Joyce Meyer - The Power of Humility (Part 2)

November 12, 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 - The Power of Humility (Part 2) | November 12, 2025

>> joyce: we have to learn
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>> joyce: we have to learn to not despise the hard times
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>> joyce: we have to learn to not despise the hard times in our life, because that's
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To not despise the hard times in our life, because that's where most of the work is done.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: john 15:5 says,
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>> joyce: john 15:5 says, "i'm the vine;
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>> joyce: john 15:5 says, "i'm the vine; you're the branches.
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"i'm the vine; you're the branches. if you remain in me
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You're the branches. if you remain in me and i in you,
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If you remain in me and i in you, you will bear much fruit;
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And i in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you
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You will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
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Apart from me you can do nothing." so, i like to use this example,
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Can do nothing." so, i like to use this example, and i'm glad to get
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So, i like to use this example, and i'm glad to get an opportunity to today
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And i'm glad to get an opportunity to today because i haven't used
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An opportunity to today because i haven't used it in a long time.
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Because i haven't used it in a long time. he says that he's the vine,
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It in a long time. he says that he's the vine, we're the branch.
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He says that he's the vine, we're the branch. and so, i had this--
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We're the branch. and so, i had this-- had mike help me.
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And so, i had this-- had mike help me. and he pulled this off
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Had mike help me. and he pulled this off of a bush on wednesday,
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And he pulled this off of a bush on wednesday, which they don't look too bad,
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Of a bush on wednesday, which they don't look too bad, you know, for one day
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Which they don't look too bad, you know, for one day it still looks good.
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You know, for one day it still looks good. and he pulled this
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It still looks good. and he pulled this one off on tuesday.
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And he pulled this one off on tuesday. and it's starting
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One off on tuesday. and it's starting to wilt a little bit more,
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And it's starting to wilt a little bit more, but it's still not terrible.
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To wilt a little bit more, but it's still not terrible. and then we get along--
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But it's still not terrible. and then we get along-- we get around to monday.
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And then we get along-- we get around to monday. and the point i'm trying
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We get around to monday. and the point i'm trying to make is how you wilt
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And the point i'm trying to make is how you wilt and lose your energy,
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To make is how you wilt and lose your energy, and your common sense,
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And everything else the longer
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And everything else the longer you stay away from god.
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And everything else the longer you stay away from god. and then, by the next day,
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You stay away from god. and then, by the next day, so maybe some of you
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And then, by the next day, so maybe some of you aren't feeling so sharp,
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So maybe some of you aren't feeling so sharp, and it's just 'cause you
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Aren't feeling so sharp, and it's just 'cause you haven't spent time with god.
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And it's just 'cause you haven't spent time with god. and then,
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Haven't spent time with god. and then, this one's three weeks old.
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And then, this one's three weeks old. three weeks old.
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This one's three weeks old. three weeks old. and this came off
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Three weeks old. and this came off of a 100-year-old tree.
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And this came off of a 100-year-old tree. it was one of the trees that was
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Of a 100-year-old tree. it was one of the trees that was knocked down in forest park.
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It was one of the trees that was knocked down in forest park. so, even if you're 100 years
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Knocked down in forest park. so, even if you're 100 years old and think you know
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So, even if you're 100 years old and think you know everything the bible says,
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Old and think you know everything the bible says, you still need to spend
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Everything the bible says, you still need to spend time with god and spend
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You still need to spend time with god and spend time in his word.
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Time with god and spend time in his word. it has to be maintained.
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Time in his word. it has to be maintained. mike, you could have these
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It has to be maintained. mike, you could have these in case you ever wanted
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Mike, you could have these in case you ever wanted to use them again.
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In case you ever wanted to use them again. >> [audience laughing]
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To use them again. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you can feel it.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you can feel it. you know, i don't even like
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>> joyce: and you can feel it. you know, i don't even like it if i wouldn't spend one day.
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You know, i don't even like it if i wouldn't spend one day. i hate it when i get to the end
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It if i wouldn't spend one day. i hate it when i get to the end of a day and i realize
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I hate it when i get to the end of a day and i realize that i spent time with
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Of a day and i realize that i spent time with god in the morning,
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That i spent time with god in the morning, but i forgot about him
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God in the morning, but i forgot about him the whole rest of the day
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But i forgot about him the whole rest of the day because i got--what?
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The whole rest of the day because i got--what? busy.
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Because i got--what? busy. hate that word too.
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Busy. hate that word too. everybody today is so busy.
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Hate that word too. everybody today is so busy. "i'm busy.
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Everybody today is so busy. "i'm busy. i'm busy.
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"i'm busy. i'm busy. i'm busy.
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I'm busy. i'm busy. i'm busy.
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I'm busy. i'm busy. i'm busy."
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I'm busy. i'm busy." but spending time with god,
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I'm busy." but spending time with god, it puts life back into you.
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But spending time with god, it puts life back into you. the life that god gives is not
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It puts life back into you. the life that god gives is not imparted once and for all,
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The life that god gives is not imparted once and for all, but each moment continually.
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Imparted once and for all, but each moment continually. we have electricity flowing
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But each moment continually. we have electricity flowing into our house all the time,
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We have electricity flowing into our house all the time, but if i unplug something,
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Into our house all the time, but if i unplug something, it gets dark.
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But if i unplug something, it gets dark. so, you gotta stay plugged in.
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It gets dark. so, you gotta stay plugged in. you know, even throughout
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So, you gotta stay plugged in. you know, even throughout the day, if you just,
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You know, even throughout the day, if you just, "i love you, lord."
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The day, if you just, "i love you, lord." "help me with this."
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"i love you, lord." "help me with this." "thank you."
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"help me with this." "thank you." you don't have to get
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"thank you." you don't have to get down on your knees
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You don't have to get down on your knees somewhere in a corner to pray.
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Down on your knees somewhere in a corner to pray. you can just talk
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Somewhere in a corner to pray. you can just talk to the lord and,
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You can just talk to the lord and, "thank you that you're with me."
