Joyce Meyer - Learning to Receive (Part 2)

August 8, 2025 | 29:29

Have you received every good thing God has for you? Today, Joyce shares what we can receive from God, and how we can then share what we've received.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Learning to Receive (Part 2) | August 8, 2025

>> joyce: if you don't know
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>> joyce: if you don't know how to receive god's mercy,
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>> joyce: if you don't know how to receive god's mercy, you're not gonna know
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How to receive god's mercy, you're not gonna know how to give mercy to other
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You're not gonna know how to give mercy to other people who need it.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: we would live
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>> joyce: we would live a more excited life,
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>> joyce: we would live a more excited life, and enjoy our lives more,
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A more excited life, and enjoy our lives more, if we learn how
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To receive from god,
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To receive from god, on a daily basis,
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To receive from god, on a daily basis, everything that he's
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On a daily basis, everything that he's trying to give us.
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Everything that he's trying to give us. when jehoshaphat was
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Trying to give us. when jehoshaphat was in battle and all
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When jehoshaphat was in battle and all of these different enemies
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In battle and all of these different enemies were coming against him,
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Of these different enemies were coming against him, and he did not know what to do,
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Were coming against him, and he did not know what to do, and he actually said to god,
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And he did not know what to do, and he actually said to god, "we don't know what to do,
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And he actually said to god, "we don't know what to do, and even if we did,
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"we don't know what to do, and even if we did, we're not strong enough
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And even if we did, we're not strong enough to do it, but god,
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We're not strong enough to do it, but god, our eyes are on you."
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To do it, but god, our eyes are on you." you don't have to know
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Our eyes are on you." you don't have to know what to do,
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You don't have to know what to do, you just need to know
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What to do, you just need to know the one who knows what to do.
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You just need to know the one who knows what to do. and they stood,
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The one who knows what to do. and they stood, and they waited on god.
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And they stood, and they waited on god. and what does the word
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And they waited on god. and what does the word wait mean?
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And what does the word wait mean? to wait expectantly,
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Wait mean? to wait expectantly, expecting something good
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To wait expectantly, expecting something good to happen at any moment.
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Expecting something good to happen at any moment. and as they waited, god spoke,
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To happen at any moment. and as they waited, god spoke, "the battle's not yours,
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And as they waited, god spoke, "the battle's not yours, but mine."
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"the battle's not yours, but mine." and then, he told
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But mine." and then, he told them what to do,
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And then, he told them what to do, "go out take your position,
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Them what to do, "go out take your position, stand still,
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"go out take your position, stand still, see the salvation
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Stand still, see the salvation of the lord which he will
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See the salvation of the lord which he will work for you today."
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Of the lord which he will work for you today." well, jehoshaphat's position
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Work for you today." well, jehoshaphat's position was to bow down,
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Well, jehoshaphat's position was to bow down, put his face on the ground,
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Was to bow down, put his face on the ground, and worship.
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Put his face on the ground, and worship. but while he did that
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And worship. but while he did that he sent out singers to sing
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But while he did that he sent out singers to sing and what they sang was,
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He sent out singers to sing and what they sang was, "oh, give thanks unto
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And what they sang was, "oh, give thanks unto the lord for he is good,
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"oh, give thanks unto the lord for he is good, for his mercy endures forever!
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The lord for he is good, for his mercy endures forever! oh, give thanks unto the lord
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For his mercy endures forever! oh, give thanks unto the lord for he is good,
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Oh, give thanks unto the lord for he is good, for his mercy endures forever!
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For he is good, for his mercy endures forever! oh, give thanks unto the lord
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For his mercy endures forever! oh, give thanks unto the lord for he is good,
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Oh, give thanks unto the lord for he is good, for his mercy endures forever!"
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For he is good, for his mercy endures forever!" >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: they were expecting
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>> joyce: they were expecting god to do something,
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>> joyce: they were expecting god to do something, they were expecting god
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God to do something, they were expecting god to deliver them from
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They were expecting god to deliver them from their enemies,
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To deliver them from their enemies, and they weren't particularly
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Their enemies, and they weren't particularly worried about whether
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And they weren't particularly worried about whether or not they deserved it,
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Worried about whether or not they deserved it, they just wanted
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Or not they deserved it, they just wanted to be delivered.
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They just wanted to be delivered. and guess what?
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To be delivered. and guess what? the enemy got so confused,
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And guess what? the enemy got so confused, that the bible says,
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The enemy got so confused, that the bible says, they killed each other.
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That the bible says, they killed each other. >> [audience applauding]
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They killed each other. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on, you want to confuse the devil?
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>> joyce: come on, you want to confuse the devil? just go ahead and be happy
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You want to confuse the devil? just go ahead and be happy when you have no reason to be.
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Just go ahead and be happy when you have no reason to be. just go ahead and enjoy your
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When you have no reason to be. just go ahead and enjoy your life while you have a problem
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Just go ahead and enjoy your life while you have a problem that god's working on.
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Life while you have a problem that god's working on. you can't solve your problems,
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That god's working on. you can't solve your problems, but god can,
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You can't solve your problems, but god can, and whatever your problem is,
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But god can, and whatever your problem is, he's working on it right now.
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And whatever your problem is, he's working on it right now. while you're in here
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He's working on it right now. while you're in here having a good time,
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While you're in here having a good time, god is busy working
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Having a good time, god is busy working on your problem.
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God is busy working on your problem. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: to receive,
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>> joyce: to receive, to act as a receptacle,
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>> joyce: to receive, to act as a receptacle, and just take in what's
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To act as a receptacle, and just take in what's being offered.
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And just take in what's being offered. "god, i receive your
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Being offered. "god, i receive your favor, today."
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"god, i receive your favor, today." favor is so much fun.
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Favor, today." favor is so much fun. >> [audience laughing]
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Favor is so much fun. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: favor is getting
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: favor is getting the best table
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>> joyce: favor is getting the best table in the restaurant.
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The best table in the restaurant. favor is a clerk pulling
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In the restaurant. favor is a clerk pulling out a coupon that you
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Didn't know existed,
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Didn't know existed, that gives you $20 off
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Didn't know existed, that gives you $20 off your purchase.
