Joyce Meyer - Integrity (Part 2)

January 1, 2026 | 29:29

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 - Integrity (Part 2) | January 1, 2026
  • >> joyce: the bible says
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  • >> joyce: the bible says an excellent man chooses
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  • >> joyce: the bible says an excellent man chooses excellent friends.
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  • An excellent man chooses excellent friends. do you know that the people
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  • Excellent friends. do you know that the people you hang around with
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  • Do you know that the people you hang around with are having an influence on you?
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  • >> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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  • >> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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  • >> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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  • I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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  • >> joyce: the bible says that
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  • >> joyce: the bible says that we are christ's ambassadors,
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  • >> joyce: the bible says that we are christ's ambassadors, and that he is making
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  • We are christ's ambassadors, and that he is making his appeal to the world
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  • And that he is making his appeal to the world through us.
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  • His appeal to the world through us. be an excellent person.
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  • Through us. be an excellent person. mediocre is halfway between
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  • Be an excellent person. mediocre is halfway between success and failure.
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  • Mediocre is halfway between success and failure. jesus said,
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  • Success and failure. jesus said, if you're lukewarm--i'd rather
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  • Jesus said, if you're lukewarm--i'd rather you be hot or cold.
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  • If you're lukewarm--i'd rather you be hot or cold. "if you're lukewarm,
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  • You be hot or cold. "if you're lukewarm, i'm going to spit you
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  • "if you're lukewarm, i'm going to spit you out of my mouth."
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  • I'm going to spit you out of my mouth." man, that don't sound good.
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  • Out of my mouth." man, that don't sound good. he says, if you're not gonna
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  • Man, that don't sound good. he says, if you're not gonna be red-hot on-fire,
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  • He says, if you're not gonna be red-hot on-fire, i'd rather you just be ice cold.
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  • Be red-hot on-fire, i'd rather you just be ice cold. just either do it or forget it.
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  • I'd rather you just be ice cold. just either do it or forget it. amen?
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  • Just either do it or forget it. amen? >> audience: amen.
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  • Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: let me tell
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  • >> audience: amen. >> joyce: let me tell you something.
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  • >> joyce: let me tell you something. christianity is not
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  • You something. christianity is not for sissies.
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  • Christianity is not for sissies. i mean, now, you can
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  • For sissies. i mean, now, you can go to church every week,
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  • I mean, now, you can go to church every week, but i'm talkin' about
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  • Go to church every week, but i'm talkin' about if you're gonna be a real,
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  • But i'm talkin' about if you're gonna be a real, dedicated, full-on,
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  • If you're gonna be a real, dedicated, full-on, committed, surrendered
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  • Dedicated, full-on, committed, surrendered believer it's not gonna
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  • Committed, surrendered believer it's not gonna be all that easy all the time.
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  • Believer it's not gonna be all that easy all the time. you're gonna be tested.
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  • Be all that easy all the time. you're gonna be tested. the enemy's gonna
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  • You're gonna be tested. the enemy's gonna come against you.
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  • There's gonna be people
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  • There's gonna be people that are not gonna like you.
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  • There's gonna be people that are not gonna like you. there's gonna be people
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  • That are not gonna like you. there's gonna be people that are--gossip about you.
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  • There's gonna be people that are--gossip about you. but, oh, you're gonna
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  • That are--gossip about you. but, oh, you're gonna be so happy, so peaceful.
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  • But, oh, you're gonna be so happy, so peaceful. the bible says, an excellent man
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  • Be so happy, so peaceful. the bible says, an excellent man chooses excellent friends.
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  • The bible says, an excellent man chooses excellent friends. do you know that the people
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  • Chooses excellent friends. do you know that the people you hang around with are
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  • Do you know that the people you hang around with are having an influence on you?
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  • Don't stay away from every
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  • Don't stay away from every unbeliever but make sure
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  • Don't stay away from every unbeliever but make sure that you're affecting them
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  • Unbeliever but make sure that you're affecting them and they're not infecting you.
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  • Things the bible says,
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  • Things the bible says, don't hang around with
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  • Things the bible says, don't hang around with an angry person.
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  • Don't hang around with an angry person. avoid excessive talkers.
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  • An angry person. avoid excessive talkers. [joyce laughs]
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  • Avoid excessive talkers. [joyce laughs] >> [audience laughing]
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  • >> joyce: i got about six
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  • >> joyce: i got about six scriptures on that,
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  • >> joyce: i got about six scriptures on that, but i'm just gonna read you one.
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  • Scriptures on that, but i'm just gonna read you one. proverbs 18:2:
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  • But i'm just gonna read you one. proverbs 18:2: "a fool takes no pleasure
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  • Proverbs 18:2: "a fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only
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  • "a fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion."
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  • In understanding, but only in expressing his opinion." so, i'm gonna say
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  • In expressing his opinion." so, i'm gonna say something to you.
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  • So, i'm gonna say something to you. i'm gonna smile.
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  • Something to you. i'm gonna smile. i'm gonna be really,
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  • I'm gonna smile. i'm gonna be really, really nice.
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  • I'm gonna be really, really nice. mind your own business.
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  • Really nice. mind your own business. >> [audience applauding]
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  • Mind your own business. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you will save
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  • >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you will save yourself so much agony
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  • >> joyce: you will save yourself so much agony if you just stay out
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  • Yourself so much agony if you just stay out of everybody else's stuff.
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  • If you just stay out of everybody else's stuff. you got enough of your own.
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  • Of everybody else's stuff. you got enough of your own. you don't need
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  • You got enough of your own. you don't need to get into theirs.
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  • You don't need to get into theirs. >> [audience laughing]
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  • To get into theirs. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you got--
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  • >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you got-- you're workin' your heads.
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  • >> joyce: you got-- you're workin' your heads. >> [audience laughing]
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  • >> joyce: stay away from
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  • >> joyce: stay away from drunkards and gluttons.
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  • >> joyce: stay away from drunkards and gluttons. paul said, "i buffet my body."
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  • Drunkards and gluttons. paul said, "i buffet my body." he didn't say i buffet my body.
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  • Paul said, "i buffet my body." he didn't say i buffet my body. >> [audience laughing]
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  • He didn't say i buffet my body. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: be the best--
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  • >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: be the best-- make a decision today,
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  • >> joyce: be the best-- make a decision today, you're gonna be the best
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  • Make a decision today, you're gonna be the best person you can be.
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  • You're gonna be the best person you can be. be the best that you can be.
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  • Person you can be. be the best that you can be. do your duty.
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  • Be the best that you can be. do your duty. the bible talks
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  • Do your duty. the bible talks a lot about duty.
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  • The bible talks a lot about duty. do you know that if you
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  • A lot about duty. do you know that if you have elderly parents
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  • Do you know that if you have elderly parents and you never go see them?
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  • Have elderly parents and you never go see them? shame on you.
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  • "well, they didn't treat
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  • "well, they didn't treat me right, when i was
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  • "well, they didn't treat me right, when i was growing up."
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  • Me right, when i was growing up." well, mine didn't either.
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  • Growing up." well, mine didn't either. and god told me to take
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  • Well, mine didn't either. and god told me to take care of them till they died.
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  • And god told me to take care of them till they died. and i thought it was
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  • Care of them till they died. and i thought it was the most unfair thing.
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  • And i thought it was the most unfair thing. but i can tell you,
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  • The most unfair thing. but i can tell you, it was one of the most
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  • But i can tell you, it was one of the most powerful things that
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  • It was one of the most powerful things that i ever did.
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  • Powerful things that i ever did. >> [audience applauding]
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  • I ever did. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i believe that
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  • >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i believe that with all my heart.
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  • >> joyce: and i believe that with all my heart. you call your parents.
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  • With all my heart. you call your parents. you make sure that they
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  • You call your parents. you make sure that they have their needs met,
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  • You make sure that they have their needs met, whether they treated
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  • Have their needs met, whether they treated you good or they didn't.
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  • Whether they treated you good or they didn't. you still do it because
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  • You good or they didn't. you still do it because you do it for god.
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  • You still do it because you do it for god. amen?
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  • You do it for god. amen? you take care of your
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  • Amen? you take care of your grandparents.
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  • The bible says that
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  • The bible says that "anybody who doesn't provide
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  • The bible says that "anybody who doesn't provide for their own relatives
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  • "anybody who doesn't provide for their own relatives is worse than an unbeliever."
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  • For their own relatives is worse than an unbeliever." and a lot of you probably
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  • Is worse than an unbeliever." and a lot of you probably do very well in that area.
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  • And a lot of you probably do very well in that area. but there's people who don't.
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  • Do very well in that area. but there's people who don't. ok, integrity.
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  • Do you know that i could take
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  • Do you know that i could take a camera--we call 'em man
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  • Do you know that i could take a camera--we call 'em man on the street interviews,
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  • A camera--we call 'em man on the street interviews, i could take a camera crew
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  • On the street interviews, i could take a camera crew and go out on the street,
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  • I could take a camera crew and go out on the street, and i could ask a hundred
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  • And go out on the street, and i could ask a hundred people: what is integrity?
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  • And i could ask a hundred people: what is integrity? and i would be blessed
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  • People: what is integrity? and i would be blessed if i would find ten
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  • And i would be blessed if i would find ten of them that could tell me.