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To the lord and, "thank you that you're with me." and, you know,
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"thank you that you're with me." and, you know, just keeping that
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And, you know, just keeping that connection with him.
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Just keeping that connection with him. we have electricity flowing
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Connection with him. we have electricity flowing into our home continually,
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We have electricity flowing into our home continually, but to benefit from it,
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Into our home continually, but to benefit from it, we must be plugged in.
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But to benefit from it, we must be plugged in. if we break the connection,
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We must be plugged in. if we break the connection, there's no light.
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If we break the connection, there's no light. if it goes out,
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There's no light. if it goes out, we're in total darkness,
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If it goes out, we're in total darkness, and most things in our
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We're in total darkness, and most things in our home don't work until
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And most things in our home don't work until it comes back on.
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Home don't work until it comes back on. we maintain humility
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It comes back on. we maintain humility by continually depending
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We maintain humility by continually depending on god and thanking
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By continually depending on god and thanking him for all that he does.
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Do you ever think about
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Do you ever think about the fact that everything
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Do you ever think about the fact that everything that god created,
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The fact that everything that god created, he maintains every single day?
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That god created, he maintains every single day? colossians 1:17: "and he himself
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He maintains every single day? colossians 1:17: "and he himself existed before all things,
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Colossians 1:17: "and he himself existed before all things, and in him all things
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Existed before all things, and in him all things consist (cohere,
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And in him all things consist (cohere, and are held together)."
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Consist (cohere, and are held together)." everything is being held
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And are held together)." everything is being held together by god.
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Everything is being held together by god. and hebrews 1:3 is so,
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Together by god. and hebrews 1:3 is so, so powerful.
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And hebrews 1:3 is so, so powerful. "he is the sole expression
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So powerful. "he is the sole expression of the glory of god--"
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"he is the sole expression of the glory of god--" "he," being jesus.
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Of the glory of god--" "he," being jesus. "[the light-being,
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"he," being jesus. "[the light-being, the out-raying or radiance
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"[the light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine],
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The out-raying or radiance of the divine], and he is the perfect
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Of the divine], and he is the perfect imprint and very image
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And he is the perfect imprint and very image of [god's] nature, upholding
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Imprint and very image of [god's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding
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Of [god's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe
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And maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by his mighty word of power."
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And propelling the universe by his mighty word of power." wow.
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By his mighty word of power." wow. "when he had by offering himself
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Wow. "when he had by offering himself accomplished our cleansing
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"when he had by offering himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt,
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Accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, he sat down at the right hand
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Of sins and riddance of guilt, he sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high."
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He sat down at the right hand of the majesty on high." the bible says in romans 8:29
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Of the majesty on high." the bible says in romans 8:29 that we are predestined
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The bible says in romans 8:29 that we are predestined to be transformed, that
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That we are predestined to be transformed, that means from inside out,
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To be transformed, that means from inside out, into the image of christ.
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Means from inside out, into the image of christ. so, that means once
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Into the image of christ. so, that means once you're born again,
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So, that means once you're born again, you start on a journey
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You're born again, you start on a journey that lasts the whole
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You start on a journey that lasts the whole rest of your life.
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That lasts the whole rest of your life. your journey does not end
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Rest of your life. your journey does not end until jesus comes to get you.
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Your journey does not end until jesus comes to get you. and you should be still growing
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Until jesus comes to get you. and you should be still growing when he comes to get you.
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And you should be still growing when he comes to get you. you have to focus on jesus
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When he comes to get you. you have to focus on jesus if you want to be transformed
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You have to focus on jesus if you want to be transformed into his image.
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If you want to be transformed into his image. so, look, i'm gonna
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Into his image. so, look, i'm gonna take a picture of some
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So, look, i'm gonna take a picture of some beautiful person out there.
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Take a picture of some beautiful person out there. >> [audience laughing]
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Beautiful person out there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, let's just say that
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>> joyce: okay, let's just say that mike's got a lot of qualities
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Let's just say that mike's got a lot of qualities that i'd like to have.
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Mike's got a lot of qualities that i'd like to have. see, you should choose people
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That i'd like to have. see, you should choose people to be friends with that you
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See, you should choose people to be friends with that you would like to be like them.
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To be friends with that you would like to be like them. i don't mean, like, have what
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Would like to be like them. i don't mean, like, have what they have and look like they
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I don't mean, like, have what they have and look like they look, i'm not talking about
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They have and look like they look, i'm not talking about that kind of silly stuff.
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I'm talking about,
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I'm talking about, you know, "man, he is so kind.
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I'm talking about, you know, "man, he is so kind. i would love to be that kind.
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You know, "man, he is so kind. i would love to be that kind. he is so--
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I would love to be that kind. he is so-- such a giving person.
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He is so-- such a giving person. i would love to be like that."
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Such a giving person. i would love to be like that." you know,
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I would love to be like that." you know, if you wanna be a giver,
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You know, if you wanna be a giver, don't hang out with
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If you wanna be a giver, don't hang out with stingy people.
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Don't hang out with stingy people. >> [audience laughing]
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Stingy people. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you do become
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you do become like what you're around
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>> joyce: because you do become like what you're around and the people that you
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Like what you're around and the people that you spend your time with
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And the people that you spend your time with is maybe more important
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Spend your time with is maybe more important than what you think it is.
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Is maybe more important than what you think it is. so, i see mike, and i like mike,
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Than what you think it is. so, i see mike, and i like mike, and i think, "man, he's just--
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So, i see mike, and i like mike, and i think, "man, he's just-- he maintains humility.
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And i think, "man, he's just-- he maintains humility. he's a great guy.
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He maintains humility. he's a great guy. he's always there for people.
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He's a great guy. he's always there for people. so kind and caring."
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He's always there for people. so kind and caring." so, that means i got
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So kind and caring." so, that means i got to keep my eyes on mike.
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So, that means i got to keep my eyes on mike. oops, now i'm on dave.
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To keep my eyes on mike. oops, now i'm on dave. that don't work.
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Oops, now i'm on dave. that don't work. >> [audience laughing]
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That don't work. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: although you'd
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: although you'd be a good example, too.