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That gives you $20 off your purchase. they didn't have to do that,
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Your purchase. they didn't have to do that, but god gave you a little
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They didn't have to do that, but god gave you a little wink and said,
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But god gave you a little wink and said, "i'll give you favor."
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Wink and said, "i'll give you favor." come on.
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"i'll give you favor." come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: stuff like that can
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: stuff like that can happen to you all the time,
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>> joyce: stuff like that can happen to you all the time, and that's what becomes
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Happen to you all the time, and that's what becomes the fun part of your
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And that's what becomes the fun part of your relationship with god.
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The fun part of your relationship with god. it's not about just thees
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Relationship with god. it's not about just thees and thous, and thous,
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It's not about just thees and thous, and thous, and ya know, trying to sound
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And thous, and thous, and ya know, trying to sound religious when you pray,
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And ya know, trying to sound religious when you pray, making sure you follow
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Religious when you pray, making sure you follow all the laws, and rules,
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Making sure you follow all the laws, and rules, and regulations.
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All the laws, and rules, and regulations. ugh!
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And regulations. ugh! >> [audience laughing]
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Ugh! >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i love it when
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i love it when somebody, you know--
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>> joyce: i love it when somebody, you know-- when they start to pray,
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Somebody, you know-- when they start to pray, they become a totally
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When they start to pray, they become a totally different person.
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They become a totally different person. "oh, thou holy...[dramatic]"
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Different person. "oh, thou holy...[dramatic]" >> [audience laughing]
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"oh, thou holy...[dramatic]" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i'm not makin'
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i'm not makin' fun of anybody,
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>> joyce: and i'm not makin' fun of anybody, but i'm just sayin',
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Fun of anybody, but i'm just sayin', just be who you are.
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But i'm just sayin', just be who you are. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: ephesians 2:8 and 9,
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>> joyce: ephesians 2:8 and 9, are so amazing.
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>> joyce: ephesians 2:8 and 9, are so amazing. "for it is by free grace
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Are so amazing. "for it is by free grace (god's unmerited favor)--"
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"for it is by free grace (god's unmerited favor)--" what does unmerited mean?
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(god's unmerited favor)--" what does unmerited mean? undeserved.
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What does unmerited mean? undeserved. "that you're saved
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Undeserved. "that you're saved (delivered from judgment
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"that you're saved (delivered from judgment and made a partaker
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(delivered from judgment and made a partaker of christ's salvation)
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And made a partaker of christ's salvation) through [your] faith..."
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Of christ's salvation) through [your] faith..." so, it's by grace,
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Through [your] faith..." so, it's by grace, through faith,
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So, it's by grace, through faith, grace provides and faith
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Is the hand that receives.
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Is the hand that receives. c'mon.
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Is the hand that receives. c'mon. >> [audience applauding]
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C'mon. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you don't buy
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you don't buy anything from god
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>> joyce: you don't buy anything from god with your faith,
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Anything from god with your faith, everything that god does
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With your faith, everything that god does for us was purchased
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Everything that god does for us was purchased with the blood of christ,
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For us was purchased with the blood of christ, and it comes to us as a free
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With the blood of christ, and it comes to us as a free gift to be received through
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And it comes to us as a free gift to be received through faith in god.
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Gift to be received through faith in god. "and this [salvation]
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Faith in god. "and this [salvation] is not of yourselves,
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"and this [salvation] is not of yourselves, [it's not of your own doing,
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Is not of yourselves, [it's not of your own doing, it came not through
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[it's not of your own doing, it came not through your own striving],
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It came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of god;
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Your own striving], but it is the gift of god; not because of works
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But it is the gift of god; not because of works [not the fulfillment
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Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the law's demands]
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[not the fulfillment of the law's demands] lest any man should boast.
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Of the law's demands] lest any man should boast. [it is not the result of what
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Lest any man should boast. [it is not the result of what anyone can possibly do,
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[it is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride
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Anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take
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So no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.]"
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Himself in it or take glory to himself.]" now, salvation is a totally
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Glory to himself.]" now, salvation is a totally free gift, offered to people
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Now, salvation is a totally free gift, offered to people that god knew had no ability
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Free gift, offered to people that god knew had no ability to help themselves,
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That god knew had no ability to help themselves, but thankfully he was
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To help themselves, but thankfully he was not gonna leave
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But thankfully he was not gonna leave us in that pitiful,
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Not gonna leave us in that pitiful, pathetic condition,
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Us in that pitiful, pathetic condition, but he sent his only son
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Pathetic condition, but he sent his only son to suffer and die,
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But he sent his only son to suffer and die, and to shed his blood for
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To suffer and die, and to shed his blood for our freedom and our salvation.
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And to shed his blood for our freedom and our salvation. and your name is written
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Our freedom and our salvation. and your name is written in the lamb's book of life.
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And you are on your
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And you are on your way to heaven,
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And you are on your way to heaven, but you need to start
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Way to heaven, but you need to start enjoying the trip.
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But you need to start enjoying the trip. >> [audience applauding]
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Enjoying the trip. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: c'mon,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: c'mon, how many of you need this today?
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>> joyce: c'mon, how many of you need this today? >> [audience cheering]
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How many of you need this today? >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: it's time to enter
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: it's time to enter the rest of god.
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>> joyce: it's time to enter the rest of god. and in hebrews 4,
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The rest of god. and in hebrews 4, paul said that the israelites
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And in hebrews 4, paul said that the israelites never entered the rest of god,
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Paul said that the israelites never entered the rest of god, because they never believed.
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Never entered the rest of god, because they never believed. they would believe for
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Because they never believed. they would believe for a little while,
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They would believe for a little while, but then they'd give up.
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A little while, but then they'd give up. they didn't remember the great
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But then they'd give up. they didn't remember the great things that god had
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They didn't remember the great things that god had done for them,
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And they would go back
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And they would go back to serving their enemies.
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And they would go back to serving their enemies. then, they'd repent,
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To serving their enemies. then, they'd repent, and god would forgive 'em,
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Then, they'd repent, and god would forgive 'em, and they start all over again.
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And god would forgive 'em, and they start all over again. then they'd go back to the same
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And they start all over again. then they'd go back to the same kind of stupidity
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Then they'd go back to the same kind of stupidity they had before,
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Kind of stupidity they had before, and they just kept going around,
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They had before, and they just kept going around, and around, and around,
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And they just kept going around, and around, and around, the same mountains all the time.