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  • If i would find ten of them that could tell me. most people don't
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  • Of them that could tell me. most people don't even know what it is.
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  • Most people don't even know what it is. and i'm just gonna give
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  • Even know what it is. and i'm just gonna give you the simplest definition.
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  • And i'm just gonna give you the simplest definition. it's to have a strong moral
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  • You the simplest definition. it's to have a strong moral code that you live by.
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  • It's to have a strong moral code that you live by. in other words,
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  • Code that you live by. in other words, you have things that you're
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  • In other words, you have things that you're not gonna do and things
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  • You have things that you're not gonna do and things that you're gonna do.
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  • Not gonna do and things that you're gonna do. you're not gonna lie.
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  • That you're gonna do. you're not gonna lie. you're going
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  • You're not gonna lie. you're going to keep your word.
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  • You're going to keep your word. you're not ever gonna
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  • To keep your word. you're not ever gonna take anything that
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  • You're not ever gonna take anything that doesn't belong to you.
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  • When you make a commitment,
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  • When you make a commitment, you're always gonna
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  • When you make a commitment, you're always gonna keep your commitments.
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  • You're always gonna keep your commitments. the bible says,
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  • Keep your commitments. the bible says, "swear to your own
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  • The bible says, "swear to your own hurt and change not."
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  • "swear to your own hurt and change not." wonder how many
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  • Hurt and change not." wonder how many people you've told,
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  • "i'll call you back."
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  • "i'll call you back." >> [audience laughing]
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  • "i'll call you back." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you've told
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  • >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you've told somebody you're gonna
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  • >> joyce: if you've told somebody you're gonna call 'em back, then you
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  • Somebody you're gonna call 'em back, then you need to call them back.
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  • Otherwise, you're not
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  • Otherwise, you're not being honest.
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  • Otherwise, you're not being honest. i've learned, i don't--
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  • Being honest. i've learned, i don't-- i don't--you know,
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  • I've learned, i don't-- i don't--you know, we just like to talk.
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  • I don't--you know, we just like to talk. "oh, you know, we should get
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  • We just like to talk. "oh, you know, we should get together and go to lunch."
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  • "oh, you know, we should get together and go to lunch." and, you no more intend
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  • Together and go to lunch." and, you no more intend to go to lunch with them
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  • And, you no more intend to go to lunch with them than a man on the moon.
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  • To go to lunch with them than a man on the moon. you don't even like 'em.
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  • Than a man on the moon. you don't even like 'em. >> [audience laughing]
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  • >> joyce: i don't do that
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  • >> joyce: i don't do that anymore because god
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  • >> joyce: i don't do that anymore because god expects me to do what
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  • Anymore because god expects me to do what i say i'm going to do.
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  • Expects me to do what i say i'm going to do. i have one thing.
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  • I say i'm going to do. i have one thing. i'm not brilliant.
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  • I have one thing. i'm not brilliant. i'm anointed,
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  • I'm not brilliant. i'm anointed, and if i wanna keep
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  • I'm anointed, and if i wanna keep that anointing,
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  • And if i wanna keep that anointing, i've gotta live right.
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  • And i have a reverential
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  • And i have a reverential fear and awe of god,
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  • And i have a reverential fear and awe of god, which the bible says
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  • Fear and awe of god, which the bible says is the "beginning
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  • Which the bible says is the "beginning of knowledge and wisdom."
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  • Is the "beginning of knowledge and wisdom." i'm not afraid
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  • Of knowledge and wisdom." i'm not afraid he's gonna hurt me.
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  • I'm not afraid he's gonna hurt me. but i know that he's powerful.
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  • He's gonna hurt me. but i know that he's powerful. and i know that he gives,
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  • But i know that he's powerful. and i know that he gives, and he also can take away.
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  • And i do everything i can
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  • And i do everything i can to protect the anointing
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  • And i do everything i can to protect the anointing that's on my life because
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  • To protect the anointing that's on my life because i know that's the one
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  • That's on my life because i know that's the one thing that i have that
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  • I know that's the one thing that i have that causes people to listen to me.
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  • Thing that i have that causes people to listen to me. it's the one thing i have that
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  • Causes people to listen to me. it's the one thing i have that makes what we do a success.
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  • It's the one thing i have that makes what we do a success. i don't sing.
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  • Makes what we do a success. i don't sing. i don't play musical
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  • I don't sing. i don't play musical instruments.
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  • I don't play musical instruments. i don't have anything
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  • Instruments. i don't have anything to impress anybody.
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  • I don't have anything to impress anybody. i have god's anointing.
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  • To impress anybody. i have god's anointing. and that's worth more
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  • I have god's anointing. and that's worth more to me than anything else.
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  • And that's worth more to me than anything else. >> [audience applauding]
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  • To me than anything else. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there again,
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  • >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there again, a lot of people don't even
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  • >> joyce: there again, a lot of people don't even know what the anointing
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  • A lot of people don't even know what the anointing is anymore.
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  • It's god's presence
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  • It's god's presence and power on your life.
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  • It's god's presence and power on your life. wow.
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  • And power on your life. wow. there's something
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  • Wow. there's something that i'm believing for,
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  • There's something that i'm believing for, and i have been for 45 years
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  • That i'm believing for, and i have been for 45 years and don't intend to quit.
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  • And i have been for 45 years and don't intend to quit. in psalm 107:20, it says,
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  • And don't intend to quit. in psalm 107:20, it says, "he sends his word
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  • In psalm 107:20, it says, "he sends his word and heals them."
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  • "he sends his word and heals them." and i am believing
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  • And heals them." and i am believing that as i preach
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  • And i am believing that as i preach and teach that people
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  • That as i preach and teach that people will be healed physically,
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  • And teach that people will be healed physically, delivered, set free.
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  • Keep your word.
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  • Keep your word. if you sign up
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  • Keep your word. if you sign up to be at a workday
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  • If you sign up to be at a workday at church, show up.
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  • To be at a workday at church, show up. call people back.
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  • At church, show up. call people back. don't call in sick at work
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  • Call people back. don't call in sick at work if you're not sick.
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  • Don't call in sick at work if you're not sick. not unless you'd like
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  • If you're not sick. not unless you'd like to get sick.
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  • Not unless you'd like to get sick. >> [audience laughing]
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  • To get sick. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you commit
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  • >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you commit to support a missionary,
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  • >> joyce: if you commit to support a missionary, support 'em.
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  • To support a missionary, support 'em. if you commit to partner
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  • Support 'em. if you commit to partner with a ministry, do it.
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  • If you commit to partner with a ministry, do it. and if you get to the point
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  • With a ministry, do it. and if you get to the point where you don't wanna
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  • And if you get to the point where you don't wanna do it anymore,
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  • Where you don't wanna do it anymore, then call them and let
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  • Do it anymore, then call them and let 'em know that god's leading
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  • Then call them and let 'em know that god's leading you in another direction.
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  • 'em know that god's leading you in another direction. there's no problem with that.
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  • You in another direction. there's no problem with that. but don't just dump 'em.
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  • There's no problem with that. but don't just dump 'em. we support hundreds
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  • But don't just dump 'em. we support hundreds of ministries.
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  • We support hundreds of ministries. and any time we decide
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  • Of ministries. and any time we decide not to support somebody
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  • And any time we decide not to support somebody that we've supported
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  • Not to support somebody that we've supported for a long time,
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  • That we've supported for a long time, we always write them
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  • For a long time, we always write them and give them one year,
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  • We always write them and give them one year, so they can make other plans.
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  • And give them one year, so they can make other plans. we don't just yank the rug
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  • So they can make other plans. we don't just yank the rug out from under them.
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  • There's so many good
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  • There's so many good character traits of a man
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  • There's so many good character traits of a man or a woman of integrity.
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  • Character traits of a man or a woman of integrity. but i just wanna read
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  • Or a woman of integrity. but i just wanna read you a couple of things,
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  • But i just wanna read you a couple of things, and then i gotta quit.
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  • You a couple of things, and then i gotta quit. i said this last night,
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  • And then i gotta quit. i said this last night, but how many pens, pencils,
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  • I said this last night, but how many pens, pencils, rubber bands, paper clips
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  • But how many pens, pencils, rubber bands, paper clips and notepads do you have
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  • Rubber bands, paper clips and notepads do you have in your house that you've
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  • And notepads do you have in your house that you've taken home from work?
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  • >> [audience laughing]
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  • >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: don't sit there
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  • >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: don't sit there and try to look innocent.
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  • >> joyce: don't sit there and try to look innocent. >> [audience laughing]
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  • And try to look innocent. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, they don't
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  • >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, they don't pay me enough, anyway."
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  • >> joyce: "well, they don't pay me enough, anyway." that has got nothing
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  • Pay me enough, anyway." that has got nothing at all to do with it.
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  • That has got nothing at all to do with it. what do you do when you get
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  • At all to do with it. what do you do when you get home and notice that somebody
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  • What do you do when you get home and notice that somebody didn't charge you enough?
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  • Home and notice that somebody didn't charge you enough? you go back and tell them,
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  • Didn't charge you enough? you go back and tell them, "i wanna give you some
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  • You go back and tell them, "i wanna give you some more of my money,"
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  • "i wanna give you some more of my money," or do you just say,
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  • More of my money," or do you just say, "oh, god blessed me."
