Joyce Meyer - Has Your Get Up and Go Got Up and Gone? (Part 1)

August 11, 2025 | S25 E56 | 29:29

Do you ever get tired of what you're doing? Today on the program, Joyce discusses why it's so important to do the right thing, with a right attitude that honors God.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Has Your Get Up and Go Got Up and Gone? (Part 1) | August 11, 2025

>> joyce: have great
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>> joyce: have great expectations for your future.
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>> joyce: have great expectations for your future. if you're gonna have a dream,
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Expectations for your future. if you're gonna have a dream, don't have a little one,
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If you're gonna have a dream, don't have a little one, have a big one.
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Don't have a little one, have a big one. doesn't take any more
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Have a big one. doesn't take any more energy to have a big dream
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Doesn't take any more energy to have a big dream than it does a little dream.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this morning,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this morning, i wanna preach
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>> joyce: this morning, i wanna preach a message called,
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I wanna preach a message called, "has your get up
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A message called, "has your get up and go got up and gone?"
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"has your get up and go got up and gone?" >> [audience laughing]
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And go got up and gone?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, we all feel
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, we all feel like that sometimes, don't we?
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>> joyce: you know, we all feel like that sometimes, don't we? it's like, really, no matter
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Like that sometimes, don't we? it's like, really, no matter what you do--
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It's like, really, no matter what you do-- i don't care if you're
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A movie star, a famous singer,
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A movie star, a famous singer, a janitor, a pastor,
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A movie star, a famous singer, a janitor, a pastor, an office worker,
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A janitor, a pastor, an office worker, whatever it is,
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An office worker, whatever it is, a stay-at-home mom,
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Whatever it is, a stay-at-home mom, sometimes you just get tired
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A stay-at-home mom, sometimes you just get tired of doing what you're doing.
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Sometimes you just get tired of doing what you're doing. come on, don't you?
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Of doing what you're doing. come on, don't you? well, you know,
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Come on, don't you? well, you know, you don't even really
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Well, you know, you don't even really need to feel bad about that.
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You don't even really need to feel bad about that. that's just human nature.
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Need to feel bad about that. that's just human nature. and it's usually a sign that
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That's just human nature. and it's usually a sign that you need to either have
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And it's usually a sign that you need to either have a little attitude adjustment,
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You need to either have a little attitude adjustment, or maybe you just
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A little attitude adjustment, or maybe you just need to take a break,
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Or maybe you just need to take a break, do a little something else,
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Need to take a break, do a little something else, get refreshed.
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Do a little something else, get refreshed. and i'm very diligent
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Get refreshed. and i'm very diligent and disciplined about my time
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And i'm very diligent and disciplined about my time with god and my bible study
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And disciplined about my time with god and my bible study and do it every morning,
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With god and my bible study and do it every morning, first thing.
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And do it every morning, first thing. and last week i had two days,
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First thing. and last week i had two days, monday, and tuesday,
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And last week i had two days, monday, and tuesday, i just didn't wanna do it.
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Monday, and tuesday, i just didn't wanna do it. i tried to read the bible.
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I just was like--it was like
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I just was like--it was like nothing was making any sense.
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I just was like--it was like nothing was making any sense. i talked to the lord,
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Nothing was making any sense. i talked to the lord, but i didn't really feel like
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I talked to the lord, but i didn't really feel like going to my regular routine.
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But i didn't really feel like going to my regular routine. and, you know, i didn't
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Going to my regular routine. and, you know, i didn't feel bad about that.
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And, you know, i didn't feel bad about that. there would have been
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Feel bad about that. there would have been a time when i would have
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There would have been a time when i would have felt really bad about it.
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A time when i would have felt really bad about it. but sometimes you just
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Felt really bad about it. but sometimes you just need to take a little break
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But sometimes you just need to take a little break and then you come back,
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Need to take a little break and then you come back, and things are fresh again.
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And then you come back, and things are fresh again. now, if you can't stand what
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And things are fresh again. now, if you can't stand what you're doing all the time,
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Now, if you can't stand what you're doing all the time, then that may be a sign that
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You're doing all the time, then that may be a sign that you're doing the wrong thing,
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Then that may be a sign that you're doing the wrong thing, that maybe you need to make
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You're doing the wrong thing, that maybe you need to make a change and do something else.
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That maybe you need to make a change and do something else. but i believe that one of our
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A change and do something else. but i believe that one of our biggest issues is we depend
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But i believe that one of our biggest issues is we depend way too much on emotion.
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Biggest issues is we depend way too much on emotion. and it's really spiritual
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Way too much on emotion. and it's really spiritual immaturity to depend
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And it's really spiritual immaturity to depend so much on how you feel.
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Because if you can't
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Because if you can't do what's right,
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Do what's right, whether you feel
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Whether you feel like it or not--
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Like it or not-- let me say it again.
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Let me say it again. if you can't do what's right,
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If you can't do what's right, whether you feel
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Whether you feel like it or not,
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Like it or not, then you're really never
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Then you're really never gonna have victory in your
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Gonna have victory in your life because the devil can,
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With how we feel.
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Somebody asked me,
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Somebody asked me, a few years back,
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Somebody asked me, a few years back, "how do you feel about
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A few years back, "how do you feel about all the traveling that you do?"
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"how do you feel about all the traveling that you do?" and i thought about
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All the traveling that you do?" and i thought about it for a minute, and i said,
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And i thought about it for a minute, and i said, "you know what?
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It for a minute, and i said, "you know what? i haven't asked myself
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"you know what? i haven't asked myself in a long time."
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I haven't asked myself in a long time." sometimes we need
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In a long time." sometimes we need to stop asking ourselves,
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Sometimes we need to stop asking ourselves, "how do i feel about this?"
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To stop asking ourselves, "how do i feel about this?" and just go beyond that
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"how do i feel about this?" and just go beyond that and do what you know
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And just go beyond that and do what you know you ought to be doing.
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And do what you know you ought to be doing. i don't--you know, i'm not crazy
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You ought to be doing. i don't--you know, i'm not crazy about staying in hotels.
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I don't--you know, i'm not crazy about staying in hotels. i mean, some of them are nice.
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About staying in hotels. i mean, some of them are nice. the one here's nice.
