Joyce Meyer - What’s Your Thing? (Part 1)

April 23, 2025 | S25:E20

Ever wondered how to step into your God-given calling? Today, Joyce, Ginger, and Erin share inspiring stories and tips to help you discover your purpose.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - What’s Your Thing? (Part 1) | April 23, 2025

>> joyce: a passion for
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>> joyce: a passion for something is what motivates
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>> joyce: a passion for something is what motivates you and drives you to do it.
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Something is what motivates you and drives you to do it. and it's what enables
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You and drives you to do it. and it's what enables you to do it,
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And it's what enables you to do it, maybe a long time after
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You to do it, maybe a long time after other people would have...
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Maybe a long time after other people would have... >> ginger: right.
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Other people would have... >> ginger: right. >> joyce: given up.
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>> ginger: right. >> joyce: given up. >> ginger: and there may
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>> joyce: given up. >> ginger: and there may be a sacrifice in it.
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>> ginger: and there may be a sacrifice in it. >> joyce: yeah, there's
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Be a sacrifice in it. >> joyce: yeah, there's sacrifice in it.
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>> joyce: yeah, there's sacrifice in it. >> ginger: we do have
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Sacrifice in it. >> ginger: we do have to sacrifice for what
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>> ginger: we do have to sacrifice for what god asks of us.
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To sacrifice for what god asks of us. >> joyce: yeah.
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God asks of us. >> joyce: yeah. >> ginger: often.
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>> joyce: yeah. >> ginger: often. >> joyce: absolutely.
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>> ginger: often. >> joyce: absolutely. >> ginger: and it's not
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>> joyce: absolutely. >> ginger: and it's not always easier.
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>> ginger: and it's not always easier. i think that's a mistake
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Always easier. i think that's a mistake that people make.
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I think that's a mistake that people make. it's gonna go perfectly because
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That people make. it's gonna go perfectly because i know god's called me to this.
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It's gonna go perfectly because i know god's called me to this. it doesn't always
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I know god's called me to this. it doesn't always work that way either.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, "battlefield of the mind"
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"battlefield of the mind" is my best-selling book with
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Is my best-selling book with more than 7 million copies
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More than 7 million copies sold and it's because the way
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Sold and it's because the way we think affects everything.
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We think affects everything. well, i'm dedicating an entire
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Well, i'm dedicating an entire conference to equip
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Conference to equip you to win your battles.
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You to win your battles. join me with john maxwell,
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Join me with john maxwell, pastor robert madu,
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Pastor robert madu, and brian and katie torwalt.
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And brian and katie torwalt. register today and learn
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Register today and learn how you can be victorious
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How you can be victorious through thinking
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Through thinking in line with god's word.
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In line with god's word. there's limited space,
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There's limited space, so don't delay.
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So don't delay. register now and change
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Register now and change the way you think.
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>> ginger: hi everyone,
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>> ginger: hi everyone, thanks for joining us today
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>> ginger: hi everyone, thanks for joining us today on “enjoying everyday life.”
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Thanks for joining us today on “enjoying everyday life.” you are going to love this today
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On “enjoying everyday life.” you are going to love this today because we're going to explore
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You are going to love this today because we're going to explore something specific for you.
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Because we're going to explore something specific for you. god has put gifts and talents
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Something specific for you. god has put gifts and talents in every one of us and those
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God has put gifts and talents in every one of us and those gifts aren't just for us.
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In every one of us and those gifts aren't just for us. they're meant
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Gifts aren't just for us. they're meant to bless us and others,
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They're meant to bless us and others, but they aren't always
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To bless us and others, but they aren't always so easy to discover.
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But they aren't always so easy to discover. so, on today's program,
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So easy to discover. so, on today's program, we dig into a conversation
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So, on today's program, we dig into a conversation on finding your thing.
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>> ginger: we're going
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>> ginger: we're going to talk about your talents,
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>> ginger: we're going to talk about your talents, all the wonderful things
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To talk about your talents, all the wonderful things that you have to offer,
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All the wonderful things that you have to offer, and some great ways to use them.
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That you have to offer, and some great ways to use them. so, this is where we talk
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About the practical things
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About the practical things of life, god's word,
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About the practical things of life, god's word, applying it to our life.
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Of life, god's word, applying it to our life. and we're all very different.
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We like different things,
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We like different things, but we all have gifts
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We like different things, but we all have gifts and talents in different
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But we all have gifts and talents in different ways that we can serve god.
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And talents in different ways that we can serve god. and i think--
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Ways that we can serve god. and i think-- sometimes, we think,
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And i think-- sometimes, we think, "if i'm not joyce meyer,
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Sometimes, we think, "if i'm not joyce meyer, if i'm not just like erin,
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"if i'm not joyce meyer, if i'm not just like erin, i don't have anything to give.
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If i'm not just like erin, i don't have anything to give. i don't know how
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I don't have anything to give. i don't know how to serve the lord."
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And so, i think it's a great
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And so, i think it's a great conversation to talk about
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And so, i think it's a great conversation to talk about the things that god has put
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Conversation to talk about the things that god has put in each one of us that can
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The things that god has put in each one of us that can come out in very, very
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In each one of us that can come out in very, very different ways, but they
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Come out in very, very different ways, but they can all be used for god's
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Different ways, but they can all be used for god's kingdom in beautiful ways.
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Can all be used for god's kingdom in beautiful ways. do you guys--
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Kingdom in beautiful ways. do you guys-- well, joyce, it's hard to even
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Do you guys-- well, joyce, it's hard to even talk to you about this because--
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Well, joyce, it's hard to even talk to you about this because-- >> [ladies laughing]
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Talk to you about this because-- >> [ladies laughing] >> joyce: well, thank you.
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>> [ladies laughing] >> joyce: well, thank you. >> ginger: because your
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>> joyce: well, thank you. >> ginger: because your call was just so evident.
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>> ginger: because your call was just so evident. i mean, god made it so plain
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Call was just so evident. i mean, god made it so plain in your life.
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I mean, god made it so plain in your life. you knew what your gifting was,
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In your life. you knew what your gifting was, and you had a direct path,
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You knew what your gifting was, and you had a direct path, which is awesome.
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And you had a direct path, which is awesome. a lot of people don't
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Which is awesome. a lot of people don't have it that way.
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A lot of people don't have it that way. so, let me look at erin.
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Have it that way. so, let me look at erin. >> erin: thank you.
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So, let me look at erin. >> erin: thank you. mine's been less direct, so.
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>> erin: thank you. mine's been less direct, so. >> joyce: well, now,
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Mine's been less direct, so. >> joyce: well, now, wait a minute.
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>> joyce: well, now, wait a minute. i wanna say something
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Wait a minute. i wanna say something about what you said.
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I wanna say something about what you said. >> ginger: okay, go ahead, yes.
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About what you said. >> ginger: okay, go ahead, yes. >> joyce: see,
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>> ginger: okay, go ahead, yes. >> joyce: see, the thing that god has taught
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>> joyce: see, the thing that god has taught me is my teaching and preaching
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The thing that god has taught me is my teaching and preaching and writing, that's my ministry.
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Me is my teaching and preaching and writing, that's my ministry. but i have to,
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And writing, that's my ministry. but i have to, in my personal life,
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But i have to, in my personal life, i need to serve in normal ways,
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In my personal life, i need to serve in normal ways, you know, just like i would
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I need to serve in normal ways, you know, just like i would tell somebody else to serve.
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You know, just like i would tell somebody else to serve. i don't just get to preach
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Tell somebody else to serve. i don't just get to preach it to everybody else.
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I don't just get to preach it to everybody else. i have to live it and do it.
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It to everybody else. i have to live it and do it. >> ginger: oh, see, i'm really
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I have to live it and do it. >> ginger: oh, see, i'm really glad you said that.
