Joyce Meyer - My Story

January 11, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - My Story | January 11, 2026

>> joyce: how do we navigate
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>> joyce: how do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it,
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Much to say about it, so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with some
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All get together with some of my friends and talk about it.
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Of my friends and talk about it. >> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference,
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Conference, with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine.
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April 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey,
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In hershey, pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania. register today
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Register today and save,
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And save, go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: you can do anything
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>> joyce: you can do anything that god tells you to do.
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>> joyce: you can do anything that god tells you to do. and god will provide
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That god tells you to do. and god will provide everything you need because
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And god will provide everything you need because what he orders he pays for.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: don't ever tell
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>> joyce: don't ever tell me you cannot overcome
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>> joyce: don't ever tell me you cannot overcome negativity because i could not
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Me you cannot overcome negativity because i could not think two positive thoughts
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Negativity because i could not think two positive thoughts in a row without my brain
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Think two positive thoughts in a row without my brain getting in a cramp.
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In a row without my brain getting in a cramp. >> [audience laughing]
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Getting in a cramp. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i wish i could explain
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i wish i could explain to you how messed up i was.
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>> joyce: i wish i could explain to you how messed up i was. but i don't even--
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[chuckling]
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[chuckling] i don't even know
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[chuckling] i don't even know how to tell you.
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I don't even know how to tell you. i didn't know how
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How to tell you. i didn't know how to think right.
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I didn't know how to think right. i didn't know how to act right.
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To think right. i didn't know how to act right. i didn't know how to feel right.
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I didn't know how to act right. i didn't know how to feel right. i misread everything.
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I didn't know how to feel right. i misread everything. i had a root of rejection
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I misread everything. i had a root of rejection in my life and that colored
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I had a root of rejection in my life and that colored everything that happened.
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In my life and that colored everything that happened. and if you have that,
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Everything that happened. and if you have that, i can tell you, it's affecting
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And if you have that, i can tell you, it's affecting your relationships.
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I can tell you, it's affecting your relationships. and i'll give you one example
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Your relationships. and i'll give you one example of how that works.
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And i'll give you one example of how that works. dave and i couldn't seem
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Of how that works. dave and i couldn't seem to talk about anything.
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Dave and i couldn't seem to talk about anything. and i would always say,
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To talk about anything. and i would always say, "we can never talk
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And i would always say, "we can never talk about anything!"
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"we can never talk about anything!" and he would get so mad.
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About anything!" and he would get so mad. and "why do you say we can
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And he would get so mad. and "why do you say we can never talk about anything?
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And "why do you say we can never talk about anything? we can talk about everything,"
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Never talk about anything? we can talk about everything," but he said, "you talk,
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We can talk about everything," but he said, "you talk, and you want me to listen."
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But he said, "you talk, and you want me to listen." >> [audience laughing]
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And you want me to listen." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: which was true.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: which was true. and god finally revealed to me--
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>> joyce: which was true. and god finally revealed to me-- and i thank god
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And god finally revealed to me-- and i thank god for the revelations
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And i thank god for the revelations that he gives us,
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For the revelations that he gives us, that what was happening
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That he gives us, that what was happening to me was because
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That what was happening to me was because of that root of rejection.
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To me was because of that root of rejection. if he disagreed with
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Of that root of rejection. if he disagreed with any opinion i had,
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If he disagreed with any opinion i had, i took it as him rejecting me.
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Any opinion i had, i took it as him rejecting me. but he wasn't rejecting me,
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I took it as him rejecting me. but he wasn't rejecting me, he just didn't agree
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But he wasn't rejecting me, he just didn't agree with what i thought.
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He just didn't agree with what i thought. and i didn't know how
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With what i thought. and i didn't know how to separate my opinion
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And i didn't know how to separate my opinion from who i was.
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To separate my opinion from who i was. >> [audience applauding]
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From who i was. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on, somebody needs that.
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>> joyce: come on, somebody needs that. and so, once i learned
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Somebody needs that. and so, once i learned how to do that, that just
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And so, once i learned how to do that, that just because somebody
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How to do that, that just because somebody disagreed with me didn't
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Because somebody disagreed with me didn't mean they were rejecting me,
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Disagreed with me didn't mean they were rejecting me, that made a huge difference.
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But i had to press through
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But i had to press through rejection, betrayal,
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But i had to press through rejection, betrayal, abandonment.
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Rejection, betrayal, abandonment. you know, it was bad enough
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Abandonment. you know, it was bad enough that my dad abused me,
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You know, it was bad enough that my dad abused me, but my mother knowing he was
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That my dad abused me, but my mother knowing he was doing it and letting him do it,
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But my mother knowing he was doing it and letting him do it, was even worse.
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Doing it and letting him do it, was even worse. to be honest,
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Was even worse. to be honest, i had a harder time
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To be honest, i had a harder time forgiving her than him.
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I had a harder time forgiving her than him. and--
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Forgiving her than him. and-- but she, too was afraid.
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And-- but she, too was afraid. it is amazing what
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But she, too was afraid. it is amazing what fear will do to you.
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It is amazing what fear will do to you. you realize that?
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Fear will do to you. you realize that? it's just--it's terrible
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You realize that? it's just--it's terrible what fear will do to you.
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And when she finally
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And when she finally did apologize to me,
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And when she finally did apologize to me, which was 30 years after
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Did apologize to me, which was 30 years after dave and i were married,
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Which was 30 years after dave and i were married, she said, "i'm sorry that i let
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Dave and i were married, she said, "i'm sorry that i let your dad do to you what he did."
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She said, "i'm sorry that i let your dad do to you what he did." she said, "i just couldn't
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Your dad do to you what he did." she said, "i just couldn't face the scandal."
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She said, "i just couldn't face the scandal." well, to be honest,
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Face the scandal." well, to be honest, my mother was just--
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Well, to be honest, my mother was just-- she was weak.
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My mother was just-- she was weak. and i never really hated her,
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She was weak. and i never really hated her, but i hated weakness.
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And i never really hated her, but i hated weakness. so, i was determined
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But i hated weakness. so, i was determined i was not gonna be weak.
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So, i was determined i was not gonna be weak. [chuckling]
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I was not gonna be weak. [chuckling] if i was gonna be anything,
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[chuckling] if i was gonna be anything, it wasn't gonna be weak.
