Joyce Meyer - Pressing Past Guilt and Shame (Part 2)

September 26, 2025 | 29:29

Are guilt and shame holding you back? Today, Joyce delves into God's love and mercy, and shares how to overcome guilt and shame, and pursue the life you're called to.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Pressing Past Guilt and Shame (Part 2) | September 26, 2025

>> joyce: so, don't think
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>> joyce: so, don't think for a minute that god is going
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>> joyce: so, don't think for a minute that god is going to help you do something
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For a minute that god is going to help you do something that you came up with that
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To help you do something that you came up with that he did not call you to do.
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That you came up with that he did not call you to do. >> [audience applauding]
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He did not call you to do. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what we do for god,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what we do for god, although there are hard places
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>> joyce: what we do for god, although there are hard places we press through,
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Although there are hard places we press through, there's a comfort in your
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We press through, there's a comfort in your soul that you know it's what
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There's a comfort in your soul that you know it's what you're supposed to be doing.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: "for everyone
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>> joyce: "for everyone who lives on milk
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>> joyce: "for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the doctrine
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Who lives on milk is unskilled in the doctrine of righteousness."
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Is unskilled in the doctrine of righteousness." now, what is--
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Of righteousness." now, what is-- what does that mean?
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Now, what is-- what does that mean? that simply means that
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What does that mean? that simply means that they don't know who
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That simply means that they don't know who they are in christ.
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They don't know who they are in christ. and so, because of that,
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They are in christ. and so, because of that, they can't handle correction.
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And so, because of that, they can't handle correction. >> audience member: preach it.
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They can't handle correction. >> audience member: preach it. preach it, preach it!
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>> audience member: preach it. preach it, preach it! >> joyce: and you cannot
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Preach it, preach it! >> joyce: and you cannot grow in god without
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>> joyce: and you cannot grow in god without receiving his correction.
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If all you can have is milk,
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If all you can have is milk, then you're unskilled
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If all you can have is milk, then you're unskilled in the doctrine
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Then you're unskilled in the doctrine of righteousness.
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In the doctrine of righteousness. you can be in the church
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Of righteousness. you can be in the church but still not know that
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You can be in the church but still not know that you're in christ.
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But still not know that you're in christ. and see, who you are in christ
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You're in christ. and see, who you are in christ has to be separated from
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And see, who you are in christ has to be separated from what you do as a human being.
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Has to be separated from what you do as a human being. i can do something wrong,
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What you do as a human being. i can do something wrong, but i'm still god's daughter
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I can do something wrong, but i'm still god's daughter and he still loves me,
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But i'm still god's daughter and he still loves me, and he's never gonna reject me,
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And he still loves me, and he's never gonna reject me, and he's gonna work with me,
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And he's never gonna reject me, and he's gonna work with me, if i'll work with him.
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Come on.
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Come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and he doesn't
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and he doesn't even keep a running record
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>> joyce: and he doesn't even keep a running record of all my mistakes.
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Even keep a running record of all my mistakes. you know, if you could see your
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Of all my mistakes. you know, if you could see your balance sheet in heaven right
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You know, if you could see your balance sheet in heaven right now, today, it would say zero.
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Balance sheet in heaven right now, today, it would say zero. >> [audience applauding]
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Now, today, it would say zero. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, let's get
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, let's get down to this.
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>> joyce: now, let's get down to this. i wanna tell you what most
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Down to this. i wanna tell you what most people's biggest problem is.
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I wanna tell you what most people's biggest problem is. they just don't like themselves.
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And you may not know that
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And you may not know that that's your problem.
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And you may not know that that's your problem. that's not everybody here.
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That's your problem. that's not everybody here. some of you have made
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That's not everybody here. some of you have made it beyond that, but--
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Some of you have made it beyond that, but-- you ever tried to be like
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It beyond that, but-- you ever tried to be like somebody else?
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You ever tried to be like somebody else? let me see your hand
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Somebody else? let me see your hand if you've ever tried
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Let me see your hand if you've ever tried to be like somebody else.
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If you've ever tried to be like somebody else. maybe you heard
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To be like somebody else. maybe you heard "sister super christian" pray--
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Maybe you heard "sister super christian" pray-- >> [audience laughing]
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"sister super christian" pray-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and-- we had an intercessor
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>> joyce: and-- we had an intercessor come to our church one time
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We had an intercessor come to our church one time and she talked about how
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Come to our church one time and she talked about how she got up every morning
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And she talked about how she got up every morning at 5 and prayed for 4 hours.
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She got up every morning at 5 and prayed for 4 hours. >> [audience laughing]
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At 5 and prayed for 4 hours. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: boy, she seemed
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: boy, she seemed to really have the power
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>> joyce: boy, she seemed to really have the power of god on her.
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To really have the power of god on her. i thought, "bless god,
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Of god on her. i thought, "bless god, i'm gonna do that."
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I thought, "bless god, i'm gonna do that." >> [audience laughing]
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I'm gonna do that." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you can't do what
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you can't do what god has given somebody
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>> joyce: you can't do what god has given somebody else grace to do.
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God has given somebody else grace to do. you can only do what
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Else grace to do. you can only do what he's giving you grace to do.
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You can only do what he's giving you grace to do. i'll tell you, i've read that
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He's giving you grace to do. i'll tell you, i've read that book by brother lawrence,
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I'll tell you, i've read that book by brother lawrence, "practice of the presence
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Book by brother lawrence, "practice of the presence of god" so many times.
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"practice of the presence of god" so many times. and i have tried, like he says,
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Of god" so many times. and i have tried, like he says, not to go more than one minute
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And i have tried, like he says, not to go more than one minute without thinking about god until
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Not to go more than one minute without thinking about god until i almost drove myself crazy.