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>> ginger: oh, see, i'm really glad you said that. that makes a lot of sense.
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Glad you said that. that makes a lot of sense. >> erin: i think that's
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That makes a lot of sense. >> erin: i think that's an interesting point.
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>> erin: i think that's an interesting point. i hope we talk about
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An interesting point. i hope we talk about this because--
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I hope we talk about this because-- >> ginger: i think we can,
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This because-- >> ginger: i think we can, if you want to, because
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>> ginger: i think we can, if you want to, because you're doing it right now.
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If you want to, because you're doing it right now. >> erin: okay, great.
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You're doing it right now. >> erin: okay, great. let's talk about this.
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>> erin: okay, great. let's talk about this. >> [ginger laughing]
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Let's talk about this. >> [ginger laughing] >> joyce: i think somebody
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>> [ginger laughing] >> joyce: i think somebody had some too much
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>> joyce: i think somebody had some too much spice already today.
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Had some too much spice already today. >> [ladies laughing]
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>> erin: the idea of,
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>> erin: the idea of, when i was thinking
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>> erin: the idea of, when i was thinking through this,
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When i was thinking through this, how your career and like,
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Through this, how your career and like, maybe your professional calling
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How your career and like, maybe your professional calling is different from our calling
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For what we do for the lord
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For what we do for the lord and our service to him.
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For what we do for the lord and our service to him. and how do those two intersect?
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And our service to him. and how do those two intersect? because i think as christians
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And how do those two intersect? because i think as christians and in the church, we talk a lot
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Because i think as christians and in the church, we talk a lot about like, "what's my purpose,
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And in the church, we talk a lot about like, "what's my purpose, what's my calling?"
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About like, "what's my purpose, what's my calling?" i was curious from
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What's my calling?" i was curious from your perspective,
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I was curious from your perspective, is that the same thing
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Your perspective, is that the same thing as what we're called
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Is that the same thing as what we're called to just as christians?
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As what we're called to just as christians? we are all called
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To just as christians? we are all called to serve god in some capacity,
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We are all called to serve god in some capacity, and we're all called
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To serve god in some capacity, and we're all called to love people.
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And we're all called to love people. and i just think sometimes
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To love people. and i just think sometimes we might get those
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And i just think sometimes we might get those things confused.
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We might get those things confused. >> joyce: well, first of all,
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Things confused. >> joyce: well, first of all, i think that people think
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>> joyce: well, first of all, i think that people think of ministry as always having
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I think that people think of ministry as always having to be something "spiritual."
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Of ministry as always having to be something "spiritual." and here's the thing, anything
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To be something "spiritual." and here's the thing, anything that you're doing for god
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And here's the thing, anything that you're doing for god is spiritual.
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That you're doing for god is spiritual. even if it's something
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Is spiritual. even if it's something that wouldn't ordinarily
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Even if it's something that wouldn't ordinarily be considered spiritual,
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That wouldn't ordinarily be considered spiritual, you know.
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Be considered spiritual, you know. it's--i mean, if you're going
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You know. it's--i mean, if you're going to the grocery store
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It's--i mean, if you're going to the grocery store and you're doing it for god
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To the grocery store and you're doing it for god and you go in there with
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And you're doing it for god and you go in there with the purpose of being
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And you go in there with the purpose of being a blessing to people
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The purpose of being a blessing to people and encouraging people,
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A blessing to people and encouraging people, and who knows, god might
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And encouraging people, and who knows, god might tell you to pay for somebody's
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And who knows, god might tell you to pay for somebody's groceries or he might have
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Tell you to pay for somebody's groceries or he might have you let somebody with two items
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Groceries or he might have you let somebody with two items go ahead of you, you know,
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You let somebody with two items go ahead of you, you know, that's got a full cart.
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Go ahead of you, you know, that's got a full cart. i mean, literally, there are
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That's got a full cart. i mean, literally, there are ways to show love to people
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I mean, literally, there are ways to show love to people everywhere you go if you're
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Ways to show love to people everywhere you go if you're just open to it.
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Everywhere you go if you're just open to it. and so, that trip
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Just open to it. and so, that trip to the grocery store
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And so, that trip to the grocery store can become a ministry for god.
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To the grocery store can become a ministry for god. and so, this ordinary thing
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Can become a ministry for god. and so, this ordinary thing becomes a holy, anointed,
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And so, this ordinary thing becomes a holy, anointed, special thing.
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Becomes a holy, anointed, special thing. and people don't see that.
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Special thing. and people don't see that. they don't think that,
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And people don't see that. they don't think that, that qualifies because
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They don't think that, that qualifies because you're not on a pulpit or you're
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That qualifies because you're not on a pulpit or you're not behind a microphone.
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You're not on a pulpit or you're not behind a microphone. >> ginger: i like the thought
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Not behind a microphone. >> ginger: i like the thought of that.
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>> ginger: i like the thought of that. >> erin: i do too.
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Of that. >> erin: i do too. >> ginger: so, what we wanna
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>> erin: i do too. >> ginger: so, what we wanna do right now is see what
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>> ginger: so, what we wanna do right now is see what the bible says about how we use
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Do right now is see what the bible says about how we use our talents and our gifts
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The bible says about how we use our talents and our gifts and why it matters so much.
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Our talents and our gifts and why it matters so much. so, here's joyce talking
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And why it matters so much. so, here's joyce talking about that a little bit.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: now, fruitfulness
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>> joyce: now, fruitfulness means: "fertile or the quality
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>> joyce: now, fruitfulness means: "fertile or the quality of being prolific at producing
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Means: "fertile or the quality of being prolific at producing many young."
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Of being prolific at producing many young." in other words, we need
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Many young." in other words, we need to be prolific at producing
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In other words, we need to be prolific at producing good things out of our life.
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To be prolific at producing good things out of our life. fruitless: "of no advantage
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Good things out of our life. fruitless: "of no advantage or good effect, vain, idle,
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Fruitless: "of no advantage or good effect, vain, idle, useless, and unprofitable."
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Now, you're probably
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Now, you're probably familiar with the parable of the
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Now, you're probably familiar with the parable of the talents.
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Familiar with the parable of the talents. how many of you are familiar
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Talents. how many of you are familiar with parable of the talents?
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How many of you are familiar with parable of the talents? in matthew chapter 25 where the
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With parable of the talents? in matthew chapter 25 where the owner of the vineyard goes away
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In matthew chapter 25 where the owner of the vineyard goes away and he leaves several of his
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Owner of the vineyard goes away and he leaves several of his servants with a certain amount
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And he leaves several of his servants with a certain amount of money and expected them to
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Invest it and use it, then when
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Invest it and use it, then when he came back to give him more
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Invest it and use it, then when he came back to give him more than what he had left 'em with.
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He came back to give him more than what he had left 'em with. and, i'm not gonna turn to
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Than what he had left 'em with. and, i'm not gonna turn to the story and tell the whole
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And, i'm not gonna turn to the story and tell the whole thing, but the first one
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The story and tell the whole thing, but the first one invested his, got some back.
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Thing, but the first one invested his, got some back. the second one did
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Invested his, got some back. the second one did the same thing.
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The second one did the same thing. the third one did same thing.
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The same thing. the third one did same thing. the fourth one was afraid and he
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The third one did same thing. the fourth one was afraid and he hid his in the ground.
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The fourth one was afraid and he hid his in the ground. so, when the master came back,
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Hid his in the ground. so, when the master came back, the first three he talked to,
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So, when the master came back, the first three he talked to, "you did a good job.
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The first three he talked to, "you did a good job. well done thou good and faithful
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"you did a good job. well done thou good and faithful servant."
