Joyce Meyer - Your Life Is What You Make It! (Part 4)

November 25, 2025 | 29:29

Are your first thoughts of every day positive or negative? Today, Joyce discusses the options we have as Jesus followers as to whether we will enjoy the day…or not.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Your Life Is What You Make It! (Part 4) | November 25, 2025

>> joyce: any blessing
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>> joyce: any blessing that we have,
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>> joyce: any blessing that we have, if we don't do what we need
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That we have, if we don't do what we need to do to take care of it,
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If we don't do what we need to do to take care of it, we'll lose it.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: your attitude
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>> joyce: your attitude determines the quality
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>> joyce: your attitude determines the quality of your life.
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Determines the quality of your life. your attitude is your
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Of your life. your attitude is your outlook on life,
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Your attitude is your outlook on life, especially the way you
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Outlook on life, especially the way you look at problems.
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A good attitude,
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A good attitude, a positive attitude
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A good attitude, a positive attitude equals an enjoyable life.
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A positive attitude equals an enjoyable life. not necessarily one
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Equals an enjoyable life. not necessarily one that's trouble free,
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Not necessarily one that's trouble free, but one that's still
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That's trouble free, but one that's still good and enjoyable.
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But one that's still good and enjoyable. have you ever noticed
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Good and enjoyable. have you ever noticed that the apostles,
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Have you ever noticed that the apostles, even with the great
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That the apostles, even with the great problems that they had,
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Even with the great problems that they had, always seem to keep a positive
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Problems that they had, always seem to keep a positive attitude in the midst of 'em?
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Always seem to keep a positive attitude in the midst of 'em? thinking that you cannot have
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Attitude in the midst of 'em? thinking that you cannot have a problem and enjoy your life
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Thinking that you cannot have a problem and enjoy your life at the same time, is not true.
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A problem and enjoy your life at the same time, is not true. don't just look at what did
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At the same time, is not true. don't just look at what did happen to you but look at what
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Don't just look at what did happen to you but look at what could have happened that didn't.
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Happen to you but look at what could have happened that didn't. if you had a car accident
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Could have happened that didn't. if you had a car accident and you're still alive,
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If you had a car accident and you're still alive, thank god for that.
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And you're still alive, thank god for that. a friend of mine
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Thank god for that. a friend of mine was in a boat one day--
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A friend of mine was in a boat one day-- she's gone home to be
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Was in a boat one day-- she's gone home to be with the lord now,
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She's gone home to be with the lord now, but this had been
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With the lord now, but this had been many years ago.
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But this had been many years ago. and she was actually
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Many years ago. and she was actually reading psalm 91,
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And she was actually reading psalm 91, sitting in the boat,
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Reading psalm 91, sitting in the boat, about how god will give his
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Sitting in the boat, about how god will give his angels charge over you.
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About how god will give his angels charge over you. and the boat hit a big wave,
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Angels charge over you. and the boat hit a big wave, and she fell over and hit her
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And the boat hit a big wave, and she fell over and hit her head on the side of the boat.
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And she fell over and hit her head on the side of the boat. and right away she started,
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Head on the side of the boat. and right away she started, "well, god, i don't
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And right away she started, "well, god, i don't understand this.
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"well, god, i don't understand this. where were you?
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Understand this. where were you? where were my angels?
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Where were you? where were my angels? i was just praying about how
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Where were my angels? i was just praying about how angels will watch over me."
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I was just praying about how angels will watch over me." and god just spoke
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Angels will watch over me." and god just spoke to her and said,
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And god just spoke to her and said, "you're not dead, are you?"
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To her and said, "you're not dead, are you?" >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: do you know
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>> joyce: do you know that every day you drive
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>> joyce: do you know that every day you drive to and from work in traffic
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That every day you drive to and from work in traffic and get home alive is a miracle?
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To and from work in traffic and get home alive is a miracle? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i mean,
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>> joyce: i mean, it really is.
