Joyce Meyer - How Is Your Mental Health?

June 29, 2026 | 27:29

Healthy living doesn't start where you think it does. Learn how to think in agreement with God for better mental health and enjoyment in life.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - How Is Your Mental Health? | June 29, 2026

>> joyce: it is like a steel
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>> joyce: it is like a steel trap coming down and you
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>> joyce: it is like a steel trap coming down and you can do whatever you need
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Trap coming down and you can do whatever you need to do through christ
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Can do whatever you need to do through christ who is your strength
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To do through christ who is your strength and no devil can stop you.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: i'm doing a series
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>> joyce: i'm doing a series this weekend on wholeness,
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>> joyce: i'm doing a series this weekend on wholeness, on being healthy spirit, soul,
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This weekend on wholeness, on being healthy spirit, soul, body, mind, will, emotions.
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On being healthy spirit, soul, body, mind, will, emotions. jesus came for all of us,
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Body, mind, will, emotions. jesus came for all of us, there's nothing about you that
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Jesus came for all of us, there's nothing about you that god doesn't care about.
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There's nothing about you that god doesn't care about. i want you to get that.
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God doesn't care about. i want you to get that. god cares about and is concerned
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About everything that
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About everything that concerns you.
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About everything that concerns you. no matter what a small detail it
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Concerns you. no matter what a small detail it is, god cares about that.
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No matter what a small detail it is, god cares about that. and if you will invite him in,
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Is, god cares about that. and if you will invite him in, he will come in and begin
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And if you will invite him in, he will come in and begin to work a process of healing
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He will come in and begin to work a process of healing in every area of your life.
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To work a process of healing in every area of your life. it could be finances.
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In every area of your life. it could be finances. it could be your social life.
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It could be finances. it could be your social life. maybe you're lonely, or maybe
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It could be your social life. maybe you're lonely, or maybe you've been hurt so bad in
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Maybe you're lonely, or maybe you've been hurt so bad in the past that you now isolate
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You've been hurt so bad in the past that you now isolate yourself and you're afraid
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The past that you now isolate yourself and you're afraid of intimacy.
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Yourself and you're afraid of intimacy. god wants you to be healed
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Of intimacy. god wants you to be healed in every area of your life.
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God wants you to be healed in every area of your life. he came to make us whole.
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In every area of your life. he came to make us whole. he doesn't want us to be
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He came to make us whole. he doesn't want us to be born-again and just have
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He doesn't want us to be born-again and just have a bunch of problems in our life
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Born-again and just have a bunch of problems in our life draining us all the time.
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And so, let's start again
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And so, let's start again in 1 thessalonians 5:23
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And so, let's start again in 1 thessalonians 5:23 because it's just such
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In 1 thessalonians 5:23 because it's just such a great scripture.
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Because it's just such a great scripture. "and may the god of peace
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A great scripture. "and may the god of peace himself sanctify you through
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"and may the god of peace himself sanctify you through and through [separate you
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Himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane things,
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And through [separate you from profane things, and make you pure and wholly
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From profane things, and make you pure and wholly consecrated to god];
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And make you pure and wholly consecrated to god]; and may your spirit and your
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Consecrated to god]; and may your spirit and your soul and your body be preserved
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And may your spirit and your soul and your body be preserved sound and complete [and found]
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Soul and your body be preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our
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Sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our lord jesus christ."
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Blameless at the coming of our lord jesus christ." when jesus was asked "what is
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Lord jesus christ." when jesus was asked "what is the most important commandment?"
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When jesus was asked "what is the most important commandment?" he said, "this is the most
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The most important commandment?" he said, "this is the most important, 'you shall love
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He said, "this is the most important, 'you shall love the lord your god, with all
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Important, 'you shall love the lord your god, with all your heart, with all your soul,
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The lord your god, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind,
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Your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and all your strength.
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With all your mind, and all your strength. and the second is like it.
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And all your strength. and the second is like it. you shall love your neighbor
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And the second is like it. you shall love your neighbor as you love yourself.'"
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You shall love your neighbor as you love yourself.'" the lord doesn't want us just
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As you love yourself.'" the lord doesn't want us just to love him on sunday morning.
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He doesn't wanna just save
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He doesn't wanna just save you, watch you live a miserable
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He doesn't wanna just save you, watch you live a miserable life and then let you
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You, watch you live a miserable life and then let you go to heaven when you die.
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Life and then let you go to heaven when you die. he came to give us life.
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Go to heaven when you die. he came to give us life. and that word, "life," is zoe
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He came to give us life. and that word, "life," is zoe and it means life as god has it.
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And that word, "life," is zoe and it means life as god has it. now, i don't know how good god's
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And it means life as god has it. now, i don't know how good god's life is, but if i can have that,
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Now, i don't know how good god's life is, but if i can have that, i sure want to keep pressing
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Life is, but if i can have that, i sure want to keep pressing on until i have the kind of life
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I sure want to keep pressing on until i have the kind of life that god wants me to have.
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On until i have the kind of life that god wants me to have. i'll be honest with you,
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That god wants me to have. i'll be honest with you, i think that we owe it to jesus
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I'll be honest with you, i think that we owe it to jesus to have the best life that
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I think that we owe it to jesus to have the best life that we can possibly have.
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How many of you want your
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How many of you want your children to have good lives?
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How many of you want your children to have good lives? i mean, we know nothing
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Children to have good lives? i mean, we know nothing about parenting compared
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I mean, we know nothing about parenting compared to what he does.
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About parenting compared to what he does. so if we--you know, like, i like
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To what he does. so if we--you know, like, i like to surprise my kids and i was
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So if we--you know, like, i like to surprise my kids and i was thinking the other day,
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To surprise my kids and i was thinking the other day, god loves to surprise us.
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Thinking the other day, god loves to surprise us. i mean, he, jesus died
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God loves to surprise us. i mean, he, jesus died so we could have an intimate
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I mean, he, jesus died so we could have an intimate relationship with the father,
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So we could have an intimate relationship with the father, not so we could all have some
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Relationship with the father, not so we could all have some kind of our own little brand of
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Not so we could all have some kind of our own little brand of religion and separate into
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Kind of our own little brand of religion and separate into all these little groups
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Religion and separate into all these little groups and fight with each other.
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All these little groups and fight with each other. that's just the silliest thing.
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And fight with each other. that's just the silliest thing. and i love our conferences
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That's just the silliest thing. and i love our conferences and other conferences like this
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And i love our conferences and other conferences like this because we have people here
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And other conferences like this because we have people here from every denomination that you
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Could imagine.
