Joyce Meyer - Unshakeable Trust (Part 1)

May 19, 2025 | S25:E17

It’s God’s deep love for us that sustains us through our trials. Today, Joyce shares encouraging insights from her book Unshakeable Trust.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Unshakeable Trust (Part 1) | May 19, 2025

>> joyce: i don't know why
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>> joyce: i don't know why we don't just go ahead
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>> joyce: i don't know why we don't just go ahead and wholeheartedly trust
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We don't just go ahead and wholeheartedly trust god in everything
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And wholeheartedly trust god in everything all the time because
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God in everything all the time because we only have two options,
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All the time because we only have two options, trust god or be miserable.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well, how many
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>> joyce: well, how many of you are going through
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>> joyce: well, how many of you are going through something pretty difficult right
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Of you are going through something pretty difficult right now in your life, something that
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Something pretty difficult right now in your life, something that you are really needing to trust
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Now in your life, something that you are really needing to trust god about, amen?
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You are really needing to trust god about, amen? you know, we trust god
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God about, amen? you know, we trust god for things that we want,
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You know, we trust god for things that we want, which we all do.
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But we also trust god when we're
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But we also trust god when we're going through things, and it's
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But we also trust god when we're going through things, and it's that trusting him that allows us
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Going through things, and it's that trusting him that allows us to go ahead and enjoy our lives
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That trusting him that allows us to go ahead and enjoy our lives even while we don't yet have
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To go ahead and enjoy our lives even while we don't yet have everything that we would like
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Even while we don't yet have everything that we would like to have.
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Everything that we would like to have. see, part of the beauty of being
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To have. see, part of the beauty of being a believer is that you can have
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See, part of the beauty of being a believer is that you can have a problem and still enjoy
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A believer is that you can have a problem and still enjoy your life.
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You can have a problem
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You can have a problem and still have peace.
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And still have peace. jesus said, "my peace i leave
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Jesus said, "my peace i leave with you, not as the world gives
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With you, not as the world gives do i give unto you,
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Do i give unto you, but my own special peace
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But my own special peace i give to you."
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I give to you." and then he says, "so, stop
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And then he says, "so, stop allowing yourselves
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Allowing yourselves to be upset and disturbed."
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To be upset and disturbed." well, he has a responsibility
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Well, he has a responsibility and we have a responsibility.
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And we have a responsibility. we're gonna get started.
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1 peter chapter 2, verse 23.
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1 peter chapter 2, verse 23. i actually have this scripture
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1 peter chapter 2, verse 23. i actually have this scripture on a sign, and it's hanging
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I actually have this scripture on a sign, and it's hanging on my office wall,
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On a sign, and it's hanging on my office wall, that's how much i like it.
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On my office wall, that's how much i like it. "when he was reviled
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That's how much i like it. "when he was reviled and insulted, he did not revile
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"when he was reviled and insulted, he did not revile or offer insult in return;
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And insulted, he did not revile or offer insult in return; [when] he was abused
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Or offer insult in return; [when] he was abused and suffered, he made no threats
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[when] he was abused and suffered, he made no threats [of vengeance]; but he trusted
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And suffered, he made no threats [of vengeance]; but he trusted [himself and everything] to him
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[of vengeance]; but he trusted [himself and everything] to him who judges fairly."
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[himself and everything] to him who judges fairly." just imagine how amazing life
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Would be if we could trust god
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Would be if we could trust god all the time in everything,
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Would be if we could trust god all the time in everything, all the time in everything.
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All the time in everything, all the time in everything. well, jesus was probably
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All the time in everything. well, jesus was probably mistreated more than any person
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Well, jesus was probably mistreated more than any person on earth has ever been
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Mistreated more than any person on earth has ever been mistreated, and yet, he didn't
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On earth has ever been mistreated, and yet, he didn't really trouble himself about it
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Mistreated, and yet, he didn't really trouble himself about it because he trusted god to be
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Really trouble himself about it because he trusted god to be his vindicator and to bring
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Because he trusted god to be his vindicator and to bring justice in his life.
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His vindicator and to bring justice in his life. one of the character traits
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Justice in his life. one of the character traits about god that i love the most
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One of the character traits about god that i love the most is that the bible says he is
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About god that i love the most is that the bible says he is a god of justice.
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Is that the bible says he is a god of justice. you know what that means?
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A god of justice. you know what that means? he makes
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You know what that means? he makes every wrong thing right.
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He makes every wrong thing right. have you ever been mistreated
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Every wrong thing right. have you ever been mistreated by somebody?
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Ever been--oh, maybe you're
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Ever been--oh, maybe you're working real hard at work,
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Ever been--oh, maybe you're working real hard at work, but you're the one that
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Working real hard at work, but you're the one that always gets looked over
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But you're the one that always gets looked over for the promotion.
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Always gets looked over for the promotion. you don't get the pay raises
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For the promotion. you don't get the pay raises that you should get, and maybe
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You don't get the pay raises that you should get, and maybe somebody else that's not working
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That you should get, and maybe somebody else that's not working nearly as hard as you seems
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Somebody else that's not working nearly as hard as you seems to get all the things that you
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Nearly as hard as you seems to get all the things that you feel like you deserve.
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To get all the things that you feel like you deserve. has that ever happened
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Feel like you deserve. has that ever happened to anybody?
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Has that ever happened to anybody? no?
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To anybody? no? it happened to me.
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No? it happened to me. >> [audience laughing]
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It happened to me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know what?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know what? those are the great times
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>> joyce: you know what? those are the great times to say, "god, i'm going to trust
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Those are the great times to say, "god, i'm going to trust you to be my vindicator."
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To say, "god, i'm going to trust you to be my vindicator." if we can trust god to get
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You to be my vindicator." if we can trust god to get to us what he wants us to have,
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If we can trust god to get to us what he wants us to have, instead of looking to people
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To us what he wants us to have, instead of looking to people to give us what we want,
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Instead of looking to people to give us what we want, life is gonna get a lot better.
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To give us what we want, life is gonna get a lot better. if you've got your eyes
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Life is gonna get a lot better. if you've got your eyes on somebody else and you're
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If you've got your eyes on somebody else and you're expecting them to give you what
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On somebody else and you're expecting them to give you what you want, you need to get 'em
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Expecting them to give you what you want, you need to get 'em off that person today, and you
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You want, you need to get 'em off that person today, and you need to get 'em on god.
