Joyce Meyer - Joy

February 1, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Joy | February 1, 2026

>> joyce: be joyful.
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>> joyce: be joyful. don't let the devil
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>> joyce: be joyful. don't let the devil steal your strength.
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Don't let the devil steal your strength. keep your joy.
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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: well, thank you
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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For joining me today on "enjoying everyday life." and you know,
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On "enjoying everyday life." and you know, i pray that the things i teach
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And you know, i pray that the things i teach will help you to enjoy
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I pray that the things i teach will help you to enjoy your life every day,
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Will help you to enjoy your life every day, because jesus wants
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Your life every day, because jesus wants you to enjoy your life.
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John 10:10, "the thief only
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John 10:10, "the thief only comes to kill to steal
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John 10:10, "the thief only comes to kill to steal and destroy.
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Comes to kill to steal and destroy. but i came that you might
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And destroy. but i came that you might have and enjoy your life,
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But i came that you might have and enjoy your life, (to the full, until
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Have and enjoy your life, (to the full, until it overflows)."
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(to the full, until it overflows)." he not only wants
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It overflows)." he not only wants us to enjoy our life,
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He not only wants us to enjoy our life, he wants us to have joy.
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Us to enjoy our life, he wants us to have joy. and today, i'm talking
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He wants us to have joy. and today, i'm talking to you about the fruit of joy.
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And today, i'm talking to you about the fruit of joy. we're doing a series
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To you about the fruit of joy. we're doing a series on the fruit of the spirit.
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We're doing a series on the fruit of the spirit. talked about love yesterday,
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On the fruit of the spirit. talked about love yesterday, and today we're gonna
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Talked about love yesterday, and today we're gonna talk about joy.
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And today we're gonna talk about joy. and i wonder what
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Talk about joy. and i wonder what people think joy is.
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And i wonder what people think joy is. is it just hilarity
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People think joy is. is it just hilarity and laughing all the time?
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Is it just hilarity and laughing all the time? no, not really.
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And laughing all the time? no, not really. it can be that.
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No, not really. it can be that. it can be--
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It can be that. it can be-- here's a definition:
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It can be-- here's a definition: "a shout, a proclamation,
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Here's a definition: "a shout, a proclamation, singing, triumph, cheerful,
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"a shout, a proclamation, singing, triumph, cheerful, cheerfulness."
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Singing, triumph, cheerful, cheerfulness." and my favorite,
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Cheerfulness." and my favorite, "a calm delight."
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And my favorite, "a calm delight." and that's what i like.
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"a calm delight." and that's what i like. and i think that
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And that's what i like. and i think that that's what i live in.
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And i think that that's what i live in. now, i love a good laugh
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That's what i live in. now, i love a good laugh as much as anybody else,
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Now, i love a good laugh as much as anybody else, but usually if we laugh,
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As much as anybody else, but usually if we laugh, it's because there's something
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But usually if we laugh, it's because there's something funny to laugh about.
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It's because there's something funny to laugh about. but this joy,
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That's a calm delight,
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That's a calm delight, we can have that when
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That's a calm delight, we can have that when nothing special is going on.
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We can have that when nothing special is going on. it's just, you live with it.
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Nothing special is going on. it's just, you live with it. you have that calm
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It's just, you live with it. you have that calm delight in your heart.
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You have that calm delight in your heart. you don't have to have
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Delight in your heart. you don't have to have something super spiritual
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You don't have to have something super spiritual going on all the time
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Something super spiritual going on all the time or super wonderful going
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Going on all the time or super wonderful going all the time to be happy.
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Or super wonderful going all the time to be happy. you just have a calm
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All the time to be happy. you just have a calm delight because you
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You just have a calm delight because you know jesus and because
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Delight because you know jesus and because you're living for him,
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Know jesus and because you're living for him, and you know you're gonna
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You're living for him, and you know you're gonna go to heaven and you just
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And you know you're gonna go to heaven and you just feel good about everything.
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"make a tree (good),
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"make a tree (good), and its fruit (good),
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"make a tree (good), and its fruit (good), or make a tree (bad),
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And its fruit (good), or make a tree (bad), and its fruit will be (bad);
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Or make a tree (bad), and its fruit will be (bad); for a tree is recognized
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And its fruit will be (bad); for a tree is recognized and known by its fruit."
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For a tree is recognized and known by its fruit." in galatians 5, paul taught
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And known by its fruit." in galatians 5, paul taught the christians
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In galatians 5, paul taught the christians about the difference
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The christians about the difference in the fruit of the flesh
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About the difference in the fruit of the flesh and the fruit of the spirit.
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In the fruit of the flesh and the fruit of the spirit. and i could start giving
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And the fruit of the spirit. and i could start giving you a list and you'd know
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And i could start giving you a list and you'd know immediately,
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You a list and you'd know immediately, "well, that's the flesh.
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Immediately, "well, that's the flesh. well, that's the spirit.
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"well, that's the flesh. well, that's the spirit. well, that's the flesh.
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Well, that's the spirit. well, that's the flesh. well, that's the spirit."
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Well, that's the flesh. well, that's the spirit." and so, paul tells us that
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Well, that's the spirit." and so, paul tells us that the fruit of the spirit
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And so, paul tells us that the fruit of the spirit is "love, and joy,
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The fruit of the spirit is "love, and joy, and peace, patience,
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Is "love, and joy, and peace, patience, goodness, kindness, humility,"
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And peace, patience, goodness, kindness, humility," all kinds of wonderful things.
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Goodness, kindness, humility," all kinds of wonderful things. and really, we should pray
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About the fruit of the spirit,
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About the fruit of the spirit, ask god to help us develop
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About the fruit of the spirit, ask god to help us develop the fruit of the spirit.
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Ask god to help us develop the fruit of the spirit. and we should study
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The fruit of the spirit. and we should study the fruit of the spirit
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And we should study the fruit of the spirit on a real regular basis.
