Joyce Meyer - How Your Thoughts Affect The World Around You (Part 1)

March 2, 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 1) | March 2, 2026

>> joyce: well, work, family,
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>> joyce: well, work, family, bills to be paid,
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Bills to be paid, these are just a few things
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These are just a few things that we have to deal
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That we have to deal with on a regular basis.
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With on a regular basis. and stress is a reality
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And stress is a reality in our society,
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In our society, but it doesn't have
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But it doesn't have to dominate our lives.
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To dominate our lives. if you're feeling
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If you're feeling overwhelmed from
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Overwhelmed from the daily pressures of life,
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The daily pressures of life, you should take
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Time to rejuvenate
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Time to rejuvenate and learn how
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And learn how to deal with
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To deal with these issues.
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These issues. with god's help,
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With god's help, you can overcome it.
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You can overcome it. join me and others
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Join me and others in hershey, pennsylvania
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In hershey, pennsylvania on april 10th-11th
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On april 10th-11th as we share biblical
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As we share biblical ways to face stress.
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Ways to face stress. it's my enjoying everyday
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It's my enjoying everyday life conference.
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Life conference. sign up today.
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>> joyce: every day you go out,
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>> joyce: every day you go out, you're representing god.
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>> joyce: every day you go out, you're representing god. you all have a pulpit.
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You're representing god. you all have a pulpit. it may not be up here.
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You all have a pulpit. it may not be up here. it may be your desk at work,
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It may not be up here. it may be your desk at work, maybe your backyard fence,
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It may be your desk at work, maybe your backyard fence, but you've all got a pulpit.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: today,
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>> joyce: today, i wanna talk about
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>> joyce: today, i wanna talk about the relationships that
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I wanna talk about the relationships that we have and how we think
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The relationships that we have and how we think about people and ourselves.
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We have and how we think about people and ourselves. first of all, i wanna look
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About people and ourselves. first of all, i wanna look at romans 10:9 and 10.
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First of all, i wanna look at romans 10:9 and 10. it's a very foundational
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At romans 10:9 and 10. it's a very foundational scripture about salvation.
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Verse 9: "because if you
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Verse 9: "because if you acknowledge and confess
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Verse 9: "because if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that
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Acknowledge and confess with your lips that jesus is lord"--
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With your lips that jesus is lord"-- i don't want you to miss this.
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Jesus is lord"-- i don't want you to miss this. "if you acknowledge
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I don't want you to miss this. "if you acknowledge and confess with your
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"if you acknowledge and confess with your lips that jesus is lord
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And confess with your lips that jesus is lord and in your heart believe...
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Lips that jesus is lord and in your heart believe... then you will be saved."
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And in your heart believe... then you will be saved." so, there's two
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Then you will be saved." so, there's two parts to salvation.
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So, there's two parts to salvation. believe and confess.
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Parts to salvation. believe and confess. believe and confess.
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Believe and confess. believe and confess. and i'd like to add to that,
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Believe and confess. and i'd like to add to that, that anytime
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And i'd like to add to that, that anytime we're walking in faith,
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That anytime we're walking in faith, it has to include
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We're walking in faith, it has to include those two parts.
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It has to include those two parts. and i know people think you're
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Those two parts. and i know people think you're crazy when you start talking
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And i know people think you're crazy when you start talking about going around your house,
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Crazy when you start talking about going around your house, talking out loud
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About going around your house, talking out loud and confessing scripture,
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Talking out loud and confessing scripture, you know, but they just don't
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And confessing scripture, you know, but they just don't know the secrets that we know.
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You know, but they just don't know the secrets that we know. i'm always stunned by what
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Know the secrets that we know. i'm always stunned by what jesus said when he was close
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I'm always stunned by what jesus said when he was close to going to the cross
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Jesus said when he was close to going to the cross and he said to his disciples,
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To going to the cross and he said to his disciples, "i am not gonna talk
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And he said to his disciples, "i am not gonna talk with you much more
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"i am not gonna talk with you much more because the evil one comes,
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With you much more because the evil one comes, and he hath no part in me."
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Because the evil one comes, and he hath no part in me." that's john 14:30.
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He said, "i'm not gonna talk
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He said, "i'm not gonna talk to you much more now."
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He said, "i'm not gonna talk to you much more now." now, why would he say
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To you much more now." now, why would he say something like that?
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Now, why would he say something like that? well, i believe because
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Something like that? well, i believe because he knew the pressure that
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Well, i believe because he knew the pressure that was gonna be coming on him,
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He knew the pressure that was gonna be coming on him, and he decided ahead of time
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Was gonna be coming on him, and he decided ahead of time to just keep quiet rather
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And he decided ahead of time to just keep quiet rather than to even take a chance
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To just keep quiet rather than to even take a chance on saying something that
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Than to even take a chance on saying something that would open a door for the enemy
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On saying something that would open a door for the enemy in the situation that he's in.
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In isaiah, it says,
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In isaiah, it says, "like a sheep led
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In isaiah, it says, "like a sheep led to the slaughter,
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"like a sheep led to the slaughter, he opened not his mouth."
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To the slaughter, he opened not his mouth." and so, if we're not talking
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About confessing the word,
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About confessing the word, then what in the world
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About confessing the word, then what in the world is that talking about?
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Then what in the world is that talking about? he's saying that we can
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Is that talking about? he's saying that we can say things that will cause
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He's saying that we can say things that will cause problems in our life,
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Say things that will cause problems in our life, and we can say things that will
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Problems in our life, and we can say things that will open the door for the enemy.
