Joyce Meyer - Patience with Yourself (Part 1)

November 17, 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 with Yourself (Part 1) | November 17, 2025

>> joyce: you have to be patient
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>> joyce: you have to be patient with yourself while you're
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>> joyce: you have to be patient with yourself while you're growing up in god,
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With yourself while you're growing up in god, because this is not gonna stop.
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Growing up in god, because this is not gonna stop. no matter how good you get
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Because this is not gonna stop. no matter how good you get at mouth control, there's still
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No matter how good you get at mouth control, there's still gonna be a day when, "whoops."
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At mouth control, there's still gonna be a day when, "whoops." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: i do what i do because
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can
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I'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, thank you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, thank you for joining us today
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining us today on "enjoying everyday life."
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For joining us today on "enjoying everyday life." are you enjoying your life?
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On "enjoying everyday life." are you enjoying your life? i think sometimes
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Are you enjoying your life? i think sometimes we get so busy, caught
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I think sometimes we get so busy, caught up in the everyday business
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We get so busy, caught up in the everyday business of life that we don't even
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Up in the everyday business of life that we don't even know if we're enjoying our life.
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Of life that we don't even know if we're enjoying our life. and enjoying your life doesn't
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Know if we're enjoying our life. and enjoying your life doesn't necessarily mean you went
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And enjoying your life doesn't necessarily mean you went on three vacations this year,
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Necessarily mean you went on three vacations this year, or you got to spend a lot
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On three vacations this year, or you got to spend a lot of money on something
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Or you got to spend a lot of money on something you wanted.
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Of money on something you wanted. it's a quiet contentment where
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You wanted. it's a quiet contentment where you can enjoy really anything,
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It's a quiet contentment where you can enjoy really anything, anywhere you're at.
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Thank god, over the years,
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Thank god, over the years, god has changed me,
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Thank god, over the years, god has changed me, and i can be pretty content
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God has changed me, and i can be pretty content and happy wherever i am.
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And i can be pretty content and happy wherever i am. but it took a lot of work.
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And that's what i wanna
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And that's what i wanna talk to you about today:
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And that's what i wanna talk to you about today: the process of being transformed
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Talk to you about today: the process of being transformed into the image of christ.
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The process of being transformed into the image of christ. the bible says
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Into the image of christ. the bible says in romans 8:29 that we're
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The bible says in romans 8:29 that we're "predestined to be transformed
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In romans 8:29 that we're "predestined to be transformed into the image of christ."
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"predestined to be transformed into the image of christ." and if you wanna be transformed
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Into the image of christ." and if you wanna be transformed into the image of anything,
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And if you wanna be transformed into the image of anything, you gotta focus on that.
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Into the image of anything, you gotta focus on that. if you wanna be like jesus,
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You gotta focus on that. if you wanna be like jesus, you're gonna have to do more
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If you wanna be like jesus, you're gonna have to do more than spend one hour in church
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You're gonna have to do more than spend one hour in church on sunday morning and get
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Than spend one hour in church on sunday morning and get a 20 or a 30-minute sermon.
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On sunday morning and get a 20 or a 30-minute sermon. you need the word every day,
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A 20 or a 30-minute sermon. you need the word every day, how much of it you feel
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You need the word every day, how much of it you feel you have time to get.
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How much of it you feel you have time to get. you do that.
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You have time to get. you do that. but please just remember,
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You do that. but please just remember, you find time to do what
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But please just remember, you find time to do what you really wanna do.
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You find time to do what you really wanna do. and i mean,
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You really wanna do. and i mean, i've studied the word
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And i mean, i've studied the word for 49 years and i still get
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The word in me every day,
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The word in me every day, some way.
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The word in me every day, some way. if i don't have time to read
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Some way. if i don't have time to read the bible in the morning,
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If i don't have time to read the bible in the morning, i listen to someone,
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The bible in the morning, i listen to someone, sometimes myself.
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I listen to someone, sometimes myself. >> [audience laughing]
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Sometimes myself. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i learn from me,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i learn from me, sometimes,
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>> joyce: i learn from me, sometimes, you know, or at least
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Sometimes, you know, or at least i'm reminded of things
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You know, or at least i'm reminded of things that i've said in the past
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I'm reminded of things that i've said in the past that were good.
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That i've said in the past that were good. and i think, "oh, maybe
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That were good. and i think, "oh, maybe i'll tell that again."
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And i think, "oh, maybe i'll tell that again." i love to listen
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I'll tell that again." i love to listen to other people too,
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I love to listen to other people too, and i've listened to a variety
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To other people too, and i've listened to a variety of people lately.
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And i've listened to a variety of people lately. and we have to have
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Of people lately. and we have to have the word to grow.
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And we have to have the word to grow. if you wanna grow in god,
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The word to grow. if you wanna grow in god, you can't depend on somebody
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If you wanna grow in god, you can't depend on somebody else spoon feeding you
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You can't depend on somebody else spoon feeding you the word all the time.
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Else spoon feeding you the word all the time. >> audience member: yes, amen.
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>> joyce: in mark, chapter 4,
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>> joyce: in mark, chapter 4, the bible says, "the measure
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>> joyce: in mark, chapter 4, the bible says, "the measure of thought and study that
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The bible says, "the measure of thought and study that you give to the truth that
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Of thought and study that you give to the truth that you hear is the measure
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You give to the truth that you hear is the measure of virtue and knowledge that
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You hear is the measure of virtue and knowledge that will come back to you again."
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You have to think about that.
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You have to think about that. it's not just me standing
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You have to think about that. it's not just me standing here preaching.
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It's not just me standing here preaching. well, what are you gonna
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Here preaching. well, what are you gonna do with it when you leave?
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Well, what are you gonna do with it when you leave? you know, did you hear something
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Do with it when you leave? you know, did you hear something today that kind of like,
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You know, did you hear something today that kind of like, "yeah, i need that"?
