Joyce Meyer - How To Resist Temptation (Part 2)

May 21, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - How To Resist Temptation (Part 2) | May 21, 2026

>> joyce: when we're having
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>> joyce: when we're having a trial, we are tempted.
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>> joyce: when we're having a trial, we are tempted. you may not realize these
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A trial, we are tempted. you may not realize these things are temptations,
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You may not realize these things are temptations, but we're tempted to say
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Things are temptations, but we're tempted to say or think, "god doesn't love me."
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But we're tempted to say or think, "god doesn't love me." and you should never say that.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: welcome to,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: welcome to, "enjoying everyday life."
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>> joyce: welcome to, "enjoying everyday life." i am so glad that you're
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"enjoying everyday life." i am so glad that you're with me today.
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I am so glad that you're with me today. we're gonna be teaching today
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With me today. we're gonna be teaching today on temptation, and i know
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We're gonna be teaching today on temptation, and i know you're all excited about that.
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On temptation, and i know you're all excited about that. >> [audience laughing]
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You're all excited about that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i wonder how many
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i wonder how many people would tell me if i asked,
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>> joyce: i wonder how many people would tell me if i asked, what your greatest weakness is.
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People would tell me if i asked, what your greatest weakness is. >> audience: ooooh!
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What your greatest weakness is. >> audience: ooooh! >> [audience laughing]
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>> audience: ooooh! >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: have i got any takers?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: have i got any takers? distraction, that's good.
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>> joyce: have i got any takers? distraction, that's good. do you get distracted,
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Distraction, that's good. do you get distracted, you let things distract you.
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Do you get distracted, you let things distract you. who said something else?
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You let things distract you. who said something else? >> [audience laughing]
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Who said something else? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how about food?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how about food? >> [audience responds]
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>> joyce: how about food? >> [audience responds] >> joyce: pastries?
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>> [audience responds] >> joyce: pastries? that means you should
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>> joyce: pastries? that means you should stay out of the bakery.
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That means you should stay out of the bakery. >> [audience laughing]
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Stay out of the bakery. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, mine is still impatience.
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>> joyce: well, mine is still impatience. so i'm growing, but i get real
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Mine is still impatience. so i'm growing, but i get real impatient with people that
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So i'm growing, but i get real impatient with people that don't do what they say
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Impatient with people that don't do what they say they're gonna do.
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Don't do what they say they're gonna do. get a little impatient with
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They're gonna do. get a little impatient with people that are real late.
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Get a little impatient with people that are real late. like a doctor.
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People that are real late. like a doctor. [laughing]
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You know, satan does certain
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You know, satan does certain things to--he knows areas
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You know, satan does certain things to--he knows areas that we're weak in,
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Things to--he knows areas that we're weak in, and so he knows what to do
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That we're weak in, and so he knows what to do to tempt us in those areas.
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And so he knows what to do to tempt us in those areas. and i've had some not so
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To tempt us in those areas. and i've had some not so exciting things going on in,
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And i've had some not so exciting things going on in, the last two or three months.
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Exciting things going on in, the last two or three months. and so, i've been tested myself
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The last two or three months. and so, i've been tested myself because when you're going
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And so, i've been tested myself because when you're going through a lot of difficulties,
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Because when you're going through a lot of difficulties, it's hard sometimes to keep
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Through a lot of difficulties, it's hard sometimes to keep trusting, you know?
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It's hard sometimes to keep trusting, you know? and so you go from trust
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Trusting, you know? and so you go from trust to doubt, and then back
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And so you go from trust to doubt, and then back to trust, and then to doubt.
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To doubt, and then back to trust, and then to doubt. but if you stay steady
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To trust, and then to doubt. but if you stay steady long enough, sometimes you
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But if you stay steady long enough, sometimes you gotta talk to yourself,
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Long enough, sometimes you gotta talk to yourself, "i will trust god."
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And david said that,"i will put
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And david said that,"i will put my trust in the lord."
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And david said that,"i will put my trust in the lord." he didn't say he felt like it.
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My trust in the lord." he didn't say he felt like it. he said, "i will do it."
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And sometimes we have
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And sometimes we have to make those declarations.
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And sometimes we have to make those declarations. and you'll find out,
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To make those declarations. and you'll find out, as i teach today, that the mouth
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And you'll find out, as i teach today, that the mouth and the mind still are
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As i teach today, that the mouth and the mind still are on the top of the list,
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And the mind still are on the top of the list, of things that we have to keep
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On the top of the list, of things that we have to keep in order, if we're going
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Of things that we have to keep in order, if we're going to behave the way god
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In order, if we're going to behave the way god wants us to behave.
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To behave the way god wants us to behave. i don't think i could ever
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Wants us to behave. i don't think i could ever run out of teaching
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I don't think i could ever run out of teaching on the mind and the mouth.
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Run out of teaching on the mind and the mouth. and patience--impatience
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On the mind and the mouth. and patience--impatience is really rooted in pride.
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And patience--impatience is really rooted in pride. none of us like to admit pride,
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Is really rooted in pride. none of us like to admit pride, but pretty much every sin
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None of us like to admit pride, but pretty much every sin is rooted in pride.
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But pretty much every sin is rooted in pride. either thinking, "well, i would
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Is rooted in pride. either thinking, "well, i would never do that," or, you know,
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Either thinking, "well, i would never do that," or, you know, "i'm strong enough
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Never do that," or, you know, "i'm strong enough to handle that."
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And we need to know
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And we need to know and really keep in mind that,
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And we need to know and really keep in mind that, "apart from god
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And really keep in mind that, "apart from god we can do nothing."
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"apart from god we can do nothing." and say it often enough that
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We can do nothing." and say it often enough that you really believe that apart
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And say it often enough that you really believe that apart from god i can do nothing.
