Joyce Meyer - Truth About Identity (Part 1)

May 6, 2025 | S25:E18

Where do you find your worth? Joyce, Ginger, Erin, and guest Laney Rene discuss how to rest in God’s love and see yourself the way He does, not defined by the world.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Truth About Identity (Part 1) | May 6, 2025

>> joyce: you can't give away
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>> joyce: you can't give away what you don't have in you.
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>> joyce: you can't give away what you don't have in you. so, if you don't love yourself,
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What you don't have in you. so, if you don't love yourself, you really can't
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So, if you don't love yourself, you really can't love other people.
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You really can't love other people. >> erin: if i don't feel right
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Love other people. >> erin: if i don't feel right in a room because i don't feel
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>> erin: if i don't feel right in a room because i don't feel like i fit, or whatever the case
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In a room because i don't feel like i fit, or whatever the case may be, i am right with god.
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Like i fit, or whatever the case may be, i am right with god. >> laney: i grew up hearing,
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May be, i am right with god. >> laney: i grew up hearing, "i'm a daughter of the king,"
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>> laney: i grew up hearing, "i'm a daughter of the king," you know?
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"i'm a daughter of the king," you know? but it didn't it become real
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You know? but it didn't it become real to me until i had my own
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But it didn't it become real to me until i had my own moment of like, seeing god,
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To me until i had my own moment of like, seeing god, feeling his love for me,
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Moment of like, seeing god, feeling his love for me, seeing him as a father.
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Feeling his love for me, seeing him as a father. and then it was like,
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Seeing him as a father. and then it was like, "oh."
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> ginger: hi, everyone.
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>> ginger: hi, everyone. welcome to "enjoying
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>> ginger: hi, everyone. welcome to "enjoying everyday life."
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Welcome to "enjoying everyday life." you are going
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Everyday life." you are going to be glad you are here,
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You are going to be glad you are here, and this is why.
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To be glad you are here, and this is why. having a strong sense
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And this is why. having a strong sense of identity is so important
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Having a strong sense of identity is so important because it gives
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Of identity is so important because it gives us an understanding
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Because it gives us an understanding of who we are as a person.
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Us an understanding of who we are as a person. but in today's society,
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Our identity is under attack
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Our identity is under attack and culture tries to influence
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Our identity is under attack and culture tries to influence us by telling us who we are.
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And culture tries to influence us by telling us who we are. and it can be difficult
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Us by telling us who we are. and it can be difficult to remain grounded in truth.
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And it can be difficult to remain grounded in truth. so, it's imperative that
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To remain grounded in truth. so, it's imperative that we build our identity
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So, it's imperative that we build our identity on something and someone
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We build our identity on something and someone that will not be shaken even
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On something and someone that will not be shaken even when culture is changing.
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That will not be shaken even when culture is changing. so, today,
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When culture is changing. so, today, on "enjoying everyday life,"
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So, today, on "enjoying everyday life," we're going to talk about
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On "enjoying everyday life," we're going to talk about the truth of identity
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We're going to talk about the truth of identity with joyce, erin, yours truly,
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The truth of identity with joyce, erin, yours truly, and our guest, laney rene.
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With joyce, erin, yours truly, and our guest, laney rene. come and join us.
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>> ginger: hi everyone.
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>> ginger: hi everyone. welcome to joyce meyer's
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>> ginger: hi everyone. welcome to joyce meyer's talk it out podcast.
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Welcome to joyce meyer's talk it out podcast. and today, we are talking
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Talk it out podcast. and today, we are talking about a question that
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And today, we are talking about a question that everybody asks at some point
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About a question that everybody asks at some point in life and probably at many
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Everybody asks at some point in life and probably at many points in life, and that is,
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In life and probably at many points in life, and that is, "who am i?
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Points in life, and that is, "who am i? where does my value come from?"
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"who am i? where does my value come from?" and so, we are so glad you are
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Where does my value come from?" and so, we are so glad you are here too, because, i was just
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And so, we are so glad you are here too, because, i was just talking with laney, who's our
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Here too, because, i was just talking with laney, who's our guest today, about how we can't
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Talk about this topic enough.
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Talk about this topic enough. you know, we have to understand
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Talk about this topic enough. you know, we have to understand who we are in christ.
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You know, we have to understand who we are in christ. so, joyce talks about
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Who we are in christ. so, joyce talks about this all the time.
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So, joyce talks about this all the time. erin's with us.
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This all the time. erin's with us. and as i said, we have our
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Erin's with us. and as i said, we have our special guest today, laney rene.
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And as i said, we have our special guest today, laney rene. laney, thank you.
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Special guest today, laney rene. laney, thank you. we love having you here.
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>> laney: thank you all.
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>> laney: thank you all. i feel so honored
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>> laney: thank you all. i feel so honored to just be here.
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I feel so honored to just be here. and yeah, i feel honored.
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To just be here. and yeah, i feel honored. >> ginger: well,
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And yeah, i feel honored. >> ginger: well, we're so glad to have you.
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>> ginger: well, we're so glad to have you. and you have so much to offer.
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We're so glad to have you. and you have so much to offer. so, you're gonna
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And you have so much to offer. so, you're gonna get to know laney,
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So, you're gonna get to know laney, and you're gonna love her.
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Get to know laney, and you're gonna love her. but she's a wife and a mom,
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And you're gonna love her. but she's a wife and a mom, an author, a speaker,
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But she's a wife and a mom, an author, a speaker, and so many other things.
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An author, a speaker, and so many other things. a, a--what's it called?
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And so many other things. a, a--what's it called? a background dancer.
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A, a--what's it called? a background dancer. >> laney: was, was.
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A background dancer. >> laney: was, was. >> [ladies laughing]
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>> laney: was, was. >> [ladies laughing] >> ginger: so many things that
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>> [ladies laughing] >> ginger: so many things that we can throw out with your
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>> ginger: so many things that we can throw out with your name, that are so fun.
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We can throw out with your name, that are so fun. >> joyce: well, she has
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Name, that are so fun. >> joyce: well, she has surpassed me.
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>> joyce: well, she has surpassed me. >> [ladies laughing]
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Surpassed me. >> [ladies laughing] >> ginger: but one of the real
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>> [ladies laughing] >> ginger: but one of the real important things on your heart,
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>> ginger: but one of the real important things on your heart, and a ministry, actually,
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Important things on your heart, and a ministry, actually, that you've devoted around it,
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And a ministry, actually, that you've devoted around it, is to telling people how
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That you've devoted around it, is to telling people how important it is to realize
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Is to telling people how important it is to realize who they are.
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>> laney: yeah, yeah,
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>> laney: yeah, yeah, and honestly, that came
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>> laney: yeah, yeah, and honestly, that came from my own brokenness,
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And honestly, that came from my own brokenness, my own story of,
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From my own brokenness, my own story of, just like you said,
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My own story of, just like you said, rediscovering again
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Just like you said, rediscovering again and again who i am.
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Rediscovering again and again who i am. and, i think that's
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And again who i am. and, i think that's the reason it's on my heart
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And, i think that's the reason it's on my heart so much is it's so personal
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The reason it's on my heart so much is it's so personal and i've just seen
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So much is it's so personal and i've just seen over and over again,
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Like, it's the thing that
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Like, it's the thing that we don't grow out of.