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The fruit of the spirit on a real regular basis. in other words, you look
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On a real regular basis. in other words, you look at galatians 5 and you see
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In other words, you look at galatians 5 and you see what the fruit of the spirit is,
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At galatians 5 and you see what the fruit of the spirit is, and then you can do a thorough
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What the fruit of the spirit is, and then you can do a thorough study on each one of them
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And then you can do a thorough study on each one of them and it will really benefit you.
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Study on each one of them and it will really benefit you. matter of fact, we have a series
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And it will really benefit you. matter of fact, we have a series on "the fruit of the spirit"
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Matter of fact, we have a series on "the fruit of the spirit" and my team tells me that
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On "the fruit of the spirit" and my team tells me that that's one of our still,
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And my team tells me that that's one of our still, top selling albums,
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That's one of our still, top selling albums, "the fruit of the spirit."
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How will they know you?
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How will they know you? by your fruit.
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How will they know you? by your fruit. you know, we can claim
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By your fruit. you know, we can claim all kinds of things,
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You know, we can claim all kinds of things, but the reality comes out
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All kinds of things, but the reality comes out from the fruit of our
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But the reality comes out from the fruit of our life in all seasons.
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From the fruit of our life in all seasons. not just when you're getting
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Your way, but how do you
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Your way, but how do you act when you're not
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Your way, but how do you act when you're not getting your way?
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Act when you're not getting your way? how about when you've
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Getting your way? how about when you've got a trial or a tribulation?
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How about when you've got a trial or a tribulation? do you get sour and mean
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Got a trial or a tribulation? do you get sour and mean and angry?
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Do you get sour and mean and angry? or can you still maintain that
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And angry? or can you still maintain that calm delight in your heart?
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Or can you still maintain that calm delight in your heart? joy is not to be totally
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Calm delight in your heart? joy is not to be totally based on our circumstances.
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Joy is not to be totally based on our circumstances. happiness may come
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Based on our circumstances. happiness may come because of what's happening,
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Happiness may come because of what's happening, but not joy.
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Because of what's happening, but not joy. joy is a different thing.
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Joy is like a deep well
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Joy is like a deep well down on the inside of us.
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Joy is like a deep well down on the inside of us. happiness--
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Down on the inside of us. happiness-- i'm happy when something
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Happiness-- i'm happy when something wonderful is happening to me.
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I'm happy when something wonderful is happening to me. but i don't have anything
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Wonderful is happening to me. but i don't have anything particularly wonderful
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But i don't have anything particularly wonderful happening to me, so far today,
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Particularly wonderful happening to me, so far today, except i get to teach you.
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Happening to me, so far today, except i get to teach you. and that's good.
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Except i get to teach you. and that's good. but even this morning,
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And that's good. but even this morning, i didn't feel real great
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But even this morning, i didn't feel real great physically this morning
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I didn't feel real great physically this morning because i'd been out
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Physically this morning because i'd been out preaching over the weekend
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Because i'd been out preaching over the weekend and didn't really have
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Preaching over the weekend and didn't really have a great deal of time to rest.
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And didn't really have a great deal of time to rest. but you know, i still had
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A great deal of time to rest. but you know, i still had that calm delight in my soul.
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I wasn't unhappy because
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I wasn't unhappy because i didn't feel real great.
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I wasn't unhappy because i didn't feel real great. and before long,
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I didn't feel real great. and before long, i got over it and went
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And before long, i got over it and went on about my business.
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I got over it and went on about my business. you can always have joy.
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On about my business. you can always have joy. joy, first of all, is based
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You can always have joy. joy, first of all, is based on having a right relationship
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Joy, first of all, is based on having a right relationship with god through christ.
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On having a right relationship with god through christ. you're not gonna have any
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With god through christ. you're not gonna have any joy if there's something
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You're not gonna have any joy if there's something blocking or hindering your
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Joy if there's something blocking or hindering your relationship with jesus.
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Psalm 16:11 says,
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Psalm 16:11 says, "there's fullness of joy
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Psalm 16:11 says, "there's fullness of joy in his presence."
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"there's fullness of joy in his presence." so, spending time with god.
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In his presence." so, spending time with god. "you will show me the path
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So, spending time with god. "you will show me the path of life; in your presence
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"you will show me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy--"
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Of life; in your presence is fullness of joy--" psalm 16:11, "at your right hand
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Is fullness of joy--" psalm 16:11, "at your right hand there are pleasures evermore."
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Psalm 16:11, "at your right hand there are pleasures evermore." that's why we can sense
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God's presence when
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God's presence when we're around godly people,
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God's presence when we're around godly people, or when we listen to great
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We're around godly people, or when we listen to great music that's worshiping him.
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Or when we listen to great music that's worshiping him. or when we're in church
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Music that's worshiping him. or when we're in church and there's an anointing there
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Or when we're in church and there's an anointing there and we sense god's presence.
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And there's an anointing there and we sense god's presence. it makes us happy when
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And we sense god's presence. it makes us happy when we sense his presence.
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It makes us happy when we sense his presence. you know, we hear the kingdom
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We sense his presence. you know, we hear the kingdom of god talked about often,
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You know, we hear the kingdom of god talked about often, "well, the kingdom of god."
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Of god talked about often, "well, the kingdom of god." well, what is the kingdom
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"well, the kingdom of god." well, what is the kingdom of god?
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Romans 14:17 says,
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Romans 14:17 says, "the kingdom of god
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Romans 14:17 says, "the kingdom of god is not meat and drink--"
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"the kingdom of god is not meat and drink--" or you might say,
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Is not meat and drink--" or you might say, "it's not things,"
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Or you might say, "it's not things," "but it is righteousness, peace,
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"it's not things," "but it is righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy ghost."
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"but it is righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy ghost." and i, personally, think they
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And joy in the holy ghost." and i, personally, think they have to come in that order.
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You have to know you're right
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You have to know you're right with god; that gives you peace.
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You have to know you're right with god; that gives you peace. and when you have peace,
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With god; that gives you peace. and when you have peace, then you can have joy.