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>> joyce: although you'd be a good example, too. >> [audience laughing]
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Be a good example, too. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: maybe i better
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: maybe i better switch to you.
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>> joyce: maybe i better switch to you. >> [polaroid snapping]
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Switch to you. >> [polaroid snapping] >> joyce: now, one of the main
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>> [polaroid snapping] >> joyce: now, one of the main things i wanna make
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>> joyce: now, one of the main things i wanna make a point out of,
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Things i wanna make a point out of, and i think this is tremendous,
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A point out of, and i think this is tremendous, when i took that picture,
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And i think this is tremendous, when i took that picture, a light flashed inside,
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When i took that picture, a light flashed inside, and it was a light that
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A light flashed inside, and it was a light that captured that image,
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And it was a light that captured that image, but it's developed in the dark.
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Captured that image, but it's developed in the dark. >> audience member: that's good.
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But it's developed in the dark. >> audience member: that's good. that is good.
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>> audience member: that's good. that is good. >> joyce: thank you.
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That is good. >> joyce: thank you. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: thank you. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i give god
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i give god all the credit.
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>> joyce: but i give god all the credit. >> [audience laughing]
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All the credit. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: to me,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: to me, that is so amazing.
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>> joyce: to me, that is so amazing. it's like we're born again,
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That is so amazing. it's like we're born again, we see jesus, and we wanna
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It's like we're born again, we see jesus, and we wanna be like that.
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We see jesus, and we wanna be like that. and then we seem to get
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Be like that. and then we seem to get in all these situations
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And then we seem to get in all these situations that we don't wanna be in.
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And it's--
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And it's-- the image of christ is being
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And it's-- the image of christ is being developed in you during
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The image of christ is being developed in you during those dark times in your life.
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Developed in you during those dark times in your life. we have to learn to not despise
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Those dark times in your life. we have to learn to not despise the hard times in our life,
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Because that's where
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Because that's where most of the work is done.
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Because that's where most of the work is done. and you can use
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Most of the work is done. and you can use the caterpillar that becomes
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And you can use the caterpillar that becomes a butterfly as an example.
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The caterpillar that becomes a butterfly as an example. the word for their
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A butterfly as an example. the word for their change is metamorphosis,
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The word for their change is metamorphosis, and it means transformed.
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Change is metamorphosis, and it means transformed. but that's kind of like us,
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And it means transformed. but that's kind of like us, you know, you were a worm,
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But that's kind of like us, you know, you were a worm, and now you become a beautiful,
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You know, you were a worm, and now you become a beautiful, beautiful butterfly.
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And now you become a beautiful, beautiful butterfly. but it takes a transformation,
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Beautiful butterfly. but it takes a transformation, and when the time is right,
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But it takes a transformation, and when the time is right, and thank god,
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And when the time is right, and thank god, the holy spirit knows when
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And thank god, the holy spirit knows when the time is right to work on us.
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The holy spirit knows when the time is right to work on us. he knows just how much you can
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The time is right to work on us. he knows just how much you can take at any one given time,
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He knows just how much you can take at any one given time, he'll lighten up when you've
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Take at any one given time, he'll lighten up when you've had all you can take.
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He'll lighten up when you've had all you can take. so, there's no point in saying,
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Had all you can take. so, there's no point in saying, "i can't take this anymore."
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So, there's no point in saying, "i can't take this anymore." you can take it as long
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"i can't take this anymore." you can take it as long as god allows it.
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You can take it as long as god allows it. and most of you would say,
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As god allows it. and most of you would say, most of your spiritual growth
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And most of you would say, most of your spiritual growth has come in the hard
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Most of your spiritual growth has come in the hard times of life, right?
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Has come in the hard times of life, right? a lot of times when you've had
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Times of life, right? a lot of times when you've had nothing to lean on but god,
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A lot of times when you've had nothing to lean on but god, that's when you've gotten
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Nothing to lean on but god, that's when you've gotten to know him the most.
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That's when you've gotten to know him the most. or maybe, when people are
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To know him the most. or maybe, when people are mistreating you and you
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Or maybe, when people are mistreating you and you feel so lonely and rejected,
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Mistreating you and you feel so lonely and rejected, maybe that's when you finally
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Feel so lonely and rejected, maybe that's when you finally learn that as long as you
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Maybe that's when you finally learn that as long as you know you're loved by god,
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Learn that as long as you know you're loved by god, none of the rest
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Know you're loved by god, none of the rest of it matters that much.
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None of the rest of it matters that much. so, you need a revelation
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Of it matters that much. so, you need a revelation on how much god loves you,
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So, you need a revelation on how much god loves you, and a revelation that
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On how much god loves you, and a revelation that he's with you at all times,
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And a revelation that he's with you at all times, no matter what.
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He's with you at all times, no matter what. now, it takes 15 minutes
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No matter what. now, it takes 15 minutes for this to develop,
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Now, it takes 15 minutes for this to develop, so we'll show it to you
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For this to develop, so we'll show it to you at the end.
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So we'll show it to you at the end. better have a picture
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At the end. better have a picture of dave in there.
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Better have a picture of dave in there. >> [audience laughing]
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Of dave in there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, you can't do what's right
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>> joyce: you know, you can't do what's right one time and have a great life.
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You can't do what's right one time and have a great life. you have to continue
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One time and have a great life. you have to continue to do what's right.
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You have to continue to do what's right. the word "continue"
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To do what's right. the word "continue" is actually in the word lot.
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The word "continue" is actually in the word lot. keep it up, keep it up,
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Is actually in the word lot. keep it up, keep it up, keep it up, keep it up,
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Keep it up, keep it up, keep it up, keep it up, keep it up, keep it up.
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Keep it up, keep it up, keep it up, keep it up. never quit.
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Keep it up, keep it up. never quit. that's one thing i won't do,
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Never quit. that's one thing i won't do, is i'll never quit.
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That's one thing i won't do, is i'll never quit. i think that's been one
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Is i'll never quit. i think that's been one of the things in my favor.