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Today that kind of like, "yeah, i need that"? well, you need to jot it down
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"yeah, i need that"? well, you need to jot it down in here, if you're not prepared
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Well, you need to jot it down in here, if you're not prepared in here, as soon as you
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In here, if you're not prepared in here, as soon as you get out of here and then
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In here, as soon as you get out of here and then go home and let that be your
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Get out of here and then go home and let that be your bible study tomorrow.
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The measure and thought that
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The measure and thought that you give to the truth that you
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The measure and thought that you give to the truth that you hear is what you'll reap back.
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You give to the truth that you hear is what you'll reap back. it's not just what
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Hear is what you'll reap back. it's not just what somebody else teaches you,
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It's not just what somebody else teaches you, but what you reap back.
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Somebody else teaches you, but what you reap back. and i think that's something
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But what you reap back. and i think that's something that needs to be cleared
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And i think that's something that needs to be cleared up with a lot of people
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That needs to be cleared up with a lot of people because i do think that there's
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Up with a lot of people because i do think that there's been a longstanding thought,
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Because i do think that there's been a longstanding thought, "are you a christian?"
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Been a longstanding thought, "are you a christian?" "well, i go to church
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"are you a christian?" "well, i go to church every sunday."
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"well, i go to church every sunday." and it's really not
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Every sunday." and it's really not going to church that
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And it's really not going to church that makes you a christian.
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Going to church that makes you a christian. it's really being transformed
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Makes you a christian. it's really being transformed into the image of christ
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It's really being transformed into the image of christ and your personal,
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Into the image of christ and your personal, intimate relationship with god.
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And your personal, intimate relationship with god. i love what the apostle paul
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Intimate relationship with god. i love what the apostle paul prayed in philippians 3,
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I love what the apostle paul prayed in philippians 3, verse 9, and verse 11.
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Prayed in philippians 3, verse 9, and verse 11. verse 9, he says, "i pray that
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Verse 9, and verse 11. verse 9, he says, "i pray that i will be found and known
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Verse 9, he says, "i pray that i will be found and known as in you not having any
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I will be found and known as in you not having any righteousness of my own,
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As in you not having any righteousness of my own, but only that which you
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Righteousness of my own, but only that which you give through christ."
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But only that which you give through christ." and then further down he said,
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Give through christ." and then further down he said, "[my determined purpose is]
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And then further down he said, "[my determined purpose is] to know him."
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So, what is your purpose?
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So, what is your purpose? you know, people--
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So, what is your purpose? you know, people-- we had people send in some
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You know, people-- we had people send in some questions for an event
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We had people send in some questions for an event that we're gonna be doing
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Questions for an event that we're gonna be doing and people want to know,
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That we're gonna be doing and people want to know, "how do i know what
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And people want to know, "how do i know what my purpose is?"
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"how do i know what my purpose is?" so many people calling here
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My purpose is?" so many people calling here wanna know, "how do i know
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So many people calling here wanna know, "how do i know what my purpose is?"
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Wanna know, "how do i know what my purpose is?" and you know, i honestly
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What my purpose is?" and you know, i honestly think if you're chasing after
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And you know, i honestly think if you're chasing after the purpose the bible
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Think if you're chasing after the purpose the bible tells you to chase after,
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The purpose the bible tells you to chase after, if there's something specific
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Tells you to chase after, if there's something specific god wants you to do,
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If there's something specific god wants you to do, you won't miss it.
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God wants you to do, you won't miss it. he'll let you know what
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You won't miss it. he'll let you know what it is at the right time.
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He'll let you know what it is at the right time. and you may have
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It is at the right time. and you may have something bubbling
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And you may have something bubbling around in your heart that
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Something bubbling around in your heart that is true and it will happen,
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Around in your heart that is true and it will happen, but the time's not right yet.
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Is true and it will happen, but the time's not right yet. i remember when i was
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But the time's not right yet. i remember when i was a nine-year-old child,
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I remember when i was a nine-year-old child, my parents sent me to sunday
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A nine-year-old child, my parents sent me to sunday school with some neighbors,
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My parents sent me to sunday school with some neighbors, i think, just to get
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School with some neighbors, i think, just to get me out of the house.
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I think, just to get me out of the house. and it was a lutheran sunday
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Me out of the house. and it was a lutheran sunday school they took me to.
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And it was a lutheran sunday school they took me to. and i remember i would lay
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School they took me to. and i remember i would lay in bed at night and reteach
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And i remember i would lay in bed at night and reteach the pastor's sermons
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In bed at night and reteach the pastor's sermons in my head and think,
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The pastor's sermons in my head and think, "now if i was saying that,
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In my head and think, "now if i was saying that, i would say..."
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"now if i was saying that, i would say..." and "if i was saying that,
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I would say..." and "if i was saying that, i would say..."
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And "if i was saying that, i would say..." well, see, those were
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I would say..." well, see, those were all signs of the hand
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Well, see, those were all signs of the hand of god being on my life.
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All signs of the hand of god being on my life. but i didn't know
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Of god being on my life. but i didn't know that at the time.
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But like,
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But like, what is your purpose?
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But like, what is your purpose? well, paul said,
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What is your purpose? well, paul said, "[my determined purpose is]
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Well, paul said, "[my determined purpose is] to know him and the power
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"[my determined purpose is] to know him and the power of his resurrection that lifts
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To know him and the power of his resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead
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Of his resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead even while i'm in the body."
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Me out from among the dead even while i'm in the body." so, he said, "i wanna know
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Even while i'm in the body." so, he said, "i wanna know that place that you can live
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In where you can be going
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In where you can be going through all kinds of trouble
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In where you can be going through all kinds of trouble and be lifted above it and yet
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Through all kinds of trouble and be lifted above it and yet still walk the earth."
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And be lifted above it and yet still walk the earth." do you know that spiritual
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Still walk the earth." do you know that spiritual maturity is having a problem
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Do you know that spiritual maturity is having a problem and being able to be good to
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Maturity is having a problem and being able to be good to other people while you have it?
