Joyce Meyer - Overcoming Rejection (Part 2)

May 24, 2026 | 27:29

Past pain can keep you trapped in fear, insecurity, and self-doubt. Learn how facing the truth, receiving God’s love, and refusing to stay tied up in the past can lead to freedom, courage, and lasting victory.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Overcoming Rejection (Part 2) | May 24, 2026

>> joyce: inside me,
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>> joyce: inside me, i got the victory.
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>> joyce: inside me, i got the victory. even when i don't have
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I got the victory. even when i don't have the victory in the natural,
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Even when i don't have the victory in the natural, i've got the victory.
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The victory in the natural, i've got the victory. and that means i'll get
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I've got the victory. and that means i'll get the victory in the natural,
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And that means i'll get the victory in the natural, because i've got it inside.
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The victory in the natural, because i've got it inside. >> [audience applauding]
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Because i've got it inside. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you gotta get
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you gotta get it inside before you're gonna
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>> joyce: you gotta get it inside before you're gonna get it on the outside.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: people are saying,
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>> joyce: people are saying, “oh, i, no, i can do
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>> joyce: people are saying, “oh, i, no, i can do without that.
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“oh, i, no, i can do without that. no, no, i can do without that.”
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Without that. no, no, i can do without that.” well that's silly!
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No, no, i can do without that.” well that's silly! why should you have
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To do without it when god
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To do without it when god wants to provide it for you?
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To do without it when god wants to provide it for you? see, i know the difference now
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Wants to provide it for you? see, i know the difference now in just being a religious
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See, i know the difference now in just being a religious churchgoer and being a real
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In just being a religious churchgoer and being a real christian who's livin' the life
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Churchgoer and being a real christian who's livin' the life that jesus died for you to have.
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Christian who's livin' the life that jesus died for you to have. >> [audience applauding]
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That jesus died for you to have. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: paul made
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: paul made this statement.
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>> joyce: paul made this statement. he said, “i'm going to take
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This statement. he said, “i'm going to take hold of the things for
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He said, “i'm going to take hold of the things for which he took hold of me.”
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Hold of the things for which he took hold of me.” i love that!
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Which he took hold of me.” i love that! see, and we ought to love
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I love that! see, and we ought to love jesus enough to do all
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See, and we ought to love jesus enough to do all we can to take hold of what
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Jesus enough to do all we can to take hold of what he died for us to have.
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We can to take hold of what he died for us to have. and it wasn't just so you
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He died for us to have. and it wasn't just so you could go to heaven.
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And it wasn't just so you could go to heaven. he came that we might have life
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Could go to heaven. he came that we might have life and have it more abundantly.
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He came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and he wants
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>> joyce: and he wants you to enjoy your life.
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>> joyce: and he wants you to enjoy your life. and i re-upped my decision
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You to enjoy your life. and i re-upped my decision this week.
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And i re-upped my decision this week. i don't know how many years
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This week. i don't know how many years i've got left, but i'm gonna
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I don't know how many years i've got left, but i'm gonna enjoy every day of it!
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I've got left, but i'm gonna enjoy every day of it! >> [audience cheering]
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Enjoy every day of it! >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and you know,
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and you know, the world is mean and people
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>> joyce: and you know, the world is mean and people are mean, and sometimes you--
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The world is mean and people are mean, and sometimes you-- a lot of you, you're never
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Are mean, and sometimes you-- a lot of you, you're never gonna enjoy your life if you
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A lot of you, you're never gonna enjoy your life if you just don't make a decision
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Gonna enjoy your life if you just don't make a decision that you're going to.
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Just don't make a decision that you're going to. and if you don't like me,
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That you're going to. and if you don't like me, that's your problem.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and if you don't
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and if you don't agree with what i'm doing,
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>> joyce: and if you don't agree with what i'm doing, go talk to god about it.
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Agree with what i'm doing, go talk to god about it. don't talk about me to
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Go talk to god about it. don't talk about me to everybody else you know.
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Don't talk about me to everybody else you know. talk to god about it,
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Everybody else you know. talk to god about it, and tell him,
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Talk to god about it, and tell him, " if joyce is in the wrong,
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And tell him, " if joyce is in the wrong, then you correct her."
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" if joyce is in the wrong, then you correct her." he can get to me,
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Then you correct her." he can get to me, not your friends.
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He can get to me, not your friends. amen?
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Not your friends. amen? >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: god loves us so much,
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>> joyce: god loves us so much, "...while we were still
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>> joyce: god loves us so much, "...while we were still yet sinners..."
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"...while we were still yet sinners..." and, you know, we get
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Yet sinners..." and, you know, we get so used to talking about
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Jesus died on the cross.
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Jesus died on the cross. and you ought to take about
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Jesus died on the cross. and you ought to take about five minutes once a week,
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And you ought to take about five minutes once a week, and just really think about
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Five minutes once a week, and just really think about what he went through.
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He took on every sin
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He took on every sin that ever had been or ever
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He took on every sin that ever had been or ever would be committed.
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That ever had been or ever would be committed. and he killed sin on that cross.
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Would be committed. and he killed sin on that cross. he killed the power
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And he killed sin on that cross. he killed the power of it on that cross.
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He killed the power of it on that cross. >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: study romans 6,
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>> joyce: study romans 6, until you can understand it.
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>> joyce: study romans 6, until you can understand it. when he died, we died.
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Until you can understand it. when he died, we died. when he was raised,
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When he died, we died. when he was raised, we were raised.
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When he was raised, we were raised. i got two lives.
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We were raised. i got two lives. i got this one and i've got
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I got two lives. i got this one and i've got a spiritual life.
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I got this one and i've got a spiritual life. >> [audience applauding]
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A spiritual life. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the bible says
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the bible says i'm seated in heavenly places,
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>> joyce: the bible says i'm seated in heavenly places, but i'm here on this platform.