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  • Or do you just say, "oh, god blessed me." >> [audience laughing]
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  • "oh, god blessed me." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i was looking
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  • >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i was looking at a pair of shoes
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  • >> joyce: i was looking at a pair of shoes and a purse in a store,
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  • At a pair of shoes and a purse in a store, and i finally decided
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  • And a purse in a store, and i finally decided i was gonna buy the shoes,
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  • And i finally decided i was gonna buy the shoes, but i was not gonna
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  • I was gonna buy the shoes, but i was not gonna buy the purse.
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  • But i was not gonna buy the purse. the clerk accidentally stuck
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  • Buy the purse. the clerk accidentally stuck the purse in the bag anyway
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  • The clerk accidentally stuck the purse in the bag anyway and didn't charge me for it.
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  • The purse in the bag anyway and didn't charge me for it. and i got home, and i knew.
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  • And didn't charge me for it. and i got home, and i knew. i didn't have
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  • And i got home, and i knew. i didn't have to have a prophecy,
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  • I didn't have to have a prophecy, a prayer meeting.
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  • To have a prophecy, a prayer meeting. >> [audience laughing]
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  • A prayer meeting. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i knew.
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  • >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i knew. "now, god, do you really
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  • >> joyce: i knew. "now, god, do you really want me to take this back?"
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  • No, i knew, "just take it back."
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  • No, i knew, "just take it back." so, i had to use my gas,
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  • No, i knew, "just take it back." so, i had to use my gas, my time.
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  • So, i had to use my gas, my time. go back and cover his mistake.
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  • My time. go back and cover his mistake. but god--that put a smile
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  • Go back and cover his mistake. but god--that put a smile on god's face.
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  • >> [music]
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  • >> ginger: you know,
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  • >> ginger: you know, there are some words
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  • >> ginger: you know, there are some words or some phrases that
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  • There are some words or some phrases that are sometimes very
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  • Or some phrases that are sometimes very difficult to say and yet
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  • Are sometimes very difficult to say and yet very important to say.
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  • Difficult to say and yet very important to say. so, i thought we might
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  • Very important to say. so, i thought we might throw back and forth
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  • So, i thought we might throw back and forth some of those things.
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  • Throw back and forth some of those things. different things are going
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  • Some of those things. different things are going to be difficult for other
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  • Different things are going to be difficult for other people and you know,
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  • Maybe not for me, but for you,
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  • Maybe not for me, but for you, vice versa.
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  • Maybe not for me, but for you, vice versa. but there are so many
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  • Vice versa. but there are so many important phrases that
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  • But there are so many important phrases that we tend to not say
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  • Important phrases that we tend to not say because they're too hard.
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  • We tend to not say because they're too hard. so, just throwing
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  • Because they're too hard. so, just throwing out some of those.
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  • So, just throwing out some of those. for instance, "i'm sorry"
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  • Out some of those. for instance, "i'm sorry" or "i forgive you."
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  • For instance, "i'm sorry" or "i forgive you." so, what are some of those
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  • Or "i forgive you." so, what are some of those things that you see as really
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  • So, what are some of those things that you see as really important but don't always
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  • Things that you see as really important but don't always just roll off the tongue?
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  • Important but don't always just roll off the tongue? >> joyce: one that i was
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  • Just roll off the tongue? >> joyce: one that i was just thinking of is,
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  • >> joyce: one that i was just thinking of is, "would you help me?"
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  • Just thinking of is, "would you help me?" >> ginger: oh,
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  • "would you help me?" >> ginger: oh, that's such a good one.
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  • >> ginger: oh, that's such a good one. >> joyce: you know, so many--
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  • That's such a good one. >> joyce: you know, so many-- >> ginger: i'm bad at that.
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  • >> joyce: you know, so many-- >> ginger: i'm bad at that. >> joyce: yeah, so many people
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  • >> ginger: i'm bad at that. >> joyce: yeah, so many people are very independent.
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  • >> joyce: yeah, so many people are very independent. and god wants
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  • Are very independent. and god wants us to be dependent on him.
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  • And god wants us to be dependent on him. and even god don't
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  • Us to be dependent on him. and even god don't help us if we don't ask.
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  • And even god don't help us if we don't ask. >> ginger: did you have to just
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  • Help us if we don't ask. >> ginger: did you have to just jump right in and start
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  • >> ginger: did you have to just jump right in and start with my hot button?
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  • Jump right in and start with my hot button? [laughs]
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  • With my hot button? [laughs] >> joyce: you know,
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  • [laughs] >> joyce: you know, i think frequently,
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  • >> joyce: you know, i think frequently, about "you have not
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  • I think frequently, about "you have not because you ask not."
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  • About "you have not because you ask not." and i was thinking this
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  • Because you ask not." and i was thinking this morning about the scripture
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  • And i was thinking this morning about the scripture that says--it was talking
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  • Morning about the scripture that says--it was talking about prayer and to ask,
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  • That says--it was talking about prayer and to ask, and it says, god knows what
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  • About prayer and to ask, and it says, god knows what we need before we ask,
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  • And it says, god knows what we need before we ask, but he still tells us to ask.
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  • We need before we ask, but he still tells us to ask. now, isn't that interesting?
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  • But he still tells us to ask. now, isn't that interesting? that he knows what we need
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  • Now, isn't that interesting? that he knows what we need before we ask but
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  • That he knows what we need before we ask but we still need to ask.
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  • Before we ask but we still need to ask. >> ginger: why is that?
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  • We still need to ask. >> ginger: why is that? >> joyce: i don't know
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  • >> ginger: why is that? >> joyce: i don't know if it's just a--
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  • >> joyce: i don't know if it's just a-- >> ginger: i think
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  • If it's just a-- >> ginger: i think it humbles me.
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  • >> ginger: i think it humbles me. i think that's part
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  • It humbles me. i think that's part of it for me.
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  • I think that's part of it for me. >> joyce: yeah, it humbles me,
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  • Of it for me. >> joyce: yeah, it humbles me, but i think it's just
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  • >> joyce: yeah, it humbles me, but i think it's just a respect thing, you know.
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  • But i think it's just a respect thing, you know. i might have the ability
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  • A respect thing, you know. i might have the ability to help you,
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  • I might have the ability to help you, but i probably wouldn't
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  • To help you, but i probably wouldn't if you didn't ask me to.
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  • But i probably wouldn't if you didn't ask me to. you know--there's so many
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  • If you didn't ask me to. you know--there's so many things that you can get
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  • You know--there's so many things that you can get from god if you ask,
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  • Things that you can get from god if you ask, but you just need to ask.
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  • From god if you ask, but you just need to ask. and i do think it has something
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  • But you just need to ask. and i do think it has something to do with humility.
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  • And i do think it has something to do with humility. and it's also voicing that
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  • To do with humility. and it's also voicing that dependance on another person.
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  • And it's also voicing that dependance on another person. but some people just
  • 00:12:04.880 --> 00:12:06.916
  • Dependance on another person. but some people just won't ask for help.
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  • But some people just won't ask for help. >> ginger: it's hard to ask for
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  • Won't ask for help. >> ginger: it's hard to ask for help from other people.
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  • >> ginger: it's hard to ask for help from other people. >> joyce: yeah, but, you know,
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  • Help from other people. >> joyce: yeah, but, you know, it gets easier the--
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  • >> joyce: yeah, but, you know, it gets easier the-- when you begin to figure
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  • It gets easier the-- when you begin to figure out that you're probably
  • 00:12:14.824 --> 00:12:15.891
  • When you begin to figure out that you're probably just gonna be weary,
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  • Out that you're probably just gonna be weary, and worn out,
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  • Just gonna be weary, and worn out, and tired all the time,
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  • And worn out, and tired all the time, unless you learn
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  • And tired all the time, unless you learn how to ask for help.
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  • Unless you learn how to ask for help. and--it's important
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  • How to ask for help. and--it's important to do it the proper way,
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  • And--it's important to do it the proper way, "would you please help me?"
  • 00:12:28.270 --> 00:12:30.773
  • To do it the proper way, "would you please help me?" "thank you for helping me."
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  • "would you please help me?" "thank you for helping me." you know, there are so many
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  • "thank you for helping me." you know, there are so many people that god sends
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  • You know, there are so many people that god sends to our life to help us,
  • 00:12:34.243 --> 00:12:35.344
  • People that god sends to our life to help us, but then even if we're
  • 00:12:35.411 --> 00:12:36.512
  • To our life to help us, but then even if we're willing to take help,
  • 00:12:36.579 --> 00:12:38.080
  • But then even if we're willing to take help, we end up taking
  • 00:12:38.147 --> 00:12:38.914
  • Willing to take help, we end up taking advantage of them.
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  • We end up taking advantage of them. and we end up then
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  • Advantage of them. and we end up then expecting something that
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  • And we end up then expecting something that started out to be a gift.
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  • Expecting something that started out to be a gift. and so, maybe, "thank you"
  • 00:12:47.323 --> 00:12:50.960
  • Started out to be a gift. and so, maybe, "thank you" is hard for some people to say.
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  • And so, maybe, "thank you" is hard for some people to say. i don't know.