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I think that's been one of the things in my favor. i just won't give up.
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1 chronicles 16:11:
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1 chronicles 16:11: "seek the lord and his strength;
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1 chronicles 16:11: "seek the lord and his strength; seek his presence continually."
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"seek the lord and his strength; seek his presence continually." john 8:31:
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Seek his presence continually." john 8:31: "so jesus said to those
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John 8:31: "so jesus said to those jews who believed in him,
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"so jesus said to those jews who believed in him, 'if you abide in my word--'"
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Jews who believed in him, 'if you abide in my word--'" and "abide" means:
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'if you abide in my word--'" and "abide" means: live, dwell, and remain.
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And "abide" means: live, dwell, and remain. jesus isn't looking for somebody
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Live, dwell, and remain. jesus isn't looking for somebody who wants to date him.
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Jesus isn't looking for somebody who wants to date him. he wants somebody who's ready
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Who wants to date him. he wants somebody who's ready to make the full commitment
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He wants somebody who's ready to make the full commitment and get married.
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To make the full commitment and get married. amen?
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And get married. amen? and a lot of times,
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Amen? and a lot of times, we like to do what we wanna
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And a lot of times, we like to do what we wanna do all week and then
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We like to do what we wanna do all week and then have a date with jesus
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Do all week and then have a date with jesus on sunday morning.
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Have a date with jesus on sunday morning. "so, jesus said,
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On sunday morning. "so, jesus said, 'if you abide in me,
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"so, jesus said, 'if you abide in me, and my word abides in you,
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'if you abide in me, and my word abides in you, you are truly my disciples.
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And my word abides in you, you are truly my disciples. i have loved you, [just]
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You are truly my disciples. i have loved you, [just] as the father has loved me;
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I have loved you, [just] as the father has loved me; abide in my love [continue
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As the father has loved me; abide in my love [continue in his love with me].'"
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Abide in my love [continue in his love with me].'" every day, you need
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In his love with me].'" every day, you need to know god loves you,
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Every day, you need to know god loves you, even if you've been a stinker.
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To know god loves you, even if you've been a stinker. >> [audience laughing]
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Even if you've been a stinker. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 2 corinthians 3:18:
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 2 corinthians 3:18: "and all of us, as with
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>> joyce: 2 corinthians 3:18: "and all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we]
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"and all of us, as with unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold
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Unveiled face, [because we] continued to behold [in the word of god]
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Continued to behold [in the word of god] as in a mirror the glory
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[in the word of god] as in a mirror the glory of the lord, are constantly
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As in a mirror the glory of the lord, are constantly being transfigured into
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Of the lord, are constantly being transfigured into his very own image."
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Being transfigured into his very own image." so, guess what?
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You're changing right now.
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You're changing right now. little bit here,
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You're changing right now. little bit here, little bit there.
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Little bit here, little bit there. maybe a little something
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Little bit there. maybe a little something happens that you'd
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Maybe a little something happens that you'd rather didn't happen,
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Happens that you'd rather didn't happen, but god will use
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Rather didn't happen, but god will use it to change you.
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But god will use it to change you. maybe you prayed
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It to change you. maybe you prayed to love everybody,
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Maybe you prayed to love everybody, and so god put an unlovable
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To love everybody, and so god put an unlovable person in front of you,
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And so god put an unlovable person in front of you, and now you've suddenly
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Person in front of you, and now you've suddenly changed your mind.
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And now you've suddenly changed your mind. >> [audience laughing]
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Changed your mind. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's so easy
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's so easy to sound spiritual,
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>> joyce: it's so easy to sound spiritual, but it's a totally different
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To sound spiritual, but it's a totally different thing to walk in it.
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But it's a totally different thing to walk in it. i wanna finish the story
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Thing to walk in it. i wanna finish the story about the butterfly.
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I wanna finish the story about the butterfly. when the time is right
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About the butterfly. when the time is right for him to be changed,
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When the time is right for him to be changed, he changes inside.
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For him to be changed, he changes inside. but he crawls up, usually
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He changes inside. but he crawls up, usually on the backside of a branch,
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But he crawls up, usually on the backside of a branch, and webs--
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On the backside of a branch, and webs-- spins a web around him.
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And webs-- spins a web around him. and it's dark in there.
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Spins a web around him. and it's dark in there. and his whole insides turn
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And it's dark in there. and his whole insides turn to liquid, complete liquid.
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And his whole insides turn to liquid, complete liquid. and while god does his work,
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To liquid, complete liquid. and while god does his work, he forms into
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And while god does his work, he forms into a beautiful butterfly.
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He forms into a beautiful butterfly. no two butterflies are alike.
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A beautiful butterfly. no two butterflies are alike. they're all unique,
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No two butterflies are alike. they're all unique, and individual,
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They're all unique, and individual, just like we are.
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And individual, just like we are. amen.
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Just like we are. amen. and then they struggle
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Amen. and then they struggle to get out of that cocoon,
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And then they struggle to get out of that cocoon, when it's time for them
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To get out of that cocoon, when it's time for them to be born.
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When it's time for them to be born. they struggle.
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To be born. they struggle. you can watch the struggle.
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They struggle. you can watch the struggle. and of course,
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You can watch the struggle. and of course, if you feel sorry for 'em
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And of course, if you feel sorry for 'em and help 'em try to get
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If you feel sorry for 'em and help 'em try to get out of the cocoon,
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And help 'em try to get out of the cocoon, you'll kill 'em.
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Out of the cocoon, you'll kill 'em. see, dave never would
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You'll kill 'em. see, dave never would feel sorry for me,
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See, dave never would feel sorry for me, and it used to make me so mad.
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Feel sorry for me, and it used to make me so mad. >> [audience laughing]
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And it used to make me so mad. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because i wanted him to help me!
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>> joyce: because i wanted him to help me! but he had enough sense
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I wanted him to help me! but he had enough sense to know that the problems i had,
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But he had enough sense to know that the problems i had, he couldn't relieve my suffering
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To know that the problems i had, he couldn't relieve my suffering through feeling sorry
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He couldn't relieve my suffering through feeling sorry for me and petting me.