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And being able to be good to other people while you have it? i think that the thing that
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Other people while you have it? i think that the thing that god cares about the most
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I think that the thing that god cares about the most is how we treat other people.
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God cares about the most is how we treat other people. it's so important how we treat
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Is how we treat other people. it's so important how we treat other people and what
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It's so important how we treat other people and what we're willing to sacrifice
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Other people and what we're willing to sacrifice for other people.
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We're willing to sacrifice for other people. are you willing
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For other people. are you willing to volunteer for something
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Are you willing to volunteer for something even if you don't get paid?
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To volunteer for something even if you don't get paid? today that's not as popular
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Even if you don't get paid? today that's not as popular as it was when i was coming up.
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Today that's not as popular as it was when i was coming up. people want you to sign
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As it was when i was coming up. people want you to sign a contract and tell
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People want you to sign a contract and tell 'em what you're gonna
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A contract and tell 'em what you're gonna pay 'em before they ever
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'em what you're gonna pay 'em before they ever even agree to do anything.
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Pay 'em before they ever even agree to do anything. i don't really believe
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Even agree to do anything. i don't really believe that that's god's way.
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The bible says that
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The bible says that in philippians 2:12-13,
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The bible says that in philippians 2:12-13, "therefore, my dear friends,
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In philippians 2:12-13, "therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--
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"therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed-- not only in my presence,
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As you have always obeyed-- not only in my presence, but now much more in my
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Not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work
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But now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear
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Absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is god
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Out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is god who works in you to will
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And trembling, for it is god who works in you to will and to act in order
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Who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."
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Now, what in the world
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Now, what in the world does that mean?
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Now, what in the world does that mean? "work out your salvation?"
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Does that mean? "work out your salvation?" "wait a minute, joyce.
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"work out your salvation?" "wait a minute, joyce. i thought that we weren't
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"wait a minute, joyce. i thought that we weren't supposed to work
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I thought that we weren't supposed to work for our salvation.
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Supposed to work for our salvation. you can't get it by works.
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For our salvation. you can't get it by works. it only comes by grace.
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You can't get it by works. it only comes by grace. you're confusing me.
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It only comes by grace. you're confusing me. what do you mean,
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You're confusing me. what do you mean, 'work out my own salvation?'"
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What do you mean, 'work out my own salvation?'" well, work it out is a lot
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'work out my own salvation?'" well, work it out is a lot different than working for it.
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Well, work it out is a lot different than working for it. god gives you the gift
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Different than working for it. god gives you the gift of himself when
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God gives you the gift of himself when you're born again.
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Of himself when you're born again. through the holy spirit,
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You're born again. through the holy spirit, he comes to live inside of you.
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Through the holy spirit, he comes to live inside of you. the very thought that we are
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He comes to live inside of you. the very thought that we are the house of god is something
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The very thought that we are the house of god is something that should just almost shatter
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The house of god is something that should just almost shatter us, like, "gracious sakes,
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That should just almost shatter us, like, "gracious sakes, i am the home of god."
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Us, like, "gracious sakes, i am the home of god." >> audience member: hmm,
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I am the home of god." >> audience member: hmm, that's amazing.
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>> audience member: hmm, that's amazing. >> joyce: it's so hard to really
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That's amazing. >> joyce: it's so hard to really grasp that, isn't it,
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>> joyce: it's so hard to really grasp that, isn't it, that god lives in you?
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That's why you can talk
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That's why you can talk to him anytime, anywhere,
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That's why you can talk to him anytime, anywhere, about anything.
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To him anytime, anywhere, about anything. you don't have to be in some
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About anything. you don't have to be in some certain posture.
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You don't have to be in some certain posture. he's in you.
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Certain posture. he's in you. and, you know,
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He's in you. and, you know, i don't know if you knew
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And, you know, i don't know if you knew who she was, but madame guyon
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I don't know if you knew who she was, but madame guyon was a nun in the 16th century.
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And she was actually,
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And she was actually, finally put to death
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And she was actually, finally put to death for teaching people that
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Finally put to death for teaching people that they could pray silently.
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For teaching people that they could pray silently. because the church,
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They could pray silently. because the church, at that time,
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Because the church, at that time, had a formula for everything,
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At that time, had a formula for everything, and it was all in a book,
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Had a formula for everything, and it was all in a book, and it wasn't really
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And it was all in a book, and it wasn't really coming from your heart.
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And it wasn't really coming from your heart. it was just something
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Coming from your heart. it was just something that somebody else--
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It was just something that somebody else-- and she wanted a relationship
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That somebody else-- and she wanted a relationship with god, a personal,
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And she wanted a relationship with god, a personal, intimate relationship with god.
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With god, a personal, intimate relationship with god. and the church got very angry
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Intimate relationship with god. and the church got very angry when she began to share that
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And the church got very angry when she began to share that and teach that with people.
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When she began to share that and teach that with people. but her work is still
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And teach that with people. but her work is still affecting people today.
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But her work is still affecting people today. it was one of the books that
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Affecting people today. it was one of the books that affected my life greatly.
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It was one of the books that affected my life greatly. i don't agree with everything
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Affected my life greatly. i don't agree with everything that was in it, but i got
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I don't agree with everything that was in it, but i got the part that what i needed
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That was in it, but i got the part that what i needed most was an intimate
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The part that what i needed most was an intimate relationship with god.
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Most was an intimate relationship with god. it wasn't about how many
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Relationship with god. it wasn't about how many times a week i went to church
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It wasn't about how many times a week i went to church or how much money
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Times a week i went to church or how much money i gave or how many
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Or how much money i gave or how many good works i even did.
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I gave or how many good works i even did. and god does want
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Good works i even did. and god does want us to do good works,
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And god does want us to do good works, and he has prepared good works
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Us to do good works, and he has prepared good works ahead of time for us to do them.
