Joyce Meyer - How Your Thoughts Affect The World Around You (Part 2)

March 3, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - How Your Thoughts Affect The World Around You (Part 2) | March 3, 2026

>> ginger: do you ever deal
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>> ginger: do you ever deal with stress or anxiety?
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With stress or anxiety? who doesn't?
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Who doesn't? well, joyce's teaching
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Well, joyce's teaching is coming up.
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Is coming up. but first,
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But first, i'd like to personally
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I'd like to personally invite you to an event that
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Invite you to an event that could positively affect
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Could positively affect the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. joyce's enjoying everyday
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Joyce's enjoying everyday life conference is happening
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Life conference is happening in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. here are a few
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Here are a few reasons why you
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Should join us.
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Should join us. naomi raine will
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Naomi raine will help us enter
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Help us enter god's presence
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God's presence through worship.
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Through worship. psychologist
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Psychologist and author,
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And author, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, will give us
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Will give us insight on our
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Insight on our mind, emotions,
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Mind, emotions, and facing
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And facing the challenges
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The challenges of life.
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Of life. nona jones will
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Nona jones will help us to overcome
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Help us to overcome challenges
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Challenges like trauma.
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And joyce will
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And joyce will be there with
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Be there with practical ways
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Practical ways to understand
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To understand god's word to deal with
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God's word to deal with the daily stressors of life.
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It will be a weekend
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It will be a weekend of healing, restoration,
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Of healing, restoration, and rejuvenation.
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And rejuvenation. so go to:
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So go to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, to register.
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To register. it's april 10-11
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It's april 10-11 in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. we will see you in hershey.
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>> joyce: you might
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>> joyce: you might be in a coffee shop
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>> joyce: you might be in a coffee shop and somebody's in front
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Be in a coffee shop and somebody's in front of you and you're a woman.
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And somebody's in front of you and you're a woman. she's a woman.
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Of you and you're a woman. she's a woman. you're a little fluffy.
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She's a woman. you're a little fluffy. she's a little skinny
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You're a little fluffy. she's a little skinny dude with--
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She's a little skinny dude with-- got this long, beautiful hair.
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Dude with-- got this long, beautiful hair. you think, "i don't like you."
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Got this long, beautiful hair. you think, "i don't like you." >> [audience laughing]
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You think, "i don't like you." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on. you don't even realize a thought
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>> joyce: come on. you don't even realize a thought goes through your head,
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You don't even realize a thought goes through your head, but you think,
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Goes through your head, but you think, "i don't like you."
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: how should you think
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>> joyce: how should you think when life gets difficult?
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>> joyce: how should you think when life gets difficult? well, first of all,
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When life gets difficult? well, first of all, never make your most
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Well, first of all, never make your most important decision when
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Never make your most important decision when you're in your worst mood.
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Important decision when you're in your worst mood. emotions go up and they go down.
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You're in your worst mood. emotions go up and they go down. and so, i always say,
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Emotions go up and they go down. and so, i always say, wait a little while
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And so, i always say, wait a little while and then decide.
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Wait a little while and then decide. we wouldn't get in trouble
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And then decide. we wouldn't get in trouble financially a lot of times
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We wouldn't get in trouble financially a lot of times if we would just let our
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Financially a lot of times if we would just let our emotions settle down.
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If we would just let our emotions settle down. you know how it is,
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Emotions settle down. you know how it is, you go on the car lot and,
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You know how it is, you go on the car lot and, whoo, man,
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You go on the car lot and, whoo, man, i have finally figured it out.
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Whoo, man, i have finally figured it out. there's something
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I have finally figured it out. there's something they do to the lights
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There's something they do to the lights in these places.
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They do to the lights in these places. >> [audience laughing]
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In these places. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i mean, they make things look
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>> joyce: and i mean, they make things look so much better than
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They make things look so much better than they're gonna look when
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So much better than they're gonna look when you get 'em in your garage.
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They're gonna look when you get 'em in your garage. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: now you got
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>> joyce: now you got seven years of payments.
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>> joyce: now you got seven years of payments. "oh me, what have i done?"
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Seven years of payments. "oh me, what have i done?" you know, the best thing
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"oh me, what have i done?" you know, the best thing you should have done
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You know, the best thing you should have done is walked out of that car
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You should have done is walked out of that car dealership and told the guy
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Is walked out of that car dealership and told the guy who was desperately
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Dealership and told the guy who was desperately trying to sell you the car,
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Who was desperately trying to sell you the car, "i'm gonna think about this for
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Trying to sell you the car, "i'm gonna think about this for two or three days and then
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"i'm gonna think about this for two or three days and then i'll come back if that's what
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Two or three days and then i'll come back if that's what i feel like i'm supposed to do."
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I'll come back if that's what i feel like i'm supposed to do." chances are you'll wake
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I feel like i'm supposed to do." chances are you'll wake up the next morning and think,
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Chances are you'll wake up the next morning and think, "oh, man, i'm glad i didn't
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Up the next morning and think, "oh, man, i'm glad i didn't buy that car."
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"oh, man, i'm glad i didn't buy that car." i've done it with things,
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Buy that car." i've done it with things, bought things
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I've done it with things, bought things in the height of emotion,
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Bought things in the height of emotion, usually something shiny.
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In the height of emotion, usually something shiny. >> [audience laughing]
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Usually something shiny. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then get it home.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then get it home. and i think, "well,
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>> joyce: and then get it home. and i think, "well, this don't look like
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And i think, "well, this don't look like it did in the store."
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This don't look like it did in the store." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: i'm gonna read
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>> joyce: i'm gonna read you a story out of this book.
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>> joyce: i'm gonna read you a story out of this book. show you the power
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You a story out of this book. show you the power of talking to yourself.
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Show you the power of talking to yourself. "a man observed a woman
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Of talking to yourself. "a man observed a woman in a grocery store with
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"a man observed a woman in a grocery store with a three-year-old
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In a grocery store with a three-year-old girl in her basket.
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A three-year-old girl in her basket. as they passed
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Girl in her basket. as they passed the cookie section,
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As they passed the cookie section, the little girl asked
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The cookie section, the little girl asked for cookies and her
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The little girl asked for cookies and her mother told her no.