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And when you have peace, then you can have joy. i don't think we can be out
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Then you can have joy. i don't think we can be out of sync with god and have
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I don't think we can be out of sync with god and have peace or joy.
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Of sync with god and have peace or joy. you cannot experience
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Peace or joy. you cannot experience one without the other.
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You cannot experience one without the other. right relationship with god
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One without the other. right relationship with god requires us facing our sins
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Right relationship with god requires us facing our sins and truly being repentant.
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Requires us facing our sins and truly being repentant. now, god doesn't stop
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And truly being repentant. now, god doesn't stop loving you because you sin.
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Now, god doesn't stop loving you because you sin. matter of fact,
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Loving you because you sin. matter of fact, there's never a moment in your
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Matter of fact, there's never a moment in your life when you are unloved.
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There's never a moment in your life when you are unloved. isn't that beautiful?
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Life when you are unloved. isn't that beautiful? and you should know that.
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Isn't that beautiful? and you should know that. if you have children,
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And you should know that. if you have children, you should know that.
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If you have children, you should know that. you may not like everything
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You should know that. you may not like everything they do, but you never
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You may not like everything they do, but you never stop loving them.
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They do, but you never stop loving them. you love them.
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Stop loving them. you love them. sometimes they can
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You love them. sometimes they can make you really mad,
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Sometimes they can make you really mad, but you still love them.
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Make you really mad, but you still love them. and god always loves us.
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But you still love them. and god always loves us. he never rejects us.
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And god always loves us. he never rejects us. we're accepted, we're loved.
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He never rejects us. we're accepted, we're loved. and he never changes
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We're accepted, we're loved. and he never changes his mind about that.
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And he never changes his mind about that. but we do need, for our sake,
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His mind about that. but we do need, for our sake, to admit our sins
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But we do need, for our sake, to admit our sins and repent of them.
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And the bible says
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And the bible says that when we do,
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And the bible says that when we do, god instantly forgives us,
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That when we do, god instantly forgives us, completely "removes our sin,
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God instantly forgives us, completely "removes our sin, forgets them, moves them as far
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Completely "removes our sin, forgets them, moves them as far as the east is from the west,
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Forgets them, moves them as far as the east is from the west, and remembers them no more."
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As the east is from the west, and remembers them no more." wow, is that ever good.
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Here's an excellent example
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Here's an excellent example of how a person feels before
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Here's an excellent example of how a person feels before and after repentance.
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Of how a person feels before and after repentance. in psalm 32, when david had not
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And after repentance. in psalm 32, when david had not yet repented over his sin
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In psalm 32, when david had not yet repented over his sin with bathsheba, he committed
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Yet repented over his sin with bathsheba, he committed adultery with her, had her
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With bathsheba, he committed adultery with her, had her husband killed after she became
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Adultery with her, had her husband killed after she became pregnant so he wouldn't
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Husband killed after she became pregnant so he wouldn't know what he had done.
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And he finally prayed
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And he finally prayed this prayer:
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And he finally prayed this prayer: "blessed is the one whose
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This prayer: "blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven,
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"blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
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Transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. blessed is the one whose
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Whose sins are covered. blessed is the one whose sin the lord does not count
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Blessed is the one whose sin the lord does not count against them and in whose
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Sin the lord does not count against them and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
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Against them and in whose spirit there is no deceit. when i kept silent,
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Spirit there is no deceit. when i kept silent, my bones wasted away through
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When i kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.
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My bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. for day and night your
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My groaning all day long. for day and night your hand was heavy on me;
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For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped
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Hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.
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My strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. then i acknowledged
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As in the heat of summer. then i acknowledged my sin to you and i did
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Then i acknowledged my sin to you and i did not cover up my iniquity.
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My sin to you and i did not cover up my iniquity. i said, 'i will confess
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Not cover up my iniquity. i said, 'i will confess my transgressions to the lord.'
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I said, 'i will confess my transgressions to the lord.' and you forgave
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My transgressions to the lord.' and you forgave the guilt of my sin."
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And you forgave the guilt of my sin." the amplified bible says,
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The guilt of my sin." the amplified bible says, "and you instantly forgave
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The amplified bible says, "and you instantly forgave my sin and removed the guilt."
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"and you instantly forgave my sin and removed the guilt." wow, that is so good.
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You don't have
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You don't have to pay for your sins.
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You don't have to pay for your sins. jesus already paid for them.
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To pay for your sins. jesus already paid for them. all you have to do
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Jesus already paid for them. all you have to do is admit them.
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All you have to do is admit them. be willing to turn
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Is admit them. be willing to turn away from them.
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Be willing to turn away from them. ask god to help you;
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Away from them. ask god to help you; you can't change on your own.
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Ask god to help you; you can't change on your own. thank god you've always
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You can't change on your own. thank god you've always got a helper with you.
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Thank god you've always got a helper with you. that's a good enough
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Got a helper with you. that's a good enough reason to have joy.
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We don't have to do the doing.
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We don't have to do the doing. we just pray and ask god
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We don't have to do the doing. we just pray and ask god to help us and receive his help.
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We just pray and ask god to help us and receive his help. "therefore, let all the faithful
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To help us and receive his help. "therefore, let all the faithful pray to you while
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"therefore, let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found;
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Pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising of the mighty
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You may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them.
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Surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them. you are my hiding place;
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Waters will not reach them. you are my hiding place; you protect me from
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You are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble and surround
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You protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance."
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Trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance." it's god's will that we have
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Me with songs of deliverance." it's god's will that we have and express joy.
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It's god's will that we have and express joy. i started today
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And express joy. i started today with john 10:10,
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I started today with john 10:10, which is the scripture
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With john 10:10, which is the scripture that we base the name
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Which is the scripture that we base the name of our program on.
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That we base the name of our program on. "the thief comes to steal,
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Of our program on. "the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy.
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"the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. but i came that you might
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Kill, and destroy. but i came that you might have and enjoy life,
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But i came that you might have and enjoy life, have it in abundance
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Have and enjoy life, have it in abundance (to the full and overflows)."