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I'm seated in heavenly places, but i'm here on this platform. but see, inside me, i'm seated
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But i'm here on this platform. but see, inside me, i'm seated in heavenly places.
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But see, inside me, i'm seated in heavenly places. inside me, i got the victory.
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In heavenly places. inside me, i got the victory. even when i don't have
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Inside me, i got the victory. even when i don't have the victory in the natural,
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Even when i don't have the victory in the natural, i've got the victory.
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The victory in the natural, i've got the victory. and that means i'll get
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I've got the victory. and that means i'll get the victory in the natural,
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And that means i'll get the victory in the natural, because i've got it inside.
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The victory in the natural, because i've got it inside. >> [audience cheering]
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Because i've got it inside. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you gotta get
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It inside before you're
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It inside before you're gonna get it on the outside.
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It inside before you're gonna get it on the outside. >> [audience applauding]
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Gonna get it on the outside. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? hey, it's time to get back
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>> joyce: amen? hey, it's time to get back to faith, and walking in faith,
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Hey, it's time to get back to faith, and walking in faith, and walking your faith out.
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To faith, and walking in faith, and walking your faith out. if you don't want any
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And walking your faith out. if you don't want any better life, at least
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If you don't want any better life, at least want one for jesus' sake.
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Better life, at least want one for jesus' sake. amen?
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Want one for jesus' sake. amen? you know what the kingdom is?
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Amen? you know what the kingdom is? it's righteousness, knowing
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You know what the kingdom is? it's righteousness, knowing who you are in christ,
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It's righteousness, knowing who you are in christ, knowing that he loves you.
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Who you are in christ, knowing that he loves you. all the things that we've been
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Knowing that he loves you. all the things that we've been talking about this weekend.
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All the things that we've been talking about this weekend. knowing those things,
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Talking about this weekend. knowing those things, and being confident.
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And not having to be afraid
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And not having to be afraid all the time.
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And not having to be afraid all the time. "the kingdom of god
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All the time. "the kingdom of god is not meat and drink;
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"the kingdom of god is not meat and drink; but it is righteousness,
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Is not meat and drink; but it is righteousness, peace, and joy
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But it is righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy ghost."
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Peace, and joy in the holy ghost." and when you have peace,
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In the holy ghost." and when you have peace, and when you have joy, and you
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Know who you are in christ,
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Know who you are in christ, life gets good.
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Know who you are in christ, life gets good. i'm gonna say it one more time.
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Life gets good. i'm gonna say it one more time. i gave people things
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I'm gonna say it one more time. i gave people things to get them to love me,
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I gave people things to get them to love me, not because i loved them.
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To get them to love me, not because i loved them. so make sure you're
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Not because i loved them. so make sure you're not doing that.
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So make sure you're not doing that. i made excuses for
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Not doing that. i made excuses for my bad behavior.
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I made excuses for my bad behavior. do we need to talk about
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My bad behavior. do we need to talk about excuses tonight?
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Do we need to talk about excuses tonight? it was always somebody
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Excuses tonight? it was always somebody else's fault.
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I always blamed somebody else.
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I always blamed somebody else. you know, the israelites
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I always blamed somebody else. you know, the israelites spent 40 years trying
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You know, the israelites spent 40 years trying to make an 11-day trip.
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Spent 40 years trying to make an 11-day trip. been there, done that.
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To make an 11-day trip. been there, done that. >> [audience laughing]
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Been there, done that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and god gave
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and god gave me some revelation about
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>> joyce: and god gave me some revelation about that many years ago.
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Me some revelation about that many years ago. they always--it was all
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That many years ago. they always--it was all their enemies, the hittites,
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They always--it was all their enemies, the hittites, the girgashites, the itesites.
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Their enemies, the hittites, the girgashites, the itesites. >> [audience laughing]
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The girgashites, the itesites. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you know, we've all got our own.
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There's the bad boss-ites,
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There's the bad boss-ites, and the bad neighbor-ites,
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There's the bad boss-ites, and the bad neighbor-ites, and the poverty-ites,
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And the bad neighbor-ites, and the poverty-ites, and you know, on and on.
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And the poverty-ites, and you know, on and on. >> joyce: but you know,
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And you know, on and on. >> joyce: but you know, what really was their problem?
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>> joyce: but you know, what really was their problem? now, i haven't taught
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What really was their problem? now, i haven't taught this in a long time.
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Now, i haven't taught this in a long time. i may have to get this out.
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This in a long time. i may have to get this out. they blamed moses for
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I may have to get this out. they blamed moses for everything that went wrong.
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They blamed moses for everything that went wrong. they felt sorry for themselves.
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Everything that went wrong. they felt sorry for themselves. every time it got hard,
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They felt sorry for themselves. every time it got hard, they wanted to run back to egypt
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Every time it got hard, they wanted to run back to egypt where they had their onions,
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They wanted to run back to egypt where they had their onions, and their garlic,
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Where they had their onions, and their garlic, and their leeks,
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And their garlic, and their leeks, whatever those were.
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And their leeks, whatever those were. none of them sound
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Whatever those were. none of them sound too inviting to me.
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I think i'd rather press
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I think i'd rather press onto the good land
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I think i'd rather press onto the good land with milk and honey.
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Onto the good land with milk and honey. amen?
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With milk and honey. amen? >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and that
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>> joyce: and that was my problem.
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>> joyce: and that was my problem. it wasn't that i couldn't
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Was my problem. it wasn't that i couldn't get over my past, but i had
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It wasn't that i couldn't get over my past, but i had to quit feeling sorry for
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Get over my past, but i had to quit feeling sorry for myself, and i had to stop making
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To quit feeling sorry for myself, and i had to stop making excuses, i had to stop blaming
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Myself, and i had to stop making excuses, i had to stop blaming it on everybody else.
