Joyce Meyer - What to Do When God Doesn't Pick You (Part 2)

November 6, 2025 | 29:29

God wants you to be free of all insecurity. Today, Joyce shares stories from Scripture to help you more fully appreciate God's plan for your life.

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>> joyce: so, if you stop
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>> joyce: so, if you stop looking at what you don't have,
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>> joyce: so, if you stop looking at what you don't have, and what somebody else
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Looking at what you don't have, and what somebody else has that you wish you had,
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And what somebody else has that you wish you had, and you let god show
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Has that you wish you had, and you let god show you what you do have,
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And you let god show you what you do have, then you can begin
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You what you do have, then you can begin to function in,
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Then you can begin to function in, and enjoy what you do have,
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To function in, and enjoy what you do have, instead of being jealous
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And enjoy what you do have, instead of being jealous of what you don't have.
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Instead of being jealous of what you don't have. amen?
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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: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, this is just my own opinion,
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>> joyce: you know, this is just my own opinion, but i believe it.
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This is just my own opinion, but i believe it. i believe, peter was probably
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But i believe it. i believe, peter was probably jealous of john, 'cause i know
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I believe, peter was probably jealous of john, 'cause i know peter's personality.
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Jealous of john, 'cause i know peter's personality. and you know,
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Peter's personality. and you know, it's recorded, in the bible,
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And you know, it's recorded, in the bible, at least seven times, john said,
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It's recorded, in the bible, at least seven times, john said, "i'm the disciple whom
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At least seven times, john said, "i'm the disciple whom jesus loved."
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"i'm the disciple whom jesus loved." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: now, i don't know
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>> joyce: now, i don't know about you, but i would've
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>> joyce: now, i don't know about you, but i would've had a real hard time with that.
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About you, but i would've had a real hard time with that. >> [audience laughing]
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Had a real hard time with that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "yes, i'm the disciple
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "yes, i'm the disciple that jesus loved."
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>> joyce: "yes, i'm the disciple that jesus loved." now, mike and i--mike--
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That jesus loved." now, mike and i--mike-- pastor shepard and i were
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Now, mike and i--mike-- pastor shepard and i were talking about this coming here.
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Pastor shepard and i were talking about this coming here. and probably, he just had
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Talking about this coming here. and probably, he just had a great revelation,
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And probably, he just had a great revelation, how much god loved him.
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A great revelation, how much god loved him. and he wasn't trying
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How much god loved him. and he wasn't trying to be a smart aleck,
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And he wasn't trying to be a smart aleck, but none the less.
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To be a smart aleck, but none the less. if you got--if you had any
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But none the less. if you got--if you had any kind of insecurity
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If you got--if you had any kind of insecurity or jealousy in you at all,
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Kind of insecurity or jealousy in you at all, that was gonna be irksome.
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Or jealousy in you at all, that was gonna be irksome. "i'm the disciple
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That was gonna be irksome. "i'm the disciple whom jesus loves."
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"i'm the disciple whom jesus loves." well, in john 21,
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Whom jesus loves." well, in john 21, beginning in verse 14.
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Most of you'll recognize this.
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Most of you'll recognize this. "jesus said to peter,
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Most of you'll recognize this. "jesus said to peter, 'peter, do you love me?'
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"jesus said to peter, 'peter, do you love me?' 'yes, lord, you know that
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'peter, do you love me?' 'yes, lord, you know that i love you.'
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'yes, lord, you know that i love you.' 'well, feed my sheep.'"
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I love you.' 'well, feed my sheep.'" second time,
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'well, feed my sheep.'" second time, "'peter, do you love me?'
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Second time, "'peter, do you love me?' 'yes, lord, you know that
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"'peter, do you love me?' 'yes, lord, you know that i love you.'
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'yes, lord, you know that i love you.' 'well, feed my lambs.'"
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I love you.' 'well, feed my lambs.'" third time he asked peter,
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'well, feed my lambs.'" third time he asked peter, "'peter, do you love me?'"
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Third time he asked peter, "'peter, do you love me?'" by now, it's beginning
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"'peter, do you love me?'" by now, it's beginning to bother peter that jesus
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By now, it's beginning to bother peter that jesus keeps asking him the same
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To bother peter that jesus keeps asking him the same thing over and over.
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Keeps asking him the same thing over and over. and he said, "'yes, lord,
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Thing over and over. and he said, "'yes, lord, you know that i love you.'
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And he said, "'yes, lord, you know that i love you.' 'well, feed my sheep.'"
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You know that i love you.' 'well, feed my sheep.'" well, this is kind
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'well, feed my sheep.'" well, this is kind of just a little side
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Well, this is kind of just a little side note to that message,
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Of just a little side note to that message, but the bottom line
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Note to that message, but the bottom line of that whole thing is,
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"well, if you really love me,
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"well, if you really love me, then go help somebody."
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"well, if you really love me, then go help somebody." >> [audience applauding]
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Then go help somebody." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: let me just
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: let me just throw this out for free.
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>> joyce: let me just throw this out for free. >> [audience laughing]
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Throw this out for free. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: has nothing
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: has nothing to do with my message tonight,
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>> joyce: has nothing to do with my message tonight, but let me just throw
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To do with my message tonight, but let me just throw this out for free,
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But let me just throw this out for free, and you can tuck
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This out for free, and you can tuck it in your pocket
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And you can tuck it in your pocket and take it home with you.
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It in your pocket and take it home with you. what are you doing
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And take it home with you. what are you doing to help somebody else?
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What are you doing to help somebody else? and it's just a little
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To help somebody else? and it's just a little bit too quiet.