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Have it in abundance (to the full and overflows)." well, why is that
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(to the full and overflows)." well, why is that so important to me?
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Because being abused sexually
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Because being abused sexually from the time
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Because being abused sexually from the time i was a little girl,
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From the time i was a little girl, i never really got to be a kid.
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I was a little girl, i never really got to be a kid. and i think every healthy
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I never really got to be a kid. and i think every healthy adult needs to have a child
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And i think every healthy adult needs to have a child on the inside of 'em too,
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Adult needs to have a child on the inside of 'em too, where we can come
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On the inside of 'em too, where we can come to god with childlike faith.
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Where we can come to god with childlike faith. and i have felt like i've been
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To god with childlike faith. and i have felt like i've been an adult all my life.
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And i have felt like i've been an adult all my life. i felt that i had
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An adult all my life. i felt that i had the responsibility of making
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I felt that i had the responsibility of making sure my mother never found
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The responsibility of making sure my mother never found out what my dad was doing.
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Sure my mother never found out what my dad was doing. and i've always had a false
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Out what my dad was doing. and i've always had a false sense of responsibility
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And i've always had a false sense of responsibility because i felt like what
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Sense of responsibility because i felt like what my dad was doing to me was
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Because i felt like what my dad was doing to me was my fault, even though it wasn't.
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My dad was doing to me was my fault, even though it wasn't. and i didn't have anybody
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My fault, even though it wasn't. and i didn't have anybody at that time to tell
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And i didn't have anybody at that time to tell me any different.
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At that time to tell me any different. and so, when i found out that
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Me any different. and so, when i found out that god wanted me to actually
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And so, when i found out that god wanted me to actually enjoy my life, wow.
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God wanted me to actually enjoy my life, wow. but i didn't know how
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Enjoy my life, wow. but i didn't know how to do it because i didn't have
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But i didn't know how to do it because i didn't have that childlike person in me.
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To do it because i didn't have that childlike person in me. so, i started learning
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That childlike person in me. so, i started learning how to enjoy my life.
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So, i started learning how to enjoy my life. and i kind of started backwards.
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I started by looking
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I started by looking at all the things
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I started by looking at all the things that stole my joy,
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At all the things that stole my joy, and i knew that
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That stole my joy, and i knew that i needed to eliminate
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And i knew that i needed to eliminate some of those things.
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I needed to eliminate some of those things. and then, i had to learn
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Some of those things. and then, i had to learn that joy was not, you know,
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And then, i had to learn that joy was not, you know, this hilarity,
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That joy was not, you know, this hilarity, laughing all the time,
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This hilarity, laughing all the time, but it could just be this
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Calm delight in my soul.
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Calm delight in my soul. jesus came that we might
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Calm delight in my soul. jesus came that we might have and enjoy our life.
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Jesus came that we might have and enjoy our life. well, you know, maybe you enjoy
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Have and enjoy our life. well, you know, maybe you enjoy some segments of your life,
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Well, you know, maybe you enjoy some segments of your life, but i think that god wants
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Some segments of your life, but i think that god wants us to come to the point
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But i think that god wants us to come to the point where we enjoy all of them.
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Us to come to the point where we enjoy all of them. even when we're having trials
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Where we enjoy all of them. even when we're having trials and tribulations, we can pray,
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Even when we're having trials and tribulations, we can pray, trust those to god
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And tribulations, we can pray, trust those to god and still enjoy our life while
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Trust those to god and still enjoy our life while we know that god is taking
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And still enjoy our life while we know that god is taking care of the problems.
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We know that god is taking care of the problems. isn't that good?
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Care of the problems. isn't that good? that is a very good
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Isn't that good? that is a very good thing to know.
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And there's a great
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And there's a great scripture in john 16:24:
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And there's a great scripture in john 16:24: "until now you've not
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Scripture in john 16:24: "until now you've not asked for anything in my name.
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"until now you've not asked for anything in my name. ask and you will receive,
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Asked for anything in my name. ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete."
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Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete." wow.
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And your joy will be complete." wow. you haven't asked.
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Wow. you haven't asked. what do we do a lot of times?
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You haven't asked. what do we do a lot of times? we just muddle through
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What do we do a lot of times? we just muddle through trying to do things ourselves.
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We just muddle through trying to do things ourselves. and he says, "ask."
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Trying to do things ourselves. and he says, "ask." james 4:2 says, "you have
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And he says, "ask." james 4:2 says, "you have not because you ask not."
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James 4:2 says, "you have not because you ask not." there's so many times when
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Not because you ask not." there's so many times when we could get god's help,
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There's so many times when we could get god's help, but we just keep trying
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We could get god's help, but we just keep trying to do it ourself,
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But we just keep trying to do it ourself, and we don't ask.
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To do it ourself, and we don't ask. and he says, "ask and receive
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And we don't ask. and he says, "ask and receive and your joy will be full."
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And he says, "ask and receive and your joy will be full." it's so much better
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And your joy will be full." it's so much better to ask and watch god
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It's so much better to ask and watch god do something for you
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To ask and watch god do something for you than it is to struggle with it,
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Do something for you than it is to struggle with it, trying to make
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Than it is to struggle with it, trying to make it happen yourself.
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Trying to make it happen yourself. the bible tells us that there's
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It happen yourself. the bible tells us that there's a rest that we can enter.
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The bible tells us that there's a rest that we can enter. it's called the sabbath rest,
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A rest that we can enter. it's called the sabbath rest, the rest that they were
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It's called the sabbath rest, the rest that they were offered under the old covenant
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But never entered into it.
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But never entered into it. and the bible says that in
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But never entered into it. and the bible says that in hebrews 4 that that sabbath
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And the bible says that in hebrews 4 that that sabbath rest still remains for
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Hebrews 4 that that sabbath rest still remains for those who will enter in.
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Rest still remains for those who will enter in. and it's a special kind of rest.