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  • Is hard for some people to say. i don't know. but i know that not
  • 00:12:53.662 --> 00:12:54.597
  • I don't know. but i know that not enough people say it.
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  • But i know that not enough people say it. >> ginger: it's not said enough.
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  • Enough people say it. >> ginger: it's not said enough. >> joyce: it's not said enough.
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  • >> ginger: it's not said enough. >> joyce: it's not said enough. you can't--
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  • >> joyce: it's not said enough. you can't-- you know, the bible says
  • 00:12:58.901 --> 00:12:59.568
  • You can't-- you know, the bible says be thankful and say so.
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  • You know, the bible says be thankful and say so. and a lot of all of these
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  • Be thankful and say so. and a lot of all of these things are pride.
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  • And a lot of all of these things are pride. you know, "i'm sorry."
  • 00:13:04.773 --> 00:13:07.109
  • Things are pride. you know, "i'm sorry." one that's really hard
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  • You know, "i'm sorry." one that's really hard is "i was wrong."
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  • One that's really hard is "i was wrong." "i was wrong," boy, i remember
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  • Is "i was wrong." "i was wrong," boy, i remember when that was so hard for me.
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  • "i was wrong," boy, i remember when that was so hard for me. now--these things aren't
  • 00:13:15.351 --> 00:13:16.652
  • When that was so hard for me. now--these things aren't anymore because i've learned
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  • Now--these things aren't anymore because i've learned that i only hurt myself
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  • Anymore because i've learned that i only hurt myself when i refuse to say them.
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  • And the bible says
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  • And the bible says to "humble yourself
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  • And the bible says to "humble yourself under the mighty hand
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  • To "humble yourself under the mighty hand of god and in due time
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  • Under the mighty hand of god and in due time he will exalt you."
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  • Of god and in due time he will exalt you." and so, we need to walk
  • 00:13:29.531 --> 00:13:31.267
  • He will exalt you." and so, we need to walk before god with humility.
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  • And if he says or shows
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  • And if he says or shows you in your heart,
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  • And if he says or shows you in your heart, you know, "you're wrong
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  • You in your heart, you know, "you're wrong in this situation,"
  • 00:13:38.540 --> 00:13:40.542
  • You know, "you're wrong in this situation," the best thing to do is just
  • 00:13:40.609 --> 00:13:41.777
  • In this situation," the best thing to do is just go to the person right
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  • The best thing to do is just go to the person right away and say, "you know what?
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  • Go to the person right away and say, "you know what? i'm sorry.
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  • Away and say, "you know what? i'm sorry. i was wrong."
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  • I'm sorry. i was wrong." >> ginger: yeah, you're right.
  • 00:13:45.047 --> 00:13:45.714
  • I was wrong." >> ginger: yeah, you're right. and it makes such
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  • >> ginger: yeah, you're right. and it makes such a difference for you
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  • And it makes such a difference for you and for that other person.
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  • A difference for you and for that other person. that's something that
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  • And for that other person. that's something that i had a really hard time with,
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  • That's something that i had a really hard time with, especially, you know,
  • 00:13:53.289 --> 00:13:54.189
  • I had a really hard time with, especially, you know, when i was younger.
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  • Especially, you know, when i was younger. and i've learned that it opens
  • 00:13:54.990 --> 00:13:57.026
  • When i was younger. and i've learned that it opens doors for relationship.
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  • And i've learned that it opens doors for relationship. and even with your children,
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  • Doors for relationship. and even with your children, to tell your children
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  • And even with your children, to tell your children when you're wrong.
  • 00:14:01.563 --> 00:14:02.431
  • To tell your children when you're wrong. and even, i've found
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  • When you're wrong. and even, i've found even just to say,
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  • And even, i've found even just to say, to have enough humility,
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  • Even just to say, to have enough humility, even when i think
  • 00:14:07.269 --> 00:14:07.937
  • To have enough humility, even when i think i'm right to say,
  • 00:14:08.003 --> 00:14:09.138
  • Even when i think i'm right to say, "i could be wrong."
  • 00:14:09.204 --> 00:14:09.972
  • I'm right to say, "i could be wrong." cuz there is that possibility,
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  • "i could be wrong." cuz there is that possibility, that i could be wrong.
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  • Cuz there is that possibility, that i could be wrong. >> joyce: "i think i'm right,
  • 00:14:12.741 --> 00:14:13.542
  • That i could be wrong. >> joyce: "i think i'm right, but i could be wrong."
  • 00:14:13.609 --> 00:14:14.310
  • >> joyce: "i think i'm right, but i could be wrong." >> ginger: exactly.
  • 00:14:14.376 --> 00:14:14.944
  • But i could be wrong." >> ginger: exactly. and so, those things
  • 00:14:15.010 --> 00:14:15.744
  • >> ginger: exactly. and so, those things make a difference.
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  • And so, those things make a difference. >> joyce: you know,
  • 00:14:17.413 --> 00:14:18.013
  • Make a difference. >> joyce: you know, i formed a habit
  • 00:14:18.080 --> 00:14:18.681
  • >> joyce: you know, i formed a habit a long time ago--
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  • I formed a habit a long time ago-- i don't have to do this
  • 00:14:20.349 --> 00:14:21.350
  • A long time ago-- i don't have to do this much anymore, thankfully,
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  • I don't have to do this much anymore, thankfully, because we have so many
  • 00:14:22.618 --> 00:14:23.452
  • Much anymore, thankfully, because we have so many other layers of management.
  • 00:14:23.519 --> 00:14:26.188
  • Because we have so many other layers of management. but in the beginning,
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  • Other layers of management. but in the beginning, with the ministry,
  • 00:14:27.189 --> 00:14:28.123
  • But in the beginning, with the ministry, any correction that
  • 00:14:28.190 --> 00:14:29.124
  • With the ministry, any correction that ever needed to be done
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  • Any correction that ever needed to be done with anybody, i was the one
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  • Ever needed to be done with anybody, i was the one who had to do it.
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  • With anybody, i was the one who had to do it. and i learned that
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  • Who had to do it. and i learned that if i would start by telling
  • 00:14:36.932 --> 00:14:40.169
  • And i learned that if i would start by telling somebody something
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  • If i would start by telling somebody something that i had done wrong.
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  • Somebody something that i had done wrong. you know, "i've had plenty
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  • That i had done wrong. you know, "i've had plenty of problems myself.
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  • You know, "i've had plenty of problems myself. i've done this wrong,
  • 00:14:47.810 --> 00:14:48.577
  • Of problems myself. i've done this wrong, that wrong, you know,
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  • I've done this wrong, that wrong, you know, but there is something
  • 00:14:49.979 --> 00:14:50.612
  • That wrong, you know, but there is something i need to talk to you about."
  • 00:14:50.679 --> 00:14:52.014
  • But there is something i need to talk to you about." it's so much easier for
  • 00:14:52.081 --> 00:14:54.550
  • I need to talk to you about." it's so much easier for them to take it if they know
  • 00:14:54.616 --> 00:14:56.618
  • It's so much easier for them to take it if they know you're not just saying,
  • 00:14:56.685 --> 00:14:57.486
  • Them to take it if they know you're not just saying, "you, you, you, you, you,"
  • 00:14:57.553 --> 00:14:58.921
  • You're not just saying, "you, you, you, you, you," but we all do this.
  • 00:14:58.988 --> 00:15:01.623
  • So, here again,
  • 00:15:01.957 --> 00:15:02.358
  • So, here again, we see that if you move
  • 00:15:02.424 --> 00:15:05.794
  • So, here again, we see that if you move into a difficult situation
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  • We see that if you move into a difficult situation with some humility,
  • 00:15:07.496 --> 00:15:09.598
  • Into a difficult situation with some humility, or you start with
  • 00:15:09.665 --> 00:15:11.133
  • With some humility, or you start with some compliments,
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  • Or you start with some compliments, it's much easier for
  • 00:15:12.634 --> 00:15:13.635
  • Some compliments, it's much easier for people to take.
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  • It's much easier for people to take. and i think when something
  • 00:15:15.004 --> 00:15:19.008
  • People to take. and i think when something is that hard for us to say,
  • 00:15:19.074 --> 00:15:21.577
  • And i think when something is that hard for us to say, we need to ask ourselves
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  • Is that hard for us to say, we need to ask ourselves why, or ask god,
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  • We need to ask ourselves why, or ask god, "why is it so hard
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  • Why, or ask god, "why is it so hard for me to do this?"
  • 00:15:26.782 --> 00:15:27.883
  • "why is it so hard for me to do this?" and i think it will probably
  • 00:15:27.950 --> 00:15:28.751
  • For me to do this?" and i think it will probably almost always come
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  • And i think it will probably almost always come down to a situation of pride.
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  • Almost always come down to a situation of pride. >> ginger: what about
  • 00:15:33.522 --> 00:15:34.123
  • Down to a situation of pride. >> ginger: what about the words: "i love you"?
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  • >> ginger: what about the words: "i love you"? those can be really hard
  • 00:15:35.090 --> 00:15:36.091
  • The words: "i love you"? those can be really hard for some people to say,
  • 00:15:36.158 --> 00:15:37.026
  • Those can be really hard for some people to say, especially, if they've
  • 00:15:37.092 --> 00:15:37.760
  • For some people to say, especially, if they've been hurt along the way.