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Off that person today, and you need to get 'em on god. amen?
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Need to get 'em on god. amen? because god is the only one
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Amen? because god is the only one that can give us true promotion
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Because god is the only one that can give us true promotion in our lives.
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"when he was reviled
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"when he was reviled and insulted, he did not revile
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"when he was reviled and insulted, he did not revile or offer insult in return."
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And insulted, he did not revile or offer insult in return." when he was mistreated, when he
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Or offer insult in return." when he was mistreated, when he was abused, when people treated
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When he was mistreated, when he was abused, when people treated him wrong, instead of getting
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Was abused, when people treated him wrong, instead of getting all upset, and trying to get
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Him wrong, instead of getting all upset, and trying to get them back, and making his own
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All upset, and trying to get them back, and making his own plan about how he was going
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To handle things, he trusted
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To handle things, he trusted himself and everything
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To handle things, he trusted himself and everything to him who judges fairly.
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Himself and everything to him who judges fairly. now, if you watch my tv program
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To him who judges fairly. now, if you watch my tv program or if you've read many
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Now, if you watch my tv program or if you've read many of my books or any of my books,
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Or if you've read many of my books or any of my books, you know that i was abused
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Of my books or any of my books, you know that i was abused by my dad when i was a child.
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You know that i was abused by my dad when i was a child. and although my mother knew
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By my dad when i was a child. and although my mother knew about it because one time she
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And although my mother knew about it because one time she caught him, one time i told her,
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About it because one time she caught him, one time i told her, she didn't do anything about it
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Caught him, one time i told her, she didn't do anything about it because she lived
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She didn't do anything about it because she lived in absolute fear.
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Because she lived in absolute fear. so, i was abused by my dad,
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In absolute fear. so, i was abused by my dad, abandoned by my mother,
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So, i was abused by my dad, abandoned by my mother, and really, really mistreated
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Abandoned by my mother, and really, really mistreated in the early years of my life.
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And really, really mistreated in the early years of my life. nobody should have to go through
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In the early years of my life. nobody should have to go through the kinds of things
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Nobody should have to go through the kinds of things that many of us do go through
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The kinds of things that many of us do go through in our lives.
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And i married the first guy
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And i married the first guy that came along because i
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And i married the first guy that came along because i thought nobody would ever want
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That came along because i thought nobody would ever want me, and then he ran around
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Thought nobody would ever want me, and then he ran around with other women, and he was
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Me, and then he ran around with other women, and he was a petty thief, and so
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With other women, and he was a petty thief, and so the first 23 years of my life,
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A petty thief, and so the first 23 years of my life, i didn't know much but pain
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The first 23 years of my life, i didn't know much but pain and mistreatment.
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I didn't know much but pain and mistreatment. well, i came out of that bitter,
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And mistreatment. well, i came out of that bitter, and resentful, and blaming.
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Well, i came out of that bitter, and resentful, and blaming. and although i was a christian,
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And resentful, and blaming. and although i was a christian, you know, you can be a christian
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And although i was a christian, you know, you can be a christian and still have all those bad
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You know, you can be a christian and still have all those bad attitudes and all those things
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And still have all those bad attitudes and all those things rolling around in you
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Attitudes and all those things rolling around in you that don't need
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Rolling around in you that don't need to be rolling around in you.
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That don't need to be rolling around in you. so, we don't want to just trust
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To be rolling around in you. so, we don't want to just trust god to go to heaven someday
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So, we don't want to just trust god to go to heaven someday when we die.
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God to go to heaven someday when we die. christianity is about
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When we die. christianity is about a lot more than that.
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Christianity is about a lot more than that. we want to trust god
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For everything in our lives,
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For everything in our lives, all the time.
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For everything in our lives, all the time. amen?
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All the time. amen? trust him for everything
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Amen? trust him for everything all the time.
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Trust him for everything all the time. and one of the things that we
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All the time. and one of the things that we want to trust god for is to be
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And one of the things that we want to trust god for is to be our vindicator, to take wrong
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Want to trust god for is to be our vindicator, to take wrong things and make them right.
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Our vindicator, to take wrong things and make them right. well, when i finally found that
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Things and make them right. well, when i finally found that out and i started really
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Well, when i finally found that out and i started really trusting god to vindicate me,
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Out and i started really trusting god to vindicate me, i don't have time to tell you
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Trusting god to vindicate me, i don't have time to tell you all the stories, but it's
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I don't have time to tell you all the stories, but it's amazing the things that god
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All the stories, but it's amazing the things that god has done for me in my life,
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Amazing the things that god has done for me in my life, and the positions that he
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Has done for me in my life, and the positions that he has put me in, the influence
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And the positions that he has put me in, the influence he has allowed me to have.
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Has put me in, the influence he has allowed me to have. and i know that i know
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He has allowed me to have. and i know that i know that only god could do it.
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And i know that i know that only god could do it. and i'll tell you,
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That only god could do it. and i'll tell you, if you will--now, listen
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And i'll tell you, if you will--now, listen to what i'm going to say.
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If you will--now, listen to what i'm going to say. if you will stop trying so hard
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To what i'm going to say. if you will stop trying so hard to take care of yourself,
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If you will stop trying so hard to take care of yourself, and stop trying so hard
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To take care of yourself, and stop trying so hard to make sure that you get
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And stop trying so hard to make sure that you get what's due you, and stop
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To make sure that you get what's due you, and stop being mad at everybody
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What's due you, and stop being mad at everybody who's not giving you what you
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Being mad at everybody who's not giving you what you want, and you give god a chance,
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Who's not giving you what you want, and you give god a chance, you will be amazed at what god
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Want, and you give god a chance, you will be amazed at what god will do in your life.
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You will be amazed at what god will do in your life. let me tell you something,
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Will do in your life. let me tell you something, god can give you favor and put
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Let me tell you something, god can give you favor and put you places where no man can
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God can give you favor and put you places where no man can ever put you and where you
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You places where no man can ever put you and where you certainly could not put you.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: right?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: right? so, any time that somebody
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>> joyce: right? so, any time that somebody mistreats you, the first thing
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So, any time that somebody mistreats you, the first thing you want to do is say,
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Mistreats you, the first thing you want to do is say, "god, i refuse to be mad at them
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You want to do is say, "god, i refuse to be mad at them because that's only going
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"god, i refuse to be mad at them because that's only going to steal my life, but i am going
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Because that's only going to steal my life, but i am going to trust you to bring justice
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To steal my life, but i am going to trust you to bring justice into my life."