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Those who will enter in. and it's a special kind of rest. it's a rest that operates even
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And it's a special kind of rest. it's a rest that operates even when everything is not
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It's a rest that operates even when everything is not going great in your life.
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Hebrews 4:3 and then 10 and 11:
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Hebrews 4:3 and then 10 and 11: "now we who have believed
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Hebrews 4:3 and then 10 and 11: "now we who have believed enter that rest, just as god
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"now we who have believed enter that rest, just as god has said, 'so i declared an oath
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Enter that rest, just as god has said, 'so i declared an oath in my anger, "they shall
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Has said, 'so i declared an oath in my anger, "they shall never enter my rest."'
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In my anger, "they shall never enter my rest."' and yet his works
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Never enter my rest."' and yet his works have been finished since
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And yet his works have been finished since the creation of the world.
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Have been finished since the creation of the world. for anyone who enters god's
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The creation of the world. for anyone who enters god's rest also rests from their
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For anyone who enters god's rest also rests from their works, just as god did his.
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Rest also rests from their works, just as god did his. let us, therefore, make every
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Works, just as god did his. let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest,
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Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish
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Effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their
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So that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience."
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By following their example of disobedience." well, he's talking here about
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The difference in works
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The difference in works of the flesh and rest.
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The difference in works of the flesh and rest. and works of the flesh are
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Of the flesh and rest. and works of the flesh are when we try to do god's
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And works of the flesh are when we try to do god's job and there's no way
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When we try to do god's job and there's no way that we can do that.
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Job and there's no way that we can do that. works of the flesh is me trying
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That we can do that. works of the flesh is me trying to do what only god can do,
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Works of the flesh is me trying to do what only god can do, and i just wear myself out.
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To do what only god can do, and i just wear myself out. i don't have any joy.
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And i just wear myself out. i don't have any joy. i don't have any peace.
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I don't have any joy. i don't have any peace. we see many examples
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I don't have any peace. we see many examples of it in the word of god.
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We see many examples of it in the word of god. i did it.
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Of it in the word of god. i did it. i tried to change my husband.
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I did it. i tried to change my husband. i tried to change my kids.
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I tried to change my husband. i tried to change my kids. i tried to change myself.
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I tried to change my kids. i tried to change myself. we're always trying
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I tried to change myself. we're always trying to do something.
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We're always trying to do something. but if we take all that
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To do something. but if we take all that effort we put into trying
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But if we take all that effort we put into trying and put it into prayer,
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Effort we put into trying and put it into prayer, we'll see god move on our
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And put it into prayer, we'll see god move on our behalf and he'll change things.
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We'll see god move on our behalf and he'll change things. abraham and sarah got
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Behalf and he'll change things. abraham and sarah got into works of the flesh.
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Abraham and sarah got into works of the flesh. god had promised them a child,
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Into works of the flesh. god had promised them a child, but it didn't happen,
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God had promised them a child, but it didn't happen, didn't happen, didn't happen,
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But it didn't happen, didn't happen, didn't happen, didn't happen.
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Didn't happen, didn't happen, didn't happen. and they were getting older
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Didn't happen. and they were getting older and older, and they were already
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And they were getting older and older, and they were already past childbearing years.
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And older, and they were already past childbearing years. it was gonna take a miracle
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Past childbearing years. it was gonna take a miracle for them to have a child.
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And after about
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And after about 20 years had gone by,
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And after about 20 years had gone by, they were tired of waiting.
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20 years had gone by, they were tired of waiting. and sarah got a great idea.
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They were tired of waiting. and sarah got a great idea. she said, "why don't you take
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And sarah got a great idea. she said, "why don't you take my handmaiden to be your
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She said, "why don't you take my handmaiden to be your secondary wife and you have
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My handmaiden to be your secondary wife and you have intercourse with her
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Secondary wife and you have intercourse with her and get her pregnant,
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Intercourse with her and get her pregnant, and then i'll have
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And get her pregnant, and then i'll have a child through her."
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And then i'll have a child through her." and it just ended up causing
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A child through her." and it just ended up causing all kinds of problems.
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And it just ended up causing all kinds of problems. and we do things like that, too.
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All kinds of problems. and we do things like that, too. we do--
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And we do things like that, too. we do-- we try to--
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We do-- we try to-- we find a way to get what
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We try to-- we find a way to get what we want, but it's not god's way,
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We find a way to get what we want, but it's not god's way, and it ends up causing
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We want, but it's not god's way, and it ends up causing all kinds of trouble.
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And it ends up causing all kinds of trouble. some of you are dealing with
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All kinds of trouble. some of you are dealing with trouble in your life right now
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Some of you are dealing with trouble in your life right now because instead of waiting
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Trouble in your life right now because instead of waiting on god, you made something
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Because instead of waiting on god, you made something happen yourself.
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On god, you made something happen yourself. and then john 17:13, it says,
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Happen yourself. and then john 17:13, it says, jesus wants his own
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And then john 17:13, it says, jesus wants his own joy filling our souls.
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Jesus wants his own joy filling our souls. wow, "i'm coming to you now,
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Joy filling our souls. wow, "i'm coming to you now, but i say these things while
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Wow, "i'm coming to you now, but i say these things while i'm still in the world,
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But i say these things while i'm still in the world, so that they may have
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I'm still in the world, so that they may have the full measure
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So that they may have the full measure of my joy within them."
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The full measure of my joy within them." i don't know what
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Kind of joy he has,
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Kind of joy he has, but i bet it's a whole lot
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Kind of joy he has, but i bet it's a whole lot bigger than any that we have.
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But i bet it's a whole lot bigger than any that we have. how many of you want
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Bigger than any that we have. how many of you want god's joy to fill your soul?
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How many of you want god's joy to fill your soul? he said, "i'm telling
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God's joy to fill your soul? he said, "i'm telling you these things."
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He said, "i'm telling you these things." and he'd been talking to them
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You these things." and he'd been talking to them about the fact that he was
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And he'd been talking to them about the fact that he was gonna be crucified and suffer,
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About the fact that he was gonna be crucified and suffer, but that he would
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Gonna be crucified and suffer, but that he would rise from the dead.