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I mean, some of them are nice. the one here's nice. but i've stayed in ones that
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The one here's nice. but i've stayed in ones that aren't so nice and aren't
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But i've stayed in ones that aren't so nice and aren't maybe the cleanest in the world.
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Aren't so nice and aren't maybe the cleanest in the world. nothing i hate
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Maybe the cleanest in the world. nothing i hate worse than a hotel
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Nothing i hate worse than a hotel that is just real dimly lit.
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Worse than a hotel that is just real dimly lit. you know, it's like,
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That is just real dimly lit. you know, it's like, "what do you just not--you want
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You know, it's like, "what do you just not--you want us not to see ourselves..."
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"what do you just not--you want us not to see ourselves..." >> [audience laughing]
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Us not to see ourselves..." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: or "you want us not
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: or "you want us not to see how dirty the room is,"
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>> joyce: or "you want us not to see how dirty the room is," or "what's the problem?"
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To see how dirty the room is," or "what's the problem?" but i want you to listen to me.
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Or "what's the problem?" but i want you to listen to me. no matter what you do,
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But i want you to listen to me. no matter what you do, no matter what people
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No matter what you do, no matter what people you're involved with,
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No matter what people you're involved with, no matter what
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You're involved with, no matter what church you go to,
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No matter what church you go to, no matter who
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Church you go to, no matter who you're married to,
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No matter who you're married to, you're always gonna have some
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You're married to, you're always gonna have some things that you don't care for.
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You're always gonna have some things that you don't care for. that's part of life.
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Things that you don't care for. that's part of life. so, we can't focus
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That's part of life. so, we can't focus on what we don't like,
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So, we can't focus on what we don't like, because if we do,
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On what we don't like, because if we do, we're gonna be in big,
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Because if we do, we're gonna be in big, big, big trouble.
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We're gonna be in big, big, big trouble. but you focus on the whole.
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Big, big trouble. but you focus on the whole. i'm not crazy about some
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But you focus on the whole. i'm not crazy about some parts of what i do.
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I'm not crazy about some parts of what i do. i mean, i've been doing
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Parts of what i do. i mean, i've been doing this for 45 years.
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I mean, i've been doing this for 45 years. and, you know, to be honest,
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This for 45 years. and, you know, to be honest, sometimes i get tired
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And, you know, to be honest, sometimes i get tired of asking for money.
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Sometimes i get tired of asking for money. i mean, you think you
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Of asking for money. i mean, you think you get tired of hearing it.
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I mean, you think you get tired of hearing it. well, you ought to be
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Get tired of hearing it. well, you ought to be on the other end of it...
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Well, you ought to be on the other end of it... >> [audience laughing]
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On the other end of it... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and need to be
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and need to be the one that has to stand
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>> joyce: and need to be the one that has to stand up in front of people
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The one that has to stand up in front of people and ask for it all the time.
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Up in front of people and ask for it all the time. that's why when you're
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And ask for it all the time. that's why when you're in church and somebody
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That's why when you're in church and somebody receives an offering,
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In church and somebody receives an offering, you need to smile at 'em,
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Receives an offering, you need to smile at 'em, you need to be happy because
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You need to smile at 'em, you need to be happy because it's not the easiest thing
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You need to be happy because it's not the easiest thing in the world.
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It's not the easiest thing in the world. but i can't have a ministry
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In the world. but i can't have a ministry like this and not have money.
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But i can't have a ministry like this and not have money. and i can't go out and make
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Like this and not have money. and i can't go out and make enough money to do it.
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And i can't go out and make enough money to do it. so, i have no choice
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Enough money to do it. so, i have no choice but to ask for it.
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So, i have no choice but to ask for it. well, it's not--
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But to ask for it. well, it's not-- >> [audience applauding]
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Well, it's not-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it's not the part
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it's not the part i love the most,
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>> joyce: it's not the part i love the most, but i love what i'm doing.
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I love the most, but i love what i'm doing. you see, to do anything--i want
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But i love what i'm doing. you see, to do anything--i want you to get this.
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You see, to do anything--i want you to get this. to do anything,
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You to get this. to do anything, to be married to anybody,
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To do anything, to be married to anybody, there's gonna be parts
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To be married to anybody, there's gonna be parts of it that you don't like.
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There's gonna be parts of it that you don't like. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: one time,
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>> joyce: one time, i got to focusing on everything
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I got to focusing on everything that was wrong with dave.
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That was wrong with dave. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i know you
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>> joyce: i know you all think he's perfect,
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All think he's perfect, but he's not.
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But he's not. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: he's close,
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>> joyce: he's close, but he's not.
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>> joyce: he's close, but he's not. and god told me to make a list.
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But he's not. and god told me to make a list. put on my heart, "make a list,
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And god told me to make a list. put on my heart, "make a list, write down everything
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Put on my heart, "make a list, write down everything about dave you don't like
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Write down everything about dave you don't like and everything you do."
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About dave you don't like and everything you do." and i'll tell you what,
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And everything you do." and i'll tell you what, i got over my problem real
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And i'll tell you what, i got over my problem real quick, because the things
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I got over my problem real quick, because the things i liked was so much longer.
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Quick, because the things i liked was so much longer. >> [audience applauding]
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I liked was so much longer. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i believe
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i believe somebody here today
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Needs to hear that because
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Needs to hear that because you've been focusing too
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Needs to hear that because you've been focusing too much on the wrong thing.
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You've been focusing too much on the wrong thing. what's wrong with your kid?
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Much on the wrong thing. what's wrong with your kid? what's wrong with your job?
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What's wrong with your kid? what's wrong with your job? what's wrong with your church?
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What's wrong with your job? what's wrong with your church? what--you know,
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What's wrong with your church? what--you know, what's wrong with you?
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What--you know, what's wrong with you? you know, you don't even
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What's wrong with you? you know, you don't even need to focus on everything
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You know, you don't even need to focus on everything that's wrong with you
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Need to focus on everything that's wrong with you all the time.
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That's wrong with you all the time. you're changing,
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All the time. you're changing, god's changing you.
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And the bible says
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And the bible says that we are to focus
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And the bible says that we are to focus on the positive things in life.