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Like, it's the thing that we don't grow out of. it's the thing that we need
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We don't grow out of. it's the thing that we need to keep being reminded of over
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It's the thing that we need to keep being reminded of over and over again: who we are,
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To keep being reminded of over and over again: who we are, and not simply
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And over again: who we are, and not simply by looking at ourselves,
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And not simply by looking at ourselves, but just looking at jesus,
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By looking at ourselves, but just looking at jesus, looking at how wonderful
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But just looking at jesus, looking at how wonderful and good and kind he is.
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Looking at how wonderful and good and kind he is. and you can never
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And good and kind he is. and you can never do that enough.
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And you can never do that enough. >> ginger: that's true.
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Do that enough. >> ginger: that's true. >> laney: and when we see him,
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>> ginger: that's true. >> laney: and when we see him, we see who we truly are.
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>> laney: and when we see him, we see who we truly are. and that's just brought so much
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We see who we truly are. and that's just brought so much freedom and life to my life.
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And that's just brought so much freedom and life to my life. and so, i want people
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Freedom and life to my life. and so, i want people to know that.
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And so, i want people to know that. i want women to know that,
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To know that. i want women to know that, and experience that.
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I want women to know that, and experience that. >> ginger: yeah, we do too.
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And experience that. >> ginger: yeah, we do too. and before we start with joyce
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>> ginger: yeah, we do too. and before we start with joyce just sharing what the word
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And before we start with joyce just sharing what the word says about this a little bit,
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Just sharing what the word says about this a little bit, i wanna ask all of us, because
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Says about this a little bit, i wanna ask all of us, because i think it is something that
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I wanna ask all of us, because i think it is something that so many people relate to, is,
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I think it is something that so many people relate to, is, where are some of the places
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So many people relate to, is, where are some of the places that you have all looked for,
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Where are some of the places that you have all looked for, worth and value,
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That you have all looked for, worth and value, you know, different times
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Worth and value, you know, different times throughout your life?
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We try a lot of things
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We try a lot of things to see where we can find it.
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We try a lot of things to see where we can find it. where are some of the places
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To see where we can find it. where are some of the places that you've looked?
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Where are some of the places that you've looked? >> joyce: well, trying
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That you've looked? >> joyce: well, trying to be successful
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>> joyce: well, trying to be successful for the wrong reason?
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To be successful for the wrong reason? you know, it's fine
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For the wrong reason? you know, it's fine to be successful, but you need
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You know, it's fine to be successful, but you need to make sure that you're--
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To be successful, but you need to make sure that you're-- have a right motive
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When you're doing it.
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When you're doing it. not to get your worth
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When you're doing it. not to get your worth and value out of it,
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Not to get your worth and value out of it, but especially in--with what
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And value out of it, but especially in--with what i'm doing, but to really
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But especially in--with what i'm doing, but to really do it unto the lord.
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I'm doing, but to really do it unto the lord. and i've found myself--
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Do it unto the lord. and i've found myself-- before i found out who i was
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And i've found myself-- before i found out who i was in christ, comparing myself
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Before i found out who i was in christ, comparing myself with other people a lot.
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In christ, comparing myself with other people a lot. being called to be a female
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With other people a lot. being called to be a female in ministry, when i first
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Being called to be a female in ministry, when i first started 48 years ago
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In ministry, when i first started 48 years ago was not very common,
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Started 48 years ago was not very common, and so i had a lot of people
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Was not very common, and so i had a lot of people thinkin' i was off the wall.
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And so i had a lot of people thinkin' i was off the wall. and the devil does
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Thinkin' i was off the wall. and the devil does love to lie to us.
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And the devil does love to lie to us. and he would tell me,
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Love to lie to us. and he would tell me, "you need to be a regular woman.
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And he would tell me, "you need to be a regular woman. you know, you're--"
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"you need to be a regular woman. you know, you're--" >> ginger: whatever that is.
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You know, you're--" >> ginger: whatever that is. >> joyce: yeah.
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>> ginger: whatever that is. >> joyce: yeah. so, i had a neighbor that
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>> joyce: yeah. so, i had a neighbor that was more like a regular woman.
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So, i had a neighbor that was more like a regular woman. she sewed and gardened
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Was more like a regular woman. she sewed and gardened and all those things.
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She sewed and gardened and all those things. and i actually took sewing
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And all those things. and i actually took sewing lessons and tried to learn
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And i actually took sewing lessons and tried to learn how to sew and got dave
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Lessons and tried to learn how to sew and got dave to dig up a garden.
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How to sew and got dave to dig up a garden. he always says,
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To dig up a garden. he always says, i say, "i grew a garden,"
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He always says, i say, "i grew a garden," but he actually grew it.
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I say, "i grew a garden," but he actually grew it. but none of that stuff
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But he actually grew it. but none of that stuff worked for me.
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But none of that stuff worked for me. it was like bugs
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Worked for me. it was like bugs ate my tomatoes.
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It was like bugs ate my tomatoes. just when it was about
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Ate my tomatoes. just when it was about time to harvest them.
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Just when it was about time to harvest them. and but they didn't eat
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Time to harvest them. and but they didn't eat my neighbors right next door.
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And but they didn't eat my neighbors right next door. >> ginger: that's not fair.
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My neighbors right next door. >> ginger: that's not fair. >> erin: yours were really good.
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>> ginger: that's not fair. >> erin: yours were really good. >> joyce: and i said, "god,
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>> erin: yours were really good. >> joyce: and i said, "god, i prayed over my tomatoes."
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>> joyce: and i said, "god, i prayed over my tomatoes." he said, "i don't have
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I prayed over my tomatoes." he said, "i don't have to bless your tomatoes.
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He said, "i don't have to bless your tomatoes. i didn't tell you
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To bless your tomatoes. i didn't tell you to grow tomatoes."
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I didn't tell you to grow tomatoes." and so, just so many people
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To grow tomatoes." and so, just so many people don't like who they are.
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And so, just so many people don't like who they are. >> ginger: yeah.
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Don't like who they are. >> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: and the thing
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>> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: and the thing that's so important
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>> joyce: and the thing that's so important to learn is you--
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That's so important to learn is you-- you can't give away what
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To learn is you-- you can't give away what you don't have in you.
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You can't give away what you don't have in you. so, if you don't love yourself,
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You don't have in you. so, if you don't love yourself, you really can't
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So, if you don't love yourself, you really can't love other people.
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You really can't love other people. >> ginger: yeah,
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Love other people. >> ginger: yeah, that's really true.
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>> ginger: yeah, that's really true. >> joyce: i tried a little bit
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That's really true. >> joyce: i tried a little bit of everything to be something
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>> joyce: i tried a little bit of everything to be something until i found out that
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Of everything to be something until i found out that it was all in christ.
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>> erin: yeah, i can see
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>> erin: yeah, i can see a lot of that in--even
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>> erin: yeah, i can see a lot of that in--even after becoming a mom.
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A lot of that in--even after becoming a mom. and, laney, i'm sure you
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After becoming a mom. and, laney, i'm sure you can relate to this.
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And, laney, i'm sure you can relate to this. you're like right in the middle
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Can relate to this. you're like right in the middle of it too, feeling the need
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You're like right in the middle of it too, feeling the need to compare to other moms.
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Of it too, feeling the need to compare to other moms. and i don't make everything
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To compare to other moms. and i don't make everything organic like the other moms.
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And i don't make everything organic like the other moms. and i sometimes
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Organic like the other moms. and i sometimes give my kids chips,
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And i sometimes give my kids chips, and sometimes they have
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Candy that has red dye in it.
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Candy that has red dye in it. and there's so much in culture
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Candy that has red dye in it. and there's so much in culture that is comparison for moms.
