Joyce Meyer - Patience

December 21, 2025 | 29:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Patience | December 21, 2025

>> joyce: pride is always
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>> joyce: pride is always behind impatience.
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>> joyce: pride is always behind impatience. we get impatient because
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Behind impatience. we get impatient because god's not moving fast enough,
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We get impatient because god's not moving fast enough, so we take over.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: we have an enemy
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>> joyce: we have an enemy and he hates us,
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>> joyce: we have an enemy and he hates us, and will do anything
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And he hates us, and will do anything to try and destroy us.
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And will do anything to try and destroy us. and he wants to--
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To try and destroy us. and he wants to-- wants you not to keep
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And he wants to-- wants you not to keep your mind on what you're
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Doing because if while
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Doing because if while i'm preaching here tonight,
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Doing because if while i'm preaching here tonight, if you go to the place where
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I'm preaching here tonight, if you go to the place where you're gonna go get your
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If you go to the place where you're gonna go get your hamburger when i'm done,
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You're gonna go get your hamburger when i'm done, whatever i said,
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Hamburger when i'm done, whatever i said, you totally missed it.
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Whatever i said, you totally missed it. i mean, it's amazing that
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You totally missed it. i mean, it's amazing that we can sit and be listening
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I mean, it's amazing that we can sit and be listening to somebody and totally
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We can sit and be listening to somebody and totally not hear what they're saying,
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To somebody and totally not hear what they're saying, because our mind has
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Not hear what they're saying, because our mind has gone somewhere else.
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Because our mind has gone somewhere else. so, we need to practice
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Gone somewhere else. so, we need to practice focusing more.
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So, we need to practice focusing more. so we used to,
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Focusing more. so we used to, "i rebuke the devil.
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So we used to, "i rebuke the devil. i rebuke the devil.
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"i rebuke the devil. i rebuke the devil. i rebuke you, satan.
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I rebuke the devil. i rebuke you, satan. i rebuke you."
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I rebuke you, satan. i rebuke you." and the lord spoke to me
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I rebuke you." and the lord spoke to me one time and he said,
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And the lord spoke to me one time and he said, "you don't need
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One time and he said, "you don't need to rebuke the devil.
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"you don't need to rebuke the devil. what you need to do is stop
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To rebuke the devil. what you need to do is stop acting like him when you're
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What you need to do is stop acting like him when you're having problems."
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Acting like him when you're having problems." >> [audience laughing]
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Having problems." >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: 'cause you see,
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>> joyce: 'cause you see, a lot of times when we're
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>> joyce: 'cause you see, a lot of times when we're having issues in our life--
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A lot of times when we're having issues in our life-- to be honest with you,
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Having issues in our life-- to be honest with you, you know one of the values
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To be honest with you, you know one of the values of having trouble
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You know one of the values of having trouble is when you're having trouble,
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Of having trouble is when you're having trouble, the real you shows up.
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Is when you're having trouble, the real you shows up. >> [audience laughing]
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The real you shows up. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: gosh, i would've
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: gosh, i would've waited a while longer to come,
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>> joyce: gosh, i would've waited a while longer to come, if i would've thought
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Waited a while longer to come, if i would've thought you were gonna be this quiet.
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If i would've thought you were gonna be this quiet. >> [audience laughing]
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You were gonna be this quiet. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: isn't that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: isn't that the truth though?
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>> joyce: isn't that the truth though? you know, you never
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The truth though? you know, you never know how juicy fruit
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You know, you never know how juicy fruit is till you squeeze it.
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Know how juicy fruit is till you squeeze it. >> [audience laughing]
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Is till you squeeze it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i remember i was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i remember i was hungry one day and i was out
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>> joyce: i remember i was hungry one day and i was out just running some errands,
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Hungry one day and i was out just running some errands, and i felt like i was hungry
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Just running some errands, and i felt like i was hungry for an orange.
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And i felt like i was hungry for an orange. and so i went in the grocery
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Store and boy,
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Store and boy, i picked out this orange.
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Store and boy, i picked out this orange. it was so--
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I picked out this orange. it was so-- such a good-looking orange.
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It was so-- such a good-looking orange. it was beautiful color,
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Such a good-looking orange. it was beautiful color, perfect size, perfect shape.
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It was beautiful color, perfect size, perfect shape. and when i went out in the car
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Perfect size, perfect shape. and when i went out in the car to eat my orange, that was
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And when i went out in the car to eat my orange, that was the driest, most tasteless
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To eat my orange, that was the driest, most tasteless orange i had ever had.
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The driest, most tasteless orange i had ever had. and that's what we don't
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Orange i had ever had. and that's what we don't wanna be like as christians.
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And that's what we don't wanna be like as christians. we don't wanna look like
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Wanna be like as christians. we don't wanna look like we've got it all together,
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We don't wanna look like we've got it all together, and then at the first
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We've got it all together, and then at the first sign of trouble,
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And then at the first sign of trouble, we fall apart
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Sign of trouble, we fall apart and start acting bad.
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We fall apart and start acting bad. so if you really wanna know how
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And start acting bad. so if you really wanna know how spiritually mature you are,
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So if you really wanna know how spiritually mature you are, ask yourself how you behave
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Spiritually mature you are, ask yourself how you behave when you don't get your way.
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Ask yourself how you behave when you don't get your way. how quick do you forgive
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When you don't get your way. how quick do you forgive somebody when they hurt you?
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How quick do you forgive somebody when they hurt you? you know, i'm practicing trying
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Somebody when they hurt you? you know, i'm practicing trying to forgive people while they're
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You know, i'm practicing trying to forgive people while they're still hurting my feelings.