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And around, and around, the same mountains all the time. it's time for change.
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The same mountains all the time. it's time for change. you just gotta rest.
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It's time for change. you just gotta rest. "oh, god, i was such
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You just gotta rest. "oh, god, i was such a mess yesterday, god.
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"oh, god, i was such a mess yesterday, god. i had a bad attitude,
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A mess yesterday, god. i had a bad attitude, said a bunch of stuff
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I had a bad attitude, said a bunch of stuff i shouldn't have said,
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Said a bunch of stuff i shouldn't have said, i'm so sorry.
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I shouldn't have said, i'm so sorry. god, forgive me.
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I'm so sorry. god, forgive me. i receive it."
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God, forgive me. i receive it." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: "and what's
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>> joyce: "and what's more devil,
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>> joyce: "and what's more devil, i'm not gonna waste today,
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More devil, i'm not gonna waste today, feeling bad about yesterday."
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I'm not gonna waste today, feeling bad about yesterday." >> [audience applauding]
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Feeling bad about yesterday." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: c'mon,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: c'mon, stop wasting today feeling
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>> joyce: c'mon, stop wasting today feeling bad about yesterday.
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Stop wasting today feeling bad about yesterday. yesterday's over,
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Bad about yesterday. yesterday's over, all you can do is learn from
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Yesterday's over, all you can do is learn from your mistakes and be sorry
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All you can do is learn from your mistakes and be sorry that you made them,
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But go on now,
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But go on now, and give the devil a black
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But go on now, and give the devil a black eye by enjoying this day.
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And give the devil a black eye by enjoying this day. >> [audience cheering]
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Eye by enjoying this day. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: wow, we're
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: wow, we're having too much fun.
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>> joyce: wow, we're having too much fun. >> [audience cheering]
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Having too much fun. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: okay now,
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: okay now, this is something big:
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>> joyce: okay now, this is something big: you cannot give away
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This is something big: you cannot give away what you don't have.
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You cannot give away what you don't have. "what do you mean by that?"
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What you don't have. "what do you mean by that?" alright, if you don't know
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"what do you mean by that?" alright, if you don't know how to receive god's mercy,
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Alright, if you don't know how to receive god's mercy, you're not gonna know
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How to receive god's mercy, you're not gonna know how to give mercy to other
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You're not gonna know how to give mercy to other people who need it.
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How to give mercy to other people who need it. if you're hard on yourself,
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People who need it. if you're hard on yourself, you're gonna be hard
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If you're hard on yourself, you're gonna be hard on other people.
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You're gonna be hard on other people. do you hear me?
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On other people. do you hear me? >> audience: yes.
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>> joyce: that's a word
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>> joyce: that's a word from god.
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>> joyce: that's a word from god. if you're hard on yourself,
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From god. if you're hard on yourself, you're gonna be hard
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If you're hard on yourself, you're gonna be hard on other people.
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You're gonna be hard on other people. jesus said,
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On other people. jesus said, "freely you have received,
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Jesus said, "freely you have received, freely give."
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"freely you have received, freely give." a good receiver becomes
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Freely give." a good receiver becomes a good giver.
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A good receiver becomes a good giver. amen?
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A good giver. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you especially,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you especially, like to give to people that
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>> joyce: and you especially, like to give to people that really don't deserve it,
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Like to give to people that really don't deserve it, because that's a way you can
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Really don't deserve it, because that's a way you can show them the love of god.
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That's why loving your
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That's why loving your enemies is so confusing
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That's why loving your enemies is so confusing to them and the devil.
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Enemies is so confusing to them and the devil. jesus said,
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To them and the devil. jesus said, "it's easy to love somebody
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Jesus said, "it's easy to love somebody who's good and loves you back.
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"it's easy to love somebody who's good and loves you back. but i tell you, love
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Who's good and loves you back. but i tell you, love your enemies, love those
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But i tell you, love your enemies, love those who have abused you,
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Your enemies, love those who have abused you, and used you, and by doing so,
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Who have abused you, and used you, and by doing so, you're heaping coals
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And used you, and by doing so, you're heaping coals of burning fire on their head."
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You're heaping coals of burning fire on their head." and before you get
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Of burning fire on their head." and before you get excited about that,
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And before you get excited about that, that is not like some bad
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Excited about that, that is not like some bad thing you're doing to 'em,
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That is not like some bad thing you're doing to 'em, those heaping coals of burning
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Thing you're doing to 'em, those heaping coals of burning fire is the love of god.
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Those heaping coals of burning fire is the love of god. >> [audience applauding]
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Fire is the love of god. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: jesus said,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: jesus said, "you'll be baptized with
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>> joyce: jesus said, "you'll be baptized with the holy ghost and with fire."
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"you'll be baptized with the holy ghost and with fire." and that fire,
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The holy ghost and with fire." and that fire, is the fire of his love.
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Love conquers all.
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Love conquers all. love always wins every battle.
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Love conquers all. love always wins every battle. we must learn to receive
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Love always wins every battle. we must learn to receive from god the things
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We must learn to receive from god the things he freely provides by his grace,
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From god the things he freely provides by his grace, otherwise, we spend our life
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He freely provides by his grace, otherwise, we spend our life struggling and being frustrated.
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Otherwise, we spend our life struggling and being frustrated. how many years did i struggle
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Struggling and being frustrated. how many years did i struggle trying to change myself?
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How many years did i struggle trying to change myself? every time i went to church
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Trying to change myself? every time i went to church it was just another something
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Every time i went to church it was just another something to add to my already
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It was just another something to add to my already long guilt list.
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To add to my already long guilt list. because i would
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Long guilt list. because i would hear good sermons,
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Because i would hear good sermons, but whatever the pastor
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Hear good sermons, but whatever the pastor preached on,
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But whatever the pastor preached on, i had a problem with it,
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Preached on, i had a problem with it, didn't matter what it was.
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I had a problem with it, didn't matter what it was. and i agreed with him,
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Didn't matter what it was. and i agreed with him, and i'd go home and i was
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And i agreed with him, and i'd go home and i was gonna change.
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And i'd go home and i was gonna change. but i left out something,
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Gonna change. but i left out something, i left god out of the equation,
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But i left out something, i left god out of the equation, "i," was going to do it.
