Joyce Meyer - Something Needs To Change (Part 1)

February 4, 2026 | 27:29

The only thing in life that never changes is God! Today, Joyce discusses the process and anatomy of change, as well as the importance of embracing change.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Something Needs To Change (Part 1) | February 4, 2026

>> joyce: if you don't
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>> joyce: if you don't like change,
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>> joyce: if you don't like change, you might as well change
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Like change, you might as well change your mind about change.
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You might as well change your mind about change. because the only thing in life
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Your mind about change. because the only thing in life that doesn't change is god.
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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: well,
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>> joyce: well, there's a lot of things that
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>> joyce: well, there's a lot of things that change throughout our life,
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There's a lot of things that change throughout our life, isn't there?
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Change throughout our life, isn't there? we change.
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Isn't there? we change. you know,
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We change. you know, as you get older,
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You know, as you get older, you change your mind
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As you get older, you change your mind about things.
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You change your mind about things. like when somebody's
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About things. like when somebody's in their '20s,
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Like when somebody's in their '20s, they can't understand wantin'
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In their '20s, they can't understand wantin' to stay home every night.
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They can't understand wantin' to stay home every night. and you know...
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To stay home every night. and you know... >> [audience laughing]
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And you know... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: rest.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: rest. and, you know,
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>> joyce: rest. and, you know, by the time you get
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And, you know, by the time you get to be around ah, 50, 60,
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By the time you get to be around ah, 50, 60, you're like, "nah,
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To be around ah, 50, 60, you're like, "nah, i don't wanna go.
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You're like, "nah, i don't wanna go. i think i'll just stay home."
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I don't wanna go. i think i'll just stay home." the people in our life
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I think i'll just stay home." the people in our life changes,
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The people in our life changes, and sometimes that's
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Changes, and sometimes that's challenging for us because
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And sometimes that's challenging for us because they change,
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Challenging for us because they change, and maybe we don't want
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They change, and maybe we don't want 'em to change.
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And maybe we don't want 'em to change. however, we do have to respect
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'em to change. however, we do have to respect people's right to make
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However, we do have to respect people's right to make changes in their lives.
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Our kids grow up and leave home.
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Our kids grow up and leave home. sometimes that's
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Our kids grow up and leave home. sometimes that's makes you happy,
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Sometimes that's makes you happy, sometimes it don't.
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Makes you happy, sometimes it don't. and, you know,
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Sometimes it don't. and, you know, they get families of their
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And, you know, they get families of their own and then things change,
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They get families of their own and then things change, and they don't--especially,
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Own and then things change, and they don't--especially, if you have a real close
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And they don't--especially, if you have a real close relationship with your children,
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If you have a real close relationship with your children, then they don't have the same
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Relationship with your children, then they don't have the same amount of time for you
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Then they don't have the same amount of time for you that they once did,
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Amount of time for you that they once did, and that's challenging.
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That they once did, and that's challenging. and i remember--
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And that's challenging. and i remember-- well, i call him my baby,
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And i remember-- well, i call him my baby, he's 44 now, but.
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Well, i call him my baby, he's 44 now, but. we had three children,
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He's 44 now, but. we had three children, and then 10 years later had him.
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We had three children, and then 10 years later had him. so, he's kind of the "special
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And then 10 years later had him. so, he's kind of the "special baby," you know?
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So, he's kind of the "special baby," you know? and he got married,
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Baby," you know? and he got married, and they lived right around
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And he got married, and they lived right around the corner from us,
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And they lived right around the corner from us, but his wife was pregnant,
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The corner from us, but his wife was pregnant, and, you know,
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But his wife was pregnant, and, you know, he just didn't have the time
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And, you know, he just didn't have the time for me that he once did.
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He just didn't have the time for me that he once did. he--him and i were really close.
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For me that he once did. he--him and i were really close. and i remember saying something
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He--him and i were really close. and i remember saying something to him one day about,
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And i remember saying something to him one day about, "i don't see you as much--"
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To him one day about, "i don't see you as much--" something, you know,
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"i don't see you as much--" something, you know, made him feel like i was
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Something, you know, made him feel like i was complaining about,
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Made him feel like i was complaining about, not seeing him enough.
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Complaining about, not seeing him enough. and he said something
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Not seeing him enough. and he said something to me that, i'll never forget.
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And he said something to me that, i'll never forget. he said,
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To me that, i'll never forget. he said, "i wish that you would not make
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He said, "i wish that you would not make me feel like i always have
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"i wish that you would not make me feel like i always have to prove to you that
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Me feel like i always have to prove to you that i love you."
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To prove to you that i love you." and so, we need to be
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I love you." and so, we need to be careful--because i didn't
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And so, we need to be careful--because i didn't realize that's the way it was
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Careful--because i didn't realize that's the way it was coming across to him.
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Realize that's the way it was coming across to him. and you know,
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Coming across to him. and you know, you have to let go of things.
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And you know, you have to let go of things. as things change,
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You have to let go of things. as things change, you have to let go of it.
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As things change, you have to let go of it. and then they change back again,
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You have to let go of it. and then they change back again, like my one daughter,
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And then they change back again, like my one daughter, she had four children.
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Like my one daughter, she had four children. and so, she went through
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She had four children. and so, she went through a season of a good number
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And so, she went through a season of a good number of years where she didn't
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A season of a good number of years where she didn't have much time for me.
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Of years where she didn't have much time for me. and now,
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Have much time for me. and now, she's actually my assistant
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And now, she's actually my assistant and we're together all the time.
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She's actually my assistant and we're together all the time. so, life is just full of change.