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And we can say things that will open the door for the enemy. and so, sometimes when
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Open the door for the enemy. and so, sometimes when you're under pressure,
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And so, sometimes when you're under pressure, the best thing you can
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You're under pressure, the best thing you can do is just be quiet.
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The best thing you can do is just be quiet. amen?
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Do is just be quiet. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: just--it's better
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: just--it's better to say nothing than
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>> joyce: just--it's better to say nothing than to say something foolish.
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Hallelujah.
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Hallelujah. verse 10: "for with the heart,
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Hallelujah. verse 10: "for with the heart, a person believes (adheres to,
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Verse 10: "for with the heart, a person believes (adheres to, trust in, and relies on christ)
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A person believes (adheres to, trust in, and relies on christ) and so, he is justified
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Trust in, and relies on christ) and so, he is justified and made (right with god)."
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And so, he is justified and made (right with god)." so, when you believe that jesus
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And made (right with god)." so, when you believe that jesus died and rose from the dead,
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So, when you believe that jesus died and rose from the dead, you're made right with god.
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Died and rose from the dead, you're made right with god. we are the righteousness
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You're made right with god. we are the righteousness of god in christ.
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We are the righteousness of god in christ. and i would venture to say that
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Most christians don't know that.
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Most christians don't know that. i don't know what
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Most christians don't know that. i don't know what denominational churches teach,
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I don't know what denominational churches teach, but i know the one that
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Denominational churches teach, but i know the one that i went to for quite
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But i know the one that i went to for quite a while didn't teach me that.
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I went to for quite a while didn't teach me that. but imagine that.
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A while didn't teach me that. but imagine that. we're not wrong with god.
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But imagine that. we're not wrong with god. we're right with god.
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We're not wrong with god. we're right with god. i'm gonna give you a piece
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We're right with god. i'm gonna give you a piece of good news this morning.
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I'm gonna give you a piece of good news this morning. god's not mad at you.
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Of good news this morning. god's not mad at you. amen?
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God's not mad at you. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: he's actually quite
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: he's actually quite madly in love with you.
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>> joyce: he's actually quite madly in love with you. and rather than being
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Madly in love with you. and rather than being what you may think,
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And rather than being what you may think, he's disappointed with you
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What you may think, he's disappointed with you because you made a mistake.
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He's disappointed with you because you made a mistake. he knew you were
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Because you made a mistake. he knew you were gonna make that mistake
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He knew you were gonna make that mistake before you ever made it.
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Gonna make that mistake before you ever made it. and he's already provided all
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Before you ever made it. and he's already provided all the forgiveness that we need.
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And he's already provided all the forgiveness that we need. we don't have to beg for it,
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The forgiveness that we need. we don't have to beg for it, we just receive it.
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We don't have to beg for it, we just receive it. 'cause he died for every sin
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We just receive it. 'cause he died for every sin that ever was or ever will be.
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'cause he died for every sin that ever was or ever will be. and so, heaven is just
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That ever was or ever will be. and so, heaven is just banked full of forgiveness.
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And so, heaven is just banked full of forgiveness. you don't need to beg
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Banked full of forgiveness. you don't need to beg for forgiveness.
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You don't need to beg for forgiveness. promise god you'll
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For forgiveness. promise god you'll never do it again,
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Promise god you'll never do it again, because you probably will.
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Never do it again, because you probably will. >> [audience laughing]
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Because you probably will. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, a lot of times when i've done
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>> joyce: and so, a lot of times when i've done something that i feel like
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A lot of times when i've done something that i feel like i need to repent of, i just--
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Something that i feel like i need to repent of, i just-- i don't ask god to forgive me,
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I need to repent of, i just-- i don't ask god to forgive me, because he really already has.
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I don't ask god to forgive me, because he really already has. i just say, "i receive
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Because he really already has. i just say, "i receive the forgiveness that
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I just say, "i receive the forgiveness that you've provided for
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The forgiveness that you've provided for me and i'm grateful
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You've provided for me and i'm grateful for it in jesus' name."
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Me and i'm grateful for it in jesus' name." and then i follow that
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For it in jesus' name." and then i follow that up with refusing to feel guilty.
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See, that almost sounds odd,
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See, that almost sounds odd, doesn't it?
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See, that almost sounds odd, doesn't it? it's like, "well, i have
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Doesn't it? it's like, "well, i have to at least feel bad."
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It's like, "well, i have to at least feel bad." why?
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To at least feel bad." why? can you add anything to what
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Why? can you add anything to what jesus has already done?
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Can you add anything to what jesus has already done? i think it's a little
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Jesus has already done? i think it's a little bit insulting.
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I think it's a little bit insulting. if we do something wrong,
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Bit insulting. if we do something wrong, ask god to forgive us
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If we do something wrong, ask god to forgive us and then spend the next
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Ask god to forgive us and then spend the next two weeks feeling guilty.
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And then spend the next two weeks feeling guilty. we're no good to god
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Two weeks feeling guilty. we're no good to god in that condition.
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We're no good to god in that condition. he wants us full of faith,
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In that condition. he wants us full of faith, and love, and joy, and peace,
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He wants us full of faith, and love, and joy, and peace, and righteousness.
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And love, and joy, and peace, and righteousness. he wants us to know
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And righteousness. he wants us to know who we are in christ.