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I left god out of the equation, "i," was going to do it. c'mon, are you with me?
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"i," was going to do it. c'mon, are you with me? >> [audience applauding]
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C'mon, are you with me? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and we don't know how
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and we don't know how to change ourselves,
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>> joyce: and we don't know how to change ourselves, because we go from one
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To change ourselves, because we go from one extreme to the other extreme.
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Because we go from one extreme to the other extreme. i'd hear the pastor preach
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Extreme to the other extreme. i'd hear the pastor preach on talking too much,
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I'd hear the pastor preach on talking too much, need to think before you talk,
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On talking too much, need to think before you talk, and of course,
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Need to think before you talk, and of course, i was convicted right away,
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And of course, i was convicted right away, because my mouth never shut up.
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I was convicted right away, because my mouth never shut up. >> [audience laughing]
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Because my mouth never shut up. >> [audience laughing] >> joyc: and--so, then,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyc: and--so, then, i would decide,
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>> joyc: and--so, then, i would decide, "that's it, from now on,
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I would decide, "that's it, from now on, i'm gonna be quiet."
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"that's it, from now on, i'm gonna be quiet." so, then, i'd go home,
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I'm gonna be quiet." so, then, i'd go home, and i wouldn't say anything.
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So, then, i'd go home, and i wouldn't say anything. c'mon, anybody
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And i wouldn't say anything. c'mon, anybody with me out there?
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C'mon, anybody with me out there? >> [audience applauding]
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With me out there? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and then, pretty soon
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and then, pretty soon dave would say,
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>> joyce: and then, pretty soon dave would say, "what's wrong with you?"
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Dave would say, "what's wrong with you?" >> [audience laughing]
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"what's wrong with you?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, that's the way
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, that's the way it is, you know...
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>> joyce: "well, that's the way it is, you know... can't ever do anything right...
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It is, you know... can't ever do anything right... if you talk a lot,
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Can't ever do anything right... if you talk a lot, they don't like it,
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If you talk a lot, they don't like it, don't talk at all,
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They don't like it, don't talk at all, they don't like it."
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Don't talk at all, they don't like it." come on, you know,
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They don't like it." come on, you know, you've been there, done that.
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Come on, you know, you've been there, done that. god's not gonna let
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You've been there, done that. god's not gonna let you change yourself,
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God's not gonna let you change yourself, he wants you to receive
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You change yourself, he wants you to receive from him, and say,
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He wants you to receive from him, and say, "god, i agree with what i heard.
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From him, and say, "god, i agree with what i heard. i am guilty, and i am sorry,
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"god, i agree with what i heard. i am guilty, and i am sorry, and i wanna change,
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I am guilty, and i am sorry, and i wanna change, but i cannot change,
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And i wanna change, but i cannot change, unless you change me."
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But i cannot change, unless you change me." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i mean, we can
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>> joyce: i mean, we can do a certain amount,
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>> joyce: i mean, we can do a certain amount, but you can't--
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You know, true change
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You know, true change comes from the inside out.
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You know, true change comes from the inside out. "be not conformed to this world,
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Comes from the inside out. "be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed
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"be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the entire renewal
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But be ye transformed by the entire renewal of your mind."
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By the entire renewal of your mind." c'mon, we make
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Christianity hard,
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Christianity hard, and it doesn't have to be,
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Christianity hard, and it doesn't have to be, not if you believe what
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And it doesn't have to be, not if you believe what the word says.
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Not if you believe what the word says. it almost seems like it's too
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The word says. it almost seems like it's too good to be true, doesn't it?
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>> joyce: well, god wants
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>> joyce: well, god wants to freely give us so many
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>> joyce: well, god wants to freely give us so many wonderful things,
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To freely give us so many wonderful things, but we just need to take
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Wonderful things, but we just need to take in what's being offered.
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But we just need to take in what's being offered. today, ginger joins me with some
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In what's being offered. today, ginger joins me with some of your questions about what
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Today, ginger joins me with some of your questions about what it means to receive from god.
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Of your questions about what it means to receive from god. well, what do you got for me,
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It means to receive from god. well, what do you got for me, ginger?
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Well, what do you got for me, ginger? >> ginger: got good stuff,
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Ginger? >> ginger: got good stuff, good stuff.
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>> ginger: got good stuff, good stuff. and it goes right along with
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Good stuff. and it goes right along with what you've been teaching.
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And it goes right along with what you've been teaching. it's not as easy as it sounds
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What you've been teaching. it's not as easy as it sounds sometimes, to say, "receive."
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It's not as easy as it sounds sometimes, to say, "receive." and it's hard for some of us,
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Sometimes, to say, "receive." and it's hard for some of us, especially in different
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And it's hard for some of us, especially in different areas of our life.
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Especially in different areas of our life. so, this first question's
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Areas of our life. so, this first question's from eileen, from pennsylvania,
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So, this first question's from eileen, from pennsylvania, and she says,
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From eileen, from pennsylvania, and she says, "i've always been a giver,
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And she says, "i've always been a giver, but now i'm in a place where
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"i've always been a giver, but now i'm in a place where i need to learn to receive.
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But now i'm in a place where i need to learn to receive. can pride play a part
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I need to learn to receive. can pride play a part in this even with god?"
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>> joyce: yes,
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>> joyce: yes, it absolutely can.
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>> joyce: yes, it absolutely can. you can--you can--
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It absolutely can. you can--you can-- you know, we can feel
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You can--you can-- you know, we can feel good about ourselves
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You know, we can feel good about ourselves when we're giving.
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Good about ourselves when we're giving. but sometimes just to receive,
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When we're giving. but sometimes just to receive, you don't maybe feel like
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But sometimes just to receive, you don't maybe feel like you're worthy of that
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You don't maybe feel like you're worthy of that or that you should do that.
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You're worthy of that or that you should do that. but god wants
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Or that you should do that. but god wants us to give and receive.
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To give and receive.
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To give and receive. i mean, the bible even says,
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To give and receive. i mean, the bible even says, "give and it shall
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I mean, the bible even says, "give and it shall be given unto you.
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"give and it shall be given unto you. pressed down, shaken together
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Be given unto you. pressed down, shaken together and running over."