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For cookies and her mother told her no. the little girl immediately
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Mother told her no. the little girl immediately began to whine and fuss.
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The little girl immediately began to whine and fuss. the mother said quietly,
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Began to whine and fuss. the mother said quietly, 'now monica,
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The mother said quietly, 'now monica, we just have half
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'now monica, we just have half of the aisles to go through.
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We just have half of the aisles to go through. don't be upset;
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Of the aisles to go through. don't be upset; it won't be long.'
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Don't be upset; it won't be long.' soon they came
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It won't be long.' soon they came to the candy aisle
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Soon they came to the candy aisle and the little girl
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To the candy aisle and the little girl began to shout for candy,
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And the little girl began to shout for candy, and when told
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Began to shout for candy, and when told she couldn't have any,
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And when told she couldn't have any, she began to cry.
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She couldn't have any, she began to cry. the mother said,
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She began to cry. the mother said, 'there, there, monica,
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The mother said, 'there, there, monica, only two more aisles
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'there, there, monica, only two more aisles to go and then we'll
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Only two more aisles to go and then we'll be at the checkout.'
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To go and then we'll be at the checkout.' when they got
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Be at the checkout.' when they got to the checkout,
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When they got to the checkout, the little girl immediately
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To the checkout, the little girl immediately began to clamor
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The little girl immediately began to clamor for gum and burst into
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Began to clamor for gum and burst into a terrible tantrum,
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For gum and burst into a terrible tantrum, upon discovering there
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A terrible tantrum, upon discovering there would be no gum purchased.
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Upon discovering there would be no gum purchased. the mother patiently said,
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Would be no gum purchased. the mother patiently said, 'monica, we'll be through this
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The mother patiently said, 'monica, we'll be through this checkout stand in five minutes
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'monica, we'll be through this checkout stand in five minutes and then you can go home
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Checkout stand in five minutes and then you can go home and have a nice nap.'
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And then you can go home and have a nice nap.' a man followed her
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And have a nice nap.' a man followed her out to the parking lot,
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A man followed her out to the parking lot, stopped the woman
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Out to the parking lot, stopped the woman to compliment her.
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Stopped the woman to compliment her. he said, 'i couldn't help
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To compliment her. he said, 'i couldn't help noticing how patient you were
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He said, 'i couldn't help noticing how patient you were with little monica,' he said.
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Noticing how patient you were with little monica,' he said. whereupon the mother said,
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With little monica,' he said. whereupon the mother said, 'i'm monica.
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Whereupon the mother said, 'i'm monica. my little girl is tammy.'"
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'i'm monica. my little girl is tammy.'" >> [audience laughing]
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My little girl is tammy.'" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, the whole time
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, the whole time she was talking to herself,
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>> joyce: so, the whole time she was talking to herself, she wasn't even
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She was talking to herself, she wasn't even talking to the kid.
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And wouldn't we be so much
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And wouldn't we be so much better if instead of thinking,
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And wouldn't we be so much better if instead of thinking, "i can't take this,
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Better if instead of thinking, "i can't take this, i just can't stand this
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"i can't take this, i just can't stand this anymore," if we said,
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I just can't stand this anymore," if we said, "i can do whatever i need
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Anymore," if we said, "i can do whatever i need to do through christ,
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"i can do whatever i need to do through christ, who is my strength."
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To do through christ, who is my strength." a bad attitude
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Is like a flat tire.
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Is like a flat tire. change it or you
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Is like a flat tire. change it or you won't go anywhere.
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Change it or you won't go anywhere. >> audience: whoo!
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>> joyce: how do you
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>> joyce: how do you think about other people?
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>> joyce: how do you think about other people? and how do you think
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Think about other people? and how do you think about yourself?
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And how do you think about yourself? that was supposed
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About yourself? that was supposed to be my whole message,
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That was supposed to be my whole message, but as we can see,
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To be my whole message, but as we can see, i got off track.
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But as we can see, i got off track. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, this sounds terrible, and it is,
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>> joyce: you know, this sounds terrible, and it is, but one of my favorite
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This sounds terrible, and it is, but one of my favorite pastimes used to be go out
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But one of my favorite pastimes used to be go out to the mall and people watch.
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Pastimes used to be go out to the mall and people watch. but i judged everybody
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To the mall and people watch. but i judged everybody that came by.
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But i judged everybody that came by. >> [audience laughing]
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That came by. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i didn't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i didn't know any better.
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>> joyce: i didn't know any better. i was in a church that taught
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Know any better. i was in a church that taught me good, solid, sound doctrine,
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I was in a church that taught me good, solid, sound doctrine, but they weren't teaching
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Me good, solid, sound doctrine, but they weren't teaching me how to behave.
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"well, that guy's
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"well, that guy's so good looking,
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"well, that guy's so good looking, i wonder what
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So good looking, i wonder what he's doing with her."
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I wonder what he's doing with her." >> [audience laughing]
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He's doing with her." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "man, your pants
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "man, your pants are too tight."
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>> joyce: "man, your pants are too tight." >> [audience laughing]
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Are too tight." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you could
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you could lose a few pounds.
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>> joyce: "you could lose a few pounds. it wouldn't hurt you."
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Lose a few pounds. it wouldn't hurt you." come on, don't act like
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It wouldn't hurt you." come on, don't act like you've never done it.
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Come on, don't act like you've never done it. >> [audience laughing]
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You've never done it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're only laughing
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're only laughing because you've done the same
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>> joyce: you're only laughing because you've done the same thing and just wouldn't tell it.
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Because you've done the same thing and just wouldn't tell it. well, do you know that
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Thing and just wouldn't tell it. well, do you know that i believe that because thoughts
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Well, do you know that i believe that because thoughts operate in the spirit realm,
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I believe that because thoughts operate in the spirit realm, i believe that our
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Operate in the spirit realm, i believe that our thoughts affect people?
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I believe that our thoughts affect people? i'll tell you another story.