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So understanding temptation
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So understanding temptation and aggressively resisting it,
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So understanding temptation and aggressively resisting it, is the only way to stay
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And aggressively resisting it, is the only way to stay one step ahead of the devil.
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Is the only way to stay one step ahead of the devil. because you will be tempted
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One step ahead of the devil. because you will be tempted at different times in different
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Because you will be tempted at different times in different ways as long as you live.
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Jesus, after he was baptized,
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Jesus, after he was baptized, was taken by the holy spirit
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Jesus, after he was baptized, was taken by the holy spirit out into the wilderness
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Was taken by the holy spirit out into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
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Out into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. that's pretty amazing.
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The holy spirit led him
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The holy spirit led him out there to be tempted.
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The holy spirit led him out there to be tempted. the holy spirit wasn't
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Out there to be tempted. the holy spirit wasn't tempting him.
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The holy spirit wasn't tempting him. but jesus had to square off
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Tempting him. but jesus had to square off with the devil before he began
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But jesus had to square off with the devil before he began his public ministry.
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With the devil before he began his public ministry. because when you--if you
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His public ministry. because when you--if you think you're tempted when
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Because when you--if you think you're tempted when you're doing nothing,
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Think you're tempted when you're doing nothing, wait till you start trying
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You're doing nothing, wait till you start trying to do something for god.
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And david had to face goliath.
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And david had to face goliath. i mean, there's a lot a--joseph
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And david had to face goliath. i mean, there's a lot a--joseph had to deal with people that
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I mean, there's a lot a--joseph had to deal with people that treated him very unjustly.
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Had to deal with people that treated him very unjustly. and we all have to deal
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Treated him very unjustly. and we all have to deal with things.
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And anybody that's gonna
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And anybody that's gonna be in leadership or gonna
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And anybody that's gonna be in leadership or gonna be in ministry, we have
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Be in leadership or gonna be in ministry, we have to go through these things.
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Be in ministry, we have to go through these things. now, everybody goes
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To go through these things. now, everybody goes through them, but if you wanna
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Now, everybody goes through them, but if you wanna be used by god, you're gonna
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Through them, but if you wanna be used by god, you're gonna go through it even more.
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Be used by god, you're gonna go through it even more. and so temptation
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Go through it even more. and so temptation is a part of life.
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The bible says, "temptation
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The bible says, "temptation must come, but woe be unto
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The bible says, "temptation must come, but woe be unto him by whose hand it comes."
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Must come, but woe be unto him by whose hand it comes." well, why does temptation
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Him by whose hand it comes." well, why does temptation have to come?
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Because, to be honest,
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Because, to be honest, when we're usually
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Because, to be honest, when we're usually tempted during trials,
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When we're usually tempted during trials, during difficulties, and they
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Tempted during trials, during difficulties, and they bring things out of us,
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During difficulties, and they bring things out of us, that we don't know are there.
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Bring things out of us, that we don't know are there. that we were like, we would--
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That we don't know are there. that we were like, we would-- when somebody else
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That we were like, we would-- when somebody else does something we say,
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And so then god
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And so then god is obligated to...
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Is obligated to... >> [audience laughing]
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Something come your way.
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Something come your way. "oh, i did do that."
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"lead us not into temptation,"
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"lead us not into temptation," is part of the model prayer.
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"lead us not into temptation," is part of the model prayer. so, must be something
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Is part of the model prayer. so, must be something that's gonna happen
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So, must be something that's gonna happen on a regular basis.
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That's gonna happen on a regular basis. but we have god's promise
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On a regular basis. but we have god's promise that he will never allow,
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But we have god's promise that he will never allow, "more to come on us than
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That he will never allow, "more to come on us than what we can bear.
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"more to come on us than what we can bear. but with every temptation,
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What we can bear. but with every temptation, he will provide the way out."
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And so even during those times
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And so even during those times when i was having a struggle
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And so even during those times when i was having a struggle believing god, i would
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When i was having a struggle believing god, i would quote those verses.
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Believing god, i would quote those verses. "i know that you'll bring
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Quote those verses. "i know that you'll bring an answer to this before
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"i know that you'll bring an answer to this before it's too late, and i fall
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An answer to this before it's too late, and i fall into the enemy's trap.”
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It's too late, and i fall into the enemy's trap.” satan is always going
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Into the enemy's trap.” satan is always going to be tempting us.
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And he tempted eve with food.
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And he tempted eve with food. so food is a big temptation
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And he tempted eve with food. so food is a big temptation for a lot of people.
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And it's, you wanna
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And it's, you wanna enjoy what you eat.
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And it's, you wanna enjoy what you eat. he told them in the garden,
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Enjoy what you eat. he told them in the garden, "i put all this here
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He told them in the garden, "i put all this here for you to enjoy."
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"i put all this here for you to enjoy." but, you know, we enjoy
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For you to enjoy." but, you know, we enjoy our food much more
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But, you know, we enjoy our food much more if we keep it in balance.
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Our food much more if we keep it in balance. and it's kind of interesting
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If we keep it in balance. and it's kind of interesting that he tempted her with food.
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And it's kind of interesting that he tempted her with food. and she did the one thing
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That he tempted her with food. and she did the one thing that god--the one thing.
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And she did the one thing that god--the one thing. he tempted her with the one
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That god--the one thing. he tempted her with the one thing god had told her
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He tempted her with the one thing god had told her not to do.
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Thing god had told her not to do. nosiness, she had to find out.
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Not to do. nosiness, she had to find out. >> [audience laughing]
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Nosiness, she had to find out. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "hey, i just
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "hey, i just gotta find out."
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Luke 4:13, was when jesus
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Luke 4:13, was when jesus was tempted, and i love this.
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Luke 4:13, was when jesus was tempted, and i love this. "when the devil had ended
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Was tempted, and i love this. "when the devil had ended every [the complete cycle of]
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"when the devil had ended every [the complete cycle of] temptation, he [temporarily]
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Every [the complete cycle of] temptation, he [temporarily] left him [that is, stood off
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Temptation, he [temporarily] left him [that is, stood off from him] until another more
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Left him [that is, stood off from him] until another more opportune and favorable time."