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The bible says in,
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The bible says in, john 8:31 and 32, "if you
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The bible says in, john 8:31 and 32, "if you continue in my word, then are
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John 8:31 and 32, "if you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed; and you
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Continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed; and you will know the truth, and the
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You my disciples indeed; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."
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Will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." >> [audience cheering]
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Truth will make you free." >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: but it's not
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: but it's not the truth about somebody
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>> joyce: but it's not the truth about somebody else that will make you free.
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'cause you can't change them.
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'cause you can't change them. we can all see what's wrong
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'cause you can't change them. we can all see what's wrong with everybody else.
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We can all see what's wrong with everybody else. i mean, i tried to change
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With everybody else. i mean, i tried to change dave for so long.
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I mean, i tried to change dave for so long. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: i tried to change
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>> joyce: i tried to change my kids.
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>> joyce: i tried to change my kids. i always had a project.
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My kids. i always had a project. i always had somebody
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I always had a project. i always had somebody on the molding wheel
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I always had somebody on the molding wheel trying to turn 'em into what
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On the molding wheel trying to turn 'em into what i thought they should be.
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And it didn't work.
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And it didn't work. it won't work.
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And it didn't work. it won't work. whoever you're trying to change,
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It won't work. whoever you're trying to change, you can stop it right now,
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Whoever you're trying to change, you can stop it right now, because it won't work.
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You can stop it right now, because it won't work. you're just wasting your time.
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Because it won't work. you're just wasting your time. you say, "well, i just can't
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You're just wasting your time. you say, "well, i just can't stand it if they don't change!"
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You say, "well, i just can't stand it if they don't change!" well, yeah, you can just stop
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Stand it if they don't change!" well, yeah, you can just stop focusing on everything
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Well, yeah, you can just stop focusing on everything that's wrong with them,
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Focusing on everything that's wrong with them, and tend to your own stuff.
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That's wrong with them, and tend to your own stuff. amen.
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And tend to your own stuff. amen. >> [audience applauding]
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Amen. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, apply
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, apply the word to you, not to somebody
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>> joyce: you know, apply the word to you, not to somebody else that you wish would've
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The word to you, not to somebody else that you wish would've come with you tonight.
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Else that you wish would've come with you tonight. boy, i know some of you thought,
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Come with you tonight. boy, i know some of you thought, oh, i wish so and so would
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Boy, i know some of you thought, oh, i wish so and so would be here tonight to hear this.
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Oh, i wish so and so would be here tonight to hear this. well, so and so is not here,
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Be here tonight to hear this. well, so and so is not here, but you are.
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Well, so and so is not here, but you are. >> [audience laughing]
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But you are. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, it is so hard
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, it is so hard to face the truth
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>> joyce: oh, it is so hard to face the truth about yourself.
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To face the truth about yourself. i mean, god opened my eyes
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About yourself. i mean, god opened my eyes and showed me what
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I mean, god opened my eyes and showed me what it was like to live with me,
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And showed me what it was like to live with me, and i cried for three days.
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It was like to live with me, and i cried for three days. >> [audience laughing]
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And i cried for three days. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, i was just wretched.
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>> joyce: i mean, i was just wretched. i was just hard to get
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I was just wretched. i was just hard to get along with and hateful.
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I was just hard to get along with and hateful. and i tell you what,
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Along with and hateful. and i tell you what, i am so sweet now.
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And i tell you what, i am so sweet now. >> [audience laughing]
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I am so sweet now. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, you probably
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, you probably don't see it when i'm up here
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>> joyce: now, you probably don't see it when i'm up here yelling at you...
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Don't see it when i'm up here yelling at you... >> [audience laughing]
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Yelling at you... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if we were just
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if we were just in private, you'd see that
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>> joyce: if we were just in private, you'd see that i would be really sweet.
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In private, you'd see that i would be really sweet. and actually, the truth is,
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I would be really sweet. and actually, the truth is, i'm being sweet to you now
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And actually, the truth is, i'm being sweet to you now by telling you the truth.
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I'm being sweet to you now by telling you the truth. >> [audience applauding]
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By telling you the truth. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because a lot
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because a lot of people won't do that.
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>> joyce: because a lot of people won't do that. they're gonna dance around it.
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Of people won't do that. they're gonna dance around it. cause they want you to come
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They're gonna dance around it. cause they want you to come back and give another offering,
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Cause they want you to come back and give another offering, so they're gonna feed you sugar,
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Back and give another offering, so they're gonna feed you sugar, milk toast and sugar.
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So they're gonna feed you sugar, milk toast and sugar. unh-uh, i give out
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Milk toast and sugar. unh-uh, i give out meat and vegetables.
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Unh-uh, i give out meat and vegetables. >> [audience cheering]
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Meat and vegetables. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen.
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen. and i throw a little dessert
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>> joyce: amen. and i throw a little dessert in every once in a while.
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And i throw a little dessert in every once in a while. but you can't live on dessert.
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In every once in a while. but you can't live on dessert. >> joyce: see, i went to church
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But you can't live on dessert. >> joyce: see, i went to church for years and i heard
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>> joyce: see, i went to church for years and i heard great doctrines.
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For years and i heard great doctrines. i'm thankful that
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Great doctrines. i'm thankful that i'm solid doctrinally.
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I'm thankful that i'm solid doctrinally. but nobody was teaching me.
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I'm solid doctrinally. but nobody was teaching me. i don't ever--and i probably
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But nobody was teaching me. i don't ever--and i probably just missed it.