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Without thinking about god until i almost drove myself crazy. >> [audience laughing]
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I almost drove myself crazy. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i just
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i just can't do it.
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>> joyce: and i just can't do it. and you know what
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Can't do it. and you know what i finally realized?
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And you know what i finally realized? i'm not brother lawrence.
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I finally realized? i'm not brother lawrence. i'm not supposed
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I'm not brother lawrence. i'm not supposed to be brother lawrence.
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I'm not supposed to be brother lawrence. i'm joyce meyer.
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To be brother lawrence. i'm joyce meyer. amen?
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I'm joyce meyer. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i think sometimes
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i think sometimes people who write books, they're
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>> joyce: and i think sometimes people who write books, they're doing the wrong thing by taking
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People who write books, they're doing the wrong thing by taking something they have a god-given
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Doing the wrong thing by taking something they have a god-given grace to do and making everybody
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Something they have a god-given grace to do and making everybody else feel like they should
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Grace to do and making everybody else feel like they should be doing the same thing.
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Else feel like they should be doing the same thing. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: if that's what
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>> joyce: if that's what god wants you to do.
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>> joyce: if that's what god wants you to do. he'll give you a grace to do it.
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God wants you to do. he'll give you a grace to do it. but you're not supposed
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He'll give you a grace to do it. but you're not supposed to be spending your
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But you're not supposed to be spending your life fighting with
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To be spending your life fighting with something all the time.
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Life fighting with something all the time. and i'm gonna
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Something all the time. and i'm gonna tell you something,
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And i'm gonna tell you something, until you can accept yourself
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Tell you something, until you can accept yourself and not be comparing yourself
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Until you can accept yourself and not be comparing yourself with other people all the time,
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And not be comparing yourself with other people all the time, god's never gonna be able
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With other people all the time, god's never gonna be able to use you like he wants to.
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God's never gonna be able to use you like he wants to. you don't need to compare
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To use you like he wants to. you don't need to compare yourself to somebody else.
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You don't need to compare yourself to somebody else. you just need to be you.
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You're wonderful
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You're wonderful and unique, and all you
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You're wonderful and unique, and all you need to be is yourself.
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And unique, and all you need to be is yourself. when you don't like yourself,
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Need to be is yourself. when you don't like yourself, it comes out in every
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When you don't like yourself, it comes out in every area of your life,
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It comes out in every area of your life, and especially in relationships.
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Area of your life, and especially in relationships. if you don't like yourself,
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And especially in relationships. if you don't like yourself, then you're not gonna like too
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If you don't like yourself, then you're not gonna like too many other people either.
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Then you're not gonna like too many other people either. if you're constantly finding
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Many other people either. if you're constantly finding something wrong with yourself,
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If you're constantly finding something wrong with yourself, you're gonna constantly find
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Something wrong with yourself, you're gonna constantly find something wrong with them.
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You're gonna constantly find something wrong with them. when you feel bad about
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Something wrong with them. when you feel bad about yourself, you're gonna
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When you feel bad about yourself, you're gonna be mad most of the time
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Yourself, you're gonna be mad most of the time at something or somebody.
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And i--
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And i-- but the thing is,
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And i-- but the thing is, is i didn't really know that
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But the thing is, is i didn't really know that that was my problem.
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Is i didn't really know that that was my problem. i didn't know my problem
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That was my problem. i didn't know my problem was i didn't like myself
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I didn't know my problem was i didn't like myself because i'd felt the same way
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Was i didn't like myself because i'd felt the same way about myself all my life.
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Because i'd felt the same way about myself all my life. and a lot of times we mask
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About myself all my life. and a lot of times we mask all that stuff and i desperately
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And a lot of times we mask all that stuff and i desperately needed other people, but i acted
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All that stuff and i desperately needed other people, but i acted like i didn't need anybody.
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Needed other people, but i acted like i didn't need anybody. it's time we stop putting
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Like i didn't need anybody. it's time we stop putting on an act and start
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It's time we stop putting on an act and start living a real life.
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On an act and start living a real life. well, i taught a home bible
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Living a real life. well, i taught a home bible study for five years.
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Well, i taught a home bible study for five years. that was the beginning
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Study for five years. that was the beginning of my ministry.
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That was the beginning of my ministry. and then, about two
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Of my ministry. and then, about two and a half years into that,
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And then, about two and a half years into that, i started teaching a second one.
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And a half years into that, i started teaching a second one. one of them was
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I started teaching a second one. one of them was on tuesday night.
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One of them was on tuesday night. one was on thursday afternoon.
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On tuesday night. one was on thursday afternoon. and i didn't get paid for it.
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One was on thursday afternoon. and i didn't get paid for it. those were testing
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And i didn't get paid for it. those were testing years in my life.
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Those were testing years in my life. you know, if you have
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Years in my life. you know, if you have to get paid for everything
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You know, if you have to get paid for everything that you do for god,
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To get paid for everything that you do for god, then there's something wrong.
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That you do for god, then there's something wrong. >> [audience softly applauding]
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Then there's something wrong. >> [audience softly applauding] >> joyce: well, three people
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>> [audience softly applauding] >> joyce: well, three people over here heard me.
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>> joyce: well, three people over here heard me. >> [audience laughing]
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Over here heard me. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: whatever
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: whatever happened to just doing
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>> joyce: whatever happened to just doing it for god, you know?
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Happened to just doing it for god, you know? and we had serious financial
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It for god, you know? and we had serious financial needs, but god always--
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And we had serious financial needs, but god always-- we always got our bills paid.
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Needs, but god always-- we always got our bills paid. we didn't have anything extra,
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We always got our bills paid. we didn't have anything extra, but god did take care of us.