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And we're together all the time. so, life is just full of change. and women go through
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So, life is just full of change. and women go through something called
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And women go through something called "the change of life."
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Something called "the change of life." and that's really interesting...
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"the change of life." and that's really interesting... >> [audience laughing]
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And that's really interesting... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: depending on who
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: depending on who you are and how your health
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>> joyce: depending on who you are and how your health is when it hits.
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You are and how your health is when it hits. but i mean,
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Is when it hits. but i mean, some women have a really,
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But i mean, some women have a really, really rough time.
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Some women have a really, really rough time. i had a rough time because
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Really rough time. i had a rough time because i had had breast cancer
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I had a rough time because i had had breast cancer and i couldn't take any
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I had had breast cancer and i couldn't take any kind of hormones.
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And i couldn't take any kind of hormones. i had a hysterectomy,
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Kind of hormones. i had a hysterectomy, which threw me into
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I had a hysterectomy, which threw me into the change of life.
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Which threw me into the change of life. and you know,
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The change of life. and you know, when so--when you don't have
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And you know, when so--when you don't have time to sneak up on it,
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When so--when you don't have time to sneak up on it, it's just all of a sudden,
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Time to sneak up on it, it's just all of a sudden, from one day to the next,
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It's just all of a sudden, from one day to the next, you have it.
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From one day to the next, you have it. i mean, you haven't lived
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You have it. i mean, you haven't lived till you have a hot flash
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I mean, you haven't lived till you have a hot flash every 45 minutes.
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Till you have a hot flash every 45 minutes. >> [audience laughing]
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Every 45 minutes. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: friends come
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: friends come and go in our life.
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>> joyce: friends come and go in our life. you know, you can have
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And go in our life. you know, you can have a friend that you think will
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You know, you can have a friend that you think will just be your friend forever
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A friend that you think will just be your friend forever and something changes
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Just be your friend forever and something changes in their life.
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And something changes in their life. and there's really--
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In their life. and there's really-- there's nothing wrong.
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And there's really-- there's nothing wrong. they're not mad at you.
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There's nothing wrong. they're not mad at you. you're not mad at them,
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They're not mad at you. you're not mad at them, but their life just changes
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You're not mad at them, but their life just changes and they're not there anymore.
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But their life just changes and they're not there anymore. our desires change.
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The world changes around
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The world changes around us and some of that we need
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The world changes around us and some of that we need to adapt to,
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Us and some of that we need to adapt to, but some of it we need
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To adapt to, but some of it we need to resist.
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But some of it we need to resist. our bodies change.
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To resist. our bodies change. whoo!
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Our bodies change. whoo! i saw all of you go...
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Whoo! i saw all of you go... whoo, yeah.
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I saw all of you go... whoo, yeah. >> [audience laughing]
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Whoo, yeah. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, sometimes you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, sometimes you get to the point where you
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>> joyce: well, sometimes you get to the point where you feel like somethin' hurts
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Get to the point where you feel like somethin' hurts somewhere all the time,
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Feel like somethin' hurts somewhere all the time, you know?
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Somewhere all the time, you know? and so, change is just
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You know? and so, change is just part of life.
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And you know,
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And you know, some people handle change
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And you know, some people handle change better than others.
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Some people handle change better than others. some people just
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Better than others. some people just absolutely hate change.
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Some people just absolutely hate change. some people are able to flow
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Absolutely hate change. some people are able to flow with it a little bit better.
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Some people are able to flow with it a little bit better. but it's like i said
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With it a little bit better. but it's like i said this morning,
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But it's like i said this morning, you might as well--
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This morning, you might as well-- if you don't like change,
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You might as well-- if you don't like change, you might as well change
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If you don't like change, you might as well change your mind about change,
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You might as well change your mind about change, because the only thing in life
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Your mind about change, because the only thing in life that doesn't change is god.
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Because the only thing in life that doesn't change is god. >> audience: amen.
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That doesn't change is god. >> audience: amen. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: that's really
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>> joyce: that's really wonderful when you
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>> joyce: that's really wonderful when you think about it,
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Wonderful when you think about it, because he's the rock.
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Think about it, because he's the rock. jesus is the same yesterday,
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Because he's the rock. jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever. he always loves you.
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Today, and forever. he always loves you. he'll always be with you.
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He always loves you. he'll always be with you. he's always for you.
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God never changes.
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God never changes. he's faithful,
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God never changes. he's faithful, always faithful.
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He's faithful, always faithful. will never let you down.
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Always faithful. will never let you down. and i think it's important
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Will never let you down. and i think it's important to understand the process
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And i think it's important to understand the process and the anatomy of change.
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To understand the process and the anatomy of change. change is a process especially,
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And the anatomy of change. change is a process especially, like, if we're changing,
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Change is a process especially, like, if we're changing, if god's changing us,
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Like, if we're changing, if god's changing us, making changes in our life.
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If god's changing us, making changes in our life. and i would imagine some of you,
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Making changes in our life. and i would imagine some of you, even just being here last
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And i would imagine some of you, even just being here last night and in this morning,
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Even just being here last night and in this morning, you realize that there's
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Night and in this morning, you realize that there's some things in your life
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You realize that there's some things in your life that need to change.
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Some things in your life that need to change. and some things--
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That need to change. and some things-- how many of you realize
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And some things-- how many of you realize there's some things in you
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How many of you realize there's some things in you that need to change?
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There's some things in you that need to change? and i mean, i'm just gonna
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That need to change? and i mean, i'm just gonna be honest with you
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And i mean, i'm just gonna be honest with you and tell you,
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Be honest with you and tell you, it's not gonna be easy.
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And tell you, it's not gonna be easy. and it's probably not
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It's not gonna be easy. and it's probably not gonna feel good.