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I don't ever--and i probably just missed it. but i don't ever even remember
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Just missed it. but i don't ever even remember hearing a message
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But i don't ever even remember hearing a message on forgiveness,
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Hearing a message on forgiveness, forgiving people.
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On forgiveness, forgiving people. people need to be taught
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Forgiving people. people need to be taught how to live.
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People need to be taught how to live. they need to be taught how
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How to live. they need to be taught how to get along with other people.
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They need to be taught how to get along with other people. and how to be thankful.
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And how to press
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And how to press through hard things.
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And how to press through hard things. it says in deuteronomy that
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Through hard things. it says in deuteronomy that what god tells us to do,
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It says in deuteronomy that what god tells us to do, is not too hard.
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What god tells us to do, is not too hard. it's not too hard.
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Is not too hard. it's not too hard. anything that god asks you
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It's not too hard. anything that god asks you to do, he will give you the
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Grace and the power to do it.
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Grace and the power to do it. you think it was easy for dave
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Grace and the power to do it. you think it was easy for dave to live with me the first,
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You think it was easy for dave to live with me the first, i don't know, probably
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To live with me the first, i don't know, probably 10 years at least.
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I don't know, probably 10 years at least. it was probably a nightmare.
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10 years at least. it was probably a nightmare. and then it gradually
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It was probably a nightmare. and then it gradually got better and better.
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And then it gradually got better and better. now it's so good, it's like...
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Got better and better. now it's so good, it's like... >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: it is just amazing!
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>> joyce: it is just amazing! i tell you, the wife that
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>> joyce: it is just amazing! i tell you, the wife that he has now is...mhh.
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I tell you, the wife that he has now is...mhh. >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: amen?
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>> joyce: amen? lord, i got so many things
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>> joyce: amen? lord, i got so many things in my heart tonight.
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Lord, i got so many things in my heart tonight. i don't know which direction
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In my heart tonight. i don't know which direction to go, or rather just
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I don't know which direction to go, or rather just sit down and shut up.
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To go, or rather just sit down and shut up. >> [audience responding]
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Sit down and shut up. >> [audience responding] >> joyce: what causes rejection?
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>> [audience responding] >> joyce: what causes rejection? rejection is a multifaceted
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>> joyce: what causes rejection? rejection is a multifaceted experience with diverse causes,
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Rejection is a multifaceted experience with diverse causes, encompassing both external
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Experience with diverse causes, encompassing both external events and internal factors.
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Encompassing both external events and internal factors. some people have
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Events and internal factors. some people have a rejection sensitivity.
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Some people have a rejection sensitivity. a heightened sensitivity
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A rejection sensitivity. a heightened sensitivity to perceived rejection can
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A heightened sensitivity to perceived rejection can be triggered by various
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To perceived rejection can be triggered by various childhood experiences.
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That means some people are
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That means some people are born genetically--they're
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That means some people are born genetically--they're more emotional, and more,
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Born genetically--they're more emotional, and more, "you hurt my feelings."
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More emotional, and more, "you hurt my feelings." and they're more touchy,
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"you hurt my feelings." and they're more touchy, they get their feelings
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And they're more touchy, they get their feelings hurt easier.
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They get their feelings hurt easier. and so, when they're born
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Like that, they're gonna always
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Like that, they're gonna always go in that direction until,
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Like that, they're gonna always go in that direction until, they learn how to control that
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Go in that direction until, they learn how to control that by the power of the holy spirit.
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They learn how to control that by the power of the holy spirit. i have a lot of things i have
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By the power of the holy spirit. i have a lot of things i have to have the power of the holy
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I have a lot of things i have to have the power of the holy spirit to control.
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To have the power of the holy spirit to control. we all do.
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Spirit to control. we all do. it can be triggered by various
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We all do. it can be triggered by various childhood experiences,
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It can be triggered by various childhood experiences, genetic predispositions,
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Childhood experiences, genetic predispositions, mental health conditions,
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Genetic predispositions, mental health conditions, and life experiences.
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Mental health conditions, and life experiences. additionally, rejection can stem
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And life experiences. additionally, rejection can stem from unresolved past trauma.
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Additionally, rejection can stem from unresolved past trauma. you know, i never thought about,
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From unresolved past trauma. you know, i never thought about, that so many of the things that
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You know, i never thought about, that so many of the things that happened to me were traumatic.
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That so many of the things that happened to me were traumatic. i just never used
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Happened to me were traumatic. i just never used that terminology.
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I just never used that terminology. but i just--i read a book
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That terminology. but i just--i read a book recently about how
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But i just--i read a book recently about how we're traumatized
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Recently about how we're traumatized by so many things and that,
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We're traumatized by so many things and that, that has to be dealt with,
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By so many things and that, that has to be dealt with, that has to be healed.
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And as i said, i'm--
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And as i said, i'm-- with the help of a great
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And as i said, i'm-- with the help of a great editor and writer,
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With the help of a great editor and writer, i'm writing my autobiography.
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Editor and writer, i'm writing my autobiography. and i mean, writing it all out,
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I'm writing my autobiography. and i mean, writing it all out, and looking back at everything
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And i mean, writing it all out, and looking back at everything i went through, there is no way
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And looking back at everything i went through, there is no way that i could be standing here
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I went through, there is no way that i could be standing here sane, if it wasn't for god.
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That i could be standing here sane, if it wasn't for god. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and i can actually
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>> joyce: and i can actually tell you now, i don't feel
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>> joyce: and i can actually tell you now, i don't feel sorry for myself because
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Tell you now, i don't feel sorry for myself because it happened to me.
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Sorry for myself because it happened to me. i prayed.
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It happened to me. i prayed. i prayed my father would die,
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I prayed. i prayed my father would die, he didn't.
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I prayed my father would die, he didn't. i prayed my mother would
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He didn't. i prayed my mother would leave him, she didn't.