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And there's so much in culture that is comparison for moms. so that's an area that i have
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That is comparison for moms. so that's an area that i have to continually go back to.
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So that's an area that i have to continually go back to. "who has--who does
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To continually go back to. "who has--who does god call me to be?
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"who has--who does god call me to be? who does he say i am as a mom?
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God call me to be? who does he say i am as a mom? am i doing what's right
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Who does he say i am as a mom? am i doing what's right for my family and living
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Am i doing what's right for my family and living at the standard he has
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For my family and living at the standard he has set for our home?"
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At the standard he has set for our home?" so, that's an area where i have
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Set for our home?" so, that's an area where i have to constantly remind myself,
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So, that's an area where i have to constantly remind myself, and i love what you said,
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To constantly remind myself, and i love what you said, it doesn't stop.
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And i love what you said, it doesn't stop. like every day i have
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It doesn't stop. like every day i have to remind myself in that,
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Like every day i have to remind myself in that, or comparing to other
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To remind myself in that, or comparing to other friends or--
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>> joyce: the enemy is always
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>> joyce: the enemy is always after trying to make us feel
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>> joyce: the enemy is always after trying to make us feel bad about ourselves.
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After trying to make us feel bad about ourselves. or when you do make a mistake
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Bad about ourselves. or when you do make a mistake and you sin, trying to make
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Or when you do make a mistake and you sin, trying to make you feel guilty for days and
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And you sin, trying to make you feel guilty for days and days on end, because of that.
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You feel guilty for days and days on end, because of that. >> erin: and if you
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Days on end, because of that. >> erin: and if you don't recognize that,
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>> erin: and if you don't recognize that, you can get stuck in that.
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Don't recognize that, you can get stuck in that. and it's exhausting
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You can get stuck in that. and it's exhausting and overwhelming.
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And it's exhausting and overwhelming. >> joyce: right.
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And overwhelming. >> joyce: right. >> erin: yeah.
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>> joyce: right. >> erin: yeah. sorry.
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>> erin: yeah. sorry. >> laney: i always
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Sorry. >> laney: i always feel like too, he compares
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>> laney: i always feel like too, he compares us to whatever we're not like--
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Feel like too, he compares us to whatever we're not like-- you saying, like, feeling like,
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Us to whatever we're not like-- you saying, like, feeling like, you felt like you felt the
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You saying, like, feeling like, you felt like you felt the pressure to be a normal woman.
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You felt like you felt the pressure to be a normal woman. well, the woman who
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Pressure to be a normal woman. well, the woman who feels normal, i think,
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Well, the woman who feels normal, i think, puts it on herself
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Feels normal, i think, puts it on herself that she should be like you.
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>> joyce: right.
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>> joyce: right. yeah.
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>> joyce: right. yeah. >> laney: or the mom thing,
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Yeah. >> laney: or the mom thing, like, you know,
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>> laney: or the mom thing, like, you know, i mom differently than--
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Like, you know, i mom differently than-- i have a sister
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I mom differently than-- i have a sister and two sister-in-laws.
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I have a sister and two sister-in-laws. and we go on trips together
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And two sister-in-laws. and we go on trips together and i can start comparing.
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And we go on trips together and i can start comparing. i'm like, "okay,
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And i can start comparing. i'm like, "okay, you prepared lunch--
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I'm like, "okay, you prepared lunch-- or dinner at lunch time."
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You prepared lunch-- or dinner at lunch time." you know, like,
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Or dinner at lunch time." you know, like, i never do that.
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You know, like, i never do that. i don't even know what we're
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I never do that. i don't even know what we're gonna eat for lunch, you know?
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I don't even know what we're gonna eat for lunch, you know? and it's so easy to get in that
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Gonna eat for lunch, you know? and it's so easy to get in that just comparison game.
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And it's so easy to get in that just comparison game. but, yeah, just--
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Just comparison game. but, yeah, just-- >> joyce: it's so freeing when
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But, yeah, just-- >> joyce: it's so freeing when people learn not to do that,
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>> joyce: it's so freeing when people learn not to do that, to appreciate people
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People learn not to do that, to appreciate people for who they are.
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To appreciate people for who they are. >> erin: yeah.
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For who they are. >> erin: yeah. >> joyce: but not to feel
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>> erin: yeah. >> joyce: but not to feel like that you need
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>> joyce: but not to feel like that you need to try to be like them.
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Like that you need to try to be like them. god put on my heart one time,
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To try to be like them. god put on my heart one time, he said, "it's ridiculous
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God put on my heart one time, he said, "it's ridiculous to be jealous of somebody
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He said, "it's ridiculous to be jealous of somebody else's gift, because i put that
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To be jealous of somebody else's gift, because i put that gift in them for you to enjoy."
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Else's gift, because i put that gift in them for you to enjoy." and i thought about that,
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Gift in them for you to enjoy." and i thought about that, like, even with
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And i thought about that, like, even with my gift of teaching,
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Like, even with my gift of teaching, other people enjoy it.
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My gift of teaching, other people enjoy it. it's work for me.
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Other people enjoy it. it's work for me. and so, we--
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It's work for me. and so, we-- you know, in wanting to be like
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And so, we-- you know, in wanting to be like other people,
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You know, in wanting to be like other people, a lot of times we wanna
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Other people, a lot of times we wanna be like them, but do we want
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A lot of times we wanna be like them, but do we want to do what they did
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Be like them, but do we want to do what they did to be who they are?
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To do what they did to be who they are? you can't do that if you're
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To be who they are? you can't do that if you're not anointed by god to do it.
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You can't do that if you're not anointed by god to do it. >> ginger: i've fallen into
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Not anointed by god to do it. >> ginger: i've fallen into that trap of thinking,
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>> ginger: i've fallen into that trap of thinking, "if i get to this point
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That trap of thinking, "if i get to this point then i'll be there."
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"if i get to this point then i'll be there." you know,
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Then i'll be there." you know, "if i get this career,"
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You know, "if i get this career," "if i get this award,"
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"if i get this career," "if i get this award," "if i have this accomplishment,"
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"if i get this award," "if i have this accomplishment," "if my child does this,"
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"if i have this accomplishment," "if my child does this," "if my marriage looks
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"if my child does this," "if my marriage looks like this," all of those things,
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"if my marriage looks like this," all of those things, and you can get many
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Like this," all of those things, and you can get many of those things and still
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And you can get many of those things and still not at all feel content
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Of those things and still not at all feel content or satisfied or really know
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Not at all feel content or satisfied or really know who you are, because that's
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Or satisfied or really know who you are, because that's not what god is asking of us.
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Who you are, because that's not what god is asking of us. he's asking so--such different
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Not what god is asking of us. he's asking so--such different things from us.
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He's asking so--such different things from us. it's so much more
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Things from us. it's so much more about our heart than
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It's so much more about our heart than it is all those other things.
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About our heart than it is all those other things. so, and i know many of you,
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It is all those other things. so, and i know many of you, you have probably been going
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So, and i know many of you, you have probably been going through all the same things,
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You have probably been going through all the same things, and we talk about knowing
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Through all the same things, and we talk about knowing who you are in christ.
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And we talk about knowing who you are in christ. joyce is saying that
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Who you are in christ. joyce is saying that that is the key.
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Joyce is saying that that is the key. that's what god's word says.
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That is the key. that's what god's word says. but your first question may be,
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That's what god's word says. but your first question may be, "what does that even mean?"
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But your first question may be, "what does that even mean?" so, let's hear what joyce
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"what does that even mean?" so, let's hear what joyce has to say about that,
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So, let's hear what joyce has to say about that, and we'll come back,
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Has to say about that, and we'll come back, and we'll talk more.