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If i was gonna be anything, it wasn't gonna be weak. and in a way that
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It wasn't gonna be weak. and in a way that played in my favor
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And in a way that played in my favor [chuckling]
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Played in my favor [chuckling] because it helped me press
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[chuckling] because it helped me press through a lot of things
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Because it helped me press through a lot of things that most people would
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Through a lot of things that most people would have given up on.
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That most people would have given up on. so, we were going to church,
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Have given up on. so, we were going to church, but i wasn't learning
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So, we were going to church, but i wasn't learning anything that was helping
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But i wasn't learning anything that was helping me with my problem,
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Anything that was helping me with my problem, nor did i even realize
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Me with my problem, nor did i even realize i had a problem.
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One of the first scriptures,
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One of the first scriptures, after i was baptized
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One of the first scriptures, after i was baptized in the holy spirit,
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After i was baptized in the holy spirit, that god kind of impressed
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In the holy spirit, that god kind of impressed upon me was john 8:31 and 32,
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That god kind of impressed upon me was john 8:31 and 32, "if you continue in my word,
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Upon me was john 8:31 and 32, "if you continue in my word, then you are my disciples.
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"if you continue in my word, then you are my disciples. and you will know
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Then you are my disciples. and you will know the truth and the truth
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And you will know the truth and the truth will make you free," see.
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And it is the truth
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And it is the truth that makes us free.
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And it is the truth that makes us free. but it's not the truth
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That makes us free. but it's not the truth about somebody else,
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But it's not the truth about somebody else, it's the truth about
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About somebody else, it's the truth about us that sets us free.
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It's the truth about us that sets us free. and i think the hardest thing
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Us that sets us free. and i think the hardest thing to deal with is having to face
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And i think the hardest thing to deal with is having to face the truth that all your problems
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To deal with is having to face the truth that all your problems are not somebody else's fault.
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We better just have a little
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We better just have a little "selah" right there.
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We better just have a little "selah" right there. that means: pause
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"selah" right there. that means: pause and calmly think about that.
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That means: pause and calmly think about that. it's very hard to take
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And calmly think about that. it's very hard to take responsibility for
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It's very hard to take responsibility for your own mess.
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Responsibility for your own mess. and so, 'course for
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Your own mess. and so, 'course for a long time i blamed
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And so, 'course for a long time i blamed all my "behavioral problems"
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A long time i blamed all my "behavioral problems" on the fact that "i was abused."
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All my "behavioral problems" on the fact that "i was abused." and i remember when god
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On the fact that "i was abused." and i remember when god said to me, "yes, that is why
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And i remember when god said to me, "yes, that is why you are the way you are,
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Said to me, "yes, that is why you are the way you are, but don't let it become
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You are the way you are, but don't let it become an excuse to stay that way."
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But don't let it become an excuse to stay that way." >> [audience applauding]
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An excuse to stay that way." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: some of these
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: some of these things that these--
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>> joyce: some of these things that these-- these one liners
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Things that these-- these one liners i'm throwing out are worth
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These one liners i'm throwing out are worth you being here this afternoon.
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See, something that
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See, something that somebody did to you may
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See, something that somebody did to you may be why you have bad behavior,
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Somebody did to you may be why you have bad behavior, but you can't let it become
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Be why you have bad behavior, but you can't let it become an excuse to stay that way.
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But you can't let it become an excuse to stay that way. as of today, you need
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An excuse to stay that way. as of today, you need to start taking responsibility
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As of today, you need to start taking responsibility for what you do and not
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To start taking responsibility for what you do and not blame it on anybody else.
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For what you do and not blame it on anybody else. >> [audience applauding]
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Blame it on anybody else. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you need to take
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you need to take responsibility for your
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>> joyce: and you need to take responsibility for your own joy and your own peace.
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Responsibility for your own joy and your own peace. it's not somebody else's
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Own joy and your own peace. it's not somebody else's job to keep you happy.
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It's not somebody else's job to keep you happy. amen?
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Job to keep you happy. amen? so, 1976 comes along.
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There's an outpouring
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There's an outpouring of the holy spirit
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There's an outpouring of the holy spirit all around the earth.
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Of the holy spirit all around the earth. how many of you remember that?
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All around the earth. how many of you remember that? 'kay.
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How many of you remember that? 'kay. that means you're
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'kay. that means you're about as old as i am.
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That means you're about as old as i am. >> [audience laughing]
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About as old as i am. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i mean, people in every denomination
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>> joyce: and i mean, people in every denomination were being filled
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People in every denomination were being filled with the holy spirit.
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Were being filled with the holy spirit. and if you don't know
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With the holy spirit. and if you don't know what that's all about,
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And if you don't know what that's all about, go read the book of acts,
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What that's all about, go read the book of acts, the first couple of chapters.
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Go read the book of acts, the first couple of chapters. they were born again,
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The first couple of chapters. they were born again, but they weren't filled
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They were born again, but they weren't filled with the holy spirit.
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But they weren't filled with the holy spirit. and when they were,
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With the holy spirit. and when they were, they all spoke in other tongues.
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And when they were, they all spoke in other tongues. i personally believe
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They all spoke in other tongues. i personally believe in all the gifts of the spirit.
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I personally believe in all the gifts of the spirit. i've experienced it.
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In all the gifts of the spirit. i've experienced it. i'm not ashamed to say that.
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I've experienced it. i'm not ashamed to say that. >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: and i'll tell you,
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>> joyce: and i'll tell you, you need to be filled with
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>> joyce: and i'll tell you, you need to be filled with the holy spirit because...
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You need to be filled with the holy spirit because... >> [audience cheering]
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The holy spirit because... >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: the holy spirit
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: the holy spirit gives you cour--
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You remember peter, i mean,
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You remember peter, i mean, he was a coward.
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You remember peter, i mean, he was a coward. and after he was baptized
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He was a coward. and after he was baptized in the holy spirit,
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And after he was baptized in the holy spirit, he went out into the street
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In the holy spirit, he went out into the street and got 3,000 people saved.
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He went out into the street and got 3,000 people saved. so, when you're filled
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And got 3,000 people saved. so, when you're filled with the holy spirit,
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So, when you're filled with the holy spirit, it gives you courage
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With the holy spirit, it gives you courage and strength.