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We didn't have anything extra, but god did take care of us. but they were tough years
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But god did take care of us. but they were tough years and there were testing years.
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But they were tough years and there were testing years. and i look back now,
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And there were testing years. and i look back now, and those years were
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And i look back now, and those years were so necessary because
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And those years were so necessary because they taught us how
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So necessary because they taught us how to trust god for money.
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They taught us how to trust god for money. and when you need the kind
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To trust god for money. and when you need the kind of money we need now.
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And when you need the kind of money we need now. i mean, every--
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Of money we need now. i mean, every-- you know what it costs
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I mean, every-- you know what it costs to be on television
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You know what it costs to be on television all over the world?
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To be on television all over the world? when i say i'm on tv all over
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All over the world? when i say i'm on tv all over the world in 106 languages,
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When i say i'm on tv all over the world in 106 languages, people think that's a great.
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The world in 106 languages, people think that's a great. "yaaay!
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People think that's a great. "yaaay! [clapping]
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"yaaay! [clapping] >> [audience laughing]
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[clapping] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but let me send you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but let me send you the bills one month and see
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>> joyce: but let me send you the bills one month and see how great you think it is.
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The bills one month and see how great you think it is. >> [audience laughing]
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How great you think it is. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and we're able
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and we're able to give, give, give, and help
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>> joyce: and we're able to give, give, give, and help the poor and help the needy.
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To give, give, give, and help the poor and help the needy. and just...
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The poor and help the needy. and just... do what we should be doing.
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And just... do what we should be doing. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and--so, then i felt
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>> joyce: and--so, then i felt like god said, "lay this down.
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>> joyce: and--so, then i felt like god said, "lay this down. behold i do a new thing."
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Like god said, "lay this down. behold i do a new thing." well, i was sure that
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Behold i do a new thing." well, i was sure that god was gonna just take
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Well, i was sure that god was gonna just take me to the world the next day.
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Because i had a big vision.
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Because i had a big vision. but for a whole year
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Because i had a big vision. but for a whole year i did nothing.
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But for a whole year i did nothing. and that was a very hard
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I did nothing. and that was a very hard year because the vision
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And that was a very hard year because the vision i had from god was very
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Year because the vision i had from god was very much tested during that year.
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I had from god was very much tested during that year. the devil told me every day
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Much tested during that year. the devil told me every day i was nuts, "it was never
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The devil told me every day i was nuts, "it was never going to happen."
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I was nuts, "it was never going to happen." but can i tell you a secret?
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Going to happen." but can i tell you a secret? when god has put his finger
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But can i tell you a secret? when god has put his finger on you for something, you might
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When god has put his finger on you for something, you might as well give in because you
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On you for something, you might as well give in because you are never gonna be happy until
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As well give in because you are never gonna be happy until you do what he wants you to do.
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Are never gonna be happy until you do what he wants you to do. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and i look back now,
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>> joyce: and i look back now, and now i know what
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>> joyce: and i look back now, and now i know what god did during that year.
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And now i know what god did during that year. he taught me to be me.
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God did during that year. he taught me to be me. and to be satisfied with
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He taught me to be me. and to be satisfied with being me and not to compare
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And to be satisfied with being me and not to compare myself with other people.
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Being me and not to compare myself with other people. and i know if you
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Myself with other people. and i know if you listen to me much,
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And i know if you listen to me much, you've heard some of my stories.
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Listen to me much, you've heard some of my stories. so, i'm not gonna get
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Into all of them,
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Into all of them, but i'll just tell you
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Into all of them, but i'll just tell you the short version of one.
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But i'll just tell you the short version of one. the thing that
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The short version of one. the thing that the devil kept telling me is,
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The thing that the devil kept telling me is, "you need to settle down
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The devil kept telling me is, "you need to settle down and just be a regular woman."
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"you need to settle down and just be a regular woman." >> [audience laughing]
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And just be a regular woman." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: whatever that is.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: whatever that is. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: whatever that is. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "suzy homemaker"
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "suzy homemaker" and, you know, "just get over
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>> joyce: "suzy homemaker" and, you know, "just get over all this, 'i'm gonna preach
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And, you know, "just get over all this, 'i'm gonna preach the world stuff' and just
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All this, 'i'm gonna preach the world stuff' and just be a regular woman.
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The world stuff' and just be a regular woman. just be a normal,
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Be a regular woman. just be a normal, regular woman."
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Just be a normal, regular woman." and so, i tried.
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Regular woman." and so, i tried. and my neighbor was,
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And so, i tried. and my neighbor was, i guess, what i would have
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And my neighbor was, i guess, what i would have thought was a regular woman.
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I guess, what i would have thought was a regular woman. she made her family's clothes.
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Thought was a regular woman. she made her family's clothes. so, i gave that a try.
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She made her family's clothes. so, i gave that a try. >> [audience laughing]
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So, i gave that a try. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i made dave a pair
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i made dave a pair of shorts, and the pockets
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>> joyce: i made dave a pair of shorts, and the pockets were longer than the shorts.
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Of shorts, and the pockets were longer than the shorts. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: my son still
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>> joyce: my son still has that sewing machine.
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>> joyce: my son still has that sewing machine. it's in the joyce meyer ministry
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Has that sewing machine. it's in the joyce meyer ministry archives.
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It's in the joyce meyer ministry archives. >> [audience laughing]
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Archives. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she had a garden.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she had a garden. she grew tomatoes every
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>> joyce: and she had a garden. she grew tomatoes every year and canned tomatoes
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She grew tomatoes every year and canned tomatoes and made tomato jelly
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Year and canned tomatoes and made tomato jelly and all kinds of stuff.