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And it's just a little bit too quiet. >> [audience laughing]
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Bit too quiet. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: every one
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: every one of us should be helping
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Other people.
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Other people. there's no way we can
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Other people. there's no way we can be selfish and happy.
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There's no way we can be selfish and happy. >> [audience applauding]
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Be selfish and happy. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? it's just not possible.
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>> joyce: amen? it's just not possible. so he said,
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It's just not possible. so he said, "well, if you love me,
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So he said, "well, if you love me, then help somebody."
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Then he goes on to tell peter,
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Then he goes on to tell peter, he said, "'very truly i tell
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Then he goes on to tell peter, he said, "'very truly i tell you, when you were younger,
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He said, "'very truly i tell you, when you were younger, you dressed yourself
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You, when you were younger, you dressed yourself and you went about wherever
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You dressed yourself and you went about wherever you wanted to go.'"
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And you went about wherever you wanted to go.'" and i think he meant when you
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You wanted to go.'" and i think he meant when you were a younger christian.
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And i think he meant when you were a younger christian. when we're baby christians,
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Were a younger christian. when we're baby christians, we kinda just do our own thing,
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When we're baby christians, we kinda just do our own thing, god puts up with it,
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We kinda just do our own thing, god puts up with it, and he's still got a lot
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God puts up with it, and he's still got a lot of work to do in our life.
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And he's still got a lot of work to do in our life. but he says, "'when you
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Of work to do in our life. but he says, "'when you grow older--'"
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But he says, "'when you grow older--'" or let's just say, he means,
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Grow older--'" or let's just say, he means, when you mature more,
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Or let's just say, he means, when you mature more, "'another will lead you
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When you mature more, "'another will lead you and take you places where
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"'another will lead you and take you places where you do not wish to go.'"
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And take you places where you do not wish to go.'" and he said, "he said this
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You do not wish to go.'" and he said, "he said this to peter to indicate to him
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And he said, "he said this to peter to indicate to him by what kind of death
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To peter to indicate to him by what kind of death he would die in order
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By what kind of death he would die in order to glorify the lord."
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He would die in order to glorify the lord." and we know that peter
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To glorify the lord." and we know that peter was crucified upside
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And we know that peter was crucified upside down on a cross.
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When they told him he was
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When they told him he was going to be crucified,
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When they told him he was going to be crucified, he asked to be crucified
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Going to be crucified, he asked to be crucified upside down because
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He asked to be crucified upside down because he didn't wanna be crucified
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Upside down because he didn't wanna be crucified like his lord was.
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He didn't wanna be crucified like his lord was. he thought he was not
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Like his lord was. he thought he was not good enough for that.
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He thought he was not good enough for that. but here's the part that i love.
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Good enough for that. but here's the part that i love. okay, he just said,
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But here's the part that i love. okay, he just said, "do you love me?
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Okay, he just said, "do you love me? do you love me?
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"do you love me? do you love me? do you love me?
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Do you love me? do you love me? now, there's gonna be some
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Do you love me? now, there's gonna be some harder things happen
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Now, there's gonna be some harder things happen in your life,
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Harder things happen in your life, and this is the kind of death,
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In your life, and this is the kind of death, you're gonna die to glorify me.
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And what does peter
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And what does peter say to that?
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And what does peter say to that? "peter turned and saw that
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Say to that? "peter turned and saw that the disciple whom jesus loved--"
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"peter turned and saw that the disciple whom jesus loved--" >> [audience laughing]
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The disciple whom jesus loved--" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, of course,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, of course, he was there.
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>> joyce: well, of course, he was there. "was following them.
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He was there. "was following them. (this was the one who had
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"was following them. (this was the one who had leaned back against jesus
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(this was the one who had leaned back against jesus at the supper and had said,
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Leaned back against jesus at the supper and had said, 'lord, who is going
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At the supper and had said, 'lord, who is going to betray you?')
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'lord, who is going to betray you?') and when peter saw him,
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To betray you?') and when peter saw him, he asked, 'lord,
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And when peter saw him, he asked, 'lord, what about him?'"
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He asked, 'lord, what about him?'" >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, these were just people
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>> joyce: you know, these were just people just like we are.
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These were just people just like we are. i mean, they had arguments.
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Just like we are. i mean, they had arguments. they're walking down
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I mean, they had arguments. they're walking down the road with jesus
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They're walking down the road with jesus arguing about which
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The road with jesus arguing about which of them is the greatest.
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Arguing about which of them is the greatest. "what about this man?
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Of them is the greatest. "what about this man? what's gonna happen to him?"
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Now, listen.
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Now, listen. "jesus answered,
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Now, listen. "jesus answered, 'if i want him to remain
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"jesus answered, 'if i want him to remain alive until i come back,
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'if i want him to remain alive until i come back, what is that to you?'"
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In other words,
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In other words, if i could just put it plainly,
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In other words, if i could just put it plainly, because i only have nine
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If i could just put it plainly, because i only have nine minutes left: what god
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Because i only have nine minutes left: what god decides to do with other
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Minutes left: what god decides to do with other people is absolutely
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Decides to do with other people is absolutely none of our business.
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People is absolutely none of our business. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i mean,
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>> joyce: i mean, it just really truly
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>> joyce: i mean, it just really truly is none of our business.
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It just really truly is none of our business. what we need to do is deal
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Is none of our business. what we need to do is deal with our own stuff,
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What we need to do is deal with our own stuff, and trust god that
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With our own stuff, and trust god that he knows what he's doing.
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And trust god that he knows what he's doing. some people have
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He knows what he's doing. some people have an issue with this.
