Joyce Meyer - Joy

October 8, 2025 | 29:29

Are you chasing happiness or living with true joy? Today, Joyce continues teaching on the fruit of the Spirt and reveals how to live with overflowing joy rooted in God’s love and strength.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Joy | October 8, 2025

>> 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: fruit takes time.
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>> announcer: fruit takes time. it grows through care
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It grows through care and connection.
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And connection. like the branch clings
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Like the branch clings to the vine for life,
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To the vine for life, we too, must stay
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We too, must stay attached to the vine.
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Attached to the vine. cut off, growth fades,
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Cut off, growth fades, and the fruit never comes.
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And the fruit never comes. >> joyce: in john 15,
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>> joyce: in john 15, jesus speaks clearly:
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Jesus speaks clearly: "i am the vine,
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"i am the vine, you are the branches.
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If you remain in me
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If you remain in me and i in you,
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And i in you, you will bear much fruit."
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You will bear much fruit." that fruit is the fruit
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That fruit is the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace,
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Of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
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Patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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Faithfulness, gentleness,
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Gentleness, and self-control.
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And self-control. when we receive jesus,
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When we receive jesus, we receive the fruit
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We receive the fruit of the spirit.
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Of the spirit. and those qualities take root
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And those qualities take root like seeds as we water them
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Like seeds as we water them with the word and live them out;
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With the word and live them out; they grow stronger.
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They grow stronger. in my book, "fruit of the spirit
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In my book, "fruit of the spirit scriptures," you'll find
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Scriptures," you'll find practical ways to grow
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Practical ways to grow through encouragement,
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Through encouragement, powerful scriptures,
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Powerful scriptures, and prayer starters.
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And prayer starters. >> announcer: joyce's book
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The fruit of the spirit in your life today.
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In your life today. >> joyce: i tried
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>> joyce: i tried for many years
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For many years to make the fruit
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To make the fruit of the spirit
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Of the spirit grow in me,
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Grow in me, and it actually caused
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And it actually caused me to fail more
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Me to fail more often than not.
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Often than not. and when i allowed
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And when i allowed god to help me
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God to help me instead of trying
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Instead of trying to force it myself,
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To force it myself, then, and only then,
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Then, and only then, did i begin to make
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Did i begin to make real progress.
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Real progress. my prayer
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My prayer is that this book
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Is that this book of scriptures
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Of scriptures will help you
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Will help you the same way that
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The same way that god's word has
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God's word has impacted my life.
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Impacted my life. and remember,
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And remember, your financial gift will
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Your financial gift will help make a difference
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Help make a difference all around the world,
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Reaching the lost, feeding the hungry,
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Feeding the hungry, and helping women
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And helping women and girls find freedom.
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Can help you exercise and grow
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Exercise and grow the fruit
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The fruit of the spirit within you.
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You'll see it: fruit that
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Fruit that changes everything.
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is definitely painful.
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Is definitely painful. it's something we've all
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It's something we've all endured in one way or another.
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Endured in one way or another. >> ginger: our experiences
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>> ginger: our experiences may be different,
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May be different, but the damage is very real.
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But the damage is very real. whether it comes from
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Whether it comes from a stranger, a friend,
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A stranger, a friend, or someone we love,
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Or someone we love, rejection leaves us feeling
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Rejection leaves us feeling unwanted and wounded.
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Unwanted and wounded. >> joyce: we both know how
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>> joyce: we both know how devastating rejection can be.
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Devastating rejection can be. the good news is
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The good news is healing is possible.
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Healing is possible. >> ginger: m-hmm.
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>> ginger: m-hmm. >> joyce: that's why i invited
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>> joyce: that's why i invited ginger to write
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Ginger to write a very important
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A very important book with me,
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Book with me, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." i believe now is the time
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I believe now is the time to overcome those
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To overcome those wounds and embrace
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Wounds and embrace our true identity in christ.
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Our true identity in christ. >> ginger: you may not
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>> ginger: you may not even realize the effects
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Even realize the effects of rejection on your life.
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Of rejection on your life. i know i didn't for a time.
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I know i didn't for a time. but you don't have
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But you don't have to remain stuck
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To remain stuck in the past or let what
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In the past or let what others have done
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Others have done define your worth.
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Define your worth. >> joyce: in our book,
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>> joyce: in our book, we share the truths that
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We share the truths that have helped both of us,
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And the things that
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And the things that we went through.
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We went through. >> ginger: and together,
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>> ginger: and together, we can all move
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We can all move forward with strength
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Forward with strength and confidence.
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And confidence. >> announcer: "healing
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>> announcer: "healing the wounds of rejection"
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache,
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And ginger stache, request your copy today.
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>> ginger: real life.
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>> ginger: real life. real friends.
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Real friends. no pretense.
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No pretense. joyce meyer's
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Joyce meyer's talk it out podcast.
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Talk it out podcast. join joyce, erin cluley,
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Join joyce, erin cluley, and me, ginger stache,
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And me, ginger stache, along with some amazing friends,
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Along with some amazing friends, as we honestly share
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As we honestly share the hard stuff,
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The hard stuff, laugh through those
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Laugh through those unpredictable moments,
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Unpredictable moments, and learn to apply what
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And learn to apply what god says about it all.
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God says about it all. watch or listen to new
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Watch or listen to new episodes every other tuesday,
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Episodes every other tuesday, wherever you get your podcast.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Joy

October 8, 2025 | 29:29

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