Joyce Meyer - Stay Seated in God's Supernatural Rest (Part 2)

March 18, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Stay Seated in God's Supernatural Rest (Part 2) | March 18, 2026

>> ginger: do you ever deal
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>> ginger: do you ever deal with stress or anxiety?
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With stress or anxiety? who doesn't?
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Who doesn't? well, joyce's teaching
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Well, joyce's teaching is coming up.
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Is coming up. but first,
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But first, i'd like to personally
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I'd like to personally invite you to an event that
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Invite you to an event that could positively affect
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Could positively affect the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. joyce's enjoying everyday
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Joyce's enjoying everyday life conference is happening
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Life conference is happening in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. here are a few
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Here are a few reasons why you
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Should join us.
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Should join us. naomi raine will
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Naomi raine will help us enter
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Help us enter god's presence
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God's presence through worship.
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Through worship. psychologist
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Psychologist and author,
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And author, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, will give us
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Will give us insight on our
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Insight on our mind, emotions,
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Mind, emotions, and facing
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And facing the challenges
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The challenges of life.
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Of life. nona jones will
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Nona jones will help us to overcome
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Help us to overcome challenges
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Challenges like trauma.
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And joyce will
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And joyce will be there with
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Be there with practical ways
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Practical ways to understand
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To understand god's word to deal with
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God's word to deal with the daily stressors of life.
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It will be a weekend
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It will be a weekend of healing, restoration,
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Of healing, restoration, and rejuvenation.
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And rejuvenation. so go to:
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So go to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, to register.
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To register. it's april 10-11
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It's april 10-11 in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. we will see you in hershey.
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>> joyce: what do you wanna
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>> joyce: what do you wanna stay mad at people for?
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>> joyce: what do you wanna stay mad at people for? forgive 'em.
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Stay mad at people for? forgive 'em. do yourself--
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Forgive 'em. do yourself-- get rid of that stuff.
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Do yourself-- get rid of that stuff. let it go.
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Get rid of that stuff. let it go. get some rest in your soul.
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Let it go. get some rest in your soul. sit down.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: seated equals rest.
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>> joyce: seated equals rest. the amplified bible
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>> joyce: seated equals rest. the amplified bible of matthew 11 says,
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The amplified bible of matthew 11 says, "come unto me all ye that
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Of matthew 11 says, "come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy-laden
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"come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy-laden and are overburdened,
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Labor and are heavy-laden and are overburdened, and i will give you rest.
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And are overburdened, and i will give you rest. [i will ease, relieve and
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And i will give you rest. [i will ease, relieve and refresh your souls.]"
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God gives our soul a vacation
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God gives our soul a vacation and that's what we need,
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God gives our soul a vacation and that's what we need, we need internal rest.
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And that's what we need, we need internal rest. we need to rest inside.
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We need internal rest. we need to rest inside. you can work a lot harder
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We need to rest inside. you can work a lot harder on the outside if you're
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You can work a lot harder on the outside if you're at rest on the inside while
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On the outside if you're at rest on the inside while you do it.
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At rest on the inside while you do it. >> [audience applauding]
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You do it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: are you tracking
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: are you tracking with me?
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>> joyce: are you tracking with me? you getting it?
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Let's just say you have a job,
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Let's just say you have a job, and you don't like your job,
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Let's just say you have a job, and you don't like your job, you don't like your boss,
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And you don't like your job, you don't like your boss, you don't like your job,
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You don't like your boss, you don't like your job, you don't like the people
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You don't like your job, you don't like the people you work with.
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You don't like the people you work with. [laughing]
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You work with. [laughing] >> [audience laughing]
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[laughing] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, so,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, so, this is just for you.
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>> joyce: okay, so, this is just for you. >> [audience laughing]
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This is just for you. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, you go to work
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, you go to work every day and you sit
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>> joyce: and so, you go to work every day and you sit in your office chair,
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Every day and you sit in your office chair, but you're not seated,
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In your office chair, but you're not seated, in christ.
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But you're not seated, in christ. you--probably not you,
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In christ. you--probably not you, whoever you are that said that,
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You--probably not you, whoever you are that said that, but "some people,"
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Whoever you are that said that, but "some people," not anybody here,
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But "some people," not anybody here, they sit at the lunchroom
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Not anybody here, they sit at the lunchroom table and complain and gripe
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They sit at the lunchroom table and complain and gripe with all the other
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Table and complain and gripe with all the other "unsaved" employees,
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With all the other "unsaved" employees, and they're mad
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"unsaved" employees, and they're mad about everything,
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And they're mad about everything, and angry about everything.
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About everything, and angry about everything. well, you gonna be three times
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And angry about everything. well, you gonna be three times more tired when you come home,
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Than somebody who was
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Than somebody who was able to go seated in christ
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Than somebody who was able to go seated in christ with their soul on vacation.
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Able to go seated in christ with their soul on vacation. >> [audience applauding]
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With their soul on vacation. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: eight hours of worry
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: eight hours of worry is equivalent to 40 hours
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>> joyce: eight hours of worry is equivalent to 40 hours of hard labor.
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Is equivalent to 40 hours of hard labor. eight hours of worry!
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Of hard labor. eight hours of worry! and i'll tell you what,
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Eight hours of worry! and i'll tell you what, i won't do it anymore,
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And i'll tell you what, i won't do it anymore, i can't do it.
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I won't do it anymore, i can't do it. i don't have any time
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I can't do it. i don't have any time or energy to be angry.
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I don't have any time or energy to be angry. i forgive you before
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Or energy to be angry. i forgive you before you even do it,
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I forgive you before you even do it, i'm not doing it.
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You even do it, i'm not doing it. i can't do it.
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I'm not doing it. i can't do it. i did it for too long,
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I can't do it. i did it for too long, and trust me,
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I did it for too long, and trust me, it will wear you out
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And trust me, it will wear you out and you will eventually
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It will wear you out and you will eventually have big problems from it.
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And you will eventually have big problems from it. what do you wanna stay
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Have big problems from it. what do you wanna stay mad at people for?
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What do you wanna stay mad at people for? forgive 'em.
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Mad at people for? forgive 'em. do yourself--
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Forgive 'em. do yourself-- get rid of that stuff.
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Do yourself-- get rid of that stuff. let it go.
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Get rid of that stuff. let it go. get some rest in your soul.
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Let it go. get some rest in your soul. sit down.