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To trust you to bring justice into my life." in isaiah 61, verses 7 and 8,
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Into my life." in isaiah 61, verses 7 and 8, some of the scriptures that
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In isaiah 61, verses 7 and 8, some of the scriptures that i held on to for many years,
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Some of the scriptures that i held on to for many years, that really brought me through
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I held on to for many years, that really brought me through a lot of the things that
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That really brought me through a lot of the things that i went through.
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A lot of the things that i went through. "instead of your [former] shame,
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I went through. "instead of your [former] shame, you'll have a twofold reward.
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"instead of your [former] shame, you'll have a twofold reward. instead of dishonor
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You'll have a twofold reward. instead of dishonor and reproach [your people]
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Instead of dishonor and reproach [your people] shall rejoice in their portion.
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And reproach [your people] shall rejoice in their portion. therefore in their land they
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Shall rejoice in their portion. therefore in their land they shall possess double [what they
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Therefore in their land they shall possess double [what they forfeited]; and everlasting joy
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Shall possess double [what they forfeited]; and everlasting joy shall be theirs."
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Forfeited]; and everlasting joy shall be theirs." you know, when the enemy comes
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Shall be theirs." you know, when the enemy comes against you one way, the bible
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You know, when the enemy comes against you one way, the bible says he has to flee before you
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Against you one way, the bible says he has to flee before you seven ways.
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Says he has to flee before you seven ways. what man takes away from you,
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Seven ways. what man takes away from you, god will give you back double
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What man takes away from you, god will give you back double and more if you put your trust
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God will give you back double and more if you put your trust in him.
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And more if you put your trust in him. is there anybody in the building
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In him. is there anybody in the building today that would like to have
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Is there anybody in the building today that would like to have double for your trouble?
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Today that would like to have double for your trouble? >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: god is a rewarder.
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>> joyce: god is a rewarder. he's not a punisher.
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>> joyce: god is a rewarder. he's not a punisher. god is a rewarder, the rewarder
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He's not a punisher. god is a rewarder, the rewarder of those who diligently
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God is a rewarder, the rewarder of those who diligently seek him.
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So, when you get your eyes off
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So, when you get your eyes off of what everybody has done
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So, when you get your eyes off of what everybody has done to you and you get your eyes
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Of what everybody has done to you and you get your eyes on what god can do for you,
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To you and you get your eyes on what god can do for you, he becomes your rewarder,
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On what god can do for you, he becomes your rewarder, and you will be amazed
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He becomes your rewarder, and you will be amazed at all the things that god
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And you will be amazed at all the things that god will do for you.
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At all the things that god will do for you. god has--he's given me
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Will do for you. god has--he's given me a position, many times,
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God has--he's given me a position, many times, in the midst of men.
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A position, many times, in the midst of men. i was the first and the only
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In the midst of men. i was the first and the only woman that ever sat on the board
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I was the first and the only woman that ever sat on the board of our church, and this was when
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Woman that ever sat on the board of our church, and this was when i was in a large denominational
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Of our church, and this was when i was in a large denominational church where women didn't really
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I was in a large denominational church where women didn't really do those kinds of things.
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Church where women didn't really do those kinds of things. and i found that over and over
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Do those kinds of things. and i found that over and over in my life, i'll be doing
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And i found that over and over in my life, i'll be doing these things where i'm
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In my life, i'll be doing these things where i'm the only woman doing it,
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These things where i'm the only woman doing it, and i asked god one time,
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The only woman doing it, and i asked god one time, "how do i end up
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And i asked god one time, "how do i end up in these positions
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"how do i end up in these positions all the time?"
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In these positions all the time?" and you know what he put
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All the time?" and you know what he put in my heart?
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And you know what he put in my heart? "men abused you, and i will
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In my heart? "men abused you, and i will always give you a place of honor
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"men abused you, and i will always give you a place of honor among men."
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Always give you a place of honor among men." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and see, i'm glad
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>> joyce: and see, i'm glad you're happy for me, but i want
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>> joyce: and see, i'm glad you're happy for me, but i want the same thing to happen to you.
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You're happy for me, but i want the same thing to happen to you. i'm not here today just to tell
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The same thing to happen to you. i'm not here today just to tell you my great story of success,
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I'm not here today just to tell you my great story of success, but i want you to know that god
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You my great story of success, but i want you to know that god is no respecter of persons.
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But i want you to know that god is no respecter of persons. and what he does for one person,
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Is no respecter of persons. and what he does for one person, he will do for another,
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And what he does for one person, he will do for another, but it's not going to happen
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He will do for another, but it's not going to happen if we don't trust him.
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But it's not going to happen if we don't trust him. trust him.
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If we don't trust him. trust him. and trusting god means that we
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Trust him. and trusting god means that we stop trying to make things
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And trusting god means that we stop trying to make things happen ourselves and we wait
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Stop trying to make things happen ourselves and we wait on god.
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Happen ourselves and we wait on god. how many love waiting?
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On god. how many love waiting? we wait on god, it's a painful
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How many love waiting? we wait on god, it's a painful word even to say it.
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We wait on god, it's a painful word even to say it. and god doesn't do it when we'd
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Word even to say it. and god doesn't do it when we'd like him to or the way we'd like
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And god doesn't do it when we'd like him to or the way we'd like him to, but i can promise you
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Like him to or the way we'd like him to, but i can promise you today if you will keep your eyes
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Him to, but i can promise you today if you will keep your eyes on god and trust him to be
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Today if you will keep your eyes on god and trust him to be your recompense,
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On god and trust him to be your recompense, and to be your reward,
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Your recompense, and to be your reward, and to be your vindicator,
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And to be your reward, and to be your vindicator, you will be get double blessings
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And to be your vindicator, you will be get double blessings for your former trouble.
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You will be get double blessings for your former trouble. amen?
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For your former trouble. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: how many of you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: how many of you feel like that--
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>> joyce: how many of you feel like that-- well, let's put it like this.