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And it's probably not gonna feel good. but if you don't go ahead
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Gonna feel good. but if you don't go ahead and go through it,
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But if you don't go ahead and go through it, then you'll still have
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And go through it, then you'll still have it looming in front
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Then you'll still have it looming in front of you at some point.
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It looming in front of you at some point. so, the best advice, really,
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Of you at some point. so, the best advice, really, is just to bite the bullet
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So, the best advice, really, is just to bite the bullet and go through it
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Is just to bite the bullet and go through it and get it over with,
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And go through it and get it over with, because anything that god's
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And get it over with, because anything that god's trying to change in your
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Because anything that god's trying to change in your life is gonna bring you
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Trying to change in your life is gonna bring you into a better place.
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Life is gonna bring you into a better place. amen?
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Into a better place. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god never does
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god never does anything in our lives
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>> joyce: god never does anything in our lives that's not for our good.
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Anything in our lives that's not for our good. and he never tells you
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That's not for our good. and he never tells you to do or not to do something
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And he never tells you to do or not to do something that's not for your benefit.
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To do or not to do something that's not for your benefit. no matter what you
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That's not for your benefit. no matter what you think at the time,
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No matter what you think at the time, it is for your benefit,
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Think at the time, it is for your benefit, and you will see
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It is for your benefit, and you will see that eventually.
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And you will see that eventually. change is frightening because
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That eventually. change is frightening because we like to be in control.
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Change is frightening because we like to be in control. we like to know
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We like to be in control. we like to know what's gonna happen.
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We like to know what's gonna happen. and with god, to be honest,
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What's gonna happen. and with god, to be honest, i mean, if we're just
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And with god, to be honest, i mean, if we're just really honest, you never
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I mean, if we're just really honest, you never really know what's gonna happen.
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Really honest, you never really know what's gonna happen. i mean, a lot of things
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Really know what's gonna happen. i mean, a lot of things suddenly change.
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I mean, a lot of things suddenly change. and we just--in those times,
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Suddenly change. and we just--in those times, we need to trust god.
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And we just--in those times, we need to trust god. we just really need
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We need to trust god. we just really need to trust god.
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We just really need to trust god. it's wonderful when you don't
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To trust god. it's wonderful when you don't understand to be able to trust.
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It's wonderful when you don't understand to be able to trust. it brings you into a place
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Understand to be able to trust. it brings you into a place of real peace because there's
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It brings you into a place of real peace because there's a lot of mysteries in god.
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Of real peace because there's a lot of mysteries in god. there's a lot of things
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A lot of mysteries in god. there's a lot of things that we just,
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There's a lot of things that we just, "what is going on?
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That we just, "what is going on? i don't get it.
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"what is going on? i don't get it. i don't understand.
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I don't get it. i don't understand. why is this happening?
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I don't understand. why is this happening? why haven't you helped
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Why is this happening? why haven't you helped me with this?"
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We've got a lot of whys
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We've got a lot of whys in our life,
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We've got a lot of whys in our life, but has anybody noticed that
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In our life, but has anybody noticed that you can ask god why,
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But has anybody noticed that you can ask god why, but he rarely ever answers you?
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You can ask god why, but he rarely ever answers you? and he really wants to hear,
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But he rarely ever answers you? and he really wants to hear, not "why," but, "i trust you."
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Now, it's not wrong
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Now, it's not wrong to ask god why,
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Now, it's not wrong to ask god why, but he rarely does tell you.
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To ask god why, but he rarely does tell you. and it is better to just--
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But he rarely does tell you. and it is better to just-- to trust god.
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And it is better to just-- to trust god. trust is a wonderful thing.
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To trust god. trust is a wonderful thing. i mean, it--
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Trust is a wonderful thing. i mean, it-- the peace of god and the rest
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I mean, it-- the peace of god and the rest of god is just wonderful.
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The peace of god and the rest of god is just wonderful. and try to be content and happy
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Of god is just wonderful. and try to be content and happy where you're at on the way
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And try to be content and happy where you're at on the way to where you're going.
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Where you're at on the way to where you're going. because you're
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To where you're going. because you're always going somewhere,
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Because you're always going somewhere, and if you're never happy here,
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Always going somewhere, and if you're never happy here, you're not gonna
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And if you're never happy here, you're not gonna be happy here either.
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You're not gonna be happy here either. you're not gonna
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Be happy here either. you're not gonna be happy here either.
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You're not gonna be happy here either. there is a destination that
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Be happy here either. there is a destination that we're all headed for,
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There is a destination that we're all headed for, but most of our life,
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We're all headed for, but most of our life, we spend waiting on something.
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But most of our life, we spend waiting on something. you know that?
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We spend waiting on something. you know that? whatever you're waiting on now,
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You know that? whatever you're waiting on now, it'll come to pass,
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Whatever you're waiting on now, it'll come to pass, and you'll be happy
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It'll come to pass, and you'll be happy and then you'll start waiting
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And you'll be happy and then you'll start waiting on something else again.
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And then you'll start waiting on something else again. >> [audience applauding]
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On something else again. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's just
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's just part of it.
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>> joyce: that's just part of it. we're built for progress.
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Part of it. we're built for progress. we're built for forward motion.
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We're built for progress. we're built for forward motion. and so, we just don't
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We're built for forward motion. and so, we just don't stay satisfied at one
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And so, we just don't stay satisfied at one place very long,
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Stay satisfied at one place very long, and we wanna move
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Place very long, and we wanna move on to something else.
