Joyce Meyer - What Do You Think of Yourself? (Part 3)

July 1, 2026 | 27:29

Ever find yourself focusing on all the things you do wrong? Learn to love yourself and think about yourself the way God does.

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>> joyce: do not--
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>> joyce: do not-- and i repeat, do not--
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>> joyce: do not-- and i repeat, do not-- and i am old enough
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And i repeat, do not-- and i am old enough to tell you what to do.
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And i am old enough to tell you what to do. do not say bad things about
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To tell you what to do. do not say bad things about yourself out of your own mouth.
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Do not say bad things about yourself out of your own mouth. you'd be better off for somebody
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Yourself out of your own mouth. you'd be better off for somebody else to talk bad about you than
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You'd be better off for somebody else to talk bad about you than for you to talk bad about you.
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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: the bible says
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>> joyce: the bible says in mark 4,
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>> joyce: the bible says in mark 4, "the measure [of thought
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In mark 4, "the measure [of thought and study] that you give
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"the measure [of thought and study] that you give [to the truth that you hear]
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And study] that you give [to the truth that you hear] is the measure [of virtue],"
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[to the truth that you hear] is the measure [of virtue]," which is power, "[and knowledge]
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Is the measure [of virtue]," which is power, "[and knowledge] that will come back to you."
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Which is power, "[and knowledge] that will come back to you." "the measure of thought
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That will come back to you." "the measure of thought and study that you give
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"the measure of thought and study that you give to the truth that you hear."
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And study that you give to the truth that you hear." >> audience female: that's good!
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To the truth that you hear." >> audience female: that's good! >> joyce: it is good,
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>> audience female: that's good! >> joyce: it is good, i'm glad you said that.
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>> joyce: it is good, i'm glad you said that. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: each time you think
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>> joyce: each time you think a good or a bad thought
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>> joyce: each time you think a good or a bad thought about yourself, it becomes
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A good or a bad thought about yourself, it becomes more and more a part of you.
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About yourself, it becomes more and more a part of you. and what you think is ultimately
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More and more a part of you. and what you think is ultimately what comes out of your mouth,
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And what you think is ultimately what comes out of your mouth, and it gets into your attitude,
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And then it gets into your
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And then it gets into your emotions, and then you
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And then it gets into your emotions, and then you begin to portray that
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Emotions, and then you begin to portray that to other people.
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Begin to portray that to other people. so, you better do some thinking
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To other people. so, you better do some thinking when you go home about how
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So, you better do some thinking when you go home about how you do feel about yourself.
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When you go home about how you do feel about yourself. what do you think of yourself?
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You do feel about yourself. what do you think of yourself? do you believe that
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What do you think of yourself? do you believe that with god's help,
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Do you believe that with god's help, you can do whatever
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With god's help, you can do whatever you need to do in life?
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You can do whatever you need to do in life? or do you believe,
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You need to do in life? or do you believe, "well, that's just
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Or do you believe, "well, that's just too much for me.
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"well, that's just too much for me. that's just too hard."
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Too much for me. that's just too hard." no, god never gives
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That's just too hard." no, god never gives us anything to do
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No, god never gives us anything to do that's too hard.
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Us anything to do that's too hard. and that's our biggest excuse,
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That's too hard. and that's our biggest excuse, "well, it's just too hard.
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And that's our biggest excuse, "well, it's just too hard. i tried to study, joyce,
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"well, it's just too hard. i tried to study, joyce, and i don't understand
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I tried to study, joyce, and i don't understand the bible."
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And i don't understand the bible." well, then get another
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The bible." well, then get another translation and keep
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Well, then get another translation and keep digging until you find
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Translation and keep digging until you find one you can understand.
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Digging until you find one you can understand. and pray that the holy spirit
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One you can understand. and pray that the holy spirit will teach you while you read.
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And pray that the holy spirit will teach you while you read. amen?
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: do you know?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: do you know? they say that insecurity
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>> joyce: do you know? they say that insecurity is now like an epidemic.
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They say that insecurity is now like an epidemic. the world is full of so many
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Is now like an epidemic. the world is full of so many insecure people that
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The world is full of so many insecure people that it's considered to be like
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Insecure people that it's considered to be like an epidemic of insecurity.
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It's considered to be like an epidemic of insecurity. oh, i used
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An epidemic of insecurity. oh, i used to be so insecure.
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Oh, i used to be so insecure. i didn't know i was.
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To be so insecure. i didn't know i was. i thought i was just like
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I didn't know i was. i thought i was just like [growling].
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I thought i was just like [growling]. see, you can get a facade
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[growling]. see, you can get a facade on the outside where,
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See, you can get a facade on the outside where, "i'm tough and nobody's
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On the outside where, "i'm tough and nobody's going to walk all over me."
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"i'm tough and nobody's going to walk all over me." and yet inside you're
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Going to walk all over me." and yet inside you're falling apart.
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We have two lives;
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We have two lives; the one we show to everybody
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We have two lives; the one we show to everybody else and the one
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The one we show to everybody else and the one that we know about inside.
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Else and the one that we know about inside. and that's--it's that inside
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That we know about inside. and that's--it's that inside man that's got to be--
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And that's--it's that inside man that's got to be-- the soul has gotta be healed.
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Man that's got to be-- the soul has gotta be healed. and i remember when,
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The soul has gotta be healed. and i remember when, if dave and i didn't agree about
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And i remember when, if dave and i didn't agree about something i would always
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If dave and i didn't agree about something i would always get hurt and feel rejected,
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Something i would always get hurt and feel rejected, like he didn't love me.
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Get hurt and feel rejected, like he didn't love me. and god had to teach me,
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Like he didn't love me. and god had to teach me, "just because he doesn't agree
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And god had to teach me, "just because he doesn't agree with your opinion doesn't
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"just because he doesn't agree with your opinion doesn't mean he doesn't love you."
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With your opinion doesn't mean he doesn't love you." see, you have to give people
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Mean he doesn't love you." see, you have to give people the freedom to have a different
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See, you have to give people the freedom to have a different opinion than yours and not
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The freedom to have a different opinion than yours and not fall apart because they
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Opinion than yours and not fall apart because they don't feel exactly the same
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Fall apart because they don't feel exactly the same way you do about something.