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That we are to focus on the positive things in life. the only people who succeed
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Are those who can do what they
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Are those who can do what they know they should do without
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Are those who can do what they know they should do without excitement to motivate them.
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Know they should do without excitement to motivate them. it's more fun
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Excitement to motivate them. it's more fun when it's exciting.
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It's more fun when it's exciting. i feel pretty excited
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When it's exciting. i feel pretty excited this morning, but i don't know,
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I feel pretty excited this morning, but i don't know, you know, maybe a third
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This morning, but i don't know, you know, maybe a third of the way through the year,
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You know, maybe a third of the way through the year, i might not feel quite
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Of the way through the year, i might not feel quite as excited because i will
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I might not feel quite as excited because i will have done it a number of times.
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As excited because i will have done it a number of times. you know, i always say there's
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Have done it a number of times. you know, i always say there's a beginning and that's always
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You know, i always say there's a beginning and that's always excited--the beginning of any
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A beginning and that's always excited--the beginning of any new thing is exciting, isn't it?
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Excited--the beginning of any new thing is exciting, isn't it? it just kinda comes
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New thing is exciting, isn't it? it just kinda comes with the package.
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It just kinda comes with the package. we're excited.
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With the package. we're excited. and boy, if you ever
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We're excited. and boy, if you ever make it to the end--
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And boy, if you ever make it to the end-- and i say "if" loudly.
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Make it to the end-- and i say "if" loudly. if you ever make it to the end,
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And i say "if" loudly. if you ever make it to the end, that's exciting!
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If you ever make it to the end, that's exciting! man, i finished it!
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That's exciting! man, i finished it! but there's a middle
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Man, i finished it! but there's a middle and it's only the people that
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But there's a middle and it's only the people that can make it through the middle
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And it's only the people that can make it through the middle that make it to the end.
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Can make it through the middle that make it to the end. some of you need
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That make it to the end. some of you need to hear this this morning.
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Some of you need to hear this this morning. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, people in the public
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>> joyce: you know, people in the public eye wanna be normal,
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People in the public eye wanna be normal, and normal people
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Eye wanna be normal, and normal people wanna be well-known.
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And normal people wanna be well-known. one day i was in a grocery
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Wanna be well-known. one day i was in a grocery store, a lady sees me...
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One day i was in a grocery store, a lady sees me... [gasps]
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Store, a lady sees me... [gasps] "what are you doing in here?"
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[gasps] "what are you doing in here?" >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: i said,
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>> joyce: i said, "well, believe it or not,
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>> joyce: i said, "well, believe it or not, i eat like everybody else does."
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"well, believe it or not, i eat like everybody else does." >> [audience laughing]
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I eat like everybody else does." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, when you're in the public eye,
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>> joyce: you know, when you're in the public eye, i think, especially, when you're
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When you're in the public eye, i think, especially, when you're in some kind of a spiritual
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I think, especially, when you're in some kind of a spiritual field, people think
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In some kind of a spiritual field, people think you just float around
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Field, people think you just float around on a cloud all day...
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You just float around on a cloud all day... >> [audience laughing]
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On a cloud all day... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sing the hallelujah
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sing the hallelujah chorus.
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You know, we do what
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You know, we do what everybody else does.
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You know, we do what everybody else does. we have all the same things
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Everybody else does. we have all the same things that everybody else has.
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We have all the same things that everybody else has. god wants us to be full
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That everybody else has. god wants us to be full of zeal and enthusiastic.
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God wants us to be full of zeal and enthusiastic. he likes fire, fiery people.
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Of zeal and enthusiastic. he likes fire, fiery people. >> [audience applauding]
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He likes fire, fiery people. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and, you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and, you know, how do we expect to get
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>> joyce: and, you know, how do we expect to get anybody else excited
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How do we expect to get anybody else excited about jesus if we don't have
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Anybody else excited about jesus if we don't have a little bit of enthusiasm?
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About jesus if we don't have a little bit of enthusiasm? and, you know, you haven't
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A little bit of enthusiasm? and, you know, you haven't lived until you're doin'
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And, you know, you haven't lived until you're doin' a service and everybody
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Lived until you're doin' a service and everybody you look at looks
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A service and everybody you look at looks like they're dead.
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You look at looks like they're dead. i mean, you need to--
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Like they're dead. i mean, you need to-- i remember one time
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I mean, you need to-- i remember one time i got invited to a--it was
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I remember one time i got invited to a--it was a denominational church,
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I got invited to a--it was a denominational church, and i don't know, there was
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A denominational church, and i don't know, there was maybe 30 people there.
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And i don't know, there was maybe 30 people there. and i mean, it looked like
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Maybe 30 people there. and i mean, it looked like i was doing a funeral.
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And i mean, it looked like i was doing a funeral. i mean, they were--
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I was doing a funeral. i mean, they were-- it was a religious church,
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I mean, they were-- it was a religious church, and they weren't, probably,
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It was a religious church, and they weren't, probably, used to women preaching
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And they weren't, probably, used to women preaching and weren't used
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Used to women preaching and weren't used to excited people like me.
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And weren't used to excited people like me. and when we got done,
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To excited people like me. and when we got done, dave said, "i do not
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And when we got done, dave said, "i do not know how you did that."
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Dave said, "i do not know how you did that." >> [audience laughing]
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Know how you did that." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it just
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it just makes me mad when
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>> joyce: and it just makes me mad when people are like that.
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Makes me mad when people are like that. i just kinda roll up my
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People are like that. i just kinda roll up my spiritual sleeves and think,
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I just kinda roll up my spiritual sleeves and think, "i am gonna make you happy
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Spiritual sleeves and think, "i am gonna make you happy whether you wanna be or not."
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"i am gonna make you happy whether you wanna be or not." >> [audience applauding]
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Whether you wanna be or not." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "you're gonna
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "you're gonna be happy."
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>> joyce: "you're gonna be happy." nothing dead praises the lord,
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Be happy." nothing dead praises the lord, the bible says.
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Psalm 115:17, "it is not
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Psalm 115:17, "it is not the dead who praise the lord,
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Psalm 115:17, "it is not the dead who praise the lord, neither those who
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The dead who praise the lord, neither those who go down into silence."
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Neither those who go down into silence." don't have a dead attitude.