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But that he would rise from the dead. and they didn't wanna
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Rise from the dead. and they didn't wanna hear that suffering part.
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And they didn't wanna hear that suffering part. we never wanna hear
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Hear that suffering part. we never wanna hear the suffering part.
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We never wanna hear the suffering part. and he said,
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The suffering part. and he said, "i'm telling you now,
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And he said, "i'm telling you now, what's gonna happen so you
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"i'm telling you now, what's gonna happen so you can have the kind of joy that
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What's gonna happen so you can have the kind of joy that i've got filling your soul."
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Can have the kind of joy that i've got filling your soul." he wanted them
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I've got filling your soul." he wanted them to still be joyful,
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He wanted them to still be joyful, even while he was going
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To still be joyful, even while he was going through the terrible things
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Even while he was going through the terrible things that he went through.
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Through the terrible things that he went through. why does the devil always
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That he went through. why does the devil always wanna steal our joy?
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Why does the devil always wanna steal our joy? you know,
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Wanna steal our joy? you know, we think he's after our stuff.
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You know, we think he's after our stuff. but he's not;
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We think he's after our stuff. but he's not; he's after your joy.
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But he's not; he's after your joy. because "the joy of the lord
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He's after your joy. because "the joy of the lord is your strength."
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Because "the joy of the lord is your strength." do you know,
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Is your strength." do you know, the happier you are,
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Do you know, the happier you are, the more joyful you are,
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The happier you are, the more joyful you are, the stronger you are.
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Nehemiah 8 says, "do not grieve,
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Nehemiah 8 says, "do not grieve, for the joy of the lord
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Nehemiah 8 says, "do not grieve, for the joy of the lord is your strength."
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For the joy of the lord is your strength." think about that.
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Is your strength." think about that. are you depressed?
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Think about that. are you depressed? discouraged?
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Are you depressed? discouraged? downtrodden?
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Discouraged? downtrodden? in despair?
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Downtrodden? in despair? well, you probably
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In despair? well, you probably also feel weak and tired
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Well, you probably also feel weak and tired and like you can't do anything.
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Also feel weak and tired and like you can't do anything. but if you'll get some joy,
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And like you can't do anything. but if you'll get some joy, take advantage of the joy
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But if you'll get some joy, take advantage of the joy that jesus offers you.
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Take advantage of the joy that jesus offers you. and, you know, one of the things
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That jesus offers you. and, you know, one of the things you can do that will help that
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And, you know, one of the things you can do that will help that is just to sing or to--
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You can do that will help that is just to sing or to-- i'm not a great singer,
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Is just to sing or to-- i'm not a great singer, so sometimes i just
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I'm not a great singer, so sometimes i just revert to humming.
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So sometimes i just revert to humming. i'll hum a little tune
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Revert to humming. i'll hum a little tune in my heart.
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I'll hum a little tune in my heart. there's a little song that
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In my heart. there's a little song that we learned in church years ago,
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There's a little song that we learned in church years ago, and maybe you've heard
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We learned in church years ago, and maybe you've heard it and maybe you haven't,
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But it's cute.
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But it's cute. ♪ i've got the joy ♪
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But it's cute. ♪ i've got the joy ♪ ♪ joy, joy, joy ♪
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♪ i've got the joy ♪ ♪ joy, joy, joy ♪ ♪ down in my heart ♪
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♪ joy, joy, joy ♪ ♪ down in my heart ♪ ♪ down in my heart ♪
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♪ down in my heart ♪ ♪ down in my heart ♪ ♪ down in my heart ♪
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♪ down in my heart ♪ ♪ down in my heart ♪ ♪ i've got the joy ♪
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♪ down in my heart ♪ ♪ i've got the joy ♪ ♪ joy, joy, joy ♪
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♪ i've got the joy ♪ ♪ joy, joy, joy ♪ ♪ down in my heart ♪
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♪ joy, joy, joy ♪ ♪ down in my heart ♪ ♪ down in my heart to stay ♪
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♪ down in my heart ♪ ♪ down in my heart to stay ♪ you sing that through
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♪ down in my heart to stay ♪ you sing that through about 12 times, and you'll
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You sing that through about 12 times, and you'll start to feel better.
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About 12 times, and you'll start to feel better. you've got joy.
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Start to feel better. you've got joy. you don't have
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You've got joy. you don't have to try to go get joy.
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You don't have to try to go get joy. we're always saying,
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To try to go get joy. we're always saying, "i've lost my joy."
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We're always saying, "i've lost my joy." well, really,
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"i've lost my joy." well, really, you didn't lose your joy.
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Well, really, you didn't lose your joy. there's just something
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You didn't lose your joy. there's just something blocking it, and you
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There's just something blocking it, and you need to get it back.
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You know, in deuteronomy,
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You know, in deuteronomy, "the israelites grieved
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You know, in deuteronomy, "the israelites grieved for moses in the plain
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"the israelites grieved for moses in the plain for 30 days."
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For moses in the plain for 30 days." now, this is an interesting
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For 30 days." now, this is an interesting point to me.
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Now, this is an interesting point to me. and the israelites were only
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Point to me. and the israelites were only allowed to grieve for 30 days.
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And the israelites were only allowed to grieve for 30 days. and after the 30 days was over,
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Allowed to grieve for 30 days. and after the 30 days was over, they had to go on.
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Now, i know if you've had
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Now, i know if you've had a big loss in your life,
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Now, i know if you've had a big loss in your life, or especially if you've lost
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A big loss in your life, or especially if you've lost a loved one, that might sound
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Or especially if you've lost a loved one, that might sound harsh to you, or it might
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A loved one, that might sound harsh to you, or it might sound like not a reality.
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Harsh to you, or it might sound like not a reality. but god knew that excessive
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Sound like not a reality. but god knew that excessive mourning would
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But god knew that excessive mourning would zap all their strength.