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>> joyce: i mean, it really is. when you think about all the
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It really is. when you think about all the cars out there and the crazy
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When you think about all the cars out there and the crazy people and--
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Cars out there and the crazy people and-- my goodness.
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People and-- my goodness. so, learn how to look
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My goodness. so, learn how to look at what didn't happen
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So, learn how to look at what didn't happen that could've happened.
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At what didn't happen that could've happened. be thankful for
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That could've happened. be thankful for the blessings you have.
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Be thankful for the blessings you have. gratitude releases
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The blessings you have. gratitude releases joy in your life.
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Gratitude releases joy in your life. amen.
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Joy in your life. amen. some bad attitudes that will
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Amen. some bad attitudes that will prevent you from being happy.
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An impatient attitude.
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An impatient attitude. more later.
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An impatient attitude. more later. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: a self-pitying
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>> joyce: a self-pitying attitude.
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>> joyce: a self-pitying attitude. a jealous attitude toward
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Attitude. a jealous attitude toward people who seem to have
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A jealous attitude toward people who seem to have a better life than you do.
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People who seem to have a better life than you do. you know, god put this
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A better life than you do. you know, god put this in dave's heart one time,
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You know, god put this in dave's heart one time, and i think it's so good,
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In dave's heart one time, and i think it's so good, "you will never get what
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And i think it's so good, "you will never get what you want until you can
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"you will never get what you want until you can be happy for somebody
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You want until you can be happy for somebody else that has it."
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Be happy for somebody else that has it." [chuckling]
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Else that has it." [chuckling] >> [audience cheering]
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[chuckling] >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: now, think about that.
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: now, think about that. you'll never get what you want
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>> joyce: now, think about that. you'll never get what you want until you can be happy for
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You'll never get what you want until you can be happy for somebody else that has it while
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Until you can be happy for somebody else that has it while you're still waiting for it.
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Somebody else that has it while you're still waiting for it. and you know how that comes?
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You're still waiting for it. and you know how that comes? by trusting god that
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And you know how that comes? by trusting god that he knows what he's doing.
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By trusting god that he knows what he's doing. and that his timing
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He knows what he's doing. and that his timing is perfect in your life,
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And that his timing is perfect in your life, and he'll give you what
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Is perfect in your life, and he'll give you what you're supposed to have
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And he'll give you what you're supposed to have at the right time.
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You're supposed to have at the right time. and in the meantime,
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At the right time. and in the meantime, be happy for other
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And in the meantime, be happy for other people that are blessed.
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Be happy for other people that are blessed. amen?
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People that are blessed. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: an angry attitude
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: an angry attitude toward god because you don't
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>> joyce: an angry attitude toward god because you don't understand some of the things
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Toward god because you don't understand some of the things that have happened to you.
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Understand some of the things that have happened to you. don't ever blame god
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That have happened to you. don't ever blame god for your problems.
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Don't ever blame god for your problems. don't ever get mad
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For your problems. don't ever get mad at god because some things
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Don't ever get mad at god because some things have happened to you that
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At god because some things have happened to you that don't seem right or fair.
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Have happened to you that don't seem right or fair. i don't--
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Don't seem right or fair. i don't-- i don't know why,
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I don't-- i don't know why, but god has blessed me with--
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I don't know why, but god has blessed me with-- with all the stuff
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But god has blessed me with-- with all the stuff i went through as a kid,
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With all the stuff i went through as a kid, and i was praying for god
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I went through as a kid, and i was praying for god to get me out of that situation.
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And i was praying for god to get me out of that situation. he did not get me out of it,
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To get me out of that situation. he did not get me out of it, but he did get me through it.
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He did not get me out of it, but he did get me through it. >> [audience applauding]
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But he did get me through it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and as soon as i was
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and as soon as i was willing to let him use it,
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>> joyce: and as soon as i was willing to let him use it, he worked good out of it.