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Get some rest in your soul. sit down. >> [audience applauding]
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Sit down. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: have yourself a seat.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: have yourself a seat. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: have yourself a seat. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's what you--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's what you-- you need to tell your soul once
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>> joyce: that's what you-- you need to tell your soul once in awhile when it starts to...
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You need to tell your soul once in awhile when it starts to... [mumbling]
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In awhile when it starts to... [mumbling] you need to just say,
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[mumbling] you need to just say, "soul, sit down."
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You need to just say, "soul, sit down." >> [audience applauding]
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"soul, sit down." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: 'cause you know when
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: 'cause you know when you sit you take the weight
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>> joyce: 'cause you know when you sit you take the weight off of yourself,
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You sit you take the weight off of yourself, and it all goes on what
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Off of yourself, and it all goes on what you're seated in.
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And it all goes on what you're seated in. ahhh...
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You're seated in. ahhh... dave tells me i should sit
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Ahhh... dave tells me i should sit more when i preach,
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Dave tells me i should sit more when i preach, but i get excited and gotta
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More when i preach, but i get excited and gotta run around up here.
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But i get excited and gotta run around up here. ahhh...
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Run around up here. ahhh... but, see, when we're seated
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Ahhh... but, see, when we're seated in christ and all
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But, see, when we're seated in christ and all the weight goes on him,
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In christ and all the weight goes on him, and off of us.
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The weight goes on him, and off of us. amen?
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And off of us. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: release your burdens,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: release your burdens, release the weight of them,
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>> joyce: release your burdens, release the weight of them, cast your care.
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Release the weight of them, cast your care. you know, one thing's for sure,
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Cast your care. you know, one thing's for sure, if you give your problem to god,
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You know, one thing's for sure, if you give your problem to god, if god can't fix it,
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If you give your problem to god, if god can't fix it, you sure can't.
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If god can't fix it, you sure can't. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: so, the work
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>> joyce: so, the work of the high priest
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>> joyce: so, the work of the high priest was never finished,
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Of the high priest was never finished, because it was a system
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Was never finished, because it was a system of the law.
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Because it was a system of the law. so, it's very significant,
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Of the law. so, it's very significant, especially to the jew,
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So, it's very significant, especially to the jew, that god kept saying
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Especially to the jew, that god kept saying that when it was finished,
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That god kept saying that when it was finished, the law was fulfilled,
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That when it was finished, the law was fulfilled, that he sat down at the right
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The law was fulfilled, that he sat down at the right hand of god.
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That he sat down at the right hand of god. i got very excited when
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Hand of god. i got very excited when i first saw this years ago,
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I got very excited when i first saw this years ago, because there are so many
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I first saw this years ago, because there are so many wonderful things hidden
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Because there are so many wonderful things hidden in the word that
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Wonderful things hidden in the word that we just read past,
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In the word that we just read past, and don't even understand.
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We just read past, and don't even understand. and so, now, every time i see
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And don't even understand. and so, now, every time i see that he was seated,
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And so, now, every time i see that he was seated, i understand it.
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That he was seated, i understand it. i get it.
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I understand it. i get it. i mean, i can't even imagine
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I get it. i mean, i can't even imagine trying to live under the laws
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I mean, i can't even imagine trying to live under the laws that they lived under,
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Trying to live under the laws that they lived under, i read leviticus last year,
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That they lived under, i read leviticus last year, and i was completely worn
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I read leviticus last year, and i was completely worn out just trying to read it.
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And i was completely worn out just trying to read it. i mean, it exhausted my mind,
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Out just trying to read it. i mean, it exhausted my mind, let alone how--
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I mean, it exhausted my mind, let alone how-- what jesus has done for us
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Let alone how-- what jesus has done for us is absolutely amazing.
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What jesus has done for us is absolutely amazing. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you can actually
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>> joyce: you can actually make a mistake and not have
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>> joyce: you can actually make a mistake and not have to be mad at yourself,
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Make a mistake and not have to be mad at yourself, and not feel guilty
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To be mad at yourself, and not feel guilty and condemned.
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And not feel guilty and condemned. you can just say,
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And condemned. you can just say, "i'm sorry about that lord,
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You can just say, "i'm sorry about that lord, please forgive me."
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"i'm sorry about that lord, please forgive me." and just--
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Please forgive me." and just-- and go right on.
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And just-- and go right on. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: oh my gosh,
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>> joyce: oh my gosh, how many years i suffered
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>> joyce: oh my gosh, how many years i suffered with guilt and condemnation,
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How many years i suffered with guilt and condemnation, because when you finally get
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With guilt and condemnation, because when you finally get around to trying to walk in god,
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Because when you finally get around to trying to walk in god, every time you make a mistake,
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Around to trying to walk in god, every time you make a mistake, then comes the guilt
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Every time you make a mistake, then comes the guilt and the feeling bad,
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Then comes the guilt and the feeling bad, and all that.
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And the feeling bad, and all that. and you know, babies fall down
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And all that. and you know, babies fall down all the time and they'll
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And you know, babies fall down all the time and they'll cry for a little bit,
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All the time and they'll cry for a little bit, and then get back
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Cry for a little bit, and then get back up and do it again.
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And then get back up and do it again. and we need to learn how
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Up and do it again. and we need to learn how to do the exact same thing.
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And we need to learn how to do the exact same thing. our high priest sat down,
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To do the exact same thing. our high priest sat down, he entered the rest of god,
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Our high priest sat down, he entered the rest of god, because the work of fulfilling
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He entered the rest of god, because the work of fulfilling the law had been finished
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Because the work of fulfilling the law had been finished and accomplished by him.
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So, legally and positionally,
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So, legally and positionally, we are seated in christ.
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So, legally and positionally, we are seated in christ. now, let's just say for the sake
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We are seated in christ. now, let's just say for the sake of just having an example,
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Now, let's just say for the sake of just having an example, that this bible here, is christ,
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Of just having an example, that this bible here, is christ, and this is me,
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That this bible here, is christ, and this is me, now i'm in christ, okay?
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And this is me, now i'm in christ, okay? so, how many of you know
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Now i'm in christ, okay? so, how many of you know that whatever happens
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So, how many of you know that whatever happens to the bible, happens to me?
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That whatever happens to the bible, happens to me? if i were to put this in water,
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To the bible, happens to me? if i were to put this in water, not only would
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If i were to put this in water, not only would the book get wet,
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Not only would the book get wet, but i'd get wet in there.