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Some people have an issue with this. and there may even
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An issue with this. and there may even be some things stuck in you,
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And there may even be some things stuck in you, that have been stuck
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Be some things stuck in you, that have been stuck there for a long, long time,
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That have been stuck there for a long, long time, and tonight, can be your
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There for a long, long time, and tonight, can be your night of freedom.
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And tonight, can be your night of freedom. and maybe, you've been wondering
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Night of freedom. and maybe, you've been wondering where your blessings are.
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And maybe, you've been wondering where your blessings are. well, if you're jealous
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Of somebody else,
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Of somebody else, that's gotta go,
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Of somebody else, that's gotta go, before the blessings
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That's gotta go, before the blessings can pour in.
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Before the blessings can pour in. you remember rachel
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Can pour in. you remember rachel and leah in the bible?
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You remember rachel and leah in the bible? very interesting story.
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And leah in the bible? very interesting story. two sisters,
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Very interesting story. two sisters, jacob comes along,
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Two sisters, jacob comes along, and he lays eyes on rachel.
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Jacob comes along, and he lays eyes on rachel. and the bible says that
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And he lays eyes on rachel. and the bible says that "she had a lovely figure
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And the bible says that "she had a lovely figure and was beautiful."
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"she had a lovely figure and was beautiful." and man, he wanted to marry her.
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And was beautiful." and man, he wanted to marry her. and the bible says of leah--
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And man, he wanted to marry her. and the bible says of leah-- this is in genesis 29:16,
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And the bible says of leah-- this is in genesis 29:16, leah was the older sister.
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This is in genesis 29:16, leah was the older sister. and according to their custom,
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Leah was the older sister. and according to their custom, the older sister always
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And according to their custom, the older sister always got married first.
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The older sister always got married first. so, by rights, leah should
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Got married first. so, by rights, leah should have gotten married first,
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So, by rights, leah should have gotten married first, but he wanted rachel.
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Have gotten married first, but he wanted rachel. and it says,
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But he wanted rachel. and it says, "leah had weak eyes."
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And it says, "leah had weak eyes." i think that's a nice
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"leah had weak eyes." i think that's a nice way of saying,
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I think that's a nice way of saying, "she was the ugly sister."
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Way of saying, "she was the ugly sister." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, i could be nicer, and say
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>> joyce: well, i could be nicer, and say she was unattractive,
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I could be nicer, and say she was unattractive, but let's just cut to the chase.
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She was unattractive, but let's just cut to the chase. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: maybe there's
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>> joyce: maybe there's somebody here tonight,
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>> joyce: maybe there's somebody here tonight, and you've felt like the ugly
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Somebody here tonight, and you've felt like the ugly sister in the family.
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And you've felt like the ugly sister in the family. maybe there's a man here,
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Sister in the family. maybe there's a man here, and you had a brother
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Maybe there's a man here, and you had a brother that was an all-star
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And you had a brother that was an all-star in every sport,
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That was an all-star in every sport, and you couldn't hardly
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Bounce a ball and catch it.
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Bounce a ball and catch it. or maybe, you had a sibling
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Bounce a ball and catch it. or maybe, you had a sibling that was extremely smart
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Or maybe, you had a sibling that was extremely smart and always got great grades,
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That was extremely smart and always got great grades, and you struggled,
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And always got great grades, and you struggled, and had a hard time.
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And you struggled, and had a hard time. i just wonder how many
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And had a hard time. i just wonder how many people are in here,
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I just wonder how many people are in here, or watching online,
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People are in here, or watching online, or in one of the other campuses,
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Or watching online, or in one of the other campuses, and you have somebody
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Or in one of the other campuses, and you have somebody in your own family,
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And you have somebody in your own family, a sibling that you
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In your own family, a sibling that you haven't been able to love,
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A sibling that you haven't been able to love, just because they had
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Haven't been able to love, just because they had something you didn't have,
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Just because they had something you didn't have, and you were jealous of them.
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Something you didn't have, and you were jealous of them. and yes, i'm gonna have
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And you were jealous of them. and yes, i'm gonna have an altar call, so get ready.
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And yes, i'm gonna have an altar call, so get ready. >> [audience laughing]
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An altar call, so get ready. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you say, "well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you say, "well, i'll just repent to the lord
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>> joyce: you say, "well, i'll just repent to the lord when i get home."
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I'll just repent to the lord when i get home." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: nope.
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>> joyce: nope. the bible says,
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>> joyce: nope. the bible says, "confess your faults
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The bible says, "confess your faults to one another that you
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"confess your faults to one another that you may be healed and restored."
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To one another that you may be healed and restored." there's nothing better for
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May be healed and restored." there's nothing better for us than to stand up in front
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Of everybody else,
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Of everybody else, and say, "yes, i have
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Of everybody else, and say, "yes, i have a problem with this,
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And say, "yes, i have a problem with this, and i'm confessing it."
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A problem with this, and i'm confessing it." something breaks off of you,
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And i'm confessing it." something breaks off of you, when you do that.
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Something breaks off of you, when you do that. amen?
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When you do that. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: and i believe that,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: and i believe that, however, many hundreds
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>> joyce: and i believe that, however, many hundreds of thousands of people
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However, many hundreds of thousands of people this message goes to online
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Of thousands of people this message goes to online and in all these campuses, and--
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This message goes to online and in all these campuses, and-- i mean, they gave
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And in all these campuses, and-- i mean, they gave me a pretty big number.
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Surely, there's gonna be some
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Surely, there's gonna be some repenting going on some night--
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Surely, there's gonna be some repenting going on some night-- tonight and some restoration
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Repenting going on some night-- tonight and some restoration of some relationships
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Tonight and some restoration of some relationships in families, and maybe,
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Of some relationships in families, and maybe, even in churches.