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Thoughts affect people? i'll tell you another story. i was shopping with my teenage
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I'll tell you another story. i was shopping with my teenage daughter one time,
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I was shopping with my teenage daughter one time, who's now the mother
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Daughter one time, who's now the mother of 22 year old twins.
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Who's now the mother of 22 year old twins. so she's a long way from being
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Of 22 year old twins. so she's a long way from being a teenager and i'm a long
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So she's a long way from being a teenager and i'm a long way from behaving
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A teenager and i'm a long way from behaving the way i did then.
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Way from behaving the way i did then. but she was having what
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The way i did then. but she was having what we call a bad hair day.
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But she was having what we call a bad hair day. and i mean, it was a really
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We call a bad hair day. and i mean, it was a really bad hair day.
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And i mean, it was a really bad hair day. >> [audience laughing]
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Bad hair day. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she had
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she had a problem with acne
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>> joyce: and she had a problem with acne when she was a teenager
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A problem with acne when she was a teenager and her face was all broke out,
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When she was a teenager and her face was all broke out, but she always tried
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And her face was all broke out, but she always tried to cover it up by putting
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But she always tried to cover it up by putting on way too much makeup,
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To cover it up by putting on way too much makeup, which did nothing but
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On way too much makeup, which did nothing but draw attention to it.
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Which did nothing but draw attention to it. so, i'm shopping with
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Draw attention to it. so, i'm shopping with her for a bathing suit.
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So, i'm shopping with her for a bathing suit. and i--
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Her for a bathing suit. and i-- i don't know how many
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And i-- i don't know how many times i thought it,
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I don't know how many times i thought it, but i looked at her
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Times i thought it, but i looked at her and i just think,
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But i looked at her and i just think, "you really look bad today."
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And i just think, "you really look bad today." >> [audience laughing]
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"you really look bad today." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, you know.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, you know. "man, you look
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>> joyce: well, you know. "man, you look really bad today."
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"man, you look really bad today." >> [audience laughing]
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Really bad today." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i noticed
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i noticed that her mood started
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>> joyce: and i noticed that her mood started to go down and i said,
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That her mood started to go down and i said, "what's wrong?"
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To go down and i said, "what's wrong?" she said, "i just feel
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"what's wrong?" she said, "i just feel so ugly today."
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She said, "i just feel so ugly today." well, god didn't have to slap
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So ugly today." well, god didn't have to slap me up the head twice;
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Well, god didn't have to slap me up the head twice; i got it the first time.
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Me up the head twice; i got it the first time. she was feeling what
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I got it the first time. she was feeling what i was thinking about her.
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She was feeling what i was thinking about her. so, think about that person that
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I was thinking about her. so, think about that person that you're living with that you
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So, think about that person that you're living with that you really want to see them change,
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You're living with that you really want to see them change, but you think,
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Really want to see them change, but you think, "you'll never change."
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But you think, "you'll never change." or all you do is just think
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"you'll never change." or all you do is just think about what's wrong with 'em
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Or all you do is just think about what's wrong with 'em and then wonder why
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About what's wrong with 'em and then wonder why they don't get over it.
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And then wonder why they don't get over it. mm, it's an eye opener,
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They don't get over it. mm, it's an eye opener, isn't it?
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Mm, it's an eye opener, isn't it? 'cause we tend to think about
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Isn't it? 'cause we tend to think about what's wrong with people.
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'cause we tend to think about what's wrong with people. "if everybody were just like me,
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What's wrong with people. "if everybody were just like me, i could be so happy."
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and, you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and, you know, everybody's normal until
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>> joyce: and, you know, everybody's normal until you get to know them,
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Everybody's normal until you get to know them, and then it all goes haywire.
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You get to know them, and then it all goes haywire. you know, we all have
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And then it all goes haywire. you know, we all have certain personality types
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That are irritating to us.
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That are irritating to us. oh, no, you don't need this?
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That are irritating to us. oh, no, you don't need this? you got a really
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Oh, no, you don't need this? you got a really holy church here.
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You got a really holy church here. >> [audience laughing]
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Holy church here. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many of you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many of you have somebody in your life
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>> joyce: how many of you have somebody in your life that just irritates you?
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Have somebody in your life that just irritates you? okay, thank you.
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That just irritates you? okay, thank you. i do too.
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Okay, thank you. i do too. but they only irritate me
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I do too. but they only irritate me because they're not like me.
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But they only irritate me because they're not like me. and so, that's really prideful
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Because they're not like me. and so, that's really prideful because who says we're
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And so, that's really prideful because who says we're the model for everybody to be,
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Because who says we're the model for everybody to be, huh?
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The model for everybody to be, huh? >> [audience applauding]
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Huh? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what makes them--?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what makes them--? what makes something wrong
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>> joyce: what makes them--? what makes something wrong with them just because
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What makes something wrong with them just because they're not like me?
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With them just because they're not like me? maybe i should
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They're not like me? maybe i should look at home base.
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Maybe i should look at home base. a positive attitude
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Look at home base. a positive attitude attracts people.
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A positive attitude attracts people. but nobody wants to be around
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Attracts people. but nobody wants to be around somebody negative all the time.
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But nobody wants to be around somebody negative all the time. even if you're negative,
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Somebody negative all the time. even if you're negative, you don't wanna be around
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Even if you're negative, you don't wanna be around somebody else negative.
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You don't wanna be around somebody else negative. and i used to be so negative,
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Somebody else negative. and i used to be so negative, and now i can't stand
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And i used to be so negative, and now i can't stand to be around negative people.
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And now i can't stand to be around negative people. it's just like, "get over it."
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To be around negative people. it's just like, "get over it." nobody's life is perfect.
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It's just like, "get over it." nobody's life is perfect. let me ask you a question.
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Nobody's life is perfect. let me ask you a question. would you want
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Let me ask you a question. would you want to be friends with you?
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Would you want to be friends with you? everybody's looking
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To be friends with you? everybody's looking around like...
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Everybody's looking around like... >> [audience laughing]
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Around like... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: somebody else.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: somebody else. i can say, "yeah,
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>> joyce: somebody else. i can say, "yeah, i'd want to be friends with
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I can say, "yeah, i'd want to be friends with me because i'm a faithful,
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I'd want to be friends with me because i'm a faithful, loyal friend."