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The book get wet, but i'd get wet in there. if i put this--
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But i'd get wet in there. if i put this-- if i give this a place
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If i put this-- if i give this a place of honor in my home,
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If i give this a place of honor in my home, and i set it up somewhere
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Of honor in my home, and i set it up somewhere where everybody can see it,
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And i set it up somewhere where everybody can see it, then my little card in here
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Where everybody can see it, then my little card in here that we've called, "joyce,"
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Then my little card in here that we've called, "joyce," gets the same honor.
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See, everything that he has,
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See, everything that he has, we have,
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See, everything that he has, we have, and everything that he did,
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We have, and everything that he did, we did, when he died, we died,
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And everything that he did, we did, when he died, we died, when he was raised,
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We did, when he died, we died, when he was raised, we were raised.
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When he was raised, we were raised. "the same power that raised
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We were raised. "the same power that raised him from the dead dwells in us,
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"the same power that raised him from the dead dwells in us, and it will quicken
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Him from the dead dwells in us, and it will quicken our mortal bodies."
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And it will quicken our mortal bodies." he has authority over
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Our mortal bodies." he has authority over the principalities and powers,
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All things are under his feet,
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All things are under his feet, and all things are also under
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All things are under his feet, and all things are also under our feet--wait a minute,
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And all things are also under our feet--wait a minute, as long as we stay in him.
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Our feet--wait a minute, as long as we stay in him. >> [audience applauding]
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As long as we stay in him. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: as long
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: as long as we stay in christ,
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>> joyce: as long as we stay in christ, the enemy--
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As we stay in christ, the enemy-- and when i say that,
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The enemy-- and when i say that, i mean by faith,
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And when i say that, i mean by faith, i know that i'm standing here,
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I mean by faith, i know that i'm standing here, but i'm also seated
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I know that i'm standing here, but i'm also seated in heavenly places.
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But i'm also seated in heavenly places. do you understand that
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In heavenly places. do you understand that i'm actually enjoying
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Do you understand that i'm actually enjoying this work that i'm doing?
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I'm actually enjoying this work that i'm doing? i'm enjoying this,
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This work that i'm doing? i'm enjoying this, and this is several thousandth
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I'm enjoying this, and this is several thousandth time that i've done it.
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And this is several thousandth time that i've done it. wouldn't you love
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Time that i've done it. wouldn't you love to be able to do your work,
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Wouldn't you love to be able to do your work, from now on,
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To be able to do your work, from now on, and just rest while you do it?
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From now on, and just rest while you do it? drive to work,
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And just rest while you do it? drive to work, "i hate driving in traffic.
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Drive to work, "i hate driving in traffic. i hate this traffic.
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"i hate driving in traffic. i hate this traffic. ugh, i hate this traffic,
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I hate this traffic. ugh, i hate this traffic, and i hate my job,
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Ugh, i hate this traffic, and i hate my job, and i hate the people
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And i hate my job, and i hate the people i work with."
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And i hate the people i work with." well, why don't you just
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I work with." well, why don't you just go ahead and be worn
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Well, why don't you just go ahead and be worn out all day long,
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Go ahead and be worn out all day long, just completely
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Out all day long, just completely exhausted and worn out.
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Just completely exhausted and worn out. amen?
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Exhausted and worn out. amen? alright, god worked
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Amen? alright, god worked six days and on the sixth
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Alright, god worked six days and on the sixth day he created man,
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Six days and on the sixth day he created man, and on the seventh day
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Day he created man, and on the seventh day he rested from all of his work.
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At the end of the sixth day,
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At the end of the sixth day, he stood back,
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At the end of the sixth day, he stood back, and the bible says that,
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He stood back, and the bible says that, "he looked at all that
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And the bible says that, "he looked at all that he had created and he said,
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"he looked at all that he had created and he said, 'it is good.'"
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Now, i don't believe that
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Now, i don't believe that we need to follow an old
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Now, i don't believe that we need to follow an old testament sabbath,
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We need to follow an old testament sabbath, but i do believe that
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Testament sabbath, but i do believe that we need to have a sabbath
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But i do believe that we need to have a sabbath once a week.
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We need to have a sabbath once a week. you can do something you enjoy,
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Once a week. you can do something you enjoy, something that's restful,
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You can do something you enjoy, something that's restful, relaxful,
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Something that's restful, relaxful, spend time with family,
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Relaxful, spend time with family, you can go to church,
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Spend time with family, you can go to church, you can lay on the couch
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You can go to church, you can lay on the couch all day and do nothing,
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You can lay on the couch all day and do nothing, but you should have one day
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All day and do nothing, but you should have one day a week where you don't work.
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But you should have one day a week where you don't work. amen?
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A week where you don't work. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and it's something
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and it's something that we, where we're at in our
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>> joyce: and it's something that we, where we're at in our society today,
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That we, where we're at in our society today, we have to do by faith,
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Society today, we have to do by faith, because you have to believe
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We have to do by faith, because you have to believe if you take that one day,
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Because you have to believe if you take that one day, that god can help you
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If you take that one day, that god can help you get done in six,
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That god can help you get done in six, what you would have
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Get done in six, what you would have gotten done in seven,
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What you would have gotten done in seven, if you honor his principle
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Gotten done in seven, if you honor his principle of rest.
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If you honor his principle of rest. now, we're talkin' about
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Of rest. now, we're talkin' about outward rest, for a minute.
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Now, we're talkin' about outward rest, for a minute. and people don't
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Outward rest, for a minute. and people don't do that anymore.
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And people don't do that anymore. we just go from thing, to thing,
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Do that anymore. we just go from thing, to thing, to thing, to thing, to thing.
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We just go from thing, to thing, to thing, to thing, to thing. there's no tellin' how
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To thing, to thing, to thing. there's no tellin' how many thousands of sabbaths
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There's no tellin' how many thousands of sabbaths some of you owe your body.
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And if you don't rest outwardly,
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And if you don't rest outwardly, you will, one day,
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And if you don't rest outwardly, you will, one day, pay the price for it.
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: joyce, i find that
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>> ginger: joyce, i find that one of the most difficult
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>> ginger: joyce, i find that one of the most difficult things to do is to see
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One of the most difficult things to do is to see someone you love
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Things to do is to see someone you love who's hurting.
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Someone you love who's hurting. and learning
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Who's hurting. and learning to be a supportive
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And learning to be a supportive friend is really important.
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So, i wanted to have a candid
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So, i wanted to have a candid conversation today about
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So, i wanted to have a candid conversation today about how we can do better when
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Conversation today about how we can do better when our friends are in need,
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How we can do better when our friends are in need, when someone
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Our friends are in need, when someone is hurting or grieving.