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>> joyce: the bible says,
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>> joyce: the bible says, "the kingdom of god
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>> joyce: the bible says, "the kingdom of god is not meat and drink,
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"the kingdom of god is not meat and drink, but it is righteousness, peace,
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Is not meat and drink, but it is righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy ghost."
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But it is righteousness, peace, and joy in the holy ghost." and you know what?
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It has to come in that order.
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It has to come in that order. like, you first have to learn
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It has to come in that order. like, you first have to learn who you are in christ,
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Like, you first have to learn who you are in christ, that you've been made
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Who you are in christ, that you've been made right with him,
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That you've been made right with him, then you can have
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Right with him, then you can have peace with god,
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Then you can have peace with god, and peace with yourself,
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Peace with god, and peace with yourself, and when you have that,
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And peace with yourself, and when you have that, then you can have joy.
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And when you have that, then you can have joy. but just to be saved
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Then you can have joy. but just to be saved won't give you joy,
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But just to be saved won't give you joy, because if you don't
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Won't give you joy, because if you don't know who you are in christ,
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Because if you don't know who you are in christ, you are never, ever,
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Know who you are in christ, you are never, ever, ever, gonna really
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You are never, ever, ever, gonna really be consistently happy.
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Ever, gonna really be consistently happy. because if you're insecure,
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Be consistently happy. because if you're insecure, and don't know who
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Because if you're insecure, and don't know who you are in christ--
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And don't know who you are in christ-- i know what i am in myself,
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You are in christ-- i know what i am in myself, not too much, i make mistakes.
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I know what i am in myself, not too much, i make mistakes. i mean, i've got a couple
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Not too much, i make mistakes. i mean, i've got a couple of things in my life that
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I mean, i've got a couple of things in my life that i've finally just come
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Of things in my life that i've finally just come to the conclusion,
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I've finally just come to the conclusion, you know what?
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To the conclusion, you know what? god's not gonna take 'em away.
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You know what? god's not gonna take 'em away. he's just gonna
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God's not gonna take 'em away. he's just gonna let me keep those,
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He's just gonna let me keep those, just to keep me humble.
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And you may not agree with
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And you may not agree with this, but i--
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And you may not agree with this, but i-- well, actually,
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This, but i-- well, actually, there's a scripture that says,
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Well, actually, there's a scripture that says, that god leaves a certain
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There's a scripture that says, that god leaves a certain amount of weakness
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That god leaves a certain amount of weakness in us to keep us depending
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Amount of weakness in us to keep us depending on him.
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In us to keep us depending on him. you're not ever going to get
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On him. you're not ever going to get to the point where you do
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You're not ever going to get to the point where you do everything perfectly, never.
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To the point where you do everything perfectly, never. and so, i think i'll always
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Everything perfectly, never. and so, i think i'll always be a little mouthy.
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And so, i think i'll always be a little mouthy. >> [audience laughing]
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Be a little mouthy. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i've improved
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i've improved a whole lot, but, ooh...i mean,
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>> joyce: i've improved a whole lot, but, ooh...i mean, i can pray one minute,
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A whole lot, but, ooh...i mean, i can pray one minute, "god put a watch over my mouth,
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I can pray one minute, "god put a watch over my mouth, so i don't sin against you
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"god put a watch over my mouth, so i don't sin against you with my tongue."
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So i don't sin against you with my tongue." >> [audience laughing]
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With my tongue." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: walk right out
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: walk right out of the room where i prayed,
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>> joyce: walk right out of the room where i prayed, blah, blah, blah.
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Of the room where i prayed, blah, blah, blah. >> [audience laughing]
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Blah, blah, blah. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: this knowing who
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: this knowing who you are in christ is more
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>> joyce: this knowing who you are in christ is more than just a little, cutesy,
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You are in christ is more than just a little, cutesy, religious statement,
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Than just a little, cutesy, religious statement, i mean it is the key.
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Religious statement, i mean it is the key. it is the key.
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I mean it is the key. it is the key. jesus said, "it is finished."
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It is the key. jesus said, "it is finished." and i'll tell you something,
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Jesus said, "it is finished." and i'll tell you something, christianity doesn't
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And i'll tell you something, christianity doesn't begin with a do,
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Christianity doesn't begin with a do, it begins with a done.
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Begin with a do, it begins with a done. >> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: that is such a big
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>> ginger: that is such a big statement that jesus has
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>> ginger: that is such a big statement that jesus has already done this thing that
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Statement that jesus has already done this thing that we are all striving for.
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Already done this thing that we are all striving for. and laney, i know that you've
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We are all striving for. and laney, i know that you've talked about this was
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And laney, i know that you've talked about this was a question in your life from
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Talked about this was a question in your life from a really early age, right,
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A question in your life from a really early age, right, from the time you
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A really early age, right, from the time you were pretty young?
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From the time you were pretty young? >> laney: yeah, i can still
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Were pretty young? >> laney: yeah, i can still remember first time,
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>> laney: yeah, i can still remember first time, like maybe not the first time,
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Remember first time, like maybe not the first time, but the memory that comes
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Like maybe not the first time, but the memory that comes to my mind of questioning
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But the memory that comes to my mind of questioning who i was, was five years old.
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To my mind of questioning who i was, was five years old. >> ginger: wow.
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Who i was, was five years old. >> ginger: wow. >> laney: you know, just
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>> ginger: wow. >> laney: you know, just comparing myself to my
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>> laney: you know, just comparing myself to my little five-year-old friend.
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Comparing myself to my little five-year-old friend. and i thought i wasn't
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Little five-year-old friend. and i thought i wasn't cute like she was.
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And i thought i wasn't cute like she was. and i can still remember,
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Cute like she was. and i can still remember, i thought--
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And i can still remember, i thought-- we had like a little
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I thought-- we had like a little christmas play at our church,
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We had like a little christmas play at our church, and she got picked for the role.
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Christmas play at our church, and she got picked for the role. and my thought was not
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And she got picked for the role. and my thought was not that i wasn't happy for her.
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And my thought was not that i wasn't happy for her. i just remember thinking,
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That i wasn't happy for her. i just remember thinking, "the reason they chose
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I just remember thinking, "the reason they chose her is because i'm chubby
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"the reason they chose her is because i'm chubby and not cute like her."
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Her is because i'm chubby and not cute like her." and i can still remember that,
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And not cute like her." and i can still remember that, you know, like it kept
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And i can still remember that, you know, like it kept following me into different
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You know, like it kept following me into different seasons of life.
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Following me into different seasons of life. and, what you were
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Seasons of life. and, what you were saying about just that kind
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And, what you were saying about just that kind of christian term of, you know,
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Saying about just that kind of christian term of, you know, knowing "who we are,"
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Of christian term of, you know, knowing "who we are," like, i grew up hearing,
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Knowing "who we are," like, i grew up hearing, "i'm a daughter of the king,"
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Like, i grew up hearing, "i'm a daughter of the king," you know, but it didn't become
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"i'm a daughter of the king," you know, but it didn't become real to me until i had my own
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You know, but it didn't become real to me until i had my own moment of like, seeing god,
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Real to me until i had my own moment of like, seeing god, feeling his love for me,
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Moment of like, seeing god, feeling his love for me, seeing him as a father.
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Feeling his love for me, seeing him as a father. and then it was like,
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Seeing him as a father. and then it was like, "oh, now that i've seen you,
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And then it was like, "oh, now that i've seen you, now i know who i am."