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Me because i'm a faithful, loyal friend." i help my friends when
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Loyal friend." i help my friends when they need something.
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I help my friends when they need something. but i still need a little work
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They need something. but i still need a little work on my thinking sometimes.
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But i still need a little work on my thinking sometimes. i cannot handle people that had
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On my thinking sometimes. i cannot handle people that had the personality my dad had.
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I cannot handle people that had the personality my dad had. he was just mean,
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The personality my dad had. he was just mean, and i can't stand that.
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He was just mean, and i can't stand that. like, there was a television
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And i can't stand that. like, there was a television show on called "house" that
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Like, there was a television show on called "house" that everybody loved and loved.
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Show on called "house" that everybody loved and loved. i could not watch
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Everybody loved and loved. i could not watch that man because
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I could not watch that man because he was just so sarcastic.
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That man because he was just so sarcastic. and i was just like, "i'm sorry.
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He was just so sarcastic. and i was just like, "i'm sorry. i'm glad everybody loves you.
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And i was just like, "i'm sorry. i'm glad everybody loves you. i'll love you, too,
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I'm glad everybody loves you. i'll love you, too, but from a distance."
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I'll love you, too, but from a distance." >> [audience laughing]
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But from a distance." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i saw a movie
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i saw a movie on the other night
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>> joyce: i saw a movie on the other night called "mean girls,"
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On the other night called "mean girls," and right away i thought,
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Called "mean girls," and right away i thought, "i don't wanna watch that."
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So, there's always gonna
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So, there's always gonna be somebody that you
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So, there's always gonna be somebody that you don't like for some reason.
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Be somebody that you don't like for some reason. jesus said,
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Don't like for some reason. jesus said, "do not decide at a glance.
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Jesus said, "do not decide at a glance. you see the appearance,
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"do not decide at a glance. you see the appearance, but i see the heart."
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't decide
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't decide at a glance.
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>> joyce: don't decide at a glance. so, maybe you meet somebody new,
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At a glance. so, maybe you meet somebody new, or maybe you haven't even
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So, maybe you meet somebody new, or maybe you haven't even been introduced to 'em,
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Or maybe you haven't even been introduced to 'em, you might be in a coffee shop
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Been introduced to 'em, you might be in a coffee shop and somebody's in front
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You might be in a coffee shop and somebody's in front of you and you're a woman.
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And somebody's in front of you and you're a woman. she's a woman.
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Of you and you're a woman. she's a woman. you're a little fluffy.
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She's a woman. you're a little fluffy. she's a little skinny
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You're a little fluffy. she's a little skinny dude with--
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She's a little skinny dude with-- got this long, beautiful hair.
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Dude with-- got this long, beautiful hair. you think, "i don't like you."
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Got this long, beautiful hair. you think, "i don't like you." >> [audience laughing]
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You think, "i don't like you." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on. you don't even realize a thought
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>> joyce: come on. you don't even realize a thought goes through your head,
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You don't even realize a thought goes through your head, but you think,
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Goes through your head, but you think, "i don't like you."
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But you think, "i don't like you." and why don't you like her?
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"i don't like you." and why don't you like her? because she's got what
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And why don't you like her? because she's got what you would like to have
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Because she's got what you would like to have and don't have it.
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You would like to have and don't have it. so, it's--
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And don't have it. so, it's-- well, of course,
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So, it's-- well, of course, it's true.
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Well, of course, it's true. amen?
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It's true. amen? you know, we don't stop
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Amen? you know, we don't stop and think enough about
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You know, we don't stop and think enough about why we react to certain
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And think enough about why we react to certain things the way we do.
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Why we react to certain things the way we do. we could learn so much about
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Things the way we do. we could learn so much about ourselves if we would think,
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We could learn so much about ourselves if we would think, "now, why would i think
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Ourselves if we would think, "now, why would i think 'i don't like them'?"
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And there's a good
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And there's a good possibility if you gave
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And there's a good possibility if you gave that person a chance,
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Possibility if you gave that person a chance, they might end up being one
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That person a chance, they might end up being one of your best friends ever.
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They might end up being one of your best friends ever. amen?
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Of your best friends ever. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: now,
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>> joyce: now, everybody likes my husband.
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>> joyce: now, everybody likes my husband. i mean everybody.
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Everybody likes my husband. i mean everybody. and i'm telling you,
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I mean everybody. and i'm telling you, in 59 years of marriage--
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And i'm telling you, in 59 years of marriage-- >> [audience applauding]
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In 59 years of marriage-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i have only two
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i have only two times heard him say
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>> joyce: i have only two times heard him say he didn't like somebody.
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Times heard him say he didn't like somebody. and one of those became
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He didn't like somebody. and one of those became one of his good friends.
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And one of those became one of his good friends. two times in 59 years i've heard
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One of his good friends. two times in 59 years i've heard him say he didn't like somebody.
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Two times in 59 years i've heard him say he didn't like somebody. well, i wish i had that record,
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Him say he didn't like somebody. well, i wish i had that record, but i can't say that i do.
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Well, i wish i had that record, but i can't say that i do. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: if we walk in love
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>> joyce: if we walk in love like jesus told us to,
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>> joyce: if we walk in love like jesus told us to, then love always believes
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Like jesus told us to, then love always believes the best of every person,
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Then love always believes the best of every person, always believes the best.
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The best of every person, always believes the best. but, you know,
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Always believes the best. but, you know, one of the reasons why
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But, you know, one of the reasons why we think bad things about
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One of the reasons why we think bad things about other people is because
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We think bad things about other people is because we don't have good
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Other people is because we don't have good thoughts about ourself.
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We don't have good thoughts about ourself. i honestly believe that
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Thoughts about ourself. i honestly believe that a large majority of people's
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I honestly believe that a large majority of people's problems are just simply that
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A large majority of people's problems are just simply that they don't like who they are,
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Problems are just simply that they don't like who they are, and most of them
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They don't like who they are, and most of them don't even know it.