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When someone is hurting or grieving. so, often, we just
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Is hurting or grieving. so, often, we just feel at a loss.
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So, often, we just feel at a loss. we don't know what to do.
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Feel at a loss. we don't know what to do. >> joyce: yeah,
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I remember saying,
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I remember saying, to a minister one time,
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I remember saying, to a minister one time, i just--seems like--
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To a minister one time, i just--seems like-- this was a situation where
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I just--seems like-- this was a situation where someone had lost a loved one,
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This was a situation where someone had lost a loved one, to death.
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Someone had lost a loved one, to death. and i said, "it just seems like
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To death. and i said, "it just seems like i don't know what to say."
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And i said, "it just seems like i don't know what to say." and he said something
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I don't know what to say." and he said something really wise.
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And he said something really wise. he said, "the most important
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Really wise. he said, "the most important thing is just to be there."
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He said, "the most important thing is just to be there." and so, i think that's
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Thing is just to be there." and so, i think that's the first thing to realize
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And so, i think that's the first thing to realize is that we don't always have
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The first thing to realize is that we don't always have to be saying something,
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Is that we don't always have to be saying something, you know.
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To be saying something, you know. that a lot of times it's just
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You know. that a lot of times it's just important to give 'em a hug.
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That a lot of times it's just important to give 'em a hug. "i'm here for you.
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Important to give 'em a hug. "i'm here for you. if i can do anything for you,
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"i'm here for you. if i can do anything for you, let me know.
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If i can do anything for you, let me know. otherwise,
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Let me know. otherwise, just know i'm here."
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Otherwise, just know i'm here." and encourage people
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Just know i'm here." and encourage people that what they're feeling
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And encourage people that what they're feeling won't last forever.
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That what they're feeling won't last forever. but i think any time you're
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Won't last forever. but i think any time you're hurting really bad you
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But i think any time you're hurting really bad you can't get past thinking
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Hurting really bad you can't get past thinking this is gonna get better.
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Can't get past thinking this is gonna get better. you think it's just gonna--
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This is gonna get better. you think it's just gonna-- you're gonna feel that
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You think it's just gonna-- you're gonna feel that way forever or it may
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You're gonna feel that way forever or it may even get worse.
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Way forever or it may even get worse. and it does get better.
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Even get worse. and it does get better. i know that's hard
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And it does get better. i know that's hard to believe sometimes
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I know that's hard to believe sometimes when you're hurting.
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To believe sometimes when you're hurting. but it does get better,
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When you're hurting. but it does get better, whether it's a divorce,
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But it does get better, whether it's a divorce, or loss of a loved one,
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Whether it's a divorce, or loss of a loved one, or a child that's really gone
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Or loss of a loved one, or a child that's really gone off the rails and you're
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Or a child that's really gone off the rails and you're not sure how you're
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Off the rails and you're not sure how you're gonna get them back.
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Not sure how you're gonna get them back. and i also think
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Gonna get them back. and i also think it's important not
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And i also think it's important not to get into a lot
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It's important not to get into a lot of like christian cliché...
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To get into a lot of like christian cliché... >> ginger: that's so true.
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Of like christian cliché... >> ginger: that's so true. >> joyce: phrases.
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>> ginger: that's so true. >> joyce: phrases. you know, like, i remember
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>> joyce: phrases. you know, like, i remember my aunt who was baptist,
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You know, like, i remember my aunt who was baptist, and when my uncle died,
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My aunt who was baptist, and when my uncle died, one of my friends
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And when my uncle died, one of my friends in the midst
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One of my friends in the midst of the charismatic movement,
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In the midst of the charismatic movement, you know, people said a lot,
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Of the charismatic movement, you know, people said a lot, "well, praise the lord,"
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You know, people said a lot, "well, praise the lord," you know.
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"well, praise the lord," you know. and she actually
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You know. and she actually said that to her,
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And she actually said that to her, when she was talking about
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Said that to her, when she was talking about the death of her husband,
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When she was talking about the death of her husband, she said, "well,
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The death of her husband, she said, "well, praise the lord."
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She said, "well, praise the lord." and my aunt was
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Praise the lord." and my aunt was so hurt and offended.
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And my aunt was so hurt and offended. and if you think about that,
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So hurt and offended. and if you think about that, that was just a silly
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And if you think about that, that was just a silly thing to say.
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That was just a silly thing to say. i mean, yes, you know,
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Thing to say. i mean, yes, you know, we want to praise god
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I mean, yes, you know, we want to praise god at all times and praise
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We want to praise god at all times and praise certainly can lift your spirits.
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At all times and praise certainly can lift your spirits. but we just need
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Certainly can lift your spirits. but we just need to be careful about,
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But we just need to be careful about, you know, saying that.
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To be careful about, you know, saying that. a lot of the things may be true.
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You know, saying that. a lot of the things may be true. well, you know,
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A lot of the things may be true. well, you know, "he's in a better place now"
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Well, you know, "he's in a better place now" or, you know, things like that.
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"he's in a better place now" or, you know, things like that. but they already know that.
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Or, you know, things like that. but they already know that. and so, we just need
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But they already know that. and so, we just need to be--use wisdom.
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And i think, to be honest,
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And i think, to be honest, one of the best things you
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And i think, to be honest, one of the best things you can do for somebody that's
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One of the best things you can do for somebody that's hurting is to pray for them.
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Can do for somebody that's hurting is to pray for them. and i hope that doesn't
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Hurting is to pray for them. and i hope that doesn't sound just like a pat answer.
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And i hope that doesn't sound just like a pat answer. but i'll tell you, ginger,
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Sound just like a pat answer. but i'll tell you, ginger, the last two or three years,
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But i'll tell you, ginger, the last two or three years, my faith in prayer has
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The last two or three years, my faith in prayer has gotten so much stronger.
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My faith in prayer has gotten so much stronger. i don't--
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Gotten so much stronger. i don't-- >> ginger: why is that?
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I don't-- >> ginger: why is that? >> joyce: well, i don't
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>> ginger: why is that? >> joyce: well, i don't know for--
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>> joyce: well, i don't know for-- >> ginger: are you seeing
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Know for-- >> ginger: are you seeing god do more things?
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>> ginger: are you seeing god do more things? >> joyce: yeah.
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God do more things? >> joyce: yeah. i'm seeing more
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>> joyce: yeah. i'm seeing more things happen.