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To forgive people while they're still hurting my feelings. just get good
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Still hurting my feelings. just get good at it and it's like--
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Just get good at it and it's like-- >> [audience applauding]
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At it and it's like-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "i've already--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "i've already-- just go ahead and do what
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>> joyce: "i've already-- just go ahead and do what you wanna do.
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Just go ahead and do what you wanna do. i've already decided
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You wanna do. i've already decided i'm gonna forgive you.
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I've already decided i'm gonna forgive you. it's already done."
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I'm gonna forgive you. it's already done." you know why?
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It's already done." you know why? because i'm not gonna
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You know why? because i'm not gonna let the devil steal
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Because i'm not gonna let the devil steal any more of my life.
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Let the devil steal any more of my life. >> [audience applauding]
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Any more of my life. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "you're keeping
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "you're keeping me angry and agitated."
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>> joyce: "you're keeping me angry and agitated." so if you are mad at anybody,
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Me angry and agitated." so if you are mad at anybody, you're angry at anybody,
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So if you are mad at anybody, you're angry at anybody, just forgive 'em tonight,
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You're angry at anybody, just forgive 'em tonight, get it over with
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Just forgive 'em tonight, get it over with and go on with your life.
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Get it over with and go on with your life. >> [audience applauding]
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And go on with your life. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know why
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know why people will pray
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>> joyce: and you know why people will pray the prayer of forgiveness?
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People will pray the prayer of forgiveness? they wanna forgive people,
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The prayer of forgiveness? they wanna forgive people, but then they don't feel
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They wanna forgive people, but then they don't feel any different toward them.
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But then they don't feel any different toward them. so then they think they
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Any different toward them. so then they think they haven't forgiven them,
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So then they think they haven't forgiven them, and they just keep going
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Haven't forgiven them, and they just keep going around and around.
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And they just keep going around and around. but see, you can forgive
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Around and around. but see, you can forgive somebody and still feel like
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But see, you can forgive somebody and still feel like you wanna knock 'em down.
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Somebody and still feel like you wanna knock 'em down. >> [audience laughing]
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You wanna knock 'em down. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you can!
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you can! you can do that.
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Who feels like forgiving
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Who feels like forgiving somebody who's really hurt
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Who feels like forgiving somebody who's really hurt them and mistreated them?
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Somebody who's really hurt them and mistreated them? see, we get too much on this,
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Them and mistreated them? see, we get too much on this, "well, i prayed to forgive
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See, we get too much on this, "well, i prayed to forgive and i just still get all
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"well, i prayed to forgive and i just still get all these yucky feelings
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And i just still get all these yucky feelings when i'm around them."
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These yucky feelings when i'm around them." you know my story from my past,
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When i'm around them." you know my story from my past, sexually abused by my dad.
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You know my story from my past, sexually abused by my dad. and my mother knew
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Sexually abused by my dad. and my mother knew what he was doing,
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And my mother knew what he was doing, and she wouldn't do anything
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What he was doing, and she wouldn't do anything about it because of fear.
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And she wouldn't do anything about it because of fear. and so, i was abused
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About it because of fear. and so, i was abused and abandoned.
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And so, i was abused and abandoned. and then god asked
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And abandoned. and then god asked us to take care of them
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And then god asked us to take care of them when they got older.
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Us to take care of them when they got older. well, i didn't wanna do that.
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When i first heard that,
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When i first heard that, i thought it was--
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When i first heard that, i thought it was-- i rebuked it.
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I thought it was-- i rebuked it. i said, "i rebuke you, devil."
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I rebuked it. i said, "i rebuke you, devil." >> [audience laughing]
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I said, "i rebuke you, devil." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because i said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because i said, "there is no way god would
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>> joyce: because i said, "there is no way god would ask me to do that after
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"there is no way god would ask me to do that after what they did to me."
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Ask me to do that after what they did to me." well, yes, he will.
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What they did to me." well, yes, he will. yeah, he will.
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Well, yes, he will. yeah, he will. they were a long time--
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Yeah, he will. they were a long time-- we put 'em in their own house.
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They were a long time-- we put 'em in their own house. and then when they couldn't
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We put 'em in their own house. and then when they couldn't do that, we had to put
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And then when they couldn't do that, we had to put 'em in assisted living,
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Do that, we had to put 'em in assisted living, and then eventually into
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'em in assisted living, and then eventually into the nursing home.
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And then eventually into the nursing home. and i can tell you that i went
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The nursing home. and i can tell you that i went at least every two weeks
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And i can tell you that i went at least every two weeks to see them, and not one time
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At least every two weeks to see them, and not one time did i ever feel like going.
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To see them, and not one time did i ever feel like going. never felt like it one time.
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Did i ever feel like going. never felt like it one time. but i did what was right,
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Never felt like it one time. but i did what was right, because i love god.
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But i did what was right, because i love god. amen?
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Because i love god. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, there's
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, there's somebody in here
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>> joyce: now, there's somebody in here tonight that's gonna
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Somebody in here tonight that's gonna get a real breakthrough,
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Tonight that's gonna get a real breakthrough, because you haven't
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Get a real breakthrough, because you haven't understood these things,
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Because you haven't understood these things, and you've been waiting
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Understood these things, and you've been waiting to feel like it.
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And you've been waiting to feel like it. as a result of us showing
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To feel like it. as a result of us showing love to them,
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As a result of us showing love to them, my father at the age of 83,
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Love to them, my father at the age of 83, finally gave his life
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My father at the age of 83, finally gave his life to the lord.