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Don't feel exactly the same way you do about something. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: otherwise,
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>> joyce: otherwise, we have no freedom,
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>> joyce: otherwise, we have no freedom, it's just all control.
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We have no freedom, it's just all control. it's so wonderful
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It's just all control. it's so wonderful to like yourself.
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It's so wonderful to like yourself. and, you know, if you
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To like yourself. and, you know, if you get in religious circles,
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And, you know, if you get in religious circles, i'm talking about, you know,
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Get in religious circles, i'm talking about, you know, religious circles and you
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I'm talking about, you know, religious circles and you dare say you like yourself.
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Religious circles and you dare say you like yourself. i mean, good grief.
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Dare say you like yourself. i mean, good grief. >> [audience laughing]
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I mean, good grief. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "what!?"
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "what!?" i was in pennsylvania
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>> joyce: "what!?" i was in pennsylvania one time, and i said
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I was in pennsylvania one time, and i said that on a friday night
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And saturday the paper
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And saturday the paper came out and said,
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And saturday the paper came out and said, "meyer says she likes herself."
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Came out and said, "meyer says she likes herself." >> [audience laughing]
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"meyer says she likes herself." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but, you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but, you know, if i would have said,
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>> joyce: but, you know, if i would have said, "oh, i'm such a miserable worm.
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If i would have said, "oh, i'm such a miserable worm. i'm a wretch.
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"oh, i'm such a miserable worm. i'm a wretch. i'm such a terrible person."
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I'm a wretch. i'm such a terrible person." then they would have
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I'm such a terrible person." then they would have thought i was good.
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Then they would have thought i was good. i'm telling you what,
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Thought i was good. i'm telling you what, you gotta know the difference
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I'm telling you what, you gotta know the difference in religion and having a true
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You gotta know the difference in religion and having a true relationship with jesus christ.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because whatever
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: because whatever faith you got,
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>> joyce: because whatever faith you got, religion will suck
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Faith you got, religion will suck it right out of you,
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Religion will suck it right out of you, if you don't know jesus.
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It right out of you, if you don't know jesus. i'm talkin' about just that old,
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If you don't know jesus. i'm talkin' about just that old, dead, dry pharisee type
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I'm talkin' about just that old, dead, dry pharisee type religion that jesus
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Dead, dry pharisee type religion that jesus himself was so against.
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Religion that jesus himself was so against. he said, "you're like a bunch
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Himself was so against. he said, "you're like a bunch of whitewashed tombs,
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He said, "you're like a bunch of whitewashed tombs, full of dead men's bones.
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Of whitewashed tombs, full of dead men's bones. you tell everybody else what
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Full of dead men's bones. you tell everybody else what to do and don't do it yourself."
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We desperately need
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We desperately need a healthy self-image.
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We desperately need a healthy self-image. you're never gonna reach
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A healthy self-image. you're never gonna reach your god ordained destiny
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You're never gonna reach your god ordained destiny if you don't learn how
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Your god ordained destiny if you don't learn how to have a good attitude
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If you don't learn how to have a good attitude toward yourself.
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To have a good attitude toward yourself. that's why it's so important
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Toward yourself. that's why it's so important to let go of your
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That's why it's so important to let go of your mistakes and trust god.
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To let go of your mistakes and trust god. not that we--not that we're
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Mistakes and trust god. not that we--not that we're not sorry for them.
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Not that we--not that we're not sorry for them. of course, we're sorry for them.
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Not sorry for them. of course, we're sorry for them. it breaks my heart when
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Of course, we're sorry for them. it breaks my heart when i do something that i believe
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It breaks my heart when i do something that i believe god disapproves of.
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I do something that i believe god disapproves of. but i've learned by experience
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God disapproves of. but i've learned by experience i can't drag it with me.
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But i've learned by experience i can't drag it with me. you can't drag yesterday's
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I can't drag it with me. you can't drag yesterday's mistakes into today
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You can't drag yesterday's mistakes into today because it all becomes
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Mistakes into today because it all becomes too heavy to carry.
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Because it all becomes too heavy to carry. you have to let it go.
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Too heavy to carry. you have to let it go. god's got a job for you to do
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You have to let it go. god's got a job for you to do and you can't do it draggin'
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God's got a job for you to do and you can't do it draggin' around a sack of guilt.
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And you can't do it draggin' around a sack of guilt. amen?
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It becomes a heavy burden.
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It becomes a heavy burden. "come unto me, all ye that
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It becomes a heavy burden. "come unto me, all ye that are weary and overburdened,
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"come unto me, all ye that are weary and overburdened, and i will give you rest."
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Are weary and overburdened, and i will give you rest." we cannot go beyond
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God's will for us.
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God's will for us. you can't do just
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God's will for us. you can't do just anything you want to,
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You can't do just anything you want to, but you can do anything
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Anything you want to, but you can do anything he tells you to do.
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But you can do anything he tells you to do. anything god gives you--
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He tells you to do. anything god gives you-- no matter how crazy
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Anything god gives you-- no matter how crazy it sounds to everybody else,
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No matter how crazy it sounds to everybody else, if you really feel sure
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It sounds to everybody else, if you really feel sure that god has spoken
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If you really feel sure that god has spoken to you in your heart,
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That god has spoken to you in your heart, then go for it.
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To you in your heart, then go for it. and you know what?
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Then go for it. and you know what? if you find out you're wrong,
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And you know what? if you find out you're wrong, don't let that throw
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If you find out you're wrong, don't let that throw you off base either.
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Don't let that throw you off base either. just say, "well, i know
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You off base either. just say, "well, i know not to do that again"
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Just say, "well, i know not to do that again" and go on to the next thing.
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Not to do that again" and go on to the next thing. you know, failure is part
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And go on to the next thing. you know, failure is part of being a success.
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You know, failure is part of being a success. we fail our way towards success.
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Of being a success. we fail our way towards success. i made mistakes.
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We fail our way towards success. i made mistakes. i tried to go on tv before
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I made mistakes. i tried to go on tv before god called me to go on tv.
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I tried to go on tv before god called me to go on tv. and, you know, sometimes
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God called me to go on tv. and, you know, sometimes you'll have something in your
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And, you know, sometimes you'll have something in your heart and it's from god,
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You'll have something in your heart and it's from god, but it's not the right time.