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And made tomato jelly and all kinds of stuff. so, she talked me into having
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And all kinds of stuff. so, she talked me into having a garden and i talked dave
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So, she talked me into having a garden and i talked dave into digging up the ground.
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A garden and i talked dave into digging up the ground. >> [audience laughing]
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Into digging up the ground. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, we planted
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, we planted tomato seeds and tried
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>> joyce: and so, we planted tomato seeds and tried to keep the weeds off of them.
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Tomato seeds and tried to keep the weeds off of them. and it was just about
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To keep the weeds off of them. and it was just about to get to be harvest time.
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And it was just about to get to be harvest time. and i went out one morning
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To get to be harvest time. and i went out one morning to look at my tomatoes
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And i went out one morning to look at my tomatoes and some kind of black bugs
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To look at my tomatoes and some kind of black bugs had come through overnight
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And some kind of black bugs had come through overnight and chewed holes, big, black--
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Had come through overnight and chewed holes, big, black-- big holes in all my tomatoes.
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And chewed holes, big, black-- big holes in all my tomatoes. well, she lived about as far
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Big holes in all my tomatoes. well, she lived about as far as from here to that wall over
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Well, she lived about as far as from here to that wall over there from me in the house
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As from here to that wall over there from me in the house next door in the subdivision.
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There from me in the house next door in the subdivision. so, i assumed that they
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Next door in the subdivision. so, i assumed that they ate her tomatoes, too.
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So, i assumed that they ate her tomatoes, too. so, i called her, and i said,
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Ate her tomatoes, too. so, i called her, and i said, "we have got a problem.
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So, i called her, and i said, "we have got a problem. we had bugs come in last
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"we have got a problem. we had bugs come in last night and eat our tomatoes."
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We had bugs come in last night and eat our tomatoes." she ran out, and looked at hers,
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Night and eat our tomatoes." she ran out, and looked at hers, she called me back.
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She ran out, and looked at hers, she called me back. she said, "my tomatoes
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She called me back. she said, "my tomatoes are fine."
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She said, "my tomatoes are fine." >> [audience laughing]
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Are fine." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i got a little
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i got a little miffed at god, and i said,
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>> joyce: well, i got a little miffed at god, and i said, "now, look, i've been praying
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Miffed at god, and i said, "now, look, i've been praying over my tomatoes."
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"now, look, i've been praying over my tomatoes." >> [audience laughing]
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Over my tomatoes." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "she probably
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "she probably wasn't even praying."
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>> joyce: "she probably wasn't even praying." >> [audience laughing]
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Wasn't even praying." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on. are you with me?
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>> joyce: come on. are you with me? i mean, i was "ms. spiritual."
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Are you with me? i mean, i was "ms. spiritual." i prayed over my tomatoes
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I mean, i was "ms. spiritual." i prayed over my tomatoes and god said, "i never told
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I prayed over my tomatoes and god said, "i never told you to grow tomatoes.
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And god said, "i never told you to grow tomatoes. therefore, i have no obligation
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You to grow tomatoes. therefore, i have no obligation to protect your tomatoes."
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Therefore, i have no obligation to protect your tomatoes." >> [audience applauding]
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To protect your tomatoes." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, don't think
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, don't think for a minute that god is going
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>> joyce: so, don't think for a minute that god is going to help you do something
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For a minute that god is going to help you do something that you came up with that
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To help you do something that you came up with that he did not call you to do.
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That you came up with that he did not call you to do. >> [audience applauding]
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He did not call you to do. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what we do for--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what we do for-- for god, although there
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>> joyce: what we do for-- for god, although there are hard places
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For god, although there are hard places we press through,
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Are hard places we press through, there's a comfort in your
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We press through, there's a comfort in your soul that you know it's what
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There's a comfort in your soul that you know it's what you're supposed to be doing.
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Soul that you know it's what you're supposed to be doing. and another thing i'll tell you
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You're supposed to be doing. and another thing i'll tell you is god is not gonna call you
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And another thing i'll tell you is god is not gonna call you to do something that you hate.
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Is god is not gonna call you to do something that you hate. and i hated that stupid
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To do something that you hate. and i hated that stupid sewing machine.
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, i just couldn't stand it.
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>> joyce: i mean, i just couldn't stand it. i didn't like it.
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I just couldn't stand it. i didn't like it. so, you know,
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I didn't like it. so, you know, i tried to be like dave.
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So, you know, i tried to be like dave. he's "mr. cast your care" and,
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I tried to be like dave. he's "mr. cast your care" and, you know, nothing bothers him.
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He's "mr. cast your care" and, you know, nothing bothers him. and i'm always like swinging
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You know, nothing bothers him. and i'm always like swinging from the chandeliers
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And i'm always like swinging from the chandeliers and trying to figure
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From the chandeliers and trying to figure everything out.
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And trying to figure everything out. i couldn't be like him either.
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Everything out. i couldn't be like him either. and then i tried to be like
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I couldn't be like him either. and then i tried to be like my pastor's wife,
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And then i tried to be like my pastor's wife, who was just sweet and nice
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My pastor's wife, who was just sweet and nice and soft and gentle.
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Who was just sweet and nice and soft and gentle. and i even lowered my voice
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And soft and gentle. and i even lowered my voice and tried to sound sweet.
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And i even lowered my voice and tried to sound sweet. >> [audience laughing]
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And tried to sound sweet. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, i did it all.
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I did it all.
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I did it all. and so, let me just tell
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I did it all. and so, let me just tell you that god is not gonna
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And so, let me just tell you that god is not gonna help you be somebody else.
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You that god is not gonna help you be somebody else. >> [audience applauding]
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Help you be somebody else. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you are
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you are stuck with you.