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Finally gave his life to the lord. and he looked at dave
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To the lord. and he looked at dave and he said, "you know, dave,
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And he looked at dave and he said, "you know, dave, most men would have killed
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And he said, "you know, dave, most men would have killed me knowing what i did,
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Most men would have killed me knowing what i did, and you never did anything
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Me knowing what i did, and you never did anything but show me love."
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And you never did anything but show me love." amen?
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But show me love." amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and then you say,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and then you say, "well, it's too hard."
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>> joyce: and then you say, "well, it's too hard." well, yeah, it's hard,
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"well, it's too hard." well, yeah, it's hard, but you know what?
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Well, yeah, it's hard, but you know what? forgiving somebody that
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But you know what? forgiving somebody that doesn't deserve it is not
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Forgiving somebody that doesn't deserve it is not as hard as being full
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Doesn't deserve it is not as hard as being full of the poison of hatred.
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As hard as being full of the poison of hatred. >> [audience applauding]
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Of the poison of hatred. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's what's hard.
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Luke 21:19 says,
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Luke 21:19 says, "in your patience possess
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Luke 21:19 says, "in your patience possess ye your souls."
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Well, your soul is your mind,
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Well, your soul is your mind, your will, and your emotions.
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Well, your soul is your mind, your will, and your emotions. it's what goes
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Your will, and your emotions. it's what goes on inside of you.
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It's what goes on inside of you. and it's what you think,
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On inside of you. and it's what you think, what you want,
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And it's what you think, what you want, and how you feel.
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What you want, and how you feel. and if you don't possess
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And how you feel. and if you don't possess your soul, it will possess you.
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And if you don't possess your soul, it will possess you. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and you can spend
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>> joyce: and you can spend your life living by what
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>> joyce: and you can spend your life living by what you think, or what you want,
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Your life living by what you think, or what you want, or how you feel, and it's not
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You think, or what you want, or how you feel, and it's not gonna be a very good life.
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Or how you feel, and it's not gonna be a very good life. when people are impatient--
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Gonna be a very good life. when people are impatient-- and you know there's a lot
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When people are impatient-- and you know there's a lot of kinds of impatience.
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And you know there's a lot of kinds of impatience. you know, i don't--
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Of kinds of impatience. you know, i don't-- i don't really get too
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You know, i don't-- i don't really get too upset if god's not moving
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I don't really get too upset if god's not moving on my timeline because
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Upset if god's not moving on my timeline because i already did that for
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On my timeline because i already did that for years and that--
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I already did that for years and that-- no matter how impatient
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Years and that-- no matter how impatient i get with god, it's not
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No matter how impatient i get with god, it's not gonna move him to hurry.
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I get with god, it's not gonna move him to hurry. and so, he's gonna do
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Gonna move him to hurry. and so, he's gonna do it when he's gonna do it,
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And so, he's gonna do it when he's gonna do it, not until he's gonna do it.
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It when he's gonna do it, not until he's gonna do it. he has an appointed time,
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Not until he's gonna do it. he has an appointed time, a due time, and our times
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He has an appointed time, a due time, and our times are really in his hands.
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A due time, and our times are really in his hands. and so, we might as well
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Are really in his hands. and so, we might as well just go ahead and enjoy life,
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And so, we might as well just go ahead and enjoy life, while we wait for him to do
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Just go ahead and enjoy life, while we wait for him to do whatever it is he's gonna do.
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While we wait for him to do whatever it is he's gonna do. but we all have areas--
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Whatever it is he's gonna do. but we all have areas-- >> [audience applauding]
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But we all have areas-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: like there are
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: like there are certain things that
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>> joyce: like there are certain things that make me impatient.
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And what happens when we get
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And what happens when we get impatient is we, many times
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And what happens when we get impatient is we, many times get into what the bible calls,
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Impatient is we, many times get into what the bible calls, works of the flesh.
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Get into what the bible calls, works of the flesh. god wants us to work.
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But he doesn't want us to get
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But he doesn't want us to get into works of the flesh.
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But he doesn't want us to get into works of the flesh. works of the flesh is when we
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Into works of the flesh. works of the flesh is when we try to do what only god can do.
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Works of the flesh is when we try to do what only god can do. pride is always
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Try to do what only god can do. pride is always behind impatience.
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Pride is always behind impatience. we get impatient because god's
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Behind impatience. we get impatient because god's not moving fast enough,
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We get impatient because god's not moving fast enough, so we take over.
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Not moving fast enough, so we take over. well, there's no better
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So we take over. well, there's no better example than abraham and sarah.
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Well, there's no better example than abraham and sarah. no better example at all.
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Example than abraham and sarah. no better example at all. it's amazing when
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No better example at all. it's amazing when you think about--
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Let me just read you
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Let me just read you a little bit of this.
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Let me just read you a little bit of this. "now sarai, abram's wife,
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A little bit of this. "now sarai, abram's wife, had borne him no children."
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"now sarai, abram's wife, had borne him no children." god had promised them a child,
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Had borne him no children." god had promised them a child, but it hadn't happened yet.
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God had promised them a child, but it hadn't happened yet. and she got tired of waiting
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But it hadn't happened yet. and she got tired of waiting so she, "said to abram,
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And she got tired of waiting so she, "said to abram, 'the lord has restrained
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So she, "said to abram, 'the lord has restrained me from bearing [children].
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'the lord has restrained me from bearing [children]. so i'm asking you to have
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Me from bearing [children]. so i'm asking you to have intercourse with my maid;
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So i'm asking you to have intercourse with my maid; it may be that i can obtain
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Intercourse with my maid; it may be that i can obtain children by her.
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It may be that i can obtain children by her. and abram listened
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Children by her. and abram listened to and heeded what
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And abram listened to and heeded what sarai said.'"
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To and heeded what sarai said.'" well, any woman in here
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Knows that was a dumb idea.
