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For a few days. do you mind if i go here or there, somewhere where
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Do you mind if i go here or there, somewhere where i know i can be by myself?”
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Or there, somewhere where i know i can be by myself?” and it's amazing how
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I know i can be by myself?” and it's amazing how restorative, quiet--i mean,
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And it's amazing how restorative, quiet--i mean, just a day of quiet and being
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Restorative, quiet--i mean, just a day of quiet and being able to just read and relax
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Just a day of quiet and being able to just read and relax can make a big difference.
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Able to just read and relax can make a big difference. >> ginger: and some of those
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Can make a big difference. >> ginger: and some of those things may be adjustments
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>> ginger: and some of those things may be adjustments that you make at home,
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Things may be adjustments that you make at home, at work, at church, maybe
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That you make at home, at work, at church, maybe a lot of different places.
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At work, at church, maybe a lot of different places. >> joyce: and also,
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A lot of different places. >> joyce: and also, ask for help.
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>> joyce: and also, ask for help. >> ginger: that's huge,
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Ask for help. >> ginger: that's huge, we don't like to do that.
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>> ginger: that's huge, we don't like to do that. >> joyce: you know,
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We don't like to do that. >> joyce: you know, people that are prideful.
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>> joyce: you know, people that are prideful. and here again, i know that
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People that are prideful. and here again, i know that you don't wanna be accused
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And here again, i know that you don't wanna be accused of being prideful, but it's
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You don't wanna be accused of being prideful, but it's there and it's a big monster.
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Of being prideful, but it's there and it's a big monster. and a lot of people
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There and it's a big monster. and a lot of people just can't ask for help.
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And a lot of people just can't ask for help. they just don't want
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Just can't ask for help. they just don't want to be needy.
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They just don't want to be needy. and i've learned when
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To be needy. and i've learned when i need help to ask for it.
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And i've learned when i need help to ask for it. >> ginger: yeah, that's
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I need help to ask for it. >> ginger: yeah, that's a good encouragement.
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>> ginger: yeah, that's a good encouragement. >> joyce: i don't have
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A good encouragement. >> joyce: i don't have anything to prove.
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>> joyce: i don't have anything to prove. >> ginger: yeah.
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Anything to prove. >> ginger: yeah. all right, one more
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>> ginger: yeah. all right, one more question from julie
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All right, one more question from julie in south carolina.
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Question from julie in south carolina. “joyce, i grew up in a stressful
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In south carolina. “joyce, i grew up in a stressful christian home with constant
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“joyce, i grew up in a stressful christian home with constant turmoil and fear of mom's
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Christian home with constant turmoil and fear of mom's next mood.
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Turmoil and fear of mom's next mood. i'm 38 and i'm still living with
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Next mood. i'm 38 and i'm still living with mental, physical, and emotional
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I'm 38 and i'm still living with mental, physical, and emotional effects of my childhood.
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Mental, physical, and emotional effects of my childhood. i desperately want god's peace.
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Effects of my childhood. i desperately want god's peace. what did you do to find it,
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I desperately want god's peace. what did you do to find it, and how can i pursue
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What did you do to find it, and how can i pursue it aggressively, especially
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And how can i pursue it aggressively, especially with so much chaos
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It aggressively, especially with so much chaos and stress still in my life?”
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With so much chaos and stress still in my life?” >> joyce: well, i got all
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And stress still in my life?” >> joyce: well, i got all the help that god has given me,
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>> joyce: well, i got all the help that god has given me, and it's been a lot,
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The help that god has given me, and it's been a lot, from the word--
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And it's been a lot, from the word-- from studying the word,
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From the word-- from studying the word, not just reading the word,
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From studying the word, not just reading the word, but studying the word.
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Not just reading the word, but studying the word. and reading other books
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But studying the word. and reading other books that were bible-based
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And reading other books that were bible-based but directly hit my situation,
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That were bible-based but directly hit my situation, whether it was shame,
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But directly hit my situation, whether it was shame, or guilt, or insecurity,
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Whether it was shame, or guilt, or insecurity, or lack of confidence.
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Or guilt, or insecurity, or lack of confidence. and i had to be taught
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Or lack of confidence. and i had to be taught by the holy spirit.
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And i had to be taught by the holy spirit. now, if you happen to have
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By the holy spirit. now, if you happen to have the money and feel like
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Now, if you happen to have the money and feel like it's what you wanna do,
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The money and feel like it's what you wanna do, you can go for some therapy.
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It's what you wanna do, you can go for some therapy. you know, and i think
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You can go for some therapy. you know, and i think probably a lot of therapy
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You know, and i think probably a lot of therapy is just talking out how you're
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Probably a lot of therapy is just talking out how you're feeling and telling people,
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Is just talking out how you're feeling and telling people, and getting some advice back.
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Feeling and telling people, and getting some advice back. but if you can't do that,
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And getting some advice back. but if you can't do that, maybe find a trusted spiritual
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But if you can't do that, maybe find a trusted spiritual friend that you can talk to.
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Maybe find a trusted spiritual friend that you can talk to. and i don't think we always have
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Friend that you can talk to. and i don't think we always have to be verbalizing everything
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And i don't think we always have to be verbalizing everything that's frustrating us.
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But the bible does say,
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But the bible does say, “confess your faults
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But the bible does say, “confess your faults to one another,
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“confess your faults to one another, that you may be healed.”
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To one another, that you may be healed.” and so, you know,
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That you may be healed.” and so, you know, we can do what we can do,
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And so, you know, we can do what we can do, but some of our problems
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We can do what we can do, but some of our problems don't just go away overnight.
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But some of our problems don't just go away overnight. you know, psalm 94:12 and 13,
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Don't just go away overnight. you know, psalm 94:12 and 13, says that we'll continue to have
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You know, psalm 94:12 and 13, says that we'll continue to have adversity until we learn how
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Says that we'll continue to have adversity until we learn how to keep ourselves calm during
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Adversity until we learn how to keep ourselves calm during those times of adversity.
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To keep ourselves calm during those times of adversity. so jesus has given us peace.
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Those times of adversity. so jesus has given us peace. john 14:27 says that.
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So jesus has given us peace. john 14:27 says that. so i have peace.
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John 14:27 says that. so i have peace. it's up to me whether
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I wanna use it or i wanna
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I wanna use it or i wanna go ahead and be upset.
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I wanna use it or i wanna go ahead and be upset. and i know none of this is easy.
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Go ahead and be upset. and i know none of this is easy. i know that.
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And i know none of this is easy. i know that. but the answer is still
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I know that. but the answer is still the answer.
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But the answer is still the answer. and however long it takes
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The answer. and however long it takes you to get to that answer,
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And however long it takes you to get to that answer, and it takes a while.
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You to get to that answer, and it takes a while. sometimes these changes
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And it takes a while. sometimes these changes don't happen overnight.
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Sometimes these changes don't happen overnight. >> ginger: yeah.
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Don't happen overnight. >> ginger: yeah. thank you for the help.
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>> ginger: yeah. thank you for the help. we all appreciate it.
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Thank you for the help. we all appreciate it. >> joyce: you're welcome.
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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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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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>> joyce: this is a time
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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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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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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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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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When you purchase a bible like this
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A bible like this or you send
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In an offering, it allows you and i,
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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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Of the mind" bible. yours for
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Yours for a gift of...
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A gift of... or more.
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Or more. call us at...
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Call us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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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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>> [music]
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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.
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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 2)

March 5, 2026 | 27:29

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