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Through feeling sorry for me and petting me. and, you know--
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For me and petting me. and, you know-- he was very patient.
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And, you know-- he was very patient. and certainly,
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He was very patient. and certainly, there were times when
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And certainly, there were times when he told me to knock it off.
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There were times when he told me to knock it off. but he--
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He told me to knock it off. but he-- he just said, "you just want
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But he-- he just said, "you just want me to feel sorry for you,
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He just said, "you just want me to feel sorry for you, and i'm not going to."
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Me to feel sorry for you, and i'm not going to." and i can't even begin to tell
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And i'm not going to." and i can't even begin to tell you the rage that i felt.
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And i can't even begin to tell you the rage that i felt. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: god made him special.
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>> joyce: god made him special. he just thought
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>> joyce: god made him special. he just thought half of it was funny.
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He just thought half of it was funny. >> [audience laughing]
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Half of it was funny. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said, "i knew only
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said, "i knew only god could change you."
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>> joyce: he said, "i knew only god could change you." and there were times,
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God could change you." and there were times, he said, he went out
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And there were times, he said, he went out and he cried, and he thought,
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He said, he went out and he cried, and he thought, "god, what am i gonna do?"
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And he cried, and he thought, "god, what am i gonna do?" but he knew only god
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"god, what am i gonna do?" but he knew only god could change me.
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But he knew only god could change me. and one of the things that
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Could change me. and one of the things that he did that was really probably
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And one of the things that he did that was really probably better for me than anything
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He did that was really probably better for me than anything was he refused to let
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Better for me than anything was he refused to let me make him miserable.
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Was he refused to let me make him miserable. so, this is very good for people
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Me make him miserable. so, this is very good for people that are codependent.
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So, this is very good for people that are codependent. if you have to wait
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That are codependent. if you have to wait to see what kind of mood
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If you have to wait to see what kind of mood somebody else is in before
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To see what kind of mood somebody else is in before you can decide what your
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Somebody else is in before you can decide what your day is gonna be like,
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You can decide what your day is gonna be like, then you're codependent.
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Day is gonna be like, then you're codependent. if they're up, you're up.
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Then you're codependent. if they're up, you're up. if they're down, you're down.
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If they're up, you're up. if they're down, you're down. and he just said,
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If they're down, you're down. and he just said, "well, i love you,
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And he just said, "well, i love you, and i'm gonna enjoy my life,
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"well, i love you, and i'm gonna enjoy my life, and i hope you'll come along
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And i'm gonna enjoy my life, and i hope you'll come along with me and enjoy yours.
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And i hope you'll come along with me and enjoy yours. but if you wanna be miserable,
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There's nothing
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There's nothing i can do about that.
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There's nothing i can do about that. but i'm gonna enjoy
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I can do about that. but i'm gonna enjoy my life anyway."
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But i'm gonna enjoy my life anyway." [growling]
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My life anyway." [growling] >> [audience laughing]
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[growling] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i had all this
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i had all this rage built up in me from my
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>> joyce: see, i had all this rage built up in me from my abusive childhood, and i felt
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Rage built up in me from my abusive childhood, and i felt like i was owed something,
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Abusive childhood, and i felt like i was owed something, and i was.
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Like i was owed something, and i was. but i was trying to collect
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And i was. but i was trying to collect from the wrong person.
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And that's what
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And that's what we do a lot of times,
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And that's what we do a lot of times, you know, we try to collect
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We do a lot of times, you know, we try to collect from the wrong people.
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You know, we try to collect from the wrong people. and only god could pay me back.
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From the wrong people. and only god could pay me back. and when i got that through
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And only god could pay me back. and when i got that through my head out of isaiah 61 that
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And when i got that through my head out of isaiah 61 that only god could pay me back,
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My head out of isaiah 61 that only god could pay me back, i quit trying to collect
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Only god could pay me back, i quit trying to collect from wrong people.
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My life started to make a turn.
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My life started to make a turn. and, you know, a lot of times
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My life started to make a turn. and, you know, a lot of times we're angry because
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And, you know, a lot of times we're angry because of things that have
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We're angry because of things that have happened to us in the past,
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Of things that have happened to us in the past, but we're just angry
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Happened to us in the past, but we're just angry at everybody and anybody.
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But we're just angry at everybody and anybody. and all somebody has to do
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At everybody and anybody. and all somebody has to do is just say the wrong thing
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And all somebody has to do is just say the wrong thing to you at the wrong time
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Is just say the wrong thing to you at the wrong time and you'll explode.
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To you at the wrong time and you'll explode. there's three things we must
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And you'll explode. there's three things we must not depend on:
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There's three things we must not depend on: ourselves.
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2 corinthians 1:8-9:
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2 corinthians 1:8-9: "for we do not want
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2 corinthians 1:8-9: "for we do not want you to be uninformed,
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"for we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about the affliction
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You to be uninformed, brethren, about the affliction and oppressing distress which
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Brethren, about the affliction and oppressing distress which befell us in [the province of]
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And oppressing distress which befell us in [the province of] asia, how we were so utterly
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Befell us in [the province of] asia, how we were so utterly and unbearably weighed down
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Asia, how we were so utterly and unbearably weighed down and crushed that we despaired
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And unbearably weighed down and crushed that we despaired even of life [itself]."
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And crushed that we despaired even of life [itself]." listen to this.
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Even of life [itself]." listen to this. "indeed, we felt within
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Listen to this. "indeed, we felt within ourselves that we had received
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"indeed, we felt within ourselves that we had received the [very] sentence of death,
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Ourselves that we had received the [very] sentence of death, but that was to keep us from
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The [very] sentence of death, but that was to keep us from trusting in and depending
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But that was to keep us from trusting in and depending on ourselves instead
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Trusting in and depending on ourselves instead of on god who raises the dead."
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On ourselves instead of on god who raises the dead." man, some of these scriptures,
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We just need
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We just need to camp on top of 'em.