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Knows that was a dumb idea. >> [audience laughing]
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Knows that was a dumb idea. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you don't--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you don't-- but i do notice that abraham
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>> joyce: you don't-- but i do notice that abraham didn't put up much of a fight.
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But i do notice that abraham didn't put up much of a fight. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: do you know
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>> joyce: do you know what a mess they caused?
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>> joyce: do you know what a mess they caused? the promised child isaac
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Didn't come until 25 years
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Didn't come until 25 years after god spoke to them.
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And i--
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And i-- ishmael was 13 when abram
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And i-- ishmael was 13 when abram made him and hagar leave.
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Ishmael was 13 when abram made him and hagar leave. and i think if they would've
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Made him and hagar leave. and i think if they would've not gotten in the flesh
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And i think if they would've not gotten in the flesh and birthed ishmael,
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Not gotten in the flesh and birthed ishmael, their wait would've
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And birthed ishmael, their wait would've been cut in half.
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Their wait would've been cut in half. sometimes when you get the
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Been cut in half. sometimes when you get the most frustrated at god,
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Sometimes when you get the most frustrated at god, your miracle's right around
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Most frustrated at god, your miracle's right around the corner, and you delay
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Your miracle's right around the corner, and you delay it because you get in the flesh.
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The corner, and you delay it because you get in the flesh. and the thing that's so funny
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It because you get in the flesh. and the thing that's so funny here is--
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And the thing that's so funny here is-- >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: so abram took
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>> joyce: so abram took her as a secondary wife.
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>> joyce: so abram took her as a secondary wife. she became pregnant.
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Her as a secondary wife. she became pregnant. "when she saw she
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She became pregnant. "when she saw she was with child,
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"when she saw she was with child, she looked with contempt
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Was with child, she looked with contempt upon her mistress
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She looked with contempt upon her mistress and despised her."
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Upon her mistress and despised her." ♪ nah nee na na na nah♪
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And despised her." ♪ nah nee na na na nah♪ ♪ i'm gonna have a baby ♪
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♪ nah nee na na na nah♪ ♪ i'm gonna have a baby ♪ ♪ and you're not ♪
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♪ i'm gonna have a baby ♪ ♪ and you're not ♪ and so, sarai right away
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♪ and you're not ♪ and so, sarai right away went to abram and said,
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And so, sarai right away went to abram and said, "may [the responsibility for]
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Went to abram and said, "may [the responsibility for] my wrong and deprivation
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"may [the responsibility for] my wrong and deprivation of rights be upon you!
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My wrong and deprivation of rights be upon you! i gave my maid into your bosom,
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Of rights be upon you! i gave my maid into your bosom, and when she saw that
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I gave my maid into your bosom, and when she saw that she was with child,
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And when she saw that she was with child, i became contemptible
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She was with child, i became contemptible and despised in her eyes."
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I became contemptible and despised in her eyes." now, why is what she did--
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How can that be abraham's fault?
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How can that be abraham's fault? see, that's one of the things
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How can that be abraham's fault? see, that's one of the things we need to stop too,
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See, that's one of the things we need to stop too, is blaming everybody
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We need to stop too, is blaming everybody else for our problems.
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Is blaming everybody else for our problems. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: when i would act bad,
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>> joyce: when i would act bad, back 45 years ago or so,
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Not this morning thankfully.
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Not this morning thankfully. when i would act
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Not this morning thankfully. when i would act bad in the beginning
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When i would act bad in the beginning of learning a lot
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Bad in the beginning of learning a lot of the stuff that i teach now,
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Of learning a lot of the stuff that i teach now, i would say,
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Of the stuff that i teach now, i would say, "well, if you'd been raised
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I would say, "well, if you'd been raised the way i was raised,
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"well, if you'd been raised the way i was raised, you would not
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The way i was raised, you would not act so good yourself."
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You would not act so good yourself." and the lord put
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Act so good yourself." and the lord put this in my heart,
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And the lord put this in my heart, "yes, what happened to you
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This in my heart, "yes, what happened to you is why you are the way you are,
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"yes, what happened to you is why you are the way you are, but don't let it become
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Is why you are the way you are, but don't let it become an excuse to stay that way."
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But don't let it become an excuse to stay that way." >> [audience applauding]
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An excuse to stay that way." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that was just like
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that was just like a piece of gold i threw you.
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>> joyce: that was just like a piece of gold i threw you. because as long as we're
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A piece of gold i threw you. because as long as we're blaming, we're not
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Because as long as we're blaming, we're not taking responsibility.
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Blaming, we're not taking responsibility. and until we take
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Taking responsibility. and until we take responsibility,
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And until we take responsibility, we can't get well.
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Responsibility, we can't get well. you say, "well,
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We can't get well. you say, "well, it's not my fault."
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You say, "well, it's not my fault." what happened to you
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It's not my fault." what happened to you is not your fault.
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What happened to you is not your fault. nor may be the way you behave
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Is not your fault. nor may be the way you behave because of it, but as soon
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Nor may be the way you behave because of it, but as soon as christ comes into your life
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Because of it, but as soon as christ comes into your life and he begins to point these
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As christ comes into your life and he begins to point these things out to you,
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And he begins to point these things out to you, he's ready to help you
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Things out to you, he's ready to help you get over it, but you
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He's ready to help you get over it, but you have to face it and say,
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Get over it, but you have to face it and say, "my behavior is wrong."
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Have to face it and say, "my behavior is wrong." >> [audience applauding]
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"my behavior is wrong." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: all right now,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: all right now, of course we're always,
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>> joyce: all right now, of course we're always, you know, out of time
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Of course we're always, you know, out of time before we wanna be.