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Heart and it's from god, but it's not the right time. and that gets kinda hard
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But it's not the right time. and that gets kinda hard to discern sometimes,
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And that gets kinda hard to discern sometimes, especially as a young christian.
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To discern sometimes, especially as a young christian. you know, a lot of people,
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Especially as a young christian. you know, a lot of people, even in the bible,
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You know, a lot of people, even in the bible, made that same mistake.
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Even in the bible, made that same mistake. they just got a little
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Made that same mistake. they just got a little bit ahead of themselves.
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They just got a little bit ahead of themselves. and so, i thought,
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Bit ahead of themselves. and so, i thought, "i'm gonna go on television."
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And so, i thought, "i'm gonna go on television." so, we rented a studio
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"i'm gonna go on television." so, we rented a studio at a cable station
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So, we rented a studio at a cable station in st. louis, where we live,
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At a cable station in st. louis, where we live, and i took four or five
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In st. louis, where we live, and i took four or five of my female employees,
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And i took four or five of my female employees, and i was gonna
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Of my female employees, and i was gonna have a talk show.
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And i was gonna have a talk show. and i was gonna ask
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Have a talk show. and i was gonna ask them questions and let
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And i was gonna ask them questions and let them answer them.
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Them questions and let them answer them. but there was a problem;
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Them answer them. but there was a problem; i would ask the question,
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But there was a problem; i would ask the question, then i would answer
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I would ask the question, then i would answer the question.
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Then i would answer the question. >> [audience laughing]
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The question. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [chuckling]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [chuckling] because i'm not
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>> joyce: [chuckling] because i'm not a talk show host.
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Because i'm not a talk show host. and if you notice,
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A talk show host. and if you notice, we don't do a lot
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And if you notice, we don't do a lot of interviews on our
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We don't do a lot of interviews on our tv program,
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Of interviews on our tv program, like bringing people
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Tv program, like bringing people in and interviewing them.
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Like bringing people in and interviewing them. like, i'm going next week
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In and interviewing them. like, i'm going next week to daystar and to tbn
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Like, i'm going next week to daystar and to tbn to do a couple hour
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To daystar and to tbn to do a couple hour interviews for my fall books.
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To do a couple hour interviews for my fall books. well, that's what they do.
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Interviews for my fall books. well, that's what they do. they have people come
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Well, that's what they do. they have people come in all the time,
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They have people come in all the time, and they interview them.
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In all the time, and they interview them. but i tried that,
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And they interview them. but i tried that, and we had people writing
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But i tried that, and we had people writing letters to us saying,
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And we had people writing letters to us saying, "will you please tell joyce
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Letters to us saying, "will you please tell joyce to let the guests talk?"
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"will you please tell joyce to let the guests talk?" >> [audience laughing]
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To let the guests talk?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, when they first came
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>> joyce: i mean, when they first came and told me that, i was like--
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When they first came and told me that, i was like-- i didn't like that at all.
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And told me that, i was like-- i didn't like that at all. because if you're on my show
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I didn't like that at all. because if you're on my show and you're not saying
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Because if you're on my show and you're not saying the right thing...
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And you're not saying the right thing... >> [audience laughing]
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The right thing... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm gonna take over
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm gonna take over and we're gonna get right
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>> joyce: i'm gonna take over and we're gonna get right back on the right track.
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And we're gonna get right back on the right track. so, i just said, "you know what?
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Back on the right track. so, i just said, "you know what? that's not me."
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So, i just said, "you know what? that's not me." we can only do--
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That's not me." we can only do-- you can't just do something
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We can only do-- you can't just do something because somebody
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You can't just do something because somebody else does it well.
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Because somebody else does it well. you can only do what god
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Else does it well. you can only do what god has called you to do.
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You can only do what god has called you to do. amen?
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Has called you to do. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so, in six months,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so, in six months, we got one piece of mail
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>> joyce: and so, in six months, we got one piece of mail from that tv show.
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We got one piece of mail from that tv show. >> [audience laughing]
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From that tv show. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing] i said, "this isn't workin'."
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>> joyce: [laughing] i said, "this isn't workin'." well, then, when god
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I said, "this isn't workin'." well, then, when god told us to go on tv,
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Well, then, when god told us to go on tv, we were like shocked.
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Told us to go on tv, we were like shocked. we don't know how to do that.
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We were like shocked. we don't know how to do that. well, that's what god
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We don't know how to do that. well, that's what god was waiting for,
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Well, that's what god was waiting for, for us to be humble enough
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Was waiting for, for us to be humble enough to realize we couldn't
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For us to be humble enough to realize we couldn't do it by our self,
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To realize we couldn't do it by our self, instead of just thinking
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Do it by our self, instead of just thinking we could just go do it,
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Instead of just thinking we could just go do it, because we wanted to do it.
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We could just go do it, because we wanted to do it. amen?
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Because we wanted to do it. amen? and then, something else,
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Amen? and then, something else, i feel like i need to share.
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And then, something else, i feel like i need to share. you know, sometimes you
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I feel like i need to share. you know, sometimes you can be doing something
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You know, sometimes you can be doing something for a long time and then all
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Can be doing something for a long time and then all of a sudden god's done with it.
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For a long time and then all of a sudden god's done with it. and that's a hard one too,
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Of a sudden god's done with it. and that's a hard one too, because you kinda like
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And that's a hard one too, because you kinda like what you're doing.
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Because you kinda like what you're doing. you've gotten good at it,
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What you're doing. you've gotten good at it, you're enjoying it.
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You've gotten good at it, you're enjoying it. then all of a sudden
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You're enjoying it. then all of a sudden something's not working.
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Then all of a sudden something's not working. it's not working.
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Something's not working. it's not working. the anointing just isn't there.
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It's not working. the anointing just isn't there. you're not enjoying it anymore.
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The anointing just isn't there. you're not enjoying it anymore. it's like, "blah."
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You're not enjoying it anymore. it's like, "blah." i worked at a church
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It's like, "blah." i worked at a church in st. louis for five years.
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I worked at a church in st. louis for five years. five years, i had home
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In st. louis for five years. five years, i had home bible studies and five years,
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Five years, i had home bible studies and five years, i worked at this church,
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Bible studies and five years, i worked at this church, and i liked my job.