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Well done thou good and faithful servant." and he didn't give all of them
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Servant." and he didn't give all of them the same amount.
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And he didn't give all of them the same amount. he gave them according to what
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The same amount. he gave them according to what they could handle.
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He gave them according to what they could handle. so, god doesn't expect the same
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They could handle. so, god doesn't expect the same thing out of all of us.
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So, god doesn't expect the same thing out of all of us. we're not all called to write
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Thing out of all of us. we're not all called to write 120 books.
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We're not all called to write 120 books. we're not all called
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120 books. we're not all called to do the same thing.
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We're not all called to do the same thing. we're not all called to be able
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To do the same thing. we're not all called to be able to sing like phil does.
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We're not all called to be able to sing like phil does. but whatever we can do,
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To sing like phil does. but whatever we can do, it's a gift that god put in us.
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But whatever we can do, it's a gift that god put in us. and he put it in us for
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It's a gift that god put in us. and he put it in us for somebody else.
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And he put it in us for somebody else. >> [audience applauding]
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Somebody else. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: are you there?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: are you there? so, for me to be--sit out there
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>> joyce: are you there? so, for me to be--sit out there and be jealous of somebody
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So, for me to be--sit out there and be jealous of somebody up here that can sing real good,
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And be jealous of somebody up here that can sing real good, is so ridiculous.
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Up here that can sing real good, is so ridiculous. because, god didn't give them
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Is so ridiculous. because, god didn't give them the gift for their benefit,
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Because, god didn't give them the gift for their benefit, he put the gift in them so,
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The gift for their benefit, he put the gift in them so, you could be blessed.
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He put the gift in them so, you could be blessed. i tell people, god gave me
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You could be blessed. i tell people, god gave me a gift to speak.
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I tell people, god gave me a gift to speak. all it causes me to do is work.
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A gift to speak. all it causes me to do is work. it's for you.
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All it causes me to do is work. it's for you. it's not for me.
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It's for you. it's not for me. >> [audience applauding]
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It's not for me. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i enjoy what
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i enjoy what i'm doing.
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>> joyce: now, i enjoy what i'm doing. but, i get the work part, and
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I'm doing. but, i get the work part, and you get to go enjoy it.
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But, i get the work part, and you get to go enjoy it. you know.
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You get to go enjoy it. you know. you don't have to be in the back
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You know. you don't have to be in the back room singing notes and
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You don't have to be in the back room singing notes and practicing music and doing
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Room singing notes and practicing music and doing exercises with your voice every
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Practicing music and doing exercises with your voice every day.
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Exercises with your voice every day. there's work to what people do.
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Day. there's work to what people do. and so, god gives us a little
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There's work to what people do. and so, god gives us a little something what we can handle and
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And so, god gives us a little something what we can handle and he expects to get back more than
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Something what we can handle and he expects to get back more than what he gave.
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He expects to get back more than what he gave. because he is a god of
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What he gave. because he is a god of multiplication.
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Because he is a god of multiplication. >> [audience applauding]
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Multiplication. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and to the last
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and to the last guy who said well, "i was afraid
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>> joyce: and to the last guy who said well, "i was afraid and i hid what you gave me.
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Guy who said well, "i was afraid and i hid what you gave me. but now, here i can give you
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And i hid what you gave me. but now, here i can give you back what you gave me."
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But now, here i can give you back what you gave me." god called him a, "wicked, lazy,
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Back what you gave me." god called him a, "wicked, lazy, idle servant," and he said,
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God called him a, "wicked, lazy, idle servant," and he said, "take it away from him and give
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Idle servant," and he said, "take it away from him and give it to the one who has the most."
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"take it away from him and give it to the one who has the most." so, it's very simple.
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It to the one who has the most." so, it's very simple. you use it, or you lose it.
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So, it's very simple. you use it, or you lose it. in god's economy, if you don't
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You use it, or you lose it. in god's economy, if you don't use what god's given you, then
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In god's economy, if you don't use what god's given you, then he will get somebody else to do
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Use what god's given you, then he will get somebody else to do what you have the opportunity
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He will get somebody else to do what you have the opportunity to do.
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What you have the opportunity to do. every one of you are
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To do. every one of you are in ministry.
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Every one of you are in ministry. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i now announce to you
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>> joyce: i now announce to you that every one of you are
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>> joyce: i now announce to you that every one of you are ordain--if you're a believer,
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That every one of you are ordain--if you're a believer, you are ordained for ministry,
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Ordain--if you're a believer, you are ordained for ministry, amen?
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You are ordained for ministry, amen? >> [audience cheering]
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>> ginger: so, a lot of people,
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>> ginger: so, a lot of people, right now, love the idea
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>> ginger: so, a lot of people, right now, love the idea of that, love the enthusiasm
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Right now, love the idea of that, love the enthusiasm of the possibilities.
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Of that, love the enthusiasm of the possibilities. but their first question is,
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Of the possibilities. but their first question is, "i don't do those things,"
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But their first question is, "i don't do those things," you know.
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"i don't do those things," you know. "i'm not a preacher."
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You know. "i'm not a preacher." "i'm not a singer."
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"i'm not a preacher." "i'm not a singer." "i don't go to the grocery."
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"i'm not a singer." "i don't go to the grocery." [laughs]
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"i don't go to the grocery." [laughs] whatever it may be.
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[laughs] whatever it may be. but we do have a lot
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Whatever it may be. but we do have a lot of excuses, i think, or--
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But we do have a lot of excuses, i think, or-- and maybe they're not excuses
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Of excuses, i think, or-- and maybe they're not excuses as much as sometimes they're
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And maybe they're not excuses as much as sometimes they're fears or insecurities that
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As much as sometimes they're fears or insecurities that we think there's nothing
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Fears or insecurities that we think there's nothing in me that i have to offer.
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We think there's nothing in me that i have to offer. >> joyce: well, part of that
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In me that i have to offer. >> joyce: well, part of that is just having a poor
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>> joyce: well, part of that is just having a poor self-image.
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Is just having a poor self-image. you know, you need
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Self-image. you know, you need to see yourself the way christ
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You know, you need to see yourself the way christ sees you and not the way
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To see yourself the way christ sees you and not the way you've always seen yourself
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Sees you and not the way you've always seen yourself or the way other people
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You've always seen yourself or the way other people have said that you are.
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But jesus said,
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But jesus said, "the greatest among you
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But jesus said, "the greatest among you is the servant of all."
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"the greatest among you is the servant of all." well, what comes to our mind
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When we hear the word servant?
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When we hear the word servant? "i don't wanna be just
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When we hear the word servant? "i don't wanna be just a servant," you know.
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"i don't wanna be just a servant," you know. "i wanna do something great."
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A servant," you know. "i wanna do something great." >> ginger: yeah, like it's
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"i wanna do something great." >> ginger: yeah, like it's a low place.
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>> ginger: yeah, like it's a low place. >> joyce: but jesus said that
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A low place. >> joyce: but jesus said that is the greatest thing.
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>> joyce: but jesus said that is the greatest thing. and here's what the definition
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Is the greatest thing. and here's what the definition says, "servant presents the--"
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And here's what the definition says, "servant presents the--" and this is from the greek.
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Says, "servant presents the--" and this is from the greek. "presents the idea of subjection
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And this is from the greek. "presents the idea of subjection without bondage."
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"presents the idea of subjection without bondage." if i am your servant,
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Without bondage." if i am your servant, i can submit to you
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If i am your servant, i can submit to you without feeling that
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I can submit to you without feeling that i've lost my freedom.
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Without feeling that i've lost my freedom. >> erin: hmm.
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I've lost my freedom. >> erin: hmm. >> ginger: that's interesting.
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>> erin: hmm. >> ginger: that's interesting. well, i've never heard
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>> ginger: that's interesting. well, i've never heard it that way.