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You know, out of time before we wanna be. but you know,
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Before we wanna be. but you know, faith is for the in-between.
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But you know, faith is for the in-between. there's always a beginning
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Faith is for the in-between. there's always a beginning and there's an end,
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There's always a beginning and there's an end, but oh, the middle.
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And there's an end, but oh, the middle. and i'll tell you, people
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But oh, the middle. and i'll tell you, people who can't make it through
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And i'll tell you, people who can't make it through the middle, will never
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Who can't make it through the middle, will never make it to the end.
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The middle, will never make it to the end. i always say, "i had a bad
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Make it to the end. i always say, "i had a bad beginning, but i'm having
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I always say, "i had a bad beginning, but i'm having a fantastic finish."
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Beginning, but i'm having a fantastic finish." >> [audience applauding]
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A fantastic finish." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so you may have
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so you may have had the lousiest childhood
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>> joyce: so you may have had the lousiest childhood of anybody on the planet.
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Had the lousiest childhood of anybody on the planet. and maybe you had a bad
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Of anybody on the planet. and maybe you had a bad marriage.
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And maybe you had a bad marriage. i had a bad first marriage.
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Marriage. i had a bad first marriage. he ran around with other women
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I had a bad first marriage. he ran around with other women all the time, wouldn't work,
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He ran around with other women all the time, wouldn't work, ended up in prison.
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All the time, wouldn't work, ended up in prison. so by the time i met
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Ended up in prison. so by the time i met and married dave, i didn't
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So by the time i met and married dave, i didn't know what love was.
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And married dave, i didn't know what love was. i mean, he told me he loved me.
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Know what love was. i mean, he told me he loved me. i couldn't even say it back,
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I mean, he told me he loved me. i couldn't even say it back, 'cause i didn't--
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I couldn't even say it back, 'cause i didn't-- anybody that ever told
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'cause i didn't-- anybody that ever told me they loved me, hurt me.
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Anybody that ever told me they loved me, hurt me. and i mean, god had the exact
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Me they loved me, hurt me. and i mean, god had the exact right man picked out
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And i mean, god had the exact right man picked out for me because...
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Right man picked out for me because... >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: he was patient
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>> joyce: he was patient and he was patient with me.
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>> joyce: he was patient and he was patient with me. now, he didn't let me just
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And he was patient with me. now, he didn't let me just push him around,
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Now, he didn't let me just push him around, but he was patient.
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Push him around, but he was patient. and he decided
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But he was patient. and he decided he was gonna be happy,
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And he decided he was gonna be happy, and if i wanted to be happy,
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He was gonna be happy, and if i wanted to be happy, i could be happy with him.
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And if i wanted to be happy, i could be happy with him. and if i didn't,
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I could be happy with him. and if i didn't, then he'd be happy anyway.
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And if i didn't, then he'd be happy anyway. >> [audience laughing]
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Then he'd be happy anyway. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and some of you need
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and some of you need to make that decision.
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>> joyce: and some of you need to make that decision. because you're codependent
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To make that decision. because you're codependent on somebody else,
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Because you're codependent on somebody else, you wait to see how they're
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On somebody else, you wait to see how they're gonna act before you decide
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You wait to see how they're gonna act before you decide what kind of day you can have.
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Mm, mm?
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Mm, mm? and actually, dave deciding
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Mm, mm? and actually, dave deciding to be happy, would make me
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And actually, dave deciding to be happy, would make me so mad when he would be happy,
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To be happy, would make me so mad when he would be happy, and i'd be--
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So mad when he would be happy, and i'd be-- >> [audience laughing]
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And i'd be-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, that just,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, that just, ripped my guts out.
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>> joyce: oh, that just, ripped my guts out. but you know what?
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Ripped my guts out. but you know what? it was one of the things
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But you know what? it was one of the things that made me wanna change.
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It was one of the things that made me wanna change. i thought, "man, if there's
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That made me wanna change. i thought, "man, if there's peace like that, i want it."
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So, in mark 11:24 it says, "ask
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So, in mark 11:24 it says, "ask and it will be given you."
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So, in mark 11:24 it says, "ask and it will be given you." ask and it will be given you.
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And it will be given you." ask and it will be given you. you will get it.
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Ask and it will be given you. you will get it. ask and you will get it.
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But he doesn't say when.
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But he doesn't say when. and you know,
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But he doesn't say when. and you know, abraham and sarah
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And you know, abraham and sarah waited 25 years.
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Abraham and sarah waited 25 years. david was--
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Waited 25 years. david was-- didn't wear the crown
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David was-- didn't wear the crown till 22 years after he was
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Didn't wear the crown till 22 years after he was anointed to be king.
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Till 22 years after he was anointed to be king. and those 22 years he spent
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Anointed to be king. and those 22 years he spent hiding in caves and running
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And those 22 years he spent hiding in caves and running away from saul,
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Hiding in caves and running away from saul, who was trying to kill him.
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Away from saul, who was trying to kill him. joseph, same thing.
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Who was trying to kill him. joseph, same thing. it was 22 years after
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Joseph, same thing. it was 22 years after he had his dream before
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It was 22 years after he had his dream before he was living his dream.
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He had his dream before he was living his dream. and most of the rest
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He was living his dream. and most of the rest of the time,
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And most of the rest of the time, he was a slave or in prison
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Of the time, he was a slave or in prison for something that he didn't do.
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He was a slave or in prison for something that he didn't do. and that's what
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For something that he didn't do. and that's what got him prepared.
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And that's what got him prepared. see, this is the hardest
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Got him prepared. see, this is the hardest thing to understand,
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See, this is the hardest thing to understand, but that's what got
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Thing to understand, but that's what got him prepared to be
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But that's what got him prepared to be in the position he was at.