  • 00:15:37.826 --> 00:15:39.328
  • Especially, if they've been hurt along the way. >> joyce: if it's coming--
  • 00:15:39.395 --> 00:15:40.662
  • Been hurt along the way. >> joyce: if it's coming-- if you're a rejection-based
  • 00:15:40.729 --> 00:15:41.830
  • >> joyce: if it's coming-- if you're a rejection-based person, it's very difficult
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  • To say "i love you"
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  • To say "i love you" because you're afraid
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  • To say "i love you" because you're afraid you won't hear it back.
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  • Because you're afraid you won't hear it back. and--i mean, dave was
  • 00:15:50.039 --> 00:15:54.943
  • You won't hear it back. and--i mean, dave was absolutely a miracle
  • 00:15:55.010 --> 00:15:55.978
  • And--i mean, dave was absolutely a miracle in my life because when
  • 00:15:56.045 --> 00:15:58.781
  • Absolutely a miracle in my life because when he told me he loved you--
  • 00:15:58.847 --> 00:15:59.815
  • In my life because when he told me he loved you-- he loved me,
  • 00:15:59.882 --> 00:16:01.650
  • He told me he loved you-- he loved me, and asked me to marry him,
  • 00:16:01.717 --> 00:16:04.386
  • He loved me, and asked me to marry him, i don't even think
  • 00:16:04.453 --> 00:16:05.454
  • And asked me to marry him, i don't even think i said it back,
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  • I don't even think i said it back, because i didn't even really
  • 00:16:06.922 --> 00:16:09.558
  • I said it back, because i didn't even really know what love was.
  • 00:16:09.625 --> 00:16:11.593
  • Because i didn't even really know what love was. i'd been hurt so bad.
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  • Know what love was. i'd been hurt so bad. and i was definitely dealing
  • 00:16:13.295 --> 00:16:16.698
  • I'd been hurt so bad. and i was definitely dealing with a root of rejection
  • 00:16:16.765 --> 00:16:18.967
  • And i was definitely dealing with a root of rejection in my life.
  • 00:16:19.034 --> 00:16:19.601
  • With a root of rejection in my life. and when you have
  • 00:16:19.668 --> 00:16:20.235
  • In my life. and when you have a root of insecurity,
  • 00:16:20.302 --> 00:16:22.805
  • And when you have a root of insecurity, or rejection in your life,
  • 00:16:22.871 --> 00:16:24.940
  • A root of insecurity, or rejection in your life, everything--everything
  • 00:16:25.007 --> 00:16:26.942
  • Or rejection in your life, everything--everything is colored by that in some way,
  • 00:16:27.009 --> 00:16:29.311
  • Everything--everything is colored by that in some way, shape, or form.
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  • Is colored by that in some way, shape, or form. and it is very difficult for
  • 00:16:31.280 --> 00:16:33.182
  • Shape, or form. and it is very difficult for you to say even nice things
  • 00:16:33.248 --> 00:16:36.652
  • And it is very difficult for you to say even nice things to people because you're
  • 00:16:36.718 --> 00:16:37.820
  • You to say even nice things to people because you're afraid they'll deflect them.
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  • To people because you're afraid they'll deflect them. and, you know, i can think
  • 00:16:40.756 --> 00:16:43.725
  • Afraid they'll deflect them. and, you know, i can think of a couple of people that--
  • 00:16:43.792 --> 00:16:44.960
  • And, you know, i can think of a couple of people that-- i mean, i love to give.
  • 00:16:45.027 --> 00:16:48.831
  • Of a couple of people that-- i mean, i love to give. that's one of the gifts
  • 00:16:48.897 --> 00:16:50.299
  • I mean, i love to give. that's one of the gifts that paul talks about.
  • 00:16:50.365 --> 00:16:51.366
  • That's one of the gifts that paul talks about. some people are givers.
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  • That paul talks about. some people are givers. and i--that is a gift that
  • 00:16:52.367 --> 00:16:54.203
  • Some people are givers. and i--that is a gift that god has given me even
  • 00:16:54.269 --> 00:16:55.304
  • And i--that is a gift that god has given me even when i was a kid before
  • 00:16:55.370 --> 00:16:56.905
  • God has given me even when i was a kid before i understood the word of god.
  • 00:16:56.972 --> 00:16:58.173
  • When i was a kid before i understood the word of god. i love to surprise people
  • 00:16:58.240 --> 00:16:59.608
  • I understood the word of god. i love to surprise people and do things for people.
  • 00:16:59.675 --> 00:17:01.477
  • I love to surprise people and do things for people. and there's a couple of people
  • 00:17:01.543 --> 00:17:04.213
  • And do things for people. and there's a couple of people i can think of that maybe,
  • 00:17:04.279 --> 00:17:05.881
  • And there's a couple of people i can think of that maybe, i'll try to give them
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  • I can think of that maybe, i'll try to give them something like,
  • 00:17:06.682 --> 00:17:07.249
  • I'll try to give them something like, "oh, no, no, no, no, no, no,
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  • Something like, "oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, you can't do that."
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  • "oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, you can't do that." and i've told 'em,
  • 00:17:10.385 --> 00:17:11.353
  • You can't do that." and i've told 'em, please don't do that.
  • 00:17:11.420 --> 00:17:14.089
  • And i've told 'em, please don't do that. all you need to do is say,
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  • Please don't do that. all you need to do is say, that, you know,
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  • All you need to do is say, that, you know, "thank you.
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  • That, you know, "thank you. that's really very nice."
  • 00:17:17.493 --> 00:17:18.427
  • "thank you. that's really very nice." so, even that is like,
  • 00:17:18.494 --> 00:17:23.532
  • That's really very nice." so, even that is like, you don't need to do that.
  • 00:17:23.599 --> 00:17:24.900
  • So, even that is like, you don't need to do that. i said to this one guy,
  • 00:17:24.967 --> 00:17:26.101
  • You don't need to do that. i said to this one guy, one time, i said,
  • 00:17:26.168 --> 00:17:26.735
  • I said to this one guy, one time, i said, "let me ask you a question.
  • 00:17:26.802 --> 00:17:27.603
  • One time, i said, "let me ask you a question. do you pray for god
  • 00:17:27.669 --> 00:17:28.337
  • "let me ask you a question. do you pray for god to bless you?"
  • 00:17:28.403 --> 00:17:29.805
  • Do you pray for god to bless you?" "oh, yeah.
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  • To bless you?" "oh, yeah. all the time."
  • 00:17:30.506 --> 00:17:31.073
  • "oh, yeah. all the time." and i said,
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  • All the time." and i said, "well, then, why is it that
  • 00:17:31.607 --> 00:17:32.407
  • And i said, "well, then, why is it that every time i try,
  • 00:17:32.474 --> 00:17:33.809
  • "well, then, why is it that every time i try, you push it off?"
  • 00:17:33.876 --> 00:17:35.444
  • Every time i try, you push it off?" so, here again,
  • 00:17:35.511 --> 00:17:36.612
  • You push it off?" so, here again, i think asking ourselves,
  • 00:17:36.678 --> 00:17:37.880
  • So, here again, i think asking ourselves, "why do i--" you can get a lot--
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  • I think asking ourselves, "why do i--" you can get a lot-- >> ginger: that's a great
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  • "why do i--" you can get a lot-- >> ginger: that's a great question.
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  • >> ginger: that's a great question. >> joyce: you can get a lot
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  • Question. >> joyce: you can get a lot of great answers from
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  • >> joyce: you can get a lot of great answers from god if you say "why."
  • 00:17:43.152 --> 00:17:44.820
  • Of great answers from god if you say "why." "why--why do i feel like that?"
  • 00:17:44.887 --> 00:17:47.523
  • God if you say "why." "why--why do i feel like that?" >> ginger: you know,
  • 00:17:47.589 --> 00:17:48.190
  • "why--why do i feel like that?" >> ginger: you know, tim told me he loved me,
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  • >> ginger: you know, tim told me he loved me, for, i don't know,
  • 00:17:50.559 --> 00:17:52.127
  • Tim told me he loved me, for, i don't know, maybe six months.
  • 00:17:52.194 --> 00:17:53.795
  • For, i don't know, maybe six months. and i would just say
  • 00:17:53.862 --> 00:17:54.530
  • Maybe six months. and i would just say "thank you" every time.
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  • And i would just say "thank you" every time. but he was so wonderful
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  • "thank you" every time. but he was so wonderful about it.
  • 00:17:58.200 --> 00:17:58.767
  • But he was so wonderful about it. there was, no, you know,
  • 00:17:58.834 --> 00:18:00.702
  • About it. there was, no, you know, "i'm doing this because
  • 00:18:00.769 --> 00:18:01.637
  • There was, no, you know, "i'm doing this because i want it back."
  • 00:18:01.703 --> 00:18:02.671
  • "i'm doing this because i want it back." it was a genuine "i love you"
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  • I want it back." it was a genuine "i love you" whether you respond to me
  • 00:18:05.440 --> 00:18:06.475
  • It was a genuine "i love you" whether you respond to me in the way that i hope
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  • Whether you respond to me in the way that i hope you will or not.