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It gives you courage and strength. he is our helper,
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And strength. he is our helper, our strengthener,
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He is our helper, our strengthener, our teacher,
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Our strengthener, our teacher, and he comes
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Our teacher, and he comes to live inside of us.
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When jesus ascended on high,
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When jesus ascended on high, he said, "i'm gonna
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When jesus ascended on high, he said, "i'm gonna send you a helper."
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He said, "i'm gonna send you a helper." wow.
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Send you a helper." wow. you never have to try
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Wow. you never have to try to do anything by yourself.
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You never have to try to do anything by yourself. you've always got
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To do anything by yourself. you've always got a divine helper,
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You've always got a divine helper, and that's what enables you
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A divine helper, and that's what enables you to do anything you need to do,
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And that's what enables you to do anything you need to do, you can do it with god's help.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? so, i get filled with
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>> joyce: amen? so, i get filled with the holy spirit.
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So, i get filled with the holy spirit. and 'course, keeping my mouth
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The holy spirit. and 'course, keeping my mouth shut wasn't an option for me.
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And 'course, keeping my mouth shut wasn't an option for me. first of all...
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Shut wasn't an option for me. first of all... >> [audience laughing]
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First of all... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: when god touches
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: when god touches you with that holy fire,
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>> joyce: when god touches you with that holy fire, you get excited.
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You with that holy fire, you get excited. and you want
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You get excited. and you want to tell other people.
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And you want to tell other people. and this whole thing about,
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To tell other people. and this whole thing about, "well, my religion
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And this whole thing about, "well, my religion is a private thing."
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"well, my religion is a private thing." that's a bunch of nonsense,
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Is a private thing." that's a bunch of nonsense, you know.
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That's a bunch of nonsense, you know. if you--you know,
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You know. if you--you know, if you've been touched by god,
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If you--you know, if you've been touched by god, you're gonna have
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If you've been touched by god, you're gonna have a hard time keeping
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You're gonna have a hard time keeping your mouth shut about it.
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A hard time keeping your mouth shut about it. amen?
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Your mouth shut about it. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and there was a lot
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and there was a lot of things going--
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>> joyce: and there was a lot of things going-- i didn't even really know
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Of things going-- i didn't even really know what had happened to me.
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I didn't even really know what had happened to me. i just--one morning
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What had happened to me. i just--one morning i was on my way to work,
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I just--one morning i was on my way to work, and i was just
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I was on my way to work, and i was just disgusted with life.
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And i was just disgusted with life. dave and i had had
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Disgusted with life. dave and i had had a fight again that morning
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Dave and i had had a fight again that morning and i just cried out to god,
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A fight again that morning and i just cried out to god, "you have got
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And i just cried out to god, "you have got to do something in my life!"
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"you have got to do something in my life!" and i'll tell you right then,
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To do something in my life!" and i'll tell you right then, i didn't care if i got
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And i'll tell you right then, i didn't care if i got a catholic miracle,
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I didn't care if i got a catholic miracle, a baptist miracle,
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A catholic miracle, a baptist miracle, a lutheran miracle.
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A baptist miracle, a lutheran miracle. >> [audience laughing]
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A lutheran miracle. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, none of it made me
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>> joyce: i mean, none of it made me any difference,
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None of it made me any difference, i just wanted god
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Any difference, i just wanted god to do something in my life.
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I just wanted god to do something in my life. and i'll tell you, when you
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To do something in my life. and i'll tell you, when you get desperate enough,
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And i'll tell you, when you get desperate enough, you'll step outside the lines
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Get desperate enough, you'll step outside the lines of your denomination
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You'll step outside the lines of your denomination if that's what you have to do.
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Of your denomination if that's what you have to do. >> [audience applauding]
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If that's what you have to do. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well then--and this
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well then--and this is kind of interesting to me,
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>> joyce: well then--and this is kind of interesting to me, so many people are always
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Is kind of interesting to me, so many people are always looking for what god's
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So many people are always looking for what god's will is for their life.
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Looking for what god's will is for their life. well, you know, i never
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Will is for their life. well, you know, i never one-time asked god what
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Well, you know, i never one-time asked god what his will was for my life,
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One-time asked god what his will was for my life, but when he got
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His will was for my life, but when he got ready to tell me,
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But when he got ready to tell me, [chuckling]
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Ready to tell me, [chuckling] believe me, i understood it.
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[chuckling] believe me, i understood it. so, i don't think you
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Believe me, i understood it. so, i don't think you have to go on some
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So, i don't think you have to go on some digging expedition.
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Have to go on some digging expedition. you just need to tell god,
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Digging expedition. you just need to tell god, "i wanna do whatever
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You just need to tell god, "i wanna do whatever you want me to do."
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"i wanna do whatever you want me to do." and then you just need
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You want me to do." and then you just need to go on living your life,
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And then you just need to go on living your life, and god'll show you.
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To go on living your life, and god'll show you. he'll open a door.
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And god'll show you. he'll open a door. he'll speak to you.
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He'll open a door. he'll speak to you. he'll show you.
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He'll speak to you. he'll show you. he'll give you a desire,
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He'll show you. he'll give you a desire, an overwhelming
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He'll give you a desire, an overwhelming desire to do something.
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An overwhelming desire to do something. you're either really
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Desire to do something. you're either really gonna work--
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You're either really gonna work-- wanna work with kids,
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Gonna work-- wanna work with kids, or there, you know,
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Wanna work with kids, or there, you know, there's something you're
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Or there, you know, there's something you're gonna really want to do.
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There's something you're gonna really want to do. so, i think we just need
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Gonna really want to do. so, i think we just need to calm down about all this,
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So, i think we just need to calm down about all this, "oh god, what is your
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To calm down about all this, "oh god, what is your will for me?
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"oh god, what is your will for me? what do you want me to do?
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Will for me? what do you want me to do? what do you want me to do?
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What do you want me to do? what do you want me to do? what do you want me to do?"
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And so, i was making
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And so, i was making my bed one morning
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And so, i was making my bed one morning listening to the first,
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My bed one morning listening to the first, back then, it was
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Listening to the first, back then, it was teaching cassette tapes.