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Go down into silence." don't have a dead attitude. don't be what i call part of,
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Don't have a dead attitude. don't be what i call part of, "the walking dead."
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Don't be what i call part of, "the walking dead." you know, like jesus said,
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"the walking dead." you know, like jesus said, "whitewashed tombs full
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You know, like jesus said, "whitewashed tombs full of dead men's bones."
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"whitewashed tombs full of dead men's bones." i mean, if anybody
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Of dead men's bones." i mean, if anybody should be happy,
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I mean, if anybody should be happy, it should be us, right?
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Should be happy, it should be us, right? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and i think that's
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>> joyce: and i think that's one of the calling cards,
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>> joyce: and i think that's one of the calling cards, one of the ways that
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One of the calling cards, one of the ways that we can draw people
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One of the ways that we can draw people to jesus is through having
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We can draw people to jesus is through having a consistently good attitude,
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To jesus is through having a consistently good attitude, and through joy,
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A consistently good attitude, and through joy, and through peace,
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And through joy, and through peace, not getting upset about what
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And through peace, not getting upset about what everybody else gets upset about,
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Not getting upset about what everybody else gets upset about, and being joyful.
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Everybody else gets upset about, and being joyful. now, that doesn't mean
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And being joyful. now, that doesn't mean you have to go around
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Now, that doesn't mean you have to go around giggling all the time or,
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You have to go around giggling all the time or, you know, being like, "yeee!"
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Giggling all the time or, you know, being like, "yeee!" you know, so excited.
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You know, being like, "yeee!" you know, so excited. you don't wanna
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You know, so excited. you don't wanna be like the salesman
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You don't wanna be like the salesman who was enthusiastic.
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Be like the salesman who was enthusiastic. it was his first day
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Who was enthusiastic. it was his first day on the job selling vacuum
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It was his first day on the job selling vacuum sweepers and he was just,
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On the job selling vacuum sweepers and he was just, "oh!"
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Sweepers and he was just, "oh!" he was so excited.
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"oh!" he was so excited. and he rang this first doorbell,
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He was so excited. and he rang this first doorbell, and he was so excited.
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And he rang this first doorbell, and he was so excited. he pushed right past the lady
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And he was so excited. he pushed right past the lady and rushed into her home.
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He pushed right past the lady and rushed into her home. and he took this black plastic
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And rushed into her home. and he took this black plastic bag out and he dumped these cow
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And he took this black plastic bag out and he dumped these cow droppings all over her floor.
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Bag out and he dumped these cow droppings all over her floor. and he said, "now, lady,
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Droppings all over her floor. and he said, "now, lady, if i cannot get all that
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And he said, "now, lady, if i cannot get all that cleaned up with this vacuum,
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If i cannot get all that cleaned up with this vacuum, i will eat it."
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Cleaned up with this vacuum, i will eat it." she said, "would you like
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I will eat it." she said, "would you like ketchup with it or chili sauce?"
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She said, "would you like ketchup with it or chili sauce?" >> [audience laughing]
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Ketchup with it or chili sauce?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and he looked
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and he looked kinda stunned, and he said,
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>> joyce: and he looked kinda stunned, and he said, "why would you ask that?"
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Kinda stunned, and he said, "why would you ask that?" she said, "because there's
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"why would you ask that?" she said, "because there's no electricity in this house."
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She said, "because there's no electricity in this house." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: so--[chuckling]
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>> joyce: so--[chuckling] sometimes you can
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>> joyce: so--[chuckling] sometimes you can be a little bit too enthusiastic
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Sometimes you can be a little bit too enthusiastic and get yourself in trouble.
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Be a little bit too enthusiastic and get yourself in trouble. you don't think about
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And get yourself in trouble. you don't think about what you're doing.
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Romans 12:11 says,
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Romans 12:11 says, "never lag in zeal
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Romans 12:11 says, "never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor;
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"never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning
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And in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the spirit."
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Be aglow and burning with the spirit." now, i'm not asking you
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With the spirit." now, i'm not asking you to giggle all the time,
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Now, i'm not asking you to giggle all the time, but we can all smile.
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Let's try it, right now.
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Let's try it, right now. smile at me.
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Let's try it, right now. smile at me. see, boy, that's just--
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Smile at me. see, boy, that's just-- brings the whole atmosphere
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See, boy, that's just-- brings the whole atmosphere in the room up about a notch.
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Brings the whole atmosphere in the room up about a notch. you know, we really do need
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In the room up about a notch. you know, we really do need to learn to smile more in life.
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You know, we really do need to learn to smile more in life. you know, it's amazing.
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To learn to smile more in life. you know, it's amazing. if you smile at people,
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You know, it's amazing. if you smile at people, they will generally smile back.
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If you smile at people, they will generally smile back. and if we need
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They will generally smile back. and if we need anything in this world,
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And if we need anything in this world, we need some joy
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Anything in this world, we need some joy because everything
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We need some joy because everything out there is negative,
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Because everything out there is negative, pulling everything down.
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Out there is negative, pulling everything down. >> [audience applauding]
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Pulling everything down. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know what?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know what? the job of doing
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>> joyce: and you know what? the job of doing the right thing is ours.
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The job of doing the right thing is ours. you cannot expect the sinners
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The right thing is ours. you cannot expect the sinners to do the right thing.
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You cannot expect the sinners to do the right thing. they don't even know how to.
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To do the right thing. they don't even know how to. so, we have to come up higher.
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They don't even know how to. so, we have to come up higher. we are living in a very
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So, we have to come up higher. we are living in a very unique time in history.
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We are living in a very unique time in history. and you're not here by accident.
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Unique time in history. and you're not here by accident. god has chosen you for
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And you're not here by accident. god has chosen you for this time slot in history,
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God has chosen you for this time slot in history, and every one of you are
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This time slot in history, and every one of you are called into ministry.
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And every one of you are called into ministry. amen?
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Called into ministry. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the people who
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the people who need to be here this morning
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>> joyce: the people who need to be here this morning probably wouldn't step
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Need to be here this morning probably wouldn't step foot inside this place,
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Probably wouldn't step foot inside this place, but you work next to 'em,
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Foot inside this place, but you work next to 'em, you live next to 'em.