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>> joyce: you are stuck with you. >> [audience laughing]
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Stuck with you. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many of you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many of you know how miserable it is just
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>> joyce: how many of you know how miserable it is just to spend one afternoon
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Know how miserable it is just to spend one afternoon with a relative you don't like?
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To spend one afternoon with a relative you don't like? >> [audience laughing]
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With a relative you don't like? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, well, just imagine spending
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>> joyce: okay, well, just imagine spending every moment of the rest
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Just imagine spending every moment of the rest of your life with yourself,
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Every moment of the rest of your life with yourself, if you don't like yourself.
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Of your life with yourself, if you don't like yourself. because you never get
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If you don't like yourself. because you never get away from yourself.
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Because you never get away from yourself. and you have to be yourself
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Away from yourself. and you have to be yourself because everybody
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And you have to be yourself because everybody else is already taken.
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Because everybody else is already taken. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: now, if i could
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>> joyce: now, if i could just some way, somehow,
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>> joyce: now, if i could just some way, somehow, by the grace and mercy of god,
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Just some way, somehow, by the grace and mercy of god, get you all to accept yourself.
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By the grace and mercy of god, get you all to accept yourself. see, i like myself.
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I like to spend
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I like to spend time with myself.
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I like to spend time with myself. i like to be alone with myself.
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Time with myself. i like to be alone with myself. i don't have to have noise going
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I like to be alone with myself. i don't have to have noise going on around me all the time
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I don't have to have noise going on around me all the time to distract me from me.
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On around me all the time to distract me from me. i like me.
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To distract me from me. i like me. and you should feel
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I like me. and you should feel the same way about you.
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And you should feel the same way about you. >> [audience applauding]
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The same way about you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you say,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you say, "well, i don't like
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>> joyce: you say, "well, i don't like what i weigh.
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"well, i don't like what i weigh. i weigh too much."
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What i weigh. i weigh too much." that's--
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I weigh too much." that's-- we're not talking
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That's-- we're not talking about what you weigh,
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We're not talking about what you weigh, we're talking about you!
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About what you weigh, we're talking about you! there's a difference
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We're talking about you! there's a difference in all that stuff.
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There's a difference in all that stuff. maybe there's some
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In all that stuff. maybe there's some things in your life
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Maybe there's some things in your life that need to change,
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Things in your life that need to change, but god's love for you
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That need to change, but god's love for you is not based on that.
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But god's love for you is not based on that. and your love for you should
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Is not based on that. and your love for you should not be based on that either.
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And your love for you should not be based on that either. you love the you that
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Not be based on that either. you love the you that he created you to be.
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You love the you that he created you to be. amen?
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He created you to be. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: yes, sin has come
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: yes, sin has come along and messed us up.
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>> joyce: yes, sin has come along and messed us up. but you know what?
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Along and messed us up. but you know what? i don't feel like
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But you know what? i don't feel like a victim of abuse.
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That is not my identity.
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That is not my identity. i am "a new creature in christ."
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That is not my identity. i am "a new creature in christ." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: if i were you,
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>> joyce: if i were you, i would not call
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>> joyce: if i were you, i would not call myself a victim.
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I would not call myself a victim. there's too many people
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Myself a victim. there's too many people in the world that have
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There's too many people in the world that have got that victim mentality.
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In the world that have got that victim mentality. and it's just,
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Got that victim mentality. and it's just, it gets to the point of just
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And it's just, it gets to the point of just being very disgusting.
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It gets to the point of just being very disgusting. it's like, "come on,
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Being very disgusting. it's like, "come on, get over it."
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It's like, "come on, get over it." we all--
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Get over it." we all-- you know what?
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We all-- you know what? we all have equality
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You know what? we all have equality and it's through free choice.
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We all have equality and it's through free choice. >> audience: amen.
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And it's through free choice. >> audience: amen. >> joyce: anybody who wants
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: anybody who wants to work hard and have
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>> joyce: anybody who wants to work hard and have opportunities, god will
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To work hard and have opportunities, god will put them in front of you.
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Opportunities, god will put them in front of you. but you're gonna have
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Put them in front of you. but you're gonna have to press through something.
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But you're gonna have to press through something. i had to press through all that
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To press through something. i had to press through all that pain of being sexually abused.
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I had to press through all that pain of being sexually abused. we've all got something
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Pain of being sexually abused. we've all got something in our life to deal with.
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We've all got something in our life to deal with. so, we need to press
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In our life to deal with. so, we need to press past self-pity, too.
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So, we need to press past self-pity, too. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: your life can change
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>> joyce: your life can change dramatically if you'll just
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>> joyce: your life can change dramatically if you'll just agree with god to never
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Dramatically if you'll just agree with god to never feel sorry for yourself again.
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Agree with god to never feel sorry for yourself again. "solid food--"
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Feel sorry for yourself again. "solid food--" verse 14, hebrews 5, verse 14,
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"solid food--" verse 14, hebrews 5, verse 14, "solid food is for the mature,
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Verse 14, hebrews 5, verse 14, "solid food is for the mature, for those who have their
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"solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment
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For those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant
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Powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish
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Trained by constant practice to distinguish between good and evil."
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Practice to distinguish between good and evil." and then starting in chapter 6,
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Between good and evil." and then starting in chapter 6, he says, "therefore let
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And then starting in chapter 6, he says, "therefore let us leave the elementary
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He says, "therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of christ
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Us leave the elementary doctrine of christ and go on to maturity."
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Doctrine of christ and go on to maturity." how many of you are ready
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And go on to maturity." how many of you are ready to go on to maturity?
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How many of you are ready to go on to maturity? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i--do you mean it?