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He wants us to know who we are in christ. and he's made provision that
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Who we are in christ. and he's made provision that even though we are imperfect,
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And he's made provision that even though we are imperfect, that he sent a perfect savior
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Even though we are imperfect, that he sent a perfect savior for us to take our place,
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To pay the debt that we owed.
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To pay the debt that we owed. and in isaiah it says that
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To pay the debt that we owed. and in isaiah it says that he forgives all of our
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And in isaiah it says that he forgives all of our iniquities and removes
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He forgives all of our iniquities and removes all of the guilt.
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Iniquities and removes all of the guilt. now, i suffered unbearably
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All of the guilt. now, i suffered unbearably with guilt for years
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Now, i suffered unbearably with guilt for years and years and years.
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With guilt for years and years and years. i say this, and it sounds funny,
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And years and years. i say this, and it sounds funny, but it really was true.
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I say this, and it sounds funny, but it really was true. i didn't feel right
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But it really was true. i didn't feel right if i didn't feel wrong.
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I didn't feel right if i didn't feel wrong. and i mean, that was just
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If i didn't feel wrong. and i mean, that was just my constant companion.
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And i mean, that was just my constant companion. my dad started sexually
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My constant companion. my dad started sexually abusing me when i was
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My dad started sexually abusing me when i was a very young child.
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Abusing me when i was a very young child. and so, i always felt like
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A very young child. and so, i always felt like there was something
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And so, i always felt like there was something wrong with me.
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There was something wrong with me. and i had this nonstop
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Wrong with me. and i had this nonstop record playing in my head,
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And i had this nonstop record playing in my head, "what's wrong with me?
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Record playing in my head, "what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?
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"what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?"
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What's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?" and so, i can't even begin
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What's wrong with me?" and so, i can't even begin to tell you how wonderful
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And so, i can't even begin to tell you how wonderful it is to wake up and not
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To tell you how wonderful it is to wake up and not feel a burden of guilt.
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It is to wake up and not feel a burden of guilt. amen?
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Feel a burden of guilt. amen? that's one of the greatest
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Amen? that's one of the greatest privileges that we have.
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That's one of the greatest privileges that we have. >> [audience applauding]
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Privileges that we have. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the lord
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the lord told me one time--
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>> joyce: the lord told me one time-- i was using my--
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Told me one time-- i was using my-- i'd learned about faith,
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I was using my-- i'd learned about faith, and i was using my faith
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I'd learned about faith, and i was using my faith for everything imaginable
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And i was using my faith for everything imaginable except what i really needed.
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For everything imaginable except what i really needed. and he said, "if you
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Except what i really needed. and he said, "if you wanna use your faith
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And he said, "if you wanna use your faith for something really big,
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Wanna use your faith for something really big, use it to live guilt free."
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For something really big, use it to live guilt free." 'cause it's hard when
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Use it to live guilt free." 'cause it's hard when you do something wrong
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'cause it's hard when you do something wrong and you ask for forgiveness,
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You do something wrong and you ask for forgiveness, not to punish yourself
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And you ask for forgiveness, not to punish yourself further by feeling guilty.
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Not to punish yourself further by feeling guilty. and, you know, we kind of divide
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Further by feeling guilty. and, you know, we kind of divide it up into categories.
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And, you know, we kind of divide it up into categories. a small sin only
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It up into categories. a small sin only requires a day or so.
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A small sin only requires a day or so. >> [audience laughing]
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Requires a day or so. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's the truth.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's the truth. we do.
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>> joyce: that's the truth. we do. a medium sin, might be a week.
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We do. a medium sin, might be a week. but boy, if you commit a biggie,
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A medium sin, might be a week. but boy, if you commit a biggie, that might stick
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But boy, if you commit a biggie, that might stick with you for life.
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That might stick with you for life. so, if we only knew.
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With you for life. so, if we only knew. i just wrote a book called
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So, if we only knew. i just wrote a book called "masterpiece" and it won't
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I just wrote a book called "masterpiece" and it won't come out for a couple of years.
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"masterpiece" and it won't come out for a couple of years. i write way ahead of time.
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Come out for a couple of years. i write way ahead of time. but it's about who
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I write way ahead of time. but it's about who we are in christ.
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But it's about who we are in christ. and that's what
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We are in christ. and that's what the church needs to know.
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And that's what the church needs to know. you don't have to go hanging
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The church needs to know. you don't have to go hanging your head down all the time
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You don't have to go hanging your head down all the time and some burden on your back.
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Your head down all the time and some burden on your back. and "how are you doing,
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And some burden on your back. and "how are you doing, brother?"
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And "how are you doing, brother?" "i'm getting by."
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Brother?" "i'm getting by." i'll tell you what.
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"i'm getting by." i'll tell you what. god wants you
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I'll tell you what. god wants you to do more than get by.
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God wants you to do more than get by. >> [audience applauding]
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To do more than get by. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, remember that.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, remember that. believe and confess.
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>> joyce: so, remember that. believe and confess. there's not a day that goes by,
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Believe and confess. there's not a day that goes by, i don't think, that i don't say
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There's not a day that goes by, i don't think, that i don't say at least once and maybe more,
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I don't think, that i don't say at least once and maybe more, "i am the righteousness
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At least once and maybe more, "i am the righteousness of god in christ."
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"i am the righteousness of god in christ." i've already done
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Of god in christ." i've already done it this morning.
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I've already done it this morning. "he that knew no sin became sin,
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It this morning. "he that knew no sin became sin, that we might be made
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"he that knew no sin became sin, that we might be made the righteousness of god in him.