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Feel like that-- well, let's put it like this. you know, when you've been hurt,
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Well, let's put it like this. you know, when you've been hurt, there's a feeling there that,
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You know, when you've been hurt, there's a feeling there that, "well, somebody owes me.
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There's a feeling there that, "well, somebody owes me. i'm due something.
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"well, somebody owes me. i'm due something. i want to be paid back."
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I'm due something. i want to be paid back." you ever felt that?
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I want to be paid back." you ever felt that? it's like--and so, if we're not
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You ever felt that? it's like--and so, if we're not careful, we can go through life
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It's like--and so, if we're not careful, we can go through life with this little chip
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Careful, we can go through life with this little chip on our shoulder.
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With this little chip on our shoulder. you're like, "well, the world
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On our shoulder. you're like, "well, the world owes me something."
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You're like, "well, the world owes me something." but the thing that we do that
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Owes me something." but the thing that we do that is a mistake many times
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But the thing that we do that is a mistake many times is we're trying to collect
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Is a mistake many times is we're trying to collect from people that can't pay us.
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Is we're trying to collect from people that can't pay us. i did that for a long time.
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From people that can't pay us. i did that for a long time. because men had mistreated me,
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I did that for a long time. because men had mistreated me, i was trying to collect
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Because men had mistreated me, i was trying to collect from all the rest of the men
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I was trying to collect from all the rest of the men in the world.
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From all the rest of the men in the world. and so, i had an attitude
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In the world. and so, i had an attitude toward men that wasn't healthy.
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And so, i had an attitude toward men that wasn't healthy. and even when dave and i got
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Toward men that wasn't healthy. and even when dave and i got married, and he was a wonderful
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And even when dave and i got married, and he was a wonderful husband, i had been hurt
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Married, and he was a wonderful husband, i had been hurt by so many men that i just had
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Husband, i had been hurt by so many men that i just had an attitude, and i was trying
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By so many men that i just had an attitude, and i was trying to get dave to pay me back
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An attitude, and i was trying to get dave to pay me back for what somebody else
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To get dave to pay me back for what somebody else had taken away from me.
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In matthew 18 says that when
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In matthew 18 says that when the guy was trying to get
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In matthew 18 says that when the guy was trying to get the person who owed them
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The guy was trying to get the person who owed them the money to pay him back,
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The person who owed them the money to pay him back, the bible says,
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The money to pay him back, the bible says, "and he could not pay.
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The bible says, "and he could not pay. and he could not pay."
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"and he could not pay. and he could not pay." and boy, when i got ahold
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And he could not pay." and boy, when i got ahold of that, i thought,
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And boy, when i got ahold of that, i thought, "people can't pay me back.
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Nobody can pay me back
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Nobody can pay me back for the childhood
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Nobody can pay me back for the childhood that my father stole from me.
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For the childhood that my father stole from me. i can never go back and do
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That my father stole from me. i can never go back and do that childhood over."
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I can never go back and do that childhood over." but you know what?
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That childhood over." but you know what? god can make me have
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But you know what? god can make me have such a wonderful life in my
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God can make me have such a wonderful life in my '40s, and '50s, and '60s, and
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Such a wonderful life in my '40s, and '50s, and '60s, and '70s where i'm at now.
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'40s, and '50s, and '60s, and '70s where i'm at now. >> [audience cheering]
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'70s where i'm at now. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: is anybody here ready
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: is anybody here ready to let god pay you back?
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>> joyce: is anybody here ready to let god pay you back? all right, well, you know what?
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To let god pay you back? all right, well, you know what? then you have to do things
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All right, well, you know what? then you have to do things god's way and not man's way.
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Listen to this scripture,
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Listen to this scripture, psalm 147:3, "he heals
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Listen to this scripture, psalm 147:3, "he heals the brokenhearted and he
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Psalm 147:3, "he heals the brokenhearted and he binds up their wounds [curing
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The brokenhearted and he binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]."
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You know, broken hearts do mend,
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You know, broken hearts do mend, bodies do heal, disappointment
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You know, broken hearts do mend, bodies do heal, disappointment turns into new dreams,
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Bodies do heal, disappointment turns into new dreams, and the end of one thing
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Turns into new dreams, and the end of one thing can open the door
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And the end of one thing can open the door for something new if we
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Can open the door for something new if we will just put our trust in god.
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For something new if we will just put our trust in god. you know what?
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Will just put our trust in god. you know what? if you're still here
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You know what? if you're still here on the planet, god's got a plan
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If you're still here on the planet, god's got a plan for you.
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On the planet, god's got a plan for you. i said if you're still here,
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For you. i said if you're still here, you're breathing,
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I said if you're still here, you're breathing, god's got a plan for you.
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You're breathing, god's got a plan for you. he's not finished with you yet.
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God's got a plan for you. he's not finished with you yet. >> [audience applauding]
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He's not finished with you yet. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, many of you go
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, many of you go to this church, and so you know
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>> joyce: now, many of you go to this church, and so you know pastor charles, of course.
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To this church, and so you know pastor charles, of course. >> [audience applauding]
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Pastor charles, of course. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen. i can tell you guys really love
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>> joyce: amen. i can tell you guys really love him, and so that tells me
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I can tell you guys really love him, and so that tells me that he's pretty good
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Him, and so that tells me that he's pretty good at what he's doing, amen?
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That he's pretty good at what he's doing, amen? and i know from personal
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At what he's doing, amen? and i know from personal conversations how committed he
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And i know from personal conversations how committed he is to this church and just how
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Conversations how committed he is to this church and just how meaningful it is to him.
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Is to this church and just how meaningful it is to him. and i've had the blessing
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Meaningful it is to him. and i've had the blessing of knowing him for a few years.
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And i've had the blessing of knowing him for a few years. we don't get to spend a lot
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Of knowing him for a few years. we don't get to spend a lot of time together, but i do know
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We don't get to spend a lot of time together, but i do know him to some degree.
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Of time together, but i do know him to some degree. and i was around when
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Him to some degree. and i was around when the terrible tragedy happened
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And i was around when the terrible tragedy happened where his beautiful young wife
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The terrible tragedy happened where his beautiful young wife died with cancer.