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And we wanna move on to something else. and, like, if, say,
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On to something else. and, like, if, say, i need to change--
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And, like, if, say, i need to change-- which i certainly always do,
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I need to change-- which i certainly always do, i have--we have to learn
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Which i certainly always do, i have--we have to learn to be satisfied with ourselves
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I have--we have to learn to be satisfied with ourselves where we're at while
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To be satisfied with ourselves where we're at while god is changing us.
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Where we're at while god is changing us. you understand that?
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God is changing us. you understand that? because if you're not,
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You understand that? because if you're not, you're always gonna
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Because if you're not, you're always gonna be unhappy with yourself,
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You're always gonna be unhappy with yourself, and that's not what god wants.
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Be unhappy with yourself, and that's not what god wants. he wants you to enjoy yourself
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And that's not what god wants. he wants you to enjoy yourself and be happy with yourself,
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He wants you to enjoy yourself and be happy with yourself, and to know that while
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And be happy with yourself, and to know that while he's changing you,
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And to know that while he's changing you, he still loves you
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He's changing you, he still loves you right where you're at.
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He still loves you right where you're at. amen?
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Right where you're at. amen? as a matter of fact,
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Amen? as a matter of fact, i can tell you something.
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As a matter of fact, i can tell you something. god will never love you any
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I can tell you something. god will never love you any more than he does right now.
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God will never love you any more than he does right now. no matter how much
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More than he does right now. no matter how much better you behave,
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No matter how much better you behave, he's not gonna love you anymore
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Better you behave, he's not gonna love you anymore because you behave better.
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He's not gonna love you anymore because you behave better. you should behave better
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Because you behave better. you should behave better because you love him,
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You should behave better because you love him, not to get him to love you more.
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Because you love him, not to get him to love you more. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: see, because god's
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>> joyce: see, because god's love is perfect,
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>> joyce: see, because god's love is perfect, he is love,
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Love is perfect, he is love, and he already loves you
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He is love, and he already loves you with a perfect love.
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And he already loves you with a perfect love. and i'll suggest something
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With a perfect love. and i'll suggest something to you that really was
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And i'll suggest something to you that really was a big thing in my life.
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To you that really was a big thing in my life. in 1 john 4:16,
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A big thing in my life. in 1 john 4:16, in the amplified bible,
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In 1 john 4:16, in the amplified bible, it says we should be
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In the amplified bible, it says we should be "conscious and aware
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It says we should be "conscious and aware of god's love."
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"conscious and aware of god's love." so, i'm gonna encourage
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You to start looking
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You to start looking for god's love in your life,
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You to start looking for god's love in your life, because he's always doing,
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For god's love in your life, because he's always doing, a lot of times,
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Because he's always doing, a lot of times, just little things that are just
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A lot of times, just little things that are just unique and particular to us.
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Just little things that are just unique and particular to us. they might not mean that
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Unique and particular to us. they might not mean that much to somebody else,
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They might not mean that much to somebody else, but it's, you know it's god.
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Much to somebody else, but it's, you know it's god. and it's good to be aware.
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But it's, you know it's god. and it's good to be aware. i pray for that.
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And it's good to be aware. i pray for that. i think awareness is a gift.
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I pray for that. i think awareness is a gift. pray for that awareness.
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I think awareness is a gift. pray for that awareness. "god, i want to be aware of--
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Pray for that awareness. "god, i want to be aware of-- if there's people around
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"god, i want to be aware of-- if there's people around me that are hurting,
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If there's people around me that are hurting, that i can help,
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Me that are hurting, that i can help, i wanna be aware of that."
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That i can help, i wanna be aware of that." or "if you're doing something
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I wanna be aware of that." or "if you're doing something wonderful in my life
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Or "if you're doing something wonderful in my life and i'm missing it,
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Wonderful in my life and i'm missing it, i wanna be aware
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And i'm missing it, i wanna be aware of what you're doing."
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I wanna be aware of what you're doing." and we get so busy
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Of what you're doing." and we get so busy and move so fast that a lot
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And we get so busy and move so fast that a lot of times we're just not aware
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And move so fast that a lot of times we're just not aware of what's going on around us.
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And so, change comes,
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And so, change comes, and many times we fear
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And so, change comes, and many times we fear it because we wanna
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And many times we fear it because we wanna be in control,
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It because we wanna be in control, but we need to confront things,
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Be in control, but we need to confront things, not run from them,
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But we need to confront things, not run from them, and be afraid of them.
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Not run from them, and be afraid of them. most people would say
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And be afraid of them. most people would say something needs to change.
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Most people would say something needs to change. and i just finished a book.
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Something needs to change. and i just finished a book. i mean, i'm constantly saying
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And i just finished a book. i mean, i'm constantly saying "i'm finishing a book,"
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I mean, i'm constantly saying "i'm finishing a book," but that's the truth, i am.
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"i'm finishing a book," but that's the truth, i am. it's called "something needs
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But that's the truth, i am. it's called "something needs to change in my life."
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It's called "something needs to change in my life." and pretty much we can
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To change in my life." and pretty much we can all say that at some time.
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And pretty much we can all say that at some time. and a lot of times we don't
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All say that at some time. and a lot of times we don't even know what it is that
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And a lot of times we don't even know what it is that needs to change.
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Even know what it is that needs to change. we just have that feeling,
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Needs to change. we just have that feeling, something needs
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We just have that feeling, something needs to change in my life.
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We feel a dissatisfaction.
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We feel a dissatisfaction. i always say,
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We feel a dissatisfaction. i always say, "the brook dried up."
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I always say, "the brook dried up." you know, elijah was fed during
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"the brook dried up." you know, elijah was fed during the famine by the brook
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You know, elijah was fed during the famine by the brook called cherith.