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I'm seeing more things happen. and seeing them
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Happen sooner.
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Happen sooner. and it's not everything.
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Happen sooner. and it's not everything. but i prayed about something
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And it's not everything. but i prayed about something concerning a situation.
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But i prayed about something concerning a situation. we have a friend
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Concerning a situation. we have a friend that has a couple
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We have a friend that has a couple of children that have pku,
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That has a couple of children that have pku, which is where you don't
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Of children that have pku, which is where you don't process protein.
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Which is where you don't process protein. and so, they have to have
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Process protein. and so, they have to have this special formula.
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And so, they have to have this special formula. and during this situation,
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This special formula. and during this situation, we're going through
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And during this situation, we're going through in the world today,
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We're going through in the world today, where there's so many
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In the world today, where there's so many shortages of things,
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Where there's so many shortages of things, the factory where they
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Shortages of things, the factory where they make that, had--they'd found
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The factory where they make that, had--they'd found some kinda germs or something
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Make that, had--they'd found some kinda germs or something in it and so it had
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Some kinda germs or something in it and so it had to be closed for cleaning.
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In it and so it had to be closed for cleaning. and in the process,
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To be closed for cleaning. and in the process, then the fda got involved
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And in the process, then the fda got involved and just brought
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Then the fda got involved and just brought it up to another
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And just brought it up to another level of difficulty
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It up to another level of difficulty in getting it open.
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Level of difficulty in getting it open. and it was really becoming
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In getting it open. and it was really becoming a concern because,
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And it was really becoming a concern because, i mean, they had like
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A concern because, i mean, they had like ten days left of...
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I mean, they had like ten days left of... >> ginger: oh, that be scary.
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Ten days left of... >> ginger: oh, that be scary. >> joyce: food for
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>> ginger: oh, that be scary. >> joyce: food for their children.
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>> joyce: food for their children. i said, "well, what--"
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Their children. i said, "well, what--" you know, "what would
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I said, "well, what--" you know, "what would happen if they had
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You know, "what would happen if they had to go without it for a while?"
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Happen if they had to go without it for a while?" and he said, "it could
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To go without it for a while?" and he said, "it could cause brain damage."
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And he said, "it could cause brain damage." and so, we--i mean,
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Cause brain damage." and so, we--i mean, i know i wasn't the only
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And so, we--i mean, i know i wasn't the only one praying,
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I know i wasn't the only one praying, but i started praying.
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One praying, but i started praying. and just--every time
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But i started praying. and just--every time i--it came to my heart.
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And just--every time i--it came to my heart. and honestly, it was no more
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I--it came to my heart. and honestly, it was no more than probably four or five
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And honestly, it was no more than probably four or five days and he had some really
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Than probably four or five days and he had some really miraculous things coming,
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Days and he had some really miraculous things coming, like from several
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Miraculous things coming, like from several different places.
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Like from several different places. i mean, like there was a lady
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Different places. i mean, like there was a lady who had a son that was
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I mean, like there was a lady who had a son that was 40 years old that had it,
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Who had a son that was 40 years old that had it, and what he used to use,
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40 years old that had it, and what he used to use, he wasn't using anymore.
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And what he used to use, he wasn't using anymore. and she had like,
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He wasn't using anymore. and she had like, 40 cases of it.
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And she had like, 40 cases of it. and it was what they
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40 cases of it. and it was what they could use now.
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And it was what they could use now. and then, both of her children--
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Could use now. and then, both of her children-- both of their children use
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And then, both of her children-- both of their children use two different kinds of things.
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Both of their children use two different kinds of things. they don't--one of 'em's older
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Two different kinds of things. they don't--one of 'em's older than the other one.
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They don't--one of 'em's older than the other one. and it was just--
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Than the other one. and it was just-- i mean they got--suppliers
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And it was just-- i mean they got--suppliers were giving them samples.
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I mean they got--suppliers were giving them samples. and the hospital gave
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Were giving them samples. and the hospital gave 'em some and they still--
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And the hospital gave 'em some and they still-- really they've got like one day
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'em some and they still-- really they've got like one day more than what they need.
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Really they've got like one day more than what they need. so, they still need
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More than what they need. so, they still need a miracle for the company.
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So, they still need a miracle for the company. but i'm just seeing so many
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A miracle for the company. but i'm just seeing so many answers to prayer.
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But i'm just seeing so many answers to prayer. and i think that
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Answers to prayer. and i think that we all need to realize--
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And i think that we all need to realize-- i think maybe part
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We all need to realize-- i think maybe part of the reason why
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I think maybe part of the reason why i'm seeing that is i've
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Of the reason why i'm seeing that is i've just--i've come to realize
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I'm seeing that is i've just--i've come to realize what a privilege prayer
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Just--i've come to realize what a privilege prayer is and how wonderful
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What a privilege prayer is and how wonderful it is to be able to go
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Is and how wonderful it is to be able to go to the god of the impossible
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It is to be able to go to the god of the impossible and pray bold prayers and ask
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To the god of the impossible and pray bold prayers and ask him to do the impossible.
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And pray bold prayers and ask him to do the impossible. and then, watch for
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Him to do the impossible. and then, watch for those answers.
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And then, watch for those answers. there really is nothing
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Those answers. there really is nothing that's impossible for god.
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There really is nothing that's impossible for god. >> ginger: i think you bring
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That's impossible for god. >> ginger: i think you bring up such a great point because
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>> ginger: i think you bring up such a great point because sometimes we do think
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Up such a great point because sometimes we do think that it--we can't do anything.
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Sometimes we do think that it--we can't do anything. we don't know how to help
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That it--we can't do anything. we don't know how to help the people that we love.
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We don't know how to help the people that we love. and to realize that
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The people that we love. and to realize that praying is no small thing.
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And to realize that praying is no small thing. and especially if you don't
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Praying is no small thing. and especially if you don't just say, i'll pray for you,
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And especially if you don't just say, i'll pray for you, but you actually dig
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Just say, i'll pray for you, but you actually dig in there and you pray.
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But you actually dig in there and you pray. and you pray earnest prayers
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In there and you pray. and you pray earnest prayers for these people who are
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And you pray earnest prayers for these people who are hurting that you care about.
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For these people who are hurting that you care about. and let them know,
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Hurting that you care about. and let them know, "i'm praying for
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And let them know, "i'm praying for you regularly.
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"i'm praying for you regularly. god brings you to my mind
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You regularly. god brings you to my mind so many times."
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>> joyce: yeah, right.