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Well, i've never heard it that way. >> erin: no, i haven't either.
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It that way. >> erin: no, i haven't either. >> joyce: i started to say,
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>> erin: no, i haven't either. >> joyce: i started to say, is that all i can get out
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>> joyce: i started to say, is that all i can get out of either one of you?
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Is that all i can get out of either one of you? "huh."
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Of either one of you? "huh." >> erin: look at that.
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"huh." >> erin: look at that. [chuckles]
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>> erin: look at that. [chuckles] no, that's a deep thought.
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[chuckles] no, that's a deep thought. >> joyce: i know two people
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No, that's a deep thought. >> joyce: i know two people that when i ask them to say
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>> joyce: i know two people that when i ask them to say something, their answer is,
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That when i ask them to say something, their answer is, "my pleasure."
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Something, their answer is, "my pleasure." and that just sounds so good.
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"my pleasure." and that just sounds so good. not just, "okay," or, "yeah."
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And that just sounds so good. not just, "okay," or, "yeah." >> ginger: that's why people
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Not just, "okay," or, "yeah." >> ginger: that's why people go to chick-fil-a.
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>> ginger: that's why people go to chick-fil-a. >> joyce: they don't just say,
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Go to chick-fil-a. >> joyce: they don't just say, "okay, yeah, hmm, whatever."
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>> joyce: they don't just say, "okay, yeah, hmm, whatever." it's just, "my pleasure."
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"okay, yeah, hmm, whatever." it's just, "my pleasure." and i just think that
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It's just, "my pleasure." and i just think that is so attractive.
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And i just think that is so attractive. it actually makes you sound
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Is so attractive. it actually makes you sound like the person really
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It actually makes you sound like the person really feels blessed in doing it.
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Like the person really feels blessed in doing it. and god actually wants
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Feels blessed in doing it. and god actually wants us to feel that way.
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And god actually wants us to feel that way. we have to get over the idea
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Us to feel that way. we have to get over the idea of thinking that being
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We have to get over the idea of thinking that being a servant means you're gonna
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Of thinking that being a servant means you're gonna scrub somebody's floor.
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A servant means you're gonna scrub somebody's floor. that doesn't--
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Scrub somebody's floor. that doesn't-- that's not the connotation.
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That doesn't-- that's not the connotation. anytime--
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That's not the connotation. anytime-- when i'm preaching,
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Anytime-- when i'm preaching, i'm serving you.
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You know, we're serving people
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You know, we're serving people today by putting together
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You know, we're serving people today by putting together this program for them.
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Today by putting together this program for them. and so, servanthood is, can be
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This program for them. and so, servanthood is, can be anything from being friendly,
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And so, servanthood is, can be anything from being friendly, to giving somebody a ride,
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Anything from being friendly, to giving somebody a ride, to cooking a meal, or praying.
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I love the people
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I love the people that pray for me.
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I love the people that pray for me. i mean, i don't know where
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That pray for me. i mean, i don't know where i would be if people didn't pray
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I mean, i don't know where i would be if people didn't pray for me on a regular basis.
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I would be if people didn't pray for me on a regular basis. and so, there's so--
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For me on a regular basis. and so, there's so-- there's no excuse for anybody
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And so, there's so-- there's no excuse for anybody to think, "well, i just
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There's no excuse for anybody to think, "well, i just don't have any gifts.
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To think, "well, i just don't have any gifts. i can't do anything."
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Don't have any gifts. i can't do anything." >> ginger: so, how do
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I can't do anything." >> ginger: so, how do we find our thing?
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>> ginger: so, how do we find our thing? how do we find our thing...
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We find our thing? how do we find our thing... >> joyce: what do you like?
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How do we find our thing... >> joyce: what do you like? >> ginger: for jesus.
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>> joyce: what do you like? >> ginger: for jesus. okay.
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>> ginger: for jesus. okay. >> joyce: what do you like?
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Okay. >> joyce: what do you like? "i like to cook."
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>> joyce: what do you like? "i like to cook." good.
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"i like to cook." good. well, cook.
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Good. well, cook. >> erin: she's not talking
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Well, cook. >> erin: she's not talking about us.
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>> erin: she's not talking about us. >> ginger: no.
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About us. >> ginger: no. we are definitely not
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>> ginger: no. we are definitely not a part of this.
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We are definitely not a part of this. >> joyce: you say,
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A part of this. >> joyce: you say, "i like to cook."
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>> joyce: you say, "i like to cook." well, then find somebody
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"i like to cook." well, then find somebody who doesn't like to cook
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Well, then find somebody who doesn't like to cook but likes to eat.
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Who doesn't like to cook but likes to eat. >> ginger: now she's talking
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But likes to eat. >> ginger: now she's talking about us.
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>> ginger: now she's talking about us. >> joyce: yeah.
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About us. >> joyce: yeah. >> ginger: no, that's great.
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>> joyce: yeah. >> ginger: no, that's great. that's true.
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>> ginger: no, that's great. that's true. >> erin: very practical.
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That's true. >> erin: very practical. >> joyce: i mean,
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>> erin: very practical. >> joyce: i mean, there's people that--
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>> joyce: i mean, there's people that-- i tell a story about
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There's people that-- i tell a story about a woman came to a pastor
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I tell a story about a woman came to a pastor and said she was depressed
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A woman came to a pastor and said she was depressed and wanted to get
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And said she was depressed and wanted to get a counseling appointment.
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And wanted to get a counseling appointment. so, he gave her one for about
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A counseling appointment. so, he gave her one for about two weeks away.
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So, he gave her one for about two weeks away. he said, "but there's
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Two weeks away. he said, "but there's something i want you
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He said, "but there's something i want you to do in the meantime."
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Something i want you to do in the meantime." he said, "you know those
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To do in the meantime." he said, "you know those good chocolate chip cookies
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He said, "you know those good chocolate chip cookies you make that i love?"
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Good chocolate chip cookies you make that i love?" she said, "yeah."
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You make that i love?" she said, "yeah." he said, "i want you to make
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She said, "yeah." he said, "i want you to make as many of them as you can
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He said, "i want you to make as many of them as you can and just give 'em to people."
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As many of them as you can and just give 'em to people." well, she never came back
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And just give 'em to people." well, she never came back for a counseling appointment.
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Well, she never came back for a counseling appointment. and he--
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For a counseling appointment. and he-- next time he saw her,
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And he-- next time he saw her, he said, "you never showed
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Next time he saw her, he said, "you never showed up for your appointment."
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He said, "you never showed up for your appointment." she said, "oh, after i started
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Up for your appointment." she said, "oh, after i started doing those cookies,
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She said, "oh, after i started doing those cookies, i got so happy i wasn't
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Doing those cookies, i got so happy i wasn't depressed anymore."
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I got so happy i wasn't depressed anymore." >> erin: oh, wow.
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Depressed anymore." >> erin: oh, wow. >> joyce: and so--
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>> erin: oh, wow. >> joyce: and so-- >> ginger: that was her thing.
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>> joyce: and so-- >> ginger: that was her thing. >> joyce: she baked cookies.
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>> ginger: that was her thing. >> joyce: she baked cookies. and she--you know,
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>> joyce: she baked cookies. and she--you know, everybody has something.
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And she--you know, everybody has something. everybody has something that
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Everybody has something. everybody has something that they can do that makes somebody
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Everybody has something that they can do that makes somebody else happy, that puts a smile
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They can do that makes somebody else happy, that puts a smile on somebody else's face.
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Else happy, that puts a smile on somebody else's face. i mean, even like,
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On somebody else's face. i mean, even like, just being really friendly.