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In families, and maybe, even in churches. oh, yes.
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Even in churches. oh, yes. there's jealousy in churches.
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Well, jacob worked seven
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Well, jacob worked seven years to get rachel.
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Well, jacob worked seven years to get rachel. and laban, his uncle,
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Years to get rachel. and laban, his uncle, got him drunk and he woke
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And laban, his uncle, got him drunk and he woke up the next morning and had
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Got him drunk and he woke up the next morning and had leah, with her weak eyes,
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Up the next morning and had leah, with her weak eyes, next to him.
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And i'm sure he got
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And i'm sure he got miffed about that.
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And i'm sure he got miffed about that. but you know what
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Miffed about that. but you know what he probably forgot?
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But you know what he probably forgot? he probably forgot all the stuff
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He probably forgot? he probably forgot all the stuff that he did to esau.
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He probably forgot all the stuff that he did to esau. 'cause what goes around,
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That he did to esau. 'cause what goes around, comes around.
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'cause what goes around, comes around. and a lot of times,
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Comes around. and a lot of times, when something happens to us,
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And a lot of times, when something happens to us, we don't understand
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When something happens to us, we don't understand why it's happening to us,
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We don't understand why it's happening to us, but we forget that we did
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Why it's happening to us, but we forget that we did the same thing to somebody else,
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But we forget that we did the same thing to somebody else, way back over here, somewhere.
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The same thing to somebody else, way back over here, somewhere. amen?
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Way back over here, somewhere. amen? and so, then, he had to work
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Amen? and so, then, he had to work another seven years,
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And so, then, he had to work another seven years, and he finally, got rachel.
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Another seven years, and he finally, got rachel. but, you know, the thing that
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And he finally, got rachel. but, you know, the thing that i find really interesting
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But, you know, the thing that i find really interesting about that story?
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I find really interesting about that story? is rachel, could not
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About that story? is rachel, could not conceive children,
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Is rachel, could not conceive children, and leah had child,
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Conceive children, and leah had child, after child, after child.
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And leah had child, after child, after child. okay.
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After child, after child. okay. well, leah had--she wasn't,
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Okay. well, leah had--she wasn't, maybe, as pretty.
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Well, leah had--she wasn't, maybe, as pretty. and it didn't say anything about
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Maybe, as pretty. and it didn't say anything about her having a lovely figure,
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And it didn't say anything about her having a lovely figure, but she had children,
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Her having a lovely figure, but she had children, which was very important
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But she had children, which was very important in those days.
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Which was very important in those days. rachel was beautiful
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In those days. rachel was beautiful and had a lovely figure,
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Rachel was beautiful and had a lovely figure, but she was unable to have
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And had a lovely figure, but she was unable to have children for a long, long time.
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But she was unable to have children for a long, long time. eventually, she finally did.
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Children for a long, long time. eventually, she finally did. and through studying that story,
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Eventually, she finally did. and through studying that story, god taught me,
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And through studying that story, god taught me, nobody gets everything,
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God taught me, nobody gets everything, but everybody gets something.
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Nobody gets everything, but everybody gets something. >> [audience applauding]
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But everybody gets something. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, if you stop
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, if you stop looking at what you don't have,
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>> joyce: so, if you stop looking at what you don't have, and what somebody else
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Looking at what you don't have, and what somebody else has that you wish you had,
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And what somebody else has that you wish you had, and you let god show
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Has that you wish you had, and you let god show you what you do have,
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And you let god show you what you do have, then you can begin
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You what you do have, then you can begin to function in,
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Then you can begin to function in, and enjoy what you do have,
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To function in, and enjoy what you do have, instead of being jealous
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And enjoy what you do have, instead of being jealous of what you don't have.
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Instead of being jealous of what you don't have. amen?
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Of what you don't have. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: can anybody say amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: can anybody say amen? >> audience: amen!
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>> joyce: can anybody say amen? >> audience: amen! >> joyce: now, let me just ask.
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>> audience: amen! >> joyce: now, let me just ask. if you're here tonight,
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>> joyce: now, let me just ask. if you're here tonight, and you have--have had,
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If you're here tonight, and you have--have had, because tonight,
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And you have--have had, because tonight, you're gonna leave it,
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Because tonight, you're gonna leave it, a problem in this area.
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You're gonna leave it, a problem in this area. there's somebody
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A problem in this area. there's somebody in your family, a friend,
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There's somebody in your family, a friend, somebody you work with,
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In your family, a friend, somebody you work with, somebody in church,
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Somebody you work with, somebody in church, that you've got this nasty
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Somebody in church, that you've got this nasty jealousy stuck inside of you,
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That you've got this nasty jealousy stuck inside of you, and you wanna leave
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Jealousy stuck inside of you, and you wanna leave it and get rid of it,
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And you wanna leave it and get rid of it, i want to pray for you.
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It and get rid of it, i want to pray for you. in every campus,
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I want to pray for you. in every campus, wherever you're at,
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In every campus, wherever you're at, you're watching from home,
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Wherever you're at, you're watching from home, you can join us.
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You're watching from home, you can join us. i'm gonna ask you to be bold
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You can join us. i'm gonna ask you to be bold and just stand up, right now,
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I'm gonna ask you to be bold and just stand up, right now, so i can pray for you.
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And just stand up, right now, so i can pray for you. thank you.
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So i can pray for you. thank you. >> [audience applauding]
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Thank you. >> [audience applauding] thank you.