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Back then, it was teaching cassette tapes. and while i--
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Teaching cassette tapes. and while i-- i so amazed that
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And while i-- i so amazed that i listened to one hour
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I so amazed that i listened to one hour of teaching off of just three
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I listened to one hour of teaching off of just three or four scriptures and the whole
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Of teaching off of just three or four scriptures and the whole entire time i was just riveted
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By the anointing that was
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By the anointing that was on this man to preach.
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By the anointing that was on this man to preach. and i just thought,
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On this man to preach. and i just thought, "that must be the most
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And i just thought, "that must be the most wonderful thing in the world."
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"that must be the most wonderful thing in the world." and god spoke to me,
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Wonderful thing in the world." and god spoke to me, and he said, "someday you're
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And god spoke to me, and he said, "someday you're gonna go all over the earth
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And he said, "someday you're gonna go all over the earth and teach my word."
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Gonna go all over the earth and teach my word." and...
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And teach my word." and... >> [audience applauding]
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And... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i wasn't looking
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i wasn't looking for a ministry.
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>> joyce: i wasn't looking for a ministry. i was making my bed.
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For a ministry. i was making my bed. >> [audience laughing]
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I was making my bed. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, maybe some
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, maybe some of you need to stop looking
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>> joyce: so, maybe some of you need to stop looking for a ministry and you
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Of you need to stop looking for a ministry and you just need to go make your bed...
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For a ministry and you just need to go make your bed... >> [audience laughing]
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Just need to go make your bed... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and let god
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and let god come and get you
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>> joyce: and let god come and get you [chuckling]
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Come and get you [chuckling] when he wants you.
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[chuckling] when he wants you. amen?
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When he wants you. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: and so, i witnessed
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: and so, i witnessed to a girl that i worked with,
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>> joyce: and so, i witnessed to a girl that i worked with, took her in the bathroom
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To a girl that i worked with, took her in the bathroom at work and led her to the lord.
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Took her in the bathroom at work and led her to the lord. and then, i started to leave
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At work and led her to the lord. and then, i started to leave and go back to my desk,
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And then, i started to leave and go back to my desk, and i heard god speak to me,
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And go back to my desk, and i heard god speak to me, said, "you can't leave
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And i heard god speak to me, said, "you can't leave her that way."
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Said, "you can't leave her that way." and i mean, this--i said,
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Her that way." and i mean, this--i said, "well, what do you
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And i mean, this--i said, "well, what do you want me to do to her?"
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"well, what do you want me to do to her?" >> [audience laughing]
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Want me to do to her?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i heard
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i heard the lord say,
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>> joyce: and i heard the lord say, "teach her the word."
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The lord say, "teach her the word." i said, "well, i don't
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"teach her the word." i said, "well, i don't know how--
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I said, "well, i don't know how-- you know, "i don't
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Know how-- you know, "i don't know how to do that."
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You know, "i don't know how to do that." "i know that."
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Know how to do that." "i know that." well, i went to my lutheran
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"i know that." well, i went to my lutheran pastor and said,
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Well, i went to my lutheran pastor and said, "if you were gonna
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Pastor and said, "if you were gonna teach a bible study,
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"if you were gonna teach a bible study, where would you start?"
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Teach a bible study, where would you start?" he said, "the book of john."
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Where would you start?" he said, "the book of john." so, i got a thompson
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He said, "the book of john." so, i got a thompson chain-reference bible
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So, i got a thompson chain-reference bible and started in john chapter one.
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Chain-reference bible and started in john chapter one. and i invited all the people
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And started in john chapter one. and i invited all the people that worked for me.
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And i invited all the people that worked for me. i was the office manager
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That worked for me. i was the office manager and i had 12 ladies
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I was the office manager and i had 12 ladies that worked for me.
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And i had 12 ladies that worked for me. well, i didn't have enough sense
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That worked for me. well, i didn't have enough sense to realize that they were all
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Well, i didn't have enough sense to realize that they were all gonna feel obligated to come.
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To realize that they were all gonna feel obligated to come. >> [audience laughing]
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Gonna feel obligated to come. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i thought
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i thought i had a great crowd.
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>> joyce: so, i thought i had a great crowd. >> [audience laughing]
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I had a great crowd. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, the very first
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, the very first day that i taught all 12 women
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>> joyce: and so, the very first day that i taught all 12 women got a parking ticket.
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Day that i taught all 12 women got a parking ticket. >> [audience laughing]
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Got a parking ticket. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, that was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, that was my great beginning.
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>> joyce: so, that was my great beginning. >> [audience laughing]
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My great beginning. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and that turned
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and that turned into a bible study that i had
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>> joyce: and that turned into a bible study that i had in my home for five years.
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Into a bible study that i had in my home for five years. and at the end
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In my home for five years. and at the end of those five years,
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And at the end of those five years, there was a new church that
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Of those five years, there was a new church that had started up in our town.
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There was a new church that had started up in our town. and i met the pastor at some big
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Had started up in our town. and i met the pastor at some big meeting that was in an arena.
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And i met the pastor at some big meeting that was in an arena. somebody brought him over
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Meeting that was in an arena. somebody brought him over and introduced him to me.
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Somebody brought him over and introduced him to me. and so, we decided we were
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And introduced him to me. and so, we decided we were gonna go to that church.
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And so, we decided we were gonna go to that church. anyway, long story short,
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Gonna go to that church. anyway, long story short, i ended up going on staff
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Anyway, long story short, i ended up going on staff at that church.
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I ended up going on staff at that church. but the first job i had there
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At that church. but the first job i had there was the pastor's secretary,
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But the first job i had there was the pastor's secretary, and after one day they fired me.
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Was the pastor's secretary, and after one day they fired me. >> [audience laughing]
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And after one day they fired me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing] yeah, it's funny, now.
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>> joyce: [laughing] yeah, it's funny, now. but i'll tell you what,
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Yeah, it's funny, now. but i'll tell you what, i was heartbroken
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But i'll tell you what, i was heartbroken when i went home.
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I was heartbroken when i went home. and there were just
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When i went home. and there were just so many things.
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And there were just so many things. so--
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So many things. so-- listen to me,
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So-- listen to me, there are so many places
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Listen to me, there are so many places where you can give up,
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There are so many places where you can give up, but you don't have to.