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Willing to let him use it, he worked good out of it. >> [audience applauding]
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He worked good out of it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i do believe
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i do believe that millions of people around
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>> joyce: and i do believe that millions of people around the world have been healed
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That millions of people around the world have been healed in their soul because
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The world have been healed in their soul because of painful things that
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In their soul because of painful things that have happened to them.
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Of painful things that have happened to them. just by seeing an example
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Have happened to them. just by seeing an example of somebody who can have
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Just by seeing an example of somebody who can have a terrible situation and end
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Of somebody who can have a terrible situation and end up with a great life.
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A terrible situation and end up with a great life. >> [audience applauding]
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Up with a great life. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and god is no
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and god is no respecter of persons.
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>> joyce: and god is no respecter of persons. if he does it for one,
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Respecter of persons. if he does it for one, he'll do it for another.
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If he does it for one, he'll do it for another. when you have a bad attitude,
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He'll do it for another. when you have a bad attitude, you're just defeating yourself.
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When you have a bad attitude, you're just defeating yourself. now, i wanna talk to you
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You're just defeating yourself. now, i wanna talk to you about an attitude that a lot
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Now, i wanna talk to you about an attitude that a lot of times we don't think about.
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About an attitude that a lot of times we don't think about. a responsible attitude.
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Of times we don't think about. a responsible attitude. i'm a very responsible person.
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A responsible attitude. i'm a very responsible person. and i'm glad that god has
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I'm a very responsible person. and i'm glad that god has called me to preach because
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And i'm glad that god has called me to preach because i never, one time, in 45 years,
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Called me to preach because i never, one time, in 45 years, have ever stood up to teach
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I never, one time, in 45 years, have ever stood up to teach the word without having
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Have ever stood up to teach the word without having studied first and prayed.
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The word without having studied first and prayed. i never get up here thinking,
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Studied first and prayed. i never get up here thinking, "been there,
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I never get up here thinking, "been there, done that a thousand times,
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"been there, done that a thousand times, no problem.
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Done that a thousand times, no problem. i don't have to prepare."
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No problem. i don't have to prepare." no, it's my responsibility
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I don't have to prepare." no, it's my responsibility to get up here
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No, it's my responsibility to get up here and be as prepared as i can be.
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To get up here and be as prepared as i can be. it's up to god how it turns out.
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And be as prepared as i can be. it's up to god how it turns out. but don't think that god
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It's up to god how it turns out. but don't think that god is gonna bless you while
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But don't think that god is gonna bless you while you're lazy and do nothing.
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Is gonna bless you while you're lazy and do nothing. another responsibility
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You're lazy and do nothing. another responsibility that we have is to take care
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Another responsibility that we have is to take care of the things that god gives us.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if you have
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if you have an automobile;
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>> joyce: if you have an automobile; well...
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An automobile; well... wash it,
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Well... wash it, get the oil changed,
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Wash it, get the oil changed, have the tires rotated,
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Get the oil changed, have the tires rotated, do the things that you're
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Have the tires rotated, do the things that you're supposed to do to take
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Do the things that you're supposed to do to take care of it.
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Supposed to do to take care of it. any blessing that we have,
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Care of it. any blessing that we have, if we don't do what we need
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Any blessing that we have, if we don't do what we need to do to take care of it,
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If we don't do what we need to do to take care of it, we'll lose it.
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To do to take care of it, we'll lose it. well, you guys are quiet.
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We'll lose it. well, you guys are quiet. >> [audience laughing]
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Well, you guys are quiet. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, if we're
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, if we're not accountable,
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>> joyce: see, if we're not accountable, then we will be forced
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Not accountable, then we will be forced to be accountable.
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Then we will be forced to be accountable. if you're not responsible
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To be accountable. if you're not responsible to get to work on time,
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If you're not responsible to get to work on time, and you're consistently late,
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To get to work on time, and you're consistently late, then you'll be forced
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And you're consistently late, then you'll be forced to be accountable when
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Then you'll be forced to be accountable when you lose your job.