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So, when he saw he was getting
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So, when he saw he was getting nowhere with jesus, he finally
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So, when he saw he was getting nowhere with jesus, he finally backed off, but he was waitin'
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Nowhere with jesus, he finally backed off, but he was waitin' for another opportunity.
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Backed off, but he was waitin' for another opportunity. and so we just have
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For another opportunity. and so we just have to realize that it's just--
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And so we just have to realize that it's just-- it's part of life, and we have
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To realize that it's just-- it's part of life, and we have to get good at resisting
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It's part of life, and we have to get good at resisting the devil.
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And james 4:7 says, "resist
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And james 4:7 says, "resist the devil and he will flee."
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And james 4:7 says, "resist the devil and he will flee." well, it really doesn't
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The devil and he will flee." well, it really doesn't say that.
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Well, it really doesn't say that. it says, "submit yourself
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Say that. it says, "submit yourself to god.
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It says, "submit yourself to god. resist the devil,
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To god. resist the devil, and he will flee."
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Resist the devil, and he will flee." that we don't have--if we're
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And he will flee." that we don't have--if we're living in disobedience,
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That we don't have--if we're living in disobedience, we don't have enough power
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Living in disobedience, we don't have enough power to resist the enemy.
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We don't have enough power to resist the enemy. but if we're obeying god,
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To resist the enemy. but if we're obeying god, then he really has
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But if we're obeying god, then he really has no power over us.
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Hebrews 4:15, i love.
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Hebrews 4:15, i love. "for we do not have
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Hebrews 4:15, i love. "for we do not have a high priest who is unable
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"for we do not have a high priest who is unable to understand and sympathize
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A high priest who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling
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To understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses
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And have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability
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With our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation,
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And infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but one who has been tempted
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To the assaults of temptation, but one who has been tempted in every respect as we are,
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But one who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning."
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In every respect as we are, yet without sinning." it's hard to imagine jesus being
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Tempted to do something wrong,
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Tempted to do something wrong, but the bible says
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Tempted to do something wrong, but the bible says plainly that he was.
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But the bible says plainly that he was. how could he identify with
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Plainly that he was. how could he identify with us if he didn't, if he didn't
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How could he identify with us if he didn't, if he didn't know what that felt like?
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Us if he didn't, if he didn't know what that felt like? and then verse 16 says,
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Know what that felt like? and then verse 16 says, "therefore come boldly
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And then verse 16 says, "therefore come boldly to the throne of grace,
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"therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that you might receive
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To the throne of grace, that you might receive the help that you need
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That you might receive the help that you need in plenty of time."
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Well, we know when we have
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Well, we know when we have weaknesses and we do,
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Well, we know when we have weaknesses and we do, or say things that we know
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Weaknesses and we do, or say things that we know we shouldn't do, it's difficult
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Or say things that we know we shouldn't do, it's difficult then to go boldly to the throne
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We shouldn't do, it's difficult then to go boldly to the throne and ask god for anything.
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Then to go boldly to the throne and ask god for anything. and the devil will try
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And ask god for anything. and the devil will try to use that against you.
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And the devil will try to use that against you. "well, you can't pray
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To use that against you. "well, you can't pray after what you did.
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"well, you can't pray after what you did. god's not gonna listen to you."
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After what you did. god's not gonna listen to you." and i love that he says
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God's not gonna listen to you." and i love that he says to come boldly.
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And i love that he says to come boldly. now, you know that doesn't
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To come boldly. now, you know that doesn't mean with some kind
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Now, you know that doesn't mean with some kind of a haughty attitude,
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Mean with some kind of a haughty attitude, but we can pray,
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Of a haughty attitude, but we can pray, receive forgiveness,
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But we can pray, receive forgiveness, and then go right on just
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Receive forgiveness, and then go right on just as if it never happened.
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James 1:12 says, "blessed
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James 1:12 says, "blessed is the man that endureth..."
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James 1:12 says, "blessed is the man that endureth..." everybody say, "endure."
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Don't we love that?
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Don't we love that? enduring.
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Don't we love that? enduring. i have my own definition.
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Enduring. i have my own definition. i believe endure means:
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I have my own definition. i believe endure means: to outlast the devil,
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I believe endure means: to outlast the devil, to just stay and stay
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To outlast the devil, to just stay and stay and stay and stay and...
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I love the fact that i've been
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I love the fact that i've been teaching the word now,
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I love the fact that i've been teaching the word now, next march will be 50 years.
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Teaching the word now, next march will be 50 years. and i've had to do a lot
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Next march will be 50 years. and i've had to do a lot of staying and standing.
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And i've had to do a lot of staying and standing. and i've been working
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Of staying and standing. and i've been working on my autobiographies,
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And i've been working on my autobiographies, which will come out next fall.
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On my autobiographies, which will come out next fall. and it's amazing when you have
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Which will come out next fall. and it's amazing when you have to look at your whole life,
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And it's amazing when you have to look at your whole life, all the things that god brought
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To look at your whole life, all the things that god brought you through, and all the times
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All the things that god brought you through, and all the times that you were just sure
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You through, and all the times that you were just sure you weren't gonna make it,
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That you were just sure you weren't gonna make it, but here you are.
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You weren't gonna make it, but here you are. and i think sometimes our
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But here you are. and i think sometimes our biggest testimony is,
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And i think sometimes our biggest testimony is, "i'm still here."
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"i'm still here."
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"i'm still here." "blessed is the man
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"i'm still here." "blessed is the man that endureth temptation:
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"blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall
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That endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life..."