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  • In the way that i hope you will or not. and that said so much to me.
  • 00:18:08.043 --> 00:18:09.545
  • You will or not. and that said so much to me. he really won me over.
  • 00:18:09.611 --> 00:18:11.246
  • And that said so much to me. he really won me over. and that's how god
  • 00:18:11.313 --> 00:18:12.014
  • He really won me over. and that's how god is in our lives.
  • 00:18:12.080 --> 00:18:13.115
  • And that's how god is in our lives. he keeps saying, "i love you,"
  • 00:18:13.182 --> 00:18:14.316
  • Is in our lives. he keeps saying, "i love you," even when we're not there yet.
  • 00:18:14.383 --> 00:18:16.218
  • He keeps saying, "i love you," even when we're not there yet. so, that's so beautiful.
  • 00:18:16.285 --> 00:18:17.553
  • Even when we're not there yet. so, that's so beautiful. >> joyce: my husband
  • 00:18:17.619 --> 00:18:18.120
  • So, that's so beautiful. >> joyce: my husband definitely is a man who
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  • >> joyce: my husband definitely is a man who loves unconditionally.
  • 00:18:18.921 --> 00:18:20.389
  • Definitely is a man who loves unconditionally. and i have to say that i still
  • 00:18:20.455 --> 00:18:23.525
  • Loves unconditionally. and i have to say that i still marvel at it because i can
  • 00:18:23.592 --> 00:18:27.062
  • And i have to say that i still marvel at it because i can still have a little, smart
  • 00:18:27.129 --> 00:18:28.330
  • Marvel at it because i can still have a little, smart mouth once in a while.
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  • Still have a little, smart mouth once in a while. >> ginger: what?!
  • 00:18:29.364 --> 00:18:29.932
  • Mouth once in a while. >> ginger: what?! >> joyce: what!
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  • >> ginger: what?! >> joyce: what! i know that's hard to believe,
  • 00:18:30.766 --> 00:18:31.867
  • >> joyce: what! i know that's hard to believe, but see, that was
  • 00:18:31.934 --> 00:18:32.868
  • I know that's hard to believe, but see, that was hard for me to say.
  • 00:18:32.935 --> 00:18:34.403
  • But see, that was hard for me to say. and--but he just--i mean,
  • 00:18:34.469 --> 00:18:38.106
  • Hard for me to say. and--but he just--i mean, now, sometimes he'll say,
  • 00:18:38.173 --> 00:18:39.408
  • And--but he just--i mean, now, sometimes he'll say, you know, he might say
  • 00:18:39.474 --> 00:18:41.577
  • Now, sometimes he'll say, you know, he might say something back.
  • 00:18:41.643 --> 00:18:42.678
  • You know, he might say something back. but most of the time
  • 00:18:42.744 --> 00:18:43.545
  • Something back. but most of the time he'll just go on loving me,
  • 00:18:43.612 --> 00:18:46.148
  • But most of the time he'll just go on loving me, like i didn't say anything.
  • 00:18:46.215 --> 00:18:48.150
  • He'll just go on loving me, like i didn't say anything. and it really does amaze me,
  • 00:18:48.217 --> 00:18:50.886
  • Like i didn't say anything. and it really does amaze me, you know, how he loves
  • 00:18:50.953 --> 00:18:52.354
  • And it really does amaze me, you know, how he loves so unconditionally.
  • 00:18:52.421 --> 00:18:53.422
  • You know, how he loves so unconditionally. and so, if a person can
  • 00:18:53.488 --> 00:18:55.290
  • So unconditionally. and so, if a person can do that to any degree,
  • 00:18:55.357 --> 00:18:56.592
  • And so, if a person can do that to any degree, just imagine--i mean,
  • 00:18:56.658 --> 00:18:59.127
  • Do that to any degree, just imagine--i mean, just imagine what
  • 00:18:59.194 --> 00:18:59.728
  • Just imagine--i mean, just imagine what all god puts up with.
  • 00:18:59.795 --> 00:19:00.696
  • Just imagine what all god puts up with. >> ginger: oh, i can't even.
  • 00:19:00.762 --> 00:19:02.130
  • All god puts up with. >> ginger: oh, i can't even. >> joyce: but i wanna go back
  • 00:19:02.197 --> 00:19:03.232
  • >> ginger: oh, i can't even. >> joyce: but i wanna go back to this asking god why again.
  • 00:19:03.298 --> 00:19:05.133
  • >> joyce: but i wanna go back to this asking god why again. because like,
  • 00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:07.703
  • To this asking god why again. because like, one night, i remember,
  • 00:19:07.769 --> 00:19:09.037
  • Because like, one night, i remember, i wasn't sleeping good.
  • 00:19:09.104 --> 00:19:10.639
  • One night, i remember, i wasn't sleeping good. and--i mean, i just
  • 00:19:10.706 --> 00:19:12.174
  • I wasn't sleeping good. and--i mean, i just wasn't sleeping.
  • 00:19:12.241 --> 00:19:13.308
  • And--i mean, i just wasn't sleeping. and--i mean, i might
  • 00:19:13.375 --> 00:19:14.743
  • Wasn't sleeping. and--i mean, i might fall asleep a little
  • 00:19:14.810 --> 00:19:15.344
  • And--i mean, i might fall asleep a little bit and then i'd wake up.
  • 00:19:15.410 --> 00:19:16.211
  • Fall asleep a little bit and then i'd wake up. well, finally,
  • 00:19:16.278 --> 00:19:16.812
  • Bit and then i'd wake up. well, finally, about 3 o'clock
  • 00:19:16.878 --> 00:19:18.013
  • Well, finally, about 3 o'clock in the morning or four,
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  • About 3 o'clock in the morning or four, i said to god,
  • 00:19:19.014 --> 00:19:21.516
  • In the morning or four, i said to god, "why am i not sleeping?"
  • 00:19:21.583 --> 00:19:24.720
  • I said to god, "why am i not sleeping?" and immediately,
  • 00:19:24.786 --> 00:19:26.021
  • "why am i not sleeping?" and immediately, he brought something
  • 00:19:26.088 --> 00:19:27.823
  • And immediately, he brought something to my attention that i had
  • 00:19:27.889 --> 00:19:29.024
  • He brought something to my attention that i had done the day before that
  • 00:19:29.091 --> 00:19:30.692
  • To my attention that i had done the day before that had really hurt somebody.
  • 00:19:30.759 --> 00:19:32.794
  • Done the day before that had really hurt somebody. and i needed, not only
  • 00:19:32.861 --> 00:19:33.962
  • Had really hurt somebody. and i needed, not only to repent to god,
  • 00:19:34.029 --> 00:19:35.564
  • And i needed, not only to repent to god, but i needed to,
  • 00:19:35.631 --> 00:19:37.366
  • To repent to god, but i needed to, as soon as it got early
  • 00:19:37.432 --> 00:19:39.334
  • But i needed to, as soon as it got early enough to do so,
  • 00:19:39.401 --> 00:19:40.202
  • As soon as it got early enough to do so, i needed to call them
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  • Enough to do so, i needed to call them and tell them i was sorry.
  • 00:19:41.670 --> 00:19:44.606
  • I needed to call them and tell them i was sorry. and then, i went to sleep.
  • 00:19:44.673 --> 00:19:45.641
  • And tell them i was sorry. and then, i went to sleep. >> ginger: wow.
  • 00:19:45.707 --> 00:19:46.742
  • And then, i went to sleep. >> ginger: wow. >> joyce: but if i wouldn't
  • 00:19:46.808 --> 00:19:47.609
  • >> ginger: wow. >> joyce: but if i wouldn't have asked god why,
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  • >> joyce: but if i wouldn't have asked god why, i don't know,
  • 00:19:48.310 --> 00:19:48.877
  • Have asked god why, i don't know, i might still be awake.
  • 00:19:48.944 --> 00:19:50.579
  • I don't know, i might still be awake. you know, so, that's something
  • 00:19:50.646 --> 00:19:51.780
  • I might still be awake. you know, so, that's something i really wanna encourage
  • 00:19:51.847 --> 00:19:52.948
  • You know, so, that's something i really wanna encourage people to do before
  • 00:19:53.015 --> 00:19:54.950
  • I really wanna encourage people to do before we're finished here today,
  • 00:19:55.017 --> 00:19:56.218
  • People to do before we're finished here today, is if you're having--
  • 00:19:56.285 --> 00:19:58.453
  • We're finished here today, is if you're having-- or, you know,
  • 00:19:58.520 --> 00:19:59.087
  • Is if you're having-- or, you know, like, if every time
  • 00:19:59.154 --> 00:19:59.721
  • Or, you know, like, if every time you see somebody,
  • 00:19:59.788 --> 00:20:01.657
  • Like, if every time you see somebody, you get this icky feeling
  • 00:20:01.723 --> 00:20:04.393
  • You see somebody, you get this icky feeling or you don't wanna be around
  • 00:20:04.459 --> 00:20:06.662
  • You get this icky feeling or you don't wanna be around 'em and you--
  • 00:20:06.728 --> 00:20:08.196
  • Or you don't wanna be around 'em and you-- ask god why.