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To be accountable when you lose your job. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: if you don't pay
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>> joyce: if you don't pay your bills on time,
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Your bills on time, you'll be forced to be
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You'll be forced to be accountable when they come
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Accountable when they come and repossess the stuff
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If you don't take your family
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If you don't take your family responsibilities seriously,
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If you don't take your family responsibilities seriously, spend the right amount
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Responsibilities seriously, spend the right amount of time that you need
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Spend the right amount of time that you need to with your family,
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Of time that you need to with your family, you'll be forced
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To with your family, you'll be forced to be accountable when your
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You'll be forced to be accountable when your partner wants a divorce,
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To be accountable when your partner wants a divorce, and your kids don't wanna
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Partner wants a divorce, and your kids don't wanna be around you anymore.
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We all have responsibility.
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We all have responsibility. i think a lot of christians
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We all have responsibility. i think a lot of christians don't realize they have
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I think a lot of christians don't realize they have a civic responsibility.
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Don't realize they have a civic responsibility. and i said this last night,
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A civic responsibility. and i said this last night, but i'll say it again,
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You have a responsibility
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You have a responsibility to vote.
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You have a responsibility to vote. >> [audience applauding]
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To vote. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, it's raining,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, it's raining, i don't wanna go today."
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>> joyce: "well, it's raining, i don't wanna go today." well,
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I don't wanna go today." well, what kind of a country
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Well, what kind of a country do you wanna live in?
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What kind of a country do you wanna live in? all right, i'll go on.
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Do you wanna live in? all right, i'll go on. >> [audience laughing]
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All right, i'll go on. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sadly, we think they
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sadly, we think they should fix everything.
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>> joyce: sadly, we think they should fix everything. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: if a person
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>> joyce: if a person isn't responsible,
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>> joyce: if a person isn't responsible, they'll lose everything
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Isn't responsible, they'll lose everything that they have.
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They'll lose everything that they have. you iknow,
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That they have. you iknow, the israelites spent 40 years
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You iknow, the israelites spent 40 years trying to make what could
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The israelites spent 40 years trying to make what could have been an 11-day journey.
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Trying to make what could have been an 11-day journey. their story amazes me.
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Have been an 11-day journey. their story amazes me. and years ago,
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Their story amazes me. and years ago, i did a big study on that
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Whole thing about why
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Whole thing about why they wandered around
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Whole thing about why they wandered around out there for 40 years.
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They wandered around out there for 40 years. and they thought
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Out there for 40 years. and they thought it was their enemies,
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And they thought it was their enemies, but i found proof in the word
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It was their enemies, but i found proof in the word that it was their attitude.
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But i found proof in the word that it was their attitude. they had a bad attitude.
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They even grumbled about
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They even grumbled about the miracle manna that god
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They even grumbled about the miracle manna that god was givin' 'em every day.
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The miracle manna that god was givin' 'em every day. everything that went wrong,
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They blamed on moses
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They blamed on moses and on god.
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They blamed on moses and on god. nothing was their fault.
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And on god. nothing was their fault. they weren't responsible
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Nothing was their fault. they weren't responsible for anything.
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They weren't responsible for anything. a lot of people won't take
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For anything. a lot of people won't take responsibility for their
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A lot of people won't take responsibility for their own bad behavior.
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Responsibility for their own bad behavior. it's always somebody
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Own bad behavior. it's always somebody else's fault.
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It's always somebody else's fault. "well, if you treated me better,
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Else's fault. "well, if you treated me better, then i wouldn't get
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"well, if you treated me better, then i wouldn't get angry so easily."
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Then i wouldn't get angry so easily." [chuckling]
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Angry so easily." [chuckling] no, we have to be responsible
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[chuckling] no, we have to be responsible for ourself.
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No, we have to be responsible for ourself. don't think like this;
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For ourself. don't think like this; "my behavior may be wrong,
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Don't think like this; "my behavior may be wrong, but it's not my fault."