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Him prepared to be in the position he was at. what david went through
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In the position he was at. what david went through got him prepared to be king.
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What david went through got him prepared to be king. and so really,
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Got him prepared to be king. and so really, when you have a problem,
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And so really, when you have a problem, when you have a trial
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When you have a problem, when you have a trial or tribulation, god has not
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When you have a trial or tribulation, god has not called us to understand.
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Or tribulation, god has not called us to understand. "why, god, why?
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Called us to understand. "why, god, why? why?
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"why, god, why? why? i don't understand?"
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Why? i don't understand?" well, there's so many things
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I don't understand?" well, there's so many things that i don't understand.
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Well, there's so many things that i don't understand. i don't understand the things
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That i don't understand. i don't understand the things that happen to little kids.
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I don't understand the things that happen to little kids. i don't understand why--
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That happen to little kids. i don't understand why-- i prayed that god would
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I don't understand why-- i prayed that god would get me out of that
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I prayed that god would get me out of that situation with my dad.
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Get me out of that situation with my dad. i mean, i prayed my mother
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Situation with my dad. i mean, i prayed my mother would leave him,
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I mean, i prayed my mother would leave him, but he didn't get me out of it,
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Would leave him, but he didn't get me out of it, but he did get me through it.
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But he didn't get me out of it, but he did get me through it. >> [audience applauding]
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But he did get me through it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and it is really
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and it is really like the foundation of what
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>> joyce: and it is really like the foundation of what got me started doing
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Like the foundation of what got me started doing what i'm doing today.
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Got me started doing what i'm doing today. because there's so many
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What i'm doing today. because there's so many people that have been hurt,
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Because there's so many people that have been hurt, and they've never gotten
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People that have been hurt, and they've never gotten over it because they have
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And they've never gotten over it because they have never known how to deal with it.
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Over it because they have never known how to deal with it. just telling you that you don't
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Never known how to deal with it. just telling you that you don't have to live by your feelings,
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Just telling you that you don't have to live by your feelings, that you can feel like you
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Have to live by your feelings, that you can feel like you wanna do the wrong thing,
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That you can feel like you wanna do the wrong thing, and do the right thing.
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Wanna do the wrong thing, and do the right thing. i mean, that can change
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And do the right thing. i mean, that can change your whole life.
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I mean, that can change your whole life. so it's the in-between.
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Your whole life. so it's the in-between. how many of you are
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So it's the in-between. how many of you are in the middle right now,
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How many of you are in the middle right now, and you need to make
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In the middle right now, and you need to make it through?
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And you need to make it through? okay.
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Well, this is gonna--
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Well, this is gonna-- it's especially good for you
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Well, this is gonna-- it's especially good for you to be here then tonight.
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It's especially good for you to be here then tonight. amen?
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To be here then tonight. amen? all right.
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Amen? all right. one of the things that
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All right. one of the things that i have a hard time with is,
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One of the things that i have a hard time with is, when i go shopping
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I have a hard time with is, when i go shopping and i can't find anybody
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When i go shopping and i can't find anybody to take my money.
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And i can't find anybody to take my money. >> [audience laughing]
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To take my money. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: have you noticed
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: have you noticed how few clerks there
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>> joyce: have you noticed how few clerks there are in stores now?
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Colossians 3:12,
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Colossians 3:12, says to "put on patience."
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Colossians 3:12, says to "put on patience." put it on.
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"put on humility."
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"put on humility." how do you put on patience?
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"put on humility." how do you put on patience? well, i go in my closet every
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How do you put on patience? well, i go in my closet every morning and get dressed,
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Well, i go in my closet every morning and get dressed, and i've never had my clothes
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Morning and get dressed, and i've never had my clothes jump off the hanger
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And i've never had my clothes jump off the hanger and just jump on my body.
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Jump off the hanger and just jump on my body. >> [audience laughing]
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And just jump on my body. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i've had to choose
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i've had to choose something, try it on,
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>> joyce: i've had to choose something, try it on, and if you're a woman,
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Something, try it on, and if you're a woman, you know that sometimes you may
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And if you're a woman, you know that sometimes you may be put on two or three things--
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You know that sometimes you may be put on two or three things-- or more,
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Be put on two or three things-- or more, before you finally choose
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Or more, before you finally choose something that you think
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Before you finally choose something that you think looks right on you.
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Something that you think looks right on you. and we need to dress
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Looks right on you. and we need to dress spiritually.
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And pastor todd,
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And pastor todd, maybe in some of his teaching
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And pastor todd, maybe in some of his teaching on spiritual warfare,
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Maybe in some of his teaching on spiritual warfare, i don't know if he's brought
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On spiritual warfare, i don't know if he's brought out yet that
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I don't know if he's brought out yet that in ephesians 6 it says,
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Out yet that in ephesians 6 it says, "put on the shoes of peace."
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In ephesians 6 it says, "put on the shoes of peace." "put on the breastplate
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"put on the shoes of peace." "put on the breastplate of righteousness."
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"put on the breastplate of righteousness." and that's not like just like,
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Of righteousness." and that's not like just like, "okay, i put on my helmet,
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I put on my shoes of peace."
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I put on my shoes of peace." no, it actually means to do it,
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I put on my shoes of peace." no, it actually means to do it, to put it on and to wear it.
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No, it actually means to do it, to put it on and to wear it. and here again, you don't
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To put it on and to wear it. and here again, you don't have to feel like it.