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Where his beautiful young wife died with cancer. and i asked him if it was
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Died with cancer. and i asked him if it was all right for me to talk about
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And i asked him if it was all right for me to talk about this a little bit, and he said
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All right for me to talk about this a little bit, and he said that it was because he said
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This a little bit, and he said that it was because he said something to me after
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That it was because he said something to me after that happened that i thought
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Something to me after that happened that i thought was absolutely amazing.
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And i would like it to be
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And i would like it to be something that you think about
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And i would like it to be something that you think about as we go through this message
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Something that you think about as we go through this message today.
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As we go through this message today. she was--what happened to her
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Today. she was--what happened to her should not have happened.
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She was--what happened to her should not have happened. you're not going to find
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Should not have happened. you're not going to find a reason for that.
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You're not going to find a reason for that. you're not going to find a place
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A reason for that. you're not going to find a place to put it in some neat
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Little package where we
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Little package where we can all understand it
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Little package where we can all understand it and feel okay about it.
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Can all understand it and feel okay about it. it just was a terrible thing.
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And feel okay about it. it just was a terrible thing. she was a woman of faith,
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It just was a terrible thing. she was a woman of faith, a godly woman,
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She was a woman of faith, a godly woman, helping other people.
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A godly woman, helping other people. they're pastoring a church,
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Helping other people. they're pastoring a church, she gets sick, everybody prays
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They're pastoring a church, she gets sick, everybody prays expecting miracles,
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She gets sick, everybody prays expecting miracles, and god takes her home.
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Expecting miracles, and god takes her home. by the way, i do want to tell
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And god takes her home. by the way, i do want to tell you that she is healed today
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By the way, i do want to tell you that she is healed today because the minute that you pass
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You that she is healed today because the minute that you pass into heaven--
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Because the minute that you pass into heaven-- >> [audience applauding]
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Into heaven-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i've been thinking
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i've been thinking about that a lot lately.
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>> joyce: i've been thinking about that a lot lately. and, you know, so often when we
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About that a lot lately. and, you know, so often when we pray for a healing and we
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And, you know, so often when we pray for a healing and we don't get it, or we pray
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Pray for a healing and we don't get it, or we pray for somebody else to be healed
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Don't get it, or we pray for somebody else to be healed and they don't get it,
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For somebody else to be healed and they don't get it, that's really not accurate.
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And they don't get it, that's really not accurate. they do get it.
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That's really not accurate. they do get it. they do, because the minute
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They do get it. they do, because the minute that you pass from here
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They do, because the minute that you pass from here to your heavenly home,
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That you pass from here to your heavenly home, everything is made perfect.
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To your heavenly home, everything is made perfect. in the twinkling of an eye,
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Everything is made perfect. in the twinkling of an eye, in a moment,
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In the twinkling of an eye, in a moment, everything is made perfect.
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In a moment, everything is made perfect. >> [audience applauding]
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Everything is made perfect. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but he said to me--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but he said to me-- and i can't imagine the pain
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>> joyce: but he said to me-- and i can't imagine the pain of what he and his family
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And i can't imagine the pain of what he and his family went through
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Of what he and his family went through and even the church here.
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Went through and even the church here. you know, it's one thing
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And even the church here. you know, it's one thing to trust god in the light,
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You know, it's one thing to trust god in the light, it's another thing to trust god
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To trust god in the light, it's another thing to trust god in the dark.
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It's another thing to trust god in the dark. it's one thing to trust god when
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In the dark. it's one thing to trust god when you think you got it figured
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It's one thing to trust god when you think you got it figured out, and you're getting what you
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You think you got it figured out, and you're getting what you want, and you can understand
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Out, and you're getting what you want, and you can understand what's going on.
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Want, and you can understand what's going on. it's another thing entirely
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What's going on. it's another thing entirely to not get what you ask for,
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It's another thing entirely to not get what you ask for, to have no understanding
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To not get what you ask for, to have no understanding at all of why or what
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To have no understanding at all of why or what is happening, and still be able
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At all of why or what is happening, and still be able to say, "god, i trust you."
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Is happening, and still be able to say, "god, i trust you." that's the kind of faith we're
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To say, "god, i trust you." that's the kind of faith we're after, and you know what?
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That's the kind of faith we're after, and you know what? that's the kind of faith
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After, and you know what? that's the kind of faith that the world needs to see.
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That's the kind of faith that the world needs to see. that's the kind of faith
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That the world needs to see. that's the kind of faith the world needs to see.
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That's the kind of faith the world needs to see. people are looking at us.
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The world needs to see. people are looking at us. you put a bumper sticker
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People are looking at us. you put a bumper sticker on your car, people are watching
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You put a bumper sticker on your car, people are watching your character.
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On your car, people are watching your character. come on.
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And they don't want to just see
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And they don't want to just see your bumper sticker, they want
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And they don't want to just see your bumper sticker, they want to see the fruit in your life
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Your bumper sticker, they want to see the fruit in your life of what does it really mean
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To see the fruit in your life of what does it really mean to be a christian.
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Of what does it really mean to be a christian. and so, pastor charles told me
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To be a christian. and so, pastor charles told me this, and if this is your home
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And so, pastor charles told me this, and if this is your home church you've probably heard it,
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This, and if this is your home church you've probably heard it, but we're not only talking
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Church you've probably heard it, but we're not only talking to people here today,
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But we're not only talking to people here today, but millions of people
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To people here today, but millions of people all over the world by tv,
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But millions of people all over the world by tv, people that are going through
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All over the world by tv, people that are going through horrendous things,
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People that are going through horrendous things, people that are hurting, people
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Horrendous things, people that are hurting, people that have had unfair things
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People that are hurting, people that have had unfair things happen to you, and it seems
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That have had unfair things happen to you, and it seems to you like god's forgotten
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Happen to you, and it seems to you like god's forgotten all about you.
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To you like god's forgotten all about you. well, he hasn't.
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All about you. well, he hasn't. he hears you and he sees you.
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Well, he hasn't. he hears you and he sees you. can i tell you today that you're
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He hears you and he sees you. can i tell you today that you're not invisible?
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Can i tell you today that you're not invisible? god knows exactly where you're
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Not invisible? god knows exactly where you're at, and he knows exactly what's
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God knows exactly where you're at, and he knows exactly what's going on in your life, and he
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At, and he knows exactly what's going on in your life, and he knows exactly how much you
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Going on in your life, and he knows exactly how much you can take and how much you
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Knows exactly how much you can take and how much you can't take.