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But you can't get the cart
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But you can't get the cart before the hearse--
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But you can't get the cart before the hearse-- the horse, the hearse,
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Before the hearse-- the horse, the hearse, the horse.
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The horse, the hearse, the horse. >> [audience laughing]
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The horse. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the hearse
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the hearse or the horse.
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>> joyce: the hearse or the horse. >> [audience laughing]
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Or the horse. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and that means
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and that means that you do good works,
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But you do them because
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But you do them because you love god.
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But you do them because you love god. listen to me,
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You love god. listen to me, not to get god to love you.
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Listen to me, not to get god to love you. >> [audience agreeing]
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Not to get god to love you. >> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: see, a lot of times
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>> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: see, a lot of times when people do good things,
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>> joyce: see, a lot of times when people do good things, they're trying
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When people do good things, they're trying to win points with god,
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They're trying to win points with god, and then they can expect
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To win points with god, and then they can expect that god owes them something.
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And then they can expect that god owes them something. "well, you should answer
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That god owes them something. "well, you should answer this prayer after--
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"well, you should answer this prayer after-- i'm due that.
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This prayer after-- i'm due that. why didn't you
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I'm due that. why didn't you answer my prayer?"
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Why didn't you answer my prayer?" no.
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Answer my prayer?" no. everything that god
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No. everything that god gives us is a free gift,
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Everything that god gives us is a free gift, and everything we give
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Gives us is a free gift, and everything we give him should be a free gift
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And everything we give him should be a free gift with no strings attached.
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Him should be a free gift with no strings attached. amen?
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With no strings attached. amen? >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: just to be able
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>> joyce: just to be able to know him and the power
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>> joyce: just to be able to know him and the power of his resurrection that lifts
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To know him and the power of his resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead.
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Of his resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead. and the amplified bible gives
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A long description of that,
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A long description of that, that i might know
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A long description of that, that i might know him intimately and know
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That i might know him intimately and know the wonders of his person.
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Him intimately and know the wonders of his person. and it just goes on and on,
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The wonders of his person. and it just goes on and on, to make it really personal.
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And it just goes on and on, to make it really personal. you should read it yourself.
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To make it really personal. you should read it yourself. let your homework
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You should read it yourself. let your homework one of these days
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Let your homework one of these days be philippians 3:9 and 11.
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And then he goes into
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And then he goes into 12 and 13 about how
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And then he goes into 12 and 13 about how "one thing i do,
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12 and 13 about how "one thing i do, it's my one aspiration,
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"one thing i do, it's my one aspiration, letting go of what lies behind
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It's my one aspiration, letting go of what lies behind and pressing on to the good
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Letting go of what lies behind and pressing on to the good things that are ahead."
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And pressing on to the good things that are ahead." paul had been arresting
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Things that are ahead." paul had been arresting christians and putting
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Paul had been arresting christians and putting 'em in prison.
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Christians and putting 'em in prison. and the bible says he was
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'em in prison. and the bible says he was given grace because he did
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And the bible says he was given grace because he did what he did in ignorance.
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Given grace because he did what he did in ignorance. he really felt like that he was
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What he did in ignorance. he really felt like that he was doing something for god.
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And god picked paul
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And god picked paul to show his grace through
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And god picked paul to show his grace through because paul was the least
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To show his grace through because paul was the least deserving of anybody.
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Because paul was the least deserving of anybody. and see, when you're the least
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Deserving of anybody. and see, when you're the least deserving or you've done your
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And see, when you're the least deserving or you've done your worst and god does something
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Deserving or you've done your worst and god does something for you, then you learn
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Worst and god does something for you, then you learn what grace is.
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For you, then you learn what grace is. it's the favor of god that
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What grace is. it's the favor of god that cannot be earned or deserved.
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It's the favor of god that cannot be earned or deserved. i always say that grace is god
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Cannot be earned or deserved. i always say that grace is god doing for you what you can
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I always say that grace is god doing for you what you can never do for yourself with any
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Doing for you what you can never do for yourself with any amount of struggle and effort.
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Never do for yourself with any amount of struggle and effort. but when he does it for you,
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Amount of struggle and effort. but when he does it for you, it's with ease.
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But when he does it for you, it's with ease. and it's very good for you
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It's with ease. and it's very good for you to learn what it feels like
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And it's very good for you to learn what it feels like when you're doing something
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To learn what it feels like when you're doing something with the grace of god on it,
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When you're doing something with the grace of god on it, and when you're doing
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With the grace of god on it, and when you're doing it by yourself with no grace.
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And when you're doing it by yourself with no grace. you can tell easily what god's
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It by yourself with no grace. you can tell easily what god's finished with when you do that,
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You can tell easily what god's finished with when you do that, when it's time for a change,
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Finished with when you do that, when it's time for a change, or what god wants you to do.
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When it's time for a change, or what god wants you to do. because i do not, for not even
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Or what god wants you to do. because i do not, for not even a moment, believe that god calls
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Because i do not, for not even a moment, believe that god calls us to do things that we hate.
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A moment, believe that god calls us to do things that we hate. >> audience: that's right.
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>> joyce: otherwise,
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>> joyce: otherwise, john 10:10 makes no sense.
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>> joyce: otherwise, john 10:10 makes no sense. "i came that you might have
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John 10:10 makes no sense. "i came that you might have and enjoy your life and have
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"i came that you might have and enjoy your life and have it in abundance to the full,
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And enjoy your life and have it in abundance to the full, until it overflows."
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It in abundance to the full, until it overflows." so many people hate their job.
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Until it overflows." so many people hate their job. if you hate your job,
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So many people hate their job. if you hate your job, then get another one.
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If you hate your job, then get another one. >> [audience laughing]
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Then get another one. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: don't spend your life
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: don't spend your life doing something that you hate.
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>> joyce: don't spend your life doing something that you hate. find something you enjoy,
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Doing something that you hate. find something you enjoy, and you love.
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Find something you enjoy, and you love. i don't feel like
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And you love. i don't feel like i go to work every day.