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And most of them don't even know it. one of the worst things that
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Don't even know it. one of the worst things that you can do is speak negative
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One of the worst things that you can do is speak negative things about yourself
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You can do is speak negative things about yourself out of your own mouth.
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Things about yourself out of your own mouth. "i'm stupid.
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Out of your own mouth. "i'm stupid. i'm so stupid.
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"i'm stupid. i'm so stupid. i'm stupid.
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I'm so stupid. i'm stupid. i never do anything right.
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I'm stupid. i never do anything right. that's right.
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I never do anything right. that's right. it's always me, my fault.
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That's right. it's always me, my fault. i screwed up again."
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It's always me, my fault. i screwed up again." i've had some experiences,
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And i mean, god showed me,
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And i mean, god showed me, in no uncertain terms,
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And i mean, god showed me, in no uncertain terms, when you know better
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In no uncertain terms, when you know better and you keep doing that,
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When you know better and you keep doing that, you really are opening
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And you keep doing that, you really are opening a door for an enemy spirit.
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You really are opening a door for an enemy spirit. you're inviting 'em
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A door for an enemy spirit. you're inviting 'em into your life.
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You're inviting 'em into your life. matter of fact,
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Into your life. matter of fact, i'll just tell you this story
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Matter of fact, i'll just tell you this story in 23 seconds and i'll end.
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I'll just tell you this story in 23 seconds and i'll end. i knew better than to talk
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In 23 seconds and i'll end. i knew better than to talk bad about myself.
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I knew better than to talk bad about myself. god had taught me that.
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Bad about myself. god had taught me that. but one morning,
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God had taught me that. but one morning, i was sitting feeding my baby.
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But one morning, i was sitting feeding my baby. so, it's been 46 years ago.
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I was sitting feeding my baby. so, it's been 46 years ago. and dave and i had
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So, it's been 46 years ago. and dave and i had had an argument,
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And dave and i had had an argument, and he left to go to work.
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Had an argument, and he left to go to work. and i said, "that's right.
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And he left to go to work. and i said, "that's right. it's always me.
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And i said, "that's right. it's always me. it's my fault.
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It's always me. it's my fault. nothing ever wrong with you.
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It's my fault. nothing ever wrong with you. i'm so stupid."
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Nothing ever wrong with you. i'm so stupid." and i literally felt
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I'm so stupid." and i literally felt an evil presence coming
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And i literally felt an evil presence coming across the room at me.
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An evil presence coming across the room at me. i felt it, and i started saying,
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Across the room at me. i felt it, and i started saying, "i am the righteousness
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I felt it, and i started saying, "i am the righteousness of god in christ.
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"i am the righteousness of god in christ. i am the righteousness
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Of god in christ. i am the righteousness of god in christ.
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I am the righteousness of god in christ. i am the righteousness
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Of god in christ. i am the righteousness of god in christ."
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I am the righteousness of god in christ." and i felt it start backing up.
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Of god in christ." and i felt it start backing up. >> [audience applauding]
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And i felt it start backing up. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now you can think
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now you can think what you want.
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>> joyce: now you can think what you want. think i'm crazy,
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What you want. think i'm crazy, don't believe me.
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Think i'm crazy, don't believe me. but we know that there are
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Don't believe me. but we know that there are good spirits and evil spirits.
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We love it when we get an angel,
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We love it when we get an angel, but not if it's something
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We love it when we get an angel, but not if it's something that's not good.
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But not if it's something that's not good. let's stop letting the enemy
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That's not good. let's stop letting the enemy into our lives by saying
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Let's stop letting the enemy into our lives by saying and doing stupid things.
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Into our lives by saying and doing stupid things. amen?
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: joyce, i would
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>> ginger: joyce, i would love to have a conversation
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Love to have a conversation with you that will shock
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With you that will shock everyone who's watching.
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Everyone who's watching. >> joyce: uh-oh [laughs].
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>> joyce: uh-oh [laughs]. >> ginger: i think,
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>> ginger: i think, people think that everybody
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People think that everybody else has it all together.
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Else has it all together. they have no more areas
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They have no more areas of spiritual growth that
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Of spiritual growth that they need to work on it all.
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They need to work on it all. so, let's have a conversation
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So, let's have a conversation about those areas
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About those areas of spiritual growth that
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Of spiritual growth that we're always working on.
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We're always working on. we're never done,
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We're never done, in other words.
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In other words. what are some
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What are some of the areas for you?
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Of the areas for you? >> joyce: well, first of all,
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>> joyce: well, first of all, let me say, this very thing
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Let me say, this very thing we're talking about, i think,
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We're talking about, i think, is one of the reasons why
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Is one of the reasons why we need to be more honest
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We need to be more honest with each other.
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With each other. you know, the bible says,
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You know, the bible says, "confess your faults
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"confess your faults to one another that you
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To one another that you may be healed," in james.
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May be healed," in james. and i do believe that not only
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Everybody else is perfect,
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Everybody else is perfect, but sometimes we,
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Everybody else is perfect, but sometimes we, want everybody to think
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But sometimes we, want everybody to think that we're perfect.
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Want everybody to think that we're perfect. >> ginger: that is so true.
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That we're perfect. >> ginger: that is so true. >> joyce: we have a tendency
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>> ginger: that is so true. >> joyce: we have a tendency to really like to share
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>> joyce: we have a tendency to really like to share our victories, but we're
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To really like to share our victories, but we're not quite as open about
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Our victories, but we're not quite as open about sharing our faults.
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Not quite as open about sharing our faults. but as far as me, you know,
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Sharing our faults. but as far as me, you know, first of all, i've been
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But as far as me, you know, first of all, i've been walking with the lord,
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First of all, i've been walking with the lord, studying the word
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Walking with the lord, studying the word for about 45 years, and--
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Studying the word for about 45 years, and-- which is a long time.
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For about 45 years, and-- which is a long time. so, i have some growth,
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Which is a long time. so, i have some growth, but there's usually--
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So, i have some growth, but there's usually-- for each person,
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But there's usually-- for each person, there's a couple things
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For each person, there's a couple things in their life that are kind
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There's a couple things in their life that are kind of like "hang-on" weaknesses,
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In their life that are kind of like "hang-on" weaknesses, things that seem to crop
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Of like "hang-on" weaknesses, things that seem to crop up here and there,
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Things that seem to crop up here and there, all throughout your life.