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Endure, in the vines greek says,
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Endure, in the vines greek says, "to abide under, to bear up
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Endure, in the vines greek says, "to abide under, to bear up courageously, to suffer,
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"to abide under, to bear up courageously, to suffer, to be long-suffering
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Courageously, to suffer, to be long-suffering or patient."
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To be long-suffering or patient." and we don't wanna gloss
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Or patient." and we don't wanna gloss over long-suffering.
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And we don't wanna gloss over long-suffering. i think we need to split it up.
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Over long-suffering. i think we need to split it up. looong...
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I think we need to split it up. looong... >> [audience laughing]
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Looong... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: looong-suffering.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: looong-suffering. it's not just long-suffering.
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>> joyce: looong-suffering. it's not just long-suffering. we miss it.
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It's not just long-suffering. we miss it. it also says that it's trials
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We miss it. it also says that it's trials that we are to pray not
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It also says that it's trials that we are to pray not to enter or come into.
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That we are to pray not to enter or come into. that would be attacks
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To enter or come into. that would be attacks of the enemy intended to kill,
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That would be attacks of the enemy intended to kill, steal, or destroy.
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Of the enemy intended to kill, steal, or destroy. but it says this,
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Steal, or destroy. but it says this, and you wanna listen,
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But it says this, and you wanna listen, it's trials with a beneficial
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And you wanna listen, it's trials with a beneficial purpose and effect,
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It's trials with a beneficial purpose and effect, divinely permitted by god.
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So see, every, every trial--
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So see, every, every trial-- god tempts no man with evil,
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So see, every, every trial-- god tempts no man with evil, but he will sometimes
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God tempts no man with evil, but he will sometimes for a good purpose,
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But he will sometimes for a good purpose, and a lot of times it's to show
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For a good purpose, and a lot of times it's to show us that weakness in us.
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And a lot of times it's to show us that weakness in us. because you're actually
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Us that weakness in us. because you're actually blessed if you can sit here
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Because you're actually blessed if you can sit here and say, "i know what
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Blessed if you can sit here and say, "i know what my greatest weakness is."
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'cause many people don't know.
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'cause many people don't know. and even if they do know,
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'cause many people don't know. and even if they do know, they've refused to face it.
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And even if they do know, they've refused to face it. what do we do a lot of times
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They've refused to face it. what do we do a lot of times with our weaknesses?
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What do we do a lot of times with our weaknesses? we blame them
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With our weaknesses? we blame them on somebody else.
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And that's something--if we're
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And that's something--if we're gonna mature in christ,
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And that's something--if we're gonna mature in christ, we can't blame other people.
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Gonna mature in christ, we can't blame other people. "well, i know i got mad,
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We can't blame other people. "well, i know i got mad, but you made me mad."
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"well, i know i got mad, but you made me mad." no, no, you got mad.
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But you made me mad." no, no, you got mad. i didn't make you mad.
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No, no, you got mad. i didn't make you mad. maybe i did something that could
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I didn't make you mad. maybe i did something that could have made you mad because
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Maybe i did something that could have made you mad because it's a weakness for you.
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Have made you mad because it's a weakness for you. but that just shows
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It's a weakness for you. but that just shows us where we need help.
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But that just shows us where we need help. and i've learned to be grateful
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Us where we need help. and i've learned to be grateful for those things and not...
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"why did that have to happen?
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"why did that have to happen? you know, every time
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"why did that have to happen? you know, every time that happens, i blow up."
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You know, every time that happens, i blow up." well, god's not gonna
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That happens, i blow up." well, god's not gonna remove everything that's
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Well, god's not gonna remove everything that's difficult for us.
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Remove everything that's difficult for us. because he wants us to mature,
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Difficult for us. because he wants us to mature, and to learn how to be strong
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Because he wants us to mature, and to learn how to be strong in him, and to be able to endure
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And to learn how to be strong in him, and to be able to endure things with a good attitude
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In him, and to be able to endure things with a good attitude that people in the world
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Things with a good attitude that people in the world just can't master.
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That people in the world just can't master. and, you know, i've mentioned
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Just can't master. and, you know, i've mentioned before many times, but i had
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And, you know, i've mentioned before many times, but i had a lot of hurts and wounds
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Before many times, but i had a lot of hurts and wounds from being abused.
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A lot of hurts and wounds from being abused. and when dave and i got married,
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From being abused. and when dave and i got married, he didn't really have any idea
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And when dave and i got married, he didn't really have any idea what he was gettin' into.
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He didn't really have any idea what he was gettin' into. he prayed for somebody that
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What he was gettin' into. he prayed for somebody that needed help, but that sounded
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He prayed for somebody that needed help, but that sounded better than it actually felt.
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Needed help, but that sounded better than it actually felt. >> [audience laughing]
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Better than it actually felt. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but one of the things
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but one of the things that he did was he never
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>> joyce: but one of the things that he did was he never let me steal his joy.
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That he did was he never let me steal his joy. and that actually was
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Let me steal his joy. and that actually was good for me.
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And that actually was good for me. i mean it was good for him, too.
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Good for me. i mean it was good for him, too. because he still got to be happy
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I mean it was good for him, too. because he still got to be happy no matter--i mean, he just
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Because he still got to be happy no matter--i mean, he just told me, he said, "no matter
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No matter--i mean, he just told me, he said, "no matter what i do, you're not happy.
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Told me, he said, "no matter what i do, you're not happy. so, you be miserable
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What i do, you're not happy. so, you be miserable if you want to,
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So, you be miserable if you want to, but i'm gonna enjoy my life."
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If you want to, but i'm gonna enjoy my life." well, of course that
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But i'm gonna enjoy my life." well, of course that infuriated me, but...
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Well, of course that infuriated me, but... >> [audience laughing]
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Infuriated me, but... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it--it's the truth.
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If you--you need to make your
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If you--you need to make your mind up that you're gonna
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If you--you need to make your mind up that you're gonna be happy, and you're gonna
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Mind up that you're gonna be happy, and you're gonna be you, no matter what
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Be happy, and you're gonna be you, no matter what other people do.