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The famine by the brook called cherith. and so, he had water from that
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Called cherith. and so, he had water from that brook and ravens brought
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And so, he had water from that brook and ravens brought him food morning and night.
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Brook and ravens brought him food morning and night. but then, the bible says
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Him food morning and night. but then, the bible says an interesting thing,
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But then, the bible says an interesting thing, the brook dried up.
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An interesting thing, the brook dried up. and sometimes,
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The brook dried up. and sometimes, our brook dries up.
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And sometimes, our brook dries up. you know, god's doing
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Our brook dries up. you know, god's doing this thing in our life,
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You know, god's doing this thing in our life, and it satisfies us,
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This thing in our life, and it satisfies us, and everything is good,
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And it satisfies us, and everything is good, and then all of a sudden
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And everything is good, and then all of a sudden that brook dries up.
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And then all of a sudden that brook dries up. and the next place that
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That brook dries up. and the next place that god sent elijah wasn't
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And the next place that god sent elijah wasn't much of a promotion.
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God sent elijah wasn't much of a promotion. god sent him to a poor,
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Much of a promotion. god sent him to a poor, depressed, poverty-stricken,
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God sent him to a poor, depressed, poverty-stricken, suicidal widow.
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Depressed, poverty-stricken, suicidal widow. you say, "huh?"
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Suicidal widow. you say, "huh?" yeah, he said,
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You say, "huh?" yeah, he said, "i'm going to send you
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Yeah, he said, "i'm going to send you to this widow and she's
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"i'm going to send you to this widow and she's gonna--she'll feed you.
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To this widow and she's gonna--she'll feed you. well, when he got there,
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Gonna--she'll feed you. well, when he got there, he said, "give me a cup
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Well, when he got there, he said, "give me a cup of water and make me a cake."
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He said, "give me a cup of water and make me a cake." and she said,
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Of water and make me a cake." and she said, "well, we only have enough
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And she said, "well, we only have enough food--enough oil and meal
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"well, we only have enough food--enough oil and meal in the jar for me and my son
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Food--enough oil and meal in the jar for me and my son to have one meal,
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In the jar for me and my son to have one meal, and then we're gonna die."
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"well, god, this is a nice
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"well, god, this is a nice place to send me.
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"well, god, this is a nice place to send me. >> [audience laughing]
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Place to send me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i taught a home
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i taught a home bible study for five years,
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>> joyce: i taught a home bible study for five years, and then i felt god say,
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Bible study for five years, and then i felt god say, "i want you to lay this
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And then i felt god say, "i want you to lay this down now.
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"i want you to lay this down now. behold, i do a new thing."
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Down now. behold, i do a new thing." >> [audience laughing]
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Behold, i do a new thing." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you ever heard that?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you ever heard that? "behold, i do a new thing."
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>> joyce: you ever heard that? "behold, i do a new thing." well, the next thing was,
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"behold, i do a new thing." well, the next thing was, for a year, i did nothing.
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Well, the next thing was, for a year, i did nothing. god just kinda politely
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For a year, i did nothing. god just kinda politely set me up on a shelf.
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God just kinda politely set me up on a shelf. and it was a big testing year
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Set me up on a shelf. and it was a big testing year for me because i had this big
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And it was a big testing year for me because i had this big vision of teaching the word
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For me because i had this big vision of teaching the word all over the world.
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Vision of teaching the word all over the world. and here i went from teaching
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All over the world. and here i went from teaching that little 25-person bible
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And here i went from teaching that little 25-person bible study to doing nothing.
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That little 25-person bible study to doing nothing. but really, god was using
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Study to doing nothing. but really, god was using that year to prepare
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But really, god was using that year to prepare me for the next thing,
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That year to prepare me for the next thing, and i wasn't doing anything,
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Me for the next thing, and i wasn't doing anything, but he was doing a lot in me.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and actually,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and actually, the main thing that god did that
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>> joyce: and actually, the main thing that god did that year was he taught me through
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The main thing that god did that year was he taught me through some different things that
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Year was he taught me through some different things that i couldn't be like anybody else.
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Some different things that i couldn't be like anybody else. i had to be me.
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I couldn't be like anybody else. i had to be me. the devil, and through some
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I had to be me. the devil, and through some different people was kinda
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The devil, and through some different people was kinda getting me convinced that
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Different people was kinda getting me convinced that i needed to be a regular,
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Getting me convinced that i needed to be a regular, normal woman.
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I needed to be a regular, normal woman. because, you know,
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Normal woman. because, you know, back when i first started
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Because, you know, back when i first started teaching, that was, i mean,
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Back when i first started teaching, that was, i mean, you didn't do that.
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Teaching, that was, i mean, you didn't do that. you know, women didn't do that.
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You didn't do that. you know, women didn't do that. there was very few women,
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You know, women didn't do that. there was very few women, maybe a handful in the world
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There was very few women, maybe a handful in the world that were doing that,
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Maybe a handful in the world that were doing that, and certainly nobody
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That were doing that, and certainly nobody in my circle was doing it.
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And certainly nobody in my circle was doing it. and i thought when
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In my circle was doing it. and i thought when god called me,
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And i thought when god called me, everybody'd be excited
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God called me, everybody'd be excited for me because i was excited,
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Everybody'd be excited for me because i was excited, but they weren't excited.
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For me because i was excited, but they weren't excited. i got asked to leave my church.
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But they weren't excited. i got asked to leave my church. most of my friends turned
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I got asked to leave my church. most of my friends turned their back on me,
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Most of my friends turned their back on me, a lot of family members.