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Could imagine. and i can tell you when we
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Could imagine. and i can tell you when we get to heaven there's not
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And i can tell you when we get to heaven there's not going to be a baptist group
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Get to heaven there's not going to be a baptist group and a catholic group
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Going to be a baptist group and a catholic group and a lutheran group
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And a catholic group and a lutheran group and a, the weird pentecostals
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And a lutheran group and a, the weird pentecostals are not going to be over here
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And a, the weird pentecostals are not going to be over here in another group.
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Are not going to be over here in another group. >> [audience applauding]
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In another group. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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And so we need to learn what's
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And so we need to learn what's important and the thing that's
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Important and the thing that's important is to learn to love
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Important is to learn to love the lord your god with all your
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The lord your god with all your heart, with all your soul,
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Heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and all
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With all your mind and all your strength.
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Your strength. you cannot have an obedient
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You cannot have an obedient life without having an obedient
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Life without having an obedient thought life.
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Thought life. so, i'm going to say that again,
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So, i'm going to say that again, you're not going to have
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You're not going to have an obedient life without first
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An obedient life without first having an obedient thought life.
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For many, many, many years and
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Loved god and couldn't figure
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Loved god and couldn't figure out why i just kept having
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Loved god and couldn't figure out why i just kept having so many problems and i didn't
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Out why i just kept having so many problems and i didn't understand this stuff
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So many problems and i didn't understand this stuff about the mind.
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Understand this stuff about the mind. i just thought that i couldn't
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About the mind. i just thought that i couldn't help what i thought.
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I just thought that i couldn't help what i thought. "well, i can't help what
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Help what i thought. "well, i can't help what i think."
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"well, i can't help what i think." and i didn't have any idea that
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I think." and i didn't have any idea that i could cast down wrong thoughts
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And i didn't have any idea that i could cast down wrong thoughts or i could shut my mind
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I could cast down wrong thoughts or i could shut my mind against thoughts.
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Or i could shut my mind against thoughts. that i just didn't have to just
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Against thoughts. that i just didn't have to just receive everything that fell
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That i just didn't have to just receive everything that fell into my head and just take it
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Receive everything that fell into my head and just take it as my own and roll it over
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Into my head and just take it as my own and roll it over and over and over in my mind.
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As my own and roll it over and over and over in my mind. you know, i share that my dad
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And over and over in my mind. you know, i share that my dad abused me when i was young and,
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You know, i share that my dad abused me when i was young and, you know, still after all these
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Abused me when i was young and, you know, still after all these years sometimes, just out
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You know, still after all these years sometimes, just out of nowhere, i'll find myself
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Years sometimes, just out of nowhere, i'll find myself thinking about some
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Of nowhere, i'll find myself thinking about some of the things that he did to me.
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Thinking about some of the things that he did to me. and you know the minute that
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Of the things that he did to me. and you know the minute that i become aware of what i'm
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And you know the minute that i become aware of what i'm thinking, i just say, "no."
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I become aware of what i'm thinking, i just say, "no." and i shut my mind to it
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Thinking, i just say, "no." and i shut my mind to it and i don't let it in there.
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And i shut my mind to it and i don't let it in there. see, the enemy will sneak up
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And i don't let it in there. see, the enemy will sneak up on you and try to put stuff
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See, the enemy will sneak up on you and try to put stuff in your mind, hoping that you'll
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On you and try to put stuff in your mind, hoping that you'll take it as yours.
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And if we think about the wrong
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And if we think about the wrong thing, it's gonna affect our
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And if we think about the wrong thing, it's gonna affect our moods, it's gonna affect our
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Thing, it's gonna affect our moods, it's gonna affect our behavior, it's gonna affect
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Moods, it's gonna affect our behavior, it's gonna affect our relationships with
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Behavior, it's gonna affect our relationships with other people.
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Our relationships with other people. "as the man thinks, so does
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Other people. "as the man thinks, so does he become," proverbs 23:7.
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"as the man thinks, so does he become," proverbs 23:7. and no matter how many times
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He become," proverbs 23:7. and no matter how many times you may or may have not heard
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And no matter how many times you may or may have not heard teaching on the mind, this is
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You may or may have not heard teaching on the mind, this is something that we need to hear
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Teaching on the mind, this is something that we need to hear over, and over, and over,
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Something that we need to hear over, and over, and over, and over, and over.
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Over, and over, and over, and over, and over. between our thoughts and our
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And over, and over. between our thoughts and our words, those are two messages
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Between our thoughts and our words, those are two messages that we will never get tired
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Words, those are two messages that we will never get tired of hearing.
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That we will never get tired of hearing. you can choose your
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Of hearing. you can choose your own thoughts.
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You can choose your own thoughts. you don't have to just think
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Own thoughts. you don't have to just think whatever falls in your head.
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You don't have to just think whatever falls in your head. i used to wake up in the morning
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Whatever falls in your head. i used to wake up in the morning and i would think,
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I used to wake up in the morning and i would think, "oh, i'm depressed."
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And i would think, "oh, i'm depressed." so, i would just get up
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"oh, i'm depressed." so, i would just get up and be depressed all day.
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So, i would just get up and be depressed all day. well, now if a thought like that
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And be depressed all day. well, now if a thought like that comes into my head, i will
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Well, now if a thought like that comes into my head, i will probably say out loud, "i am not
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Comes into my head, i will probably say out loud, "i am not depressed and i'm not gonna
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Probably say out loud, "i am not depressed and i'm not gonna spend this day being depressed
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Depressed and i'm not gonna spend this day being depressed because the joy of the lord
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Spend this day being depressed because the joy of the lord is my strength."
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Because the joy of the lord is my strength." now, we have the word of god
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So we can fight the enemy
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So we can fight the enemy with the word of god.
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So we can fight the enemy with the word of god. the word of god is not just
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With the word of god. the word of god is not just a bunch of little black ink
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The word of god is not just a bunch of little black ink on white pages.
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A bunch of little black ink on white pages. it is full of power and it is
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On white pages. it is full of power and it is your weapon against satan.
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It is full of power and it is your weapon against satan. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: "let him who has my
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>> joyce: "let him who has my word speak my word faithfully."
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>> joyce: "let him who has my word speak my word faithfully." i liked it last night when
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Word speak my word faithfully." i liked it last night when john mcfadden was up here
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And he talked about
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And he talked about his childhood and all
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And he talked about his childhood and all the pain he went through
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His childhood and all the pain he went through and then he talked about how
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The pain he went through and then he talked about how he got ahold of
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And then he talked about how he got ahold of "the battlefield of the mind"
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He got ahold of "the battlefield of the mind" and he started renewing his
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"the battlefield of the mind" and he started renewing his mind with the word and he pulled
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And he started renewing his mind with the word and he pulled this little book out of his
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Mind with the word and he pulled this little book out of his back pocket.
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This little book out of his back pocket. you got it right there with
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Back pocket. you got it right there with you again, right?