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Up here and there, all throughout your life. and i would venture
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All throughout your life. and i would venture to say that probably one
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And i would venture to say that probably one of my greatest weaknesses
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To say that probably one of my greatest weaknesses is impatience.
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Of my greatest weaknesses is impatience. >> ginger: i'm right there,
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Is impatience. >> ginger: i'm right there, with you.
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>> ginger: i'm right there, with you. >> joyce: it's part of a type
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With you. >> joyce: it's part of a type a choleric personality.
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For me, it's not so much
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For me, it's not so much like being impatient about
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Like being impatient about waiting on god to do things,
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Waiting on god to do things, because i've kinda learned,
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Because i've kinda learned, you're not gonna hurry him.
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You're not gonna hurry him. but if i'm waiting on somebody,
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But if i'm waiting on somebody, or if i'm trying to explain
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Or if i'm trying to explain something to somebody that,
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Something to somebody that, to me, should be obvious,
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To me, should be obvious, and they just aren't getting it,
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And they just aren't getting it, and aren't getting it,
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And aren't getting it, you know, sometimes,
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You know, sometimes, i can get impatient there.
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I can get impatient there. i don't like it, if people are
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I don't like it, if people are late for appointments.
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Late for appointments. i don't like
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I don't like it if i go to a doctor
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It if i go to a doctor and he's 45 minutes
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So, that would probably
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So, that would probably be the biggest thing
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So, that would probably be the biggest thing that i deal with.
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Be the biggest thing that i deal with. also, my personality
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That i deal with. also, my personality tends to be a little
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Also, my personality tends to be a little bit...[gruff sound].
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Tends to be a little bit...[gruff sound]. and so, i'm always working
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Bit...[gruff sound]. and so, i'm always working on gentleness and trying to--
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And so, i'm always working on gentleness and trying to-- i mean, i think i have
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On gentleness and trying to-- i mean, i think i have a kind heart,
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I mean, i think i have a kind heart, but sometimes i come
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A kind heart, but sometimes i come across a little bit
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But sometimes i come across a little bit gruffer partially
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Across a little bit gruffer partially because my voice is so deep
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Gruffer partially because my voice is so deep and partially just because
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Because my voice is so deep and partially just because of the...[gruff sound].
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And partially just because of the...[gruff sound]. i just do everything
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Of the...[gruff sound]. i just do everything in a strong way.
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I just do everything in a strong way. >> ginger: firmer, yeah.
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In a strong way. >> ginger: firmer, yeah. >> joyce: yeah.
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>> ginger: firmer, yeah. >> joyce: yeah. and i think, we're always
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>> joyce: yeah. and i think, we're always all coming up with different
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And i think, we're always all coming up with different areas of pride, in our lives.
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All coming up with different areas of pride, in our lives. that's another one that
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Areas of pride, in our lives. that's another one that i don't know will ever
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That's another one that i don't know will ever completely go away.
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I don't know will ever completely go away. pride is just a real issue
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Completely go away. pride is just a real issue because we want everybody
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Pride is just a real issue because we want everybody to think we're great.
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Because we want everybody to think we're great. and sometimes, you know,
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To think we're great. and sometimes, you know, we're just not, so--
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And sometimes, you know, we're just not, so-- >> ginger: so, what do
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We're just not, so-- >> ginger: so, what do you do in these areas?
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>> ginger: so, what do you do in these areas? how do you continue
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You do in these areas? how do you continue to grow in these areas?
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How do you continue to grow in these areas? >> joyce: well, first of all,
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To grow in these areas? >> joyce: well, first of all, repent.
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>> joyce: well, first of all, repent. >> ginger: which is a really
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Repent. >> ginger: which is a really important first step
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>> ginger: which is a really important first step that we overlook.
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Important first step that we overlook. >> joyce: yeah, admit it
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That we overlook. >> joyce: yeah, admit it and repent.
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>> joyce: yeah, admit it and repent. and i do think that there
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And repent. and i do think that there is real power in talking
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And i do think that there is real power in talking to a trusted friend.
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Is real power in talking to a trusted friend. i mean, of course,
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To a trusted friend. i mean, of course, you can always talk to god.
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I mean, of course, you can always talk to god. but you know, it's healthy
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You can always talk to god. but you know, it's healthy just to say, "this is an area
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But you know, it's healthy just to say, "this is an area that i struggle in,
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Just to say, "this is an area that i struggle in, will you pray for me?"
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That i struggle in, will you pray for me?" so, i'll just say, i struggle
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Will you pray for me?" so, i'll just say, i struggle with impatience, "everybody,
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So, i'll just say, i struggle with impatience, "everybody, please pray for me" [laughs].
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With impatience, "everybody, please pray for me" [laughs]. >> ginger: "and do it right
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Please pray for me" [laughs]. >> ginger: "and do it right now."
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>> ginger: "and do it right now." >> joyce: yeah,
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Now." >> joyce: yeah, "and do it right now," yeah.
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>> joyce: yeah, "and do it right now," yeah. and it's not all the time.
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"and do it right now," yeah. and it's not all the time. and it's not in everything,
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And it's not all the time. and it's not in everything, but there are times when--
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And it's not in everything, but there are times when-- i mean, dave will say, "my gosh,
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But there are times when-- i mean, dave will say, "my gosh, you are so impatient."
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I mean, dave will say, "my gosh, you are so impatient." like, he was trying
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You are so impatient." like, he was trying to help me with something
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Like, he was trying to help me with something the other day, and i just
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To help me with something the other day, and i just wanted to get it over with,
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The other day, and i just wanted to get it over with, and get it done.
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Wanted to get it over with, and get it done. and he's like,
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And get it done. and he's like, "man, you are so impatient."
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And he's like, "man, you are so impatient." and, you know, for me,
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"man, you are so impatient." and, you know, for me, the answer is always studying
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And, you know, for me, the answer is always studying the word in that area.