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Their back on me, a lot of family members. and it was a very lonely,
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A lot of family members. and it was a very lonely, hard time for me where
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And it was a very lonely, hard time for me where everything in my life was
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Hard time for me where everything in my life was changing and felt like it had
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Everything in my life was changing and felt like it had turned upside down.
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Changing and felt like it had turned upside down. and you know,
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Turned upside down. and you know, when god calls you
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And you know, when god calls you to do something,
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When god calls you to do something, it doesn't always feel good.
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To do something, it doesn't always feel good. and the devil is always where
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It doesn't always feel good. and the devil is always where something good is happening.
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And the devil is always where something good is happening. and he'll try to make that
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Something good is happening. and he'll try to make that good thing feel bad.
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And he'll try to make that good thing feel bad. have you ever noticed
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Good thing feel bad. have you ever noticed that when you're trying
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Have you ever noticed that when you're trying to do something good,
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That when you're trying to do something good, you get every kind
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To do something good, you get every kind of opposition you can get?
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So, i tried to be normal,
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So, i tried to be normal, whatever that is.
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So, i tried to be normal, whatever that is. and i had--
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Whatever that is. and i had-- i tried to be like
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And i had-- i tried to be like my pastor's wife.
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I tried to be like my pastor's wife. she was real sweet and kind and,
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My pastor's wife. she was real sweet and kind and, you know, patient and very
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She was real sweet and kind and, you know, patient and very submissive to her husband
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You know, patient and very submissive to her husband and it just, whew...
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Submissive to her husband and it just, whew... >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: if that was normal,
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>> joyce: if that was normal, it just wasn't working for me.
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>> joyce: if that was normal, it just wasn't working for me. >> [audience laughing]
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It just wasn't working for me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then, my neighbor next door,
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>> joyce: and then, my neighbor next door, she was miss arts and crafts
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My neighbor next door, she was miss arts and crafts and had a garden and made
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She was miss arts and crafts and had a garden and made her family's clothes.
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And had a garden and made her family's clothes. and so,
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Her family's clothes. and so, i tried gardening and i tried
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And so, i tried gardening and i tried sewing and i hated it all.
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I tried gardening and i tried sewing and i hated it all. and you know, it was just--
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Sewing and i hated it all. and you know, it was just-- so, god took that year
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And you know, it was just-- so, god took that year and he taught me that
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So, god took that year and he taught me that i had to be me.
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And he taught me that i had to be me. and to be honest,
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I had to be me. and to be honest, i think that's one
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And to be honest, i think that's one of the reasons why our
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I think that's one of the reasons why our ministry has been successful.
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Of the reasons why our ministry has been successful. if you wanna know the truth,
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Ministry has been successful. if you wanna know the truth, and i hope this doesn't
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If you wanna know the truth, and i hope this doesn't sound wrong,
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And i hope this doesn't sound wrong, but i pretty much just
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Sound wrong, but i pretty much just stay away from this camp
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But i pretty much just stay away from this camp and that camp and this camp,
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Stay away from this camp and that camp and this camp, and i just kinda hang out with
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And that camp and this camp, and i just kinda hang out with god and try to do what i feel
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And i just kinda hang out with god and try to do what i feel like he's telling me to do.
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God and try to do what i feel like he's telling me to do. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: it's kind of dangerous
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>> joyce: it's kind of dangerous to get too influenced by what
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>> joyce: it's kind of dangerous to get too influenced by what somebody else is doing because
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To get too influenced by what somebody else is doing because what somebody else is doing may
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Somebody else is doing because what somebody else is doing may not be and probably is not
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What somebody else is doing may not be and probably is not what god wants you to do.
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Not be and probably is not what god wants you to do. god has an individual plan
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What god wants you to do. god has an individual plan for each one of us.
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God has an individual plan for each one of us. and, especially, young people
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For each one of us. and, especially, young people starting out in ministry,
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And, especially, young people starting out in ministry, it seems like--i mean,
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Starting out in ministry, it seems like--i mean, i know, i did.
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It seems like--i mean, i know, i did. i kept trying to get
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I know, i did. i kept trying to get appointments with all these
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I kept trying to get appointments with all these different people that were
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Appointments with all these different people that were already doing something
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Different people that were already doing something so i could get advice from them.
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Already doing something so i could get advice from them. and honestly,
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So i could get advice from them. and honestly, i didn't understand,
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And honestly, i didn't understand, but every time i would--
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I didn't understand, but every time i would-- it just didn't work out.
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But every time i would-- it just didn't work out. i either couldn't get
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It just didn't work out. i either couldn't get an appointment or if i got one,
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I either couldn't get an appointment or if i got one, it would be canceled
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An appointment or if i got one, it would be canceled at the last minute
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It would be canceled at the last minute and i thought, "well, god,
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At the last minute and i thought, "well, god, why don't--?"
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And i thought, "well, god, why don't--?" you know.
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Why don't--?" you know. well, finally--of course,
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You know. well, finally--of course, this was down the road
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Well, finally--of course, this was down the road a ways when dave
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This was down the road a ways when dave and i were gonna go on tv.
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A ways when dave and i were gonna go on tv. we happened to be speaking
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And i were gonna go on tv. we happened to be speaking at a place where another
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We happened to be speaking at a place where another man was speaking who
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At a place where another man was speaking who had a tv ministry.
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Man was speaking who had a tv ministry. so, i thought,
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Had a tv ministry. so, i thought, well, i'm gonna get some time
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So, i thought, well, i'm gonna get some time with him and find out about tv.
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Well, i'm gonna get some time with him and find out about tv. and so, i said to him,
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With him and find out about tv. and so, i said to him, "you know, we're getting
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And so, i said to him, "you know, we're getting ready to go on television.