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You got it right there with you again, right? called, it's called, yeah,
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You again, right? called, it's called, yeah, thank you, "secret power of
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Called, it's called, yeah, thank you, "secret power of speaking god's word out loud."
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Thank you, "secret power of speaking god's word out loud." but i did write it, by the way.
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Speaking god's word out loud." but i did write it, by the way. >> [audience laughing]
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But i did write it, by the way. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it's called...
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it's called... [fake stammering]
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>> joyce: and it's called... [fake stammering] >> [audience laughing]
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[fake stammering] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it's little
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it's little enough, i mean, he carries
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>> joyce: and it's little enough, i mean, he carries it in his back pocket.
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Enough, i mean, he carries it in his back pocket. and it just thrills me that
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It in his back pocket. and it just thrills me that a man will carry that around
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And it just thrills me that a man will carry that around in his back pocket.
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A man will carry that around in his back pocket. you know why he carries it?
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In his back pocket. you know why he carries it? because satan will attack his
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You know why he carries it? because satan will attack his mind and he'll begin to hear
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Because satan will attack his mind and he'll begin to hear those old messages that he got
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Mind and he'll begin to hear those old messages that he got from his parents.
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Those old messages that he got from his parents. "you're nothing but trash.
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From his parents. "you're nothing but trash. the people that you think love
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"you're nothing but trash. the people that you think love you are gonna leave you.
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The people that you think love you are gonna leave you. they're gonna find out
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You are gonna leave you. they're gonna find out what you really are."
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They're gonna find out what you really are." well, he knows now,
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What you really are." well, he knows now, when that happens
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Well, he knows now, when that happens he knows how to fight.
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When that happens he knows how to fight. and i wanna help you remember
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He knows how to fight. and i wanna help you remember tonight how to fight.
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And i wanna help you remember tonight how to fight. and that is, he pulls that out
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Tonight how to fight. and that is, he pulls that out and he opens it up to god loves
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And that is, he pulls that out and he opens it up to god loves him or who he is in christ,
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And he opens it up to god loves him or who he is in christ, and he confesses those
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Him or who he is in christ, and he confesses those scriptures out loud
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And he confesses those scriptures out loud and the devil has to go away.
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Scriptures out loud and the devil has to go away. >> [audience applauding]
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And the devil has to go away. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i love it!
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So, 2 corinthians 10:4 and 5,
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So, 2 corinthians 10:4 and 5, "for the weapons of our warfare
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So, 2 corinthians 10:4 and 5, "for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, they're not
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"for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, they're not physical [weapons of flesh
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Are not carnal, they're not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty
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Physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before god for the overthrow
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And blood], but they are mighty before god for the overthrow and the destruction of
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Before god for the overthrow and the destruction of strongholds."
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And the destruction of strongholds." now, a stronghold is a place
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Strongholds." now, a stronghold is a place where the enemy digs
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Now, a stronghold is a place where the enemy digs in and hides himself.
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Where the enemy digs in and hides himself. so, he can attack without
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In and hides himself. so, he can attack without being seen.
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So, he can attack without being seen. well, this is talking about
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Being seen. well, this is talking about mental strongholds because
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Well, this is talking about mental strongholds because verse 5 says,
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Mental strongholds because verse 5 says, "[inasmuch as we] refute
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Verse 5 says, "[inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories
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"[inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings--"
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Arguments and theories and reasonings--" all processes of the mind.
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And reasonings--" all processes of the mind. "that set itself up against
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All processes of the mind. "that set itself up against the [true] knowledge of god;
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"that set itself up against the [true] knowledge of god; and we lead every--" what?
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The [true] knowledge of god; and we lead every--" what? "every," what?
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And we lead every--" what? "every," what? >> audience: thought.
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"every," what? >> audience: thought. >> joyce: "every thought
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>> audience: thought. >> joyce: "every thought and purpose away captive
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>> joyce: "every thought and purpose away captive unto the obedience
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And purpose away captive unto the obedience of christ (the messiah)."
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Unto the obedience of christ (the messiah)." it is so plain.
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Of christ (the messiah)." it is so plain. he's saying, "listen, we have
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Mental strongholds in our minds,
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Mental strongholds in our minds, places where the enemy has lied
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Mental strongholds in our minds, places where the enemy has lied to us and deceived us over
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Places where the enemy has lied to us and deceived us over a long period of time
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To us and deceived us over a long period of time and he hides himself in there
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A long period of time and he hides himself in there and then he begins
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And he hides himself in there and then he begins to say things to you--
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And then he begins to say things to you-- never at a convenient time--
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To say things to you-- never at a convenient time-- he begins to say things to you
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Never at a convenient time-- he begins to say things to you that if you just take them
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He begins to say things to you that if you just take them as yours and you begin
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That if you just take them as yours and you begin to believe them it will derail
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As yours and you begin to believe them it will derail the plan of god for your life
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To believe them it will derail the plan of god for your life and keep you from your destiny.
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The plan of god for your life and keep you from your destiny. his favorite thing is to tell
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And keep you from your destiny. his favorite thing is to tell you how no good you are.
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His favorite thing is to tell you how no good you are. and how all you do is make
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You how no good you are. and how all you do is make mistakes, and how your life
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And how all you do is make mistakes, and how your life is over, and you're never
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Mistakes, and how your life is over, and you're never gonna get over your past,
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Is over, and you're never gonna get over your past, and nobody cares about you,
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Gonna get over your past, and nobody cares about you, and you're not gonna
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And nobody cares about you, and you're not gonna get the job, and you're not
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And you're not gonna get the job, and you're not gonna get the raise,
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Get the job, and you're not gonna get the raise, and you'll never have a new car.
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Gonna get the raise, and you'll never have a new car. everything with the devil
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And you'll never have a new car. everything with the devil is ever and never.
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It's never going to change
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It's never going to change and it's always gonna
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It's never going to change and it's always gonna be that way.
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And it's always gonna be that way. but with god everything can
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Be that way. but with god everything can change when you put your
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But with god everything can change when you put your faith in him.
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Change when you put your faith in him. so, the weapons that we have
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Faith in him. so, the weapons that we have are first and foremost,
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So, the weapons that we have are first and foremost, the word of god,
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Are first and foremost, the word of god, the name of jesus,
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The word of god, the name of jesus, and the blood of jesus christ.
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There's power in all of those:
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There's power in all of those: the word, the name,
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There's power in all of those: the word, the name, and the blood.
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The word, the name, and the blood. i think sometimes when you're
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And the blood. i think sometimes when you're under mental attack,
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I think sometimes when you're under mental attack, you just open your mouth
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Under mental attack, you just open your mouth and say, "jesus."
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You just open your mouth and say, "jesus." >> audience: yeah.
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And say, "jesus." >> audience: yeah. >> joyce: jesus!
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>> audience: yeah. >> joyce: jesus! there's power in that name.