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Be you, no matter what other people do. you know, it used to worry
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Other people do. you know, it used to worry me so much if somebody
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You know, it used to worry me so much if somebody was angry with me.
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Me so much if somebody was angry with me. and i would try to convince
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Was angry with me. and i would try to convince them that i was a good person,
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And i would try to convince them that i was a good person, and try to make sure that
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Them that i was a good person, and try to make sure that my reputation was in good order.
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And try to make sure that my reputation was in good order. well, jesus made himself
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My reputation was in good order. well, jesus made himself of no reputation.
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Well, jesus made himself of no reputation. if you're gonna really walk
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Of no reputation. if you're gonna really walk with god, you're gonna have
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If you're gonna really walk with god, you're gonna have to get to the point where
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You really don't stress over
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You really don't stress over what people think of you.
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You really don't stress over what people think of you. because that--people problems
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What people think of you. because that--people problems is probably one of our biggest
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Because that--people problems is probably one of our biggest sources of temptation.
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Is probably one of our biggest sources of temptation. we're tempted to judge.
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Sources of temptation. we're tempted to judge. we're tempted
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We're tempted to judge. we're tempted to gossip about it.
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We're tempted to gossip about it. we're tempted to...
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To gossip about it. we're tempted to... somebody mistreating you
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We're tempted to... somebody mistreating you can just bring up all kinds
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Somebody mistreating you can just bring up all kinds of other opportunities
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Can just bring up all kinds of other opportunities to show weaknesses,
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Of other opportunities to show weaknesses, get angry, refuse to forgive,
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To show weaknesses, get angry, refuse to forgive, just on and on and on.
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Get angry, refuse to forgive, just on and on and on. and so we have to learn
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Just on and on and on. and so we have to learn to let people do what
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And so we have to learn to let people do what they're gonna do.
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To let people do what they're gonna do. but one of the things that
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They're gonna do. but one of the things that i've learned, and i won't say
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But one of the things that i've learned, and i won't say learned because i don't know,
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I've learned, and i won't say learned because i don't know, i don't know if we ever
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Learned because i don't know, i don't know if we ever completely learn, to where
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I don't know if we ever completely learn, to where we don't need any refreshers.
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Completely learn, to where we don't need any refreshers. but i'm learning that you just,
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We don't need any refreshers. but i'm learning that you just, you gotta be you.
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But i'm learning that you just, you gotta be you. you're sweet, loving, patient,
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You gotta be you. you're sweet, loving, patient, fully committed to god person
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You're sweet, loving, patient, fully committed to god person and just let people that
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Fully committed to god person and just let people that wanna act ignorant do so,
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And just let people that wanna act ignorant do so, and pray for them.
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Wanna act ignorant do so, and pray for them. pray for them.
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And pray for them. pray for them. because really they're hurting
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Pray for them. because really they're hurting themselves much more
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Because really they're hurting themselves much more than they're hurting you.
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Themselves much more than they're hurting you. and that's one of the reasons
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Than they're hurting you. and that's one of the reasons why we need to pray for them,
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And that's one of the reasons why we need to pray for them, because we need to feel for them
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Why we need to pray for them, because we need to feel for them and care that they're angry.
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Because we need to feel for them and care that they're angry. so, you be you, and pray
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And care that they're angry. so, you be you, and pray for them to be like christ.
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So, you be you, and pray for them to be like christ. to go through something
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For them to be like christ. to go through something difficult and not cave in,
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To go through something difficult and not cave in, to remain the same in trials
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Difficult and not cave in, to remain the same in trials as in good times.
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To remain the same in trials as in good times. and to me that's the goal,
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As in good times. and to me that's the goal, to remain just the same
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And to me that's the goal, to remain just the same in trials as you would
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To remain just the same in trials as you would in good times, if the very best
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In trials as you would in good times, if the very best thing was happening to you,
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In good times, if the very best thing was happening to you, and you're just elated
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Thing was happening to you, and you're just elated with joy and happy.
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And you're just elated with joy and happy. and you know, usually if really
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With joy and happy. and you know, usually if really good things are happening
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And you know, usually if really good things are happening to you, then you have more
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Good things are happening to you, then you have more compassion for people
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To you, then you have more compassion for people that are hurting.
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Compassion for people that are hurting. and i think that if we can
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That are hurting. and i think that if we can manage to stay the same
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And i think that if we can manage to stay the same in difficulties, we don't
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Manage to stay the same in difficulties, we don't have to lie to each other.
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In difficulties, we don't have to lie to each other. you know, it's okay
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Have to lie to each other. you know, it's okay not to be okay.
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You know, it's okay not to be okay. you can't, can't be okay
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Not to be okay. you can't, can't be okay all the time.
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You can't, can't be okay all the time. and i don't wanna
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All the time. and i don't wanna be a christian liar and just--
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And i don't wanna be a christian liar and just-- "i'm fine, praise the lord,
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Be a christian liar and just-- "i'm fine, praise the lord, thank you jesus."
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"i'm fine, praise the lord, thank you jesus." "oh yeah, i'm just fine."
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Thank you jesus." "oh yeah, i'm just fine." no, you're not.
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"oh yeah, i'm just fine." no, you're not. sometimes we are.
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No, you're not. sometimes we are. but there's nothing wrong
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Sometimes we are. but there's nothing wrong with saying, "you know,
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But there's nothing wrong with saying, "you know, i'm going through some
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With saying, "you know, i'm going through some things right now."
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I'm going through some things right now." but you can always end
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Things right now." but you can always end on a positive faith filled note.
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But you can always end on a positive faith filled note. if you read psalms,
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On a positive faith filled note. if you read psalms, that's exactly what david did.