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I mean, even like, just being really friendly. like, when we go out to eat,
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Just being really friendly. like, when we go out to eat, my husband always--he's very
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Like, when we go out to eat, my husband always--he's very friendly with the waiters
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My husband always--he's very friendly with the waiters and the waitresses.
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Friendly with the waiters and the waitresses. sometimes it annoys me because
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And the waitresses. sometimes it annoys me because i'm hungry and i wanna
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Sometimes it annoys me because i'm hungry and i wanna eat and he's getting
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I'm hungry and i wanna eat and he's getting their life story,
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Eat and he's getting their life story, which i'm wrong.
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Their life story, which i'm wrong. he's right.
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Which i'm wrong. he's right. but he always shows
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He's right. but he always shows an interest in them.
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But he always shows an interest in them. "how long have you been here?"
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An interest in them. "how long have you been here?" whatever it is.
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"how long have you been here?" whatever it is. and, you know,
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Whatever it is. and, you know, that may be somebody
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And, you know, that may be somebody that nobody ever shows
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That may be somebody that nobody ever shows them any personal interest.
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That nobody ever shows them any personal interest. they just, "you're my waiter,
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Them any personal interest. they just, "you're my waiter, wait on me,"
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They just, "you're my waiter, wait on me," and grouch about everything
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Wait on me," and grouch about everything they do and "you're not fast
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And grouch about everything they do and "you're not fast enough," and this and that
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They do and "you're not fast enough," and this and that and something else.
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Enough," and this and that and something else. and then here's somebody that
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And something else. and then here's somebody that just "wants to know how i am.
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And then here's somebody that just "wants to know how i am. how do i like my job?
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Just "wants to know how i am. how do i like my job? how long have i been here?"
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How do i like my job? how long have i been here?" you know,
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How long have i been here?" you know, a few things like that.
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You know, a few things like that. so, being friendly
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A few things like that. so, being friendly can be a gift.
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So, being friendly can be a gift. not being nosy,
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Can be a gift. not being nosy, but being friendly.
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Not being nosy, but being friendly. and everybody has gifts.
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But being friendly. and everybody has gifts. it's not just the nine gifts
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And everybody has gifts. it's not just the nine gifts of the spirit that are
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It's not just the nine gifts of the spirit that are listed in corinthians.
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Of the spirit that are listed in corinthians. there's gifts of organization,
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Listed in corinthians. there's gifts of organization, you know.
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There's gifts of organization, you know. i know a lot of people who
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You know. i know a lot of people who would probably love it if some
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I know a lot of people who would probably love it if some organized person would
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Would probably love it if some organized person would come and organize their life,
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Organized person would come and organize their life, you know.
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Come and organize their life, you know. >> ginger: and that might
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You know. >> ginger: and that might help them serve the lord
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>> ginger: and that might help them serve the lord in their own way.
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Help them serve the lord in their own way. >> joyce: like, i have people
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In their own way. >> joyce: like, i have people that do that for me, you know.
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>> joyce: like, i have people that do that for me, you know. i'm not a disorganized person,
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That do that for me, you know. i'm not a disorganized person, but i don't have time anymore
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I'm not a disorganized person, but i don't have time anymore to do some of the things
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But i don't have time anymore to do some of the things that i used to do.
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To do some of the things that i used to do. and god's provided people that
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That i used to do. and god's provided people that help do those things for me.
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And god's provided people that help do those things for me. >> erin: i had a friend who
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Help do those things for me. >> erin: i had a friend who came over, a couple weeks ago,
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>> erin: i had a friend who came over, a couple weeks ago, and she organized my kitchen
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Came over, a couple weeks ago, and she organized my kitchen and the pantry.
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And she organized my kitchen and the pantry. and i said, "you don't
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And the pantry. and i said, "you don't have to do this.
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And i said, "you don't have to do this. i mean, i hate it,
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Have to do this. i mean, i hate it, but you don't have to."
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I mean, i hate it, but you don't have to." and she said,
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But you don't have to." and she said, "i love doing this.
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And she said, "i love doing this. it's so fun to me."
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"i love doing this. it's so fun to me." >> joyce: yeah.
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It's so fun to me." >> joyce: yeah. >> erin: so, i said,
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>> joyce: yeah. >> erin: so, i said, "absolutely,
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>> erin: so, i said, "absolutely, you wanna come back
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"absolutely, you wanna come back in a month?"
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You wanna come back in a month?" but you're exactly right.
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In a month?" but you're exactly right. like that was--
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But you're exactly right. like that was-- it brought her joy,
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Like that was-- it brought her joy, brought me joy too.
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It brought her joy, brought me joy too. but--
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Brought me joy too. but-- >> joyce: i asked my executive
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But-- >> joyce: i asked my executive assistant, "what do you
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>> joyce: i asked my executive assistant, "what do you do when you have free time?"
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Assistant, "what do you do when you have free time?" she says, "i organize
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Do when you have free time?" she says, "i organize my drawers."
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She says, "i organize my drawers." i said, "that's what you
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My drawers." i said, "that's what you do for entertainment?"
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I said, "that's what you do for entertainment?" she said, "oh, i love it.
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Do for entertainment?" she said, "oh, i love it. i just love it."
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She said, "oh, i love it. i just love it." >> erin: i love that.
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I just love it." >> erin: i love that. >> joyce: loves to get
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>> erin: i love that. >> joyce: loves to get in there and organize.
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>> joyce: loves to get in there and organize. and i do it when i have to.
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In there and organize. and i do it when i have to. you know, so, it's not something
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And i do it when i have to. you know, so, it's not something i can't do, but i wouldn't
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You know, so, it's not something i can't do, but i wouldn't call it my top thing.
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I can't do, but i wouldn't call it my top thing. but i think when people wanna
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Call it my top thing. but i think when people wanna know what am i called to do,
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But i think when people wanna know what am i called to do, first thing to do
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Know what am i called to do, first thing to do is ask yourself,
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First thing to do is ask yourself, "what do i like?
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Is ask yourself, "what do i like? what do i enjoy?
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"what do i like? what do i enjoy? what am i good at?"
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What do i enjoy? what am i good at?" "what do i like?
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What am i good at?" "what do i like? what do i enjoy?
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"what do i like? what do i enjoy? what am i good at?"
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What do i enjoy? what am i good at?" god is not gonna call you
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What am i good at?" god is not gonna call you to do something you hate.
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God is not gonna call you to do something you hate. that's not where you're gonna--
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To do something you hate. that's not where you're gonna-- >> ginger: do you think
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That's not where you're gonna-- >> ginger: do you think that's true?
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>> ginger: do you think that's true? >> joyce: yes.
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That's true? >> joyce: yes. >> ginger: like i wonder
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>> joyce: yes. >> ginger: like i wonder about jonah, or, you know,
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>> ginger: like i wonder about jonah, or, you know, he didn't wanna go.
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About jonah, or, you know, he didn't wanna go. >> joyce: well, that was
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He didn't wanna go. >> joyce: well, that was jonah's problem, not god's.
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>> joyce: well, that was jonah's problem, not god's. i mean, god--
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Jonah's problem, not god's. i mean, god-- i said, god is not gonna call
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I mean, god-- i said, god is not gonna call you to anything that you hate.
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I said, god is not gonna call you to anything that you hate. i mean--
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You to anything that you hate. i mean-- >> [ladies laughing]
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>> joyce: man, you are
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>> joyce: man, you are a live wire today.
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>> joyce: man, you are a live wire today. >> [ladies laughing]
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A live wire today. >> [ladies laughing] >> erin: i hear what
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>> [ladies laughing] >> erin: i hear what you're saying.
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>> erin: i hear what you're saying. and i wonder sometimes--
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You're saying. and i wonder sometimes-- >> ginger: there are times god
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And i wonder sometimes-- >> ginger: there are times god calls you to something,
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>> ginger: there are times god calls you to something, maybe it's that you don't want
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Calls you to something, maybe it's that you don't want to do, is different than--
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Maybe it's that you don't want to do, is different than-- >> erin: yeah.