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Where you can give up, but you don't have to. do you hear me?
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But you don't have to. do you hear me? >> [audience applauding]
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Do you hear me? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, there are
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, there are so many places where you
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>> joyce: i mean, there are so many places where you can just park and say,
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So many places where you can just park and say, "i'm not going any further."
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Can just park and say, "i'm not going any further." but you don't have to.
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"i'm not going any further." but you don't have to. you can say, "no, i am going
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But you don't have to. you can say, "no, i am going to cross the finish line."
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You can say, "no, i am going to cross the finish line." come on.
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To cross the finish line." come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so, i worked
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so, i worked five years at that church,
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>> joyce: and so, i worked five years at that church, and it was tough.
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Five years at that church, and it was tough. i was 36 and the pastor was 26.
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And it was tough. i was 36 and the pastor was 26. and we both thought we knew
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I was 36 and the pastor was 26. and we both thought we knew everything and neither
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And we both thought we knew everything and neither one of us knew anything.
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Everything and neither one of us knew anything. >> [audience laughing]
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One of us knew anything. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we're still
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we're still friends today.
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>> joyce: and we're still friends today. i just got a message
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Friends today. i just got a message from him last week.
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I just got a message from him last week. and it was hard.
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From him last week. and it was hard. it was very hard.
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And it was hard. it was very hard. it was hard for me to learn
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It was very hard. it was hard for me to learn how to submit to authority.
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That was so hard because
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That was so hard because of having been mistreated.
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That was so hard because of having been mistreated. i had such a strong root
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Of having been mistreated. i had such a strong root of rebellion in me.
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I had such a strong root of rebellion in me. i didn't want anybody
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Telling me what to do.
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Telling me what to do. and 'course you--
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Telling me what to do. and 'course you-- you can't work for somebody and
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And 'course you-- you can't work for somebody and nobody ever tell you what to do.
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You can't work for somebody and nobody ever tell you what to do. and he was young and didn't
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Nobody ever tell you what to do. and he was young and didn't always know how to treat people.
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And he was young and didn't always know how to treat people. and so, it was just tough.
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Always know how to treat people. and so, it was just tough. and i had big dreams, you know?
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And so, it was just tough. and i had big dreams, you know? i mean, i didn't--
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And i had big dreams, you know? i mean, i didn't-- the time came when
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I mean, i didn't-- the time came when it was time for me to leave,
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The time came when it was time for me to leave, and i stayed a year
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It was time for me to leave, and i stayed a year after i should have stayed.
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And i stayed a year after i should have stayed. and it was one miserable year.
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After i should have stayed. and it was one miserable year. and finally, god showed me,
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And it was one miserable year. and finally, god showed me, in no uncertain terms,
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And finally, god showed me, in no uncertain terms, that i was to--
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In no uncertain terms, that i was to-- this was what he said to me,
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That i was to-- this was what he said to me, "take your ministry and go
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This was what he said to me, "take your ministry and go north, south, east, and west."
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"take your ministry and go north, south, east, and west." well, that sounds exciting,
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North, south, east, and west." well, that sounds exciting, except nobody knew
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Well, that sounds exciting, except nobody knew me north, south, east, or west.
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Except nobody knew me north, south, east, or west. >> [audience laughing]
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Me north, south, east, or west. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i went to--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i went to-- i live in st. louis, missouri,
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>> joyce: so, i went to-- i live in st. louis, missouri, so i went to north st. louis,
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I live in st. louis, missouri, so i went to north st. louis, south st. louis, east st. louis,
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So i went to north st. louis, south st. louis, east st. louis, and west st. louis.
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South st. louis, east st. louis, and west st. louis. >> [audience laughing]
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And west st. louis. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, sometimes you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, sometimes you gotta just be like a little
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>> joyce: see, sometimes you gotta just be like a little child and just do the best
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Gotta just be like a little child and just do the best you know how to do.
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Child and just do the best you know how to do. i mean, i felt like abraham
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You know how to do. i mean, i felt like abraham when god said, "leave here
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I mean, i felt like abraham when god said, "leave here and go to the place that
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When god said, "leave here and go to the place that i will show you."
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And go to the place that i will show you." i walked out of my job
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I will show you." i walked out of my job with a dented desk
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I walked out of my job with a dented desk and a calculator and had no idea
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With a dented desk and a calculator and had no idea what to do with myself.
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And a calculator and had no idea what to do with myself. and so, i started a meeting
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What to do with myself. and so, i started a meeting in north county, south county,
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And so, i started a meeting in north county, south county, east and west, once a month,
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In north county, south county, east and west, once a month, each one of them.
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East and west, once a month, each one of them. and the church let me have
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Each one of them. and the church let me have the mailing list from--
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And the church let me have the mailing list from-- i had a women's meeting
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The mailing list from-- i had a women's meeting at that church that
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I had a women's meeting at that church that grew to be about between
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At that church that grew to be about between 400 and 500 people weekly were
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Grew to be about between 400 and 500 people weekly were coming to that women's meeting.
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400 and 500 people weekly were coming to that women's meeting. and i kind of knew that i wasn't
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Coming to that women's meeting. and i kind of knew that i wasn't gonna be there forever,
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And i kind of knew that i wasn't gonna be there forever, but i was committed and loyal
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Gonna be there forever, but i was committed and loyal and i loved the people there
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But i was committed and loyal and i loved the people there and i didn't wanna leave,
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And i loved the people there and i didn't wanna leave, and so, god had to kinda
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And i didn't wanna leave, and so, god had to kinda kick me out.
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And so, god had to kinda kick me out. he said to me--one night
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Kick me out. he said to me--one night i was sitting in church,
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He said to me--one night i was sitting in church, god said, "what are you doing?"
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I was sitting in church, god said, "what are you doing?" i said, "well, i'm going
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God said, "what are you doing?" i said, "well, i'm going to church.
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I said, "well, i'm going to church. it's tuesday night,
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To church. it's tuesday night, i'm going to church."
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It's tuesday night, i'm going to church." he said, "i'm finished
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I'm going to church." he said, "i'm finished with you, now.
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He said, "i'm finished with you, now. finished with you, here, now.
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With you, now. finished with you, here, now. you need to leave."