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Can take and how much you can't take. and he may not be early,
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Can't take. and he may not be early, but he won't be late.
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And he may not be early, but he won't be late. god will deliver you
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But he won't be late. god will deliver you at just the right time.
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Come on, this day is about hope.
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Come on, this day is about hope. >> [audience cheering]
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Come on, this day is about hope. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: the enemy can come
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: the enemy can come against me one way,
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>> joyce: the enemy can come against me one way, but he'll have to flee
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Against me one way, but he'll have to flee before me seven ways.
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But he'll have to flee before me seven ways. "many are the afflictions
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Before me seven ways. "many are the afflictions of the righteous, but god
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"many are the afflictions of the righteous, but god delivers him out of them all."
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Of the righteous, but god delivers him out of them all." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: but this is what
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>> joyce: but this is what he said to me, he said,
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>> joyce: but this is what he said to me, he said, "after my wife died,
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He said to me, he said, "after my wife died, i said to god, 'i'm never
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"after my wife died, i said to god, 'i'm never going to ask you why.'"
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I said to god, 'i'm never going to ask you why.'" which i don't know that it's
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Going to ask you why.'" which i don't know that it's wrong to ask why, but i will
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Which i don't know that it's wrong to ask why, but i will tell you that you're probably
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Wrong to ask why, but i will tell you that you're probably not going to get an answer.
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Tell you that you're probably not going to get an answer. and even if you do, it may be
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Not going to get an answer. and even if you do, it may be something you concoct
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And even if you do, it may be something you concoct in your mind that really isn't
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Something you concoct in your mind that really isn't the reality.
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In your mind that really isn't the reality. now, i don't mean that god won't
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The reality. now, i don't mean that god won't give us understanding on things
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Now, i don't mean that god won't give us understanding on things because he certainly does.
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Give us understanding on things because he certainly does. i had a lot of questions about
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Because he certainly does. i had a lot of questions about why god didn't get me out
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I had a lot of questions about why god didn't get me out of the abusive situation
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Why god didn't get me out of the abusive situation i was in as a child.
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Of the abusive situation i was in as a child. i was born-again when i was
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I was in as a child. i was born-again when i was nine years old, and i started
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I was born-again when i was nine years old, and i started praying and asking god
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Nine years old, and i started praying and asking god to deliver me.
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Praying and asking god to deliver me. now, i was probably praying
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To deliver me. now, i was probably praying some stuff that wasn't too good,
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Now, i was probably praying some stuff that wasn't too good, like i prayed for my dad to die
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Some stuff that wasn't too good, like i prayed for my dad to die and stuff like that.
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That wasn't probably the best
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That wasn't probably the best plan, but god saw my little
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That wasn't probably the best plan, but god saw my little heart, and he knew my suffering,
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Plan, but god saw my little heart, and he knew my suffering, and he didn't deliver me.
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Heart, and he knew my suffering, and he didn't deliver me. but he did get me through it,
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And he didn't deliver me. but he did get me through it, and he made me stronger
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But he did get me through it, and he made me stronger as a result of it.
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And he made me stronger as a result of it. now, i asked why
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As a result of it. now, i asked why for a long, long time, and i got
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Now, i asked why for a long, long time, and i got a little bit of understanding,
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For a long, long time, and i got a little bit of understanding, but to be honest,
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A little bit of understanding, but to be honest, i still cannot understand
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But to be honest, i still cannot understand why something like that happens.
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I still cannot understand why something like that happens. but i don't even care anymore.
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Why something like that happens. but i don't even care anymore. you know why i don't care?
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But i don't even care anymore. you know why i don't care? because i'm not looking
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You know why i don't care? because i'm not looking at what i didn't get,
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Because i'm not looking at what i didn't get, i'm looking at what i did get.
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At what i didn't get, i'm looking at what i did get. i'm not looking at what i lost,
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I'm looking at what i did get. i'm not looking at what i lost, i'm looking at what i found.
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I'm not looking at what i lost, i'm looking at what i found. come on.
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So he said,
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So he said, "i'll never ask you why."
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So he said, "i'll never ask you why." and here again, i'm not saying
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"i'll never ask you why." and here again, i'm not saying it's wrong if you do that.
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And here again, i'm not saying it's wrong if you do that. the second thing he said,
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It's wrong if you do that. the second thing he said, and this was probably
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The second thing he said, and this was probably even more important to me,
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And this was probably even more important to me, he said one of the first things
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Even more important to me, he said one of the first things he prayed was, "god, please help
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He said one of the first things he prayed was, "god, please help me do this right."
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He prayed was, "god, please help me do this right." now, i don't know if you know
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Me do this right." now, i don't know if you know for sure what that means,
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Now, i don't know if you know for sure what that means, but i knew immediately
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For sure what that means, but i knew immediately what he meant.
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But i knew immediately what he meant. because here's the thing.
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What he meant. because here's the thing. it's easy to stand up
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Because here's the thing. it's easy to stand up and preach.
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It's easy to stand up and preach. it's easy even as a believer
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And preach. it's easy even as a believer to encourage other believers
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It's easy even as a believer to encourage other believers about what they should do
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To encourage other believers about what they should do when they're having problems.
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About what they should do when they're having problems. we've always got a good answer
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When they're having problems. we've always got a good answer for everybody, don't we?
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We've always got a good answer for everybody, don't we? "well, just trust god.
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For everybody, don't we? "well, just trust god. just trust god.
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"well, just trust god. just trust god. god's going to work it out.
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Just trust god. god's going to work it out. be patient.
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God's going to work it out. be patient. it's all going to work
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Be patient. it's all going to work out in the end.
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It's all going to work out in the end. just let it go.
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Out in the end. just let it go. god will--god will reward you."
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Just let it go. god will--god will reward you." but we not only need to tell it
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God will--god will reward you." but we not only need to tell it to other people, we need to do
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But we not only need to tell it to other people, we need to do it in our own life.
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To other people, we need to do it in our own life. and so, the thing that he was
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It in our own life. and so, the thing that he was praying, and the reason why
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And so, the thing that he was praying, and the reason why i love this is because his first
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Praying, and the reason why i love this is because his first prayer wasn't for god to relieve
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I love this is because his first prayer wasn't for god to relieve his pain, his first prayer was,
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Prayer wasn't for god to relieve his pain, his first prayer was, "god, help me represent you
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His pain, his first prayer was, "god, help me represent you right to my congregation
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"god, help me represent you right to my congregation and to the world that i'm
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Right to my congregation and to the world that i'm in so people can see
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And to the world that i'm in so people can see that having faith in you
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In so people can see that having faith in you actually does work
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That having faith in you actually does work and that it pays off."