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I prayed my mother would leave him, she didn't. i prayed he would stop
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Leave him, she didn't. i prayed he would stop what he was doing.
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I prayed he would stop what he was doing. when my mother was pregnant
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What he was doing. when my mother was pregnant with what turned out to be
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When my mother was pregnant with what turned out to be my brother, i prayed she'd
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With what turned out to be my brother, i prayed she'd be a girl, and that my dad
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My brother, i prayed she'd be a girl, and that my dad would like her better than me.
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Be a girl, and that my dad would like her better than me. i prayed a whole bunch of stuff
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Would like her better than me. i prayed a whole bunch of stuff that wasn't really very godly.
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But i just wanted out
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But i just wanted out of the situation!
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But i just wanted out of the situation! i reached out to an aunt
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Of the situation! i reached out to an aunt and uncle and asked them
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I reached out to an aunt and uncle and asked them to help me, and they didn't
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And uncle and asked them to help me, and they didn't wanna get involved.
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To help me, and they didn't wanna get involved. the police caught my dad one
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Wanna get involved. the police caught my dad one time, and instead of helping,
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I thought, “finally,
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I thought, “finally, i'm gettin' some help!”
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I thought, “finally, i'm gettin' some help!” instead of helping me,
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I'm gettin' some help!” instead of helping me, they told him, “well, if you'll
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Instead of helping me, they told him, “well, if you'll just let us have her for
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They told him, “well, if you'll just let us have her for a while, we'll let you go.”
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Just let us have her for a while, we'll let you go.” they got a call on the radio
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A while, we'll let you go.” they got a call on the radio and had to leave.
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They got a call on the radio and had to leave. so, thank god i missed that one.
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And had to leave. so, thank god i missed that one. but i decided, “nobody's
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So, thank god i missed that one. but i decided, “nobody's gonna help me!”
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But i decided, “nobody's gonna help me!” i was like, “nobody's
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Gonna help me!” i was like, “nobody's gonna help me.”
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I was like, “nobody's gonna help me.” so, you know,
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Gonna help me.” so, you know, the next decision i made?
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So, you know, the next decision i made? i'm gonna survive.
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The next decision i made? i'm gonna survive. >> [audience applauding]
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I'm gonna survive. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: nobody's gonna
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: nobody's gonna help me, but i'm gonna survive.
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>> joyce: nobody's gonna help me, but i'm gonna survive. and i know god had
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Help me, but i'm gonna survive. and i know god had to put this in me.
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And i know god had to put this in me. i was born again
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To put this in me. i was born again when i was nine.
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I was born again when i was nine. i didn't know anything,
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When i was nine. i didn't know anything, so i still didn't live
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I didn't know anything, so i still didn't live in any victory.
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So i still didn't live in any victory. but god was with
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In any victory. but god was with me in a different way
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But god was with me in a different way from that time on.
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Me in a different way from that time on. and it was around the age
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From that time on. and it was around the age of nine, i made this decision
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And it was around the age of nine, i made this decision that i was gonna survive.
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Of nine, i made this decision that i was gonna survive. and i remember laying
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That i was gonna survive. and i remember laying in bed at night, and this
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And i remember laying in bed at night, and this could only have been god.
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In bed at night, and this could only have been god. and i would think, “someday
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Could only have been god. and i would think, “someday i'm gonna do something great.”
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And i would think, “someday i'm gonna do something great.” >> [audience applauding]
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I'm gonna do something great.” >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know what?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know what? you can lay in your bed tonight
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>> joyce: and you know what? you can lay in your bed tonight and you can, on purpose,
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You can lay in your bed tonight and you can, on purpose, think the same thing.
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And you can, on purpose, think the same thing. >> [audience applauding]
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Think the same thing. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: no matter what kind
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: no matter what kind of mess you've got in your life
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>> joyce: no matter what kind of mess you've got in your life right now, you can say,
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Of mess you've got in your life right now, you can say, "i'm gonna survive this.
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Right now, you can say, "i'm gonna survive this. god's gonna work it out
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"i'm gonna survive this. god's gonna work it out for good.
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God's gonna work it out for good. and someday i'm gonna
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For good. and someday i'm gonna do something great with my life.
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And someday i'm gonna do something great with my life. the devil is not going to win!"
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Do something great with my life. the devil is not going to win!" >> [audience applauding]
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The devil is not going to win!" >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen!
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen! don't let him win.
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Rejection is extremely painful.
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Rejection is extremely painful. it makes you feel that you have
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Rejection is extremely painful. it makes you feel that you have no value or that you're flawed.
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It makes you feel that you have no value or that you're flawed. but god chooses and uses
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No value or that you're flawed. but god chooses and uses the foolish things of the world.
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But god chooses and uses the foolish things of the world. you probably know these
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The foolish things of the world. you probably know these scriptures, but if you
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You probably know these scriptures, but if you really look at this.
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Scriptures, but if you really look at this. 1 corinthians 1:27-29,
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Really look at this. 1 corinthians 1:27-29, "god selected
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1 corinthians 1:27-29, "god selected (deliberately chose)..."
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"god selected (deliberately chose)..." god didn't just get stuck
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(deliberately chose)..." god didn't just get stuck with me, he chose me.
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And he's not--you know, like,
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And he's not--you know, like, the next day after he called
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And he's not--you know, like, the next day after he called me he says, "oh man,
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The next day after he called me he says, "oh man, i forgot--i didn't realize
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Me he says, "oh man, i forgot--i didn't realize she was a woman."
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I forgot--i didn't realize she was a woman." >> [audience laughing]
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She was a woman." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, people told
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, people told me i couldn't do this
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>> joyce: see, people told me i couldn't do this because i was a woman.