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Finished with you, here, now. you need to leave." and i thought--i was insulted,
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You need to leave." and i thought--i was insulted, "you're finished with me?
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And i thought--i was insulted, "you're finished with me? i'm a church pillar here.
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"you're finished with me? i'm a church pillar here. how's the church gonna
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I'm a church pillar here. how's the church gonna survive without me?"
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How's the church gonna survive without me?" [laughing]
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Survive without me?" [laughing] >> [audience laughing]
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[laughing] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes we get a little too full
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>> joyce: sometimes we get a little too full of ourselves and think we're
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We get a little too full of ourselves and think we're more important than what we are.
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Of ourselves and think we're more important than what we are. and so, i finally left.
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More important than what we are. and so, i finally left. go north, south, east, and west.
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And so, i finally left. go north, south, east, and west. [chuckles]
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I mean, the whole
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I mean, the whole story is hilarious.
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I mean, the whole story is hilarious. so, i was on one radio station
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Story is hilarious. so, i was on one radio station for 15 minutes.
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So, i was on one radio station for 15 minutes. and we did everything,
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For 15 minutes. and we did everything, i mean, i'd sit on my typewriter
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And we did everything, i mean, i'd sit on my typewriter and answer the very few pieces
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I mean, i'd sit on my typewriter and answer the very few pieces of mail that i ever got.
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And answer the very few pieces of mail that i ever got. and that mailing list
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Of mail that i ever got. and that mailing list that we had, we'd write
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And that mailing list that we had, we'd write to the people and ask 'em
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That we had, we'd write to the people and ask 'em to support us and help us.
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To the people and ask 'em to support us and help us. and, you know, i really don't
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To support us and help us. and, you know, i really don't even know how god did it.
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And, you know, i really don't even know how god did it. but here we are today,
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You know...
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You know... >> [audience applauding]
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You know... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: mainly because
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: mainly because i just refused to quit.
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>> joyce: mainly because i just refused to quit. and all that time i was
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I just refused to quit. and all that time i was growing spiritually.
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And all that time i was growing spiritually. i was going through all these
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Growing spiritually. i was going through all these things behind-the-scenes,
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I was going through all these things behind-the-scenes, overcoming all this junk,
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Things behind-the-scenes, overcoming all this junk, this trying to learn
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Overcoming all this junk, this trying to learn how to forgive, trying to learn
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This trying to learn how to forgive, trying to learn how to not be offended
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How to forgive, trying to learn how to not be offended and when i was to forgive,
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How to not be offended and when i was to forgive, and getting over self-pity.
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And when i was to forgive, and getting over self-pity. and man, i was addicted
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And getting over self-pity. and man, i was addicted to self-pity.
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And man, i was addicted to self-pity. i hated it, but i loved it.
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To self-pity. i hated it, but i loved it. >> [audience laughing]
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I hated it, but i loved it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, we'd--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, we'd-- we both worked all week.
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>> joyce: so, we'd-- we both worked all week. and by then we had
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We both worked all week. and by then we had three kids and we'd come
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And by then we had three kids and we'd come home and on saturday
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Three kids and we'd come home and on saturday he'd play golf and on sunday
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Home and on saturday he'd play golf and on sunday he'd watch football.
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He'd play golf and on sunday he'd watch football. well, i didn't like sports,
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He'd watch football. well, i didn't like sports, didn't want him to like 'em.
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Well, i didn't like sports, didn't want him to like 'em. >> [audience laughing]
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Didn't want him to like 'em. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i tried to change
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i tried to change him and that was useless.
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>> joyce: and i tried to change him and that was useless. one day, when i walked
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Him and that was useless. one day, when i walked in the room,
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One day, when i walked in the room, he was listening
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In the room, he was listening to a football game,
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He was listening to a football game, watching a baseball game,
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To a football game, watching a baseball game, and shining his golf driver.
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Watching a baseball game, and shining his golf driver. and i thought,
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And shining his golf driver. and i thought, "my plan's not working."
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And i thought, "my plan's not working." >> [audience laughing]
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"my plan's not working." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you can't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you can't change people.
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>> joyce: you can't change people. and the more you try,
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Change people. and the more you try, the more they're gonna hate you.
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And the more you try, the more they're gonna hate you. come on.
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The more they're gonna hate you. come on. if you've got somebody
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Come on. if you've got somebody on the potter's wheel,
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If you've got somebody on the potter's wheel, you might as well go home
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On the potter's wheel, you might as well go home and let them off because
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You might as well go home and let them off because you are not the potter.
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And let them off because you are not the potter. amen?
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You are not the potter. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: finally, one day
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: finally, one day we looked at each other
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>> joyce: finally, one day we looked at each other and i said, "i commit to never
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We looked at each other and i said, "i commit to never trying to change you again.
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And i said, "i commit to never trying to change you again. you're free to be who you are."
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Trying to change you again. you're free to be who you are." and he said,
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You're free to be who you are." and he said, "and i commit to never
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And he said, "and i commit to never trying to change you again.
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"and i commit to never trying to change you again. you're free to be who you are."
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Trying to change you again. you're free to be who you are." and we wouldn't be together
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You're free to be who you are." and we wouldn't be together today if that wouldn't
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And we wouldn't be together today if that wouldn't of happened.
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Today if that wouldn't of happened. so, if you're trying to change
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Of happened. so, if you're trying to change the person you're married to,
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So, if you're trying to change the person you're married to, forget it.
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The person you're married to, forget it. it ain't gonna happen.
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Forget it. it ain't gonna happen. you can pray for 'em,
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It ain't gonna happen. you can pray for 'em, and god might do something.
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You can pray for 'em, and god might do something. but we have to learn to love
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And god might do something. but we have to learn to love people where they're at,
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But we have to learn to love people where they're at, not where we want 'em to be.
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People where they're at, not where we want 'em to be. amen?
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Not where we want 'em to be. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i think i said
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>> joyce: i think i said over the weekend,
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>> joyce: i think i said over the weekend, "i think dave's been married
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Over the weekend, "i think dave's been married to 20 different women."
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"i think dave's been married to 20 different women." >> [audience laughing]
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To 20 different women." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause i would
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause i would change a little bit.