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To do, is different than-- >> erin: yeah. >> joyce: jonah needed
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To change.
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To change. >> ginger: okay, that's fair.
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To change. >> ginger: okay, that's fair. >> joyce: he needed to change.
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>> ginger: okay, that's fair. >> joyce: he needed to change. and maybe, god had to put
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>> joyce: he needed to change. and maybe, god had to put him in a situation where
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And maybe, god had to put him in a situation where he was gonna either
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Him in a situation where he was gonna either change or get dealt with.
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He was gonna either change or get dealt with. and i would say getting
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Change or get dealt with. and i would say getting swallowed by a whale
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And i would say getting swallowed by a whale is getting dealt with.
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Swallowed by a whale is getting dealt with. >> ginger: he got dealt with.
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Is getting dealt with. >> ginger: he got dealt with. >> erin: yeah, i've had to do
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>> ginger: he got dealt with. >> erin: yeah, i've had to do stuff in life that i know
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>> erin: yeah, i've had to do stuff in life that i know i was called to do.
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Stuff in life that i know i was called to do. and it was serving other people.
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And i knew i was
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And i knew i was supposed to be doing it,
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And i knew i was supposed to be doing it, but i did not like it.
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Supposed to be doing it, but i did not like it. but i also knew i was
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But i did not like it. but i also knew i was supposed to do it.
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But i also knew i was supposed to do it. so, i also wonder, like,
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Supposed to do it. so, i also wonder, like, does he sometimes just
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So, i also wonder, like, does he sometimes just use that as a training ground?
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Does he sometimes just use that as a training ground? >> joyce: yes.
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Use that as a training ground? >> joyce: yes. >> erin: because i needed
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>> joyce: yes. >> erin: because i needed to learn those lessons
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>> erin: because i needed to learn those lessons in that season that i hated.
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To learn those lessons in that season that i hated. >> joyce: he uses those
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In that season that i hated. >> joyce: he uses those things to test you,
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>> joyce: he uses those things to test you, to test your obedience,
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Things to test you, to test your obedience, to test your faithfulness.
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To test your obedience, to test your faithfulness. and that probably wasn't
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To test your faithfulness. and that probably wasn't something you were
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And that probably wasn't something you were called to for life.
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Something you were called to for life. >> erin: no, thank goodness.
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Called to for life. >> erin: no, thank goodness. >> ginger: oh, okay.
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>> erin: no, thank goodness. >> ginger: oh, okay. yeah, that makes a lot of sense.
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>> ginger: oh, okay. yeah, that makes a lot of sense. >> erin: yeah.
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Yeah, that makes a lot of sense. >> erin: yeah. so, he's not gonna call us
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>> erin: yeah. so, he's not gonna call us to do something for my long
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So, he's not gonna call us to do something for my long term that i am miserable with.
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To do something for my long term that i am miserable with. >> ginger: that you're just,
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Term that i am miserable with. >> ginger: that you're just, yeah, hating every day of doing.
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>> joyce: yeah.
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>> joyce: yeah. >> ginger: that makes
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>> joyce: yeah. >> ginger: that makes a lot of sense.
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>> ginger: that makes a lot of sense. >> erin: it does.
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A lot of sense. >> erin: it does. because, you know,
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>> erin: it does. because, you know, you hear that a lot--
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Because, you know, you hear that a lot-- often, if you're in a job
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You hear that a lot-- often, if you're in a job that you hate,
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Often, if you're in a job that you hate, that god wouldn't call you
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That you hate, that god wouldn't call you to do something you hate.
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That god wouldn't call you to do something you hate. but then, what about--
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To do something you hate. but then, what about-- like, sometimes,
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But then, what about-- like, sometimes, you have to provide for
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Like, sometimes, you have to provide for your family and that's just
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You have to provide for your family and that's just where you have to work.
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Your family and that's just where you have to work. >> joyce: yeah, there's all
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Where you have to work. >> joyce: yeah, there's all different kinds of ways that you
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>> joyce: yeah, there's all different kinds of ways that you can look at things like that.
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Different kinds of ways that you can look at things like that. i don't believe that god would
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Can look at things like that. i don't believe that god would call you to work at something
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I don't believe that god would call you to work at something that you hate all your life.
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Call you to work at something that you hate all your life. but you might have to be there
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That you hate all your life. but you might have to be there for a season, you know,
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But you might have to be there for a season, you know, like you said, to provide
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For a season, you know, like you said, to provide for your family.
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Like you said, to provide for your family. but, i mean, i work hard
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For your family. but, i mean, i work hard at what i'm doing
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But, i mean, i work hard at what i'm doing and thank god, i like it.
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At what i'm doing and thank god, i like it. >> ladies: yeah.
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And thank god, i like it. >> ladies: yeah. >> joyce: i mean, i couldn't
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>> ladies: yeah. >> joyce: i mean, i couldn't imagine working that hard.
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>> joyce: i mean, i couldn't imagine working that hard. i mean, a passion for something
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Imagine working that hard. i mean, a passion for something is what motivates you
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I mean, a passion for something is what motivates you and drives you to do it.
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Is what motivates you and drives you to do it. and it's what
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And drives you to do it. and it's what enables you to do it,
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And it's what enables you to do it, maybe a long time after
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Enables you to do it, maybe a long time after other people would
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Maybe a long time after other people would have given up and quit.
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Other people would have given up and quit. >> ginger: and there may
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Have given up and quit. >> ginger: and there may be a sacrifice in it.
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>> ginger: and there may be a sacrifice in it. >> joyce: yeah, there's
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Be a sacrifice in it. >> joyce: yeah, there's sacrifice in it.
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>> joyce: yeah, there's sacrifice in it. >> ginger: we do have
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Sacrifice in it. >> ginger: we do have to sacrifice for what
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>> ginger: we do have to sacrifice for what god asks of us often.
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To sacrifice for what god asks of us often. >> joyce: absolutely.
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God asks of us often. >> joyce: absolutely. >> ginger: and it's not
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>> joyce: absolutely. >> ginger: and it's not always easier.
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>> ginger: and it's not always easier. i think that's a mistake
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Always easier. i think that's a mistake that people make.
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I think that's a mistake that people make. "it's gonna go perfectly
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That people make. "it's gonna go perfectly because i know god's called
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"it's gonna go perfectly because i know god's called me to this," doesn't always
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Because i know god's called me to this," doesn't always work that way either.
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Me to this," doesn't always work that way either. but you're not alone in it.
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Work that way either. but you're not alone in it. >> joyce: i think there's a lot
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But you're not alone in it. >> joyce: i think there's a lot of people that are just--
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>> joyce: i think there's a lot of people that are just-- i think there's probably
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Of people that are just-- i think there's probably more people just called
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I think there's probably more people just called into the "helps" ministry
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More people just called into the "helps" ministry than all the rest
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Into the "helps" ministry than all the rest of them put together.
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Than all the rest of them put together. i mean, like i have
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Of them put together. i mean, like i have a sister-in-law and she--
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I mean, like i have a sister-in-law and she-- she just helps people.
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A sister-in-law and she-- she just helps people. she just helps all kinds
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She just helps people. she just helps all kinds of people.
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She just helps all kinds of people. a lot of times she'll help
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Of people. a lot of times she'll help elderly people.
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A lot of times she'll help elderly people. she'll--
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Elderly people. she'll-- she bakes for people.
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She'll-- she bakes for people. she just...
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She bakes for people. she just... >> ginger: yeah, that's great.