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And here again, you don't have to feel like it. but if we took as much time--
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Have to feel like it. but if we took as much time-- half as much time--
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But if we took as much time-- half as much time-- getting ready spiritually before
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Half as much time-- getting ready spiritually before we go out of the house,
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Getting ready spiritually before we go out of the house, as we do getting
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We go out of the house, as we do getting ready physically--
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As we do getting ready physically-- >> [audience applauding]
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Ready physically-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, i had to--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, i had to-- this is new.
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>> joyce: i mean, i had to-- this is new. i bought this for you guys.
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This is new. i bought this for you guys. >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: and i got here,
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>> joyce: and i got here, and the people that loaded
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>> joyce: and i got here, and the people that loaded and unloaded our car,
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And the people that loaded and unloaded our car, when i got here,
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And unloaded our car, when i got here, they didn't bring my clothes.
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When i got here, they didn't bring my clothes. >> [audience laughing]
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They didn't bring my clothes. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm like--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm like-- let me tell you, if i would've
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>> joyce: i'm like-- let me tell you, if i would've done what i felt like doing--
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Let me tell you, if i would've done what i felt like doing-- >> [audience laughing]
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Done what i felt like doing-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, my daughter
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, my daughter and her husband were
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>> joyce: and so, my daughter and her husband were gonna drive down anyway,
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And her husband were gonna drive down anyway, so they just left a couple
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Gonna drive down anyway, so they just left a couple days early and brought
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So they just left a couple days early and brought my clothes.
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Days early and brought my clothes. but i have really gone
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My clothes. but i have really gone to a lot of trouble to look
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But i have really gone to a lot of trouble to look good for you tonight.
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To a lot of trouble to look good for you tonight. >> [audience cheering]
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Good for you tonight. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you know how we are.
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you know how we are. but see, here's the thing.
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>> joyce: you know how we are. but see, here's the thing. i took more time getting
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But see, here's the thing. i took more time getting dressed spiritually--
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I took more time getting dressed spiritually-- >> [audience cheering]
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Dressed spiritually-- >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: than i did
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: than i did getting this on.
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>> joyce: than i did getting this on. i've been getting dressed
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Getting this on. i've been getting dressed spiritually all week.
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I've been getting dressed spiritually all week. is anybody understanding
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Spiritually all week. is anybody understanding what i'm saying?
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Is anybody understanding what i'm saying? >> [audience applauding]
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What i'm saying? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: all right.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: all right. so, let's just talk
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>> joyce: all right. so, let's just talk about a few things.
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So, let's just talk about a few things. we've got two minutes left.
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About a few things. we've got two minutes left. how do you do with clerks?
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We've got two minutes left. how do you do with clerks? slow clerks, new clerks,
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How do you do with clerks? slow clerks, new clerks, no clerks, clerks in training,
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Slow clerks, new clerks, no clerks, clerks in training, clerks who run out of change,
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No clerks, clerks in training, clerks who run out of change, clerks who have to replace
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Clerks who run out of change, clerks who have to replace the tape in the register
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Clerks who have to replace the tape in the register and don't know how to do it.
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The tape in the register and don't know how to do it. >> [audience applauding]
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And don't know how to do it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: clerks who are rude,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: clerks who are rude, clerks who talk
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>> joyce: clerks who are rude, clerks who talk on the phone the entire
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Clerks who talk on the phone the entire time they're waiting on you,
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On the phone the entire time they're waiting on you, clerks who ignore you
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Time they're waiting on you, clerks who ignore you and don't wait on you
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Clerks who ignore you and don't wait on you at all because you're
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And don't wait on you at all because you're on a personal phone call.
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At all because you're on a personal phone call. you can tell that clerks
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On a personal phone call. you can tell that clerks annoy me sometimes.
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You can tell that clerks annoy me sometimes. >> [audience laughing]
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Annoy me sometimes. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: clerks who leave
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: clerks who leave the metal detectors on your
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>> joyce: clerks who leave the metal detectors on your clothes, and they don't go off
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The metal detectors on your clothes, and they don't go off when you're going out the door.
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Clothes, and they don't go off when you're going out the door. that would be bad enough you'd,
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When you're going out the door. that would be bad enough you'd, "is she a thief?"
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That would be bad enough you'd, "is she a thief?" but no, you get it home
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"is she a thief?" but no, you get it home and you quickly find out
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But no, you get it home and you quickly find out you cannot get it off,
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And you quickly find out you cannot get it off, and if you do,
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You cannot get it off, and if you do, it's gonna spill ink all
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And if you do, it's gonna spill ink all over your clothes.
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It's gonna spill ink all over your clothes. and so, you have to take
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Over your clothes. and so, you have to take your time and your money,
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And so, you have to take your time and your money, to take the thing that you
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Your time and your money, to take the thing that you bought back to the store,
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To take the thing that you bought back to the store, to get them to take
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Bought back to the store, to get them to take the thing off.
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To get them to take the thing off. amen?
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The thing off. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: so, pray
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: so, pray for me with clerks.
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>> joyce: so, pray for me with clerks. >> [audience laughing]
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For me with clerks. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> announcer: wanna
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>> announcer: wanna know a secret?
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Know a secret? the words you say can
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The words you say can make a big impact on your
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Make a big impact on your life and attitude.
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Life and attitude. no pressure.
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No pressure. but the bible says
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But the bible says "the power of life
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"the power of life and death
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And death is in the tongue."
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, with god's help,
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With god's help, we wanna make
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We wanna make sure the words
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Sure the words coming out
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Coming out of our mouth line up
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Of our mouth line up with the word of god.
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With the word of god. this book,
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This book, "the secret
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"the secret power of speaking
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Power of speaking god's word,"
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God's word," out loud, is one
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Out loud, is one of my most popular
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Of my most popular books for a reason.