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Pressed down, shaken together and running over." but i think one of the things
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And running over." but i think one of the things about receiving from god like,
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But i think one of the things about receiving from god like, for example, one scripture,
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About receiving from god like, for example, one scripture, john 16:24 says,
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For example, one scripture, john 16:24 says, "ask and receive,
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John 16:24 says, "ask and receive, that your joy may be full."
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"ask and receive, that your joy may be full." and, you know, i think it's good
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That your joy may be full." and, you know, i think it's good to take a few moments when
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And, you know, i think it's good to take a few moments when you're praying--like, i will
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To take a few moments when you're praying--like, i will do this like, especially
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You're praying--like, i will do this like, especially when i need to ask for
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Do this like, especially when i need to ask for forgiveness for something.
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When i need to ask for forgiveness for something. i will ask god to forgive
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Forgiveness for something. i will ask god to forgive me and then say,
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I will ask god to forgive me and then say, "and i receive your
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Me and then say, "and i receive your forgiveness in jesus' name."
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It's just--there's something
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It's just--there's something to it to take that time to say,
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It's just--there's something to it to take that time to say, "i receive it."
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To it to take that time to say, "i receive it." we're receiving it by faith.
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"i receive it." we're receiving it by faith. but it is necessary
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We're receiving it by faith. but it is necessary to receive it.
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But it is necessary to receive it. >> ginger: well, here's
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To receive it. >> ginger: well, here's a question right along
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>> ginger: well, here's a question right along those lines about receiving
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A question right along those lines about receiving forgiveness, which is one
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Those lines about receiving forgiveness, which is one of the more difficult ones.
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Forgiveness, which is one of the more difficult ones. tamara, from georgia,
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Of the more difficult ones. tamara, from georgia, "how come i can't receive
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Tamara, from georgia, "how come i can't receive forgiveness for myself
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"how come i can't receive forgiveness for myself when i know that god
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Forgiveness for myself when i know that god has forgiven me?"
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When i know that god has forgiven me?" so, there's that head knowledge.
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Has forgiven me?" so, there's that head knowledge. so, how--how to receive that?
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>> joyce: i think that we--
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>> joyce: i think that we-- which is true, we don't deserve
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>> joyce: i think that we-- which is true, we don't deserve anything that god gives us.
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Which is true, we don't deserve anything that god gives us. but the devil really likes
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Anything that god gives us. but the devil really likes to remind us of that.
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But the devil really likes to remind us of that. "you don't deserve it,"
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To remind us of that. "you don't deserve it," or, "you need to pay for it."
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"you don't deserve it," or, "you need to pay for it." you know, there's something
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Or, "you need to pay for it." you know, there's something that you need to do to make
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You know, there's something that you need to do to make up for what you did wrong.
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That you need to do to make up for what you did wrong. and--but god doesn't want that.
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Up for what you did wrong. and--but god doesn't want that. he doesn't want our works.
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And--but god doesn't want that. he doesn't want our works. he wants our faith.
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He doesn't want our works. he wants our faith. and the word "receive" means
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He wants our faith. and the word "receive" means to believe, and the word
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And the word "receive" means to believe, and the word "believe" means to receive.
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To believe, and the word "believe" means to receive. so, if you--when the bible says,
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"believe" means to receive. so, if you--when the bible says, "believe," it really
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So, if you--when the bible says, "believe," it really means to receive.
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"believe," it really means to receive. every promise, in the word,
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Means to receive. every promise, in the word, that we're to believe,
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Every promise, in the word, that we're to believe, it also, means we're
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That we're to believe, it also, means we're to receive it, as our own.
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It also, means we're to receive it, as our own. a lot of times, we'll take
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To receive it, as our own. a lot of times, we'll take things as being for everybody
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A lot of times, we'll take things as being for everybody else, but you need to receive
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Things as being for everybody else, but you need to receive it for yourself.
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Else, but you need to receive it for yourself. >> ginger: that's a really
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It for yourself. >> ginger: that's a really good point.
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>> ginger: that's a really good point. it is so easy to believe that
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Good point. it is so easy to believe that god's goodness is for
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It is so easy to believe that god's goodness is for everybody else and much
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God's goodness is for everybody else and much harder sometimes to receive
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Everybody else and much harder sometimes to receive the fact that it's for us.
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Harder sometimes to receive the fact that it's for us. >> joyce: and i think,
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The fact that it's for us. >> joyce: and i think, a lot of times it is, because
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>> joyce: and i think, a lot of times it is, because you know, you don't deserve it.
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A lot of times it is, because you know, you don't deserve it. but i've kind of learned,
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You know, you don't deserve it. but i've kind of learned, you know, when the enemy
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But i've kind of learned, you know, when the enemy tells me, i don't deserve it,
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You know, when the enemy tells me, i don't deserve it, i'll say, "thank you
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Tells me, i don't deserve it, i'll say, "thank you for reminding me.
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I'll say, "thank you for reminding me. you're right,
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For reminding me. you're right, i don't deserve it."
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You're right, i don't deserve it." so, it's god's goodness,
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I don't deserve it." so, it's god's goodness, that's giving it to me.
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So, it's god's goodness, that's giving it to me. >> ginger: he does.
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That's giving it to me. >> ginger: he does. >> joyce: and of course,
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>> ginger: he does. >> joyce: and of course, a lot of times, ginger,
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>> joyce: and of course, a lot of times, ginger, we're receiving by faith.
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A lot of times, ginger, we're receiving by faith. we're not receiving something
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We're receiving by faith. we're not receiving something we can see or feel or touch yet.
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We're not receiving something we can see or feel or touch yet. we're receiving by faith.
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We can see or feel or touch yet. we're receiving by faith. and the thing that i think
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We're receiving by faith. and the thing that i think is really important for
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And the thing that i think is really important for people to remember is that
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Is really important for people to remember is that in god's kingdom, you always
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People to remember is that in god's kingdom, you always have to believe before
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In god's kingdom, you always have to believe before you see the manifestation.
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Have to believe before you see the manifestation. "ask and receive by faith--"
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You see the manifestation. "ask and receive by faith--" >> ginger: yeah.
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"ask and receive by faith--" >> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: "that your
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>> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: "that your joy might be full."
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>> joyce: "that your joy might be full." but any time that you
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Joy might be full." but any time that you pray for something,
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But any time that you pray for something, there's a waiting period.