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The answer is always studying the word in that area. and it's not like, you know,
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The word in that area. and it's not like, you know, going to study on impatience
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And it's not like, you know, going to study on impatience is anything new, but sometimes,
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Going to study on impatience is anything new, but sometimes, we have to say things
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Is anything new, but sometimes, we have to say things over and over.
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And i love the fact that
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And i love the fact that the apostle paul said, "i never
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The apostle paul said, "i never get tired of telling you
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Get tired of telling you the same things over and over."
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The same things over and over." which, i'm glad that god
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Which, i'm glad that god is patient, and that he will
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Things over, and over,
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Things over, and over, and over.
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Things over, and over, and over. so, since we're truth-telling,
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And over. so, since we're truth-telling, here, what about you?
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So, since we're truth-telling, here, what about you? you got any a--?
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Here, what about you? you got any a--? >> ginger: you hit a couple
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You got any a--? >> ginger: you hit a couple of mine right on the head.
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>> ginger: you hit a couple of mine right on the head. the impatience has always
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Of mine right on the head. the impatience has always been an area for me.
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The impatience has always been an area for me. and, like you said,
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Been an area for me. and, like you said, i've grown so much in it.
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And, like you said, i've grown so much in it. i really have,
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I've grown so much in it. i really have, i've learned a lot.
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I really have, i've learned a lot. but i find myself sliding
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I've learned a lot. but i find myself sliding back and getting into
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But i find myself sliding back and getting into those areas of impatience,
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Back and getting into those areas of impatience, and certainly hearing about
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Those areas of impatience, and certainly hearing about it from other people as well,
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And certainly hearing about it from other people as well, 'cause it hurts other people,
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It from other people as well, 'cause it hurts other people, and i never want that.
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'cause it hurts other people, and i never want that. so, that's one,
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And i never want that. so, that's one, and the pride, humility.
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So, that's one, and the pride, humility. i don't think people understand
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And the pride, humility. i don't think people understand the devastation that
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I don't think people understand the devastation that pride does in their life,
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The devastation that pride does in their life, because it's not always
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Pride does in their life, because it's not always outward, like,
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Because it's not always outward, like, people think it is.
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Outward, like, people think it is. >> joyce: it's really kind
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People think it is. >> joyce: it's really kind of the root of all sin.
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>> joyce: it's really kind of the root of all sin. >> ginger: exactly.
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Of the root of all sin. >> ginger: exactly. it's what's happening
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>> ginger: exactly. it's what's happening in here that people
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It's what's happening in here that people don't even know about.
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In here that people don't even know about. and so, one of mine,
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Don't even know about. and so, one of mine, in that area,
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And so, one of mine, in that area, is i really like to be right.
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In that area, is i really like to be right. and so, i can be--
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Is i really like to be right. and so, i can be-- and i--this is kind
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And so, i can be-- and i--this is kind of a personality trait,
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And i--this is kind of a personality trait, and maybe even a little bit
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Of a personality trait, and maybe even a little bit of what we did in my family,
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And maybe even a little bit of what we did in my family, we kind of like
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Of what we did in my family, we kind of like to argue about things.
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We kind of like to argue about things. you know, not in a mean way,
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To argue about things. you know, not in a mean way, more healthy debate.
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You know, not in a mean way, more healthy debate. and so--but not everybody
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More healthy debate. and so--but not everybody does that.
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And so--but not everybody does that. and so, it can come
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Does that. and so, it can come across very wrong.
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And so, it can come across very wrong. and so, i have been
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Across very wrong. and so, i have been learning and god has taught
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And so, i have been learning and god has taught me really firmly, you know,
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Learning and god has taught me really firmly, you know, "when you're wrong, you need
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Me really firmly, you know, "when you're wrong, you need to admit that you're wrong,
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"when you're wrong, you need to admit that you're wrong, and do it as quickly
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To admit that you're wrong, and do it as quickly as possible."
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And do it as quickly as possible." and so, it's always a journey
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As possible." and so, it's always a journey of trying to get better
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And so, it's always a journey of trying to get better at those things all the time.
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Of trying to get better at those things all the time. like you said,
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At those things all the time. like you said, digging into what the scripture
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Like you said, digging into what the scripture says about those particular
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Digging into what the scripture says about those particular things is really helpful.
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Says about those particular things is really helpful. >> joyce: and you know,
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Things is really helpful. >> joyce: and you know, i actually, i really do--
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>> joyce: and you know, i actually, i really do-- and i mean this sincerely,
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I actually, i really do-- and i mean this sincerely, i really do appreciate
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And i mean this sincerely, i really do appreciate it when the holy spirit
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I really do appreciate it when the holy spirit convicts me of areas in my life
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It when the holy spirit convicts me of areas in my life that are not pleasing to him.
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Convicts me of areas in my life that are not pleasing to him. i don't--
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That are not pleasing to him. i don't-- i think that people need
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I don't-- i think that people need to see that as a real benefit.
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I think that people need to see that as a real benefit. thank god that he cares
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To see that as a real benefit. thank god that he cares enough about us not to leave
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Thank god that he cares enough about us not to leave us alone in our foolishness.
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Enough about us not to leave us alone in our foolishness. but to continue to--
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Us alone in our foolishness. but to continue to-- and he does it out of love.
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The bible says that "whom
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The bible says that "whom the lord loves, he chastens."
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The lord loves, he chastens." you know, he chastises,
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You know, he chastises, he disciplines, he lets
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He disciplines, he lets us know that we're wrong.
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Us know that we're wrong. and god's not mad
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And god's not mad at us when we make mistakes.
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These are not--
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These are not-- these are things that
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These are not-- these are things that if we obey him,
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These are things that if we obey him, we'll have better lives.
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If we obey him, we'll have better lives. it's not a matter of,
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We'll have better lives. it's not a matter of, "i'm just trying to obey rule
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It's not a matter of, "i'm just trying to obey rule number one, and two, and three,
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"i'm just trying to obey rule number one, and two, and three, you know, so god's
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Number one, and two, and three, you know, so god's not mad at me."