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Me i couldn't do this because i was a woman. well, guess what?
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Because i was a woman. well, guess what? i don't know where they're at,
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Well, guess what? i don't know where they're at, but i'm still here.
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I don't know where they're at, but i'm still here. >> [audience applauding]
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But i'm still here. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? and then they told me that
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>> joyce: amen? and then they told me that i couldn't do it because
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And then they told me that i couldn't do it because i didn't have the necessary
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I couldn't do it because i didn't have the necessary qualifications.
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I didn't have the necessary qualifications. i had not been to seminary.
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Qualifications. i had not been to seminary. i did not get to go to college.
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I had not been to seminary. i did not get to go to college. i was a woman with a broken
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I did not get to go to college. i was a woman with a broken past that hardly knew which
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I was a woman with a broken past that hardly knew which end was up half the time.
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Past that hardly knew which end was up half the time. and god calls me to teach
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End was up half the time. and god calls me to teach his word.
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And god calls me to teach his word. and i started teaching
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His word. and i started teaching the bible, smoking one cigarette
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And i started teaching the bible, smoking one cigarette after another in short shorts.
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The bible, smoking one cigarette after another in short shorts. >> [audience applauding]
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After another in short shorts. >> [audience applauding] >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience applauding] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: have to fan
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: have to fan the smoke out of the room
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>> joyce: have to fan the smoke out of the room to see the people.
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The smoke out of the room to see the people. now see, some of you,
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To see the people. now see, some of you, if you got a religious spirit,
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Now see, some of you, if you got a religious spirit, you're gonna say, "i don't
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If you got a religious spirit, you're gonna say, "i don't believe that god would anoint
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You're gonna say, "i don't believe that god would anoint anybody that would
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Believe that god would anoint anybody that would try to smoke cigarettes,
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Anybody that would try to smoke cigarettes, and wear short shorts,
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Try to smoke cigarettes, and wear short shorts, and teach the bible."
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And wear short shorts, and teach the bible." >> [audience laughing]
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And teach the bible." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, god didn't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, god didn't just see where i was at then,
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>> joyce: well, god didn't just see where i was at then, he saw where i would
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Just see where i was at then, he saw where i would be if he would work with me.
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He saw where i would be if he would work with me. >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: and see the minute
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>> joyce: and see the minute you make your mind up,
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>> joyce: and see the minute you make your mind up, that you're gonna be all
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You make your mind up, that you're gonna be all that god wants you to be,
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That you're gonna be all that god wants you to be, no matter how hard
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That god wants you to be, no matter how hard you have to fight,
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No matter how hard you have to fight, no matter how long it takes.
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You have to fight, no matter how long it takes. god says, “now, that's
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No matter how long it takes. god says, “now, that's somebody i can work with.”
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God says, “now, that's somebody i can work with.” >> [audience applauding]
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Somebody i can work with.” >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: “that's somebody
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: “that's somebody i can work with.”
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>> joyce: “that's somebody i can work with.” >> audience members:
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I can work with.” >> audience members: i love you, joyce!
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>> audience members: i love you, joyce! love you!
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I love you, joyce! love you! >> joyce: i love you more.
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Love you! >> joyce: i love you more. that's why i'm still taking
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>> joyce: i love you more. that's why i'm still taking my healthy body around doing...
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That's why i'm in the gym
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That's why i'm in the gym three days a week pumping iron.
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That's why i'm in the gym three days a week pumping iron. >> [audience cheering]
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Three days a week pumping iron. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: most days i don't
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: most days i don't wanna go down there.
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>> joyce: most days i don't wanna go down there. but god told me, “if you don't
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Wanna go down there. but god told me, “if you don't do this, you're not gonna
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But god told me, “if you don't do this, you're not gonna be strong for the last
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Do this, you're not gonna be strong for the last third of your journey.”
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Be strong for the last third of your journey.” and you know what?
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Third of your journey.” and you know what? i've decided i'm gonna finish.
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And you know what? i've decided i'm gonna finish. >> [audience cheering]
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I've decided i'm gonna finish. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i didn't get a good
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i didn't get a good start in life, but i'm gonna
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>> joyce: i didn't get a good start in life, but i'm gonna have a great finish!
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Start in life, but i'm gonna have a great finish! >> [audience cheering]
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Have a great finish! >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and you can make
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and you can make that same decision tonight.
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>> joyce: and you can make that same decision tonight. you're gonna have
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That same decision tonight. you're gonna have a great finish.
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>> joyce: and just look
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>> joyce: and just look at this, "god selected
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>> joyce: and just look at this, "god selected (deliberately chose) what
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At this, "god selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish
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(deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame,
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In the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the world calls weak
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To put the wise to shame, and what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame.
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And what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame. and god selected (deliberately
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To put the strong to shame. and god selected (deliberately chose) what in the world
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And god selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is lowborn and insignificant
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Chose) what in the world is lowborn and insignificant and branded and treated
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Is lowborn and insignificant and branded and treated with contempt, even the things
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And branded and treated with contempt, even the things that are nothing, that he might
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With contempt, even the things that are nothing, that he might depose and bring to nothing
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That are nothing, that he might depose and bring to nothing the things that are,
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Depose and bring to nothing the things that are, so that no mortal man
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The things that are, so that no mortal man should [have pretense
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So that no mortal man should [have pretense for glorying and] boast
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Should [have pretense for glorying and] boast in the presence of god."
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For glorying and] boast in the presence of god." if anybody knows that they
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In the presence of god." if anybody knows that they don't deserve to be standing
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Behind a pulpit, which to me,
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Behind a pulpit, which to me, this is a holy place,
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Behind a pulpit, which to me, this is a holy place, it would be me.
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This is a holy place, it would be me. there would be no reason
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It would be me. there would be no reason for god to choose me.