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Pray for something, there's a waiting period. and it's during that time--
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There's a waiting period. and it's during that time-- i mean, you don't have
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And it's during that time-- i mean, you don't have to wait to receive
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I mean, you don't have to wait to receive forgiveness or things like that.
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But you know, when you pray
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But you know, when you pray about certain issues or things
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But you know, when you pray about certain issues or things with people, there's always
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About certain issues or things with people, there's always a time to receive.
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With people, there's always a time to receive. in mark 11, it says, you know,
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A time to receive. in mark 11, it says, you know, "ask and believe that you
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In mark 11, it says, you know, "ask and believe that you receive, and you will get it."
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"ask and believe that you receive, and you will get it." but it doesn't say exactly
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Receive, and you will get it." but it doesn't say exactly when you'll get it.
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But it doesn't say exactly when you'll get it. you know, when you--
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When you'll get it. you know, when you-- when you talk about this
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Receiving, the way
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Receiving, the way that i learned this is--
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Receiving, the way that i learned this is-- we're always saying,
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That i learned this is-- we're always saying, "did you get--
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We're always saying, "did you get-- did you--did you get
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"did you get-- did you--did you get your breakthrough?"
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Did you--did you get your breakthrough?" "did you get saved?"
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Your breakthrough?" "did you get saved?" "did you get the holy ghost?"
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"did you get saved?" "did you get the holy ghost?" you know, "did you get,
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"did you get the holy ghost?" you know, "did you get, did you get," but you don't
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You know, "did you get, did you get," but you don't find that phrase in the bible.
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Did you get," but you don't find that phrase in the bible. we're not supposed
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Find that phrase in the bible. we're not supposed to be getting things.
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We're not supposed to be getting things. so, "to get" means to obtain
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To be getting things. so, "to get" means to obtain by struggle and effort,
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So, "to get" means to obtain by struggle and effort, but "to receive" means
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By struggle and effort, but "to receive" means to open yourself up and take
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But "to receive" means to open yourself up and take in what's being offered.
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To open yourself up and take in what's being offered. >> ginger: wow,
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In what's being offered. >> ginger: wow, that's really beautiful.
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>> ginger: wow, that's really beautiful. >> joyce: boy, does that
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That's really beautiful. >> joyce: boy, does that sound restful?
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>> joyce: boy, does that sound restful? >> ginger: yeah.
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Sound restful? >> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: and i spent most
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>> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: and i spent most of my life trying to get,
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>> joyce: and i spent most of my life trying to get, you know, which involves
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Of my life trying to get, you know, which involves works and something
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You know, which involves works and something i need to do to get it.
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And--but god is--
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And--but god is-- he doesn't need our works.
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And--but god is-- he doesn't need our works. he wants to give us--by--
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He doesn't need our works. he wants to give us--by-- give it to us by grace.
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He wants to give us--by-- give it to us by grace. >> ginger: and so many
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Give it to us by grace. >> ginger: and so many of these things that we're
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>> ginger: and so many of these things that we're talking about receiving are
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Of these things that we're talking about receiving are such beautiful gifts that god
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Talking about receiving are such beautiful gifts that god has for us, those internal
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Such beautiful gifts that god has for us, those internal things for our soul,
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Has for us, those internal things for our soul, that he has for us, like, you're
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Things for our soul, that he has for us, like, you're talking about forgiveness.
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That he has for us, like, you're talking about forgiveness. this one, from diane,
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Talking about forgiveness. this one, from diane, in toronto says,
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This one, from diane, in toronto says, "when i read about god,
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In toronto says, "when i read about god, i cry a lot because i don't
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"when i read about god, i cry a lot because i don't think i'm good enough.
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I cry a lot because i don't think i'm good enough. how can i receive confidence
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In knowing he loves me?"
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In knowing he loves me?" >> joyce: i think one
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In knowing he loves me?" >> joyce: i think one of the things that's
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>> joyce: i think one of the things that's very helpful, of course,
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Of the things that's very helpful, of course, is studying the word,
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Very helpful, of course, is studying the word, and it is so simple today.
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Is studying the word, and it is so simple today. i mean, when i first started
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And it is so simple today. i mean, when i first started studying the word,
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I mean, when i first started studying the word, i mean, you had to have--
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Studying the word, i mean, you had to have-- i'd have to have books piled
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I mean, you had to have-- i'd have to have books piled all around me to find things
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I'd have to have books piled all around me to find things and look things up,
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All around me to find things and look things up, and you know, this dictionary,
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And look things up, and you know, this dictionary, that dictionary,
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And you know, this dictionary, that dictionary, bible dictionary.
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That dictionary, bible dictionary. and now, you can just--
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Bible dictionary. and now, you can just-- you can put in scriptures
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And now, you can just-- you can put in scriptures on god's love in your
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You can put in scriptures on god's love in your search engine and...phew.
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On god's love in your search engine and...phew. and so, going over
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Search engine and...phew. and so, going over and over those scriptures.
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And so, going over and over those scriptures. i don't think that people quite
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And over those scriptures. i don't think that people quite get it yet about how important
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I don't think that people quite get it yet about how important it is to renew your mind,
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Get it yet about how important it is to renew your mind, according to the word of god.
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It is to renew your mind, according to the word of god. and then, the other
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According to the word of god. and then, the other thing that is helpful--
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And then, the other thing that is helpful-- 'cause i went through this.
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Thing that is helpful-- 'cause i went through this. it took me a year
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'cause i went through this. it took me a year of studying about god's
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It took me a year of studying about god's love before it finally
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Of studying about god's love before it finally became a revelation to me.
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Love before it finally became a revelation to me. and one of the things
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Became a revelation to me. and one of the things that i did during that time is,
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And one of the things that i did during that time is, i would say, out loud,
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That i did during that time is, i would say, out loud, several times a day,
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I would say, out loud, several times a day, "god loves me."
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Several times a day, "god loves me." sometimes i would go and even
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"god loves me." sometimes i would go and even look at myself in the mirror
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Sometimes i would go and even look at myself in the mirror and say, "god loves me."
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Look at myself in the mirror and say, "god loves me." "me."
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And say, "god loves me." "me." it's very easy to tell that--
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"me." it's very easy to tell that-- and here again,
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It's very easy to tell that-- and here again, it comes down to that,
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And here again, it comes down to that, "i don't deserve it."