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"oh, now that i've seen you, now i know who i am." >> ginger: yeah,
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Now i know who i am." >> ginger: yeah, this is different.
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>> ginger: yeah, this is different. >> laney: "i'm yours."
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This is different. >> laney: "i'm yours." >> ginger: yeah.
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>> laney: "i'm yours." >> ginger: yeah. >> laney: and i'll never
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>> ginger: yeah. >> laney: and i'll never forget that.
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>> laney: and i'll never forget that. you know, it can be--
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Forget that. you know, it can be-- it's a mental thing
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You know, it can be-- it's a mental thing for so long.
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It's a mental thing for so long. you can grow up
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For so long. you can grow up in a christian home.
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You can grow up in a christian home. you can hear it all your life.
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In a christian home. you can hear it all your life. but until it becomes real
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You can hear it all your life. but until it becomes real to you, like you need
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But until it becomes real to you, like you need to hear god say that...
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To you, like you need to hear god say that... >> ginger: how did that happen.
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To hear god say that... >> ginger: how did that happen. >> laney: to you.
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>> ginger: how did that happen. >> laney: to you. so, i was living out a dream
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>> laney: to you. so, i was living out a dream of being a backup dancer,
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So, i was living out a dream of being a backup dancer, traveling the world,
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Of being a backup dancer, traveling the world, doing something that i love.
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Traveling the world, doing something that i love. and i really just felt
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Doing something that i love. and i really just felt like god said, "let go."
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And i really just felt like god said, "let go." like, let go of all of that.
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Like god said, "let go." like, let go of all of that. at the same time,
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Like, let go of all of that. at the same time, i was also dating a guy
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At the same time, i was also dating a guy i dated for four years,
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I was also dating a guy i dated for four years, and i just didn't have peace.
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I dated for four years, and i just didn't have peace. and yet i was trying
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And i just didn't have peace. and yet i was trying to create peace.
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And yet i was trying to create peace. and i remember finding myself
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To create peace. and i remember finding myself in my apartment alone.
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And i remember finding myself in my apartment alone. felt like god said, "let go."
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In my apartment alone. felt like god said, "let go." let go of the relationship,
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Felt like god said, "let go." let go of the relationship, quit the dream job,
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Let go of the relationship, quit the dream job, just didn't have anything
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Quit the dream job, just didn't have anything else to hide myself in anymore.
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Just didn't have anything else to hide myself in anymore. and i found myself
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Else to hide myself in anymore. and i found myself in my apartment alone
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And i found myself in my apartment alone and just saying, "god," like,
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In my apartment alone and just saying, "god," like, "without all of this, who am i?
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And just saying, "god," like, "without all of this, who am i? i don't know who i am."
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"without all of this, who am i? i don't know who i am." and i'd found my identity
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I don't know who i am." and i'd found my identity in something that wasn't,
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And i'd found my identity in something that wasn't, truly secure for a long time.
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And so, i didn't have that
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And so, i didn't have that title and that role of, like,
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And so, i didn't have that title and that role of, like, you know, people would ask
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Title and that role of, like, you know, people would ask me who i was, and i'd be like,
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You know, people would ask me who i was, and i'd be like, "i'm a backup dancer,"
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Me who i was, and i'd be like, "i'm a backup dancer," because i--that was, to me,
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"i'm a backup dancer," because i--that was, to me, everything.
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Because i--that was, to me, everything. you know, at the time, i thought
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Everything. you know, at the time, i thought it would prove my worth.
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You know, at the time, i thought it would prove my worth. and--but i just in that moment
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It would prove my worth. and--but i just in that moment felt like god reminded
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Me of a video of myself,
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Me of a video of myself, that my mom had sent
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Me of a video of myself, that my mom had sent me when i was just--
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That my mom had sent me when i was just-- like, a few months earlier
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Me when i was just-- like, a few months earlier of me when i was a little girl.
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Like, a few months earlier of me when i was a little girl. and in this video,
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Of me when i was a little girl. and in this video, i was like three years old,
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And in this video, i was like three years old, and i just--
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I was like three years old, and i just-- i, like, pick up this little
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And i just-- i, like, pick up this little karaoke mic and said,
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I, like, pick up this little karaoke mic and said, with such confidence,
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Karaoke mic and said, with such confidence, "i love jesus."
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With such confidence, "i love jesus." and it was less about what
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"i love jesus." and it was less about what i said, i think, as much
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And it was less about what i said, i think, as much as i felt like god
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I said, i think, as much as i felt like god was just showing me,
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As i felt like god was just showing me, "you're a daughter," like,
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Was just showing me, "you're a daughter," like, "this is who you are.
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"you're a daughter," like, "this is who you are. before you could prove anything,
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"this is who you are. before you could prove anything, before you had any status
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Before you could prove anything, before you had any status or any titles, like you had
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Before you had any status or any titles, like you had nothing to prove, nothing
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Or any titles, like you had nothing to prove, nothing to hide, and you knew..."
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Nothing to prove, nothing to hide, and you knew..." >> joyce: right.
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To hide, and you knew..." >> joyce: right. >> laney: "who you are."
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>> joyce: right. >> laney: "who you are." and that moment just changed.
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>> laney: "who you are." and that moment just changed. just not--
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And that moment just changed. just not-- not that, all of a sudden,
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Just not-- not that, all of a sudden, i had my life figured out.
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Not that, all of a sudden, i had my life figured out. you know,
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I had my life figured out. you know, like the next few months,
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You know, like the next few months, i didn't have a job,
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Like the next few months, i didn't have a job, and i was in a new town,
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I didn't have a job, and i was in a new town, and i didn't have a bunch
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And i was in a new town, and i didn't have a bunch of friends, but god was
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And i didn't have a bunch of friends, but god was just revealing himself
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Of friends, but god was just revealing himself to me in a way that was
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Just revealing himself to me in a way that was so real and so close,
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To me in a way that was so real and so close, and it just changed
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So real and so close, and it just changed my life from that point on.
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And it just changed my life from that point on. and walked through some things,
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My life from that point on. and walked through some things, had moments where i've
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And walked through some things, had moments where i've questioned my identity still.
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Had moments where i've questioned my identity still. i mean, i can step into
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Questioned my identity still. i mean, i can step into stuff like this and i'm like,
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I mean, i can step into stuff like this and i'm like, "oh my gosh, god."
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Stuff like this and i'm like, "oh my gosh, god." like, i mean, just being real.
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"oh my gosh, god." like, i mean, just being real. like, "i don't feel qualified
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Like, i mean, just being real. like, "i don't feel qualified to be there, but i don't
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Like, "i don't feel qualified to be there, but i don't feel qualified to share.
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To be there, but i don't feel qualified to share. but you are so good.
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Feel qualified to share. but you are so good. and i know that you'll
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But you are so good. and i know that you'll go with me and that's
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And i know that you'll go with me and that's all that matters," and so.
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Go with me and that's all that matters," and so. >> ginger: yeah.
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All that matters," and so. >> ginger: yeah. >> erin: i think those kind
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>> ginger: yeah. >> erin: i think those kind of moments like that--
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>> erin: i think those kind of moments like that-- because i've experienced
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Of moments like that-- because i've experienced that too,
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Because i've experienced that too, where there was a turning
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That too, where there was a turning point, where i knew i--
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Where there was a turning point, where i knew i-- that i'm a daughter of god,
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Point, where i knew i-- that i'm a daughter of god, like i had been taught
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That i'm a daughter of god, like i had been taught that as well.