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>> joyce: yeah, right. and just--i think because
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>> joyce: yeah, right. and just--i think because prayer is such a big part
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And just--i think because prayer is such a big part of the christian life,
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Prayer is such a big part of the christian life, it's almost become like
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Of the christian life, it's almost become like one of those cliches,
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It's almost become like one of those cliches, "i'll pray for you."
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One of those cliches, "i'll pray for you." and so, we need to realize--
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"i'll pray for you." and so, we need to realize-- and you may have noticed,
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And so, we need to realize-- and you may have noticed, like in our conferences,
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And you may have noticed, like in our conferences, i've been telling people,
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Like in our conferences, i've been telling people, "i'm getting ready
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I've been telling people, "i'm getting ready to pray for you,
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"i'm getting ready to pray for you, and i don't want you to take
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To pray for you, and i don't want you to take that as some light thing.
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And i don't want you to take that as some light thing. i mean, when i pray,
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That as some light thing. i mean, when i pray, i'm expecting god
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I mean, when i pray, i'm expecting god to do great things.
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I'm expecting god to do great things. and i don't want you
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To do great things. and i don't want you to take this,
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And i don't want you to take this, like just a time
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To take this, like just a time in the service,
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Like just a time in the service, where we're passing
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In the service, where we're passing some time away.
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I'm expecting god
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I'm expecting god to do things."
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I'm expecting god to do things." and i think we need to maybe
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To do things." and i think we need to maybe refresh our understanding
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And i think we need to maybe refresh our understanding of what prayer is.
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Refresh our understanding of what prayer is. it's not an obligation.
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Of what prayer is. it's not an obligation. it's a privilege.
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It's not an obligation. it's a privilege. >> ginger: what you also
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It's a privilege. >> ginger: what you also said about not knowing
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>> ginger: what you also said about not knowing the perfect thing to say,
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Said about not knowing the perfect thing to say, that's so easy to let that
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The perfect thing to say, that's so easy to let that become a barrier to us when
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That's so easy to let that become a barrier to us when we have a friend in need,
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Become a barrier to us when we have a friend in need, when someone that
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We have a friend in need, when someone that we care about is grieving
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When someone that we care about is grieving or going through
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We care about is grieving or going through a hard time, a divorce,
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Or going through a hard time, a divorce, whatever it may be.
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A hard time, a divorce, whatever it may be. we kind of,
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Whatever it may be. we kind of, not always on purpose,
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We kind of, not always on purpose, but we distance ourself,
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Not always on purpose, but we distance ourself, because we don't wanna
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But we distance ourself, because we don't wanna say the wrong thing,
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Because we don't wanna say the wrong thing, or we don't know what to do.
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Say the wrong thing, or we don't know what to do. but that, not trying to say
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Or we don't know what to do. but that, not trying to say the perfect thing,
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But that, not trying to say the perfect thing, releases pressure
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The perfect thing, releases pressure probably on both of you.
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Releases pressure probably on both of you. just being there.
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Probably on both of you. just being there. >> joyce: i had a friend
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Just being there. >> joyce: i had a friend recently who lost her
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>> joyce: i had a friend recently who lost her husband quite tragically
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Recently who lost her husband quite tragically and unexpectedly.
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Husband quite tragically and unexpectedly. and i told her, i said,
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And unexpectedly. and i told her, i said, "i'm--now, i'm gonna
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And i told her, i said, "i'm--now, i'm gonna be calling you
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"i'm--now, i'm gonna be calling you to check on you.
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Be calling you to check on you. and i don't wanna
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To check on you. and i don't wanna be an annoyance,
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And i don't wanna be an annoyance, but i'm just gonna call
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Be an annoyance, but i'm just gonna call you every few days
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But i'm just gonna call you every few days and see how you are."
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You every few days and see how you are." and i did that for
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And see how you are." and i did that for maybe three weeks.
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And i did that for maybe three weeks. and i'd just say,
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Maybe three weeks. and i'd just say, "i'm just checking on you,
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And i'd just say, "i'm just checking on you, just--see how you're doing."
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"i'm just checking on you, just--see how you're doing." and, you know,
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Just--see how you're doing." and, you know, "be honest with me."
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And, you know, "be honest with me." and she'd say,
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"be honest with me." and she'd say, "well, you know,
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And she'd say, "well, you know, i'm having a hard time,"
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"well, you know, i'm having a hard time," or "last couple of days
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I'm having a hard time," or "last couple of days have been better."
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Or "last couple of days have been better." and i think a lot of times--
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Have been better." and i think a lot of times-- i remember a minister
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And i think a lot of times-- i remember a minister telling me--don clowers,
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I remember a minister telling me--don clowers, who's connected with us,
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Telling me--don clowers, who's connected with us, and his son, many years ago,
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Who's connected with us, and his son, many years ago, was working under
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And his son, many years ago, was working under the platform in their church,
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Was working under the platform in their church, and he got electrocuted.
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The platform in their church, and he got electrocuted. i mean, that was tragic.
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And he got electrocuted. i mean, that was tragic. i mean, you think about,
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I mean, that was tragic. i mean, you think about, you know, being a minister
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I mean, you think about, you know, being a minister and your child getting
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You know, being a minister and your child getting killed under the platform
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And your child getting killed under the platform that you're gonna
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Killed under the platform that you're gonna be standing on, preaching on.
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That you're gonna be standing on, preaching on. and so, it was a very--
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Be standing on, preaching on. and so, it was a very-- but he told me,
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And so, it was a very-- but he told me, he said, "you know,
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But he told me, he said, "you know, when the hardest
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He said, "you know, when the hardest time was for us?"
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When the hardest time was for us?" he said, "after
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Time was for us?" he said, "after the funeral was over,"
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He said, "after the funeral was over," he said, "then it was
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The funeral was over," he said, "then it was kinda like everybody
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He said, "then it was kinda like everybody forgot about us."
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Kinda like everybody forgot about us." he said, "everybody--"
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Forgot about us." he said, "everybody--" "in the beginning,
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He said, "everybody--" "in the beginning, you're getting
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"in the beginning, you're getting all these calls.
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You're getting all these calls. and then, everybody's,
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All these calls. and then, everybody's, you know, at the funeral
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And then, everybody's, you know, at the funeral and they're all saying
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You know, at the funeral and they're all saying things to you."
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And they're all saying things to you." but he said, "to be honest,
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Things to you." but he said, "to be honest, then, after that is really
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But he said, "to be honest, then, after that is really when you're hurting the most.