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There would be no reason for god to choose me. other than i was willing
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For god to choose me. other than i was willing to work with him, and i was
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Other than i was willing to work with him, and i was willing to go through
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To work with him, and i was willing to go through what it took to get from
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Willing to go through what it took to get from where i was, to where i am.
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What it took to get from where i was, to where i am. and i've already told you,
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Where i was, to where i am. and i've already told you, it's taken 50 years.
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And i've already told you, it's taken 50 years. now, you may not be up for that.
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It's taken 50 years. now, you may not be up for that. you're like, "nah, i'm gonna
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Now, you may not be up for that. you're like, "nah, i'm gonna have to have a quicker
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You're like, "nah, i'm gonna have to have a quicker program than that."
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Have to have a quicker program than that." >> [audience laughing]
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Program than that." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, maybe you don't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, maybe you don't have as much wrong with you
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>> joyce: well, maybe you don't have as much wrong with you as i had wrong with me.
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Have as much wrong with you as i had wrong with me. that's a possibility.
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As i had wrong with me. that's a possibility. 'cause i had a lot of stuff,
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That's a possibility. 'cause i had a lot of stuff, lot of stuff.
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'cause i had a lot of stuff, lot of stuff. but i'm kind of bullheaded,
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Lot of stuff. but i'm kind of bullheaded, you know, and so when i make
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But i'm kind of bullheaded, you know, and so when i make my mind up to do something,
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You know, and so when i make my mind up to do something, i generally do it.
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My mind up to do something, i generally do it. people always tell me,
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I generally do it. people always tell me, "you need to be careful.
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People always tell me, "you need to be careful. you need to be careful!
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"you need to be careful. you need to be careful! you know, you're getting older
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You need to be careful! you know, you're getting older now, you need to be careful.
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You know, you're getting older now, you need to be careful. hold onto the rails...
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Now, you need to be careful. hold onto the rails... i'm like, "leave me alone."
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Hold onto the rails... i'm like, "leave me alone." >> [audience laughing]
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I'm like, "leave me alone." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? a few weeks ago, i got
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>> joyce: amen? a few weeks ago, i got up in the middle of the night
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A few weeks ago, i got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom.
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Up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom. didn't have any lights on.
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To go to the bathroom. didn't have any lights on. i went to--
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Didn't have any lights on. i went to-- sat down and missed the toilet.
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I went to-- sat down and missed the toilet. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and i ended up between
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>> joyce: and i ended up between the commode and the wall.
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>> joyce: and i ended up between the commode and the wall. >> [audience laughing]
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The commode and the wall. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it was a pretty tight space.
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>> joyce: and it was a pretty tight space. >> [audience laughing]
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A pretty tight space. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and thank god,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and thank god, i knocked over the toilet
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>> joyce: and thank god, i knocked over the toilet paper holder.
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I knocked over the toilet paper holder. and dave came running
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Paper holder. and dave came running in there and...
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And dave came running in there and... "what are you doing?"
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In there and... "what are you doing?" i said, "i just--i fell."
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"what are you doing?" i said, "i just--i fell." "are you hurt?"
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I said, "i just--i fell." "are you hurt?" i said, "no, i mean,
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"are you hurt?" i said, "no, i mean, just get me up."
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I said, "no, i mean, just get me up." >> [audience laughing]
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Just get me up." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: yeah, went to sit
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: yeah, went to sit on the toilet, missed it,
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>> joyce: yeah, went to sit on the toilet, missed it, and fell between
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On the toilet, missed it, and fell between the toilet and the wall.
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And fell between the toilet and the wall. but i--here i am.
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The toilet and the wall. but i--here i am. i'm still here.
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But i--here i am. i'm still here. >> [audience cheering]
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I'm still here. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen!
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen! >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: amen! >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i think it's funny.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i think it's funny. and, you know, my memory's not
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>> joyce: i think it's funny. and, you know, my memory's not quite as good as it used to be,
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And, you know, my memory's not quite as good as it used to be, but the stuff i forget don't
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Quite as good as it used to be, but the stuff i forget don't really matter anyway.
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But the stuff i forget don't really matter anyway. >> [audience laughing]
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Really matter anyway. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i remember the word.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i remember the word. >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: i remember the word. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i remember
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i remember my messages.
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>> joyce: i remember my messages. i remember what god's
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My messages. i remember what god's done for me.
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I remember what god's done for me. amen?
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But, you know, somebody can tell
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But, you know, somebody can tell me something and five minutes
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But, you know, somebody can tell me something and five minutes later, i might not be able
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Me something and five minutes later, i might not be able to tell you what they said.
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Later, i might not be able to tell you what they said. i mean, my memory is--i'm gonna
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To tell you what they said. i mean, my memory is--i'm gonna talk to the doctor about it.
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I mean, my memory is--i'm gonna talk to the doctor about it. but, you know, whatever,
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Talk to the doctor about it. but, you know, whatever, i'm making it.
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But, you know, whatever, i'm making it. i remember what i need
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I'm making it. i remember what i need to remember, and that's
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I remember what i need to remember, and that's to tell you what to do,
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To remember, and that's to tell you what to do, and what not to do.
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To tell you what to do, and what not to do. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and you know what?
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>> joyce: and you know what? i don't feel bad
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>> joyce: and you know what? i don't feel bad about any of it.
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I don't feel bad about any of it. i've got a hearing aid
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About any of it. i've got a hearing aid for one ear.
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I've got a hearing aid for one ear. i missed the toilet
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For one ear. i missed the toilet and fell on the floor.
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I missed the toilet and fell on the floor. >> [audience laughing]
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And fell on the floor. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but you know what?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but you know what? i love jesus,
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>> joyce: but you know what? i love jesus, and i'm having so much fun.