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I worked at this church, and i liked my job. i got to do a lot of preaching,
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And i liked my job. i got to do a lot of preaching, taught in the bible school,
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I got to do a lot of preaching, taught in the bible school, had a huge women's meeting
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Taught in the bible school, had a huge women's meeting every thursday morning
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Had a huge women's meeting every thursday morning about 400 to 450 people came.
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Every thursday morning about 400 to 450 people came. that's a decent
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About 400 to 450 people came. that's a decent sized congregation.
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That's a decent sized congregation. did most of the teaching when
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Sized congregation. did most of the teaching when the pastor was out of town,
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Did most of the teaching when the pastor was out of town, and didn't have to believe
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The pastor was out of town, and didn't have to believe for my paycheck, he did.
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And didn't have to believe for my paycheck, he did. and it was good.
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For my paycheck, he did. and it was good. and then--
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And it was good. and then-- but i started just--
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And then-- but i started just-- didn't wanna go to work,
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But i started just-- didn't wanna go to work, didn't wanna go
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Didn't wanna go to work, didn't wanna go to the meetings, the board--
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Didn't wanna go to the meetings, the board-- you know, the weekly meetings.
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To the meetings, the board-- you know, the weekly meetings. i didn't know what was wrong
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You know, the weekly meetings. i didn't know what was wrong with me, i was like,
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I didn't know what was wrong with me, i was like, "what's wrong with me?"
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With me, i was like, "what's wrong with me?" didn't want to go
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"what's wrong with me?" didn't want to go to prayer meetings.
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Didn't want to go to prayer meetings. we had church every tuesday
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To prayer meetings. we had church every tuesday night and one tuesday night,
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We had church every tuesday night and one tuesday night, i sat in my seat.
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Night and one tuesday night, i sat in my seat. of course, you know,
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I sat in my seat. of course, you know, i had a seat on the front
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Of course, you know, i had a seat on the front row with my name on it.
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I had a seat on the front row with my name on it. we all love that.
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That makes us feel important.
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That makes us feel important. i mean,
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That makes us feel important. i mean, i had my own parking place
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I mean, i had my own parking place with my name on it, and my own
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I had my own parking place with my name on it, and my own seat with my name on it.
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With my name on it, and my own seat with my name on it. it's amazing the things
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Seat with my name on it. it's amazing the things we think are important,
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It's amazing the things we think are important, then when we get older,
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We think are important, then when we get older, we realize just had
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Then when we get older, we realize just had no importance at all.
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We realize just had no importance at all. i look back now and the things
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That i thought were
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That i thought were important when i was 35,
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That i thought were important when i was 35, i realize now is just nonsense.
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Important when i was 35, i realize now is just nonsense. the only thing that's really
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I realize now is just nonsense. the only thing that's really important is that we live
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The only thing that's really important is that we live before god the life that
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Important is that we live before god the life that he wants us to live.
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Before god the life that he wants us to live. >> [audience applauding]
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He wants us to live. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so, i heard god speak to me,
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>> joyce: and so, i heard god speak to me, "what are you doing here?"
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I heard god speak to me, "what are you doing here?" and i thought,
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"what are you doing here?" and i thought, "well, goin' to church,
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And i thought, "well, goin' to church, it's tuesday night."
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"well, goin' to church, it's tuesday night." and god actually said,
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It's tuesday night." and god actually said, "i'm finished with you here."
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And god actually said, "i'm finished with you here." well, i was insulted.
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"i'm finished with you here." well, i was insulted. >> [audience laughing]
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Well, i was insulted. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, how are you going to run
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>> joyce: i mean, how are you going to run the church without me?
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How are you going to run the church without me? come on.
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The church without me? come on. >> [audience laughing]
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Come on. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but god--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but god-- god didn't need
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>> joyce: but god-- god didn't need me there anymore.
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God didn't need me there anymore. i had done my part
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Me there anymore. i had done my part and he wanted me to take
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I had done my part and he wanted me to take the ministry and he said,
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And he wanted me to take the ministry and he said, "go north, south, east,
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The ministry and he said, "go north, south, east, and west."
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"go north, south, east, and west." well, i won't get into that
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And west." well, i won't get into that whole story 'cause it's long.
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Well, i won't get into that whole story 'cause it's long. but my point is,
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Whole story 'cause it's long. but my point is, is i feel like somebody is here
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But my point is, is i feel like somebody is here that needs to hear that you
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Is i feel like somebody is here that needs to hear that you may even be good at something,
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That needs to hear that you may even be good at something, but when god's done with it,
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May even be good at something, but when god's done with it, you don't need to keep
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But when god's done with it, you don't need to keep trying to push a horse uphill
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You don't need to keep trying to push a horse uphill that's been dead ten years.
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Trying to push a horse uphill that's been dead ten years. >> [audience applauding]
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That's been dead ten years. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? and, you know, i've had
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>> joyce: amen? and, you know, i've had to give up some things
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And, you know, i've had to give up some things in the last few years.
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To give up some things in the last few years. i used to love to go
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In the last few years. i used to love to go on our mission trips
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I used to love to go on our mission trips out of the country.
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On our mission trips out of the country. three times a year,
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Out of the country. three times a year, i'd go out for three weeks
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Three times a year, i'd go out for three weeks at a time and we'd go to four
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I'd go out for three weeks at a time and we'd go to four or five or six countries
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At a time and we'd go to four or five or six countries and be involved in all
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Or five or six countries and be involved in all these outreaches.
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And we had such favor,
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And we had such favor, i mean, every door
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And we had such favor, i mean, every door was opened to us.
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I mean, every door was opened to us. it was amazing.
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Was opened to us. it was amazing. and then things started
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It was amazing. and then things started not working out.
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And then things started not working out. our visas would get
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Not working out. our visas would get canceled and their--
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Our visas would get canceled and their-- the grounds that we rented
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Canceled and their-- the grounds that we rented would get canceled.
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The grounds that we rented would get canceled. and just stupid--
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Would get canceled. and just stupid-- it just wasn't working.
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And just stupid-- it just wasn't working. how many of you know what
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It just wasn't working. how many of you know what i'm saying when i'm saying,
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How many of you know what i'm saying when i'm saying, "it's just not working"?
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I'm saying when i'm saying, "it's just not working"? and it was wearing me out.
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"it's just not working"? and it was wearing me out. i was getting too old
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And it was wearing me out. i was getting too old to be doing that.