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>> joyce: jesus! there's power in that name. now, i don't even wanna tell
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There's power in that name. now, i don't even wanna tell you how long i was a christian
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Now, i don't even wanna tell you how long i was a christian before i knew any of this.
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You how long i was a christian before i knew any of this. and i wanna make sure that
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Before i knew any of this. and i wanna make sure that the people that i teach
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And i wanna make sure that the people that i teach know that you can do your
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The people that i teach know that you can do your own thinking.
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Know that you can do your own thinking. you cannot have an obedient
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Own thinking. you cannot have an obedient life with a disobedient
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You cannot have an obedient life with a disobedient thought life.
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Life with a disobedient thought life. if you don't want to overeat,
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Thought life. if you don't want to overeat, don't sit around and think
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If you don't want to overeat, don't sit around and think about food all day.
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Don't sit around and think about food all day. >> [audience laughing]
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About food all day. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: don't read
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: don't read cookbooks all day.
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>> joyce: don't read cookbooks all day. don't look at food magazines
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Cookbooks all day. don't look at food magazines all day.
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Don't look at food magazines all day. get your mind on something else,
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All day. get your mind on something else, amen?
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Get your mind on something else, amen? if you wanna walk in love with
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Amen? if you wanna walk in love with somebody that hurt you because
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If you wanna walk in love with somebody that hurt you because you know that's what god wants
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Somebody that hurt you because you know that's what god wants you to do, don't sit around
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You know that's what god wants you to do, don't sit around all day and think about
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You to do, don't sit around all day and think about what they did to you
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All day and think about what they did to you and how unfair it was and how
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What they did to you and how unfair it was and how you don't like them and then
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And how unfair it was and how you don't like them and then think you're gonna get around
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You don't like them and then think you're gonna get around them and treat them good.
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Think you're gonna get around them and treat them good. it just won't happen because
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Them and treat them good. it just won't happen because what's in us comes out of us.
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It just won't happen because what's in us comes out of us. what we let roll around
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What's in us comes out of us. what we let roll around in our heart and mind,
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What we let roll around in our heart and mind, comes out of our mouth.
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In our heart and mind, comes out of our mouth. and if you learn to listen
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Comes out of our mouth. and if you learn to listen to yourself, you will learn
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And if you learn to listen to yourself, you will learn a lot about yourself.
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To yourself, you will learn a lot about yourself. a lot that you may not want
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A lot about yourself. a lot that you may not want to know.
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A lot that you may not want to know. everybody say,
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To know. everybody say, "we're having fun."
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Everybody say, "we're having fun." >> audience: we're having fun!
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>> joyce: the bible says we are
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>> joyce: the bible says we are to bear in mind his commandments
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>> joyce: the bible says we are to bear in mind his commandments and then we will be able
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To bear in mind his commandments and then we will be able to practice them.
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And then we will be able to practice them. so, i'm just gonna
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To practice them. so, i'm just gonna throw this out.
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How much time do you spend
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How much time do you spend thinking about the word?
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How much time do you spend thinking about the word? do you spend anytime during
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Thinking about the word? do you spend anytime during the day just meditating
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Do you spend anytime during the day just meditating on the word, or do you ever
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The day just meditating on the word, or do you ever take 5 or 10 minutes and just,
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On the word, or do you ever take 5 or 10 minutes and just, when you're by yourself
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Take 5 or 10 minutes and just, when you're by yourself or taking a walk or whatever,
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When you're by yourself or taking a walk or whatever, just confess the word out loud?
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Or taking a walk or whatever, just confess the word out loud? i confess the word every
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Just confess the word out loud? i confess the word every single day.
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I confess the word every single day. i've done it for 40 years.
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Single day. i've done it for 40 years. it's life-changing.
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I've done it for 40 years. it's life-changing. it's the way that you keep your
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It's life-changing. it's the way that you keep your mind renewed and then you
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It's the way that you keep your mind renewed and then you know what to do.
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Mind renewed and then you know what to do. you recognize wrong thoughts
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Know what to do. you recognize wrong thoughts and you recognize 'em
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You recognize wrong thoughts and you recognize 'em pretty quick.
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And you recognize 'em pretty quick. you can't think junky stuff
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Pretty quick. you can't think junky stuff for three hours before you
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You can't think junky stuff for three hours before you even realize what you're doing.
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For three hours before you even realize what you're doing. you recognize it and you know
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Even realize what you're doing. you recognize it and you know right away what to do.
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You recognize it and you know right away what to do. joshua 1:8 is a great scripture.
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It's one of the first scriptures
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It's one of the first scriptures that i learned when i started
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It's one of the first scriptures that i learned when i started really studying the bible.
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That i learned when i started really studying the bible. it says, "this book of the law
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Really studying the bible. it says, "this book of the law shall not depart out of your
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It says, "this book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth--" and that doesn't mean
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Shall not depart out of your mouth--" and that doesn't mean you shouldn't speak it,
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Mouth--" and that doesn't mean you shouldn't speak it, but it actually means you keep
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You shouldn't speak it, but it actually means you keep it in your mouth all the time.
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But it actually means you keep it in your mouth all the time. "but you shall meditate on it,
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It in your mouth all the time. "but you shall meditate on it, day and night,
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"but you shall meditate on it, day and night, that you may observe and do."
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Day and night, that you may observe and do." see, we start with speaking it,
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That you may observe and do." see, we start with speaking it, thinking about it,
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See, we start with speaking it, thinking about it, then we're able to do it.
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Thinking about it, then we're able to do it. we can't do it unless
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Then we're able to do it. we can't do it unless it's first in our mind.
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We can't do it unless it's first in our mind. "and when you do all
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It's first in our mind. "and when you do all that's written in it,
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"and when you do all that's written in it, then you'll make your
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That's written in it, then you'll make your way prosperous,
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Then you'll make your way prosperous, and then you'll deal wisely
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Way prosperous, and then you'll deal wisely and then you will
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And then you'll deal wisely and then you will have good success."
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And then you will have good success." you know, our thought life
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Have good success." you know, our thought life is like a bridge to get
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You know, our thought life is like a bridge to get us from wrong behavior
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Is like a bridge to get us from wrong behavior to good behavior.
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Us from wrong behavior to good behavior. some of you, you feel like
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To good behavior. some of you, you feel like you're in a trap of some kind.
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Some of you, you feel like you're in a trap of some kind. you, maybe, let's just say
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You're in a trap of some kind. you, maybe, let's just say you've got a bad temper.
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You, maybe, let's just say you've got a bad temper. you've had a bad temper all your
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You've got a bad temper. you've had a bad temper all your life and you don't even really
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You've had a bad temper all your life and you don't even really know what you're angry about,
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Life and you don't even really know what you're angry about, you just don't seem to be able
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Know what you're angry about, you just don't seem to be able to control your temper.