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Then, after that is really when you're hurting the most. because during all that
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When you're hurting the most. because during all that other stuff, you're busy,
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Because during all that other stuff, you're busy, you're doing things,
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Other stuff, you're busy, you're doing things, you're making decisions,
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You're doing things, you're making decisions, you've got people
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You're making decisions, you've got people around you."
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You've got people around you." and he said,
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Around you." and he said, "that was absolutely
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And he said, "that was absolutely the hardest time for us."
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"that was absolutely the hardest time for us." and that's why one
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The hardest time for us." and that's why one of the reasons why
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And that's why one of the reasons why i told this friend,
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Of the reasons why i told this friend, "i'm gonna be checking
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I told this friend, "i'm gonna be checking on you."
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"i'm gonna be checking on you." because i do think
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On you." because i do think that's true.
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Because i do think that's true. i think sometimes after
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That's true. i think sometimes after something like that is over,
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I think sometimes after something like that is over, we go on to the next
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Something like that is over, we go on to the next thing with our life.
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We go on to the next thing with our life. but they have,
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Thing with our life. but they have, more or less,
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But they have, more or less, lost life as they
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More or less, lost life as they know it and they have
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Lost life as they know it and they have to build a new life.
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Know it and they have to build a new life. and so, it's good to keep
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To build a new life. and so, it's good to keep praying for them.
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And i think one of the prayers
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And i think one of the prayers is very important to pray,
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And i think one of the prayers is very important to pray, is the prayer about
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Is very important to pray, is the prayer about god being our comforter.
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Is the prayer about god being our comforter. that he comforts us,
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God being our comforter. that he comforts us, and because
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That he comforts us, and because he is the comforter,
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And because he is the comforter, so we can then comfort
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He is the comforter, so we can then comfort others with the same comfort
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So we can then comfort others with the same comfort with which he comforted us.
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Others with the same comfort with which he comforted us. and so, you can--even though
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That's a very painful
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That's a very painful and a hurtful situation,
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That's a very painful and a hurtful situation, you can get good out of it,
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And a hurtful situation, you can get good out of it, if you can use some
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You can get good out of it, if you can use some of the good things
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If you can use some of the good things that happened to you
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Of the good things that happened to you to help other people
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That happened to you to help other people through their situation.
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To help other people through their situation. >> ginger: yeah, that's
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Through their situation. >> ginger: yeah, that's never something we want
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>> ginger: yeah, that's never something we want to think about at the time
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Never something we want to think about at the time that we're hurting.
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To think about at the time that we're hurting. but it's one of those things
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That we're hurting. but it's one of those things that god takes the tragedies
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But it's one of those things that god takes the tragedies and the bad things in our
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That god takes the tragedies and the bad things in our life and uses them for
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And the bad things in our life and uses them for our good and for others.
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Life and uses them for our good and for others. because i have found
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Our good and for others. because i have found that when i've had that
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Because i have found that when i've had that type of experience,
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That when i've had that type of experience, that it not only benefits
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Type of experience, that it not only benefits that person that
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That it not only benefits that person that i can share with,
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That person that i can share with, with more empathy,
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I can share with, with more empathy, with more compassion.
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With more empathy, with more compassion. but it also helps me,
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With more compassion. but it also helps me, you know, that there's
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But it also helps me, you know, that there's meaning for part of what
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You know, that there's meaning for part of what i suffered through.
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Meaning for part of what i suffered through. so, it really is good
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I suffered through. so, it really is good for everybody to do that.
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So, it really is good for everybody to do that. >> joyce: and i think we have
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For everybody to do that. >> joyce: and i think we have to understand that we--
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>> joyce: and i think we have to understand that we-- there's nothing we can say
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To understand that we-- there's nothing we can say to somebody or nothing
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There's nothing we can say to somebody or nothing we can do that's gonna
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To somebody or nothing we can do that's gonna remove all their pain.
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We can do that's gonna remove all their pain. it's part
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Remove all their pain. it's part of the grieving process.
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It's part of the grieving process. and i've actually heard
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Of the grieving process. and i've actually heard it said that if a person
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And i've actually heard it said that if a person doesn't go through that,
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It said that if a person doesn't go through that, that it can keep them from
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Doesn't go through that, that it can keep them from ever really getting over it.
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That it can keep them from ever really getting over it. and anger is part
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Ever really getting over it. and anger is part of that process.
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And anger is part of that process. you know, you get
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Of that process. you know, you get angry at god sometimes,
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You know, you get angry at god sometimes, you get angry at the devil,
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Angry at god sometimes, you get angry at the devil, sometimes people get
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You get angry at the devil, sometimes people get angry at the person
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Sometimes people get angry at the person who died and left 'em.
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Angry at the person who died and left 'em. i mean, there's certainly,
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Who died and left 'em. i mean, there's certainly, if there's a divorce,
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I mean, there's certainly, if there's a divorce, you get angry at the person
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If there's a divorce, you get angry at the person who did that to you.
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You get angry at the person who did that to you. and sometimes you just
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Who did that to you. and sometimes you just have to let people
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And sometimes you just have to let people go through that.
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Have to let people go through that. but then, pray specifically,
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Go through that. but then, pray specifically, about the things that
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But then, pray specifically, about the things that they're going through.
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About the things that they're going through. i think praying specific
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They're going through. i think praying specific prayers is important, too,
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I think praying specific prayers is important, too, sometimes not just, you know,
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Prayers is important, too, sometimes not just, you know, "oh, bless 'em, and help 'em,"
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Sometimes not just, you know, "oh, bless 'em, and help 'em," but, you know,
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"oh, bless 'em, and help 'em," but, you know, "they're having a hard
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But, you know, "they're having a hard time right now being angry,
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"they're having a hard time right now being angry, help 'em not to be angry."
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Time right now being angry, help 'em not to be angry." >> ginger: and letting
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Help 'em not to be angry." >> ginger: and letting them express whatever
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>> ginger: and letting them express whatever it is they need to express,
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Them express whatever it is they need to express, to have a safe place where
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It is they need to express, to have a safe place where they can share these things
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To have a safe place where they can share these things that somebody might see as,
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They can share these things that somebody might see as, "oh--" you know.
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That somebody might see as, "oh--" you know. don't say like,
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"oh--" you know. don't say like, "oh, don't feel that way."
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Don't say like, "oh, don't feel that way." let them express
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"oh, don't feel that way." let them express those things.