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And so, he told joshua,
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And so, he told joshua, "after the death of moses,
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And so, he told joshua, "after the death of moses, 'moses, my servant, is dead--'"
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"after the death of moses, 'moses, my servant, is dead--'" which joshua knew.
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'moses, my servant, is dead--'" which joshua knew. but what god was really saying
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Which joshua knew. but what god was really saying is, "it's time now to move on."
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But what god was really saying is, "it's time now to move on." "now then, you and all these
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Is, "it's time now to move on." "now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross
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"now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the jordan river into
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People, get ready to cross the jordan river into the land i'm about to give
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The jordan river into the land i'm about to give them to the israelites.
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The land i'm about to give them to the israelites. and every place on which
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Them to the israelites. and every place on which the sole of your foot treads
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And every place on which the sole of your foot treads that have i already given
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The sole of your foot treads that have i already given unto you."
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That have i already given unto you." i love that.
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God said, "i've given you
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God said, "i've given you so much, but you gotta
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God said, "i've given you so much, but you gotta go out there and take it."
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So much, but you gotta go out there and take it." and i think that's
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Go out there and take it." and i think that's the way we are.
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And i think that's the way we are. a lot of times we just--
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The way we are. a lot of times we just-- god's given us so much,
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A lot of times we just-- god's given us so much, and we don't take advantage
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God's given us so much, and we don't take advantage of it either because
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And we don't take advantage of it either because we don't know that it's there,
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Of it either because we don't know that it's there, or we don't think we deserve it,
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We don't know that it's there, or we don't think we deserve it, or we don't wanna put out
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Or we don't think we deserve it, or we don't wanna put out the effort or whatever.
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Or we don't wanna put out the effort or whatever. but, you know,
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The effort or whatever. but, you know, i want everything that
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But, you know, i want everything that jesus died to give me.
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I want everything that jesus died to give me. everything.
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Jesus died to give me. everything. it's nice to know that i'm gonna
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Everything. it's nice to know that i'm gonna go to heaven, but i wanna
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It's nice to know that i'm gonna go to heaven, but i wanna enjoy my life, right now.
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Go to heaven, but i wanna enjoy my life, right now. and i found out, in the book
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Enjoy my life, right now. and i found out, in the book of john, that jesus wants
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And i found out, in the book of john, that jesus wants me to enjoy my life.
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Of john, that jesus wants me to enjoy my life. not just have joy,
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Me to enjoy my life. not just have joy, but enjoy my life.
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Not just have joy, but enjoy my life. joy and enjoyment.
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But enjoy my life. joy and enjoyment. you know, when king saul went
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Joy and enjoyment. you know, when king saul went sideways, he lost the throne
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You know, when king saul went sideways, he lost the throne because of disobedience.
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Sideways, he lost the throne because of disobedience. samuel, the prophet samuel,
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Because of disobedience. samuel, the prophet samuel, had mentored saul and spent
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Samuel, the prophet samuel, had mentored saul and spent a lot of time with him.
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Had mentored saul and spent a lot of time with him. and he was grieving and mourning
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A lot of time with him. and he was grieving and mourning over the loss of saul.
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And in 1 samuel 16, it says,
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And in 1 samuel 16, it says, "the lord said to samuel,
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And in 1 samuel 16, it says, "the lord said to samuel, 'how long will you
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"the lord said to samuel, 'how long will you mourn for saul,
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'how long will you mourn for saul, since i have rejected
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Mourn for saul, since i have rejected him as king over israel?
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Since i have rejected him as king over israel? fill your horn with oil
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Him as king over israel? fill your horn with oil and be on your way;
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Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; i am sending you
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And be on your way; i am sending you to jesse of bethlehem.
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I am sending you to jesse of bethlehem. and i have chosen one
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To jesse of bethlehem. and i have chosen one of his sons to be king.'"
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And i have chosen one of his sons to be king.'" in other words,
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It didn't work out.
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It didn't work out. saul didn't cooperate
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It didn't work out. saul didn't cooperate with god's plan.
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Saul didn't cooperate with god's plan. and so, god told samuel
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With god's plan. and so, god told samuel not to grieve anymore,
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And so, god told samuel not to grieve anymore, "don't mourn anymore.
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Not to grieve anymore, "don't mourn anymore. i've got a new plan."
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"don't mourn anymore. i've got a new plan." and, you know, as long as
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I've got a new plan." and, you know, as long as you're mourning over
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And, you know, as long as you're mourning over something that you've lost--
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You're mourning over something that you've lost-- and i understand if you've lost
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Something that you've lost-- and i understand if you've lost a loved one, it's gonna take
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And i understand if you've lost a loved one, it's gonna take more time to work through that.
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A loved one, it's gonna take more time to work through that. but as soon as you can let
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More time to work through that. but as soon as you can let go of the past and press on,
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But as soon as you can let go of the past and press on, you can take the things that
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Go of the past and press on, you can take the things that have hurt you and actually
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You can take the things that have hurt you and actually make a ministry out of 'em.
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Have hurt you and actually make a ministry out of 'em. because there's other
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Make a ministry out of 'em. because there's other people that have been
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Because there's other people that have been hurt the same way.
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People that have been hurt the same way. and now, you are qualified
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Hurt the same way. and now, you are qualified by the experience you have
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And now, you are qualified by the experience you have to actually help them.
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By the experience you have to actually help them. i believe i help a lot of young
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To actually help them. i believe i help a lot of young ladies that have been abused
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I believe i help a lot of young ladies that have been abused because they know that
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Ladies that have been abused because they know that i really know how they feel
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Because they know that i really know how they feel and what they've gone through.
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I really know how they feel and what they've gone through. have joy.
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And what they've gone through. have joy. be full of joy.
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Have joy. be full of joy. let's look at this
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Be full of joy. let's look at this scripture as we close.
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Psalm 30, verses 5, 11 and 12:
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Psalm 30, verses 5, 11 and 12: "for his anger lasts only for
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Psalm 30, verses 5, 11 and 12: "for his anger lasts only for a moment, but his favor lasts
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"for his anger lasts only for a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may come
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A moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may come for a night, but rejoicing
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A lifetime; weeping may come for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.