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Like i had been taught that as well. but a turning point when
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That as well. but a turning point when that became revelation,
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But a turning point when that became revelation, to like, my core, that you
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That became revelation, to like, my core, that you could not talk me out of that.
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To like, my core, that you could not talk me out of that. >> laney: yeah.
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Could not talk me out of that. >> laney: yeah. >> erin: and you can--
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>> laney: yeah. >> erin: and you can-- and it doesn't mean
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>> erin: and you can-- and it doesn't mean it's not hard on some days.
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And it doesn't mean it's not hard on some days. that doesn't mean i don't
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It's not hard on some days. that doesn't mean i don't have to remind myself
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That doesn't mean i don't have to remind myself who i am over and over.
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Have to remind myself who i am over and over. but when something happens
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Who i am over and over. but when something happens in your heart and it shifts
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But when something happens in your heart and it shifts and you fully grasp that
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In your heart and it shifts and you fully grasp that unending love that he has for
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And you fully grasp that unending love that he has for me as a child of god, not erin,
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Unending love that he has for me as a child of god, not erin, the mom, or the employee
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Me as a child of god, not erin, the mom, or the employee or whatever, "it's erin,
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The mom, or the employee or whatever, "it's erin, the child that i created you
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Or whatever, "it's erin, the child that i created you and your mother's womb to be,"
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The child that i created you and your mother's womb to be," when you can
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And your mother's womb to be," when you can grasp that and connect
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When you can grasp that and connect it into your heart like,
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Grasp that and connect it into your heart like, you can't talk me out of that.
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It into your heart like, you can't talk me out of that. you can't tell me anything
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You can't talk me out of that. you can't tell me anything that would tell me otherwise.
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You can't tell me anything that would tell me otherwise. the fact that god loves
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That would tell me otherwise. the fact that god loves me and created me.
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The fact that god loves me and created me. and i think that's so beautiful.
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Me and created me. and i think that's so beautiful. >> ginger: doesn't matter
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And i think that's so beautiful. >> ginger: doesn't matter if it's a bad hair day.
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>> ginger: doesn't matter if it's a bad hair day. >> erin: no.
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If it's a bad hair day. >> erin: no. >> ginger: it doesn't
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>> erin: no. >> ginger: it doesn't matter--you know,
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>> ginger: it doesn't matter--you know, really, it doesn't matter
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Matter--you know, really, it doesn't matter if i just failed at something
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Really, it doesn't matter if i just failed at something that i worked really hard on.
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If i just failed at something that i worked really hard on. it doesn't matter if somebody
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That i worked really hard on. it doesn't matter if somebody else looks at me and doesn't
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It doesn't matter if somebody else looks at me and doesn't see who god says i am,
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Else looks at me and doesn't see who god says i am, because that's not
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See who god says i am, because that's not where any of it comes from.
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Because that's not where any of it comes from. when you go through those
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Where any of it comes from. when you go through those things, though, you know,
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When you go through those things, though, you know, that really is when god cements.
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Things, though, you know, that really is when god cements. that's how you learn it.
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That really is when god cements. that's how you learn it. because if you don't have
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That's how you learn it. because if you don't have that life experience--
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Because if you don't have that life experience-- it's like you said,
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That life experience-- it's like you said, you know it when you're young,
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It's like you said, you know it when you're young, but life tries to tell
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You know it when you're young, but life tries to tell you something different.
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But life tries to tell you something different. satan tries to tell you
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You something different. satan tries to tell you something different.
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Satan tries to tell you something different. and so, it kind of takes
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Something different. and so, it kind of takes those moments,
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And so, it kind of takes those moments, i think, for all of us,
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Those moments, i think, for all of us, probably many times,
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I think, for all of us, probably many times, to come back and say,
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Probably many times, to come back and say, "okay, i've gotta go back
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To come back and say, "okay, i've gotta go back to the roots.
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"okay, i've gotta go back to the roots. i have to go back
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To the roots. i have to go back to the righteousness of christ."
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>> joyce: i think one
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>> joyce: i think one of the things that people--
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>> joyce: i think one of the things that people-- all people, make a mistake on,
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Of the things that people-- all people, make a mistake on, is we try to get things
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All people, make a mistake on, is we try to get things instead of receiving things.
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Is we try to get things instead of receiving things. i mean, like, you know,
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Instead of receiving things. i mean, like, you know, you'll ask somebody,
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I mean, like, you know, you'll ask somebody, "did you get your breakthrough?"
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You'll ask somebody, "did you get your breakthrough?" "did you get saved?"
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"did you get your breakthrough?" "did you get saved?" "did you get filled
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"did you get saved?" "did you get filled with the holy ghost?"
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"did you get filled with the holy ghost?" you know, we're always
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With the holy ghost?" you know, we're always trying to get something,
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You know, we're always trying to get something, but the bible says,
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Trying to get something, but the bible says, "to as many as received him,
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But the bible says, "to as many as received him, gave he the power to become
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"to as many as received him, gave he the power to become a child of god."
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Gave he the power to become a child of god." and, "did you receive
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A child of god." and, "did you receive the holy spirit?"
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And, "did you receive the holy spirit?" you know.
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The holy spirit?" you know. so, how many people love god,
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You know. so, how many people love god, but they don't ever take
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So, how many people love god, but they don't ever take time to just receive his love?
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But they don't ever take time to just receive his love? so, i formed a habit
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Time to just receive his love? so, i formed a habit in the morning when i say,
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So, i formed a habit in the morning when i say, "i love you, lord,"
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In the morning when i say, "i love you, lord," i always say,
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"i love you, lord," i always say, "and i receive your love,"
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I always say, "and i receive your love," for me, just to remind myself.
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"and i receive your love," for me, just to remind myself. and so...
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For me, just to remind myself. and so... >> ginger: yeah.
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And so... >> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: "to get" means:
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>> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: "to get" means: to obtain by struggle
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>> joyce: "to get" means: to obtain by struggle and effort.
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To obtain by struggle and effort. but "to receive" means:
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And effort. but "to receive" means: to act like a receptacle
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But "to receive" means: to act like a receptacle and just take in what's
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To act like a receptacle and just take in what's being offered.
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And so, that was helpful
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And so, that was helpful to me to learn that
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And so, that was helpful to me to learn that i needed to not just always
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To me to learn that i needed to not just always be trying to give god
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I needed to not just always be trying to give god something so, i was good
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Be trying to give god something so, i was good and felt good about myself,
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Something so, i was good and felt good about myself, but to take time to just
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And felt good about myself, but to take time to just receive from him and to know
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But to take time to just receive from him and to know that the things that he gives
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Receive from him and to know that the things that he gives me are not based on what i do.
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That the things that he gives me are not based on what i do. they're just a gift.
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Me are not based on what i do. they're just a gift. >> ginger: so, now,
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They're just a gift. >> ginger: so, now, you're kinda telling
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>> ginger: so, now, you're kinda telling people that they need
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You're kinda telling people that they need to look at this differently.
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People that they need to look at this differently. i mean, actually the words
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To look at this differently. i mean, actually the words that you're saying is,
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I mean, actually the words that you're saying is, "stop doing whatever
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That you're saying is, "stop doing whatever you're doing."
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"stop doing whatever you're doing." >> [ladies chuckling]
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>> ginger: and just open
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>> ginger: and just open up your heart and that's
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>> ginger: and just open up your heart and that's something that's quite
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Up your heart and that's something that's quite contrary to what the world
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Something that's quite contrary to what the world tells us to do, to what
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Contrary to what the world tells us to do, to what we hear all of our lives.