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I needed to be giving myself
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I needed to be giving myself to things that didn't take
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I needed to be giving myself to things that didn't take quite as much out of me.
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To things that didn't take quite as much out of me. you know, sooner or later,
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Quite as much out of me. you know, sooner or later, you gotta compare
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You know, sooner or later, you gotta compare effort to fruit.
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You gotta compare effort to fruit. you know, are you
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Effort to fruit. you know, are you getting enough fruit out
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You know, are you getting enough fruit out of the effort that you're
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Getting enough fruit out of the effort that you're putting into something
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Of the effort that you're putting into something to make it worth doing it?
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Putting into something to make it worth doing it? and i didn't like
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To make it worth doing it? and i didn't like giving that up.
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And i didn't like giving that up. now, ginger gets to go,
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Giving that up. now, ginger gets to go, and i don't get to go.
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Now, ginger gets to go, and i don't get to go. but thank god she's
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And i don't get to go. but thank god she's there to do it.
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But thank god she's there to do it. you know, we can't
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There to do it. you know, we can't be all full of our self
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You know, we can't be all full of our self and never let anybody
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Be all full of our self and never let anybody else do anything,
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And never let anybody else do anything, because if you do,
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Else do anything, because if you do, you'll just get written off,
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Because if you do, you'll just get written off, period.
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You'll just get written off, period. >> [audience applauding]
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Period. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, be ready to do
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, be ready to do something when god says,
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>> joyce: so, be ready to do something when god says, "do it."
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Something when god says, "do it." but be ready to let it go,
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"do it." but be ready to let it go, when god says, "let it go."
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But be ready to let it go, when god says, "let it go." >> [audience applauding]
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When god says, "let it go." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? and just because you let
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>> joyce: amen? and just because you let go of somethin' doesn't mean
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And just because you let go of somethin' doesn't mean that god's done with you
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Go of somethin' doesn't mean that god's done with you or that you were not valuable,
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That god's done with you or that you were not valuable, it just means it's a new
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Or that you were not valuable, it just means it's a new time in your life.
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It just means it's a new time in your life. i want you to take a look
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Time in your life. i want you to take a look at yourself and ask yourself,
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I want you to take a look at yourself and ask yourself, what do you think
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At yourself and ask yourself, what do you think of yourself and how
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What do you think of yourself and how do you talk about yourself?
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Of yourself and how do you talk about yourself? i said this last night,
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Do you talk about yourself? i said this last night, but i'm gonna say
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I said this last night, but i'm gonna say it again today.
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But i'm gonna say it again today. do not--
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It again today. do not-- and i repeat, do not--
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Do not-- and i repeat, do not-- and i am old enough
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And i repeat, do not-- and i am old enough to tell you what to do.
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And i am old enough to tell you what to do. do not say bad things about
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To tell you what to do. do not say bad things about yourself out of your own mouth.
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Do not say bad things about yourself out of your own mouth. you'd be better off for somebody
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Yourself out of your own mouth. you'd be better off for somebody else to talk bad about you than
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You'd be better off for somebody else to talk bad about you than for you to talk bad about you.
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Else to talk bad about you than for you to talk bad about you. >> [audience applauding]
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For you to talk bad about you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i remembered last
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i remembered last night i started a story and then
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>> joyce: and i remembered last night i started a story and then got off in another direction.
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Night i started a story and then got off in another direction. so, this is a good place
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Got off in another direction. so, this is a good place to finish it.
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So, this is a good place to finish it. i was talking about when
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To finish it. i was talking about when god was teaching me that
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I was talking about when god was teaching me that i was the righteousness
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God was teaching me that i was the righteousness of god in him.
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I was the righteousness of god in him. that was so hard for me
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Of god in him. that was so hard for me to get through my head.
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That was so hard for me to get through my head. and one morning, i was feeding
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To get through my head. and one morning, i was feeding my baby and dave and i had an
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And one morning, i was feeding my baby and dave and i had an argument and he left for work.
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My baby and dave and i had an argument and he left for work. anybody remember when
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Argument and he left for work. anybody remember when i started this last night
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Anybody remember when i started this last night and then didn't finish it?
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I started this last night and then didn't finish it? and maybe you didn't even
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And then didn't finish it? and maybe you didn't even know that i didn't finish it,
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And maybe you didn't even know that i didn't finish it, but i didn't.
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Know that i didn't finish it, but i didn't. >> [audience laughing]
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But i didn't. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, i'm sittin'
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, i'm sittin' at the table sayin',
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>> joyce: and so, i'm sittin' at the table sayin', "that's righ--i'm just a jerk.
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At the table sayin', "that's righ--i'm just a jerk. i'm just a total mess up.
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"that's righ--i'm just a jerk. i'm just a total mess up. everything i do is wrong.
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I'm just a total mess up. everything i do is wrong. it's always my fault.
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Everything i do is wrong. it's always my fault. it's always me.
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It's always my fault. it's always me. always me."
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It's always me. always me." you ever--?
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Always me." you ever--? >> [audience agreeing]
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You ever--? >> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: and what i'm gonna
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>> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: and what i'm gonna tell you is the absolute truth.
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>> joyce: and what i'm gonna tell you is the absolute truth. and i'm not saying
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Tell you is the absolute truth. and i'm not saying that to be spooky.
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And i'm not saying that to be spooky. i'm just telling you the truth.
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That to be spooky. i'm just telling you the truth. there are angels,
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I'm just telling you the truth. there are angels, but there are also demons.
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There are angels, but there are also demons. and just 'cause we can't
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But there are also demons. and just 'cause we can't see them don't mean
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And just 'cause we can't see them don't mean they're not there.
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See them don't mean they're not there. and when i was sitting
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They're not there. and when i was sitting there sayin' all these bad
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And when i was sitting there sayin' all these bad things about myself, i felt,
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There sayin' all these bad things about myself, i felt, literally felt, an evil force
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Things about myself, i felt, literally felt, an evil force coming across the room at me.
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Literally felt, an evil force coming across the room at me. scared the livin' tar out of me.
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I started saying,
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I started saying, "i am the righteousness
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I started saying, "i am the righteousness of god in christ.
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"i am the righteousness of god in christ. i am the righteousness
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Of god in christ. i am the righteousness of god in christ.
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I am the righteousness of god in christ. i am the righteousness
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Of god in christ. i am the righteousness of god in christ!"