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I don't feel like i go to work every day. this is not my work.
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I go to work every day. this is not my work. this is my life.
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This is not my work. this is my life. it's just what i do.
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This is my life. it's just what i do. and i hope and pray
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It's just what i do. and i hope and pray to do it until the day god
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And i hope and pray to do it until the day god takes me away from here.
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To do it until the day god takes me away from here. i don't know what i'd do with
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Takes me away from here. i don't know what i'd do with myself if i didn't do this.
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I don't know what i'd do with myself if i didn't do this. work out your own salvation.
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Myself if i didn't do this. work out your own salvation. well, what that means is what
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God has put in your spirit,
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God has put in your spirit, you work with the holy spirit
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God has put in your spirit, you work with the holy spirit to work it out.
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You work with the holy spirit to work it out. see, your spirit's saved,
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To work it out. see, your spirit's saved, your soul's not saved.
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See, your spirit's saved, your soul's not saved. we always say, you know,
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Your soul's not saved. we always say, you know, "did you get your soul saved?"
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We always say, you know, "did you get your soul saved?" well, that's the part that
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"did you get your soul saved?" well, that's the part that takes a while, because your
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Well, that's the part that takes a while, because your soul is your mind, your will,
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Takes a while, because your soul is your mind, your will, and your emotions.
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Soul is your mind, your will, and your emotions. now, you know, if you're
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And your emotions. now, you know, if you're born again and two months
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Now, you know, if you're born again and two months later you die and you've
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Born again and two months later you die and you've never learned a thing,
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Later you die and you've never learned a thing, you're still gonna go to heaven.
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Never learned a thing, you're still gonna go to heaven. but the bible says that
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You're still gonna go to heaven. but the bible says that we have rewards waiting
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But the bible says that we have rewards waiting for us for the good things
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We have rewards waiting for us for the good things that we've done in christ.
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For us for the good things that we've done in christ. several places
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That we've done in christ. several places in the bible that says
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Several places in the bible that says jesus comes and he has
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In the bible that says jesus comes and he has his rewards with him to give
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Jesus comes and he has his rewards with him to give to people according to what
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His rewards with him to give to people according to what they've done on the earth.
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To people according to what they've done on the earth. but whatever you do,
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They've done on the earth. but whatever you do, it must be with
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But whatever you do, it must be with the right motive.
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It must be with the right motive. and boy, if you wanna hear
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The right motive. and boy, if you wanna hear a room full of quiet people,
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And boy, if you wanna hear a room full of quiet people, you just talk for
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A room full of quiet people, you just talk for a while about motives.
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You just talk for a while about motives. >> [audience laughing]
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A while about motives. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because we move
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because we move so fast in our society
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>> joyce: because we move so fast in our society that we barely even know
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So fast in our society that we barely even know what our motives are.
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That we barely even know what our motives are. and after i've done
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What our motives are. and after i've done something good,
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And after i've done something good, how do i feel about myself?
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Something good, how do i feel about myself? do i pat myself on the back
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How do i feel about myself? do i pat myself on the back and think i've done good?
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Do i pat myself on the back and think i've done good? or am i humbled that god
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And think i've done good? or am i humbled that god would choose to use me?
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Or am i humbled that god would choose to use me? you know, when you--
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Would choose to use me? you know, when you-- when you're born again,
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You know, when you-- when you're born again, if you're serious,
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When you're born again, if you're serious, you fall in love with jesus,
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If you're serious, you fall in love with jesus, you start studying the bible,
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You fall in love with jesus, you start studying the bible, and you want so bad to change.
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You start studying the bible, and you want so bad to change. you hear the sermons,
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And you want so bad to change. you hear the sermons, "do this, don't do that,
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You hear the sermons, "do this, don't do that, do this, don't do that."
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"do this, don't do that, do this, don't do that." and you find it so hard
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Do this, don't do that." and you find it so hard to change, and you get
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And you find it so hard to change, and you get so frustrated with yourself.
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To change, and you get so frustrated with yourself. "well, i'm trying!"
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So frustrated with yourself. "well, i'm trying!" anybody ever said that?
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"well, i'm trying!" anybody ever said that? "i'm trying."
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Anybody ever said that? "i'm trying." see, god never asks you to try.
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"i'm trying." see, god never asks you to try. he asked you to believe.
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See, god never asks you to try. he asked you to believe. you believe that he can
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He asked you to believe. you believe that he can change you, and you commit
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You believe that he can change you, and you commit to following what he speaks
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Change you, and you commit to following what he speaks to you in your heart.
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To following what he speaks to you in your heart. it's not that you don't have
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To you in your heart. it's not that you don't have anything to do, but it's--
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It's not that you don't have anything to do, but it's-- you can't do it without god.
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Anything to do, but it's-- you can't do it without god. i would hear a message--
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You can't do it without god. i would hear a message-- i mean, this is actually true.
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I would hear a message-- i mean, this is actually true. i would hear a message
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I mean, this is actually true. i would hear a message about the mouth.
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I would hear a message about the mouth. well, obviously,
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About the mouth. well, obviously, i had a big mouth,
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Well, obviously, i had a big mouth, and i was always saying
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I had a big mouth, and i was always saying things i shouldn't say.
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And i was always saying things i shouldn't say. i wasn't very tender spoken,
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Things i shouldn't say. i wasn't very tender spoken, let's say.
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I wasn't very tender spoken, let's say. >> [audience laughing]
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Let's say. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i wasn't very gentle.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i wasn't very gentle. and god understood that,
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>> joyce: i wasn't very gentle. and god understood that, people didn't.
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And god understood that, people didn't. but god understood it.
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People didn't. but god understood it. >> [audience laughing]
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But god understood it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and god knows
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and god knows the why behind the what.
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See, that's how you give mercy.
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See, that's how you give mercy. you understand the why.
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See, that's how you give mercy. you understand the why. you understand why
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You understand the why. you understand why somebody's doing something,
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You understand why somebody's doing something, not just what they did.