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Tells us to do, to what we hear all of our lives. >> joyce: well, in john 6,
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We hear all of our lives. >> joyce: well, in john 6, some of the disciples asked,
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>> joyce: well, in john 6, some of the disciples asked, "what must we do--?"
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Some of the disciples asked, "what must we do--?" "what must we do to be working
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"what must we do--?" "what must we do to be working the works of god?
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"what must we do to be working the works of god? what must we do to please god?"
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The works of god? what must we do to please god?" and the answer was,
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What must we do to please god?" and the answer was, the work that god requires
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And the answer was, the work that god requires of you is that you "believe
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The work that god requires of you is that you "believe in the one whom he has sent."
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Of you is that you "believe in the one whom he has sent." and, you know, we see that,
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In the one whom he has sent." and, you know, we see that, and we think, "well, there's
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Gotta be more than that."
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Gotta be more than that." >> erin: "too easy."
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Gotta be more than that." >> erin: "too easy." >> ginger: "that's not enough."
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>> erin: "too easy." >> ginger: "that's not enough." >> laney: so, cool,
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>> ginger: "that's not enough." >> laney: so, cool, you bring up that verse
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>> laney: so, cool, you bring up that verse because that was one of the--
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You bring up that verse because that was one of the-- i memorized that because
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Because that was one of the-- i memorized that because it was like, that was
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I memorized that because it was like, that was so transformational
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It was like, that was so transformational for me of like,
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So transformational for me of like, "wow, that's so cool."
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For me of like, "wow, that's so cool." >> joyce: it helped me
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"wow, that's so cool." >> joyce: it helped me a lot too, that.
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>> joyce: it helped me a lot too, that. and another scripture
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A lot too, that. and another scripture that really helped me--
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And another scripture that really helped me-- and i just had a little not
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That really helped me-- and i just had a little not acting so good day this week.
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And i just had a little not acting so good day this week. and, so i was, you know,
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Acting so good day this week. and, so i was, you know, starting to feel a little
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And, so i was, you know, starting to feel a little bad and the holy spirit just
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Starting to feel a little bad and the holy spirit just brought up a scripture
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Bad and the holy spirit just brought up a scripture in me that means a lot to me.
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In hebrews 4:15 it says,
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In hebrews 4:15 it says, "we have a high priest who
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In hebrews 4:15 it says, "we have a high priest who understands our weaknesses
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"we have a high priest who understands our weaknesses and our infirmities,
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Understands our weaknesses and our infirmities, because he's been tempted
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And our infirmities, because he's been tempted at all points like we have,
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Because he's been tempted at all points like we have, yet without sin.
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At all points like we have, yet without sin. therefore, you can come
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Yet without sin. therefore, you can come boldly to the throne and ask
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Therefore, you can come boldly to the throne and ask for what you need and get your
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Boldly to the throne and ask for what you need and get your need met in plenty of time."
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For what you need and get your need met in plenty of time." and i thought it was interesting
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That that was the scripture
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That that was the scripture that he brought in
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That that was the scripture that he brought in my heart to battle,
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That he brought in my heart to battle, that feeling that i was having,
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My heart to battle, that feeling that i was having, which wasn't a true
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That feeling that i was having, which wasn't a true feeling, you know.
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Which wasn't a true feeling, you know. i didn't--
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Feeling, you know. i didn't-- we all have days where
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I didn't-- we all have days where we make mistakes.
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We all have days where we make mistakes. or even sometimes,
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We make mistakes. or even sometimes, we didn't make a mistake,
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Or even sometimes, we didn't make a mistake, but the enemy will try
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We didn't make a mistake, but the enemy will try to make us think we did.
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But the enemy will try to make us think we did. you know, there's false
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To make us think we did. you know, there's false guilt as real as real guilt.
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You know, there's false guilt as real as real guilt. >> ginger: i think there has
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Guilt as real as real guilt. >> ginger: i think there has to be such a relief in a lot
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>> ginger: i think there has to be such a relief in a lot of people listening right
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To be such a relief in a lot of people listening right now to say, "joyce meyer
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Of people listening right now to say, "joyce meyer doesn't always know."
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Now to say, "joyce meyer doesn't always know." >> laney: yeah.
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Doesn't always know." >> laney: yeah. >> erin: whoo!
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>> laney: yeah. >> erin: whoo! >> ginger: "she has some
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>> erin: whoo! >> ginger: "she has some bad days where--"
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>> ginger: "she has some bad days where--" >> joyce: "she acted
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Bad days where--" >> joyce: "she acted out this week."
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>> joyce: "she acted out this week." >> [ladies laughing]
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Out this week." >> [ladies laughing] >> ginger: because we do;
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>> [ladies laughing] >> ginger: because we do; it's not a one and done thing.
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>> ginger: because we do; it's not a one and done thing. it's not like you said, laney,
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It's not a one and done thing. it's not like you said, laney, you got this message,
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It's not like you said, laney, you got this message, and it became part
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You got this message, and it became part of your heart,
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And it became part of your heart, and you never questioned
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Of your heart, and you never questioned anything again.
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And you never questioned anything again. so--
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Anything again. so-- >> erin: yeah, so, can i tell
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So-- >> erin: yeah, so, can i tell you then, a confession
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>> erin: yeah, so, can i tell you then, a confession for myself today?
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You then, a confession for myself today? >> ginger: yeah.
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For myself today? >> ginger: yeah. >> erin: two hours ago.
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>> ginger: yeah. >> erin: two hours ago. >> joyce: please, tell.
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>> erin: two hours ago. >> joyce: please, tell. >> erin: you're welcome.
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>> joyce: please, tell. >> erin: you're welcome. so--
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>> erin: you're welcome. so-- >> joyce: then i'll decide
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So-- >> joyce: then i'll decide if i'm giving you
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>> joyce: then i'll decide if i'm giving you my jacket or, not.
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If i'm giving you my jacket or, not. >> erin: i gotta get this right.
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My jacket or, not. >> erin: i gotta get this right. i really want the jacket.
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>> erin: i gotta get this right. i really want the jacket. >> ginger: joyce has a jacket
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I really want the jacket. >> ginger: joyce has a jacket she wants to give erin,
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>> ginger: joyce has a jacket she wants to give erin, and it's very sparkly.
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She wants to give erin, and it's very sparkly. >> erin: she challenged
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And it's very sparkly. >> erin: she challenged me to take it.
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>> erin: she challenged me to take it. >> joyce: but i can't
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Me to take it. >> joyce: but i can't make you earn it because
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>> joyce: but i can't make you earn it because of what we're talking about.
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Make you earn it because of what we're talking about. >> erin: no, i only receive it.
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Of what we're talking about. >> erin: no, i only receive it. >> ginger: you have
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>> erin: no, i only receive it. >> ginger: you have to receive it.
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>> erin: yeah, i just
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>> erin: yeah, i just receive it.
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>> erin: yeah, i just receive it. >> laney: not get it.
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Receive it. >> laney: not get it. >> erin: no, receive it.
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>> laney: not get it. >> erin: no, receive it. okay, so your list
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>> erin: no, receive it. okay, so your list of confessions,
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Okay, so your list of confessions, "knowing who i am in christ,"
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Of confessions, "knowing who i am in christ," confessions--
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"knowing who i am in christ," confessions-- so, i know these.
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Confessions-- so, i know these. and so, the one about--and you--
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So, i know these. and so, the one about--and you-- it talked about it in the clip,
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And so, the one about--and you-- it talked about it in the clip, "i am the righteousness
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It talked about it in the clip, "i am the righteousness of god in christ."