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>> joyce: i--do you mean it? you're ready to leave the baby
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>> joyce: i--do you mean it? you're ready to leave the baby stage and go on to maturity?
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You're ready to leave the baby stage and go on to maturity? well, you know what that means?
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Stage and go on to maturity? well, you know what that means? you're not gonna get
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Well, you know what that means? you're not gonna get everything you want.
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You're not gonna get everything you want. you're gonna have to make some
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Everything you want. you're gonna have to make some sacrifices for other people.
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You're gonna have to make some sacrifices for other people. i'm losing you.
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Sacrifices for other people. i'm losing you. come on, come back.
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I'm losing you. come on, come back. >> [audience laughing]
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Come on, come back. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and don't make
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and don't make ugly faces at me either.
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>> joyce: and don't make ugly faces at me either. i preach better if you
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Ugly faces at me either. i preach better if you look like you love this,
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I preach better if you look like you love this, whether you do or not.
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Look like you love this, whether you do or not. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: you know--
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>> joyce: you know-- this is a great sermon
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>> joyce: you know-- this is a great sermon for you to hear.
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This is a great sermon for you to hear. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i remember
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>> joyce: i remember the years that i wasted
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>> joyce: i remember the years that i wasted feeling sorry for myself
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The years that i wasted feeling sorry for myself every time i didn't get my way.
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Feeling sorry for myself every time i didn't get my way. i tell you what,
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Every time i didn't get my way. i tell you what, when you get a few
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I tell you what, when you get a few years on you,
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When you get a few years on you, you'll look back and think,
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Years on you, you'll look back and think, "that was so stupid."
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You'll look back and think, "that was so stupid." >> [audience laughing]
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"that was so stupid." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, it's not fair
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, it's not fair the way they treat me."
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>> joyce: "well, it's not fair the way they treat me." well, talk to god about it.
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The way they treat me." well, talk to god about it. if somebody's really
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Well, talk to god about it. if somebody's really mistreating you,
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If somebody's really mistreating you, god'll take care of it.
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Mistreating you, god'll take care of it. but not as long as you're trying
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God'll take care of it. but not as long as you're trying to take care of it yourself.
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But not as long as you're trying to take care of it yourself. "let us leave the elementary
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To take care of it yourself. "let us leave the elementary doctrine of christ
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"let us leave the elementary doctrine of christ and go on to maturity,
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Doctrine of christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation
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And go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works."
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Not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works." okay.
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Of repentance from dead works." okay. the bible talks a lot about
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Okay. the bible talks a lot about dead works, and we spend
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The bible talks a lot about dead works, and we spend a lot of time in dead works.
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And dead works are
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And dead works are works that don't work.
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And dead works are works that don't work. >> [audience laughing]
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Works that don't work. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: they're our energy
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: they're our energy trying to do what only
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>> joyce: they're our energy trying to do what only god can do.
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Trying to do what only god can do. and like, for example,
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God can do. and like, for example, do you know that you
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And like, for example, do you know that you cannot change yourself?
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Do you know that you cannot change yourself? only god can change you.
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>> female: i had this
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>> female: i had this best friend.
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Best friend. one summer, his uncle took
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One summer, his uncle took him on a camping trip.
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Him on a camping trip. somehow the boat tipped,
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Somehow the boat tipped, and ray fell out of the boat.
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And ray fell out of the boat. ray drowned that weekend.
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Ray drowned that weekend. from then on, "water did that.
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From then on, "water did that. water took my friend from me."
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Water took my friend from me." and then it became fear.
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And then it became fear.
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>> ginger: fear affects
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>> ginger: fear affects all of us.
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All of us. so, what do we do when
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So, what do we do when we face fearful things?
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We face fearful things? how do we overcome that fear?
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How do we overcome that fear? well, i'm here to tell you
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Well, i'm here to tell you we can fight back and win
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We can fight back and win against fear by choosing
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Against fear by choosing to believe god's word
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To believe god's word and respond in faith.
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And respond in faith. that's why joyce has
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That's why joyce has written this book,
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Written this book, "power thoughts
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"power thoughts for overcoming fear."
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For overcoming fear." you can learn how to use right
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You can learn how to use right thinking so you can reject
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Thinking so you can reject fear and lean into the truth
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Fear and lean into the truth of god's word for you.
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Of god's word for you.
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>> announcer: today,
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>> announcer: today, we're excited to share
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We're excited to share a powerful book that
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A powerful book that leaves no room for fear.
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Leaves no room for fear. it's "power thoughts
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It's "power thoughts for overcoming fear."
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For overcoming fear." it's available to you
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It's available to you now for your gift of...
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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Joycemeyer.org. >> joyce: i don't
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>> joyce: i don't believe that god wants
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Believe that god wants us to have fear
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Us to have fear of any kind.
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Of any kind. i believe he wants
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I believe he wants us to be bold,
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Us to be bold, courageous,
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Courageous, confident,
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Confident, and full of faith.
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And full of faith. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> female: that would
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>> female: that would be my word
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Be my word of encouragement.
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Of encouragement. take that step.
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Take that step. it's not the easiest
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It's not the easiest thing to conquer any fear.
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Thing to conquer any fear. i wouldn't say
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I wouldn't say "it's simple,"
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"it's simple," but i know you
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But i know you can do it,
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Can do it, because i did.
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Because i did. >> announcer: "power thoughts
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>> announcer: "power thoughts for overcoming fear"
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For overcoming fear" is available to you
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Is available to you now for your gift of...
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Now for your gift of... or more.
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Or more. call us at...