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I am the righteousness of god in christ!" >> [audience cheering]
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Of god in christ!" >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and the more
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and the more i said that,
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>> joyce: and the more i said that, the more i felt that evil
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I said that, the more i felt that evil presence backin' away.
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The more i felt that evil presence backin' away. come on,
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Presence backin' away. come on, don't open a door
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Come on, don't open a door for the devil in your life.
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Don't open a door for the devil in your life. >> [audience applauding]
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For the devil in your life. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't say bad
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't say bad things about yourself
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>> joyce: don't say bad things about yourself out of your own mouth.
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Things about yourself out of your own mouth. just say what the bible says,
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Out of your own mouth. just say what the bible says, even if you're not fully
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Just say what the bible says, even if you're not fully living it out right now,
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Even if you're not fully living it out right now, it still legally belongs to you,
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Living it out right now, it still legally belongs to you, bought with the blood of jesus.
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It still legally belongs to you, bought with the blood of jesus. >> [audience applauding]
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Bought with the blood of jesus. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, i think one
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, i think one of the places where we get
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>> joyce: see, i think one of the places where we get confused is there's a legal
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Of the places where we get confused is there's a legal side to our redemption
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And there is an experiential
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And there is an experiential side to our redemption.
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And there is an experiential side to our redemption. legally, i'm holy,
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Side to our redemption. legally, i'm holy, but experientially i don't
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Legally, i'm holy, but experientially i don't always do the holy thing.
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But experientially i don't always do the holy thing. it's almost like god gives
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Always do the holy thing. it's almost like god gives us a coat that's way
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It's almost like god gives us a coat that's way too big for us and gives
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Us a coat that's way too big for us and gives us time to grow into it.
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Too big for us and gives us time to grow into it. the important thing is,
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Us time to grow into it. the important thing is, is that you're growing,
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The important thing is, is that you're growing, if you're growing.
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Is that you're growing, if you're growing. god's not so concerned
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If you're growing. god's not so concerned as to whether or not
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God's not so concerned as to whether or not you've arrived,
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As to whether or not you've arrived, but are you growing.
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You've arrived, but are you growing. can you look back
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But are you growing. can you look back last year and say,
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Can you look back last year and say, "i'm different this year
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Last year and say, "i'm different this year than i was last year?"
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"i'm different this year than i was last year?" hopefully nobody has to say,
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Than i was last year?" hopefully nobody has to say, "i'm different, i'm worse."
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Hopefully nobody has to say, "i'm different, i'm worse." >> [audience laughing]
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"i'm different, i'm worse." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, what is a healthy self-image?
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>> joyce: well, what is a healthy self-image? first of all, you don't think
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What is a healthy self-image? first of all, you don't think more highly of yourself
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First of all, you don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to.
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More highly of yourself than you ought to. because the minute
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Than you ought to. because the minute you start thinking that
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Because the minute you start thinking that you're really important,
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You start thinking that you're really important, you're gonna automatically
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You're really important, you're gonna automatically start thinking somebody
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You're gonna automatically start thinking somebody else is unimportant.
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Start thinking somebody else is unimportant. and there is nothing,
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Else is unimportant. and there is nothing, i don't think, that hurts
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And there is nothing, i don't think, that hurts god's heart worse than
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I don't think, that hurts god's heart worse than if we treat somebody
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God's heart worse than if we treat somebody as if they're beneath us,
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If we treat somebody as if they're beneath us, or not as good as we are.
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As if they're beneath us, or not as good as we are. >> [audience applauding]
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Or not as good as we are. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and sometimes,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and sometimes, the people that are
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>> joyce: and sometimes, the people that are the most guilty of that are
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The people that are the most guilty of that are the ones that are in charge.
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The most guilty of that are the ones that are in charge. so, i make it my business
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The ones that are in charge. so, i make it my business when i'm in these arenas,
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So, i make it my business when i'm in these arenas, i talk to everybody sitting
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When i'm in these arenas, i talk to everybody sitting back there that i run into,
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I talk to everybody sitting back there that i run into, greet them, and thank them.
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Back there that i run into, greet them, and thank them. and, you know, look--
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Greet them, and thank them. and, you know, look-- look for the person
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And, you know, look-- look for the person nobody's paying attention
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Look for the person nobody's paying attention to and talk to them.
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Nobody's paying attention to and talk to them. don't go trying to just get
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To and talk to them. don't go trying to just get to the most important
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Don't go trying to just get to the most important person in the room.
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To the most important person in the room. look for the person
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Person in the room. look for the person that looks lonely.
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Look for the person that looks lonely. "well, joyce i'd rather
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That looks lonely. "well, joyce i'd rather hang out with my friends."
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"well, joyce i'd rather hang out with my friends." well, who wouldn't?
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Hang out with my friends." well, who wouldn't? you know, let's just quit
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Well, who wouldn't? you know, let's just quit being in our little groups,
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You know, let's just quit being in our little groups, my little christian
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Being in our little groups, my little christian groupie friends,
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My little christian groupie friends, and i don't talk
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Groupie friends, and i don't talk to anybody else.
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And i don't talk to anybody else. the world is so full
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To anybody else. the world is so full of hurting people.
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The world is so full of hurting people. and we are not too important--
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Of hurting people. and we are not too important-- i said, we are not too
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And we are not too important-- i said, we are not too important to pay
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I said, we are not too important to pay attention to them.
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Important to pay attention to them. amen?
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Attention to them. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're not even
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're not even too important to pay
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>> joyce: we're not even too important to pay attention to a sinner.
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Too important to pay attention to a sinner. they don't have to become
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Attention to a sinner. they don't have to become your best buddy,
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They don't have to become your best buddy, but you need to treat 'em right.
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Your best buddy, but you need to treat 'em right. i always say hang out
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But you need to treat 'em right. i always say hang out with sinners, as long
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I always say hang out with sinners, as long as you're affecting them
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With sinners, as long as you're affecting them and they're not infecting you.
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As you're affecting them and they're not infecting you. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: what do we
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>> joyce: what do we put our confidence in?
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>> joyce: what do we put our confidence in? the bible says put your
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Put our confidence in? the bible says put your confidence in nothing
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The bible says put your confidence in nothing but christ.
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Confidence in nothing but christ. well, what do we put
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But christ. well, what do we put our confidence in?
