Joyce Meyer - Truth About Identity (Part 1)

June 23, 2026 | 27:29

Author and Bible teacher Joyce Meyer shares encouragement to help people enjoy daily life.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Truth About Identity (Part 1) | June 23, 2026

>> 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 do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> ginger: hi, everyone.
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>> ginger: hi, everyone. welcome to
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>> ginger: hi, everyone. welcome to "enjoying everyday life."
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Welcome to "enjoying everyday life." you are going to be
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"enjoying 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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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 us
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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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An understanding of who we are as a person. but in today's society,
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Of who we are as a person. but in today's society, our identity is under attack,
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But in today's society, 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 we build
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To remain grounded in truth. so it's imperative that we build our identity on something
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So it's imperative that we build our identity on something and someone that will
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Our identity on something and someone that will not be shaken even when
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And someone that will not be shaken even when culture is changing.
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Not be shaken even when culture is changing. so today,
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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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Over and over again,
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Over and over again, like, it's the thing that
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Over and over again, 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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To make sure that you're-- have a right motive when you're doing it.
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Have a right motive when you're doing it. not to get your worth
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And value out of it,
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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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Being called to be a female
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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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To dig up a garden.
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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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Until i found out that it was all in christ. >> erin: yeah, i can see
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It was all in christ. >> 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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And, laney, i'm sure you
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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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Or comparing to other friends or-- >> joyce: the enemy is always
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Friends or-- >> 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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Puts it on herself that she should be like you. >> joyce: right.
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That she should be like you. >> 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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>> joyce: walk right out
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>> 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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>> joyce: this knowing who
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>> 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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It is the key.
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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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At the same time,
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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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In something that wasn't, truly secure for a long time. and so, i didn't have that
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Truly secure for a long time. 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 that
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But you are so good. and i know that that you'll go with me and that's
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And i know that that you'll go with me and that's all that matters," and so.
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You'll 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 in your mother's womb to be,"
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The child that i created you in your mother's womb to be," when you can
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In 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 to your heart like,
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Grasp that and connect it to your heart like, you can't talk me out of that.
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It to 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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I have to go back to the righteousness of christ." >> joyce: i think one
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To the righteousness of christ." >> 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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You know, we're always
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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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You're doing." >> [ladies chuckling] >> ginger: and just open
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>> [ladies chuckling] >> 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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>> joyce: well, in john 6,
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>> 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: it's so, cool,
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>> ginger: "that's not enough." >> laney: it's so, cool, you bring up that verse
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>> laney: it's 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, so i was, you know,
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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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Brought up a scripture in me that means a lot to me. in hebrews 4:15 it says,
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In me that means a lot to me. 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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>> ginger: you have
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>> ginger: you have to receive it.
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>> ginger: you have to receive it. >> erin: yeah, i just
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To receive it. >> 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: okay, so your list
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>> laney: not get it. >> erin: okay, so your list of confessions,
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>> erin: 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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Of christ."
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Of christ." that's a really big word.
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Of christ." 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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>> joyce: i just love the word.
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>> joyce: i just love the word. i hold my bible.
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I hold my bible. i hug my bible.
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I hug my bible. i've even been known
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I've even been known to kiss my bible.
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To kiss my bible. i love the word of god.
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I love the word of god. i love teaching the word of god.
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I love teaching the word of god. i love to watch what the word
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I love to watch what the word of god does in people's lives.
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Of god does in people's lives. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, hebrews 4:12 says,
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Hebrews 4:12 says, "for the word that god speaks
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"for the word that god speaks is alive and full of power."
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Is alive and full of power." wow!
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Wow! alive and full of power.
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Alive and full of power. everything written
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Everything written in the bible is full
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In the bible is full of life and power.
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Of life and power. and when we spend time
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And when we spend time with god studying his word,
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With god studying his word, we activate his power,
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We activate his power, wisdom, and truth.
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My “everyday life
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My “everyday life bible,” is a great way
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Bible,” is a great way to learn god's word,
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To learn god's word, and all of the
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And all of the promises he wants
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Promises he wants us to experience.
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Us to experience. this is a study bible,
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This is a study bible, and it's gonna help
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And it's gonna help you really learn how
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You really learn how to study god's word.
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>> announcer: this
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>> announcer: this amplified bible is designed
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Amplified bible is designed to make studying enjoyable.
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To make studying enjoyable. it's full of tools
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It's full of tools for transformation like:
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For transformation like: easy-to-understand scriptures,
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Easy-to-understand scriptures, self-reflecting questions,
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Self-reflecting questions, and personal commentaries
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And personal commentaries from joyce's teachings
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From joyce's teachings to help guide you on your
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To help guide you on your spiritual progress
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Spiritual progress with the lord.
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With the lord. there is power
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There is power in the word of god.
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In the word of god. discover a fuller
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Discover a fuller experience connecting
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Experience connecting to the lord and his promises
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To the lord and his promises when you study with joyce's
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When you study with joyce's "everyday life bible."
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"everyday life bible." also available in a large
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Also available in a large print edition.
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Print edition. request your copy today
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Or more. contact us at...
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> joyce: the word
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>> joyce: the word of god has
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Of god has power in it.
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Power in it. the words that we're
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The words that we're speaking when we speak
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Speaking when we speak god's word, they're not
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God's word, they're not just ordinary words,
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Just ordinary words, but god's word has
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But god's word has power inherent in it.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, when you study with
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When you study with “the everyday life bible,”
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“the everyday life bible,” my prayer is that god
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My prayer is that god speaks to your heart
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Speaks to your heart like he did thousands
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Like he did thousands of others, and leads
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Of others, and leads you toward a deeper,
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You toward a deeper, more fulfilling
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More fulfilling relationship with him.
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Relationship with him. his word is life,
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His word is life, truth, and promise.
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Truth, and promise. your financial gift
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Your financial gift makes it possible for
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To share christ, and love people all
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And love people all around the world.
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You're making a difference in so many lives.
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In so many lives. >> announcer: enjoy studying
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [♪♪]
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is something that we've
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Is something that we've all faced in our life.
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All faced in our life. >> ginger: and no matter
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>> ginger: and no matter where it comes from,
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Where it comes from, the real pain that it causes
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The real pain that it causes does not have to define us.
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Does not have to define us. >> joyce: and that's why ginger
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>> joyce: and that's why ginger and i have teamed up on this
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And i have teamed up on this book, “healing the wounds
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Book, “healing the wounds of rejection.”
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Of rejection.” >> ginger: we want to share
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>> ginger: we want to share truths from god's word
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Truths from god's word that have helped us find
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That have helped us find strength and wholeness.
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Strength and wholeness. >> joyce: you can find
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>> joyce: you can find freedom from the pain
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Freedom from the pain and move forward
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And move forward with confidence.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: “healing the wounds
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“healing the wounds of rejection,”
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Of rejection,” by joyce meyer
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache.
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And ginger stache. request your copy today.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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Joyce Meyer - Truth About Identity (Part 1)

June 23, 2026 | 27:29

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