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>> [audience applauding] thank you. >> joyce: the best way to get
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Thank you. >> joyce: the best way to get set free is to be honest.
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>> joyce: the best way to get set free is to be honest. well, we got all good
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Set free is to be honest. well, we got all good people in the balcony.
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Well, we got all good people in the balcony. i can't see hardly any
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People in the balcony. i can't see hardly any of you standing up.
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I can't see hardly any of you standing up. >> [audience laughing]
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Of you standing up. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, there you are.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, there you are. alright, we're gonna pray.
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>> joyce: oh, there you are. alright, we're gonna pray. father, i pray in jesus' name,
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Alright, we're gonna pray. father, i pray in jesus' name, that you would break
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Father, i pray in jesus' name, that you would break this bondage of jealousy
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That you would break this bondage of jealousy off of these people.
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This bondage of jealousy off of these people. and that they would go free
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Off of these people. and that they would go free from this place tonight,
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And that they would go free from this place tonight, and be able to bless those who
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From this place tonight, and be able to bless those who have what they want.
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And be able to bless those who have what they want. trusting that whatever
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Have what they want. trusting that whatever is right for them,
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Trusting that whatever is right for them, you will give it to them
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Is right for them, you will give it to them at the exact right time.
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You will give it to them at the exact right time. help them see the gifts
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At the exact right time. help them see the gifts they have and enjoy them.
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Help them see the gifts they have and enjoy them. and if they need to go and make
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They have and enjoy them. and if they need to go and make peace with somebody,
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And if they need to go and make peace with somebody, i especially, feel like there's
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Peace with somebody, i especially, feel like there's some siblings, that they need
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I especially, feel like there's some siblings, that they need to go and just make
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Some siblings, that they need to go and just make peace with, and maybe, even,
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To go and just make peace with, and maybe, even, repent to them for
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Peace with, and maybe, even, repent to them for being jealous of them,
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Repent to them for being jealous of them, so we can have healing
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Being jealous of them, so we can have healing in the body of christ,
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So we can have healing in the body of christ, and you're strong
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In the body of christ, and you're strong anointing back,
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And you're strong anointing back, and be a witness to the world.
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Anointing back, and be a witness to the world. i thank you, father,
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And be a witness to the world. i thank you, father, for breaking these bondages,
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I thank you, father, for breaking these bondages, and for setting
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For breaking these bondages, and for setting these people free.
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And for setting these people free. in jesus' name,
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These people free. in jesus' name, amen.
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In jesus' name, amen. amen.
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Amen. amen. >> [audience applauding]
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Amen. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god bless you.
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: joyce, today
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>> ginger: joyce, today on our candid conversation,
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On our candid conversation, we're going to talk
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We're going to talk about something that
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About something that everybody deals with,
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Everybody deals with, we all want to fit in.
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We all want to fit in. we want to feel like
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We want to feel like we belong somewhere,
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We belong somewhere, but we also don't always like
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But we also don't always like to feel like we stick out.
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To feel like we stick out. we don't like to be different.
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We don't like to be different. and we all have things in our
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And we all have things in our life that make us different
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Life that make us different and not always fit in,
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And not always fit in, and sometimes stick out.
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And sometimes stick out. so it's a hard thing for people.
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So it's a hard thing for people. do you have suggestions for us?
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How important is it?
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How important is it? how much of a priority should
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How much of a priority should we make it to try to fit in?
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We make it to try to fit in? >> joyce: well, i think that
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>> joyce: well, i think that first of all, if you just
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First of all, if you just be yourself, you do fit in.
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Be yourself, you do fit in. because, no one of us by ourself
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Because, no one of us by ourself has everything that's needed.
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Has everything that's needed. >> ginger: that's interesting.
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>> ginger: that's interesting. >> joyce: like, you know,
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>> joyce: like, you know, in a marriage, you usually
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In a marriage, you usually end up marrying somebody
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End up marrying somebody that's just not like you at all.
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That's just not like you at all. and at first you think, god,
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And at first you think, god, what in the world have i done?
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What in the world have i done? but god very often puts
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But god very often puts you with somebody that's not
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You with somebody that's not like you because they have
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Like you because they have things you don't, you have
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Things you don't, you have things that they don't.
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Things that they don't. >> ginger: i like the way
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>> ginger: i like the way you say that though. [laughing]
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You say that though. [laughing] "what have i done?"
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"what have i done?" >> joyce: what have i done?
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>> joyce: what have i done? and, you know, you make
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And, you know, you make the mistake of trying
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The mistake of trying to change the person
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To change the person you're married to,
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You're married to, and then you find out
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And then you find out that's not gonna work.
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That's not gonna work. and so, when i think about
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And so, when i think about like, the ministry here,
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Like, the ministry here, and how in the very beginning
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And how in the very beginning it was just dave and i,
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It was just dave and i, and a handful of people,
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And a handful of people, and we did everything.
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And we did everything. but in order for the ministry
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But in order for the ministry to grow, we had to stop trying
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To grow, we had to stop trying to do everything, and we had
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To do everything, and we had to add more people and more
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To add more people and more people and more people.
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People and more people. and now we have almost
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And now we have almost 500 employees here.
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And my gosh,
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And my gosh, everybody is so helpful,
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Everybody is so helpful, and every person is beneficial,
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And every person is beneficial, and every person has their part.
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And every person has their part. and some people are more behind
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And some people are more behind the scenes and maybe they don't
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The scenes and maybe they don't get as much attention as they
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Get as much attention as they should, but the part that
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Should, but the part that they're doing, everybody
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They're doing, everybody is important and we all have
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Is important and we all have different gifts and talents.