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You just don't seem to be able to control your temper. and so, you have think--
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To control your temper. and so, you have think-- you have thought and said,
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And so, you have think-- you have thought and said, i don't know,
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You have thought and said, i don't know, for maybe 20 years,
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I don't know, for maybe 20 years, "i lose my temper,
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I can't control my temper.
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I can't control my temper. i lose my temper.
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I can't control my temper. i lose my temper. i can't control my temper.
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I lose my temper. i can't control my temper. i lose my temper.
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I can't control my temper. i lose my temper. i can't control my temper."
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I lose my temper. i can't control my temper." so, the more you think
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I can't control my temper." so, the more you think it and say it,
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So, the more you think it and say it, the more you do it.
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It and say it, the more you do it. so now, you love god,
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The more you do it. so now, you love god, you've learned in the word
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So now, you love god, you've learned in the word that you shouldn't let the sun
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You've learned in the word that you shouldn't let the sun go down on your anger.
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That you shouldn't let the sun go down on your anger. you don't wanna be angry.
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Go down on your anger. you don't wanna be angry. you wanna do what's right
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You don't wanna be angry. you wanna do what's right and you just try, and you try,
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You wanna do what's right and you just try, and you try, and you try, and you try,
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And you just try, and you try, and you try, and you try, and it just doesn't work.
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And you try, and you try, and it just doesn't work. well, you know what?
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And it just doesn't work. well, you know what? although, the bible does tell
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Well, you know what? although, the bible does tell us to make a spirit-led effort,
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Although, the bible does tell us to make a spirit-led effort, there's nothing in the bible
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Us to make a spirit-led effort, there's nothing in the bible that tells us that we're
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There's nothing in the bible that tells us that we're gonna change by just...
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That tells us that we're gonna change by just... >> [audience laughing]
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Gonna change by just... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: trying to change.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: trying to change. we bear good fruit
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>> joyce: trying to change. we bear good fruit by abiding in christ.
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We bear good fruit by abiding in christ. the more you hang out with
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By abiding in christ. the more you hang out with jesus, the more you're gonna
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The more you hang out with jesus, the more you're gonna become like him.
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Now, ephesians 4, 3 verses,
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Now, ephesians 4, 3 verses, but we're gonna look
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Now, ephesians 4, 3 verses, but we're gonna look at verse 22 and 24
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But we're gonna look at verse 22 and 24 and we're gonna skip
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At verse 22 and 24 and we're gonna skip 23 for just a minute.
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And we're gonna skip 23 for just a minute. "strip yourselves of your former
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23 for just a minute. "strip yourselves of your former nature [put off and discard
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"strip yourselves of your former nature [put off and discard your old unrenewed self] which
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Nature [put off and discard your old unrenewed self] which characterized your previous
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Your old unrenewed self] which characterized your previous manner of life and becomes
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Characterized your previous manner of life and becomes corrupt through lusts
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Manner of life and becomes corrupt through lusts and desires that spring
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Corrupt through lusts and desires that spring from delusion."
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And desires that spring from delusion." so, we are new creatures
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From delusion." so, we are new creatures in christ.
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So, we are new creatures in christ. but now, he is saying, "okay,
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In christ. but now, he is saying, "okay, this is what i've done for you.
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But now, he is saying, "okay, this is what i've done for you. now, you put off that old life."
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This is what i've done for you. now, you put off that old life." and in verse 24 it says,
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Now, you put off that old life." and in verse 24 it says, "and put on the new nature
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And in verse 24 it says, "and put on the new nature (the regenerate self) created in
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"and put on the new nature (the regenerate self) created in god's image, [godlike] in true
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(the regenerate self) created in god's image, [godlike] in true righteousness and holiness."
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God's image, [godlike] in true righteousness and holiness." put off the old man,
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Righteousness and holiness." put off the old man, put on the new man.
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Put off the old man, put on the new man. stop living the old life.
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Put on the new man. stop living the old life. start living the new life.
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Stop living the old life. start living the new life. stop acting like you used to.
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Start living the new life. stop acting like you used to. start acting like you should.
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Stop acting like you used to. start acting like you should. "well, god i want to,
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Start acting like you should. "well, god i want to, but how can i do it?!"
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"well, god i want to, but how can i do it?!" verse 23 is the bridge.
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But how can i do it?!" verse 23 is the bridge. "and be constantly renewed
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Verse 23 is the bridge. "and be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind.
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"and be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind. be constantly renewed
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In the spirit of your mind. be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind
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Be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental
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In the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude],"
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[having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude]," every single day of your life.
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And spiritual attitude]," every single day of your life. if i were you, i would take
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Every single day of your life. if i were you, i would take some time every morning,
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If i were you, i would take some time every morning, whether it's one minute or five,
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Some time every morning, whether it's one minute or five, and i would make my mind
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Whether it's one minute or five, and i would make my mind up about some things.
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And i would make my mind up about some things. in colossians 3 it says,
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Up about some things. in colossians 3 it says, "set your mind and keep it set."
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In colossians 3 it says, "set your mind and keep it set." and i'm not ready to talk
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"set your mind and keep it set." and i'm not ready to talk about this yet,
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And i'm not ready to talk about this yet, but before the night's over,
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I wanna talk to you about
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I wanna talk to you about the power of a made up mind.
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I wanna talk to you about the power of a made up mind. i'm gonna tell you what,
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The power of a made up mind. i'm gonna tell you what, when you make your mind
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I'm gonna tell you what, when you make your mind up and you ask god to help you,
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When you make your mind up and you ask god to help you, it is like a steel trap
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Up and you ask god to help you, it is like a steel trap coming down and you can
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It is like a steel trap coming down and you can do whatever you need
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Coming down and you can do whatever you need to do through christ
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Do whatever you need to do through christ who is your strength
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To do through christ who is your strength and no devil can stop you,
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Who is your strength and no devil can stop you, but you gotta keep your
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And no devil can stop you, but you gotta keep your mind set in the right direction.
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But you gotta keep your mind set in the right direction. you set your mind
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Mind set in the right direction. you set your mind and you keep it set.
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You set your mind and you keep it set. you don't play around with it.
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And you keep it set. you don't play around with it. you decide you're gonna
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You don't play around with it. you decide you're gonna get out of debt.
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You decide you're gonna get out of debt. you go to the mall.
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Get out of debt. you go to the mall. probably a mistake.
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You go to the mall. probably a mistake. >> [audience laughing]
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Probably a mistake. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: they have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: they have a 75% off sale.
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>> joyce: they have a 75% off sale. not the place where you
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A 75% off sale. not the place where you wanna be, amen?