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Let them express those things. be a sounding board for them
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Those things. be a sounding board for them and love them through it.
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Be a sounding board for them and love them through it. because none of us deal with
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And love them through it. because none of us deal with these issues in the same way.
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Because none of us deal with these issues in the same way. >> joyce: that's exactly right.
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These issues in the same way. >> joyce: that's exactly right. >> ginger: we don't
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>> joyce: that's exactly right. >> ginger: we don't feel the same things.
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>> ginger: we don't feel the same things. we don't grieve the same way.
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Feel the same things. we don't grieve the same way. so, giving each other
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We don't grieve the same way. so, giving each other some grace through
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So, giving each other some grace through that and just saying,
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Some grace through that and just saying, "i'm gonna pray about
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That and just saying, "i'm gonna pray about whatever it is that
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"i'm gonna pray about whatever it is that you're dealing with,
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Whatever it is that you're dealing with, and i'm here for you."
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You're dealing with, and i'm here for you." >> joyce: you're--
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And i'm here for you." >> joyce: you're-- the personality of the person
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>> joyce: you're-- the personality of the person that's hurting has a great
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The personality of the person that's hurting has a great deal to do with how they
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That's hurting has a great deal to do with how they handle the situation.
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Deal to do with how they handle the situation. what else they've been
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Handle the situation. what else they've been through in their life
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What else they've been through in their life has a lot to do with it.
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Through in their life has a lot to do with it. if you take somebody
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Has a lot to do with it. if you take somebody that's already had a number
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If you take somebody that's already had a number of tragic things happen to 'em,
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That's already had a number of tragic things happen to 'em, that's gonna be a more
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Of tragic things happen to 'em, that's gonna be a more challenging time for them.
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That's gonna be a more challenging time for them. and i really believe
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Challenging time for them. and i really believe if we really, truly want
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And i really believe if we really, truly want to help somebody that
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If we really, truly want to help somebody that god will show us what
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To help somebody that god will show us what to do in each situation.
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God will show us what to do in each situation. let's don't just have
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To do in each situation. let's don't just have this pat, you know,
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Let's don't just have this pat, you know, "well, this is what we do,"
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This pat, you know, "well, this is what we do," but let's pray about
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"well, this is what we do," but let's pray about it and ask god to really
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But let's pray about it and ask god to really guide us and show us what
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It and ask god to really guide us and show us what we can do for that person.
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Guide us and show us what we can do for that person. >> ginger: thank you
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We can do for that person. >> ginger: thank you for the advice.
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>> ginger: thank you for the advice. it's really helpful.
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For the advice. it's really helpful. >> joyce: good.
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It's really helpful. >> joyce: good. thank you.
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>> [music]
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>> [baby crying]
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>> [baby crying] >> [showering]
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>> [showering] >> [percolating]
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>> [percolating] >> [dog panting]
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>> [dog panting] >> [traffic]
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>> [traffic] >> [chattering]
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>> [chattering] >> [ticking]
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>> [ticking] >> [street sounds]
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>> [street sounds] >> [sipping]
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>> [sipping] >> announcer: you were meant
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>> announcer: you were meant for more than busyness.
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For more than busyness. >> [scribbling]
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>> [scribbling] >> announcer: you don't have
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>> announcer: you don't have to live tired, stressed...
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To live tired, stressed... >> [clicking]
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>> [clicking] >> announcer: or stretched
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>> announcer: or stretched too thin any longer.
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Too thin any longer. you were made for rest.
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You were made for rest. and rest is not a weakness...
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And rest is not a weakness... >> [alarm]
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>> [alarm] >> announcer: it's wisdom.
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>> announcer: it's wisdom. >> [inhaling and exhaling]
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>> [inhaling and exhaling] >> announcer: press pause
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>> announcer: press pause on life's distractions.
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On life's distractions. >> [door rolling]
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>> joyce: i know firsthand how
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>> joyce: i know firsthand how easy it is to keep pushing until
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Easy it is to keep pushing until you're completely worn out.
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You're completely worn out. but god has created us to rest.
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But god has created us to rest. even in our go, go, go world,
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Even in our go, go, go world, it's possible to operate
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It's possible to operate from a place of rest while
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From a place of rest while managing daily demands.
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In my book
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In my book "learning how to rest,"
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"learning how to rest," you'll find practical
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You'll find practical strategies on how
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Strategies on how to let go,
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To let go, find balance,
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Find balance, and trust god
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And trust god to handle everything.
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>> announcer: cast your care
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Available today with your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. discover how to slow down
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Discover how to slow down and live in a place of peace
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And live in a place of peace with biblical wisdom,
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With biblical wisdom, practical encouragement,
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Practical encouragement, and personal stories.
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And personal stories. call us at...
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Call us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> joyce:
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>> joyce: remembering
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Remembering that god
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That god is ultimately
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Is ultimately in control enables
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In control enables us to live aligned
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Us to live aligned with scripture
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With scripture and the ability
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And the ability to shift our
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To shift our focus away from
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Focus away from worry to focusing
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Worry to focusing on god's love.
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On god's love. knowing how
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Knowing how to rest isn't always
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To rest isn't always easy but learning
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Easy but learning how to rest
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How to rest makes it possible.
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Makes it possible. and when you give,
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And when you give, your financial gift
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Your financial gift is making it possible
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Is making it possible for joyce meyer ministries
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For joyce meyer ministries to partner with you,
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To partner with you, through hand of hope,
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Through hand of hope, to share christ's love
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To share christ's love to people all around
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To people all around the world.
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The world. thank you
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Thank you for your support.
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For your support. the bible has
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The bible has a lot to say about
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A lot to say about reaching out
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Reaching out to the poor
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To the poor and we don't
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And we don't want to fail
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Want to fail to do our part.
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To do our part. together,
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Together, we're making
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We're making a difference in many,
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A difference in many, many lives.
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Many lives. thank you.
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>> announcer: find peace
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>> announcer: find peace in your spirit, soul,
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In your spirit, soul, and body by learning
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And body by learning how to rest.
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How to rest. request "learning
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Request "learning how to rest"
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How to rest" today with your
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Today with your gift of any amount
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Gift of any amount and you'll also
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And you'll also receive joyce's
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Receive joyce's "quiet times with
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"quiet times with god devotional,"
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God devotional," another way
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Another way to experience god's
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To experience god's revitalizing peace.
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Revitalizing peace. call us at...
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Call us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Stay Seated in God's Supernatural Rest (Part 2)

March 18, 2026 | 27:29

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