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That we might be made the righteousness of god in him. i'm a new creature in christ.
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The righteousness of god in him. i'm a new creature in christ. old things have passed away,
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I'm a new creature in christ. old things have passed away, all things are made brand new.
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Old things have passed away, all things are made brand new. i am the head and not the tail,
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All things are made brand new. i am the head and not the tail, above and not beneath.
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I am the head and not the tail, above and not beneath. i lend to many nations,
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Above and not beneath. i lend to many nations, but i never have to borrow,"
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I lend to many nations, but i never have to borrow," on and on and on and on and on.
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But i never have to borrow," on and on and on and on and on. if you know the word,
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On and on and on and on and on. if you know the word, the bible says,
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If you know the word, the bible says, "let him who has my word
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The bible says, "let him who has my word speak my word faithfully."
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"let him who has my word speak my word faithfully." amen?
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So, just a little refresher
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So, just a little refresher course that maybe you need
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So, just a little refresher course that maybe you need to get back to confessing
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Course that maybe you need to get back to confessing the word a little bit more.
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To get back to confessing the word a little bit more. 'cause sometimes
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The word a little bit more. 'cause sometimes we let that slip.
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'cause sometimes we let that slip. bible says we're
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We let that slip. bible says we're to be constantly renewed
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Bible says we're to be constantly renewed in the spirit of our mind.
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To be constantly renewed in the spirit of our mind. constantly renewed.
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In the spirit of our mind. constantly renewed. verse 22--
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Constantly renewed. verse 22-- ephesians 4:22 says,
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Verse 22-- ephesians 4:22 says, "put off the old man,"
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Ephesians 4:22 says, "put off the old man," and 24 says,
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"put off the old man," and 24 says, "put on the new man,"
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And 24 says, "put on the new man," and 23 tells you
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"put on the new man," and 23 tells you how to get there.
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"be constantly renewed
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"be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind."
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"be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind." we are predestined
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In the spirit of your mind." we are predestined to be conformed
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We are predestined to be conformed to the image of jesus christ.
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To be conformed to the image of jesus christ. we've got everything
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To the image of jesus christ. we've got everything we need in us,
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We've got everything we need in us, and we need to work with
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We need in us, and we need to work with the holy spirit to let him
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And we need to work with the holy spirit to let him bring what's in us out of us.
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Because the bible says
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Because the bible says 2 corinthians 5:20,
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Because the bible says 2 corinthians 5:20, that we are "god's ambassadors."
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2 corinthians 5:20, that we are "god's ambassadors." the amplified says,
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That we are "god's ambassadors." the amplified says, "he is making his appeal
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The amplified says, "he is making his appeal to the world through us."
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"he is making his appeal to the world through us." what a job.
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Every day you go out,
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Every day you go out, you're representing god.
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Every day you go out, you're representing god. you all have a pulpit.
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You're representing god. you all have a pulpit. it may not be up here.
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You all have a pulpit. it may not be up here. it may be your desk at work,
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It may not be up here. it may be your desk at work, maybe your backyard fence,
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It may be your desk at work, maybe your backyard fence, but you've all got a pulpit.
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Maybe your backyard fence, but you've all got a pulpit. and that doesn't mean
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But you've all got a pulpit. and that doesn't mean that we have to preach
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And that doesn't mean that we have to preach in words to everybody.
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That we have to preach in words to everybody. you don't wanna try to cram
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In words to everybody. you don't wanna try to cram jesus down anybody's throat.
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You don't wanna try to cram jesus down anybody's throat. if they wanna hear, tell 'em.
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Jesus down anybody's throat. if they wanna hear, tell 'em. if they don't wanna hear,
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If they wanna hear, tell 'em. if they don't wanna hear, just act like jesus.
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If they don't wanna hear, just act like jesus. see.
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Just act like jesus. see. >> [audience applauding]
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See. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i can't even imagine
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i can't even imagine how wonderful it would be
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>> joyce: i can't even imagine how wonderful it would be if everybody that calls himself
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How wonderful it would be if everybody that calls himself a christian actually got out
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If everybody that calls himself a christian actually got out in the world and acted like one.
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I think, if you want
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I think, if you want to know the truth,
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To know the truth, we'd all already be in heaven.
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We'd all already be in heaven. this would be over.
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This would be over. always think more about what you
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Always think more about what you do have than what you don't
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Do have than what you don't have if you want to be happy.
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Have if you want to be happy. let me say it again.
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Let me say it again. if you want to be happy,
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If you want to be happy, always think more about
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Always think more about what you do have than
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The bible invites us to pray.
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The bible invites us to pray. "ask and it shall be given you.
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The bible invites us to pray. "ask and it shall be given you. seek and you shall find.
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"ask and it shall be given you. seek and you shall find. knock, and the door will
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Seek and you shall find. knock, and the door will be opened unto you."
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Knock, and the door will be opened unto you." keep on asking.
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Be opened unto you." keep on asking. keep on knocking.
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Keep on asking. keep on knocking. god wants us to be persistent,
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Not come with some
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Not come with some kind of an attitude,
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Not come with some kind of an attitude, "you owe me something."
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Kind of an attitude, "you owe me something." but i tell god sometimes,
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"you owe me something." but i tell god sometimes, "i'm not gonna shut up..."
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But i tell god sometimes, "i'm not gonna shut up..." >> [audience laughing]
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"i'm not gonna shut up..." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "until we see
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "until we see victory here.