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It comes down to that, "i don't deserve it." "i don't deserve it."
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"i don't deserve it." "i don't deserve it." >> ginger: and none of us do.
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"i don't deserve it." >> ginger: and none of us do. >> joyce: but you know,
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>> ginger: and none of us do. >> joyce: but you know, god does--he's not asking
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>> joyce: but you know, god does--he's not asking us to deserve it.
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He's asking us to believe.
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He's asking us to believe. "what must i do to please god?
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He's asking us to believe. "what must i do to please god? believe in the one whom
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"what must i do to please god? believe in the one whom he has sent," it's in john 6.
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Believe in the one whom he has sent," it's in john 6. >> ginger: i think that kind
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He has sent," it's in john 6. >> ginger: i think that kind of changes everything
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We're talking about here.
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We're talking about here. he's not asking
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We're talking about here. he's not asking us to deserve it.
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He's not asking us to deserve it. he's asking us to receive
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Us to deserve it. he's asking us to receive and believe what he has for us.
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He's asking us to receive and believe what he has for us. >> joyce: right, and that's--
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And believe what he has for us. >> joyce: right, and that's-- >> ginger: that's great.
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>> joyce: right, and that's-- >> ginger: that's great. >> joyce: it's beautiful.
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>> ginger: that's great. >> joyce: it's beautiful. >> ginger: yeah.
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>> joyce: it's beautiful. >> ginger: yeah. terry, from texas, says,
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>> ginger: yeah. terry, from texas, says, "i have a hard time feeling like
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Terry, from texas, says, "i have a hard time feeling like god really wants to help me.
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"i have a hard time feeling like god really wants to help me. how do i ask for some
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God really wants to help me. how do i ask for some things that seem too little
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How do i ask for some things that seem too little to bother him with?"
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Things that seem too little to bother him with?" >> joyce: there's nothing
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To bother him with?" >> joyce: there's nothing that's too little for
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>> joyce: there's nothing that's too little for you to bother god with.
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That's too little for you to bother god with. actually, he delights in it.
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You to bother god with. actually, he delights in it. he wants to be involved
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Actually, he delights in it. he wants to be involved in every single area
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He wants to be involved in every single area of your life.
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In every single area of your life. when i--
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Of your life. when i-- when the holy spirit first
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When i-- when the holy spirit first touched my life and filled
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When the holy spirit first touched my life and filled me back in the early 1970's--
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It happened on a friday.
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It happened on a friday. and i bowled on friday nights,
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It happened on a friday. and i bowled on friday nights, and i was in a league,
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And i bowled on friday nights, and i was in a league, and i was bowling really bad.
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And i was in a league, and i was bowling really bad. and i heard the holy spirit
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And i was bowling really bad. and i heard the holy spirit whisper in my heart,
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And i heard the holy spirit whisper in my heart, "why don't you ask
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Whisper in my heart, "why don't you ask me to help you?"
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"why don't you ask me to help you?" and i thought, "well, you don't
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Me to help you?" and i thought, "well, you don't care about my bowling."
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And i thought, "well, you don't care about my bowling." and then, i heard him say,
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Care about my bowling." and then, i heard him say, "i care about
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And then, i heard him say, "i care about everything you do."
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"i care about everything you do." of course, i was just learning
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Everything you do." of course, i was just learning how to hear from god,
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Of course, i was just learning how to hear from god, you know, then.
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How to hear from god, you know, then. but, i mean, i would have never
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You know, then. but, i mean, i would have never thought to have asked
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But, i mean, i would have never thought to have asked god to help me bowl,
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Thought to have asked god to help me bowl, or to help me with my hair.
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God to help me bowl, or to help me with my hair. you know, and that's
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Or to help me with my hair. you know, and that's part of what it means
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You know, and that's part of what it means to have an intimate,
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Part of what it means to have an intimate, close relationship with god,
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To have an intimate, close relationship with god, is that you're free to ask him
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Close relationship with god, is that you're free to ask him about everything and anything.
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Is that you're free to ask him about everything and anything. it doesn't have to be something
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About everything and anything. it doesn't have to be something you think is big and important.
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It doesn't have to be something you think is big and important. that's part of the problem
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You think is big and important. that's part of the problem is people go to church
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That's part of the problem is people go to church and then they only pray
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Is people go to church and then they only pray when they're desperate.
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And then they only pray when they're desperate. >> ginger: yeah, right.
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When they're desperate. >> ginger: yeah, right. >> joyce: we need to realize
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>> ginger: yeah, right. >> joyce: we need to realize that we need to talk to god
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>> joyce: we need to realize that we need to talk to god about everything.
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That we need to talk to god about everything. >> ginger: i love that,
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About everything. >> ginger: i love that, when we're talking about
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>> ginger: i love that, when we're talking about receiving, it's also receiving
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When we're talking about receiving, it's also receiving that relationship
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Receiving, it's also receiving that relationship that he has for us.
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That relationship that he has for us. >> joyce: mercy.
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That he has for us. >> joyce: mercy. and how many people,
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>> joyce: mercy. and how many people, even right now, really need
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And how many people, even right now, really need to just stop and receive
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Even right now, really need to just stop and receive god's mercy for something
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To just stop and receive god's mercy for something that they've done,
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God's mercy for something that they've done, or haven't done,
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That they've done, or haven't done, or whatever the case might be?
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Or haven't done, or whatever the case might be? and it's so hard for us to get
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Or whatever the case might be? and it's so hard for us to get it through our heads that
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And it's so hard for us to get it through our heads that all god is asking us to do,
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It through our heads that all god is asking us to do, is believe.
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All god is asking us to do, is believe. >> ginger: you know, i've been
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Is believe. >> ginger: you know, i've been in so many conferences where
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>> ginger: you know, i've been in so many conferences where i've heard you talk about this,
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In so many conferences where i've heard you talk about this, and i've seen you lead
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I've heard you talk about this, and i've seen you lead the crowd into receiving.
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And i've seen you lead the crowd into receiving. and sometimes, getting to that
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The crowd into receiving. and sometimes, getting to that place where you can just
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And sometimes, getting to that place where you can just be quiet before god.