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Call us at... or visit us online at:
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Joycemeyer.org. and don't forget,
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And don't forget, when you give,
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When you give, you're not
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You're not just receiving
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Just receiving this life-changing
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This life-changing resource,
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Resource, you're also
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You're also helping us share
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Helping us share the love of christ
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The love of christ worldwide through
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Worldwide through our hand of hope
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Our hand of hope outreaches,
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Outreaches, like providing
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Like providing clean water.
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Clean water. >> ginger: if you
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>> ginger: if you don't face fear,
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Don't face fear, you can be sure
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You can be sure that the enemy
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That the enemy will continue to use
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Will continue to use it against you.
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It against you. so, equip yourself
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So, equip yourself with the right
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With the right way to conquer fear.
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Way to conquer fear. speak god's truth
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Speak god's truth into your life
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Into your life and watch what
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And watch what he does.
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He does. the choice is yours,
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The choice is yours, and you can do it.
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And you can do it. >> announcer: "power thoughts
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>> announcer: "power thoughts for overcoming fear"
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For overcoming fear" available to you today.
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is definitely painful.
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Is definitely painful. it's something we've all
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It's something we've all endured in one way or another.
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Endured in one way or another. >> ginger: our experiences
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>> ginger: our experiences may be different,
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May be different, but the damage is very real.
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But the damage is very real. whether it comes from
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Whether it comes from a stranger, a friend,
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A stranger, a friend, or someone we love,
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Or someone we love, rejection leaves us feeling
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Rejection leaves us feeling unwanted and wounded.
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Unwanted and wounded. >> joyce: we both know how
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>> joyce: we both know how devastating rejection can be.
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Devastating rejection can be. the good news is
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The good news is healing is possible.
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Healing is possible. >> ginger: m-hmm.
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>> ginger: m-hmm. >> joyce: that's why i invited
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>> joyce: that's why i invited ginger to write
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Ginger to write a very important
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A very important book with me,
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Book with me, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." i believe now is the time
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I believe now is the time to overcome those
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To overcome those wounds and embrace
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Wounds and embrace our true identity in christ.
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Our true identity in christ. >> ginger: you may not
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>> ginger: you may not even realize the effects
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Even realize the effects of rejection on your life.
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Of rejection on your life. i know i didn't for a time.
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I know i didn't for a time. but you don't have
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But you don't have to remain stuck
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To remain stuck in the past or let what
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In the past or let what others have done
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Others have done define your worth.
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Define your worth. >> joyce: in our book,
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>> joyce: in our book, we share the truths
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We share the truths that have helped both
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That have helped both of us and the things
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Of us and the things that we went through.
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That we went through. >> ginger: and together,
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>> ginger: and together, we can all move forward
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We can all move forward with strength and confidence.
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With strength and confidence. >> announcer: "healing
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>> announcer: "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" by joyce meyer
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache.
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And ginger stache. request your copy today.
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>> ginger: we want to share
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>> ginger: we want to share with you about a recent trip
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>> ginger: we want to share with you about a recent trip we took to the nation of laos.
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With you about a recent trip we took to the nation of laos. laos is one of the poorest
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We took to the nation of laos. laos is one of the poorest countries in southeast asia
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Laos is one of the poorest countries in southeast asia with many of its people
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Countries in southeast asia with many of its people living in poverty.
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With many of its people living in poverty. it's also a communist countyry
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Living in poverty. it's also a communist countyry where christianity
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It's also a communist countyry where christianity is not accepted.
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Where christianity is not accepted. it's a dangerous place
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Is not accepted. it's a dangerous place for christians.
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It's a dangerous place for christians. yet here, we met people who
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For christians. yet here, we met people who loved the lord, and saw how
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Yet here, we met people who loved the lord, and saw how a nutritious meal can make
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Loved the lord, and saw how a nutritious meal can make a huge difference
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A nutritious meal can make a huge difference in people's lives.
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>> [music]
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: this
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>> ginger: this is the nation of laos.
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Is the nation of laos. in southeast asia,
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In southeast asia, this country is considered
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This country is considered to be one of the most
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To be one of the most dangerous places
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Dangerous places for christians
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For christians to be in the world.
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To be in the world.
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Believers here
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Believers here risk everything.
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Risk everything. they risk losing their homes,
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They risk losing their homes, their families,
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Their families, their communities.
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Their communities. in fact,
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In fact, many risk their lives.
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Many risk their lives. that's why it is such
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An honor and a privilege
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An honor and a privilege for all of us at hand of hope
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For all of us at hand of hope and joyce meyer ministries
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And joyce meyer ministries to be here continually,
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To be here continually, to support them,
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To support them, to pray for them,
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To pray for them, and to encourage them.
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And to encourage them.
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>> [music]
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>> [music]
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>> kham yee:
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>> kham yee:
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>> ginger: in 1986,
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>> ginger: in 1986, kham yee accepted jesus,
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Kham yee accepted jesus, becoming the first christian
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Becoming the first christian in his village of mokkejoke.
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In his village of mokkejoke. what followed in this
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What followed in this communist nation
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Communist nation was a journey of intense
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Was a journey of intense persecution
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Persecution and immovable faith.
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And immovable faith.
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>> kham yee:
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>> kham yee:
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>> ginger: even after
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>> ginger: even after five imprisonments
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Five imprisonments and repeated beatings,
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And repeated beatings, kham yee never backed
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Kham yee never backed away from his faith in christ.
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Away from his faith in christ. in fact, he shared jesus
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In fact, he shared jesus with many in his village,
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With many in his village, and today he is no longer
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And today he is no longer the only christian here.
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The only christian here. now, his son pastors
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Now, his son pastors a church in mokkejoke,
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A church in mokkejoke, a church where
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A church where joyce meyer ministries,
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Joyce meyer ministries, hand of hope,
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Hand of hope, feeds many children
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Feeds many children and shares jesus' love
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And shares jesus' love for them every day.