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Different gifts and talents. and in case nobody's noticed,
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And in case nobody's noticed, god really likes variety.
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God really likes variety. i mean, if you take a walk,
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I mean, if you take a walk, one of the things that makes
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One of the things that makes my neighborhood pretty when
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My neighborhood pretty when i walk in it, is the fact that
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I walk in it, is the fact that everybody has different
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Things in their yard.
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Things in their yard. some people don't have
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Some people don't have any flowers, some people
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Any flowers, some people have a lot of flowers.
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Have a lot of flowers. some people have one color
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Some people have one color mulch, some people have
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Mulch, some people have another color mulch.
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Another color mulch. there's a golf course across
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There's a golf course across the street from our house,
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The street from our house, naturally with, you know,
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Naturally with, you know, living with dave.
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Living with dave. and even weeds
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And even weeds are not all the same.
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Are not all the same. you know, trees are different,
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You know, trees are different, but it wouldn't be a pretty walk
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But it wouldn't be a pretty walk if everything was the same.
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If everything was the same. >> ginger: sometimes we feel
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>> ginger: sometimes we feel like a weed, and we want
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Like a weed, and we want to be a flower.
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To be a flower. and you're right, you notice
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And you're right, you notice the beauty in those wild
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The beauty in those wild flowers, in the weeds.
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Flowers, in the weeds. and so, there is something that
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And so, there is something that god has in mind for all of us.
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God has in mind for all of us. >> joyce: yeah, you can't--
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>> joyce: yeah, you can't-- i remember seeing a beautiful
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I remember seeing a beautiful flower one day growing
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Flower one day growing in between two rocks, and
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In between two rocks, and it was just way down in there.
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It was just way down in there. and i thought, now, lord,
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And i thought, now, lord, why did you put something
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Why did you put something that pretty there where
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That pretty there where nobody would see it?
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Nobody would see it? and the thing that he put
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And the thing that he put in my heart is, "i see it."
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In my heart is, "i see it." and so, maybe some things
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And so, maybe some things god has made just for his own
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God has made just for his own pleasure, for him to see them.
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Pleasure, for him to see them. and i mean, i always felt
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And i mean, i always felt like i was so different
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Like i was so different than other women,
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Than other women, and my voice was different
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And my voice was different and i didn't like that.
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And i didn't like that. and i didn't like
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And i didn't like my personality.
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My personality. i felt like it was too
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I felt like it was too aggressive and this and that
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Aggressive and this and that and something else.
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And something else. of course, now i realize that
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Of course, now i realize that god created me the way i am
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God created me the way i am for exactly what he was
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For exactly what he was gonna call me to do.
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Gonna call me to do. even my voice.
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Even my voice. you know, i honestly think
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You know, i honestly think if i had a sweet little sweet
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If i had a sweet little sweet voice, i think it would
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Voice, i think it would be harder for men
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Be harder for men to listen to me.
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To listen to me. and we have a large number
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And we have a large number of men that really
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Of men that really enjoy our ministry.
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Enjoy our ministry. and so god never intended
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And so god never intended all of us to be alike.
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All of us to be alike. and we keep trying
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And we keep trying to be alike, be like, thinking
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To be alike, be like, thinking that's how we'll fit in.
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That's how we'll fit in. but not only do we try
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But not only do we try to be like other people,
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To be like other people, other people pressure
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Other people pressure us to be like them.
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Us to be like them. >> ginger: oh, that's very true.
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>> ginger: oh, that's very true. it's not always a desire we put
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It's not always a desire we put on ourselves in the beginning.
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On ourselves in the beginning. it grows in us because
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It grows in us because we get that pressure from
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We get that pressure from other people as well.
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Other people as well. >> joyce: or if you are
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>> joyce: or if you are different even from
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Different even from the time you're little,
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The time you're little, what's wrong with you?
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What's wrong with you? well, why are you doing that?
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Well, why are you doing that? well, why don't you do this?
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Well, why don't you do this? >> ginger: and kids are hard.
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>> ginger: and kids are hard. >> joyce: kids can be mean
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>> joyce: kids can be mean and parents can be very unwise.
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And parents can be very unwise. well, why can't you
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Well, why can't you be like your sister?
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Be like your sister? and why, you know, why can't
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And why, you know, why can't you be like your brother?
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You be like your brother? and well, your sister
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And well, your sister can do this.
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Can do this. why can't you do it?
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Why can't you do it? you should never compare one
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You should never compare one of your children to another one.
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Of your children to another one. you cannot do it.
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You cannot do it. if anything, you should
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If anything, you should encourage them.
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Encourage them. you know, you're not like
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You know, you're not like them because you're not
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Them because you're not supposed to be like them.
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Supposed to be like them. you're supposed
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You're supposed to be yourself.
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To be yourself. and so, i think if people can
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And so, i think if people can realize that they should
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Realize that they should not try to be like somebody
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Not try to be like somebody else to fit in, because god
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Else to fit in, because god is never going to help
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Is never going to help you be somebody else.
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You be somebody else. i mean, a lot of statements
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I mean, a lot of statements i use and i've read, you know,
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I use and i've read, you know, "be yourself, everybody
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"be yourself, everybody else has already taken."
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Else has already taken." you know, i like to say,
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You know, i like to say, you know, "you gotta
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You know, "you gotta be yourself and like yourself
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Be yourself and like yourself because everywhere you go,
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Because everywhere you go, there you are."
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There you are." so if you don't like yourself,
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So if you don't like yourself, you never get away
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You never get away from yourself.