  • 00:20:08.263 --> 00:20:08.830
  • 'em and you-- ask god why. "why do i respond
  • 00:20:08.897 --> 00:20:10.932
  • Ask god why. "why do i respond this way to this person?"
  • 00:20:10.999 --> 00:20:12.100
  • "why do i respond this way to this person?" you know,
  • 00:20:12.167 --> 00:20:12.768
  • This way to this person?" you know, like my dad's personality,
  • 00:20:12.834 --> 00:20:16.371
  • You know, like my dad's personality, i didn't like it.
  • 00:20:16.438 --> 00:20:17.873
  • Like my dad's personality, i didn't like it. you know he was very
  • 00:20:17.939 --> 00:20:19.775
  • I didn't like it. you know he was very aggressive and controlling,
  • 00:20:19.841 --> 00:20:21.076
  • You know he was very aggressive and controlling, and smart mouthed and mean,
  • 00:20:21.143 --> 00:20:23.679
  • Aggressive and controlling, and smart mouthed and mean, and, you know, boy,
  • 00:20:23.745 --> 00:20:26.648
  • And smart mouthed and mean, and, you know, boy, any time i would get around
  • 00:20:26.715 --> 00:20:28.083
  • And, you know, boy, any time i would get around anybody that had a personality
  • 00:20:28.150 --> 00:20:29.818
  • Any time i would get around anybody that had a personality even similar to his,
  • 00:20:29.885 --> 00:20:33.422
  • Anybody that had a personality even similar to his, i just did not like 'em.
  • 00:20:33.488 --> 00:20:35.624
  • Even similar to his, i just did not like 'em. and there's even like
  • 00:20:35.691 --> 00:20:37.192
  • I just did not like 'em. and there's even like characters in tv shows
  • 00:20:37.259 --> 00:20:39.695
  • And there's even like characters in tv shows that i have not been able
  • 00:20:39.761 --> 00:20:41.063
  • Characters in tv shows that i have not been able to watch because they're just
  • 00:20:41.129 --> 00:20:43.665
  • That i have not been able to watch because they're just like smart mouth all the time.
  • 00:20:43.732 --> 00:20:45.901
  • To watch because they're just like smart mouth all the time. and so, we need to know
  • 00:20:45.967 --> 00:20:49.071
  • Like smart mouth all the time. and so, we need to know ourselves better.
  • 00:20:49.137 --> 00:20:50.005
  • And we need to admit
  • 00:20:50.572 --> 00:20:52.574
  • And we need to admit to god and to ourselves,
  • 00:20:52.641 --> 00:20:55.110
  • And we need to admit to god and to ourselves, the areas where we have
  • 00:20:55.177 --> 00:20:56.278
  • To god and to ourselves, the areas where we have weakness and ask god
  • 00:20:56.345 --> 00:20:58.347
  • The areas where we have weakness and ask god to strengthen us in those areas.
  • 00:20:58.413 --> 00:21:00.382
  • Weakness and ask god to strengthen us in those areas. but i will warn people,
  • 00:21:00.449 --> 00:21:01.650
  • To strengthen us in those areas. but i will warn people, ahead of time,
  • 00:21:01.717 --> 00:21:03.985
  • But i will warn people, ahead of time, the only way you get over
  • 00:21:04.052 --> 00:21:05.620
  • Ahead of time, the only way you get over something is by having
  • 00:21:05.687 --> 00:21:06.922
  • The only way you get over something is by having to deal with it.
  • 00:21:06.988 --> 00:21:08.790
  • Something is by having to deal with it. so, if you ask god
  • 00:21:08.857 --> 00:21:10.492
  • To deal with it. so, if you ask god to help you with pride,
  • 00:21:10.559 --> 00:21:15.897
  • So, if you ask god to help you with pride, you're going to have
  • 00:21:15.964 --> 00:21:17.032
  • To help you with pride, you're going to have more instances of having
  • 00:21:17.099 --> 00:21:19.401
  • You're going to have more instances of having to humble yourself.
  • 00:21:19.468 --> 00:21:20.268
  • More instances of having to humble yourself. >> ginger: that's right, yeah.
  • 00:21:20.335 --> 00:21:21.002
  • To humble yourself. >> ginger: that's right, yeah. >> joyce: and if you ask god
  • 00:21:21.069 --> 00:21:22.037
  • >> ginger: that's right, yeah. >> joyce: and if you ask god to help you with patience,
  • 00:21:22.104 --> 00:21:24.005
  • You're gonna have more
  • 00:21:24.072 --> 00:21:24.840
  • You're gonna have more instances where you're going
  • 00:21:24.906 --> 00:21:26.041
  • You're gonna have more instances where you're going to need to use patience, but.
  • 00:21:26.108 --> 00:21:29.378
  • Instances where you're going to need to use patience, but. >> ginger: i think
  • 00:21:29.444 --> 00:21:30.011
  • To need to use patience, but. >> ginger: i think that's so good.
  • 00:21:30.078 --> 00:21:31.213
  • >> ginger: i think that's so good. >> joyce: i think the real
  • 00:21:31.279 --> 00:21:32.147
  • That's so good. >> joyce: i think the real key today, is like,
  • 00:21:32.214 --> 00:21:33.181
  • >> joyce: i think the real key today, is like, ask god why.
  • 00:21:33.248 --> 00:21:34.683
  • Key today, is like, ask god why. >> ginger: "why is it hard
  • 00:21:34.750 --> 00:21:35.550
  • Ask god why. >> ginger: "why is it hard for me to say congratulations
  • 00:21:35.617 --> 00:21:37.386
  • >> ginger: "why is it hard for me to say congratulations to that person?
  • 00:21:37.452 --> 00:21:38.186
  • For me to say congratulations to that person? what is it that, you know,
  • 00:21:38.253 --> 00:21:40.455
  • To that person? what is it that, you know, that they have that i think
  • 00:21:40.522 --> 00:21:42.824
  • What is it that, you know, that they have that i think i should have instead?"
  • 00:21:42.891 --> 00:21:44.192
  • That they have that i think i should have instead?" or "why can i not say
  • 00:21:44.259 --> 00:21:45.894
  • I should have instead?" or "why can i not say 'no' when i need to?
  • 00:21:45.961 --> 00:21:47.329
  • Or "why can i not say 'no' when i need to? where am i getting
  • 00:21:47.396 --> 00:21:48.563
  • 'no' when i need to? where am i getting my fulfillment?
  • 00:21:48.630 --> 00:21:49.398
  • Where am i getting my fulfillment? do i not want to let--
  • 00:21:49.464 --> 00:21:50.499
  • My fulfillment? do i not want to let-- you know, disappoint people?"
  • 00:21:50.565 --> 00:21:51.767
  • Do i not want to let-- you know, disappoint people?" that's such a good idea.
  • 00:21:51.833 --> 00:21:53.668
  • You know, disappoint people?" that's such a good idea. >> joyce: you know,
  • 00:21:53.735 --> 00:21:54.302
  • That's such a good idea. >> joyce: you know, i caught myself, one time.
  • 00:21:54.369 --> 00:21:56.671
  • >> joyce: you know, i caught myself, one time. i saw this woman and she
  • 00:21:56.738 --> 00:22:02.377
  • I caught myself, one time. i saw this woman and she was gonna be in my life
  • 00:22:02.444 --> 00:22:03.512
  • I saw this woman and she was gonna be in my life for a little while.
  • 00:22:03.578 --> 00:22:04.179
  • Was gonna be in my life for a little while. and she was very,
  • 00:22:04.246 --> 00:22:05.447
  • For a little while. and she was very, very beautiful.
  • 00:22:05.514 --> 00:22:08.683
  • And she was very, very beautiful. and just had amazing hair.
  • 00:22:08.750 --> 00:22:10.719
  • Very beautiful. and just had amazing hair. >> ginger: is this a story
  • 00:22:10.786 --> 00:22:11.586
  • And just had amazing hair. >> ginger: is this a story about me, joyce?
  • 00:22:11.653 --> 00:22:12.554
  • >> ginger: is this a story about me, joyce? >> joyce: it is, ginger.
  • 00:22:12.621 --> 00:22:13.822
  • About me, joyce? >> joyce: it is, ginger. >> [ladies laughing]
  • 00:22:13.889 --> 00:22:15.023
  • >> joyce: it is, ginger. >> [ladies laughing] >> ginger: no, i'm sorry.
  • 00:22:15.090 --> 00:22:15.757
  • >> [ladies laughing] >> ginger: no, i'm sorry. go ahead.
  • 00:22:15.824 --> 00:22:17.159
  • >> ginger: no, i'm sorry. go ahead. >> joyce: and she had
  • 00:22:17.225 --> 00:22:18.693
  • Go ahead. >> joyce: and she had this wonderful figure.
  • 00:22:18.760 --> 00:22:20.195
  • >> joyce: and she had this wonderful figure. and just--
  • 00:22:20.262 --> 00:22:22.431
  • This wonderful figure. and just-- i looked at her and i thought,
  • 00:22:22.497 --> 00:22:25.367
  • And just-- i looked at her and i thought, "i'm not gonna like her."
  • 00:22:25.434 --> 00:22:27.669
  • I looked at her and i thought, "i'm not gonna like her." and then, i said to god,
  • 00:22:27.736 --> 00:22:28.737
  • "i'm not gonna like her." and then, i said to god, "now, why in the world
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  • And then, i said to god, "now, why in the world would i think,
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  • "now, why in the world would i think, i'm not gonna like her.