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Place where you can just be quiet before god. stop asking for what you want,
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Be quiet before god. stop asking for what you want, and open yourself up to receive.
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Stop asking for what you want, and open yourself up to receive. and i think that process
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And open yourself up to receive. and i think that process of learning all those things
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And i think that process of learning all those things that you think you have to do,
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Of learning all those things that you think you have to do, are not as important
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That you think you have to do, are not as important as where your heart is.
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Are not as important as where your heart is. >> joyce: i think, you know--
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As where your heart is. >> joyce: i think, you know-- and really, it's just like,
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>> joyce: i think, you know-- and really, it's just like, i love those times, too,
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And really, it's just like, i love those times, too, when i say, you know,
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I love those times, too, when i say, you know, "how many of you need mercy?"
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When i say, you know, "how many of you need mercy?" "well, father, we ask you
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"how many of you need mercy?" "well, father, we ask you to give us mercy."
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"well, father, we ask you to give us mercy." now, just be quiet for a minute.
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To give us mercy." now, just be quiet for a minute. and just take that in.
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Feels so good.
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Feels so good. there's so many things
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Feels so good. there's so many things that god has for us.
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There's so many things that god has for us. have you ever tried
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That god has for us. have you ever tried to be a blessing to somebody
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Have you ever tried to be a blessing to somebody that wouldn't take it?
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To be a blessing to somebody that wouldn't take it? >> ginger: yeah, yeah.
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That wouldn't take it? >> ginger: yeah, yeah. >> joyce: i have to, you know.
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>> ginger: yeah, yeah. >> joyce: i have to, you know. i--and that's--
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>> joyce: i have to, you know. i--and that's-- or even like when you
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I--and that's-- or even like when you give something to somebody
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Or even like when you give something to somebody and they're just like,
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Give something to somebody and they're just like, "oh, no, no, no, no,
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And they're just like, "oh, no, no, no, no, you don't have--"
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"oh, no, no, no, no, you don't have--" i don't like that.
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You don't have--" i don't like that. it's like, just take it and say,
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I don't like that. it's like, just take it and say, "thank you."
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It's like, just take it and say, "thank you." and that's really all god wants.
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"thank you." and that's really all god wants. he wants us just to take it,
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And that's really all god wants. he wants us just to take it, and say, "thank you."
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He wants us just to take it, and say, "thank you." >> ginger: yeah, well,
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And say, "thank you." >> ginger: yeah, well, thank you for answering
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>> ginger: yeah, well, thank you for answering our questions.
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Thank you for answering our questions. we appreciate it.
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Our questions. we appreciate it. >> joyce: well, i hope
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We appreciate it. >> joyce: well, i hope everybody starts receiving
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>> joyce: well, i hope everybody starts receiving from god because he's got
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Everybody starts receiving from god because he's got so much to give you.
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>> announcer: from story time
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>> announcer: from story time to self-care,
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To self-care, or snack time
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Or snack time to scrolling all night.
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To scrolling all night.
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The way we close out one day
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The way we close out one day makes a difference
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Makes a difference on how we feel the next.
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On how we feel the next. set yourself up for spiritual
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Set yourself up for spiritual success by spending
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Success by spending a few moments with god.
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A few moments with god.
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>> ginger: what's
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>> ginger: what's your nighttime
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Your nighttime routine like?
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Routine like? we all need
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We all need to make time for
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To make time for god in our day.
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God in our day. and there's no
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And there's no sweeter way to drift
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Sweeter way to drift into dreamland than
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Into dreamland than with the peace that
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With the peace that comes from spending
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Comes from spending time with our
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Time with our heavenly father.
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Heavenly father. that's why joyce meyer
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That's why joyce meyer wrote this devotional,
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Wrote this devotional, "ending your
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"ending your day right."
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Day right." >> announcer: "ending
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>> announcer: "ending your day right,"
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Your day right," is a 365-night
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Devotional. each short page gives
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Each short page gives you something to think
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You something to think about as you wind down
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About as you wind down from your busy day.
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From your busy day. each entry is dated,
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Each entry is dated, so read the one marked
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So read the one marked for the specific day,
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For the specific day, or start at the beginning
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>> joyce: you're making
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>> joyce: you're making a mistake if you
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A mistake if you don't spend quiet
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Don't spend quiet time with god.
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Time with god. i said, you're making
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I said, you're making a mistake if you
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A mistake if you don't spend quiet
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Don't spend quiet time with god.
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Time with god. amen?
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Amen? you don't always
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You don't always have to be talking.
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Have to be talking. you don't always have
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You don't always have to be doing something.
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To be doing something. sometimes just to sit
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Sometimes just to sit there and be quiet
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There and be quiet is like healing
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Is like healing for your soul.
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For your soul. we live in the midst
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We live in the midst of such a noisy
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Of such a noisy world today.
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World today. always gotta have
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Always gotta have something going on.
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Something going on. tv's gotta be on,
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Tv's gotta be on, radio's gotta be on,
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Radio's gotta be on, gotta have music on...
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Gotta have music on... gotta have our
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Gotta have our phone there,
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Phone there, goodness sakes,
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Goodness sakes, somebody might
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Somebody might call us and the
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Call us and the world would end,
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World would end, if we weren't there
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If we weren't there to answer their call.
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To answer their call.
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>> announcer: small
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>> announcer: small steps can make a big
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Steps can make a big difference in our life,
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Difference in our life, from our attitude
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From our attitude to our relationships
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To our relationships and beyond.
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And beyond.
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>> ginger: spend a few
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>> ginger: spend a few minutes with our
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Minutes with our heavenly father each
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Heavenly father each night and see how
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Night and see how much your world
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Much your world can change.
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Can change. the "ending your day
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The tools to fight your battles, and the joy and peace you crave.
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And the joy and peace you crave. love life 2025.
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Love life 2025. >> joyce: cece winans,
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>> joyce: cece winans, lysa terkeurst,
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Lysa terkeurst, and pat barrett,
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And pat barrett, so exciting!
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So exciting! need i say more?
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Need i say more? it's the love life women's
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It's the love life women's conference 2025.
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Conference 2025. oh, and i'll be there too!
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Oh, and i'll be there too!
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>> announcer: register now.
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>> announcer: register now. go to joycemeyer.org.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Learning to Receive (Part 2)

August 8, 2025 | 29:29

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