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We just need to camp on top of 'em. their situation was so bad,
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To camp on top of 'em. their situation was so bad, they thought they
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Their situation was so bad, they thought they were gonna die.
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They thought they were gonna die. but he said god allowed
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Were gonna die. but he said god allowed it to keep us from depending
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But he said god allowed it to keep us from depending on ourselves instead of on him.
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It to keep us from depending on ourselves instead of on him. we should not depend
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On ourselves instead of on him. we should not depend on other people excessively.
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We should not depend on other people excessively. i'm not saying you can't
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On other people excessively. i'm not saying you can't depend on people,
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I'm not saying you can't depend on people, or you can't trust people,
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Depend on people, or you can't trust people, but if there's a line you cross,
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Or you can't trust people, but if there's a line you cross, god will be obligated
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But if there's a line you cross, god will be obligated to show you, their weaknesses.
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God will be obligated to show you, their weaknesses. and sometimes
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To show you, their weaknesses. and sometimes we get hurt by people,
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And sometimes we get hurt by people, but it's our own fault because
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We get hurt by people, but it's our own fault because we put more confidence
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But it's our own fault because we put more confidence in them than we do in god.
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We put more confidence in them than we do in god. and then, they do things that
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In them than we do in god. and then, they do things that we would have never thought
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And then, they do things that we would have never thought they would have done,
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We would have never thought they would have done, and we don't understand why,
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They would have done, and we don't understand why, and we're hurt,
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And we don't understand why, and we're hurt, and we feel rejected.
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And we're hurt, and we feel rejected. god's actually
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And we feel rejected. god's actually doing you a favor.
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God's actually doing you a favor. he's showing you they're
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Doing you a favor. he's showing you they're human just like you are.
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He's showing you they're human just like you are. all people have weaknesses.
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Human just like you are. all people have weaknesses. and if we rely on them too much,
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All people have weaknesses. and if we rely on them too much, god will allow us
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And if we rely on them too much, god will allow us to be disappointed in them
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God will allow us to be disappointed in them and to turn back to him.
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And i love what jesus
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And i love what jesus said in john 2:24 and 25:
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And i love what jesus said in john 2:24 and 25: "but jesus [for his part]
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Said in john 2:24 and 25: "but jesus [for his part] did not trust himself to them,
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"but jesus [for his part] did not trust himself to them, because he knew all [men]."
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Did not trust himself to them, because he knew all [men]." it doesn't say
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Because he knew all [men]." it doesn't say he didn't trust them.
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It doesn't say he didn't trust them. it says, "he didn't trust
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He didn't trust them. it says, "he didn't trust himself to them."
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It says, "he didn't trust himself to them." and there's a big
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Himself to them." and there's a big difference in that.
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And there's a big difference in that. in other words, he trusted them,
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Difference in that. in other words, he trusted them, he believed the best,
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In other words, he trusted them, he believed the best, knowing that they
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He believed the best, knowing that they had human nature,
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Knowing that they had human nature, but no matter how much
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Had human nature, but no matter how much we love and trust somebody,
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But no matter how much we love and trust somebody, there's a part of us that
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We love and trust somebody, there's a part of us that belongs only to god.
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There's a part of us that belongs only to god. and you can't just throw your
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Belongs only to god. and you can't just throw your life wide open to anybody,
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And you can't just throw your life wide open to anybody, except possibly the person
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Life wide open to anybody, except possibly the person you're married to,
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Except possibly the person you're married to, and then, sometimes,
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You're married to, and then, sometimes, you can't even do that.
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And then, sometimes, you can't even do that. depends on their spiritual
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You can't even do that. depends on their spiritual level of maturity.
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Depends on their spiritual level of maturity. and there's things you just have
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Level of maturity. and there's things you just have to keep between you and god.
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And there's things you just have to keep between you and god. and those things are
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To keep between you and god. and those things are priceless and privileged.
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And those things are priceless and privileged. jeremiah 17:
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Priceless and privileged. jeremiah 17: "thus says the lord:
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Jeremiah 17: "thus says the lord: cursed [with great evil]
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"thus says the lord: cursed [with great evil] is the strong man who trusts
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Cursed [with great evil] is the strong man who trusts in and relies on frail man,
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Is the strong man who trusts in and relies on frail man, making weak [human]
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In and relies on frail man, making weak [human] flesh his arm,
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Making weak [human] flesh his arm, and whose mind and heart
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Flesh his arm, and whose mind and heart turn away from the lord.
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And whose mind and heart turn away from the lord. for he is like a shrub
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Turn away from the lord. for he is like a shrub or a person naked
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For he is like a shrub or a person naked and destitute in the desert;
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Or a person naked and destitute in the desert; and he shall not
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And destitute in the desert; and he shall not see any good come,
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And he shall not see any good come, but shall dwell in the parched
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See any good come, but shall dwell in the parched places in the wilderness,
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But shall dwell in the parched places in the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land.
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Places in the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. but [most] blessed is the man
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In an uninhabited salt land. but [most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in,
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But [most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the lord,
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Who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the lord, and whose hope
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And relies on the lord, and whose hope and confidence the lord is."
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And whose hope and confidence the lord is." that pretty much says it,
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And confidence the lord is." that pretty much says it, don't it?
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That pretty much says it, don't it? and the third thing you can't
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Don't it? and the third thing you can't put your trust in is the world,
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And the third thing you can't put your trust in is the world, and its ways, and its systems.
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Put your trust in is the world, and its ways, and its systems. i love 1 corinthians 1:19:
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And its ways, and its systems. i love 1 corinthians 1:19: "for it is written,
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I love 1 corinthians 1:19: "for it is written, i will baffle and render
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"for it is written, i will baffle and render useless and destroy
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I will baffle and render useless and destroy the learning of the learned
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Useless and destroy the learning of the learned and the philosophy
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The learning of the learned and the philosophy of the philosophers
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And the philosophy of the philosophers and the cleverness
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Of the philosophers and the cleverness of the clever
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And the cleverness of the clever and the discernment
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Of the clever and the discernment and the discerning;
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And the discernment and the discerning; i will frustrate
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And the discerning; i will frustrate and nullify [them]
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I will frustrate and nullify [them] and bring [them] to nothing."