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You know, so god's not mad at me." these are things that
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Not mad at me." these are things that we will be--we'll be better,
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These are things that we will be--we'll be better, we'll be happier,
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We will be--we'll be better, we'll be happier, we'll be more peaceful.
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We'll be happier, we'll be more peaceful. you know, being impatient causes
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We'll be more peaceful. you know, being impatient causes you to lose your peace.
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You know, being impatient causes you to lose your peace. and causes--losing your peace,
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You to lose your peace. and causes--losing your peace, causes stress.
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And causes--losing your peace, causes stress. and you know, we all know
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Causes stress. and you know, we all know that we don't need anymore
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And you know, we all know that we don't need anymore stress in our lives.
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That we don't need anymore stress in our lives. so, i would just say
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Stress in our lives. so, i would just say to our viewers today,
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So, i would just say to our viewers today, whatever it is that you
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To our viewers today, whatever it is that you struggle with sin is sin.
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Whatever it is that you struggle with sin is sin. and trust me, everybody
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Struggle with sin is sin. and trust me, everybody has things, everybody.
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And trust me, everybody has things, everybody. and i think we even
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Has things, everybody. and i think we even go through seasons
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And i think we even go through seasons where sometimes,
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Go through seasons where sometimes, we're kinda worse than others.
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Where sometimes, we're kinda worse than others. >> ginger: definitely, yeah.
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We're kinda worse than others. >> ginger: definitely, yeah. >> joyce: you know, it's like,
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>> ginger: definitely, yeah. >> joyce: you know, it's like, you may, just about the time
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>> joyce: you know, it's like, you may, just about the time you think you got something
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You may, just about the time you think you got something conquered, then it'll--
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You think you got something conquered, then it'll-- it will come up again,
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Conquered, then it'll-- it will come up again, and you'll have to deal
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It will come up again, and you'll have to deal with it all over again, so.
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And you'll have to deal with it all over again, so. >> ginger: and spiritual growth
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With it all over again, so. >> ginger: and spiritual growth is a lifelong process.
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>> ginger: and spiritual growth is a lifelong process. >> joyce: it is.
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Is a lifelong process. >> joyce: it is. >> ginger: and so, i think
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>> joyce: it is. >> ginger: and so, i think it helps us not to have
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>> ginger: and so, i think it helps us not to have guilt 'cause god doesn't
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It helps us not to have guilt 'cause god doesn't work in that way.
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Guilt 'cause god doesn't work in that way. he helps us but he doesn't
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Work in that way. he helps us but he doesn't condemn us for what
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He helps us but he doesn't condemn us for what we're dealing with.
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Condemn us for what we're dealing with. so, to realize that
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We're dealing with. so, to realize that he wants us to grow.
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So, to realize that he wants us to grow. he wants to facilitate
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He wants us to grow. he wants to facilitate that in our life.
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He wants to facilitate that in our life. and it really does change
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That in our life. and it really does change the way we look at ourselves,
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And it really does change the way we look at ourselves, and the way we look
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The way we look at ourselves, and the way we look at this process.
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And the way we look at this process. >> joyce: and actually,
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At this process. >> joyce: and actually, feeling guilty and feeling
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>> joyce: and actually, feeling guilty and feeling bad about yourself,
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Feeling guilty and feeling bad about yourself, when god shows you things
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Bad about yourself, when god shows you things in your life that needs
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When god shows you things in your life that needs to change, it actually
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In your life that needs to change, it actually keeps you from growing.
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To change, it actually keeps you from growing. it doesn't help you.
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Keeps you from growing. it doesn't help you. it just deters you,
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It doesn't help you. it just deters you, your spiritual growth.
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And let's remember
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And let's remember that the apostle paul said
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That the apostle paul said that he "had not yet arrived."
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That he "had not yet arrived." that he was pressing toward
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That he was pressing toward that mark of perfection,
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That mark of perfection, but he had not yet arrived.
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Then we're in pretty
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Then we're in pretty good company, if we're
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Then we're in pretty good company, if we're still pressing on, also.
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Good company, if we're still pressing on, also. >> ginger: absolutely.
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Still pressing on, also. >> ginger: absolutely. absolutely.
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>> ginger: absolutely. absolutely. thank you very much.
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Absolutely. thank you very much. >> joyce: you're welcome.
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>> male: that's one
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>> male: that's one of the greatest
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Of the greatest reliefs in my life
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Reliefs in my life is learning that
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Is learning that i have an advocator
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I have an advocator for me,
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For me, that i do not have
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That i do not have to do this by myself.
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To do this by myself. even if i'm alone,
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Even if i'm alone, by myself,
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By myself, or wherever i am,
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Or wherever i am, that i have
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That i have the holy spirit,
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The holy spirit, that jesus lives
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That jesus lives inside me.
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Inside me. and for me,
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And for me, as a man,
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As a man, i think that
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I think that was the greatest
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Was the greatest relief,
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Relief, is understanding
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Is understanding that i'm not alone.
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>> joyce: this is how
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>> joyce: this is how we hear from god.
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We hear from god. how many times
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How many times do you "know"
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Do you "know" what you need to do?
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What you need to do? well, one of the main
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Well, one of the main ways that god speaks
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Ways that god speaks to us is through
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To us is through just knowing.
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Just knowing. there's no need to try
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There's no need to try to explain how you know;
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To explain how you know; you just know.
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>> announcer: whether
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>> announcer: whether you're facing big decisions,
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You're facing big decisions, or need help with
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Or need help with the smaller things,
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The smaller things, god's wisdom
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God's wisdom is available to you.
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Is available to you. learn to recognize
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Learn to recognize his voice and find
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His voice and find guidance in every
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Guidance in every area of your life.
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Area of your life. contact us today
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Contact us today and request
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And request joyce's free book,
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Joyce's free book, "hearing from god."
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"hearing from god." call us at...
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Call us at... or download a digital copy at:
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Or download a digital copy at: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or through the joyce meyer app.
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>> announcer: 3, 2, 1.
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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 Your Thoughts Affect The World Around You (Part 2)

March 3, 2026 | 27:29

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