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She just... >> ginger: yeah, that's great. >> joyce: wherever there's
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>> ginger: yeah, that's great. >> joyce: wherever there's a need, she'll meet it,
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>> joyce: wherever there's a need, she'll meet it, if she can.
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A need, she'll meet it, if she can. and so, i think a lot
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If she can. and so, i think a lot of the things that get
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And so, i think a lot of the things that get overlooked are just
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Of the things that get overlooked are just the simple, quiet, but very
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Overlooked are just the simple, quiet, but very beautiful things to god that,
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The simple, quiet, but very beautiful things to god that, maybe, don't get a lot of hand
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Beautiful things to god that, maybe, don't get a lot of hand claps or get your name
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Maybe, don't get a lot of hand claps or get your name in the paper, but you get
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Claps or get your name in the paper, but you get your name in heaven.
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In the paper, but you get your name in heaven. >> ginger: i remember one
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Your name in heaven. >> ginger: i remember one thing like that, that when
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>> ginger: i remember one thing like that, that when you say god won't call you
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Thing like that, that when you say god won't call you to something you don't like,
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You say god won't call you to something you don't like, when taylor, our firstborn,
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To something you don't like, when taylor, our firstborn, was two-years-old,
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When taylor, our firstborn, was two-years-old, i realized that
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Was two-years-old, i realized that two-year-old kids,
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I realized that two-year-old kids, they just have--
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Two-year-old kids, they just have-- they're just like
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They just have-- they're just like little sponges.
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They're just like little sponges. i mean, you can tell them about
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Little sponges. i mean, you can tell them about the lord, and they love it.
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I mean, you can tell them about the lord, and they love it. and we didn't have
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The lord, and they love it. and we didn't have a two-year-old,
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And we didn't have a two-year-old, two and three-year-old
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A two-year-old, two and three-year-old class at church.
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Two and three-year-old class at church. and i knew that god was
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Class at church. and i knew that god was telling me i've got to teach
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And i knew that god was telling me i've got to teach the two and three-year-olds
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Telling me i've got to teach the two and three-year-olds at church.
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The two and three-year-olds at church. well, you know,
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At church. well, you know, i did not think i liked that.
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Well, you know, i did not think i liked that. i did not want to do that.
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I did not think i liked that. i did not want to do that. but i saw that
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I did not want to do that. but i saw that great potential...
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But i saw that great potential... >> joyce: you met a need.
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Great potential... >> joyce: you met a need. >> ginger: in those kids,
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>> joyce: you met a need. >> ginger: in those kids, exactly.
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>> ginger: in those kids, exactly. and in doing what
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Exactly. and in doing what i thought i wouldn't like,
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And in doing what i thought i wouldn't like, god showed me that i loved it.
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I thought i wouldn't like, god showed me that i loved it. i mean, i didn't wanna
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God showed me that i loved it. i mean, i didn't wanna do it forever.
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I mean, i didn't wanna do it forever. let's be really clear.
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Do it forever. let's be really clear. this is not my lifelong calling.
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Let's be really clear. this is not my lifelong calling. i'm not doing it today.
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This is not my lifelong calling. i'm not doing it today. but for that time,
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I'm not doing it today. but for that time, it was what i needed to do.
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But for that time, it was what i needed to do. it met a need,
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It was what i needed to do. it met a need, and it met a need in me,
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It met a need, and it met a need in me, at the same time.
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And it met a need in me, at the same time. so, there are seasons
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At the same time. so, there are seasons for the things that
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So, there are seasons for the things that god asks us to do.
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For the things that god asks us to do. >> joyce: yeah, certainly.
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God asks us to do. >> joyce: yeah, certainly. i'm glad you kind of clarified
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>> joyce: yeah, certainly. i'm glad you kind of clarified this because i don't want
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I'm glad you kind of clarified this because i don't want people to think that god will
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This because i don't want people to think that god will never ask you to do something
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People to think that god will never ask you to do something that you don't wanna do.
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Never ask you to do something that you don't wanna do. but i don't think he's gonna
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That you don't wanna do. but i don't think he's gonna have you teaching
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But i don't think he's gonna have you teaching two and three-year-olds
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Have you teaching two and three-year-olds the rest of your life,
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Two and three-year-olds the rest of your life, because that's really
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The rest of your life, because that's really not your gifting.
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Because that's really not your gifting. i mean, you're probably
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Not your gifting. i mean, you're probably good at it then,
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I mean, you're probably good at it then, but that's not your--
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Good at it then, but that's not your-- >> ginger: no, that's
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But that's not your-- >> ginger: no, that's definitely fair to say.
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>> ginger: no, that's definitely fair to say. >> joyce: when i first got
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Definitely fair to say. >> joyce: when i first got really serious about the lord
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>> joyce: when i first got really serious about the lord and really wanted to start
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Really serious about the lord and really wanted to start serving him, to be honest,
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And really wanted to start serving him, to be honest, i tried everything.
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Serving him, to be honest, i tried everything. i mean, i didn't care what
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I tried everything. i mean, i didn't care what it was as long as it had
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I mean, i didn't care what it was as long as it had something to do with god.
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It was as long as it had something to do with god. and i tried working
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Something to do with god. and i tried working in the nursery and it didn't
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And i tried working in the nursery and it didn't take very long for me to find
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In the nursery and it didn't take very long for me to find out that wasn't for me.
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Take very long for me to find out that wasn't for me. i tried street ministry,
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Out that wasn't for me. i tried street ministry, found out that wasn't for me.
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I tried street ministry, found out that wasn't for me. sometimes you just
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Found out that wasn't for me. sometimes you just have to try some things,
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Sometimes you just have to try some things, and you gonna do a few
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Have to try some things, and you gonna do a few things until you--
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And you gonna do a few things until you-- it's kinda like goin' out to
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Things until you-- it's kinda like goin' out to find the outfit for the party.
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It's kinda like goin' out to find the outfit for the party. you try on one until you
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Find the outfit for the party. you try on one until you know you hit the right one.
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You try on one until you know you hit the right one. >> ginger: and you can't
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Know you hit the right one. >> ginger: and you can't always tell on the hanger
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>> ginger: and you can't always tell on the hanger until you put it on.
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Always tell on the hanger until you put it on. >> joyce: one thing is for sure,
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Until you put it on. >> joyce: one thing is for sure, as long as what you
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>> joyce: one thing is for sure, as long as what you do is being done out of love,
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As long as what you do is being done out of love, it's a good thing.
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Do is being done out of love, it's a good thing. >> erin: i wanna ask--
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It's a good thing. >> erin: i wanna ask-- going back to what you said
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>> erin: i wanna ask-- going back to what you said about the "helps" ministry,
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Going back to what you said about the "helps" ministry, because i wonder if some
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About the "helps" ministry, because i wonder if some of the things that we can
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Because i wonder if some of the things that we can do to serve people isn't even
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Of the things that we can do to serve people isn't even an option for us to say that
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Do to serve people isn't even an option for us to say that that's my calling or not.
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An option for us to say that that's my calling or not. like, if i am able to,
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That's my calling or not. like, if i am able to, and i have the resources
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Like, if i am able to, and i have the resources to help somebody
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And i have the resources to help somebody where i see a need,
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To help somebody where i see a need, whether or not that's my call
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Where i see a need, whether or not that's my call and purpose in life,
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Whether or not that's my call and purpose in life, shouldn't i just do it?
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And purpose in life, shouldn't i just do it? >> joyce: yes.
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Shouldn't i just do it? >> joyce: yes. yeah.
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>> joyce: yes. yeah. you don't have to have
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Yeah. you don't have to have a call from god.