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Not the place where you wanna be, amen? >> [audience laughing]
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Wanna be, amen? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you got the plastic.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you got the plastic. the holy spirit's saying,
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>> joyce: you got the plastic. the holy spirit's saying, "you need to get out of debt.
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The holy spirit's saying, "you need to get out of debt. you committed to getting
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"you need to get out of debt. you committed to getting out of debt."
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You committed to getting out of debt." your flesh is saying,
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Out of debt." your flesh is saying, "i want that, i want that."
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Your flesh is saying, "i want that, i want that." so, you got this...
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"i want that, i want that." so, you got this... this thing going on.
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So, you got this... this thing going on. you know what?
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This thing going on. you know what? i don't care if you've
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You know what? i don't care if you've gotta take yourself
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I don't care if you've gotta take yourself by the ear and take yourself
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Gotta take yourself by the ear and take yourself out of that mall.
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By the ear and take yourself out of that mall. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: the bible says,
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>> joyce: the bible says, "if your eye offends you,
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>> joyce: the bible says, "if your eye offends you, pluck it out.
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"if your eye offends you, pluck it out. if your hand offends you,
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Pluck it out. if your hand offends you, cut it off."
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If your hand offends you, cut it off." sometimes, we gotta get a little
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Cut it off." sometimes, we gotta get a little bit violent with ourselves,
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Sometimes, we gotta get a little bit violent with ourselves, sometimes, i'll say to myself,
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Bit violent with ourselves, sometimes, i'll say to myself, "joyce, just shut up."
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i mean, just shut up.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i mean, just shut up. you do not need to say
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>> joyce: "i mean, just shut up. you do not need to say one more word."
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You do not need to say one more word." some of you need to have
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One more word." some of you need to have a meeting with yourself.
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Some of you need to have a meeting with yourself. you need to have a chat with
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A meeting with yourself. you need to have a chat with yourself several times a day.
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You need to have a chat with yourself several times a day. don't make your mind up and then
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Yourself several times a day. don't make your mind up and then change it as soon as something
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Don't make your mind up and then change it as soon as something tickles your flesh.
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Change it as soon as something tickles your flesh. make your mind up,
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Tickles your flesh. make your mind up, set your mind and keep it set
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Make your mind up, set your mind and keep it set and every day you keep it set,
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Set your mind and keep it set and every day you keep it set, it will be a little, teeny, tiny
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And every day you keep it set, it will be a little, teeny, tiny bit easier the next day,
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It will be a little, teeny, tiny bit easier the next day, and a little bit easier
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Bit easier the next day, and a little bit easier the next day,
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And a little bit easier the next day, and a little bit easier
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The next day, and a little bit easier the next day.
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And a little bit easier the next day. and pretty soon,
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The next day. and pretty soon, you will wonder how you ever
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And pretty soon, you will wonder how you ever lived in the mess that you
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You will wonder how you ever lived in the mess that you were in, because now,
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Lived in the mess that you were in, because now, it will seem so natural to you.
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Were in, because now, it will seem so natural to you. the time will come,
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It will seem so natural to you. the time will come, when it will be just as natural
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The time will come, when it will be just as natural for you to automatically
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When it will be just as natural for you to automatically do what's right,
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For you to automatically do what's right, as it is right now
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Do what's right, as it is right now to automatically
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As it is right now to automatically do what's wrong.
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Characteristics
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Characteristics of a healthy mind.
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Characteristics of a healthy mind. we've got some really
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Of a healthy mind. we've got some really good things to talk about.
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We've got some really good things to talk about. so, if you have a healthy mind--
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Good things to talk about. so, if you have a healthy mind-- remember, we're talking about
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So, if you have a healthy mind-- remember, we're talking about being healthy in every
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Remember, we're talking about being healthy in every area of your life.
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Being healthy in every area of your life. first of all, a healthy mind
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Area of your life. first of all, a healthy mind is a peaceful mind.
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First of all, a healthy mind is a peaceful mind. people say, "well, i just want
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Is a peaceful mind. people say, "well, i just want some peace of mind."
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People say, "well, i just want some peace of mind." people take pills to get
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Some peace of mind." people take pills to get peace of mind.
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People take pills to get peace of mind. they drink alcohol excessively
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Peace of mind. they drink alcohol excessively to get peace of mind.
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One mom told me about her son,
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One mom told me about her son, who was addicted to heroin,
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One mom told me about her son, who was addicted to heroin, that he said to her, "taking
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Who was addicted to heroin, that he said to her, "taking the drugs is the only way
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That he said to her, "taking the drugs is the only way i can get my mind to shut up."
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The drugs is the only way i can get my mind to shut up." well, see, he didn't understand
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I can get my mind to shut up." well, see, he didn't understand these principles.
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Well, see, he didn't understand these principles. he didn't even probably really
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These principles. he didn't even probably really know how to ask god to help him.
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He didn't even probably really know how to ask god to help him. i don't care how big
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Know how to ask god to help him. i don't care how big of a mess your mind is,
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I don't care how big of a mess your mind is, god can help you renew
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Of a mess your mind is, god can help you renew your mind but it will not
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God can help you renew your mind but it will not happen overnight.
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Your mind but it will not happen overnight. you can't think the wrong thing
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Happen overnight. you can't think the wrong thing for 40 years and then decide
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You can't think the wrong thing for 40 years and then decide to have one right thought
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For 40 years and then decide to have one right thought and wonder why everything's
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To have one right thought and wonder why everything's not different in your life.
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And wonder why everything's not different in your life. it takes time.
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Not different in your life. it takes time. i've been at this 40 years
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It takes time. i've been at this 40 years and i've got a lot of victory.
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I've been at this 40 years and i've got a lot of victory. lots of victory.
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And i've got a lot of victory. lots of victory. but i will never stop doing
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Lots of victory. but i will never stop doing what i did to get me here.
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But i will never stop doing what i did to get me here. did you hear what i said?
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What i did to get me here. did you hear what i said? i will never stop doing
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Did you hear what i said? i will never stop doing what i did to get me here.
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The bible says you stand fast,
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The bible says you stand fast, galatians 5:1, "stand fast
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The bible says you stand fast, galatians 5:1, "stand fast in the freedom where with
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Galatians 5:1, "stand fast in the freedom where with christ has made you free.
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In the freedom where with christ has made you free. and do not be ensnared again
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Christ has made you free. and do not be ensnared again in a yoke of bondage since
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And do not be ensnared again in a yoke of bondage since you have once put off."
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In a yoke of bondage since you have once put off." sometimes, the mistake
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You have once put off." sometimes, the mistake we make is we get a victory
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Sometimes, the mistake we make is we get a victory then we stop doing what
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We make is we get a victory then we stop doing what we did to get the victory.
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Then we stop doing what we did to get the victory. you gain and you maintain.
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We did to get the victory. you gain and you maintain. you gain and you maintain.