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"my behavior may be wrong, but it's not my fault." >> [audience laughing]
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But it's not my fault." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, somebody else can act
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>> joyce: you know, somebody else can act the same way that we're acting,
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Somebody else can act the same way that we're acting, and for them there's no excuse.
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The same way that we're acting, and for them there's no excuse. "there is no excuse for
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And for them there's no excuse. "there is no excuse for you to act that way."
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"there is no excuse for you to act that way." but for us,
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You to act that way." but for us, there's always an excuse.
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But for us, there's always an excuse. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: "i act bad because
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>> joyce: "i act bad because i was abused."
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>> joyce: "i act bad because i was abused." "i act bad because i was
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I was abused." "i act bad because i was born on the wrong side
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"i act bad because i was born on the wrong side of the tracks."
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Born on the wrong side of the tracks." "i act bad because, because,
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Of the tracks." "i act bad because, because, because, because."
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"i act bad because, because, because, because." we act bad because we're
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Because, because." we act bad because we're not being obedient to god.
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We act bad because we're not being obedient to god. period, end of the conversation.
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Not being obedient to god. period, end of the conversation. >> [audience applauding]
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Period, end of the conversation. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: somebody asks
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: somebody asks you for help, you say,
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>> joyce: somebody asks you for help, you say, "oh, i would love to help you,
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You for help, you say, "oh, i would love to help you, but i'm just so busy
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"oh, i would love to help you, but i'm just so busy and pressed for time."
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Well, you know what?
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Well, you know what? that's not true.
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Well, you know what? that's not true. if you would really
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That's not true. if you would really love to help them,
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If you would really love to help them, you'd find a way to do it.
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Love to help them, you'd find a way to do it. because love always finds a way.
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You'd find a way to do it. because love always finds a way. amen?
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Because love always finds a way. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: "well, i'm late
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>> joyce: "well, i'm late for work because i got
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>> joyce: "well, i'm late for work because i got a phone call just as i was
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For work because i got a phone call just as i was walking out the door."
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A phone call just as i was walking out the door." well, who said you
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Walking out the door." well, who said you had to answer it?
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Well, who said you had to answer it? >> [audience laughing]
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Had to answer it? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you didn't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you didn't have to answer it.
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>> joyce: you didn't have to answer it. can i say something?
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Have to answer it. can i say something? if you're consistently late
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Can i say something? if you're consistently late everywhere you go--
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If you're consistently late everywhere you go-- [chuckling]
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Everywhere you go-- [chuckling] >> [audience laughing]
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[chuckling] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: stop coming up with
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: stop coming up with a new excuse every time
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>> joyce: stop coming up with a new excuse every time you're late and just admit
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A new excuse every time you're late and just admit that you're not managing
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You're late and just admit that you're not managing your time properly.
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That you're not managing your time properly. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: see, only the truth
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>> joyce: see, only the truth will make you free.
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>> joyce: see, only the truth will make you free. and to be honest,
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Will make you free. and to be honest, to be late everywhere
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And to be honest, to be late everywhere you go is not love.
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Because it's rude to make
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Because it's rude to make everybody else wait.
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Because it's rude to make everybody else wait. >> [audience applauding]
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Everybody else wait. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: an excuse is a reason
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: an excuse is a reason stuffed with a lie.
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>> joyce: an excuse is a reason stuffed with a lie. a patient attitude--
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Stuffed with a lie. a patient attitude-- i know you couldn't wait.
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A patient attitude-- i know you couldn't wait. >> [audience laughing]
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I know you couldn't wait. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you were so impatient
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you were so impatient for me to get to patience.
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>> joyce: you were so impatient for me to get to patience. >> [audience laughing]
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For me to get to patience. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, patience is not just
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>> joyce: you know, patience is not just the ability to wait.