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For them every day. even still,
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Even still, it's not an easy
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It's not an easy road for christians.
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Road for christians.
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>> pastor prathumwan:
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>> pastor prathumwan:
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>> ginger: i am absolutely
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>> ginger: i am absolutely thrilled to introduce
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Thrilled to introduce you to these two
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You to these two beautiful young women.
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Beautiful young women. this is t and joy,
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This is t and joy, and you cannot tell
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And you cannot tell by looking at these
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By looking at these beautiful faces,
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Beautiful faces, but they have had a very
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Difficult start in life.
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Difficult start in life. they faced some real
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They faced some real trials here in their
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Trials here in their home country of laos,
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Home country of laos, where they were hungry,
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Where they were hungry, and their family
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And their family was suffering.
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Was suffering. but because
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But because of the help of you,
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Of the help of you, and joyce meyer ministries
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And joyce meyer ministries and hand of hope,
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And hand of hope, they were able to come
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They were able to come to a feeding program where
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To a feeding program where they not only got good food,
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They not only got good food, but they also heard about jesus.
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But they also heard about jesus. they've accepted him
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They've accepted him into their hearts,
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Into their hearts, and he has big, big plans
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And he has big, big plans for these girls.
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For these girls. we want to tell you
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We want to tell you more of their story
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More of their story because it will encourage
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Because it will encourage and inspire you, i know,
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And inspire you, i know, the way that it has me.
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The way that it has me. >> [giggling children]
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>> [giggling children] >> ginger: it's hard to imagine,
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>> ginger: it's hard to imagine, but when these vibrant
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But when these vibrant 12-year-old best friends
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12-year-old best friends arrived at the church,
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Arrived at the church, they were timid
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They were timid and barely spoke.
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And barely spoke. they were in poor health.
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They were in poor health. they were hungry.
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They were hungry. both of their fathers
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Both of their fathers were addicted to drugs
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Were addicted to drugs and absent from their lives.
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And absent from their lives.
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But because of the love
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But because of the love of partners like you,
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Of partners like you, now the girls eat nutritious
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Now the girls eat nutritious meals and are flourishing.
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Meals and are flourishing. t has grown into a leader
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T has grown into a leader among the children,
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Among the children, and joy is the first to invite
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And joy is the first to invite all of her friends
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All of her friends to come to church.
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To come to church. together, we are
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Together, we are reaching many children
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Reaching many children and families every day,
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And families every day, with feeding programs
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With feeding programs scattered throughout
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Scattered throughout three provinces of laos.
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Three provinces of laos. >> scott: i really truly
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>> scott: i really truly believe without
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Believe without programs like this,
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Programs like this, people in this community
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People in this community don't find jesus.
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Don't find jesus.
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>> pastor prathumwan:
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>> pastor prathumwan:
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>> ginger: we love working
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>> ginger: we love working with the local churches;
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With the local churches; it makes a big difference.
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It makes a big difference. >> scott: it's critical.
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>> scott: it's critical. and to partner with
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And to partner with the local church
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The local church and see the church begin
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And see the church begin to thrive and the community
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To thrive and the community of faith and just
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Of faith and just to align ourselves--
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To align ourselves-- it's just such joy.
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It's just such joy. >> ginger: yeah,
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>> ginger: yeah, and of course all
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And of course all of you partners who
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Of you partners who are part of it too.
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Are part of it too. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful that you are right
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That you are right here in the midst of what
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Here in the midst of what is happening right now.
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Is happening right now. >> scott: it doesn't
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>> scott: it doesn't work without you.
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Work without you. >> ginger: absolutely.
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>> ginger: you know, children
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>> ginger: you know, children like joy and t, they're not just
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>> ginger: you know, children like joy and t, they're not just surviving, they are thriving.
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Like joy and t, they're not just surviving, they are thriving. they're receiving god's love
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Surviving, they are thriving. they're receiving god's love through that feeding program
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They're receiving god's love through that feeding program and learning about him with
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Through that feeding program and learning about him with the bible curriculum.
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At joyce meyer ministry's
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At joyce meyer ministry's hand of hope, we're continually
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Hand of hope, we're continually blessed watching god transform
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Blessed watching god transform lives in remarkable ways.
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Lives in remarkable ways. reaching hearts like theirs
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Reaching hearts like theirs is the reason joyce meyer
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Is the reason joyce meyer ministries and our outreach arm,
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Ministries and our outreach arm, hand of hope, continues to share
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Hand of hope, continues to share christ and help people in
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Christ and help people in practical and spiritual ways
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Practical and spiritual ways around the world through
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Around the world through the word of god.
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The word of god. we couldn't do any
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We couldn't do any of it without you.
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Of it without you. when you partner with us,
00:26:47.951 --> 00:26:49.520
When you partner with us, you're helping to bring hope
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You're helping to bring hope and healing and transformation
00:26:51.622 --> 00:26:53.957
And healing and transformation to people in so many places,
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To people in so many places, just like the ones
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Just like the ones in laos that we met.
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In laos that we met. you can join us too.
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You can join us too. you can be a part of this
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You can be a part of this wonderful change
00:27:01.899 --> 00:27:02.800
Wonderful change in people's lives.
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In people's lives. contact us by using the
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Contact us by using the information on your screen
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Information on your screen or go online to joycemeyer.org.
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Or go online to joycemeyer.org. we love and appreciate you for
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We love and appreciate you for being a big part of absolutely
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Being a big part of absolutely everything we do.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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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.
00:27:29.126 --> 00:27:29.999

Joyce Meyer - Pressing Past Guilt and Shame (Part 2)

September 26, 2025 | 29:29

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