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But you work next to 'em, you live next to 'em. and you don't even
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You live next to 'em. and you don't even necessarily have to preach
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And you don't even necessarily have to preach the gospel to them,
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Necessarily have to preach the gospel to them, you just have to live the life.
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The gospel to them, you just have to live the life. you don't--
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You just have to live the life. you don't-- go out and be what
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You don't-- go out and be what you're supposed to be.
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Go out and be what you're supposed to be. amen?
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You're supposed to be. amen? so, let's get a little
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Amen? so, let's get a little more excited.
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So, let's get a little more excited. and if you're grumpy about
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More excited. and if you're grumpy about something that, you know,
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And if you're grumpy about something that, you know, you don't like in your life,
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Something that, you know, you don't like in your life, well, let me tell you something,
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You don't like in your life, well, let me tell you something, everybody's got things in their
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Well, let me tell you something, everybody's got things in their life they don't really care for.
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Colossians 3:23 and 24 says,
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Colossians 3:23 and 24 says, "whatever you do,
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Colossians 3:23 and 24 says, "whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,
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"whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the lord,
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Work at it with all your heart, as working for the lord, not for a human master."
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As working for the lord, not for a human master." when you go to work
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In the morning, you need to say,
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In the morning, you need to say, "god, i'm going
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In the morning, you need to say, "god, i'm going to do this for you."
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"god, i'm going to do this for you." when you get dressed
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To do this for you." when you get dressed in the morning, you say,
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When you get dressed in the morning, you say, "lord, i'm getting
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In the morning, you say, "lord, i'm getting dressed for you, how--
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"lord, i'm getting dressed for you, how-- what do you want
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Dressed for you, how-- what do you want me to wear today?"
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What do you want me to wear today?" i mean, some people would
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Me to wear today?" i mean, some people would dress a little better if they
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I mean, some people would dress a little better if they thought about the fact,
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Dress a little better if they thought about the fact, they were doing it for the lord.
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Thought about the fact, they were doing it for the lord. sometimes i--
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They were doing it for the lord. sometimes i-- >> [audience laughing]
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Sometimes i-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes, i think,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes, i think, "do you not own a mirror?"
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>> joyce: sometimes, i think, "do you not own a mirror?" >> [audience laughing]
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"do you not own a mirror?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you did not even
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you did not even begin to look at yourself
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>> joyce: "you did not even begin to look at yourself in the mirror this morning,"
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Begin to look at yourself in the mirror this morning," you know.
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In the mirror this morning," you know. you know, you don't need
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You know. you know, you don't need to throw things in the dryer,
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You know, you don't need to throw things in the dryer, leave 'em lay in the dryer
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To throw things in the dryer, leave 'em lay in the dryer all night and then get
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Leave 'em lay in the dryer all night and then get up in the morning and put
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All night and then get up in the morning and put them on and go somewhere.
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Use a little bit
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Use a little bit of common sense.
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Use a little bit of common sense. "since you know that you
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Of common sense. "since you know that you will receive an inheritance
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"since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the lord as your reward.
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Will receive an inheritance from the lord as your reward. it's christ you're serving."
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From the lord as your reward. it's christ you're serving." and we don't just serve
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God by being an usher
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God by being an usher at church or by volunteering
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God by being an usher at church or by volunteering for a mission's trip.
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At church or by volunteering for a mission's trip. everything we do,
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For a mission's trip. everything we do, god's interested in.
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Everything we do, god's interested in. and we serve him
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God's interested in. and we serve him in everything that we do.
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And we serve him in everything that we do. and you can be a lot happier
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In everything that we do. and you can be a lot happier about what you're doing,
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And you can be a lot happier about what you're doing, even the parts of it you don't
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About what you're doing, even the parts of it you don't like, if you will live with
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Even the parts of it you don't like, if you will live with that thought in mind,
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Like, if you will live with that thought in mind, "i'm doing this for the lord.
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That thought in mind, "i'm doing this for the lord. i'm not doing it for man.
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"i'm doing this for the lord. i'm not doing it for man. i'm doing it for the lord."
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I'm not doing it for man. i'm doing it for the lord." and whatever we do for god,
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I'm doing it for the lord." and whatever we do for god, god will always reward us
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And whatever we do for god, god will always reward us at the right time in our life.
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God will always reward us at the right time in our life. amen?
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At the right time in our life. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: have great
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: have great expectations for your future.
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>> joyce: have great expectations for your future. if you're gonna have a dream,
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Expectations for your future. if you're gonna have a dream, don't have a little one,
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If you're gonna have a dream, don't have a little one, have a big one.
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Doesn't take any more
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Doesn't take any more energy to have a big dream
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Doesn't take any more energy to have a big dream than it does a little dream.
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Energy to have a big dream than it does a little dream. you don't have
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Than it does a little dream. you don't have to wait to feel it.
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You don't have to wait to feel it. you can decide to have it.
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To wait to feel it. you can decide to have it. i'm believing for
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You can decide to have it. i'm believing for great things this year.
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I'm believing for great things this year. the word that god gave
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Great things this year. the word that god gave me for our ministry
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The word that god gave me for our ministry for this year is,
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Me for our ministry for this year is, "increase your faith."
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For this year is, "increase your faith." and i thought, "you want
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"increase your faith." and i thought, "you want me to believe for more?"
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And i thought, "you want me to believe for more?" i mean, we're so blessed.
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Me to believe for more?" i mean, we're so blessed. we're doing so much
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I mean, we're so blessed. we're doing so much around the world.
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We're doing so much around the world. and--that i've even had
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A word from a prophet
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A word from a prophet that ministers to me,
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A word from a prophet that ministers to me, "don't even start
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That ministers to me, "don't even start to think you're done
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"don't even start to think you're done yet cause you're not."
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To think you're done yet cause you're not." >> [audience applauding]
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Yet cause you're not." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know, god doesn't want any of us to--
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>> joyce: and you know, god doesn't want any of us to-- sometimes when you've been
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God doesn't want any of us to-- sometimes when you've been doing something a long time--
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Sometimes when you've been doing something a long time-- even like your marriage.
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Doing something a long time-- even like your marriage. dave and i've been
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Even like your marriage. dave and i've been married 54 years.
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Dave and i've been married 54 years. okay, well--
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Married 54 years. okay, well-- >> [audience applauding]
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Okay, well-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know. oh, wron--56 years, i'm sorry.