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  • Would i think, i'm not gonna like her. i don't even know her."
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  • I'm not gonna like her. i don't even know her." and he said,
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  • I don't even know her." and he said, "because she's so beautiful."
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  • And he said, "because she's so beautiful." so, isn't it amazing how just
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  • "because she's so beautiful." so, isn't it amazing how just somebody's attractiveness--
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  • So, isn't it amazing how just somebody's attractiveness-- if we think they look
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  • Somebody's attractiveness-- if we think they look better than us,
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  • If we think they look better than us, can cause us not to like them?
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  • Better than us, can cause us not to like them? and so--
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  • Can cause us not to like them? and so-- >> ginger: but when you asked
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  • And so-- >> ginger: but when you asked that and got an answer,
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  • >> ginger: but when you asked that and got an answer, you had to deal with it.
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  • That and got an answer, you had to deal with it. >> joyce: well, then i was
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  • You had to deal with it. >> joyce: well, then i was able to deal with it.
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  • >> joyce: well, then i was able to deal with it. because i thought,
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  • Able to deal with it. because i thought, "well, that's ridiculous."
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  • Because i thought, "well, that's ridiculous." you know, i'm not--
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  • "well, that's ridiculous." you know, i'm not-- that spiritually immature
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  • You know, i'm not-- that spiritually immature that i'm gonna dislike
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  • That spiritually immature that i'm gonna dislike somebody just because
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  • That i'm gonna dislike somebody just because they're pretty.
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  • Somebody just because they're pretty. >> ginger: and you knew
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  • They're pretty. >> ginger: and you knew what to do.
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  • >> ginger: and you knew what to do. >> joyce: and i knew what to do.
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  • What to do. >> joyce: and i knew what to do. so, that asking god why has
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  • >> joyce: and i knew what to do. so, that asking god why has been extremely helpful to me.
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  • So, that asking god why has been extremely helpful to me. but i do wanna warn you,
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  • Been extremely helpful to me. but i do wanna warn you, if you ask god why,
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  • But i do wanna warn you, if you ask god why, he will tell you.
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  • If you ask god why, he will tell you. and you may not like
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  • He will tell you. and you may not like everything that he says,
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  • And you may not like everything that he says, but i think it's one
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  • Everything that he says, but i think it's one of the keys--
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  • But i think it's one of the keys-- you can't--many times
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  • Of the keys-- you can't--many times you can't be free from
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  • You can't--many times you can't be free from something just
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  • You can't be free from something just by praying about it.
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  • Something just by praying about it. you have to know what
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  • By praying about it. you have to know what the root is behind it so you
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  • You have to know what the root is behind it so you can let god deal with that.
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  • The root is behind it so you can let god deal with that. >> ginger: and that really
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  • Can let god deal with that. >> ginger: and that really is the key behind all of this,
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  • >> ginger: and that really is the key behind all of this, isn't it?
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  • Is the key behind all of this, isn't it? >> joyce: it really is.
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  • Isn't it? >> joyce: it really is. >> ginger: it's freedom.
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  • >> joyce: it really is. >> ginger: it's freedom. >> joyce: it's freedom, amen.
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  • >> [music]
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  • >> announcer: are you tired
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  • >> announcer: are you tired of starting over with your
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  • Of starting over with your health again and again?
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  • Health again and again? what if real change didn't
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  • What if real change didn't begin with your body,
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  • Begin with your body, but your heart?
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  • But your heart? >> joyce: you know, you don't
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  • >> joyce: you know, you don't have to stay where you are.
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  • Have to stay where you are. you can change.
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  • I wrote “good health,
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  • I wrote “good health, good life,” to help
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  • Good life,” to help guide you, spirit,
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  • Guide you, spirit, soul, and body.
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  • Soul, and body. inside, i share
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  • Inside, i share 12 practical keys
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  • 12 practical keys that helped me
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  • That helped me personally break
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  • Personally break unhealthy habits
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  • Unhealthy habits and start living with
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  • And start living with strength, balance,
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  • Strength, balance, and purpose.
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  • And purpose. you matter to god completely.
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  • You matter to god completely. and when you're healthy,
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  • And when you're healthy, when you feel good in every
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  • When you feel good in every part of who you are,
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  • Part of who you are, you can fullly live the life
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  • You can fullly live the life he created for you.
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  • He created for you. >> announcer: request
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  • Joyce's book, “good health, good life.”
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  • “healthy living journal” to track your goals,
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  • To track your goals, reflect with scripture,
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  • Reflect with scripture, and stay motivated
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  • And stay motivated every step of the way.
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  • Every step of the way. call us today at...
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  • On your screen. >> joyce: a healthy you
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  • >> joyce: a healthy you is the best gift that you
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  • Is the best gift that you can give your family
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  • Can give your family and your friends.
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  • And your friends. a healthy you.
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  • A healthy you. it's actually the best gift
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  • It's actually the best gift that you can give yourself.
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  • That you can give yourself. >> [audience applauding]
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  • >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know,
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  • >> joyce: you know, i didn't always take
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  • I didn't always take good care of myself.
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  • Good care of myself. i struggled with unhealthy
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  • I struggled with unhealthy habits for years.
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  • Habits for years. but little by little, god taught
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  • But little by little, god taught me how to live strong,
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  • Me how to live strong, balanced, and well.
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  • Balanced, and well. this book is full of the
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  • This book is full of the lessons i've learned
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  • Lessons i've learned from choosing
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  • From choosing the right foods,
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  • The right foods, to managing stress,
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  • To managing stress, and embracing rest.
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  • And embracing rest. it's not about perfection.
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  • It's not about perfection. it's about progress.
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  • It's about progress. and it's never
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  • And it's never too late to start.
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  • Too late to start. and remember, your generous
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  • And remember, your generous gift has the power
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  • Gift has the power to create lasting
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  • To create lasting impact across the globe,
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  • Impact across the globe, bringing hope to the lost,
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  • Bringing hope to the lost, food to the hungry,
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  • Food to the hungry, freedom to women
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  • Freedom to women and girls in need.
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  • And girls in need. every gift matters,
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  • Every gift matters, so please give as you're able.
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  • So please give as you're able. >> announcer:
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  • >> announcer: “good health, good life,”
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  • “good health, good life,” isn't just a book.
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  • Isn't just a book. it's a lifestyle guide
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  • It's a lifestyle guide rooted in timeless
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  • Rooted in timeless biblical wisdom.
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  • Biblical wisdom. with it, you'll receive
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  • With it, you'll receive the healthy living journal,
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  • The healthy living journal, a powerful tool
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  • A powerful tool to track your goals.
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  • To track your goals. both of these resources
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  • Both of these resources are yours for a gift
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  • Are yours for a gift of any amount.
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  • Of any amount. call us today at...
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  • Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org
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  • At joycemeyer.org or use the qr code
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  • Or use the qr code on your screen.
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  • >> joyce: every day
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  • >> joyce: every day is a brand-new opportunity,
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  • Is a brand-new opportunity, a fresh start.
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  • A fresh start. and while we can't always
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  • And while we can't always control what happens around us,
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  • Control what happens around us, we can choose
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  • We can choose how we respond to it.
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  • How we respond to it. "beginning your day
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  • "beginning your day god's way" is a 365-day
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  • God's way" is a 365-day devotional to help you start
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  • Devotional to help you start your mornings with the truth
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  • Your mornings with the truth of god's word.
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  • Of god's word. when you begin your day rooted
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  • When you begin your day rooted in scripture, something
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  • In scripture, something powerful happens.
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  • Powerful happens. your thoughts
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  • Your thoughts start to change,
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  • Start to change, your emotions come
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  • Your emotions come into balance.
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  • Into balance. you begin
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  • You begin to respond to life,
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  • To respond to life, not just react
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  • Not just react to it.
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  • To it. and you'll find
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  • And you'll find yourself walking
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  • Yourself walking in more peace,
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  • In more peace, wisdom, and joy no matter
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  • Wisdom, and joy no matter what comes your way.
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  • What comes your way. each devotional includes
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  • Each devotional includes a scripture, a prayer,
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  • A scripture, a prayer, and a word
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  • And a word of encouragement
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  • Of encouragement to help you stay
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  • To help you stay focused on god's love
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  • Focused on god's love and direction
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  • And direction for your life.
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  • For your life. so, don't just get
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  • So, don't just get through your day;
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  • Through your day; live it on purpose.
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  • Live it on purpose. begin your day god's way
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  • Begin your day god's way and watch how everything
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  • And watch how everything else begins to fall into place.
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  • >> announcer: "beginning
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  • >> announcer: "beginning your day god's way,"
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  • Your day god's way," new from joyce meyer,
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  • New from joyce meyer, request your copy today.
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  • >> announcer: we hope you
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  • >> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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  • Enjoyed today's program.
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  • We are so grateful
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  • We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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  • To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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  • Ministries partners who make this
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  • Who make this and all we do possible,
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  • And all we do possible, including sharing
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  • Including sharing god's word
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  • God's word and offering help
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  • And offering help to people in need
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  • To people in need all over the world.
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