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Actually does work and that it pays off." come on, give god a praise.
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And that it pays off." come on, give god a praise. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: so, thank you, pastor,
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>> joyce: so, thank you, pastor, for being such a good example
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>> joyce: so, thank you, pastor, for being such a good example to all of us.
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For being such a good example to all of us. and i know that--
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To all of us. and i know that-- >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: and i know when he
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>> joyce: and i know when he prayed that prayer, that didn't
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>> joyce: and i know when he prayed that prayer, that didn't mean that his pain stopped.
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Prayed that prayer, that didn't mean that his pain stopped. that didn't mean that he
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Mean that his pain stopped. that didn't mean that he still didn't suffer inside.
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That didn't mean that he still didn't suffer inside. but he had made a decision
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Still didn't suffer inside. but he had made a decision that how he represented god
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But he had made a decision that how he represented god was more important
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That how he represented god was more important than how he felt personally.
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Was more important than how he felt personally. and one of the main things
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Than how he felt personally. and one of the main things that i want you to have
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And one of the main things that i want you to have as a takeaway
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That i want you to have as a takeaway from this morning's session
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As a takeaway from this morning's session today is let's get more
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From this morning's session today is let's get more concerned about how we represent
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Today is let's get more concerned about how we represent jesus in the world even than we
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Concerned about how we represent jesus in the world even than we are getting what we want, when
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Jesus in the world even than we are getting what we want, when we want it, the way we want it.
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Are getting what we want, when we want it, the way we want it. >> [audience applauding]
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We want it, the way we want it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know what?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know what? we're just a little bit
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>> joyce: you know what? we're just a little bit too addicted to getting
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We're just a little bit too addicted to getting what we want.
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Too addicted to getting what we want. i wonder how many people today,
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What we want. i wonder how many people today, maybe fewer here in the church
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I wonder how many people today, maybe fewer here in the church because this is a lifestyle
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Maybe fewer here in the church because this is a lifestyle for you, but i wonder how many
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Because this is a lifestyle for you, but i wonder how many possibly hundreds of thousands
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For you, but i wonder how many possibly hundreds of thousands of people that are watching
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Possibly hundreds of thousands of people that are watching today, and you're
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Of people that are watching today, and you're just a little bit mad at god.
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Today, and you're just a little bit mad at god. i mean, if the truth is told,
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Just a little bit mad at god. i mean, if the truth is told, there's just a little rift
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I mean, if the truth is told, there's just a little rift between you and god
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There's just a little rift between you and god because you don't understand
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Between you and god because you don't understand some of the things
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Because you don't understand some of the things that have happened in your life.
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Some of the things that have happened in your life. and they don't seem fair.
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That have happened in your life. and they don't seem fair. and if you're not careful,
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And they don't seem fair. and if you're not careful, you can take that too far,
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And if you're not careful, you can take that too far, and man, it will steal
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You can take that too far, and man, it will steal your walk with god.
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And man, it will steal your walk with god. i said last night and i'm going
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Your walk with god. i said last night and i'm going to say it again today, i don't
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I said last night and i'm going to say it again today, i don't know why we don't just go ahead
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To say it again today, i don't know why we don't just go ahead and wholeheartedly trust god
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Know why we don't just go ahead and wholeheartedly trust god in everything all the time
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And wholeheartedly trust god in everything all the time because we only have
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In everything all the time because we only have two options,
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Because we only have two options, trust god or be miserable.
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Two options, trust god or be miserable. can anybody here think
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Trust god or be miserable. can anybody here think of another option?
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Can anybody here think of another option? i can't.
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Of another option? i can't. we're either going to trust god
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I can't. we're either going to trust god or we're going to be miserable.
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We're either going to trust god or we're going to be miserable. and you know, the world
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Or we're going to be miserable. and you know, the world can think, "well, you're a fool
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And you know, the world can think, "well, you're a fool trusting god like that."
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Can think, "well, you're a fool trusting god like that." well, you know what?
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Trusting god like that." well, you know what? i'd rather be a happy fool.
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Well, you know what? i'd rather be a happy fool. >> [audience applauding]
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I'd rather be a happy fool. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i've said this
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i've said this often in my teaching, but i'm
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>> joyce: and i've said this often in my teaching, but i'm going to say it again today.
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Often in my teaching, but i'm going to say it again today. you know, here's the thing.
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Going to say it again today. you know, here's the thing. if i spend my whole life loving
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You know, here's the thing. if i spend my whole life loving god, trusting him, serving him,
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If i spend my whole life loving god, trusting him, serving him, studying the bible every day,
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God, trusting him, serving him, studying the bible every day, preaching every time i turn
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Studying the bible every day, preaching every time i turn around, and i get to the end
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Preaching every time i turn around, and i get to the end of my life and there's no god,
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Around, and i get to the end of my life and there's no god, well, at least i was happy.
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Of my life and there's no god, well, at least i was happy. but, if you're wrong--come on,
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Well, at least i was happy. but, if you're wrong--come on, if those of you who don't
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But, if you're wrong--come on, if those of you who don't believe are wrong and you get
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If those of you who don't believe are wrong and you get to the end of your life,
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Believe are wrong and you get to the end of your life, and whoops, there's god.
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To the end of your life, and whoops, there's god. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: so, i don't know what
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>> joyce: so, i don't know what you want to do, but if you're
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>> joyce: so, i don't know what you want to do, but if you're going to take a chance
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You want to do, but if you're going to take a chance on anything, let's take a chance
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Going to take a chance on anything, let's take a chance that god is real, and let's act
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On anything, let's take a chance that god is real, and let's act like he is, and let's serve him.
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That god is real, and let's act like he is, and let's serve him. come on.
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Like he is, and let's serve him. come on. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: so, i was--i've shared
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>> joyce: so, i was--i've shared what he said at a couple other
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>> joyce: so, i was--i've shared what he said at a couple other of my conferences because i
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What he said at a couple other of my conferences because i really want us all to get
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Of my conferences because i really want us all to get to the point where we're more
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Really want us all to get to the point where we're more concerned about how we're
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To the point where we're more concerned about how we're representing god in the world
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Concerned about how we're representing god in the world than we are just getting
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Representing god in the world than we are just getting what we want all the time.