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I love jesus, and i'm having so much fun. and i bet the devil just regrets
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And i'm having so much fun. and i bet the devil just regrets the day he ever abused me.
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And i bet the devil just regrets the day he ever abused me. >> [audience cheering]
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The day he ever abused me. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> male 1: my dad had an affair;
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>> male 1: my dad had an affair; blew up my mother's world.
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Blew up my mother's world. she was, you know,
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She was, you know, basically having
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Basically having a nervous breakdown.
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A nervous breakdown. and i didn't really
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And i didn't really understand at 12,
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Understand at 12, you know, all the rejection.
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You know, all the rejection. at that point,
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At that point, i just rejected god.
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I just rejected god.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, rejection is unavoidable.
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Rejection is unavoidable. it's not a matter of if,
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It's not a matter of if, but when.
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But when. in fact, even jesus dealt
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In fact, even jesus dealt with being rejected.
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With being rejected. >> ginger: and rejection hurts.
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>> ginger: and rejection hurts. but we don't have to remain
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But we don't have to remain trapped in the pain
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Trapped in the pain it has caused.
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It has caused. >> joyce: that's right.
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>> joyce: that's right. >> ginger: you see,
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>> ginger: you see, healing is a process,
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Healing is a process, but we can be made whole again.
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But we can be made whole again. and our book,
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And our book, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection," can help.
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Of rejection," can help. and here's the exciting part;
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And here's the exciting part; it's now an audiobook.
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It's now an audiobook. >> [joyce clapping]
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>> [joyce clapping] >> joyce: together,
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>> joyce: together, we bring each chapter to life
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We bring each chapter to life by reading it straight to you.
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By reading it straight to you. >> joyce reading: "god accepts
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>> joyce reading: "god accepts us and loves us
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Us and loves us unconditionally."
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Unconditionally." >> ginger reading: "to say i was
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>> ginger reading: "to say i was brokenhearted is a massive
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Brokenhearted is a massive understatement."
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Understatement." >> ginger: as you listen,
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>> ginger: as you listen, we want to help you move forward
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We want to help you move forward from the pain of rejection,
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From the pain of rejection, receive his healing,
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Receive his healing, and remind you of how
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And remind you of how faithful god is.
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Faithful god is. >> joyce: well, i'm so thankful
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>> joyce: well, i'm so thankful that god doesn't
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That god doesn't leave us in our pain,
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Leave us in our pain, but rather reveals
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But rather reveals to us his healing
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To us his healing through jesus.
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Through jesus. he can heal you
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He can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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Everywhere you hurt. >> announcer: we would
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>> announcer: we would like to send you joyce
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Like to send you joyce and ginger's audiobook,
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And ginger's audiobook, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." it's available to you right
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It's available to you right now for your gift of...
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Now for your gift of... or more.
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Or more. and today,
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And today, we'll also include
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We'll also include the "healing the wounds
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The "healing the wounds of rejection guided journal."
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Of rejection guided journal." >> female 1: we need
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>> female 1: we need books like this.
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Books like this. we need people like
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We need people like this and conversations
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This and conversations that allow us to open up
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That allow us to open up and talk about these issues.
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And talk about these issues. >> male 2: it really resonated
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>> male 2: it really resonated with me when i read that when
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With me when i read that when you're rejecting yourself,
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You're rejecting yourself, you're probably
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You're probably rejecting others.
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Rejecting others. >> female 2: i got to some
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>> female 2: i got to some parts and was like, "oh,
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Parts and was like, "oh, this does apply to me.
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This does apply to me. this applies a little bit
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This applies a little bit more frequently than
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More frequently than i was even aware of."
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I was even aware of." >> female 3: through this book,
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>> female 3: through this book, it's like, god goes,
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It's like, god goes, "no, i've always loved you.
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"no, i've always loved you. you are who i say you are."
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You are who i say you are." >> announcer: don't miss out
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>> announcer: don't miss out on this opportunity
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On this opportunity to listen, reflect, and track
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To listen, reflect, and track your healing journey.
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Your healing journey.
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Joyce and ginger's "healing
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Joyce and ginger's "healing the wounds of rejection"
00:24:37.265 --> 00:24:38.466
The wounds of rejection" audiobook and the "healing
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Audiobook and the "healing the wounds of rejection
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The wounds of rejection guided journal" is available
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Guided journal" is available for your gift of...
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For your gift of... or more.
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Or more. give us a call at...
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Give us a call at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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Joycemeyer.org. and remember,
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And remember, your gift allows us
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Your gift allows us to continue to share
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To continue to share the love of christ
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The love of christ around the world
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Around the world through all
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Through all of our outreaches.
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Of our outreaches.
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>> joyce: god loves you
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>> joyce: god loves you unconditionally and accepts
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Unconditionally and accepts you completely.
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>>[music]
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>>[music]
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>> joyce: studying god's word
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>> joyce: studying god's word strengthens us.
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Strengthens us. it brings us joy.
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It brings us joy. it brings us peace.
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It brings us peace. it teaches us who
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It teaches us who we are in christ.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: our stories,
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>> announcer: our stories, they matter.
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They matter. your gifts,
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Your gifts, your passions,
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Your passions, even your quirkiness,
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Even your quirkiness, they were designed
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They were designed with intention.
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With intention. he can use every twist
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He can use every twist and turn of your journey
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And turn of your journey to create something new.
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To create something new. out of brokenness--beauty.
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Out of brokenness--beauty. out of struggle--
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Out of struggle-- a life transformed.
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A life transformed. join us for the 2026 love life
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And discover how god can bring transformation
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Can bring transformation to your story.
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>> [music]
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>> [music]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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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 - Overcoming Rejection (Part 2)

May 24, 2026 | 27:29

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