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>> joyce: you know. oh, wron--56 years, i'm sorry. >> [audience laughing]
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Oh, wron--56 years, i'm sorry. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i don't even know
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i don't even know how long i've been married.
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>> joyce: see, i don't even know how long i've been married. >> [audience laughing]
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How long i've been married. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we are probably
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we are probably having more fun now than
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>> joyce: and we are probably having more fun now than we've ever had because both
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Having more fun now than we've ever had because both of us have a hearing issue.
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We've ever had because both of us have a hearing issue. >> [audience laughing]
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Of us have a hearing issue. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and the most frequent
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and the most frequent words spoken in our house is,
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>> joyce: and the most frequent words spoken in our house is, "huh?"
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Words spoken in our house is, "huh?" >> [audience laughing]
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"huh?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "what?"
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "what?" i think now, dave says, "what?"
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>> joyce: "what?" i think now, dave says, "what?" even if he does hear me.
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I think now, dave says, "what?" even if he does hear me. it's just become a habit.
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Even if he does hear me. it's just become a habit. well, we're both going
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It's just become a habit. well, we're both going to see about a hearing
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Well, we're both going to see about a hearing device next week.
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To see about a hearing device next week. we'll see how that turns out.
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Device next week. we'll see how that turns out. he's got a hearing aid,
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We'll see how that turns out. he's got a hearing aid, but he won't wear it,
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He's got a hearing aid, but he won't wear it, because he don't want
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But he won't wear it, because he don't want something on the outside
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Because he don't want something on the outside of his ear because dave
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Something on the outside of his ear because dave don't wanna look old.
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Of his ear because dave don't wanna look old. he's going to be 83 in july,
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Don't wanna look old. he's going to be 83 in july, and he doesn't--
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He's going to be 83 in july, and he doesn't-- >> [audience cheering]
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And he doesn't-- >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: wanna look it.
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: wanna look it. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: wanna look it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and of course,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and of course, i'm only gonna be 49 in june,
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>> joyce: and of course, i'm only gonna be 49 in june, he married a--
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I'm only gonna be 49 in june, he married a-- >> [audience laughing]
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He married a-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: married a much
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: married a much younger woman.
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>> joyce: married a much younger woman. but--
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Younger woman. but-- >> [audience laughing]
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But-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the other night
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the other night [laughs]
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>> joyce: the other night [laughs] and i don't know why,
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[laughs] and i don't know why, but i came by--
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And i don't know why, but i came by-- i got up to go to the bathroom
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But i came by-- i got up to go to the bathroom and i came back.
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I got up to go to the bathroom and i came back. and i just felt kinda feisty.
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And i came back. and i just felt kinda feisty. so, i kicked him.
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And i just felt kinda feisty. so, i kicked him. >> [audience laughing]
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So, i kicked him. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and he kicked me back,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and he kicked me back, and i kicked him.
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>> joyce: and he kicked me back, and i kicked him. and i laughed.
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And i kicked him. and i laughed. i said, "you're 83
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And i laughed. i said, "you're 83 and i'm about to be 80."
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I said, "you're 83 and i'm about to be 80." and i said, "here we are
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And i'm about to be 80." and i said, "here we are kicking each other in bed."
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Well, you know, you need to--
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Well, you know, you need to-- don't get dull about
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Well, you know, you need to-- don't get dull about it just 'cause you've been
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Don't get dull about it just 'cause you've been doing it for a long time.
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It just 'cause you've been doing it for a long time. do you hear me?
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Doing it for a long time. do you hear me? >> audience: yes.
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Do you hear me? >> audience: yes. >> joyce: don't just
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: don't just settle into some "yeah,"
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>> joyce: don't just settle into some "yeah," [mumbles]
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Settle into some "yeah," [mumbles] you know?
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[mumbles] you know? "i've looked at your face,
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You know? "i've looked at your face, about as long
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"i've looked at your face, about as long as i can stand it."
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About as long as i can stand it." >> [audience laughing]
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As i can stand it." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you need to--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you need to-- you need to do things
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>> joyce: you need to-- you need to do things to keep yourself stirred up.
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You need to do things to keep yourself stirred up. and a lot of that has
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To keep yourself stirred up. and a lot of that has to do with your thinking.
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And a lot of that has to do with your thinking. it has to do with--
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To do with your thinking. it has to do with-- and you can think
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It has to do with-- and you can think things on purpose.
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And you can think things on purpose. you need to think about
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Things on purpose. you need to think about how blessed you are.
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You need to think about how blessed you are. >> audience: amen.
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How blessed you are. >> audience: amen. >> joyce: you know what?
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: you know what? "well, i hate to go
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>> joyce: you know what? "well, i hate to go to the grocery store."
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"well, i hate to go to the grocery store." well, do you wanna eat?
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To the grocery store." well, do you wanna eat? you know, "uh, man,
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Well, do you wanna eat? you know, "uh, man, i gotta clean house today.
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You know, "uh, man, i gotta clean house today. i hate to clean house."
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I gotta clean house today. i hate to clean house." well, do you wanna
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I hate to clean house." well, do you wanna house to live in?
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Well, do you wanna house to live in? i mean, a lot of you that
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House to live in? i mean, a lot of you that constantly find something
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I mean, a lot of you that constantly find something wrong with the person
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Constantly find something wrong with the person you're married to,
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Wrong with the person you're married to, there's lonely people that
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You're married to, there's lonely people that don't even have anybody
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There's lonely people that don't even have anybody to eat with that would love
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Don't even have anybody to eat with that would love to take 'em off your hands.
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To eat with that would love to take 'em off your hands. amen?
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To take 'em off your hands. amen? you know, i believe that
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Amen? you know, i believe that attitude makes us or breaks us.
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You know, i believe that attitude makes us or breaks us. did you hear what i said?
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Attitude makes us or breaks us. did you hear what i said? >> audience: yes.
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Did you hear what i said? >> audience: yes. >> joyce: you can be talented,
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: you can be talented, i mean, very talented
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>> joyce: you can be talented, i mean, very talented and have a bad attitude,
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I mean, very talented and have a bad attitude, and you're gonna fail in life.