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You gain and you maintain. you gain and you maintain. and the bible tells
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You gain and you maintain. and the bible tells us to be vigilant because
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And the bible tells us to be vigilant because "the devil roams about
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Us to be vigilant because "the devil roams about like a lion roaring
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"the devil roams about like a lion roaring in fierce hunger seeking
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Like a lion roaring in fierce hunger seeking whom he may devour."
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In fierce hunger seeking whom he may devour." having victory in your life
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Whom he may devour." having victory in your life is gonna take more than
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45 minutes on sunday morning.
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>> [audience cheering]
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: a peaceful mind.
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: a peaceful mind. "well, i can't help it,
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>> joyce: a peaceful mind. "well, i can't help it, i'm just a worrier."
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"well, i can't help it, i'm just a worrier." well, we need to stop
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I'm just a worrier." well, we need to stop saying silly things.
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Well, we need to stop saying silly things. "i can't help it,
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Saying silly things. "i can't help it, i can't help it."
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"i can't help it, i can't help it." i mean, anything that god tells
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I can't help it." i mean, anything that god tells us to do or not to do,
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I mean, anything that god tells us to do or not to do, he gives us the ability
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Us to do or not to do, he gives us the ability to obey him.
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He gives us the ability to obey him. so, saying, "i can't help it,"
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To obey him. so, saying, "i can't help it," is just a sneaky little way
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So, saying, "i can't help it," is just a sneaky little way of not taking responsibility.
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Is just a sneaky little way of not taking responsibility. >> [audience applauding]
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Of not taking responsibility. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: okay, well,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: okay, well, what about worry?
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Why do we worry?
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Why do we worry? well, we worry because
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Why do we worry? well, we worry because we think we can figure out
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Well, we worry because we think we can figure out what to do to fix our problem.
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We think we can figure out what to do to fix our problem. and i'm not saying you never
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What to do to fix our problem. and i'm not saying you never come up with a good idea
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And i'm not saying you never come up with a good idea but rarely.
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Come up with a good idea but rarely. >> [audience laughing]
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But rarely. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: at least
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: at least that's my experience.
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>> joyce: at least that's my experience. you know?
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That's my experience. you know? now, i can pray,
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You know? now, i can pray, and god will give me a good idea
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Now, i can pray, and god will give me a good idea but you get that from in here.
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And god will give me a good idea but you get that from in here. it comes from here up to here.
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But you get that from in here. it comes from here up to here. it doesn't come from out there,
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It comes from here up to here. it doesn't come from out there, into here.
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It doesn't come from out there, into here. come on.
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Into here. come on. you are a spirit,
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Come on. you are a spirit, deepest part of your being.
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You are a spirit, deepest part of your being. you have a soul.
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Deepest part of your being. you have a soul. you live in a body.
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You have a soul. you live in a body. i guess, we all, at sometimes,
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You live in a body. i guess, we all, at sometimes, get into worrying about
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I guess, we all, at sometimes, get into worrying about different things.
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Get into worrying about different things. but it's like sitting
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Different things. but it's like sitting in a rocking chair
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But it's like sitting in a rocking chair and rocking all day.
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In a rocking chair and rocking all day. it keeps you busy,
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And rocking all day. it keeps you busy, but it gets you nowhere.
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It keeps you busy, but it gets you nowhere. worry--now, listen to me.
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But it gets you nowhere. worry--now, listen to me. worry does absolutely
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Worry--now, listen to me. worry does absolutely no good at all.
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Worry does absolutely no good at all. it does not solve your problems
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No good at all. it does not solve your problems but it could actually increase
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It does not solve your problems but it could actually increase your problems.
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But it could actually increase your problems. because we get what we believe.
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Your problems. because we get what we believe. and so, there's nothing wrong
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Because we get what we believe. and so, there's nothing wrong with thinking about something.
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And so, there's nothing wrong with thinking about something. i like to do what i call prayer
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With thinking about something. i like to do what i call prayer thinking or thinking with god.
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I like to do what i call prayer thinking or thinking with god. pray about it, roll a few things
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Thinking or thinking with god. pray about it, roll a few things over in your mind.
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Pray about it, roll a few things over in your mind. "does that feel right?
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Over in your mind. "does that feel right? does that feel right?"
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"does that feel right? does that feel right?" no, pray about it some more.
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Does that feel right?" no, pray about it some more. wait on god.
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No, pray about it some more. wait on god. when i have a serious situation,
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Wait on god. when i have a serious situation, it doesn't do me any good
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When i have a serious situation, it doesn't do me any good at all to worry about it.
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It doesn't do me any good at all to worry about it. and let me tell you something,
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At all to worry about it. and let me tell you something, if i can get to the point where
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And let me tell you something, if i can get to the point where i don't worry that much,
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If i can get to the point where i don't worry that much, anybody can get to the point
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I don't worry that much, anybody can get to the point where they don't worry
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Anybody can get to the point where they don't worry that much.
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Where they don't worry that much. because i was
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That much. because i was a professional worrier.
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Because i was a professional worrier. does anybody know what
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A professional worrier. does anybody know what i'm talking about?
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Does anybody know what i'm talking about? i mean, i would even worry
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I'm talking about? i mean, i would even worry about your problems.
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I mean, i would even worry about your problems. >> [audience laughing]
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About your problems. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, if i didn't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, if i didn't have any of my own,
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>> joyce: i mean, if i didn't have any of my own, i'd be happy to get involved
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Have any of my own, i'd be happy to get involved in yours and worry about
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I'd be happy to get involved in yours and worry about yours and try to solve yours.
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In yours and worry about yours and try to solve yours. i could even create
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Yours and try to solve yours. i could even create problems to worry about.
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I could even create problems to worry about. >> [audience laughing]
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Problems to worry about. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if i told you all
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if i told you all the things that i worried about
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>> joyce: if i told you all the things that i worried about when my kids were growing up
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The things that i worried about when my kids were growing up and the different things that
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When my kids were growing up and the different things that i worried about with each
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And the different things that i worried about with each one of them.
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I worried about with each one of them. and now, they've just
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One of them. and now, they've just all turned out great.
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And now, they've just all turned out great. and it just aggravates
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All turned out great. and it just aggravates me that i wasted all that time.
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And it just aggravates me that i wasted all that time. >> [audience laughing]
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Me that i wasted all that time. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and dave would
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and dave would try to tell me, "cast your care.
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>> joyce: and dave would try to tell me, "cast your care. god'll take care of it."
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Try to tell me, "cast your care. god'll take care of it." i was, like, "oh you
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God'll take care of it." i was, like, "oh you [grumbling]," you know?
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I was, like, "oh you [grumbling]," you know? you know how we are.