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>> joyce: "until we see victory here. because your word promises."
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Victory here. because your word promises." amen?
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Because your word promises." amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and he says
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>> joyce: and he says to remind him of his word.
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>> joyce: and he says to remind him of his word. he didn't forget it,
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To remind him of his word. he didn't forget it, but he wants to know
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He didn't forget it, but he wants to know that we didn't either.
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But he wants to know that we didn't either. amen?
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Well, you know,
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Well, you know, my mother lived an absolutely
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Well, you know, my mother lived an absolutely miserable life because
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My mother lived an absolutely miserable life because she knew that my father
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Miserable life because she knew that my father was abusing me,
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She knew that my father was abusing me, and she didn't have the courage
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Was abusing me, and she didn't have the courage to do anything about it.
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And she didn't have the courage to do anything about it. back in those days,
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To do anything about it. back in those days, that was something nobody
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Back in those days, that was something nobody talked about, abuse.
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That was something nobody talked about, abuse. i think i was one of the first
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Talked about, abuse. i think i was one of the first people that actually started
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I think i was one of the first people that actually started talking about it openly
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People that actually started talking about it openly 50 years ago when i began.
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Talking about it openly 50 years ago when i began. and i can't just get up here
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50 years ago when i began. and i can't just get up here and be religious;
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And i can't just get up here and be religious; i have to be real.
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And be religious; i have to be real. and see, your--
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I have to be real. and see, your-- >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: so, much happens
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>> joyce: so, much happens in the beginning,
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>> joyce: so, much happens in the beginning, formative years of your life.
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In the beginning, formative years of your life. and there's a lot of people
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Formative years of your life. and there's a lot of people that have been hurt in their
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And there's a lot of people that have been hurt in their childhood and they're still
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That have been hurt in their childhood and they're still sick and wounded and bruised
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Childhood and they're still sick and wounded and bruised and they don't even know
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That's what it's from.
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That's what it's from. but god--
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That's what it's from. but god-- you know, i had
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But god-- you know, i had a lousy beginning,
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You know, i had a lousy beginning, but i'm having a great finish.
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A lousy beginning, but i'm having a great finish. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i mean,
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>> joyce: i mean, i said my autobiography's
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>> joyce: i mean, i said my autobiography's coming out next fall
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I said my autobiography's coming out next fall and i think it's gonna
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Coming out next fall and i think it's gonna be a really good read.
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And i think it's gonna be a really good read. anybody who can read my story
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Be a really good read. anybody who can read my story would have to believe when
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Anybody who can read my story would have to believe when you were done that god could
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Would have to believe when you were done that god could do anything that needed
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You were done that god could do anything that needed to be done in your life.
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Do anything that needed to be done in your life. 'cause i am absolutely the least
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To be done in your life. 'cause i am absolutely the least likely person on the planet
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'cause i am absolutely the least likely person on the planet to be doing what i'm doing.
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Likely person on the planet to be doing what i'm doing. i almost failed english.
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Didn't like it at all.
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Didn't like it at all. i thought, "i don't care
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Didn't like it at all. i thought, "i don't care if it's a verb or a pronoun,
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I thought, "i don't care if it's a verb or a pronoun, just let me talk."
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If it's a verb or a pronoun, just let me talk." >> [audience laughing]
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Just let me talk." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, you can speak well without
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>> joyce: you know, you can speak well without having to know all that.
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You can speak well without having to know all that. >> [audience laughing]
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Having to know all that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, i was a good student,
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>> joyce: i mean, i was a good student, i did good in other subjects.
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I was a good student, i did good in other subjects. but i think it's funny
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I did good in other subjects. but i think it's funny that i didn't do very
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But i think it's funny that i didn't do very well in english.
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That i didn't do very well in english. and now, around the world,
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Well in english. and now, around the world, i speak about 130 languages.
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And now, around the world, i speak about 130 languages. >> [audience applauding]
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I speak about 130 languages. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i was in a hotel
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i was in a hotel hall one night,
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>> joyce: i was in a hotel hall one night, getting ready to go to our
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Hall one night, getting ready to go to our room after a meeting
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Getting ready to go to our room after a meeting and there was a man cleaning
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Room after a meeting and there was a man cleaning out in the hall and he was--
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And there was a man cleaning out in the hall and he was-- spoke spanish and he heard
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Out in the hall and he was-- spoke spanish and he heard me speaking english and he said
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Spoke spanish and he heard me speaking english and he said to one of the people with me,
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Me speaking english and he said to one of the people with me, "oh, does she speak
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To one of the people with me, "oh, does she speak english too?"
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"oh, does she speak english too?" >> [audience laughing]
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English too?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause he hears
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause he hears my program translated
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>> joyce: 'cause he hears my program translated into spanish so he thought
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My program translated into spanish so he thought that's all i could speak.
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Into spanish so he thought that's all i could speak. >> [audience laughing]
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That's all i could speak. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we actually have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we actually have translators that speakin'
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>> joyce: we actually have translators that speakin' like me and we try to get
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Translators that speakin' like me and we try to get the best ones we can.
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Like me and we try to get the best ones we can. but my mother
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The best ones we can. but my mother lived a miserable life
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But my mother lived a miserable life and she trapped my brother
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Lived a miserable life and she trapped my brother and me in that same life.