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And you can be not as talented
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And you can be not as talented but have a great attitude,
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And you can be not as talented but have a great attitude, and you'll succeed in life.
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But have a great attitude, and you'll succeed in life. >> [audience applauding]
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And you'll succeed in life. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, you don't
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, you don't have to worry.
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>> joyce: so, you don't have to worry. if you're here today
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Have to worry. if you're here today and you don't have as much
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If you're here today and you don't have as much education as somebody else,
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And you don't have as much education as somebody else, or you don't feel like you're
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Education as somebody else, or you don't feel like you're quite as smart as somebody else,
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Or you don't feel like you're quite as smart as somebody else, you can make up for all
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Quite as smart as somebody else, you can make up for all that with just havin'
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You can make up for all that with just havin' the greatest attitude.
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That with just havin' the greatest attitude. you know, be the person
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The greatest attitude. you know, be the person on your job that gets there
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You know, be the person on your job that gets there a little bit early and stays
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On your job that gets there a little bit early and stays a little bit late.
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A little bit early and stays a little bit late. that's always willing
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A little bit late. that's always willing to do the extra thing
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That's always willing to do the extra thing that needs to be done.
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And be thankful.
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And be thankful. my goodness, be thankful.
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And be thankful. my goodness, be thankful. you know, when your get
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My goodness, be thankful. you know, when your get up and go's, got up and gone,
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You know, when your get up and go's, got up and gone, you got the doldrums,
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Up and go's, got up and gone, you got the doldrums, just think about how blessed--
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You got the doldrums, just think about how blessed-- how blessed you are.
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Just think about how blessed-- how blessed you are. i--one of the greatest examples
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How blessed you are. i--one of the greatest examples i can think of about
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I--one of the greatest examples i can think of about enthusiasm is the first
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I can think of about enthusiasm is the first time i went to india.
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Enthusiasm is the first time i went to india. the first place they took
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Time i went to india. the first place they took me was to a leper colony.
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The first place they took me was to a leper colony. we were gonna be feeding
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Me was to a leper colony. we were gonna be feeding the people that day.
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We were gonna be feeding the people that day. and one of the lepers,
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The people that day. and one of the lepers, part of his finger's gone,
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And one of the lepers, part of his finger's gone, part of his toe's gone.
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Part of his finger's gone, part of his toe's gone. and you know, they got it rough.
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Part of his toe's gone. and you know, they got it rough. i mean, they just--
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And you know, they got it rough. i mean, they just-- nobody has anything
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I mean, they just-- nobody has anything to do with 'em.
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Nobody has anything to do with 'em. and it's a very easily
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To do with 'em. and it's a very easily treatable disease,
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And it's a very easily treatable disease, but they don't know that.
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Treatable disease, but they don't know that. so, they just do it the old way.
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But they don't know that. so, they just do it the old way. and one of the lepers came over
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So, they just do it the old way. and one of the lepers came over to me and he was so excited.
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And one of the lepers came over to me and he was so excited. he said, "i want you to come
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To me and he was so excited. he said, "i want you to come and see my new house."
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He said, "i want you to come and see my new house." and so, i went with him.
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And see my new house." and so, i went with him. and his new house that
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And so, i went with him. and his new house that he was excited about was a hole
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And his new house that he was excited about was a hole dug out of the side of a hill.
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He was excited about was a hole dug out of the side of a hill. so, all the walls
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Dug out of the side of a hill. so, all the walls and the floor was dirt.
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So, all the walls and the floor was dirt. and the only thing in it was
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And the floor was dirt. and the only thing in it was a hammock that he slept in.
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And the only thing in it was a hammock that he slept in. and over here, in this corner,
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A hammock that he slept in. and over here, in this corner, was two or three dented
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And over here, in this corner, was two or three dented pots and pans and a couple
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Was two or three dented pots and pans and a couple of old beat-up dishes.
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Pots and pans and a couple of old beat-up dishes. and he was more excited
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Of old beat-up dishes. and he was more excited than a lot of christians
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And he was more excited than a lot of christians that i see that have big
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Than a lot of christians that i see that have big houses and three cars...
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That i see that have big houses and three cars... >> [audience applauding]
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Houses and three cars... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and great jobs
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and great jobs and a wonderful church to go to,
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>> joyce: and great jobs and a wonderful church to go to, and a pillow top mattress
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And a wonderful church to go to, and a pillow top mattress to sleep on every night.
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And a pillow top mattress to sleep on every night. come on, we need to get
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To sleep on every night. come on, we need to get over ourselves, and be a--
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Come on, we need to get over ourselves, and be a-- >> [audience applauding]
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Over ourselves, and be a-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, we need
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, we need to be overboard, appreciative.
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>> joyce: i mean, we need to be overboard, appreciative. come on, thankful.
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Psalm 100, verse 4:
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Psalm 100, verse 4: "be thankful and say so."
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Psalm 100, verse 4: "be thankful and say so." thank god and thank
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"be thankful and say so." thank god and thank the people in your life that
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Thank god and thank the people in your life that make a difference for you.
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You know, wait--the word,
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You know, wait--the word, "wait," to wait on god,
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You know, wait--the word, "wait," to wait on god, it's such an interesting
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"wait," to wait on god, it's such an interesting word because it doesn't mean
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It's such an interesting word because it doesn't mean to just sit around and go,
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Word because it doesn't mean to just sit around and go, "well, i hope god does
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To just sit around and go, "well, i hope god does something, sometime.
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"well, i hope god does something, sometime. i'm waitin'."
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Something, sometime. i'm waitin'." the word, "wait,"
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I'm waitin'." the word, "wait," means: to expect.
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The word, "wait," means: to expect. to expect.
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Means: to expect. to expect. and what do you do with
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To expect. and what do you do with your imagination?
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And what do you do with your imagination? what do you--what do you
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Your imagination? what do you--what do you see for yourself,
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What do you--what do you see for yourself, for the future?
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See for yourself, for the future? do you think that things are
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For the future? do you think that things are never gonna change in your life?
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Do you think that things are never gonna change in your life? or are you believing god
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Never gonna change in your life? or are you believing god that things are gonna change?