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From yourself. and you're just gonna,
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And you're just gonna, you know how it is, to go visit
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You know how it is, to go visit a relative that you don't
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A relative that you don't like for even 10 minutes.
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Like for even 10 minutes. well, if you don't like yourself
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Well, if you don't like yourself and you're living with yourself,
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And you're living with yourself, you're gonna be miserable
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You're gonna be miserable all the time.
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All the time. and i really believe that
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And i really believe that a lot of people's problems,
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A lot of people's problems, other problems that they have
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Other problems that they have are created because they
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Are created because they don't like who they are.
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Don't like who they are. and so it's very important
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And so it's very important to accept yourself.
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To accept yourself. god created you in your
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God created you in your mother's womb, says carefully,
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Mother's womb, says carefully, intricately with his own hand.
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Intricately with his own hand. i love the fact that it says,
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I love the fact that it says, “carefully and intricately.”
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“carefully and intricately.” it's not like he just threw
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It's not like he just threw something together.
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Something together. and you're not a mistake.
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And you're not a mistake. god doesn't make mistakes.
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God doesn't make mistakes. there's nothing about you
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There's nothing about you that's a mistake.
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That's a mistake. you're imperfect.
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You're imperfect. i'm imperfect.
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I'm imperfect. but even that, god did
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But even that, god did so we would need him.
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So we would need him. >> ginger: yeah.
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>> ginger: yeah. what's very concerning also
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What's very concerning also are some of the things
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Are some of the things that we do to try to fit in.
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That we do to try to fit in. we try to act differently.
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We try to act differently. we try to hide maybe who
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We try to hide maybe who we really feel like god
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We really feel like god wants us to be.
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Wants us to be. we do things that maybe
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We do things that maybe aren't right or we just
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Aren't right or we just wanna be loved.
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Wanna be loved. we want people to accept us.
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We want people to accept us. and there are some great
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And there are some great extents that people will
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Extents that people will go to, to fit into this group,
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Go to, to fit into this group, or to have this particular
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Or to have this particular friend, or not to feel
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Friend, or not to feel like an outsider.
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Like an outsider. >> joyce: there's so much
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>> joyce: there's so much phoniness in the world today.
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Phoniness in the world today. and i really feel like that
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And i really feel like that it's time for people to make
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It's time for people to make a decision that they're
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A decision that they're going to be authentic.
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Going to be authentic. they're not gonna put on airs,
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They're not gonna put on airs, they're not gonna pretend
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They're not gonna pretend to be something they're not.
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To be something they're not. you know, what's the problem
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You know, what's the problem with me saying to you,
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With me saying to you, you know, "ginger, i'm just
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You know, "ginger, i'm just not very good at that."
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Not very good at that." you know, maybe you asked
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You know, maybe you asked me to do something,
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Me to do something, and i say, "you know, i'm just
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And i say, "you know, i'm just not very good at that."
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Not very good at that." i don't have to...
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I don't have to... >> ginger: honest
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>> ginger: honest and vulnerable.
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And vulnerable. >> joyce: i don't have to try
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>> joyce: i don't have to try to be good at it because you
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To be good at it because you want me to be good at it.
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Want me to be good at it. i'm much better off to say,
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I'm much better off to say, “it's just not me.”
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“it's just not me.” and i've told you
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And i've told you that sometimes.
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That sometimes. it's just like,
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It's just like, “that's just not me.
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“that's just not me. i'm not good at that.”
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I'm not good at that.” >> ginger: and there's always
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>> ginger: and there's always somebody else who is.
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Somebody else who is. and that's what you were saying.
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And that's what you were saying. that's how we all fit
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That's how we all fit together and bring
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Together and bring those different things.
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>> joyce: right.
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>> joyce: right. but you don't--i think that when
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But you don't--i think that when you take, when you go to god,
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You take, when you go to god, when you come into
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When you come into a relationship with god, this
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A relationship with god, this is something he's taught me.
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Is something he's taught me. bring me everything you are
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Bring me everything you are and everything you're not.
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And everything you're not. so we don't just offer to god
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So we don't just offer to god the good parts of us.
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The good parts of us. we give him what we're not too,
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We give him what we're not too, because god can work through
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Because god can work through that if we give that to god.
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That if we give that to god. >> ginger: yeah, and it's one
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>> ginger: yeah, and it's one of those things where sometimes
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Of those things where sometimes we think even god's not going
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We think even god's not going to want this part of us,
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Because it's not so great.
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Because it's not so great. and he is right there wanting
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And he is right there wanting to help us through some
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To help us through some of those things.
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Of those things. >> joyce: well, you said,
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>> joyce: well, you said, “that everybody wants
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“that everybody wants to be loved and everybody
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To be loved and everybody wants to be accepted.”
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Wants to be accepted.” and the thing we have to realize
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And the thing we have to realize is you're never going to get
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Is you're never going to get that from the world,
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That from the world, not from everybody.
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Not from everybody. there's a statistic, there
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There's a statistic, there we go with statistics again,
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We go with statistics again, that say 10% of people will not
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That say 10% of people will not like you no matter what you do.
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Like you no matter what you do. so if 10% of people are not
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So if 10% of people are not gonna like me no matter what
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Gonna like me no matter what i do, then i might as well
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I do, then i might as well follow my heart and do what
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Follow my heart and do what i feel like god's showing
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I feel like god's showing me to do instead of trying
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Me to do instead of trying to be phony so i can fit
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To be phony so i can fit in with one or two people.
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In with one or two people. >> ginger: that statistic
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>> ginger: that statistic is really freeing when you
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Is really freeing when you think about it.