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And she trapped my brother and me in that same life. my brother sadly committed
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And me in that same life. my brother sadly committed suicide about 10 years ago
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My brother sadly committed suicide about 10 years ago because he got on--
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Suicide about 10 years ago because he got on-- he couldn't stand
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Because he got on-- he couldn't stand to live in the house
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He couldn't stand to live in the house any more than i could.
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To live in the house any more than i could. i left when i was 18.
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Any more than i could. i left when i was 18. he joined the marines when
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I left when i was 18. he joined the marines when he was 17 and was sent straight
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He joined the marines when he was 17 and was sent straight to the jungles in vietnam.
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He was 17 and was sent straight to the jungles in vietnam. and he got hooked on drugs
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To the jungles in vietnam. and he got hooked on drugs over there and he never was
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And he got hooked on drugs over there and he never was able to get off of them.
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Over there and he never was able to get off of them. they say sometimes when
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Able to get off of them. they say sometimes when you take a lot of drugs
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They say sometimes when you take a lot of drugs that your mind stops
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You take a lot of drugs that your mind stops progressing at that point.
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That your mind stops progressing at that point. and he was always kind
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Progressing at that point. and he was always kind of like a 17-year-old teenager.
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And he was always kind of like a 17-year-old teenager. he never would
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Of like a 17-year-old teenager. he never would take responsibility.
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He never would take responsibility. and we even brought him one time
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Take responsibility. and we even brought him one time and he lived with us for four
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And we even brought him one time and he lived with us for four years and he would do good
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And he lived with us for four years and he would do good if you told him what to do.
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Years and he would do good if you told him what to do. but on his own,
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If you told him what to do. but on his own, he always fell back
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But on his own, he always fell back into those old patterns.
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He always fell back into those old patterns. and we sent him out
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Into those old patterns. and we sent him out to the dream center in la to--
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And we sent him out to the dream center in la to-- after the four years with us,
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To the dream center in la to-- after the four years with us, he disappeared
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After the four years with us, he disappeared another eight years.
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He disappeared another eight years. and then he wanted
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Another eight years. and then he wanted to come back.
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And then he wanted to come back. and i--
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To come back. and i-- you know, i can't just keep
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And i-- you know, i can't just keep taking care of him all my life.
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You know, i can't just keep taking care of him all my life. so, i sent him out to the dream
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Taking care of him all my life. so, i sent him out to the dream center in la.
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So, i sent him out to the dream center in la. he stayed there for a while,
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Center in la. he stayed there for a while, was doing good.
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He stayed there for a while, was doing good. they were getting ready to put
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Was doing good. they were getting ready to put him to work as a plumber.
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They were getting ready to put him to work as a plumber. and he just said one day,
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Him to work as a plumber. and he just said one day, "i want you to take me
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And he just said one day, "i want you to take me and drop me off at the va.
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"i want you to take me and drop me off at the va. you guys are great,
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And drop me off at the va. you guys are great, but it's just not for me."
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You guys are great, but it's just not for me." and then i got a call about
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But it's just not for me." and then i got a call about 10 years ago that
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And then i got a call about 10 years ago that he had hung himself
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10 years ago that he had hung himself in an abandoned building.
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He had hung himself in an abandoned building. and that's awful.
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In an abandoned building. and that's awful. he had the same
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And that's awful. he had the same opportunity i did,
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He had the same opportunity i did, but he just couldn't get
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Opportunity i did, but he just couldn't get away from the drugs.
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But he just couldn't get away from the drugs. he was born again,
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Away from the drugs. he was born again, filled with the spirit.
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He was born again, filled with the spirit. and yes,
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Filled with the spirit. and yes, i believe he went to heaven.
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And yes, i believe he went to heaven. because i believe that god
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I believe he went to heaven. because i believe that god understands things that
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Because i believe that god understands things that we do not understand.
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Understands things that we do not understand. amen?
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We do not understand. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i know that
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i know that he loved god.
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>> joyce: i know that he loved god. he believed in god.
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He loved god. he believed in god. i know he was born again.
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He believed in god. i know he was born again. i heard him pray
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I know he was born again. i heard him pray in the spirit with me.
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He worked for our ministry
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He worked for our ministry for a few years,
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He worked for our ministry for a few years, and the one thing
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For a few years, and the one thing they found on him,
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And the one thing they found on him, of his personal
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They found on him, of his personal effect was his wallet.
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Of his personal effect was his wallet. and all his wallet had
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Effect was his wallet. and all his wallet had in it was his employee card
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And all his wallet had in it was his employee card from when he worked
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In it was his employee card from when he worked for joyce meyer ministries.
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From when he worked for joyce meyer ministries. that was the one
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For joyce meyer ministries. that was the one thing in his life that
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That was the one thing in his life that he was really proud of.
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Thing in his life that he was really proud of. and he still carried
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He was really proud of. and he still carried that around with him
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And he still carried that around with him all those years later.
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That around with him all those years later. and it saddens me how many
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All those years later. and it saddens me how many people could have such
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And it saddens me how many people could have such a great life if they only
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People could have such a great life if they only knew and would apply
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A great life if they only knew and would apply the truth to their life.
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Knew and would apply the truth to their life. you can know it all you want to,
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The truth to their life. you can know it all you want to, but if you don't apply it--
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You can know it all you want to, but if you don't apply it-- and you're gonna have
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But if you don't apply it-- and you're gonna have to be diligent, it's not easy,
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You know?
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You know? i remember a woman
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You know? i remember a woman who came to the altar,
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I remember a woman who came to the altar, and she put her
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Who came to the altar, and she put her hands on her hips.