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[grumbling]," you know? you know how we are. you don't like
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You know how we are. you don't like it if somebody else is right
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You don't like it if somebody else is right so you've gotta find something
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It if somebody else is right so you've gotta find something wrong with them.
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So you've gotta find something wrong with them. and you know,
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Wrong with them. and you know, one of my daughters was just,
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And you know, one of my daughters was just, like, super messy.
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One of my daughters was just, like, super messy. and oh, my gosh,
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Like, super messy. and oh, my gosh, i just thought,
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And oh, my gosh, i just thought, "if this kid leaves home,
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I just thought, "if this kid leaves home, she's not even gonna know
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"if this kid leaves home, she's not even gonna know where her clothes are
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She's not even gonna know where her clothes are half the time."
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Where her clothes are half the time." >> [audience laughing]
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Half the time." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "she won't know
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "she won't know where her car keys are,
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>> joyce: "she won't know where her car keys are, she won't be able
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Where her car keys are, she won't be able to find her shoes.
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She won't be able to find her shoes. i don't know how she
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To find her shoes. i don't know how she can ever leave."
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I don't know how she can ever leave." and now, i actually--
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Can ever leave." and now, i actually-- she works for me personally,
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And now, i actually-- she works for me personally, not through the ministry,
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She works for me personally, not through the ministry, and i pay her to help keep
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Not through the ministry, and i pay her to help keep my life organized.
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And i pay her to help keep my life organized. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [repeating sounds:
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>> [repeating sounds: alarms, reports, phones ringing]
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Alarms, reports, phones ringing] >> weather man: today's local
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>> weather man: today's local weather is a mixed bag
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Weather is a mixed bag of clouds and rain.
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Of clouds and rain. >> joyce: if you've been parked
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>> joyce: if you've been parked at the same place way too long,
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At the same place way too long, you're stuck.
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You're stuck. and it's time to blast
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And it's time to blast out of that place
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Out of that place and say, "i've had it.
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And say, "i've had it. i'm no longer gonna
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I'm no longer gonna let the past control me.
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Let the past control me. i am gonna get well,
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I am gonna get well, get on with god,
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Get on with god, and have the life
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And have the life he intended me to have."
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He intended me to have." >> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: what if
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>> ginger: what if the only thing
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The only thing standing between you
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Standing between you and the life you want
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And the life you want is that nasty
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Is that nasty feeling of being stuck?
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Feeling of being stuck? stuck in routines
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Stuck in routines or patterns
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Or patterns that no longer work,
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That no longer work, they don't inspire
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They don't inspire you and you can't
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You and you can't seem to break free.
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Seem to break free. well, escape the monotony
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Well, escape the monotony and the procrastination
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And the procrastination with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, "getting unstuck,"
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"getting unstuck," it's "god's path to
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It's "god's path to breakthrough thinking."
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Breakthrough thinking." this is such a huge key.
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This is such a huge key. this book will help
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This book will help you find that turning
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You find that turning point toward a path
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Point toward a path of rediscovering
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Of rediscovering purpose and hope.
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Purpose and hope. you were never
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You were never created to live
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Created to live stuck or settling
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Stuck or settling for less than
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For less than god's best.
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God's best. break destructive
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Break destructive mindsets with god's word
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Mindsets with god's word and move from just
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And move from just surviving to thriving
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Surviving to thriving with "getting unstuck."
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>> announcer: being stuck
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>> announcer: being stuck isn't a life sentence.
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Isn't a life sentence. it's a signal that something
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It's a signal that something deeper is waiting for you.
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Deeper is waiting for you. when you request
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When you request your copy of,
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Your copy of, "getting unstuck,"
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"getting unstuck," you'll also receive
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You'll also receive joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "power words:
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"power words: what you can
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What you can say can change
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Say can change your life,"
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Your life," a handy little book
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A handy little book that can make a world
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That can make a world of difference
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Of difference in our attitude, joy,
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In our attitude, joy, and even success.
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And even success. available today for
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Available today for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. for...
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For... or more,
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Or more, you'll receive this
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You'll receive this "battlefield of the mind
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"battlefield of the mind journal,"
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Journal," a valuable study tool
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A valuable study tool to record life's
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To record life's progress and capture
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Progress and capture god's promises.
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>> ginger: god designed
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>> ginger: god designed you to move forward
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You to move forward with courage,
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With courage, confidence
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Confidence and unshakable faith.
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And unshakable faith. break through
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Break through the muck and reroute
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The muck and reroute your destination
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Your destination toward a renewed mind
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Toward a renewed mind and real transformation
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And real transformation with, "getting unstuck."
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With, "getting unstuck." and remember,
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And remember, your contribution
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Your contribution allows us to share
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Allows us to share the gospel
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The gospel and god's love around
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And god's love around the world through
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The world through our hand of hope
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Our hand of hope outreaches.
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Outreaches. together,
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Together, we're making
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We're making a difference in many,
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A difference in many, many lives.
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Many lives. >> announcer: enjoy
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>> announcer: enjoy "getting unstuck"
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"getting unstuck" and "power words"
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And "power words" available today
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Available today for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. contact us at...
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Contact us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> ginger: so,
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>> ginger: so, what did jesus mean
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What did jesus mean when he said to go
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When he said to go into all of the world
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Into all of the world sharing the gospel,
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Sharing the gospel, making disciples of all nations?
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Making disciples of all nations? well, this is what
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Well, this is what it looks like.
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And it looks like this.
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>> ginger to child: there
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>> ginger to child: there you go.
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You go. >> ginger: and this.
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>> ginger: and this. you see, you can be in multiple
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You see, you can be in multiple places all at the same time.
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Places all at the same time. it's right in your neighborhood.
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It's right in your neighborhood. it's in your nation.
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It's in your nation. or it may be on the other
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Or it may be on the other side of the world.
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Side of the world. so, how can you possibly
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So, how can you possibly accomplish all that
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Accomplish all that jesus is asking us to do?
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Jesus is asking us to do? well, there are many ways.
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Well, there are many ways. just do what you can.
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Just do what you can. but one great way
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But one great way is to partner with
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Is to partner with joyce meyer ministries.
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Joyce meyer ministries. then everywhere we go,
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Then everywhere we go, you are here,
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You are here, and we are sharing
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And we are sharing christ all over the world.
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Christ all over the world. go to: joycemeyer.org
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Go to: joycemeyer.org to find out more about
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To find out more about partnership and you'll be doing
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Partnership and you'll be doing exactly what jesus asks:
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Exactly what jesus asks: going into all the nations.
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>> [music]
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>> joyce: studying god's word
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>> joyce: studying god's word strengthens us.
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Strengthens us. it brings us joy.
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It brings us joy. it brings us peace.
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It brings us peace. it teaches us who
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It teaches us who we are in christ.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - How Is Your Mental Health?

June 29, 2026 | 27:29

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