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"you know, we're getting ready to go on television. do you have any
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Ready to go on television. do you have any recommendations?"
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Do you have any recommendations?" and he said, "yeah,
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Recommendations?" and he said, "yeah, don't do it."
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And he said, "yeah, don't do it." >> [audience laughing]
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Don't do it." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i thought,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i thought, "well, that wasn't really
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>> joyce: i thought, "well, that wasn't really what i wanted to hear."
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"well, that wasn't really what i wanted to hear." [chuckles]
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What i wanted to hear." [chuckles] how many of you understand
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[chuckles] how many of you understand what i'm saying?
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How many of you understand what i'm saying? you just, you know,
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What i'm saying? you just, you know, you gotta hear from god about
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You just, you know, you gotta hear from god about what you're supposed to do.
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You gotta hear from god about what you're supposed to do. all your friends can be going
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What you're supposed to do. all your friends can be going to wednesday morning prayer
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All your friends can be going to wednesday morning prayer at the church and that don't
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To wednesday morning prayer at the church and that don't mean you have to go.
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At the church and that don't mean you have to go. you know, you gotta
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Mean you have to go. you know, you gotta do what you feel like god
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You know, you gotta do what you feel like god is leading you to do.
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Do what you feel like god is leading you to do. so, that year that i thought
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Is leading you to do. so, that year that i thought nothing was going on was a very
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So, that year that i thought nothing was going on was a very important year in my life.
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Nothing was going on was a very important year in my life. and maybe, right now,
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Important year in my life. and maybe, right now, you just feel like god's put
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And maybe, right now, you just feel like god's put you on a shelf somewhere
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You just feel like god's put you on a shelf somewhere and you don't understand
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You on a shelf somewhere and you don't understand what's going on.
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And you don't understand what's going on. or maybe you--
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What's going on. or maybe you-- your brook dried up
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Or maybe you-- your brook dried up and you feel like you've
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Your brook dried up and you feel like you've got a demotion instead
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And you feel like you've got a demotion instead of a promotion.
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Got a demotion instead of a promotion. but maybe,
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Of a promotion. but maybe, that demotion is gonna lead you
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But maybe, that demotion is gonna lead you to a greater promotion than
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That demotion is gonna lead you to a greater promotion than what you could ever imagine.
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To a greater promotion than what you could ever imagine. >> [audience applauding]
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What you could ever imagine. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: sometimes
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: sometimes you gotta just sit still
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>> joyce: sometimes you gotta just sit still and wait those things out.
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You gotta just sit still and wait those things out. what do we do when we realize
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And wait those things out. what do we do when we realize that things are not as they
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What do we do when we realize that things are not as they should be that something
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That things are not as they should be that something needs to change?
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Should be that something needs to change? well, some people get angry,
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Needs to change? well, some people get angry, some blame somebody else,
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Well, some people get angry, some blame somebody else, some get depressed,
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Some blame somebody else, some get depressed, some sink into self-pity,
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Some get depressed, some sink into self-pity, and a few take responsibility
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Some sink into self-pity, and a few take responsibility to do something about it.
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And a few take responsibility to do something about it. if you want change,
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To do something about it. if you want change, sometimes you need to change--
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If you want change, sometimes you need to change-- you need to be the change
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Sometimes you need to change-- you need to be the change that you wanna see.
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You need to be the change that you wanna see. >> [audience applauding]
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That you wanna see. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? if you don't like the way
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>> joyce: amen? if you don't like the way things are going in your life,
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If you don't like the way things are going in your life, then maybe you need to make
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Things are going in your life, then maybe you need to make a decision to change.
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>> announcer: when faced
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>> announcer: when faced with life's inevitable
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With life's inevitable ups and downs,
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Ups and downs, having the resiliency
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Having the resiliency to stand up
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To stand up to new challenges
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To new challenges and meet them
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And meet them head on is imperative.
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Head on is imperative. we can't keep changes
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We can't keep changes from coming.
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From coming. but we can manage our
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But we can manage our reaction to it
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Reaction to it and even come
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And even come to welcome it
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To welcome it into our lives.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, life is full of changes.
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Life is full of changes. and sometimes,
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And sometimes, it can feel like
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It can feel like everything around
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Everything around us is shaking:
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Us is shaking: jobs are changing,
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Jobs are changing, relationships,
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Relationships, people's expectations.
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People's expectations. it's easy to get overwhelmed.
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It's easy to get overwhelmed. but i want to remind
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But i want to remind you today,
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You today, while change
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While change is inevitable,
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Is inevitable, you have the power
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You have the power to choose how
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To choose how to respond to it.
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To respond to it. in my book,
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In my book, "the courage
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"the courage to change,"
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To change," i'll show you
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I'll show you how to not only
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How to not only navigate life's
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Navigate life's transitions,
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Transitions, but to actually
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But to actually embrace them
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Embrace them with god's word
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With god's word as your foundation.
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As your foundation. you can face
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You can face each shift with
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Each shift with confidence,
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Confidence, knowing that the same
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Knowing that the same god who never
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God who never changed is working
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Changed is working all things for
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All things for your good,
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Your good, even in the midst
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Even in the midst of difficult moments.
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Of difficult moments. >> announcer: be the first
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>> announcer: be the first to get a copy
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To get a copy of joyce's book
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Of joyce's book "the courage to change."
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"the courage to change." it's available
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It's available for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. and today,
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And today, when you donate...
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When you donate... or more,
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Or more, you'll also receive
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You'll also receive this love big,
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This love big, long sleeve shirt
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Long sleeve shirt in lavender blue.
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Available in sizes
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Available in sizes small to 3xl.