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And she put her hands on her hips. she was quite--
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Hands on her hips. she was quite-- she said, "i want
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She was quite-- she said, "i want my money back."
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She said, "i want my money back." >> [audience laughing]
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My money back." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i said, "what do you mean you
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>> joyce: and i said, "what do you mean you want your money back?"
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"what do you mean you want your money back?" she said, "well, i've been
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Want your money back?" she said, "well, i've been doing what you said
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She said, "well, i've been doing what you said to do for two weeks
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Doing what you said to do for two weeks and nothing's changed."
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To do for two weeks and nothing's changed." >> [audience laughing]
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And nothing's changed." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it was all i could
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it was all i could do to keep from
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>> joyce: it was all i could do to keep from laughing in her face.
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Do to keep from laughing in her face. i thought, "honey,
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Laughing in her face. i thought, "honey, you have no idea what i--
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I thought, "honey, you have no idea what i-- you have not been hearing
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You have no idea what i-- you have not been hearing what i've been saying."
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You have not been hearing what i've been saying." >> [audience laughing]
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What i've been saying." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, here's the interesting thing.
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>> joyce: so, here's the interesting thing. my mother never apologized
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Here's the interesting thing. my mother never apologized to me until 30 years
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My mother never apologized to me until 30 years after i had left home.
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To me until 30 years after i had left home. by then, we were taking
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After i had left home. by then, we were taking care of my mom and dad
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By then, we were taking care of my mom and dad because god told me to,
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Care of my mom and dad because god told me to, not because i wanted to.
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Because god told me to, not because i wanted to. you know, you don't have
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Not because i wanted to. you know, you don't have to want to do everything
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You know, you don't have to want to do everything that god tells you to do.
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To want to do everything that god tells you to do. we're supposed
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That god tells you to do. we're supposed to do what's right,
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We're supposed to do what's right, not what we wanna
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To do what's right, not what we wanna do or what feels good.
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Not what we wanna do or what feels good. and i'll tell you something,
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Do or what feels good. and i'll tell you something, when you do what's right,
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And i'll tell you something, when you do what's right, when you still feel wrong,
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When you do what's right, when you still feel wrong, that's when you're
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When you still feel wrong, that's when you're growing spiritually.
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That's when you're growing spiritually. >> [audience applauding]
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Growing spiritually. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's a good one
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's a good one to take home and think about.
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>> joyce: that's a good one to take home and think about. and this is what she told me
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To take home and think about. and this is what she told me 30 years after it happened.
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And this is what she told me 30 years after it happened. she said, "i'm sorry that
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30 years after it happened. she said, "i'm sorry that i didn't do anything to get
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She said, "i'm sorry that i didn't do anything to get you away from your dad.
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I didn't do anything to get you away from your dad. i thought i couldn't
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You away from your dad. i thought i couldn't financially take care
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I thought i couldn't financially take care of you and your brother.
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Financially take care of you and your brother. i didn't think i could
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Of you and your brother. i didn't think i could face the scandal.
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I didn't think i could face the scandal. and i didn't think that i could
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Face the scandal. and i didn't think that i could handle what people would think
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And i didn't think that i could handle what people would think of us if they knew the truth."
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Handle what people would think of us if they knew the truth." so, it was her own thinking
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Of us if they knew the truth." so, it was her own thinking that kept her from ruining
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So, it was her own thinking that kept her from ruining her life and almost ours.
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That kept her from ruining her life and almost ours. but what if she would
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Her life and almost ours. but what if she would have thought--
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But what if she would have thought-- which she could have,
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Have thought-- which she could have, 'cause we're free to think
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Which she could have, 'cause we're free to think what we wanna think.
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'cause we're free to think what we wanna think. see, nobody's forcing
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What we wanna think. see, nobody's forcing you to think bad things.
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See, nobody's forcing you to think bad things. maybe you just don't know
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You to think bad things. maybe you just don't know that you can choose
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Maybe you just don't know that you can choose your own thoughts.
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That you can choose your own thoughts. i didn't.
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Your own thoughts. i didn't. i never thought about,
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I didn't. i never thought about, "where'd that
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I never thought about, "where'd that thought come from?"
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"where'd that thought come from?" whatever fell in my--
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Thought come from?" whatever fell in my-- if i woke up in the morning
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Whatever fell in my-- if i woke up in the morning and thought,
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If i woke up in the morning and thought, "i'm depressed,"
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And thought, "i'm depressed," i was depressed.
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"i'm depressed," i was depressed. i agreed with my thought.
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I was depressed. i agreed with my thought. my thought said,
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I agreed with my thought. my thought said, "i'm depressed."
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My thought said, "i'm depressed." and so, the first person
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"i'm depressed." and so, the first person i would see, dave would say,
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And so, the first person i would see, dave would say, "how are you this morning?"
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I would see, dave would say, "how are you this morning?" "i'm depressed."
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"how are you this morning?" "i'm depressed." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: isn't it what we do?
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>> joyce: isn't it what we do? but, see, god wants
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>> joyce: isn't it what we do? but, see, god wants us to call things that are
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But, see, god wants us to call things that are not as though they are,
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Us to call things that are not as though they are, according to his word.
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Not as though they are, according to his word. and so, i mean,
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I could have said,
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I could have said, "i'm feeling kind of down,
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I could have said, "i'm feeling kind of down, but i know god's gonna lift
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"i'm feeling kind of down, but i know god's gonna lift me up and get me over it."