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Patience is not just the ability to wait. patience is how we act
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The ability to wait. patience is how we act while we're waiting.
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Patience is how we act while we're waiting. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: boy, i remember
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>> joyce: boy, i remember those days when i was
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>> joyce: boy, i remember those days when i was in the school of the holy ghost,
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Those days when i was in the school of the holy ghost, not that i'm not still there,
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In the school of the holy ghost, not that i'm not still there, but man, god didn't let
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Not that i'm not still there, but man, god didn't let me get away with nothin'.
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But man, god didn't let me get away with nothin'. and i don't know why,
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Me get away with nothin'. and i don't know why, but i learned so many
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And i don't know why, but i learned so many lessons in the grocery store.
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But i learned so many lessons in the grocery store. >> [audience laughing]
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Lessons in the grocery store. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that seemed
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that seemed to be my school of education.
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>> joyce: that seemed to be my school of education. and i can remember back
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In those days we had these
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In those days we had these big jesus rhinestone pins.
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In those days we had these big jesus rhinestone pins. anybody as old as me,
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Big jesus rhinestone pins. anybody as old as me, and you lived, you know,
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Anybody as old as me, and you lived, you know, when they had those--?
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And you lived, you know, when they had those--? we all wanted our
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When they had those--? we all wanted our jesus rhinestone pin.
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We all wanted our jesus rhinestone pin. >> [audience laughing]
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Jesus rhinestone pin. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and they
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and they were big, too.
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>> joyce: and they were big, too. and so, i'd have that pin on,
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Were big, too. and so, i'd have that pin on, then walking around
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And so, i'd have that pin on, then walking around in the store,
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Then walking around in the store, you know, under my breath,
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In the store, you know, under my breath, praying in tongues,
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You know, under my breath, praying in tongues, being spiritual.
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Praying in tongues, being spiritual. >> [audience laughing]
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Being spiritual. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: get in line,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: get in line, there's a new clerk,
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>> joyce: get in line, there's a new clerk, she's already a nervous wreck.
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There's a new clerk, she's already a nervous wreck. she runs out of tape.
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She's already a nervous wreck. she runs out of tape. i gotta wait.
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She runs out of tape. i gotta wait. she's slow.
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I gotta wait. she's slow. she's making mistakes.
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She's slow. she's making mistakes. [sighing]
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She's making mistakes. [sighing] >> [audience laughing]
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[sighing] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: look at every
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: look at every other line to see if there
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>> joyce: look at every other line to see if there was a shorter line that
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Other line to see if there was a shorter line that i could get in.
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Was a shorter line that i could get in. >> [audience laughing]
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I could get in. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: after all,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: after all, i was too important to wait;
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>> joyce: after all, i was too important to wait; i had things to do.
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I was too important to wait; i had things to do. i had my jesus rhinestone pin,
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I had things to do. i had my jesus rhinestone pin, but i wasn't acting like jesus.
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I had my jesus rhinestone pin, but i wasn't acting like jesus. >> [audience laughing]
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But i wasn't acting like jesus. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, if you're gonna advertise
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>> joyce: come on, if you're gonna advertise that you're a christian,
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If you're gonna advertise that you're a christian, then act like him.
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That you're a christian, then act like him. amen?
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Then act like him. amen? >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: there's a story
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>> joyce: there's a story in the bible where jesus
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>> joyce: there's a story in the bible where jesus said he was hungry,
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In the bible where jesus said he was hungry, and off in the distance,
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Said he was hungry, and off in the distance, he saw a fig tree that
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And off in the distance, he saw a fig tree that had leaves on it.
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He saw a fig tree that had leaves on it. and he went to it and found
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Had leaves on it. and he went to it and found no fruit, so he cursed it.
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And he went to it and found no fruit, so he cursed it. and i used to feel sorry
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No fruit, so he cursed it. and i used to feel sorry for that fig tree. i thought,
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And i used to feel sorry for that fig tree. i thought, "well, it wasn't the fig
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Tree's fault that it didn't
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Tree's fault that it didn't have any fruit."