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Books for a reason. it gives you bible
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It gives you bible verses for every
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Verses for every situation you
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Situation you can think of.
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Can think of. >> announcer: verses
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>> announcer: verses are organized by topic,
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Are organized by topic, so you can easily find
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So you can easily find scripture for whatever
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Scripture for whatever situation you're facing.
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Situation you're facing. "the secret power
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"the secret power of speaking
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Of speaking god's word"
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God's word" is available right
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Is available right now for your gift
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Now for your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. use the qr code
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Use the qr code on your screen.
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On your screen. call us at...
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Call us at... or visit us online
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Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org
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At joycemeyer.org to give and get yours.
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>> joyce: well, when you
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>> joyce: well, when you call today to get your copy
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Call today to get your copy of "the secret power
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Of "the secret power of speaking god's word,"
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Of speaking god's word," you won't be the only
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You won't be the only one to learn the secret.
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One to learn the secret. you'll also be providing
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You'll also be providing for people all over
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For people all over the world to hear
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The world to hear the truth of the gospel.
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The truth of the gospel. your financial support
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Your financial support helps us spread the love
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Helps us spread the love of christ in meaningful ways.
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Of christ in meaningful ways. that was evident in 2025
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That was evident in 2025 as we took big steps
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As we took big steps into new endeavors.
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Including launching
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Including launching the hope factory in zimbabwe.
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The hope factory in zimbabwe. the hope factory now
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The hope factory now allows us to produce
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Allows us to produce high-quality meals,
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High-quality meals, containing 75% of a child's
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Containing 75% of a child's daily nutritional needs.
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Daily nutritional needs. that helped push our
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That helped push our running total to more than
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Running total to more than 540 million meals served.
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540 million meals served. this year also marked
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This year also marked a milestone for providing
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A milestone for providing clean water around the world.
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Clean water around the world. we've now dug 3,000 fresh
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We've now dug 3,000 fresh water wells, which are
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Water wells, which are crucial to those communities.
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Crucial to those communities. medical and dental missions
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Medical and dental missions continue to be a cornerstone
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Continue to be a cornerstone of our outreaches.
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Of our outreaches. this year, hand of hope's
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This year, hand of hope's running total for medical
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Running total for medical and dental care surpassed
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And dental care surpassed 4.02 million people.
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4.02 million people. and in 2025, we launched
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And in 2025, we launched hope mountain ranch in utah.
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Hope mountain ranch in utah. it's a place of refuge and
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It's a place of refuge and healing for women and girls
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Healing for women and girls facing issues like abuse,
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Facing issues like abuse, human trafficking,
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Human trafficking, and addiction.
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And addiction. it's a cause that
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It's a cause that is especially close
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Is especially close to my heart.
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To my heart. 2025 brought some incredibly
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2025 brought some incredibly difficult times through
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Difficult times through natural disasters.
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Natural disasters. your gifts allowed us to
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Your gifts allowed us to respond to devastating crises
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Respond to devastating crises over the last few months,
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Over the last few months, such as the texas flood,
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Such as the texas flood, which killed more
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Which killed more than 130 people.
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Than 130 people. but the most important
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But the most important thing we do with your help,
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Thing we do with your help, is share the gospel
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Is share the gospel around the world.
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Around the world. that's all thanks to gifts
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That's all thanks to gifts from people like you.
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Well, as 2025 wraps up,
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Well, as 2025 wraps up, this is the perfect time
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This is the perfect time to give an end of the year gift
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To give an end of the year gift to share christ and love people
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To share christ and love people throughout 2026 and beyond.
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Throughout 2026 and beyond. remember, your gift
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Remember, your gift is tax deductible,
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Is tax deductible, and your generosity is crucial
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And your generosity is crucial to sharing the love of jesus.
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To sharing the love of jesus. >> announcer: call us
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>> announcer: call us today at...
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Today at... scan the qr code
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Scan the qr code on your screen, or visit
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On your screen, or visit joycemeyer.org now to give.
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Joycemeyer.org now to give. >> joyce: i pray you have
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>> joyce: i pray you have a blessed and a joyful
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A blessed and a joyful holiday season,
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Holiday season, and an even better 2026.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> ginger: real life.
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>> ginger: real life. real friends.
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Real friends. no pretense.
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No pretense. joyce meyer's
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Joyce meyer's talk it out podcast.
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Talk it out podcast. join joyce, erin cluley,
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Join joyce, erin cluley, and me, ginger stache,
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And me, ginger stache, along with some amazing friends,
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Along with some amazing friends, as we honestly share
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As we honestly share the hard stuff,
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The hard stuff, laugh through those
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Laugh through those unpredictable moments,
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Unpredictable moments, and learn to apply what
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And learn to apply what god says about it all.
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God says about it all. watch or listen to new
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Watch or listen to new episodes every other tuesday,
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Episodes every other tuesday, wherever you get your podcast.
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>> susan: when i give
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>> susan: when i give what little bit of money
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What little bit of money that i'm able to give,
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That i'm able to give, then she takes that
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Then she takes that and does something
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And does something bigger and better with it.
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I can't leave
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I can't leave what i do to go
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What i do to go and help them
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And help them rebuild a house,
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Rebuild a house, or just the things
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Or just the things that need
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That need to be done.
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To be done. and if you can
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And if you can just take
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Just take the little bit
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The little bit of what god's
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Of what god's given you,
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Given you, that she can go
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That she can go and do all
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And do all the things--
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The things-- incredible things
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Incredible things that she does.
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That she does. why would you not
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Why would you not wanna do that?
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Wanna do that? just do it.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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December 21, 2025 | 29:29

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