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And nullify [them] and bring [them] to nothing." "so, all you people who think
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And bring [them] to nothing." "so, all you people who think you're so smart," god says...
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"so, all you people who think you're so smart," god says... >> [audience laughing]
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You're so smart," god says... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i'll show you just
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i'll show you just how smart you're not."
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>> joyce: "i'll show you just how smart you're not." and this particular chapter
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How smart you're not." and this particular chapter is where god says that
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And this particular chapter is where god says that he calls and uses the weak
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Is where god says that he calls and uses the weak and "the foolish things
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He calls and uses the weak and "the foolish things of the world to confound
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And "the foolish things of the world to confound the wise."
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Of the world to confound the wise." and then he adds in this bit
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The wise." and then he adds in this bit about those of you who
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And then he adds in this bit about those of you who think you know so much.
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About those of you who think you know so much. god loves to use somebody
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That nobody thinks could
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That nobody thinks could ever be used by god.
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That nobody thinks could ever be used by god. and i was a person
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Ever be used by god. and i was a person just like that.
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And i was a person just like that. i'll never forget when god
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Just like that. i'll never forget when god first called me to ministry.
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I'll never forget when god first called me to ministry. i didn't have enough
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First called me to ministry. i didn't have enough sense not to think
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I didn't have enough sense not to think everybody would be excited.
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Sense not to think everybody would be excited. >> [audience laughing]
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Everybody would be excited. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i'm like,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i'm like, "oh, god called
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>> joyce: so, i'm like, "oh, god called me to have a ministry,
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"oh, god called me to have a ministry, and he told me i was gonna
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Me to have a ministry, and he told me i was gonna have a large ministry that
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And he told me i was gonna have a large ministry that reached around the earth."
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Have a large ministry that reached around the earth." and it made no sense.
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Reached around the earth." and it made no sense. i mean, i hadn't been
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And it made no sense. i mean, i hadn't been to seminary or had
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I mean, i hadn't been to seminary or had a high school diploma,
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To seminary or had a high school diploma, and a big mouth...
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A high school diploma, and a big mouth... >> [audience laughing]
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And a big mouth... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and a lot
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and a lot of problems from the past.
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>> joyce: and a lot of problems from the past. but really, at that time,
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Of problems from the past. but really, at that time, i didn't really know
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But really, at that time, i didn't really know i had a problem.
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I didn't really know i had a problem. i thought everybody
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I had a problem. i thought everybody else had a problem.
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I thought everybody else had a problem. and god chose to use me,
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Else had a problem. and god chose to use me, and he gave me a gift
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And god chose to use me, and he gave me a gift of communication.
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And he gave me a gift of communication. and he chooses people that,
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Of communication. and he chooses people that, with a little bit of effort,
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And he chooses people that, with a little bit of effort, won't take the credit because
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With a little bit of effort, won't take the credit because they know what they are.
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Won't take the credit because they know what they are. and i'm not saying that god
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They know what they are. and i'm not saying that god can't use an educated person,
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And i'm not saying that god can't use an educated person, because he certainly
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Can't use an educated person, because he certainly can and does.
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Because he certainly can and does. i can't say that he doesn't
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Can and does. i can't say that he doesn't use a talented person,
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I can't say that he doesn't use a talented person, because he certainly does.
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Use a talented person, because he certainly does. but i think maybe sometimes
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Because he certainly does. but i think maybe sometimes the more god uses you,
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But i think maybe sometimes the more god uses you, the less likely you have to be,
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The more god uses you, the less likely you have to be, to be used.
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The less likely you have to be, to be used. what do you think?
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To be used. what do you think? so, that includes all of us,
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What do you think? so, that includes all of us, doesn't it?
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So, that includes all of us, doesn't it? >> audience: yes.
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Doesn't it? >> audience: yes. >> joyce: that means god
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: that means god can use anybody.
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>> joyce: that means god can use anybody. it doesn't have
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Can use anybody. it doesn't have to be somebody special,
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It doesn't have to be somebody special, or somebody learned or--
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To be somebody special, or somebody learned or-- and so, i remember when i told
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Or somebody learned or-- and so, i remember when i told some of my friends, they said,
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And so, i remember when i told some of my friends, they said, "well, you know, joyce,
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Some of my friends, they said, "well, you know, joyce, we've been talking--"
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"well, you know, joyce, we've been talking--" well, that's trouble
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We've been talking--" well, that's trouble right there.
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Well, that's trouble right there. >> [audience laughing]
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Right there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "and we don't think
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "and we don't think what you're saying god
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>> joyce: "and we don't think what you're saying god called you to do is possible.
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What you're saying god called you to do is possible. you don't even have
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Called you to do is possible. you don't even have the right personality for it."
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You don't even have the right personality for it." which i really didn't.
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The right personality for it." which i really didn't. >> [audience laughing]
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Which i really didn't. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i pretty much
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i pretty much lost most of my friends.
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>> joyce: and i pretty much lost most of my friends. i think there were two
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Lost most of my friends. i think there were two people that stuck with me.
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I think there were two people that stuck with me. rose meadows was one of 'em.
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People that stuck with me. rose meadows was one of 'em. and dave.
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Rose meadows was one of 'em. and dave. dave stuck with me.
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And dave. dave stuck with me. it took him about three weeks.
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Dave stuck with me. it took him about three weeks. he was a little bit not
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It took him about three weeks. he was a little bit not clear on why god
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He was a little bit not clear on why god called me and not him.
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Clear on why god called me and not him. because normally--
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Called me and not him. because normally-- >> [audience laughing]
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Because normally-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: normally,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: normally, it was the man that was
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>> joyce: normally, it was the man that was in the pulpit and out front.
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It was the man that was in the pulpit and out front. and you have to really
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In the pulpit and out front. and you have to really honor dave for being
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And you have to really honor dave for being willing to let me do what
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Honor dave for being willing to let me do what i've done all these years.