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>> joyce: 'cause i would change a little bit. then a lot of time would
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Change a little bit. then a lot of time would go by and i'd change
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Then a lot of time would go by and i'd change a little bit more,
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Go by and i'd change a little bit more, then i'd change a little
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A little bit more, then i'd change a little bit more.
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Then i'd change a little bit more. well, i was 42 when
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Bit more. well, i was 42 when we started the ministry,
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Well, i was 42 when we started the ministry, and i was 52 when i went on tv.
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We started the ministry, and i was 52 when i went on tv. when i first went into ministry,
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And i was 52 when i went on tv. when i first went into ministry, i had three teenagers
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When i first went into ministry, i had three teenagers and a baby.
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I had three teenagers and a baby. so, please don't tell me that
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And a baby. so, please don't tell me that you can't do anything for
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So, please don't tell me that you can't do anything for god because you've got kids.
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You can't do anything for god because you've got kids. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: look at me,
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>> joyce: look at me, i'm gonna tell you something.
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>> joyce: look at me, i'm gonna tell you something. you can do anything that
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I'm gonna tell you something. you can do anything that god tells you to do.
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You can do anything that god tells you to do. and god will provide everything
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God tells you to do. and god will provide everything you need because what he orders,
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And god will provide everything you need because what he orders, he pays for.
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You need because what he orders, he pays for. >> [audience applauding]
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He pays for. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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So, we were on these
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So, we were on these eight radio stations,
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So, we were on these eight radio stations, and we finally got to the point
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Eight radio stations, and we finally got to the point where we would rent hotel
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And we finally got to the point where we would rent hotel ballrooms and travel
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To the places that
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To the places that we could drive to,
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To the places that we could drive to, where we were on the radio.
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We could drive to, where we were on the radio. and we saved up $1600 and we
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Where we were on the radio. and we saved up $1600 and we bought a van that had rusty
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And we saved up $1600 and we bought a van that had rusty wheel wells and bald tires.
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Bought a van that had rusty wheel wells and bald tires. and we would drive
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Wheel wells and bald tires. and we would drive to these meetings,
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And we would drive to these meetings, and we didn't even have
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To these meetings, and we didn't even have the money to stay in a hotel
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And we didn't even have the money to stay in a hotel to come home at night.
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The money to stay in a hotel to come home at night. we would drive home,
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To come home at night. we would drive home, and when dave got too
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We would drive home, and when dave got too tired to drive,
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And when dave got too tired to drive, he'd pull over in a mcdonald's
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Tired to drive, he'd pull over in a mcdonald's or another fast food restaurant.
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He'd pull over in a mcdonald's or another fast food restaurant. he'd sleep a little bit and then
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Or another fast food restaurant. he'd sleep a little bit and then we would drive home some more.
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He'd sleep a little bit and then we would drive home some more. listen, don't expect
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We would drive home some more. listen, don't expect to be promoted until
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Listen, don't expect to be promoted until you pay your dues.
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To be promoted until you pay your dues. >> [audience applauding]
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You pay your dues. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on, somebody needs to hear this.
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>> joyce: come on, somebody needs to hear this. don't get your nose out
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Somebody needs to hear this. don't get your nose out of joint because they don't
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Don't get your nose out of joint because they don't give you some big position
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Of joint because they don't give you some big position at your church the day you walk
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Give you some big position at your church the day you walk in because you're so talented.
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At your church the day you walk in because you're so talented. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: you need
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>> joyce: you need more than talent,
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>> joyce: you need more than talent, you need maturity.
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More than talent, you need maturity. you need spiritual maturity.
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You need maturity. you need spiritual maturity. you need character.
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You need spiritual maturity. you need character. you don't need
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You need character. you don't need to be a character.
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You don't need to be a character. you need character.
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To be a character. you need character. >> [audience laughing]
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You need character. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the character of god.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the character of god. and we just went through
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>> joyce: the character of god. and we just went through so many hard things.
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And we just went through so many hard things. but i can tell you,
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So many hard things. but i can tell you, god never let us down.
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But i can tell you, god never let us down. we never paid a bill late.
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God never let us down. we never paid a bill late. but it--
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We never paid a bill late. but it-- we worked so hard.
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But it-- we worked so hard. i don't even begin to know how
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We worked so hard. i don't even begin to know how to tell you how hard we worked.
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I don't even begin to know how to tell you how hard we worked. after i went on television,
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To tell you how hard we worked. after i went on television, things just started exploding.
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After i went on television, things just started exploding. just--i mean, we were
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Things just started exploding. just--i mean, we were multiplying like crazy.
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Just--i mean, we were multiplying like crazy. our ministry was
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Multiplying like crazy. our ministry was tripling every year.
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Our ministry was tripling every year. and all i can tell you
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Tripling every year. and all i can tell you is that every person has
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And all i can tell you is that every person has an assignment from god,
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Is that every person has an assignment from god, and every person needs
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An assignment from god, and every person needs to be determined to finish
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And every person needs to be determined to finish whatever god calls you to do.
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To be determined to finish whatever god calls you to do. and if all you're called
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Whatever god calls you to do. and if all you're called to do is serve the lord
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And if all you're called to do is serve the lord with gladness, then serve
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To do is serve the lord with gladness, then serve the lord with gladness.
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With gladness, then serve the lord with gladness. amen?
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The lord with gladness. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: as long as you're
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: as long as you're doing what god wants you to do,
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>> joyce: as long as you're doing what god wants you to do, you're doing something great.
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Doing what god wants you to do, you're doing something great. now, from where i started,
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You're doing something great. now, from where i started, let's go back to the little
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Now, from where i started, let's go back to the little girl whose first memory
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Let's go back to the little girl whose first memory was being afraid of her father,
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Girl whose first memory was being afraid of her father, through all the abuse--
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Was being afraid of her father, through all the abuse-- and there's a whole lot
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Through all the abuse-- and there's a whole lot more to that story,
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And there's a whole lot more to that story, things i could tell you that
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More to that story, things i could tell you that would just turn your stomach
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Things i could tell you that would just turn your stomach that i won't bother telling you.
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Would just turn your stomach that i won't bother telling you. my daughter said to me,
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That i won't bother telling you. my daughter said to me, not too long ago, she said,
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My daughter said to me, not too long ago, she said, "you know, it is amazing what
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Not too long ago, she said, "you know, it is amazing what a good parent you were,
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"you know, it is amazing what a good parent you were, considering how
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A good parent you were, considering how you were raised."