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Small to 3xl. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: if you're
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>> joyce: if you're weary from all
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Weary from all of life's changes,
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Of life's changes, i want you to know
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I want you to know that you can find
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That you can find peace in the storm.
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Peace in the storm. in "the courage
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In "the courage to change"
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To change" i'll show you
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I'll show you how god's word can
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How god's word can help you embrace
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Help you embrace every challenge with
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Every challenge with confidence.
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Confidence. you don't have
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You don't have to live in the fear
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To live in the fear of change.
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Of change. with the strength
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With the strength and the wisdom
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And the wisdom from god,
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From god, you can stand
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You can stand firm through
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Firm through any storm and come
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Any storm and come out stronger
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Out stronger on the other side.
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On the other side. let's face
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Let's face life's challenges
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Life's challenges together with
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Together with faith, hope,
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Faith, hope, and a renewed
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And a renewed perspective.
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Perspective. your gift
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Your gift of any amount,
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Of any amount, and if you are
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And if you are a partner,
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A partner, your partnership
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Your partnership with joyce meyer
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With joyce meyer ministries will
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Ministries will help us reach
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Help us reach the lost,
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The lost, feed the hungry,
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Feed the hungry, and help women
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And help women and girls find
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And girls find freedom all
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Freedom all around the world.
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Around the world. your gift today
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Your gift today makes it all possible.
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Makes it all possible. >> announcer: discover
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>> announcer: discover your courage today
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Your courage today with joyce's book
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With joyce's book "the courage to change."
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"the courage to change." it's available right now
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It's available right now for your gift of any amount.
00:23:53.477 --> 00:23:54.612
For your gift of any amount. and today,
00:23:54.678 --> 00:23:55.779
And today, when you donate...
00:23:55.846 --> 00:23:57.248
When you donate... or more,
00:23:57.314 --> 00:23:57.882
Or more, you'll also receive
00:23:57.948 --> 00:23:59.416
You'll also receive this love big,
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This love big, long sleeve shirt
00:24:00.084 --> 00:24:00.651
Long sleeve shirt in lavender blue.
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Call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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>> ginger: this is the beginning
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>> ginger: this is the beginning of something new,
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Of something new, a new place of refuge
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A new place of refuge and healing in the heart
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And healing in the heart of the united states,
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Of the united states, and new beginnings
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And new beginnings for countless people
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For countless people who will come to this
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Who will come to this place in their
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Place in their time of need.
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Time of need. hope is on the horizon.
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Hope is on the horizon. >> joyce: hope mountain ranch
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>> joyce: hope mountain ranch began as a dream in my son,
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Began as a dream in my son, dan's heart.
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Dan's heart. >> nicol: we know that starting
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>> nicol: we know that starting the outreaches
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The outreaches here at the ranch
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Here at the ranch is one of those
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Is one of those things that god's
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Things that god's called us to do.
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Called us to do. and so, we're just
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And so, we're just gonna keep walking
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Gonna keep walking through the doors
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Through the doors that he opens and try to help
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That he opens and try to help as many people as we can.
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As many people as we can. >> ginger: birthed out
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>> ginger: birthed out of joyce's own experience
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Of joyce's own experience of brokenness and healing,
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Of brokenness and healing, hope mountain ranch
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Hope mountain ranch is a cooperative effort
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Is a cooperative effort with many ministries working
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With many ministries working together to provide god's word
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Together to provide god's word and his transforming love.
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And his transforming love. the dream center
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The dream center at hope mountain ranch
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At hope mountain ranch will be the first of many
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Will be the first of many outreach facilities
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Outreach facilities on this beautiful property.
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>> joyce: well, here we are
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>> joyce: well, here we are at the groundbreaking
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At the groundbreaking of what's going to be our
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Of what's going to be our first home here for at-risk
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First home here for at-risk women and children.
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We're honored to be working
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We're honored to be working here with the dream center.
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Here with the dream center. we're here with
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We're here with pastor tommy barnett
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Pastor tommy barnett and with angel barnett.
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We are determined to help
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We are determined to help people that have been hurt know
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People that have been hurt know that jesus is their healer.
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That jesus is their healer. so, we're gonna pray.
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So, we're gonna pray. father, we come
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Father, we come to you in jesus' name.
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And all of this ground is yours.
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And all of this ground is yours. and we wanna see
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And we wanna see thousands of women
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Thousands of women and children graduate
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And children graduate from this place to a life
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From this place to a life of blessing and purpose.
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Of blessing and purpose. and so, we pray that you'd
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And so, we pray that you'd give us favor and that you'd
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Give us favor and that you'd bring alongside the people that
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Bring alongside the people that you want to help us with this,
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You want to help us with this, that the project
00:26:46.950 --> 00:26:48.018
That the project would go really well.
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Would go really well. and we thank you for letting
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And we thank you for letting us have this opportunity
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Us have this opportunity to minister to women and girls,
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To minister to women and girls, and all the other things
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And all the other things that you wanna do, lord,
00:26:55.959 --> 00:26:57.127
That you wanna do, lord, to bring healing to people,
00:26:57.194 --> 00:26:58.562
To bring healing to people, in jesus' name.
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In jesus' name. >> angel: whoo!
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>> angel: whoo! >> [clapping]
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
00:27:17.381 --> 00:27:18.382
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
00:27:21.819 --> 00:27:22.753
Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
00:27:23.787 --> 00:27:24.955
And offering help to people in need
00:27:25.022 --> 00:27:26.256
To people in need all over the world.
00:27:26.323 --> 00:27:29.760

Joyce Meyer - Something Needs To Change (Part 1)

February 4, 2026 | 27:29

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