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If you read psalms, that's exactly what david did. he always told the truth
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That's exactly what david did. he always told the truth about what he was going
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He always told the truth about what he was going through and how he felt.
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About what he was going through and how he felt. but he always ended with,
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Through and how he felt. but he always ended with, "i put my trust in god,
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But he always ended with, "i put my trust in god, and i know that he will
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"i put my trust in god, and i know that he will deliver me."
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I think it's foolish to pretend
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I think it's foolish to pretend to everybody else that
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I think it's foolish to pretend to everybody else that we don't have an issue.
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To everybody else that we don't have an issue. and they're gonna want
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We don't have an issue. and they're gonna want to dig, "well, what's wrong?"
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And they're gonna want to dig, "well, what's wrong?" "well, you know,
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To dig, "well, what's wrong?" "well, you know, i really just..."
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"well, you know, i really just..." say, "i really don't want--
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I really just..." say, "i really don't want-- there's no point
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Say, "i really don't want-- there's no point in talking about it.
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There's no point in talking about it. it's not gonna help it.
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In talking about it. it's not gonna help it. i just--but i'd appreciate
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It's not gonna help it. i just--but i'd appreciate it if you pray for me."
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I just--but i'd appreciate it if you pray for me." and if they press it anymore,
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It if you pray for me." and if they press it anymore, just say, "no, don't
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And if they press it anymore, just say, "no, don't wanna talk about it."
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Just say, "no, don't wanna talk about it." trials with a beneficial
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Wanna talk about it." trials with a beneficial purpose divinely permitted.
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Or there's trials that
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Or there's trials that we could enter into
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Or there's trials that we could enter into by our own carelessness
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We could enter into by our own carelessness and disobedience?
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By our own carelessness and disobedience? but god always promises
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And disobedience? but god always promises to provide a way out.
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But god always promises to provide a way out. the greek word,
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To provide a way out. the greek word, same greek word is sometimes
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The greek word, same greek word is sometimes translated temptation,
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Same greek word is sometimes translated temptation, and at other times
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Translated temptation, and at other times it's translated trials.
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And at other times it's translated trials. and trials is usually when
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It's translated trials. and trials is usually when we are tempted the most.
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And trials is usually when we are tempted the most. even if say overeating.
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We are tempted the most. even if say overeating. how many people overeat
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Even if say overeating. how many people overeat when they get stressed out?
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How many people overeat when they get stressed out? let's see...a few.
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When they get stressed out? let's see...a few. well, i'm blessed,
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Let's see...a few. well, i'm blessed, if i get stressed out,
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Well, i'm blessed, if i get stressed out, the last thing i want
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If i get stressed out, the last thing i want anything to do with is food.
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The last thing i want anything to do with is food. but a lot of people, that's
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Anything to do with is food. but a lot of people, that's their go to place for comfort,
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But a lot of people, that's their go to place for comfort, if they're having a hard time.
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Their go to place for comfort, if they're having a hard time. so, i would stop saying,
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If they're having a hard time. so, i would stop saying, "when i get upset, the first
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So, i would stop saying, "when i get upset, the first thing i wanna do is eat."
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"when i get upset, the first thing i wanna do is eat." you need to say what you want,
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Thing i wanna do is eat." you need to say what you want, not what you've got.
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You need to say what you want, not what you've got. >> [audience responds]
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Not what you've got. >> [audience responds] >> joyce: amen?
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And yes, that can be backed
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And yes, that can be backed up by scripture.
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And yes, that can be backed up by scripture. we serve a god who, "speaks
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Up by scripture. we serve a god who, "speaks of those nonexistent things...
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We serve a god who, "speaks of those nonexistent things... as if they [already] existed,"
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Of those nonexistent things... as if they [already] existed," romans 4:17.
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We serve a god who,
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We serve a god who, "speaks of nonexistent things...
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We serve a god who, "speaks of nonexistent things... as if they [already] existed."
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"speaks of nonexistent things... as if they [already] existed." and i know the mouth,
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As if they [already] existed." and i know the mouth, it's such a problem.
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And i know the mouth, it's such a problem. >> [audience laughing]
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It's such a problem. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: wow!
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: wow! every day when i pray,
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>> joyce: wow! every day when i pray, well, most days...
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Every day when i pray, well, most days... >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: i don't wanna lie.
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Most days, i always--two things:
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Most days, i always--two things: “god put a watch over
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Most days, i always--two things: “god put a watch over my mouth lest i sin against
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“god put a watch over my mouth lest i sin against you with my tongue.”
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My mouth lest i sin against you with my tongue.” “and let the words of my mouth
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You with my tongue.” “and let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
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“and let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight.”
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Talkers are gonna get
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Talkers are gonna get in trouble with their mouth
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Talkers are gonna get in trouble with their mouth more than real quiet people.
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In trouble with their mouth more than real quiet people. and so my mouth is my
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More than real quiet people. and so my mouth is my biggest gift, but it can also
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And so my mouth is my biggest gift, but it can also be my biggest problem,
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Biggest gift, but it can also be my biggest problem, if i'm not careful.
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Be my biggest problem, if i'm not careful. and when we're having
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If i'm not careful. and when we're having a trial, we are tempted.
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And when we're having a trial, we are tempted. you may not realize these
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A trial, we are tempted. you may not realize these things are temptations.
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You may not realize these things are temptations. but we're tempted to say
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Things are temptations. but we're tempted to say or think, "god doesn't love me."
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But we're tempted to say or think, "god doesn't love me." and you should never say that.
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Or think, "god doesn't love me." and you should never say that. ‘cause he says too many
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And you should never say that. ‘cause he says too many times that he does.
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‘cause he says too many times that he does. we're tempted to give up.
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Times that he does. we're tempted to give up. you just might as well make
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We're tempted to give up. you just might as well make your mind right now, you're not
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You just might as well make your mind right now, you're not gonna quit and give up.