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Considering how you were raised." so, don't ever be afraid--
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You were raised." so, don't ever be afraid-- >> [audience applauding]
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So, don't ever be afraid-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't ever be afraid
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't ever be afraid that you can't be a good
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>> joyce: don't ever be afraid that you can't be a good parent because god will
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That you can't be a good parent because god will anoint you to be whatever
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Parent because god will anoint you to be whatever he calls you to be.
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Anoint you to be whatever he calls you to be. and the anointing
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He calls you to be. and the anointing is what qualifies you.
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>> announcer: some days,
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>> announcer: some days, it feels like the weight
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It feels like the weight of the world is yours
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Of the world is yours to carry alone.
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To carry alone. you keep going
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You keep going because you have to.
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Because you have to. but deep down you wonder,
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But deep down you wonder, "does anyone see me?"
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"does anyone see me?" "does anyone care?"
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>> joyce: hi, friends.
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>> joyce: hi, friends. you are not alone.
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You are not alone. there's a helper
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There's a helper who walks with
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Who walks with you every step
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You every step of the way.
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Of the way. that's why
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That's why i'm excited
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I'm excited to share my book,
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To share my book, "i am with you."
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"i am with you." it's about
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It's about the incredible gift
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The incredible gift of the holy spirit
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Of the holy spirit and how he wants
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And how he wants to be part of every
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To be part of every moment of your life.
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Moment of your life. whatever you're facing,
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Whatever you're facing, he is with you.
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He is with you. this book will
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This book will help you sense
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Help you sense his presence,
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His presence, rely on his strength,
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Rely on his strength, and live with
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And live with peace each day.
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Peace each day. >> female 1: so,
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>> female 1: so, that book was
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That book was confirmation that
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Confirmation that i'm never alone.
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I'm never alone. >> female 2: it's such
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>> female 2: it's such a timely reminder,
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A timely reminder, especially with
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Especially with the circumstances
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The circumstances and stuff that's
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And stuff that's going on
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Going on in the world.
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In the world. >> female 3: i didn't
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>> female 3: i didn't know that you
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Know that you could actually
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Could actually have a personal
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Have a personal relationship with
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Relationship with the holy spirit,
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The holy spirit, and it's like,
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And it's like, so exciting.
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So exciting. >> announcer: request
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>> announcer: request joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "i am with you,"
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"i am with you," available now
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Available now for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. and with your gift,
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And with your gift, you'll also
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You'll also receive these
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Receive these beautiful holy spirit
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Beautiful holy spirit scripture cards.
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Scripture cards. and when you give...
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And when you give... or more,
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Or more, you'll receive this book,
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You'll receive this book, plus the scripture cards,
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Plus the scripture cards, and this joy
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And this joy and peace mug
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And peace mug that will remind
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That will remind you every day
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You every day that you're not alone.
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That you're not alone. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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On your screen. >> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, one of the most
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One of the most freeing truths
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Freeing truths i've learned
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I've learned is that god doesn't
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Is that god doesn't just want to visit
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Just want to visit us at church.
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Us at church. he wants to do
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He wants to do life with us.
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Life with us. from laundry
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From laundry to big decisions,
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To big decisions, the holy spirit
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The holy spirit cares about it all.
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Cares about it all. and in "i am with you,"
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And in "i am with you," i share ways
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I share ways to recognize
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To recognize his presence
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His presence and follow his lead.
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And follow his lead. if you've felt alone,
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If you've felt alone, you're not.
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You're not. god is with
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God is with you right now.
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You right now. now,
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Now, when you give,
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When you give, you're not just
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You're not just getting a book,
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Getting a book, you're helping
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You're helping change lives.
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Change lives. your gift
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Your gift brings hope, food,
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Brings hope, food, and freedom
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And freedom to those in need.
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To those in need. every gift matters.
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Every gift matters. please give
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Please give as you feel led.
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As you feel led. >> announcer: when
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>> announcer: when you give today,
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You give today, we want to thank you
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We want to thank you with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, "i am with you."
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"i am with you." it's a powerful
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It's a powerful reminder that
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Reminder that no matter what
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No matter what you're facing,
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You're facing, you're never alone.
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You're never alone. request your copy
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Request your copy with your gift
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With your gift of any amount,
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Of any amount, and you'll also receive
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And you'll also receive these holy spirit
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These holy spirit scripture cards.
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Scripture cards. and when you give...
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And when you give... or more,
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Or more, you'll receive
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You'll receive her book,
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Her book, plus these
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Plus these scripture cards,
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Scripture cards, and this joy
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And this joy and peace mug.
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And peace mug. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> joyce: every day is a new
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>> joyce: every day is a new day to grow, to trust in god,
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Day to grow, to trust in god, and to walk in peace.
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And to walk in peace. "beginning your day god's way"
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"beginning your day god's way" is a devotional to help
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Is a devotional to help you align your thoughts
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You align your thoughts and emotions with
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And emotions with the truth of god's word,
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The truth of god's word, before the day even begins.
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Before the day even begins. you'll be able to face
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You'll be able to face whatever the day holds
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Whatever the day holds with confidence and joy.
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With confidence and joy. you can begin each
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You can begin each day the right way.
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>> announcer: "beginning
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>> announcer: "beginning your day god's way,"
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Your day god's way," new, from joyce meyer.
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New, from joyce meyer. request your copy today.
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>> joyce: all of us face
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>> joyce: all of us face and have to deal with rejection.
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And have to deal with rejection. it's an epidemic that comes
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It's an epidemic that comes from people at many
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From people at many times in our lives.
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Times in our lives. so, remind yourself
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So, remind yourself of this absolute truth.
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Of this absolute truth. no matter how many
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No matter how many people reject you,
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People reject you, god does not reject you.
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God does not reject you. god did not make a mistake
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God did not make a mistake when he made you.
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When he made you. he has a purpose
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He has a purpose and a plan for your life.
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And a plan for your life. he knows everything about you,
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He knows everything about you, and he chooses to love you
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And he chooses to love you because you're special to him.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - My Story

January 11, 2026 | 27:29

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