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Well, what do we put our confidence in? our appearance?
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Now, don't misunderstand me,
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Now, don't misunderstand me, i think we ought to look
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Now, don't misunderstand me, i think we ought to look as good as we can.
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I think we ought to look as good as we can. take whatever you got
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As good as we can. take whatever you got and work with it.
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Take whatever you got and work with it. >> [audience laughing]
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And work with it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you're a little
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you're a little fluffy, just wear black.
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>> joyce: if you're a little fluffy, just wear black. >> [audience laughing]
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Fluffy, just wear black. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing] that'll
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing] that'll help a lot, learn all
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>> joyce: [laughing] that'll help a lot, learn all the tricks, you know?
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Help a lot, learn all the tricks, you know? we put our confidence
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The tricks, you know? we put our confidence in appearance, social status,
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We put our confidence in appearance, social status, what we do, who we know.
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In appearance, social status, what we do, who we know. do you know someday if i can't
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What we do, who we know. do you know someday if i can't do what i'm doing, i'm still
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Do you know someday if i can't do what i'm doing, i'm still gonna be joyce meyer?
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Do what i'm doing, i'm still gonna be joyce meyer? and i don't wanna hear
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Gonna be joyce meyer? and i don't wanna hear somebody say, "didn't you
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And i don't wanna hear somebody say, "didn't you used to be joyce meyer?"
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Somebody say, "didn't you used to be joyce meyer?" >> [audience laughing]
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Used to be joyce meyer?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? [laughing] we put our confidence
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>> joyce: amen? [laughing] we put our confidence in money, and how many
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[laughing] we put our confidence in money, and how many of you know that could
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In money, and how many of you know that could all go away in one day?
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Of you know that could all go away in one day? >> audience: amen!
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>> joyce: revelation says
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>> joyce: revelation says that babylon falls in one day,
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>> joyce: revelation says that babylon falls in one day, and babylon represents
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That babylon falls in one day, and babylon represents the world's system.
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And babylon represents the world's system. we don't know from one second
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To the next, in this volatile
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To the next, in this volatile world that we live in,
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To the next, in this volatile world that we live in, what's gonna happen.
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World that we live in, what's gonna happen. and we better have our trust
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What's gonna happen. and we better have our trust in god, not in anything else.
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And we better have our trust in god, not in anything else. >> [audience applauding]
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In god, not in anything else. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when we begin
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when we begin our journey with god,
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>> joyce: when we begin our journey with god, most of our confidence
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Our journey with god, most of our confidence is in those outward things.
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Most of our confidence is in those outward things. and it just takes time and
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Is in those outward things. and it just takes time and letting god work with you
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And it just takes time and letting god work with you to realize, do you realize all
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Letting god work with you to realize, do you realize all of those things are shaky?
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To realize, do you realize all of those things are shaky? the only thing that can't
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Of those things are shaky? the only thing that can't be shaken is god.
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The only thing that can't be shaken is god. that's why you wanna have
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Be shaken is god. that's why you wanna have your confidence in him.
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That's why you wanna have your confidence in him. you know you're gonna
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Your confidence in him. you know you're gonna get hurt by friends?
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You know you're gonna get hurt by friends? that's a given in this life,
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Get hurt by friends? that's a given in this life, and especially if you start
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That's a given in this life, and especially if you start putting too much confidence
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And especially if you start putting too much confidence in them, god will be obligated
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Putting too much confidence in them, god will be obligated to show you their weaknesses.
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In them, god will be obligated to show you their weaknesses. and you're gonna think,
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To show you their weaknesses. and you're gonna think, "well i would've never thought
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And you're gonna think, "well i would've never thought you would've done that."
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"well i would've never thought you would've done that." well, guess what?
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You would've done that." well, guess what? a self-image is out of balance
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Well, guess what? a self-image is out of balance if you think too highly
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A self-image is out of balance if you think too highly of yourself, or if you think
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If you think too highly of yourself, or if you think too lowly of yourself.
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Of yourself, or if you think too lowly of yourself. matter of fact,
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Too lowly of yourself. matter of fact, one very smart woman said,
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Matter of fact, one very smart woman said, "the best thing to do is just
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One very smart woman said, "the best thing to do is just not think of yourself at all."
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"the best thing to do is just not think of yourself at all." how many of you agree we just
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Not think of yourself at all." how many of you agree we just have ourselves on our mind
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How many of you agree we just have ourselves on our mind way too much?
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Have ourselves on our mind way too much? >> [audience applauding]
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Way too much? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i want you to feel
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i want you to feel good about yourself,
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>> joyce: i want you to feel good about yourself, but i don't want you to feel
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Good about yourself, but i don't want you to feel like you're better than
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But i don't want you to feel like you're better than somebody else.
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Like you're better than somebody else. none of us are too good
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Somebody else. none of us are too good to do anything.
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None of us are too good to do anything. and it's good for all
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To do anything. and it's good for all of us sometimes to purposely
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And it's good for all of us sometimes to purposely put ourselves in a position
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Of us sometimes to purposely put ourselves in a position of serving, just to show that
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Put ourselves in a position of serving, just to show that we are not so full of ourselves.
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Of serving, just to show that we are not so full of ourselves. god has created you, an amazing,
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We are not so full of ourselves. god has created you, an amazing, awesome creature.
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God has created you, an amazing, awesome creature. and you can do things
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Awesome creature. and you can do things that you would not
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And you can do things that you would not even ever believe that you
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That you would not even ever believe that you could do if you'll just
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Even ever believe that you could do if you'll just believe in christ, and put
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Could do if you'll just believe in christ, and put your confidence in him.
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Believe in christ, and put your confidence in him. there's a promise land for you,
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Your confidence in him. there's a promise land for you, and its fruit is big.
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There's a promise land for you, and its fruit is big. but there are giants
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And its fruit is big. but there are giants in the land, and you will
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But there are giants in the land, and you will have to deal with ‘em,
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In the land, and you will have to deal with ‘em, but you won't have to deal
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Have to deal with ‘em, but you won't have to deal with them by yourself.
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But you won't have to deal with them by yourself. god will be right there with
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With them by yourself. god will be right there with you every step of the way.
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God will be right there with you every step of the way. come on, give god a praise.