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Somebody's doing something, not just what they did. and so, i would hear
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Not just what they did. and so, i would hear that sermon, "that's it.
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And so, i would hear that sermon, "that's it. i am gonna go home,
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That sermon, "that's it. i am gonna go home, and i am gonna shut my mouth."
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I am gonna go home, and i am gonna shut my mouth." >> [audience laughing]
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And i am gonna shut my mouth." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, the flesh
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, the flesh always overcorrects.
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>> joyce: see, the flesh always overcorrects. we go from one extreme
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Always overcorrects. we go from one extreme to the other extreme.
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We go from one extreme to the other extreme. i was out of balance,
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To the other extreme. i was out of balance, talking too much,
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I was out of balance, talking too much, saying things i didn't
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Talking too much, saying things i didn't need to say.
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Saying things i didn't need to say. so, then my answer
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Was to say nothing.
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Was to say nothing. so, i would go home and i just--
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Was to say nothing. so, i would go home and i just-- i wouldn't say anything.
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So, i would go home and i just-- i wouldn't say anything. "mm-hmm, mm-hmm."
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I wouldn't say anything. "mm-hmm, mm-hmm." and then people would say,
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"mm-hmm, mm-hmm." and then people would say, "what is the matter with you?"
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And then people would say, "what is the matter with you?" and then that
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"what is the matter with you?" and then that would make me mad.
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And then that would make me mad. i thought, "well, if i talk
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Would make me mad. i thought, "well, if i talk too much, you don't like it,
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I thought, "well, if i talk too much, you don't like it, and if i don't talk at all,
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Too much, you don't like it, and if i don't talk at all, you don't like it.
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And if i don't talk at all, you don't like it. you can't please people."
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You don't like it. you can't please people." [ranting noises]
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You can't please people." [ranting noises] >> [audience laughing]
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[ranting noises] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then, the next thing was, i would
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>> joyce: and then, the next thing was, i would feel bad about myself because
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The next thing was, i would feel bad about myself because i made yet another mistake.
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Feel bad about myself because i made yet another mistake. and i tried so hard,
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I made yet another mistake. and i tried so hard, and it just didn't work out.
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And i tried so hard, and it just didn't work out. and the thing is,
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And it just didn't work out. and the thing is, is you have to be--
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And the thing is, is you have to be-- now, listen to what
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Is you have to be-- now, listen to what i'm gonna say.
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Now, listen to what i'm gonna say. you have to be patient
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I'm gonna say. you have to be patient with yourself while
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You have to be patient with yourself while you're growing up in god,
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With yourself while you're growing up in god, because this is not gonna stop.
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You're growing up in god, because this is not gonna stop. no matter how good you get
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Because this is not gonna stop. no matter how good you get at mouth control, there's still
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No matter how good you get at mouth control, there's still gonna be a day when, "whoops."
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At mouth control, there's still gonna be a day when, "whoops." >> [audience laughing]
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Gonna be a day when, "whoops." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you need
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you need a fresh lesson.
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>> joyce: you need a fresh lesson. so, your soul is your mind,
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A fresh lesson. so, your soul is your mind, which must be renewed.
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So, your soul is your mind, which must be renewed. you cannot change
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Which must be renewed. you cannot change if your mind is not renewed.
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You cannot change if your mind is not renewed. and the renewing your mind comes
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If your mind is not renewed. and the renewing your mind comes by learning the word of god.
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And the renewing your mind comes by learning the word of god. and you don't--
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By learning the word of god. and you don't-- you learn some of it each time,
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And you don't-- you learn some of it each time, but you don't really learn
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You learn some of it each time, but you don't really learn it until you're doing it.
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But you don't really learn it until you're doing it. >> audience member: amen.
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It until you're doing it. >> audience member: amen. >> joyce: see, just because
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>> audience member: amen. >> joyce: see, just because it's underlined in your bible
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>> joyce: see, just because it's underlined in your bible or highlighted in yellow
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It's underlined in your bible or highlighted in yellow does not mean you know it.
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Or highlighted in yellow does not mean you know it. and i can remember
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Does not mean you know it. and i can remember when i had my bible
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And i can remember when i had my bible all underlined and colored in,
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When i had my bible all underlined and colored in, and i still do it all the time.
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All underlined and colored in, and i still do it all the time. see?
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And i still do it all the time. see? i should get in a part
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See? i should get in a part where it really looked
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I should get in a part where it really looked like i was studying.
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Where it really looked like i was studying. and i can actually remember
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Like i was studying. and i can actually remember sitting in church hoping
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And i can actually remember sitting in church hoping the person next to me--
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Sitting in church hoping the person next to me-- >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: yeah, those sound kind
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>> joyce: yeah, those sound kind of like guilty laughs to me.
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>> joyce: yeah, those sound kind of like guilty laughs to me. >> [audience laughing]
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Of like guilty laughs to me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: hoping the person
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: hoping the person next to me noticed how
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>> joyce: hoping the person next to me noticed how spiritual i was.
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Next to me noticed how spiritual i was. but that doesn't mean
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Spiritual i was. but that doesn't mean i knew anything just
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But that doesn't mean i knew anything just because i had it colored in.
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I knew anything just because i had it colored in. you don't know it until
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Because i had it colored in. you don't know it until you're doing it.
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"if you hear the word
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"if you hear the word and you don't do the word,
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"if you hear the word and you don't do the word, then you're deceiving your
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And you don't do the word, then you're deceiving your own selves by reasoning
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Then you're deceiving your own selves by reasoning contrary to the truth,"
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Own selves by reasoning contrary to the truth," according to james.
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And that's so true.
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And that's so true. just like what
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And that's so true. just like what we read about saul.
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Just like what we read about saul. he knew what god said to him.
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We read about saul. he knew what god said to him. and he actually got
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He knew what god said to him. and he actually got himself convinced that,
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And he actually got himself convinced that, "well, i did what god said.