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You don't have to have a call from god. i always say you don't have
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A call from god. i always say you don't have to have two angels appear
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I always say you don't have to have two angels appear to you and four prophecies
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To have two angels appear to you and four prophecies to go do some--
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To you and four prophecies to go do some-- a long time ago,
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To go do some-- a long time ago, when i first started
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A long time ago, when i first started wanting to give even
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When i first started wanting to give even beyond my tithe,
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Wanting to give even beyond my tithe, at that point, i wanted to,
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Beyond my tithe, at that point, i wanted to, but i didn't want
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At that point, i wanted to, but i didn't want to give up my money.
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But i didn't want to give up my money. and i felt like god wanted
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To give up my money. and i felt like god wanted me to give somebody $10.
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And i felt like god wanted me to give somebody $10. and i was like, "okay, god,
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Me to give somebody $10. and i was like, "okay, god, if this is really you," i mean,
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And i was like, "okay, god, if this is really you," i mean, i wanted all this confirmation.
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If this is really you," i mean, i wanted all this confirmation. "if this is really you."
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I wanted all this confirmation. "if this is really you." and i remember the lord said,
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"if this is really you." and i remember the lord said, "you know,
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And i remember the lord said, "you know, even if it's not really me,
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"you know, even if it's not really me, i won't get mad at you
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Even if it's not really me, i won't get mad at you if you give somebody $10."
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I won't get mad at you if you give somebody $10." >> [ladies laughing]
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If you give somebody $10." >> [ladies laughing] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [ladies laughing] >> joyce: and so, it's kind of like what
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>> joyce: and so, it's kind of like what you're talking about.
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It's kind of like what you're talking about. it's like, i don't have to have
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You're talking about. it's like, i don't have to have a special word from god
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It's like, i don't have to have a special word from god to help a little lady with her
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A special word from god to help a little lady with her groceries, gettin' 'em
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To help a little lady with her groceries, gettin' 'em to her car,
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Groceries, gettin' 'em to her car, if i can see that there's
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To her car, if i can see that there's a need there.
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If i can see that there's a need there. "god, are you calling
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A need there. "god, are you calling me to help her put those
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"god, are you calling me to help her put those groceries away or not?"
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Me to help her put those groceries away or not?" i mean, can you imagine how
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Groceries away or not?" i mean, can you imagine how much different the world
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I mean, can you imagine how much different the world would be if everybody would
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Much different the world would be if everybody would just be kind to one another?
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Would be if everybody would just be kind to one another? kindness isn't a special
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Just be kind to one another? kindness isn't a special calling from god.
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Kindness isn't a special calling from god. it's--that's what you
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Calling from god. it's--that's what you do as a christian.
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>> announcer: have you
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>> announcer: have you ever wondered what
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Ever wondered what you're gonna do with
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You're gonna do with the rest of your life?
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Are you following
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Are you following your dreams?
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When god calls you
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When god calls you to do something,
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To do something, it's important to step
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It's important to step out in faith and trust
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Out in faith and trust that he will support you.
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>> ginger: faith is one
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>> ginger: faith is one of those words that
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Of those words that is commonly used,
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Is commonly used, but not always easy
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But not always easy to understand.
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To understand. so, what is faith?
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So, what is faith? faith is a complete
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Faith is a complete trust and confidence
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Trust and confidence in something or someone.
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In something or someone. as christians,
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As christians, faith goes so much deeper.
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Faith goes so much deeper. our confidence and trust
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Our confidence and trust are secure in god
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Are secure in god and his promises.
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And his promises. but you might say,
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But you might say, "i don't feel god,"
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"i don't feel god," or, "i don't see
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Or, "i don't see anything he's doing."
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Anything he's doing." we get it.
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We get it. that's what faith means.
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That's what faith means. and let's be real.
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And let's be real. it isn't always easy.
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It isn't always easy. joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "unleash your faith,"
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"unleash your faith," is today's offer,
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Is today's offer, and it's going to help
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And it's going to help you increase your faith.
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You increase your faith. it's filled with
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It's filled with beautifully illustrated
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Beautifully illustrated scriptures because
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Scriptures because faith comes
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Faith comes as we hear
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As we hear the word of god.
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The word of god. joyce also shares three
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Joyce also shares three practical ways to put
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Practical ways to put your faith into action.
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Your faith into action. >> announcer: today's offer,
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>> announcer: today's offer, "unleash your faith,"
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"unleash your faith," also comes with
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Also comes with "battlefield of the mind
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"battlefield of the mind new testament,"
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New testament," which contains
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Which contains joyce's commentary.
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Joyce's commentary. both of these resources
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Both of these resources are available to you
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Are available to you for your gift of...
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For your gift of... or more.
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Or more. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: most of the time,
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>> joyce: most of the time, if you're gonna live by faith,
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If you're gonna live by faith, if you wanna really find
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If you wanna really find out what god can do for you,
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Out what god can do for you, you are gonna have to,
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You are gonna have to, "so to speak," take a chance.
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>> ginger: living
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>> ginger: living by faith
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By faith means you'll often
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Means you'll often have to take step one
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Have to take step one before you know
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Before you know what the next step is.
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What the next step is. living by faith
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Living by faith requires you
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Requires you to take risks
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To take risks because god's
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Because god's plan for you are
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Plan for you are always bigger
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Always bigger than what you
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Than what you could ever accomplish
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Could ever accomplish or even imagine
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Or even imagine on your own.
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On your own. faith is your fuel.
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Faith is your fuel. as you read
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As you read "unleash your faith,"
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"unleash your faith," you'll be fed
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You'll be fed by the beautifully
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By the beautifully illustrated scriptures.
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Illustrated scriptures. in it, joyce will help
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In it, joyce will help you to understand
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You to understand the power of faith
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The power of faith that god has
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That god has put in your spirit
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Put in your spirit and how to release it.
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And how to release it. and remember,
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And remember, your financial gift
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Your financial gift will not only provide
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Will not only provide the help you need
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The help you need through this resource,
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Through this resource, but it will also help
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But it will also help reach the lost,
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Reach the lost, feed the hungry,
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Feed the hungry, and help women
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And help women and girls find freedom
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And girls find freedom all around the world.
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All around the world. your gift today
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Your gift today makes it all
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Makes it all possible.
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Possible. >> announcer: put your
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>> announcer: put your faith into action.
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Faith into action. learn how
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Learn how with today's offer,
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With today's offer, "unleash your faith"
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"unleash your faith" along with
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Along with "battlefield of the mind
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"battlefield of the mind new testament"
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New testament" with commentary
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With commentary by joyce.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: are you ready
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>> announcer: are you ready to win the battle in your mind?
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To win the battle in your mind? let's fight negative thinking
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Let's fight negative thinking together at the,
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Together at the, "battlefield of the mind"
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"battlefield of the mind" conference.
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Conference. if you can't make
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If you can't make it to charleston,
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It to charleston, you don't have to miss out.
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You don't have to miss out. join us online.
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Join us online. go to joycemeyer.org
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Go to joycemeyer.org and register
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And register for the livestream.
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For the livestream. you can be part of every
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You can be part of every aspect of the event.
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Aspect of the event. the teaching, the worship,
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The teaching, the worship, all from the comfort of home.
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Join us for the
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Join us for the "battlefield
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Talk it out podcast. join joyce, erin cluley,
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Join joyce, erin cluley, and me, ginger stache,
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And me, ginger stache, along with some amazing friends,
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Along with some amazing friends, as we honestly share
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As we honestly share the hard stuff,
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The hard stuff, laugh through those
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Laugh through those unpredictable moments,
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Unpredictable moments, and learn to apply what
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And learn to apply what god says about it all.
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God says about it all. we have a spot
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We have a spot on the pink couch
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On the pink couch saved just for you.
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Watch or listen to new
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Watch or listen to new episodes every tuesday.
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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’s Your Thing? (Part 1)

April 23, 2025 | S25:E20

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