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Now, matthew 11:28, jesus said,
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Now, matthew 11:28, jesus said, "'come unto me, all ye that
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Now, matthew 11:28, jesus said, "'come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden,
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"'come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest.'"
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Labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest.'" so, we don't wanna let our
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And i will give you rest.'" so, we don't wanna let our troubles separate us from god.
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We want them to drive us to him.
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We want them to drive us to him. come to him and let
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We want them to drive us to him. come to him and let him give you rest.
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Come to him and let him give you rest. the rest that he's talking
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Him give you rest. the rest that he's talking about is not laying down
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The rest that he's talking about is not laying down and taking a nap.
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About is not laying down and taking a nap. he's talking about
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And taking a nap. he's talking about a supernatural rest that you
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He's talking about a supernatural rest that you can have in your spirit when
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A supernatural rest that you can have in your spirit when everything around you
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Can have in your spirit when everything around you is in turmoil.
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Everything around you is in turmoil. see, when we decide
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Is in turmoil. see, when we decide to trust god, that doesn't
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See, when we decide to trust god, that doesn't mean that we don't still hurt,
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To trust god, that doesn't mean that we don't still hurt, or that we don't still
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Mean that we don't still hurt, or that we don't still go through things.
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Or that we don't still go through things. but it does mean that way
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Go through things. but it does mean that way down deep inside--
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But it does mean that way down deep inside-- everybody say:
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Down deep inside-- everybody say: "way down, deep inside."
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Everybody say: "way down, deep inside." >> [audience repeating]
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"way down, deep inside." >> [audience repeating] >> joyce: that way down,
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>> [audience repeating] >> joyce: that way down, deep inside, there's a knowing,
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>> joyce: that way down, deep inside, there's a knowing, just a quiet, little knowing,
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Deep inside, there's a knowing, just a quiet, little knowing, "it's going to be okay.
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Just a quiet, little knowing, "it's going to be okay. i don't know when,
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"it's going to be okay. i don't know when, i don't know how,
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I don't know when, i don't know how, but it's going to be okay.
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I don't know how, but it's going to be okay. god's going to come through,
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But it's going to be okay. god's going to come through, it's going to work out for
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God's going to come through, it's going to work out for me in my life."
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>> announcer: a breach in trust
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>> announcer: a breach in trust often leaves us with hurt,
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Often leaves us with hurt, stress, and damaged
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Stress, and damaged relationships.
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Relationships. it leaves us feeling
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It leaves us feeling disconnected and vulnerable
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Disconnected and vulnerable when trying to cope
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When trying to cope or move forward in life.
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Or move forward in life. when we're hurting,
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When we're hurting, we tend to rely on our own
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We tend to rely on our own strength and understanding
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Strength and understanding rather than on the lord.
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>> joyce: you know, like many
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>> joyce: you know, like many of you, i've been through
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Of you, i've been through many hurtful experiences
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Many hurtful experiences in my life, leaving me hesitant
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In my life, leaving me hesitant to trust sometimes.
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To trust sometimes. but i've learned there's one
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But i've learned there's one person we can always trust,
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Person we can always trust, always rely on,
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Always rely on, and that is god.
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And that is god. that's why i encourage
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That's why i encourage you to get this book,
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You to get this book, “unshakeable trust.”
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“unshakeable trust.” it's one of my favorite
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It's one of my favorite books that i've written.
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Books that i've written. through it, you can
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Through it, you can experience god's peace,
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Experience god's peace, even when everything feels
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Even when everything feels lost and trust is broken.
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Lost and trust is broken. let me help you develop
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Let me help you develop your trust, find hope,
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Your trust, find hope, and strengthen your faith
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And strengthen your faith to have unshakable trust.
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>> announcer: learn to put
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>> joyce: well, learning
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>> joyce: well, learning to trust god is vital.
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To trust god is vital. my heart and mind could've
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My heart and mind could've wandered into some worst-case
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Wandered into some worst-case scenarios if i hadn't decided
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Scenarios if i hadn't decided to put my hope in him.
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When we mix a healthy
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When we mix a healthy portion of trust
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Portion of trust into everything
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Into everything we do, it enables
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We do, it enables us to live worry-free,
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Us to live worry-free, anxiety-free,
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Anxiety-free, and fearless,
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Leaving more room to trust god.
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>> joyce: do you ever feel
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>> joyce: do you ever feel like change is constantly
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Like change is constantly shaking up your life?
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Shaking up your life? well, change is inevitable,
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Well, change is inevitable, but how we respond
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But how we respond to it is up to us.
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To it is up to us. in my book,
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In my book, “the courage to change,”
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“the courage to change,” i'll show you how to stand
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I'll show you how to stand firm in god's promises,
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Firm in god's promises, embrace the changes ahead,
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Embrace the changes ahead, and discover how he can
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And discover how he can use even the toughest
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Use even the toughest moments for your good.
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Moments for your good. with the power of god's word,
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With the power of god's word, you can face anything with
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You can face anything with courage and confidence.
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Courage and confidence. let's walk through
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Let's walk through this together.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: “the courage to change,”
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“the courage to change,” by joyce meyer.
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By joyce meyer. request your copy today.
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>> ginger: these are
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>> ginger: these are volunteers at our medical
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Volunteers at our medical and dental outreaches.
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And when you
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And when you use the gifts
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Use the gifts that god has
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That god has given you to do
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Given you to do something for him,
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Something for him, he always blesses
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He always blesses you for it.
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And we invite you to come
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And we invite you to come along with us.
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Along with us. what do you think?
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What do you think? should they--
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Should they-- should they do this?
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Should they do this? >> volunteers: yes!
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>> volunteers: yes! come on!
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Come on! faaabulouuus!
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Faaabulouuus! >> ginger: you can go
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>> ginger: you can go to our website and find
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To our website and find out more information,
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Out more information, but volunteer for a medical,
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But volunteer for a medical, dental mission as soon
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Dental mission as soon as you possibly can.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Unshakeable Trust (Part 1)

May 19, 2025 | S25:E17

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