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Think about it. >> joyce: and so, you know,
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>> joyce: and so, you know, people are mean, they judge you,
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People are mean, they judge you, they criticize you, but that
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They criticize you, but that doesn't make them right.
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Doesn't make them right. just because somebody
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Just because somebody is critical of you,
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Is critical of you, doesn't make them right.
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Doesn't make them right. and a lot of times people
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And a lot of times people criticize you because
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Criticize you because they're jealous.
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They're jealous. jealousy is a big problem.
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Jealousy is a big problem. and you know, i've never had
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And you know, i've never had anybody get jealous of me,
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Anybody get jealous of me, if they have what i have.
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If they have what i have. people only get jealous if they
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People only get jealous if they don't have what you have.
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Don't have what you have. but the point is, is everybody
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But the point is, is everybody wants acceptance, and everybody
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Wants acceptance, and everybody wants love, and there's one
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Wants love, and there's one place where everybody can
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Place where everybody can get it, and that's from god.
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Get it, and that's from god. the bible says that we are made
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The bible says that we are made acceptable in the beloved
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Acceptable in the beloved and that god loves us,
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And that god loves us, loves us, loves us, loves us.
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Loves us, loves us, loves us. all over the bible it talks
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All over the bible it talks about how much god loves us.
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About how much god loves us. his love is everlasting, it will
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His love is everlasting, it will never end, it will never stop.
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Never end, it will never stop. >> ginger: so we are created
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>> ginger: so we are created the way we are for a purpose,
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The way we are for a purpose, and where we need to fit in,
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And where we need to fit in, we will fit in.
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We will fit in. that's god will always accept
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That's god will always accept us with loving arms.
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Us with loving arms. >> joyce: so relax,
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>> joyce: so relax, just take a big breath,
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Just take a big breath, relax and just be who you are.
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Relax and just be who you are. >> ginger: yeah, i love that.
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>> ginger: yeah, i love that. thank you very much.
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Thank you very much. >> joyce: you're welcome.
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>> [music]
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>> announcer: we were made
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>> announcer: we were made for more than just getting by.
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For more than just getting by. god created us with
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God created us with a sense of adventure,
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A sense of adventure, hope, expectation,
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Hope, expectation, and purpose.
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And purpose. a purpose to live
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A purpose to live bravely, pray boldly,
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Bravely, pray boldly, and dream big dreams.
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And dream big dreams. >> joyce: if you wanna improve
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>> joyce: if you wanna improve a bad day, have a big dream.
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A bad day, have a big dream. and i don't mean go to sleep
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And i don't mean go to sleep and have a nap and have
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And have a nap and have that kind of dream.
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That kind of dream. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> joyce: i mean, see something beyond
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See something beyond where you're at right now.
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Where you're at right now. believe that things
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Believe that things are going to change.
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Are going to change. believe they're
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Believe they're going to get better.
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Going to get better. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: things always
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>> ginger: things always get better when we let
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Get better when we let god's word soak in.
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God's word soak in. god handmade us
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God handmade us for something great.
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For something great. you were made for
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You were made for an amazing purpose.
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An amazing purpose. confidently step
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Confidently step into god's purpose
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Into god's purpose for you with
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For you with joyce's book,
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Live brave." through it,
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Through it, joyce helps you
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Joyce helps you to recognize what
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To recognize what it means to live with
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It means to live with an expectant heart,
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An expectant heart, deepen your
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Deepen your prayer life,
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Prayer life, and how you can
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And how you can trust god's plan.
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Trust god's plan. each section
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Each section is a beautiful
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Is a beautiful reminder of how
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Reminder of how much our heavenly
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Much our heavenly father loves us
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Father loves us and the great life
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And the great life he's given us.
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>> announcer: boldly
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>> announcer: boldly embrace the future
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is definitely painful.
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Is definitely painful. it's something we've all
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It's something we've all endured in one way or another.
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Endured in one way or another. >> ginger: our experiences
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>> ginger: our experiences may be different,
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May be different, but the damage is very real.
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But the damage is very real. whether it comes from
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Whether it comes from a stranger, a friend,
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A stranger, a friend, or someone we love,
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Or someone we love, rejection leaves us feeling
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Rejection leaves us feeling unwanted and wounded.
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Unwanted and wounded. >> joyce: we both know how
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>> joyce: we both know how devastating rejection can be.
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Devastating rejection can be. the good news is
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The good news is healing is possible.
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Healing is possible. >> ginger: m-hmm.
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>> ginger: m-hmm. >> joyce: that's why i invited
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>> joyce: that's why i invited ginger to write
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Ginger to write a very important
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A very important book with me,
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Book with me, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." i believe now is the time
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I believe now is the time to overcome those
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To overcome those wounds and embrace
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Wounds and embrace our true identity in christ.
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Our true identity in christ. >> ginger: you may not
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>> ginger: you may not even realize the effects
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Even realize the effects of rejection on your life.
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Of rejection on your life. i know i didn't for a time.
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I know i didn't for a time. but you don't have
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But you don't have to remain stuck
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To remain stuck in the past or let what
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In the past or let what others have done
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Others have done define your worth.
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Define your worth. >> joyce: in our book,
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>> joyce: in our book, we share the truths
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We share the truths that have helped both
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Of us and the things
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Of us and the things that we went through.
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That we went through. >> ginger: and together,
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>> ginger: and together, we can all move forward
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We can all move forward with strength and confidence.
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With strength and confidence. >> announcer: "healing
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>> announcer: "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" by joyce meyer
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache.
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And ginger stache. request your copy today!
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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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 - What to Do When God Doesn't Pick You (Part 2)

November 6, 2025 | 29:29

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