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Or are you believing god that things are gonna change? the worst thing that you
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That things are gonna change? the worst thing that you can ever do is to look
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The worst thing that you can ever do is to look at somebody and say,
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Can ever do is to look at somebody and say, "you are never gonna change."
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At somebody and say, "you are never gonna change." don't ever say
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"you are never gonna change." don't ever say that to your kids.
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Don't ever say that to your kids. and don't say that to the person
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That to your kids. and don't say that to the person you're married to because
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And don't say that to the person you're married to because god can change anybody,
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You're married to because god can change anybody, at any time.
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God can change anybody, at any time. >> [audience applauding]
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>> announcer: after the break,
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>> announcer: after the break, a heartwarming story
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A heartwarming story just for you.
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>> joyce: i just love the word.
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>> joyce: i just love the word. i hold my bible.
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I hold my bible. i hug my bible.
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I hug my bible. i've even been known
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I've even been known to kiss my bible.
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To kiss my bible. i love the word of god.
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I love the word of god. i love teaching the word of god.
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I love teaching the word of god. i love to watch what the word
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I love to watch what the word of god does in people's lives.
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Of god does in people's lives. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, hebrews 4:12 says,
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Hebrews 4:12 says, "for the word that god speaks
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"for the word that god speaks is alive and full of power."
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Is alive and full of power." wow!
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Wow! alive and full of power.
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Alive and full of power. everything written
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Everything written in the bible is full
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In the bible is full of life and power.
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Of life and power. and when we spend time
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And when we spend time with god studying his word,
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With god studying his word, we activate his power,
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We activate his power, wisdom, and truth.
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My “everyday life
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My “everyday life bible,” is a great way
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Bible,” is a great way to learn god's word,
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To learn god's word, and all of the
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And all of the promises he wants
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Promises he wants us to experience.
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Us to experience. this is a study bible,
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This is a study bible, and it's gonna help
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And it's gonna help you really learn how
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You really learn how to study god's word.
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>> announcer: this
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>> joyce: the word
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>> joyce: the word of god has
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Of god has power in it.
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Power in it. the words that we're
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The words that we're speaking when we speak
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Speaking when we speak god's word, they're not
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God's word, they're not just ordinary words,
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Just ordinary words, but god's word has
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But god's word has power inherent in it.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, when you study with
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When you study with “the everyday life bible,”
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“the everyday life bible,” my prayer is that god
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My prayer is that god speaks to your heart
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Speaks to your heart like he did thousands
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Like he did thousands of others, and leads
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Of others, and leads you toward a deeper,
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You toward a deeper, more fulfilling
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More fulfilling relationship with him.
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Relationship with him. his word is life,
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His word is life, truth, and promise.
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is something that we've
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Is something that we've all faced in our life.
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All faced in our life. >> ginger: and no matter
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>> ginger: and no matter where it comes from,
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Where it comes from, the real pain that it causes
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The real pain that it causes does not have to define us.
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Does not have to define us. >> joyce: and that's why ginger
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>> joyce: and that's why ginger and i have teamed up on this
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And i have teamed up on this book, “healing the wounds
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Book, “healing the wounds of rejection.”
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Of rejection.” >> ginger: we want to share
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>> ginger: we want to share truths from god's word
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Truths from god's word that have helped us find
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That have helped us find strength and wholeness.
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Strength and wholeness. >> joyce: you can find
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>> joyce: you can find freedom from the pain
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Freedom from the pain and move forward
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And move forward with confidence.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: “healing the wounds
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“healing the wounds of rejection,”
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Of rejection,” by joyce meyer
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache.
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And ginger stache. request your
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Request your copy today.
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>> clea: i used to be such
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>> clea: i used to be such a negative person,
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A negative person, really negative.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> clea: i grew up
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>> clea: i grew up in an environment where
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In an environment where we didn't have compliments.
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We didn't have compliments. we were not encouraged.
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We were not encouraged. we had rebukes all the time.
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We had rebukes all the time. when you do something wrong,
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When you do something wrong, they will tell you,
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They will tell you, "you did something wrong."
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"you did something wrong." when you do something good,
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When you do something good, they will not tell you.
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They will not tell you. you always think that
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You always think that something is wrong
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Something is wrong with you.
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With you. this was what i was
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This was what i was struggling with.
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Struggling with. and i always had those
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And i always had those bad feelings, like, "i feel
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Bad feelings, like, "i feel like they don't like me.
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Like they don't like me. why does she look
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Why does she look at me like that?
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At me like that? why do they talk
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Why do they talk to me like that?"
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To me like that?" you know, i had those,
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You know, i had those, so many negative feelings
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So many negative feelings about myself,
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About myself, about other people.
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Most of her sermons was telling
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Most of her sermons was telling me to unlearn those bad habits,
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Me to unlearn those bad habits, to unlearn those bad thoughts.
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To unlearn those bad thoughts. >> joyce: if you don't
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>> joyce: if you don't love yourself, you can't
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Love yourself, you can't love anybody else.
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Love anybody else. you can't give away
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You can't give away what you don't have.
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What you don't have. >> clea: i can say it was not
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>> clea: i can say it was not easy, but i've been through it,
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Easy, but i've been through it, and i can tell now that
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And i can tell now that so many things changed.
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The big thing was really
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The big thing was really to appreciate myself.
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To appreciate myself. that was difficult.
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That was difficult. i started just to find
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Things that i like
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Things that i like in myself,
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In myself, not in a proud way,
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Not in a proud way, but in a way that,
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But in a way that, yeah,
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Yeah, to discover myself.
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Her message really talks to me.
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Her message really talks to me. it was like sometimes you have
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It was like sometimes you have a question or you're dealing
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A question or you're dealing with something, an issue,
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With something, an issue, and she's just showing you
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And she's just showing you how to get to the result.
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How to get to the result. it was really helping me
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It was really helping me because she showed
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Because she showed you how to do that.
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You how to do that. she showed you
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She showed you the word of god.
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The word of god. we all know that god loves us.
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We all know that god loves us. i was told that through bible
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I was told that through bible studies or church,
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Studies or church, but i came to a point where
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But i came to a point where it was now personal.
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It was now personal. i know that god loves
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I know that god loves me because i experienced it.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Has Your Get Up and Go Got Up and Gone? (Part 1)

August 11, 2025 | S25 E56 | 29:29

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