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Tree's fault that it didn't have any fruit." >> [audience laughing]
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Have any fruit." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but, boy,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but, boy, there's such a lesson
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>> joyce: but, boy, there's such a lesson in that story, because,
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There's such a lesson in that story, because, actually, if you study it,
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In that story, because, actually, if you study it, when a fig tree has leaves,
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Actually, if you study it, when a fig tree has leaves, it's supposed to have
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When a fig tree has leaves, it's supposed to have fruit under the leaves.
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It's supposed to have fruit under the leaves. and so, jesus cursed
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Fruit under the leaves. and so, jesus cursed the fig tree because
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And so, jesus cursed the fig tree because it was a phony.
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The fig tree because it was a phony. and see, i had leaves.
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It was a phony. and see, i had leaves. >> [audience laughing]
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And see, i had leaves. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, you may have the most massive
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And you like to make sure that
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And you like to make sure that you lead all your friends
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And you like to make sure that you lead all your friends through that den where you're--
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You lead all your friends through that den where you're-- >> [audience laughing]
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Through that den where you're-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so we can
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so we can impress them,
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>> joyce: so we can impress them, but how many of them
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Impress them, but how many of them have you read?
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But how many of them have you read? i mean, people tell me,
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Have you read? i mean, people tell me, "i have all your books."
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I mean, people tell me, "i have all your books." and i think sometimes,
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"i have all your books." and i think sometimes, "well, you don't act like it."
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And i think sometimes, "well, you don't act like it." >> [audience laughing]
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"well, you don't act like it." >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it doesn't make
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it doesn't make us more spiritual just to have
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>> joyce: it doesn't make us more spiritual just to have a big christian library.
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Us more spiritual just to have a big christian library. take 30 minutes every
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A big christian library. take 30 minutes every day and read.
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Take 30 minutes every day and read. just 30 minutes.
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Day and read. just 30 minutes. can you spare one hour a day?
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Just 30 minutes. can you spare one hour a day? take 15 minutes and pray,
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Can you spare one hour a day? take 15 minutes and pray, 15 minutes and read your bible,
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Take 15 minutes and pray, 15 minutes and read your bible, 15 minutes and read a good
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15 minutes and read your bible, 15 minutes and read a good christian book that's gonna
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15 minutes and read a good christian book that's gonna help you understand the bible,
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Christian book that's gonna help you understand the bible, and 15 minutes to listen to some
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Help you understand the bible, and 15 minutes to listen to some praise and worship music,
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And 15 minutes to listen to some praise and worship music, you know?
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Praise and worship music, you know? >> [audience applauding]
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You know? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if you just take
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if you just take one hour a day and you
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>> joyce: if you just take one hour a day and you commit to that.
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We challenge people;
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We challenge people; we called it
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We challenge people; we called it "the 30/30 challenge,"
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We called it "the 30/30 challenge," and we challenge
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"the 30/30 challenge," and we challenge people to take 30 days
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And we challenge people to take 30 days and study the bible,
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People to take 30 days and study the bible, 30 minutes every day
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And study the bible, 30 minutes every day for 30 days.
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30 minutes every day for 30 days. and we had so many people
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For 30 days. and we had so many people tell us that it was
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And we had so many people tell us that it was absolutely life changing.
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Tell us that it was absolutely life changing. >> [audience applauding]
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Absolutely life changing. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: sometimes you
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Just need a plan.
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Just need a plan. and you know,
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Just need a plan. and you know, if you happen to miss a day,
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And you know, if you happen to miss a day, you don't have to get condemned,
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If you happen to miss a day, you don't have to get condemned, but the devil doesn't want
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You don't have to get condemned, but the devil doesn't want you to learn anything.
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But the devil doesn't want you to learn anything. he doesn't want
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You to learn anything. he doesn't want you to do anything.