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Your mind right now, you're not gonna quit and give up. god won't let you anyway.
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Gonna quit and give up. god won't let you anyway. i used to tell god, "that's it,
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God won't let you anyway. i used to tell god, "that's it, i can't do this anymore."
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I used to tell god, "that's it, i can't do this anymore." i bet he laughed
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I can't do this anymore." i bet he laughed at me so many times.
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I bet he laughed at me so many times. >> [audience laughing]
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At me so many times. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i just can't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i just can't do this anymore."
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>> joyce: "i just can't do this anymore." we feel sorry for ourselves,
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Do this anymore." we feel sorry for ourselves, do you know,
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We feel sorry for ourselves, do you know, that's a temptation?
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Do you know, that's a temptation? ‘cause when we feel
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That's a temptation? ‘cause when we feel sorry for ourselves,
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‘cause when we feel sorry for ourselves, we turn in on ourselves
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Sorry for ourselves, we turn in on ourselves and idolize ourselves.
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We turn in on ourselves and idolize ourselves. when really we're supposed
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And idolize ourselves. when really we're supposed to be forgetting about
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When really we're supposed to be forgetting about ourselves, and having
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To be forgetting about ourselves, and having compassion on other people.
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Ourselves, and having compassion on other people. we resent people that are
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Compassion on other people. we resent people that are blessed while we're hurting.
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We resent people that are blessed while we're hurting. we may even throw a little
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Blessed while we're hurting. we may even throw a little judgment in there.
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We may even throw a little judgment in there. "well, they don't deserve that.
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Judgment in there. "well, they don't deserve that. here i've got all these
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"well, they don't deserve that. here i've got all these problems, and i'm much more
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Here i've got all these problems, and i'm much more spiritual than they are."
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Problems, and i'm much more spiritual than they are." well, that's why you
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Spiritual than they are." well, that's why you got the problems.
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Well, that's why you got the problems. >> [audience laughing]
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Got the problems. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you think like that.
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>> joyce: because you think like that. we stop serving.
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Think like that. we stop serving. we don't wanna do anything
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We stop serving. we don't wanna do anything for anybody else.
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And i tell you,
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And i tell you, the greatest time to give
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The greatest time to give and to be a blessing to other
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And to be a blessing to other people is when you're
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I mean, that is the premier
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I mean, that is the premier time to be a blessing
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I mean, that is the premier time to be a blessing to somebody else.
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Time to be a blessing to somebody else. that's the last thing the devil
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To somebody else. that's the last thing the devil wants you to do, is be good
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That's the last thing the devil wants you to do, is be good to somebody else.
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Wants you to do, is be good to somebody else. he wants you to stop giving.
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To somebody else. he wants you to stop giving. we're tempted to be impatient,
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He wants you to stop giving. we're tempted to be impatient, which is rooted in pride.
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We're tempted to be impatient, which is rooted in pride. stingy. [chuckling]
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Which is rooted in pride. stingy. [chuckling] you know, there are
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Stingy. [chuckling] you know, there are some stingy christians,
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You know, there are some stingy christians, believe it or not, and we're
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Some stingy christians, believe it or not, and we're supposed to be real generous.
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Believe it or not, and we're supposed to be real generous. to gossip, anybody ever
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Supposed to be real generous. to gossip, anybody ever tempted to gossip?
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To gossip, anybody ever tempted to gossip? come on.
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Tempted to gossip? come on. >> [audience laughing]
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Come on. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's so hard when
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's so hard when you know something bad about
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>> joyce: it's so hard when you know something bad about somebody, not to tell it.
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You know something bad about somebody, not to tell it. but we don't have that same
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Somebody, not to tell it. but we don't have that same temptation when we know
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But we don't have that same temptation when we know something good.
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Temptation when we know something good. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and you gotta
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>> joyce: and you gotta be very careful...
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>> joyce: and you gotta be very careful... "now, i'm just telling you
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Be very careful... "now, i'm just telling you this so you'll pray."
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"now, i'm just telling you this so you'll pray." >> [audience laughing]
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This so you'll pray." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's a no-no.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's a no-no. we're tempted to be jealous,
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>> joyce: that's a no-no. we're tempted to be jealous, to not forgive, to complain,
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We're tempted to be jealous, to not forgive, to complain, to blame others for our
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To not forgive, to complain, to blame others for our problems, instead of taking
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To blame others for our problems, instead of taking personal responsibility
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Problems, instead of taking personal responsibility for our own mess.
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Personal responsibility for our own mess. i actually think that we could
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For our own mess. i actually think that we could come up with a list of what
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I actually think that we could come up with a list of what christians have let become,
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Come up with a list of what christians have let become, acceptable sins.
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Christians have let become, acceptable sins. they're not acceptable to god,
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Acceptable sins. they're not acceptable to god, but they've kind of become
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They're not acceptable to god, but they've kind of become acceptable to the christian
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But they've kind of become acceptable to the christian community.
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Acceptable to the christian community. see, we know better than
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Community. see, we know better than to talk unkindly about each
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See, we know better than to talk unkindly about each other, or to judge one another.
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To talk unkindly about each other, or to judge one another. "do unto others as you would
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Other, or to judge one another. "do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
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"do unto others as you would have them do unto you." but do you want--
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Have them do unto you." but do you want-- i mean, if you've acted bad,
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But do you want-- i mean, if you've acted bad, do you want everybody to--
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I mean, if you've acted bad, do you want everybody to-- you want people to tell
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Do you want everybody to-- you want people to tell everybody else what you did?
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>> male 1: my dad had an affair;
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>> male 1: my dad had an affair; blew up my mother's world.
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Blew up my mother's world. she was, you know,
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She was, you know, basically having
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Basically having a nervous breakdown.
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A nervous breakdown. and i didn't really
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And i didn't really understand at 12,
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Understand at 12, you know, all the rejection.
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You know, all the rejection. at that point,
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At that point, i just rejected god.