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But i know god's gonna lift me up and get me over it." i don't believe in lying.
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Me up and get me over it." i don't believe in lying. we don't have to say
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I don't believe in lying. we don't have to say we're okay all the time
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We don't have to say we're okay all the time when we're not okay.
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We're okay all the time when we're not okay. but if you read the psalms,
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When we're not okay. but if you read the psalms, david--
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But if you read the psalms, david-- i read 'em all slowly,
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David-- i read 'em all slowly, and i did a book on 'em.
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I read 'em all slowly, and i did a book on 'em. david told god exactly
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And i did a book on 'em. david told god exactly how he felt about everything.
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David told god exactly how he felt about everything. "when are you gonna deliver me?
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How he felt about everything. "when are you gonna deliver me? why are you waiting so long?
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"when are you gonna deliver me? why are you waiting so long? i just--"
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Why are you waiting so long? i just--" and he would just
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I just--" and he would just tell him how i feel.
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And he would just tell him how i feel. "i cried all night," you know,
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Tell him how i feel. "i cried all night," you know, "i don't know if you're
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"i cried all night," you know, "i don't know if you're ever gonna show up."
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"i don't know if you're ever gonna show up." but then he would always--
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Ever gonna show up." but then he would always-- every psalm,
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But then he would always-- every psalm, he never ended it that way.
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Every psalm, he never ended it that way. he always turned it around.
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He never ended it that way. he always turned it around. "but i know that
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He always turned it around. "but i know that you are faithful,
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"but i know that you are faithful, and i know that you will not
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You are faithful, and i know that you will not leave me in the situation
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And i know that you will not leave me in the situation that i'm in."
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Leave me in the situation that i'm in." and i think we would be so
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That i'm in." and i think we would be so much better off if we would
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And i think we would be so much better off if we would tell ourselves and other
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Much better off if we would tell ourselves and other people the truth,
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Tell ourselves and other people the truth, but then turn it around
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People the truth, but then turn it around to what god can do,
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But then turn it around to what god can do, what we're believing for.
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To what god can do, what we're believing for. "this is the way it is.
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What we're believing for. "this is the way it is. but this is what i believe
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"this is the way it is. but this is what i believe is gonna happen."
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But this is what i believe is gonna happen." and i know it's true 'cause
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Is gonna happen." and i know it's true 'cause it's happened in my life.
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And i know it's true 'cause it's happened in my life. what if she would have said,
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It's happened in my life. what if she would have said, "well, i believe with god's help
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What if she would have said, "well, i believe with god's help i can take care of my children.
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"well, i believe with god's help i can take care of my children. and i believe he will take
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I can take care of my children. and i believe he will take care of my reputation.
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And i believe he will take care of my reputation. and i think good things
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Care of my reputation. and i think good things will happen in the future
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And i think good things will happen in the future if i take responsibility
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Will happen in the future if i take responsibility to make this change,
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If i take responsibility to make this change, i need to make."
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Thinking.
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Thinking. romans 12:2 says,
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Thinking. romans 12:2 says, "don't be conformed
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Romans 12:2 says, "don't be conformed to this world (this age),
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"don't be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after
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To this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external,
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[fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs],
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And adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed
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Superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire]
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But be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind."
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We can't change unless
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We can't change unless we change our thinking.
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We can't change unless we change our thinking. can you get that?
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We change our thinking. can you get that? you cannot change just
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Can you get that? you cannot change just by struggle and effort.
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You cannot change just by struggle and effort. you can only change by renewing
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By struggle and effort. you can only change by renewing your mind according
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You can only change by renewing your mind according to the word of god,
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Your mind according to the word of god, asking him for help
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To the word of god, asking him for help and then believing
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Asking him for help and then believing and saying what he says.
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And then believing and saying what he says. amen?
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And saying what he says. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this is gonna turn
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this is gonna turn a few people around today,
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>> joyce: this is gonna turn a few people around today, i believe.
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A few people around today, i believe. sometimes we know what's right,
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I believe. sometimes we know what's right, but we get lost
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Sometimes we know what's right, but we get lost in the middle of it.
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But we get lost in the middle of it. how should you think
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In the middle of it. how should you think when life gets difficult?
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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
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You're in your worst mood. emotions go up and they go down.
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Emotions go up and they go down. and so, i always say
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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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>> joyce: stay in the word.
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>> joyce: stay in the word. stay in the word.
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Stay in the word. stay in the word.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, i'll say it again.
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I'll say it again. we need to stay in the word.
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We need to stay in the word. we need to stay in the word.
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We need to stay in the word. there's nothing more important
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There's nothing more important than studying god's word.
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Than studying god's word. it's the foundation of life
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It's the foundation of life and the answer to everything.
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>> joyce: this is a time
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>> joyce: this is a time for us to say,
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For us to say, "i love this book."
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"i love this book." i love what's in it.
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I love what's in it. it's full of life,
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It's full of life, it's full of health,
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It's full of health, it's full of healing.
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It's full of healing. it's full of wholeness.
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It's full of wholeness. do you know that
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To every problem that you could
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That you could possibly have
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Possibly have is in the word of god?
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Is in the word of god? there is not a problem
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There is not a problem that you have
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That you have that you can't
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That you can't find an answer
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Find an answer to in god's word.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, i believe you're
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Of the poor, and i hope that
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>> joyce: how do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Joyce Meyer - How Your Thoughts Affect The World Around You (Part 1)

March 2, 2026 | 27:29

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