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Himself convinced that, "well, i did what god said. i killed all the bad stuff.
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"well, i did what god said. i killed all the bad stuff. i just kept the good stuff to--
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I killed all the bad stuff. i just kept the good stuff to-- and i kept that
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I just kept the good stuff to-- and i kept that to sacrifice to god."
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And i kept that to sacrifice to god." now, i mean, how--
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To sacrifice to god." now, i mean, how-- how demented do you have to be
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Now, i mean, how-- how demented do you have to be to go that far down the line?
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How demented do you have to be to go that far down the line? "i disobeyed you for you."
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To go that far down the line? "i disobeyed you for you." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and we can
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>> joyce: and we can tell ourselves lies, too.
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>> joyce: and we can tell ourselves lies, too. and reasoning is something
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Tell ourselves lies, too. and reasoning is something we have to be very,
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And reasoning is something we have to be very, very careful about.
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We have to be very, very careful about. you can't take away
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Very careful about. you can't take away or add to the word of god.
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You can't take away or add to the word of god. and so, you have your mind
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Or add to the word of god. and so, you have your mind that has to be renewed.
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And so, you have your mind that has to be renewed. you have your emotions
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That has to be renewed. you have your emotions that have to be controlled.
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You have your emotions that have to be controlled. how many of you ever make
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That have to be controlled. how many of you ever make emotional decisions
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How many of you ever make emotional decisions and then later you're very sorry
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Emotional decisions and then later you're very sorry and wish you would have taken
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And then later you're very sorry and wish you would have taken more time to think about it?
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And wish you would have taken more time to think about it? oh, everybody.
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More time to think about it? oh, everybody. everybody.
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Oh, everybody. everybody. and i'll tell you,
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Everybody. and i'll tell you, when you learn to just
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And i'll tell you, when you learn to just wait and get a little bit
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When you learn to just wait and get a little bit quiet and see if it's right,
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Wait and get a little bit quiet and see if it's right, i tell you, you can make--
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Quiet and see if it's right, i tell you, you can make-- i can make wrong decisions
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I tell you, you can make-- i can make wrong decisions just out of excitement.
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I can make wrong decisions just out of excitement. that doesn't mean i'm bad.
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Just out of excitement. that doesn't mean i'm bad. we just get excited.
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That doesn't mean i'm bad. we just get excited. and several years ago,
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We just get excited. and several years ago, there was a piece of property
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And several years ago, there was a piece of property next door to my daughter
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There was a piece of property next door to my daughter that was for sale.
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Next door to my daughter that was for sale. and we get along real good
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That was for sale. and we get along real good and have a great relationship.
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And we get along real good and have a great relationship. and i got this bright
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And have a great relationship. and i got this bright idea that we should
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And i got this bright idea that we should build a house next to her.
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Idea that we should build a house next to her. >> [audience laughing]
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Build a house next to her. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and dave
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and dave didn't really want to,
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>> joyce: and dave didn't really want to, but women do have power.
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Didn't really want to, but women do have power. and i did convince him.
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But women do have power. and i did convince him. >> [audience laughing]
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And i did convince him. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we even
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we even went so far as to start
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>> joyce: and we even went so far as to start having plans drawn up.
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Went so far as to start having plans drawn up. we'd put some money
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Having plans drawn up. we'd put some money on the table, and we had this
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We'd put some money on the table, and we had this place designed on paper.
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On the table, and we had this place designed on paper. i mean, we were going for it.
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Place designed on paper. i mean, we were going for it. we bought the lot.
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I mean, we were going for it. we bought the lot. and about three
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We bought the lot. and about three or four weeks had gone by,
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And about three or four weeks had gone by, and one morning i was just
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Or four weeks had gone by, and one morning i was just taking my morning walk,
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And one morning i was just taking my morning walk, and all of a sudden,
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Taking my morning walk, and all of a sudden, i thought, "i don't wanna move."
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And all of a sudden, i thought, "i don't wanna move." >> [audience laughing]
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I thought, "i don't wanna move." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i don't wanna
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i don't wanna go through the effort
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>> joyce: "i don't wanna go through the effort of building a new house.
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Go through the effort of building a new house. i like my house."
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Of building a new house. i like my house." well, now, i'm thinking,
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I like my house." well, now, i'm thinking, "well, people are
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Well, now, i'm thinking, "well, people are gonna think i'm an idiot."
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"well, people are gonna think i'm an idiot." >> [audience laughing]
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Gonna think i'm an idiot." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i've told everybody
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i've told everybody about this house
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>> joyce: i've told everybody about this house and how, you know,
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About this house and how, you know, "god put it in my heart
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And how, you know, "god put it in my heart to build this house."
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"god put it in my heart to build this house." you know, a lot of times
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To build this house." you know, a lot of times it's not god putting
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You know, a lot of times it's not god putting something in our heart,
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It's not god putting something in our heart, it's us putting it in there,
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Something in our heart, it's us putting it in there, 'cause it's what we want.
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It's us putting it in there, 'cause it's what we want. and i just decided i was gonna
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'cause it's what we want. and i just decided i was gonna swallow my pride and just
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And i just decided i was gonna swallow my pride and just tell people, "you know what?
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Swallow my pride and just tell people, "you know what? i miss god, i don't wanna move."
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Tell people, "you know what? i miss god, i don't wanna move." and we just put a stop
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I miss god, i don't wanna move." and we just put a stop to the whole thing.
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And we just put a stop to the whole thing. and i told dave,
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To the whole thing. and i told dave, "i don't think i wanna move."
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And i told dave, "i don't think i wanna move." and he said, "i never
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"i don't think i wanna move." and he said, "i never wanted to to begin with."
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And he said, "i never wanted to to begin with." >> [audience laughing]
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Wanted to to begin with." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: there are
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: there are times when you should
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>> joyce: there are times when you should listen to your husband.
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Times when you should listen to your husband. >> [audience laughing]
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Listen to your husband. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but there are
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but there are times when he should
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>> joyce: but there are times when he should listen to you, too.