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"i am the righteousness of god in christ." so, i have heard that
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Of god in christ." so, i have heard that phrase my entire life.
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So, i have heard that phrase my entire life. "i am the righteousness
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Phrase my entire life. "i am the righteousness of christ."
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That's a really big word.
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That's a really big word. and so, you know,
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That's a really big word. and so, you know, i try and study it
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And so, you know, i try and study it and it's just never like
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I try and study it and it's just never like sank in until like two hours
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And it's just never like sank in until like two hours ago in the bathroom.
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Sank in until like two hours ago in the bathroom. and a lot of--
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Ago in the bathroom. and a lot of-- god talks a lot in the bathroom.
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And a lot of-- god talks a lot in the bathroom. but i thought--
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God talks a lot in the bathroom. but i thought-- >> ginger: that's the good
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But i thought-- >> ginger: that's the good acoustics.
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>> ginger: that's the good acoustics. it echoes.
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Acoustics. it echoes. >> erin: it does.
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It echoes. >> erin: it does. >> ginger: yeah, yeah.
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>> erin: it does. >> ginger: yeah, yeah. >> erin: yes.
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>> ginger: yeah, yeah. >> erin: yes. and so, you know, joyce,
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>> erin: yes. and so, you know, joyce, you teach about how
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And so, you know, joyce, you teach about how righteousness means
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You teach about how righteousness means i am right in christ.
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Righteousness means i am right in christ. >> joyce: right with god.
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I am right in christ. >> joyce: right with god. >> erin: right.
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>> joyce: right with god. >> erin: right. so, that means without him,
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>> erin: right. so, that means without him, i feel wrong.
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So, that means without him, i feel wrong. and so, i thought about
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I feel wrong. and so, i thought about different situations
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And so, i thought about different situations in my life where i--
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Different situations in my life where i-- like wrong would be a good
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In my life where i-- like wrong would be a good word to use to describe
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Like wrong would be a good word to use to describe how i'm feeling.
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Word to use to describe how i'm feeling. like, "i don't feel like
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How i'm feeling. like, "i don't feel like i fit in with this group.
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Like, "i don't feel like i fit in with this group. i'm just, i'm not wrong--
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I fit in with this group. i'm just, i'm not wrong-- or i'm wrong.
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I'm just, i'm not wrong-- or i'm wrong. i don't belong here."
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Or i'm wrong. i don't belong here." "i don't know how to do this,
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I don't belong here." "i don't know how to do this, so, i'm wrong."
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"i don't know how to do this, so, i'm wrong." >> joyce: or always feeling
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So, i'm wrong." >> joyce: or always feeling like something's wrong with
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>> joyce: or always feeling like something's wrong with you, even though you don't
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Like something's wrong with you, even though you don't know really what it is.
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You, even though you don't know really what it is. >> erin: yes.
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Know really what it is. >> erin: yes. like i couldn't put
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>> erin: yes. like i couldn't put a word to it.
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Like i couldn't put a word to it. it's just--
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A word to it. it's just-- yeah, i just--
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It's just-- yeah, i just-- it's not right.
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Yeah, i just-- it's not right. so, then i had this
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It's not right. so, then i had this revelation like,
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So, then i had this revelation like, "that's what that means,
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Revelation like, "that's what that means, that when i am who
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"that's what that means, that when i am who i'm supposed to be in christ,
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That when i am who i'm supposed to be in christ, when i understand
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I'm supposed to be in christ, when i understand the revelation,
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When i understand the revelation, that revelation
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The revelation, that revelation of who i am in him,
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That revelation of who i am in him, that i have rightness because
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Of who i am in him, that i have rightness because of him, then that--
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That i have rightness because of him, then that-- what else even matters?
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Of him, then that-- what else even matters? because he's the only
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What else even matters? because he's the only one that i need to align
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Because he's the only one that i need to align my thoughts with.
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One that i need to align my thoughts with. and if i don't feel right
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My thoughts with. and if i don't feel right in a room because i don't feel
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And if i don't feel right in a room because i don't feel like i fit, or whatever the case
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In a room because i don't feel like i fit, or whatever the case may be, i am right with god."
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Like i fit, or whatever the case may be, i am right with god." >> joyce: and that's one
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May be, i am right with god." >> joyce: and that's one of the very first
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>> joyce: and that's one of the very first things he gives you
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Of the very first things he gives you after you're born again.
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Things he gives you after you're born again. >> erin: yeah,
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After you're born again. >> erin: yeah, you talk about that.
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>> joyce: just, as soon
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>> joyce: just, as soon as you're born again,
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>> joyce: just, as soon as you're born again, "he that knew no sin became sin,
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As you're born again, "he that knew no sin became sin, that we might be made the
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"he that knew no sin became sin, that we might be made the righteousness of god in christ,"
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That we might be made the righteousness of god in christ," or be made right with god.
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Righteousness of god in christ," or be made right with god. and all of our life,
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We feel like,
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We feel like, "something's wrong with me.
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We feel like, "something's wrong with me. god's mad."
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"something's wrong with me. god's mad." >> erin: yeah.
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God's mad." >> erin: yeah. >> joyce: i went
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>> erin: yeah. >> joyce: i went through a lot of,
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>> joyce: i went through a lot of, "god has to be mad at me,"
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Through a lot of, "god has to be mad at me," you know, cause my dad
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"god has to be mad at me," you know, cause my dad was always mad at me.
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You know, cause my dad was always mad at me. and so, i always thought,
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Was always mad at me. and so, i always thought, "god was mad," you know?
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And so, i always thought, "god was mad," you know? and when i found out,
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"god was mad," you know? and when i found out, god's not mad at us.
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>> announcer: when faced with
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>> announcer: when faced with life's inevitable ups and downs,
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Life's inevitable ups and downs, having the resiliency to stand
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Having the resiliency to stand up to new challenges and meet
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Up to new challenges and meet them head on is imperative.
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Them head on is imperative. we can't keep changes from
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We can't keep changes from coming, but we can manage our
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Coming, but we can manage our reaction to it, and even come
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Reaction to it, and even come to welcome it into our lives.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, life is full of changes,
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Life is full of changes, and sometimes it can
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And sometimes it can feel like everything
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Feel like everything around us is shaking.
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Around us is shaking. jobs are changing,
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Jobs are changing, relationships,
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Relationships, people's expectations.
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People's expectations. it's easy to get
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It's easy to get overwhelmed but i wanna
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Overwhelmed but i wanna remind you today, while
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Remind you today, while change is inevitable,
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Change is inevitable, you have the power
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You have the power to choose how
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To choose how to respond to it.
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To respond to it. in my book,
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In my book, “the courage to change,”
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“the courage to change,” i'll show you how to not
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I'll show you how to not only navigate life's
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Only navigate life's transitions, but to
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Transitions, but to actually embrace them
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Actually embrace them with god's word
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With god's word as your foundation.
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As your foundation. you can face each shift
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You can face each shift with confidence, knowing
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With confidence, knowing that the same god who never
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That the same god who never changed, is working all
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Changed, is working all things for your good,
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Things for your good, even in the midst
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Even in the midst of difficult moments.
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>> joyce: if you're weary from all of life's
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Weary from all of life's changes, i want you
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Changes, i want you to know that you can
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Embrace every challenge with confidence.
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In the fear of change. with the strength and
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With the strength and the wisdom from god,
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The wisdom from god, you can stand firm
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Joyce Meyer - Truth About Identity (Part 1)

May 6, 2025 | S25:E18

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