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For a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. you turn my wailing
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Comes in the morning. you turn my wailing into dancing;
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You turn my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth
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Into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
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You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your
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And clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
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That my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. lord my god, i will
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Praises and not be silent. lord my god, i will praise you forever."
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Lord my god, i will praise you forever." and you know,
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Praise you forever." and you know, i remember one time,
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And you know, i remember one time, i was saying to the lord,
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I remember one time, i was saying to the lord, "you know, i just feel
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I was saying to the lord, "you know, i just feel like i've lost my joy.
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"you know, i just feel like i've lost my joy. i'm down.
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Like i've lost my joy. i'm down. i feel discouraged.
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I'm down. i feel discouraged. i've lost my joy."
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I feel discouraged. i've lost my joy." and god showed
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I've lost my joy." and god showed me this scripture:
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And god showed me this scripture: "may the god of hope fill
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Me this scripture: "may the god of hope fill you with all joy and peace
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"may the god of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,
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You with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow
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As you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power
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So that you may overflow with hope by the power of the holy spirit."
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With hope by the power of the holy spirit." hope.
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Of the holy spirit." hope. have you lost your hope?
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Are you hopeless?
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Are you hopeless? hope is the anchor
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Are you hopeless? hope is the anchor of our souls.
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Hope is the anchor of our souls. it's what keeps us grounded
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Of our souls. it's what keeps us grounded in god when the storms
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It's what keeps us grounded in god when the storms of life are coming along.
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In god when the storms of life are coming along. and you know what
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Of life are coming along. and you know what hope really means?
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And you know what hope really means? it's not like a "well, i hope"
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Hope really means? it's not like a "well, i hope" [mumbling].
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It's not like a "well, i hope" [mumbling]. hope--bible hope
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[mumbling]. hope--bible hope is an aggressive expectation
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Hope--bible hope is an aggressive expectation that something good is going
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Is an aggressive expectation that something good is going to happen to me at any moment.
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That something good is going to happen to me at any moment. i want you to look for something
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To happen to me at any moment. i want you to look for something good to happen to you.
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I want you to look for something good to happen to you. i want you to expect good.
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Good to happen to you. i want you to expect good. and i want you to have
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I want you to expect good. and i want you to have that calm delight in your
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And i want you to have that calm delight in your soul and be joyful.
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That calm delight in your soul and be joyful. don't let the devil steal
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Soul and be joyful. don't let the devil steal your strength.
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Don't let the devil steal your strength. keep your joy.
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>> announcer: when faced
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>> announcer: when faced with life's inevitable
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With life's inevitable ups and downs,
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Ups and downs, having the resiliency
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Having the resiliency to stand up
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To stand up to new challenges
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To new challenges and meet them
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And meet them head on is imperative.
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Head on is imperative. we can't keep changes
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We can't keep changes from coming.
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From coming. but we can manage our
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But we can manage our reaction to it
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Reaction to it and even come
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And even come to welcome it
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To welcome it into our lives.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, life is full of changes.
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Life is full of changes. and sometimes,
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And sometimes, it can feel like
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It can feel like everything around
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Everything around us is shaking:
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Us is shaking: jobs are changing,
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Jobs are changing, relationships,
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Relationships, people's expectations.
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People's expectations. it's easy to get overwhelmed.
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It's easy to get overwhelmed. but i want to remind
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But i want to remind you today,
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You today, while change
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While change is inevitable,
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Is inevitable, you have the power
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You have the power to choose how
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To choose how to respond to it.
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To respond to it. in my book,
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In my book, "the courage
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"the courage to change,"
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To change," i'll show you
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I'll show you how to not only
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How to not only navigate life's
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Navigate life's transitions,
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Transitions, but to actually
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But to actually embrace them
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Embrace them with god's word
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With god's word as your foundation.
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As your foundation. you can face
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You can face each shift with
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Each shift with confidence,
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Confidence, knowing that the same
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Knowing that the same god who never
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God who never changed is working
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Changed is working all things for
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All things for your good,
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Your good, even in the midst
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Even in the midst of difficult moments.
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Of difficult moments. >> announcer: be the first
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And today, when you donate...
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When you donate... or more,
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>> joyce: if you're
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>> joyce: if you're weary from all
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Weary from all of life's changes,
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Of life's changes, i want you to know
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I want you to know that you can find
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That you can find peace in the storm.
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Peace in the storm. in "the courage
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In "the courage to change"
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To change" i'll show you
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I'll show you how god's word can
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How god's word can help you embrace
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Help you embrace every challenge with
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Every challenge with confidence.
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Confidence. you don't have
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You don't have to live in the fear
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To live in the fear of change.
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Of change. with the strength
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With the strength and the wisdom
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And the wisdom from god,
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From god, you can stand
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You can stand firm through
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Firm through any storm and come
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Any storm and come out stronger
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Out stronger on the other side.
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On the other side. let's face
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Let's face life's challenges
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Life's challenges together with
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Together with faith, hope,
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Faith, hope, and a renewed
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And a renewed perspective.
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Perspective. your gift
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Your gift of any amount,
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Of any amount, and if you are
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And if you are a partner,
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A partner, your partnership
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Your partnership with joyce meyer
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With joyce meyer ministries will
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Ministries will help us reach
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Help us reach the lost,
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The lost, feed the hungry,
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Feed the hungry, and help women
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And help women and girls find
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And girls find freedom all
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Freedom all around the world.
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Around the world. your gift today
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Your gift today makes it all possible.
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Makes it all possible. >> announcer: discover
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>> announcer: discover your courage today
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Your courage today with joyce's book
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With joyce's book "the courage to change."
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"the courage to change." it's available right now
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For your gift of any amount. and today,
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And today, when you donate...
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When you donate... or more,
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Or more, you'll also receive
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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Joyce Meyer - Joy

February 1, 2026 | 27:29

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