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Times when he should listen to you, too. >> [audience laughing]
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Listen to you, too. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the bible does say
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the bible does say "submit ye one to another."
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>> joyce: the bible does say "submit ye one to another." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: the one thing you
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>> joyce: the one thing you learn in proverbs is that
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Learn in proverbs is that if you walk in wisdom,
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If you walk in wisdom, you'll be blessed.
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You'll be blessed. and if you're a fool,
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And if you're a fool, you won't be blessed.
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You won't be blessed. it's just that simple.
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It's just that simple. >> announcer: daily
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>> announcer: daily choices and challenges
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Choices and challenges are a part of life.
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Are a part of life. navigating them confidently
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Navigating them confidently and wisely is key.
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Discover life-changing
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Discover life-changing truths from
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Truths from the book of proverbs
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The book of proverbs through joyce's book,
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Through joyce's book, "in search of wisdom."
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"in search of wisdom." >> ginger: do you
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>> ginger: do you want to make
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Want to make better everyday
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Better everyday decisions?
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Decisions? decisions like
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Decisions like choosing words
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Choosing words that uplift rather
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That uplift rather than tear down,
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Than tear down, or giving others
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Or giving others the benefit
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The benefit of the doubt
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Of the doubt rather than
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Rather than judging them.
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Judging them. well,
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Well, it is possible,
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It is possible, with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, "in search
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"in search of wisdom:
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Of wisdom: life-changing
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Life-changing truths in the book
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Truths in the book of proverbs."
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For your gift
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For your gift of any amount,
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Of any amount, you can learn
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You can learn how to practically
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How to practically apply these seven
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Apply these seven foundational principles
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Foundational principles to every real life situation:
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To every real life situation: wisdom, understanding,
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Wisdom, understanding, prudence, knowledge,
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Prudence, knowledge, discretion, discernment,
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Discretion, discernment, and fear of the lord.
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And fear of the lord. they are all so valuable.
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And this is a treasure
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And this is a treasure trove of qualities
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Trove of qualities that will help you
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That will help you build your valuable
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Build your valuable connection to god.
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Connection to god. >> announcer: begin your
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>> announcer: begin your journey toward godly wisdom
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Journey toward godly wisdom and transformation with
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And transformation with "in search of wisdom:
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"in search of wisdom: life-changing
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Life-changing truths in the book
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Truths in the book of proverbs" available
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Of proverbs" available with your generous
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With your generous gift of any amount.
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Gift of any amount. call us at...
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Call us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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On your screen. >> ginger: trust
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>> ginger: trust not on your own
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Not on your own understanding,
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Understanding, but lean on god,
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But lean on god, and secure a daily
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And secure a daily increase of peace,
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Increase of peace, fulfillment,
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Fulfillment, and joy while
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And joy while gaining
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Gaining a thoughtful
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A thoughtful and practical
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And practical understanding
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Understanding of the book
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Of the book of proverbs with
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Of proverbs with "in search
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"in search of wisdom."
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Of wisdom." it's available
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It's available to you today
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To you today for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. and remember,
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And remember, your financial gift
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Your financial gift allows joyce meyer ministries
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Allows joyce meyer ministries the opportunity to meet
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The opportunity to meet spiritual and physical needs
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Spiritual and physical needs in the lives of people
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In the lives of people all around the world,
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All around the world, changing them forever
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Changing them forever and you're a part of it.
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And you're a part of it. >> announcer: reach out
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>> announcer: reach out and let the wisdom
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And let the wisdom of proverbs guide
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Of proverbs guide you on your journey
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You on your journey toward deeper
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Toward deeper understanding with
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Understanding with "in search of wisdom,"
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"in search of wisdom," yours today,
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Yours today, for a gift of any amount.
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For a gift of any amount. call us at...
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Call us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> joyce: well, i want you
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>> joyce: well, i want you to know that we love you
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>> joyce: well, i want you to know that we love you and we appreciate you
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To know that we love you and we appreciate you watching the program.
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And we appreciate you watching the program. today, i'm asking you to give
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Watching the program. today, i'm asking you to give specifically to our
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Today, i'm asking you to give specifically to our tv outreach.
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Specifically to our tv outreach. i believe it's helped you.
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Tv outreach. i believe it's helped you. and if it's helped you,
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I believe it's helped you. and if it's helped you, then join us in helping others
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And if it's helped you, then join us in helping others through this amazing medium.
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Then join us in helping others through this amazing medium. the word of god changed
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Through this amazing medium. the word of god changed my life and i'm determined
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The word of god changed my life and i'm determined to help you learn
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My life and i'm determined to help you learn to apply it to your lives.
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To help you learn to apply it to your lives. so, send in an offering
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To apply it to your lives. so, send in an offering as a way of saying "i appreciate
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So, send in an offering as a way of saying "i appreciate the teaching that you give me,
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As a way of saying "i appreciate the teaching that you give me, and i want to make
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The teaching that you give me, and i want to make sure it's available
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And i want to make sure it's available for other people."
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Sure it's available for other people." thank you so much
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For other people." thank you so much and god bless you.
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>> joyce: every day is a new
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>> joyce: every day is a new day to grow, to trust in god,
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Day to grow, to trust in god, and to walk in peace.
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And to walk in peace. "beginning your day god's way"
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"beginning your day god's way" is a devotional to help
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Is a devotional to help you align your thoughts
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You align your thoughts and emotions with
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And emotions with the truth of god's word,
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The truth of god's word, before the day even begins.
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Before the day even begins. you'll be able to face
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You'll be able to face whatever the day holds
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Whatever the day holds with confidence and joy.
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With confidence and joy. you can begin each
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You can begin each day the right way.
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>> announcer: "beginning
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>> announcer: "beginning your day god's way,"
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Your day god's way," new, from joyce meyer.
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New, from joyce meyer. request your copy today.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Patience with Yourself (Part 1)

November 17, 2025 | 29:29

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