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I just rejected god.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, rejection is unavoidable.
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Rejection is unavoidable. it's not a matter of if,
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It's not a matter of if, but when.
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But when. in fact, even jesus dealt
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In fact, even jesus dealt with being rejected.
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With being rejected. >> ginger: and rejection hurts.
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>> ginger: and rejection hurts. but we don't have to remain
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But we don't have to remain trapped in the pain
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Trapped in the pain it has caused.
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It has caused. >> joyce: that's right.
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>> joyce: that's right. >> ginger: you see,
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>> ginger: you see, healing is a process,
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Healing is a process, but we can be made whole again.
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But we can be made whole again. and our book,
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And our book, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection," can help.
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Of rejection," can help. and here's the exciting part;
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And here's the exciting part; it's now an audiobook.
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It's now an audiobook. >> [joyce clapping]
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>> [joyce clapping] >> joyce: together,
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>> joyce: together, we bring each chapter to life
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We bring each chapter to life by reading it straight to you.
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By reading it straight to you. >> joyce reading: "god accepts
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>> joyce reading: "god accepts us and loves us
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Us and loves us unconditionally."
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Unconditionally." >> ginger reading: "to say i was
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>> ginger reading: "to say i was brokenhearted is a massive
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Brokenhearted is a massive understatement."
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Understatement." >> ginger: as you listen,
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>> ginger: as you listen, we want to help you move forward
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We want to help you move forward from the pain of rejection,
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From the pain of rejection, receive his healing,
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Receive his healing, and remind you of how
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And remind you of how faithful god is.
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Faithful god is. >> joyce: well, i'm so thankful
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>> joyce: well, i'm so thankful that god doesn't
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That god doesn't leave us in our pain,
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Leave us in our pain, but rather reveals
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But rather reveals to us his healing
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To us his healing through jesus.
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Through jesus. he can heal you
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He can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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Everywhere you hurt. >> announcer: we would
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>> announcer: we would like to send you joyce
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Like to send you joyce and ginger's audiobook,
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And ginger's audiobook, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." it's available to you right
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It's available to you right now for your gift of...
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Now for your gift of... or more.
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Or more. and today,
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And today, we'll also include
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We'll also include the "healing the wounds
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The "healing the wounds of rejection guided journal."
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Of rejection guided journal." >> female 1: we need
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>> female 1: we need books like this.
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Books like this. we need people like
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We need people like this and conversations
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This and conversations that allow us to open up
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That allow us to open up and talk about these issues.
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And talk about these issues. >> male 2: it really resonated
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>> male 2: it really resonated with me when i read that when
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With me when i read that when you're rejecting yourself,
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You're rejecting yourself, you're probably
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You're probably rejecting others.
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Rejecting others. >> female 2: i got to some
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>> female 2: i got to some parts and was like, "oh,
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Parts and was like, "oh, this does apply to me.
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This does apply to me. this applies a little bit
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This applies a little bit more frequently than
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More frequently than i was even aware of."
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I was even aware of." >> female 3: through this book,
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>> female 3: through this book, it's like, god goes,
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It's like, god goes, "no, i've always loved you.
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"no, i've always loved you. you are who i say you are."
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You are who i say you are." >> announcer: don't miss out
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>> announcer: don't miss out on this opportunity
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On this opportunity to listen, reflect, and track
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To listen, reflect, and track your healing journey.
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Your healing journey.
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Joyce and ginger's "healing
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Joyce and ginger's "healing the wounds of rejection"
00:25:40.428 --> 00:25:41.896
The wounds of rejection" audiobook and the "healing
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Audiobook and the "healing the wounds of rejection
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The wounds of rejection guided journal" is available
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Guided journal" is available for your gift of...
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For your gift of... or more.
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Or more. give us a call at...
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Give us a call at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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Joycemeyer.org. and remember,
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And remember, your gift allows us
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Your gift allows us to continue to share
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To continue to share the love of christ
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The love of christ around the world
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Around the world through all
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Through all of our outreaches.
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Of our outreaches.
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>> joyce: god loves you
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>> joyce: god loves you unconditionally and accepts
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Unconditionally and accepts you completely.
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>> ginger: ready to transform
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>> ginger: ready to transform your story?
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Your story? let's celebrate your style,
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Let's celebrate your style, quirks and potential.
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Quirks and potential. >> joyce: god has got
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>> joyce: god has got a plan for you.
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A plan for you. i want you to get that tonight.
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I want you to get that tonight. >> ginger: every journey
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>> ginger: every journey is unique, and god's hand
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Is unique, and god's hand is at work.
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Is at work. >> christine: we are talking
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>> christine: we are talking about eternal transformation
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About eternal transformation from the inside out.
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From the inside out. >> ginger: come discover
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>> ginger: come discover the beauty, were struggles
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The beauty, were struggles become strength.
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Become strength. as god moves you towards
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As god moves you towards a life transformed.
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A life transformed. >> lisa: today, he's making
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>> lisa: today, he's making all things new.
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All things new.
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>> ginger: join us for
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>> ginger: join us for the 2026 love life
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The 2026 love life women's conference
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Women's conference with joyce and her guests:
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With joyce and her guests:
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Christine caine,
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Christine caine,
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Lisa harper,
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Lisa harper,
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And worship with
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And worship with natalie grant,
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Natalie grant,
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And hope darst.
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And hope darst.
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October 22nd-24th in tampa, florida.
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In tampa, florida.
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>> joyce: my story,
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>> joyce: my story, your story, they are vital!
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Your story, they are vital! together let's discover
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Together let's discover the beautiful road
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The beautiful road they can take.
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They can take. i really hope to see you there.
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I really hope to see you there.
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>> ginger: register now,
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>> ginger: register now, at joycemeyer.org.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - How To Resist Temptation (Part 2)

May 21, 2026 | 27:29

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