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You every step of the way. come on, give god a praise. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [repeating sounds:
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>> [repeating sounds: alarms, reports, phones ringing]
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Alarms, reports, phones ringing] >> weather man: today's local
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>> weather man: today's local weather is a mixed bag
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Weather is a mixed bag of clouds and rain.
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Of clouds and rain. >> joyce: if you've been parked
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>> joyce: if you've been parked at the same place way too long,
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At the same place way too long, you're stuck.
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You're stuck. and it's time to blast
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And it's time to blast out of that place
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Out of that place and say, "i've had it.
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And say, "i've had it. i'm no longer gonna
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I'm no longer gonna let the past control me.
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Let the past control me. i am gonna get well,
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I am gonna get well, get on with god,
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Get on with god, and have the life
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And have the life he intended me to have."
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He intended me to have." >> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: what if
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>> ginger: what if the only thing
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The only thing standing between you
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Standing between you and the life you want
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And the life you want is that nasty
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Is that nasty feeling of being stuck?
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Feeling of being stuck? stuck in routines
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Stuck in routines or patterns
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Or patterns that no longer work,
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That no longer work, they don't inspire
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They don't inspire you and you can't
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You and you can't seem to break free.
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Seem to break free. well, escape the monotony
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Well, escape the monotony and the procrastination
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And the procrastination with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, "getting unstuck,"
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"getting unstuck," it's "god's path to
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It's "god's path to breakthrough thinking."
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Breakthrough thinking." this is such a huge key.
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This is such a huge key. this book will help
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This book will help you find that turning
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You find that turning point toward a path
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Point toward a path of rediscovering
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Of rediscovering purpose and hope.
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Purpose and hope. you were never
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You were never created to live
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Created to live stuck or settling
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Stuck or settling for less than
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For less than god's best.
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God's best. break destructive
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Break destructive mindsets with god's word
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Mindsets with god's word and move from just
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And move from just surviving to thriving
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Surviving to thriving with "getting unstuck."
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>> announcer: being stuck
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>> announcer: being stuck isn't a life sentence.
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Isn't a life sentence. it's a signal that something
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It's a signal that something deeper is waiting for you.
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Deeper is waiting for you. when you request
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When you request your copy of,
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Your copy of, "getting unstuck,"
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"getting unstuck," you'll also receive
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You'll also receive joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "power words:
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"power words: what you can
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What you can say can change
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Say can change your life,"
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Your life," a handy little book
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A handy little book that can make a world
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That can make a world of difference
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Of difference in our attitude, joy,
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In our attitude, joy, and even success.
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And even success. available today for
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Available today for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. for...
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For... or more,
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Or more, you'll receive this
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You'll receive this "battlefield of the mind
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"battlefield of the mind journal,"
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Journal," a valuable study tool
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A valuable study tool to record life's
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To record life's progress and capture
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Progress and capture god's promises.
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>> ginger: god designed
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>> ginger: god designed you to move forward
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You to move forward with courage,
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With courage, confidence
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Confidence and unshakable faith.
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And unshakable faith. break through
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Break through the muck and reroute
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The muck and reroute your destination
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Your destination toward a renewed mind
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Toward a renewed mind and real transformation
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And real transformation with, "getting unstuck."
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With, "getting unstuck." and remember,
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And remember, your contribution
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Your contribution allows us to share
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Allows us to share the gospel
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The gospel and god's love around
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And god's love around the world through
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The world through our hand of hope
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Our hand of hope outreaches.
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Outreaches. together,
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Together, we're making
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We're making a difference in many,
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A difference in many, many lives.
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Many lives. >> announcer: enjoy
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>> announcer: enjoy "getting unstuck"
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"getting unstuck" and "power words"
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And "power words" available today
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Available today for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. contact us at...
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Contact us at... go online to:
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> announcer: ready
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>> announcer: ready to transform your story?
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To transform your story? let's celebrate your style,
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Let's celebrate your style, quirks, and potential.
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Quirks, and potential. >> joyce: god has
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>> joyce: god has got a plan for you.
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Got a plan for you. i want you to get
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I want you to get that tonight.
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That tonight. >> announcer: every
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>> announcer: every journey is unique,
00:25:21.576 --> 00:25:22.143
Journey is unique, and god's hand is at work.
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And god's hand is at work. >> christine: we are talking
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>> christine: we are talking about eternal transformation
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About eternal transformation from the inside out.
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From the inside out. >> announcer: come discover
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>> announcer: come discover the beauty where struggles
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The beauty where struggles become strength as god moves
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Become strength as god moves you toward a life transformed.
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You toward a life transformed. >> lisa: today he's making
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>> lisa: today he's making all things new.
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All things new. >> announcer: join us for
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>> announcer: join us for the 2026 love life women's
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The 2026 love life women's conference with joyce
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Conference with joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, christine caine,
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Christine caine, lisa harper,
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Lisa harper, and worship with
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And worship with natalie grant
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Natalie grant and hope darst.
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And hope darst. october 22-24th
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October 22-24th in tampa, florida.
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In tampa, florida. >> joyce: my story,
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>> joyce: my story, your story,
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Your story, they are vital.
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They are vital. together,
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Together, let's discover the beautiful
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Let's discover the beautiful road they can take.
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Road they can take. i really hope
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I really hope to see you there.
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>> announcer: register now
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>> announcer: register now at: joycemeyer.org.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [♪♪] >> disaster victims:
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>> disaster victims: oh, wow.
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>> [thunder crashing]
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>> [thunder crashing] >> disaster victims:
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>> disaster victims: jeff's in there somewhere.
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Jeff's in there somewhere. oh, god.
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Oh, god. i really wasn't prepared
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I really wasn't prepared for what i saw.
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For what i saw. oh, gosh, there it goes.
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Oh, gosh, there it goes. >> responder 1: everybody
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>> responder 1: everybody in this town lost someone
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In this town lost someone or knows someone
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Or knows someone who lost someone.
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>> [intense music]
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>> responder 2: you never get
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>> responder 2: you never get tired of delivering hope
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Tired of delivering hope to people and seeing the joy
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To people and seeing the joy on their face and to see
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On their face and to see all that devastation turn
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All that devastation turn to something beautiful.
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>> recipient: [emotional]
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>> recipient: [emotional] oh, thank you, god!
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Oh, thank you, god! oh, god!
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - What Do You Think of Yourself? (Part 3)

July 1, 2026 | 27:29

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