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Willing to let me do what i've done all these years. you gotta be a real
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I've done all these years. you gotta be a real man to do that.
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You gotta be a real man to do that. amen?
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Man to do that. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen. and i don't--
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>> joyce: amen. and i don't-- i mean, he was definitely,
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And i don't-- i mean, he was definitely, perfectly picked for me.
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I mean, he was definitely, perfectly picked for me. so, let's pray every
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Perfectly picked for me. so, let's pray every day that god would work
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So, let's pray every day that god would work with us to keep us humble.
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Day that god would work with us to keep us humble. and i could tell you the traits
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With us to keep us humble. and i could tell you the traits of a humble person,
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And i could tell you the traits of a humble person, but i don't have time
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Of a humble person, but i don't have time to do that today.
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But i don't have time to do that today. but one thing about
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To do that today. but one thing about a humble person
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But one thing about a humble person is they can take correction.
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A humble person is they can take correction. actually,
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Is they can take correction. actually, the bible says they love it.
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Actually, the bible says they love it. i've only had one person
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The bible says they love it. i've only had one person in my life thank me
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I've only had one person in my life thank me for correcting them,
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In my life thank me for correcting them, and that was mike shepard.
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For correcting them, and that was mike shepard. "thank you.
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And that was mike shepard. "thank you. i needed that."
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"thank you. i needed that." i'm like--
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I needed that." i'm like-- >> [audience laughing]
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I'm like-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "can you lay
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "can you lay hands on me?"
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>> joyce: "can you lay hands on me?" >> [audience laughing]
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Hands on me?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, we love god,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, we love god, and we wanna serve
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>> joyce: so, we love god, and we wanna serve him the way he deserves
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And we wanna serve him the way he deserves to be served.
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Him the way he deserves to be served. amen?
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>> announcer: we were made
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>> announcer: we were made for more than just getting by.
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For more than just getting by. god created us with
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God created us with a sense of adventure,
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A sense of adventure, hope, expectation,
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Hope, expectation, and purpose.
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And purpose. a purpose to live
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A purpose to live bravely, pray boldly,
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Bravely, pray boldly, and dream big dreams.
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And dream big dreams. >> joyce: if you wanna improve
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>> joyce: if you wanna improve a bad day, have a big dream.
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A bad day, have a big dream. and i don't mean go to sleep
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And i don't mean go to sleep and have a nap and have
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And have a nap and have that kind of dream.
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That kind of dream. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> joyce: i mean, see something beyond
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See something beyond where you're at right now.
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Where you're at right now. believe that things
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Believe that things are going to change.
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Are going to change. believe they're
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Believe they're going to get better.
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Going to get better. >> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: things always
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>> ginger: things always get better when we let
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Get better when we let god's word soak in.
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God's word soak in. god handmade us
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God handmade us for something great.
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For something great. you were made for
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You were made for an amazing purpose.
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An amazing purpose. confidently step
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Confidently step into god's purpose
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Into god's purpose for you with
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For you with joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "dream big.
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"dream big. pray bold.
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Pray bold. live brave."
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Live brave." through it,
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Through it, joyce helps you
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Joyce helps you to recognize what
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To recognize what it means to live with
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It means to live with an expectant heart,
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An expectant heart, deepen your
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Deepen your prayer life,
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Prayer life, and how you can
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And how you can trust god's plan.
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Trust god's plan. each section
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Each section is a beautiful
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Is a beautiful reminder of how
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Reminder of how much our heavenly
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Much our heavenly father loves us
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Father loves us and the great life
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And the great life he's given us.
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He's given us. a life that is big,
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A life that is big, bold, and brave.
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>> announcer: boldly
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>> announcer: boldly embrace the future
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Embrace the future god has for you
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God has for you when you dream big,
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>> joyce: every day
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>> joyce: every day is a brand-new opportunity,
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Is a brand-new opportunity, a fresh start.
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A fresh start. and while we can't always
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And while we can't always control what happens around us,
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Control what happens around us, we can choose
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We can choose how we respond to it.
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How we respond to it. "beginning your day
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"beginning your day god's way" is a 365-day
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God's way" is a 365-day devotional to help you start
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Devotional to help you start your mornings with the truth
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Your mornings with the truth of god's word.
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Of god's word. when you begin your day rooted
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When you begin your day rooted in scripture, something
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In scripture, something powerful happens.
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Powerful happens. your thoughts
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Your thoughts start to change,
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Start to change, your emotions come
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Your emotions come into balance.
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Into balance. you begin
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You begin to respond to life,
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To respond to life, not just react
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Not just react to it.
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To it. and you'll find
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And you'll find yourself walking
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Yourself walking in more peace,
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In more peace, wisdom, and joy no matter
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Wisdom, and joy no matter what comes your way.
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What comes your way. each devotional includes
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Each devotional includes a scripture, a prayer,
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A scripture, a prayer, and a word
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And a word of encouragement
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Of encouragement to help you stay
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To help you stay focused on god's love
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Focused on god's love and direction
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And direction for your life.
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For your life. so, don't just get
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So, don't just get through your day;
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Through your day; live it on purpose.
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Live it on purpose. begin your day god's way
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Begin your day god's way and watch how everything
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And watch how everything else begins to fall into place.
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>> announcer: "beginning
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>> announcer: "beginning your day god's way,"
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>> ginger: real life. real friends.
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No pretense. joyce meyer's
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Talk it out podcast. join joyce, erin cluley,
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Join joyce, erin cluley, and me, ginger stache,
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And me, ginger stache, along with some amazing friends,
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Along with some amazing friends, as we honestly share
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As we honestly share the hard stuff,
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The hard stuff, laugh through those
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Laugh through those unpredictable moments,
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Unpredictable moments, and learn to apply what
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And learn to apply what god says about it all.
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God says about it all. sometimes you just need
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Sometimes you just need to talk about life
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To talk about life with your girlfriends.
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With your girlfriends. so we have a spot saved
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>> [♪♪]
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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 - The Power of Humility (Part 2)

November 12, 2025 | 29:29

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