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He doesn't want you to do anything. and read--
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You to do anything. and read-- you know, today everything
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And read-- you know, today everything is at our fingertips.
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You know, today everything is at our fingertips. we don't have to do anything.
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Is at our fingertips. we don't have to do anything. we just press a button,
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We don't have to do anything. we just press a button, and it pops up on the screen.
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We just press a button, and it pops up on the screen. but i'll tell you the truth,
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And it pops up on the screen. but i'll tell you the truth, the more you dig
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But i'll tell you the truth, the more you dig and the more you
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The more you dig and the more you work yourself,
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And the more you work yourself, the more it will get
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Work yourself, the more it will get down on the inside of you.
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The more it will get down on the inside of you. >> [audience applauding]
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Down on the inside of you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, we have a.i.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, we have a.i. and i'm just gonna tell you
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>> joyce: now, we have a.i. and i'm just gonna tell you my opinion of that is you
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And i'm just gonna tell you my opinion of that is you better be careful.
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My son, several months ago,
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My son, several months ago, said to me, "watch this."
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My son, several months ago, said to me, "watch this." i didn't even know a.i. existed.
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Said to me, "watch this." i didn't even know a.i. existed. he said, "watch this."
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I didn't even know a.i. existed. he said, "watch this." and he said to the computer,
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He said, "watch this." and he said to the computer, "give me 150-word devotional
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And he said to the computer, "give me 150-word devotional by joyce meyer on the mind."
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"give me 150-word devotional by joyce meyer on the mind." and i mean, in less
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By joyce meyer on the mind." and i mean, in less than two minutes,
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And i mean, in less than two minutes, it spit out a devotional;
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Than two minutes, it spit out a devotional; sounded exactly like me.
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It spit out a devotional; sounded exactly like me. the computer had the ability
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Sounded exactly like me. the computer had the ability to go out and grab stuff
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The computer had the ability to go out and grab stuff out of my teachings.
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To go out and grab stuff out of my teachings. well, you know,
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Out of my teachings. well, you know, i'm not about to start
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Well, you know, i'm not about to start doing my writing that way.
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I'm not about to start doing my writing that way. i'm not gonna do that.
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Doing my writing that way. i'm not gonna do that. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: when i give
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>> joyce: when i give you something,
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>> joyce: when i give you something, i want to have put
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You something, i want to have put something into it.
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I want to have put something into it. i want to have worked at it,
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Something into it. i want to have worked at it, something that
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I want to have worked at it, something that i can be proud of.
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Something that i can be proud of. >> [audience applauding]
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I can be proud of. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: patience is a fruit
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: patience is a fruit of the spirit that only
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>> joyce: patience is a fruit of the spirit that only grows under trial.
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Of the spirit that only grows under trial. you can't get patience
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Grows under trial. you can't get patience without trouble.
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The bible says when
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The bible says when we have trouble,
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The bible says when we have trouble, it will bring out patience
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We have trouble, it will bring out patience and endurance.
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It will bring out patience and endurance. and i said last night,
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And endurance. and i said last night, it brought a lot of stuff
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And i said last night, it brought a lot of stuff out of me before we got
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It brought a lot of stuff out of me before we got around to patience.
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, my gosh,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, my gosh, i used to act so bad when
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>> joyce: oh, my gosh, i used to act so bad when i would have trials
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I used to act so bad when i would have trials and tribulations.
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I would have trials and tribulations. [angry murmuring]
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And tribulations. [angry murmuring] and dave would tell me,
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[angry murmuring] and dave would tell me, "until you stop getting
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And dave would tell me, "until you stop getting upset every time something
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"until you stop getting upset every time something doesn't go right,
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Upset every time something doesn't go right, you're always gonna
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Doesn't go right, you're always gonna have trouble."
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You're always gonna have trouble." [angry nagging]
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Have trouble." [angry nagging] then i'd get mad at him.
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[angry nagging] then i'd get mad at him. [angry nagging]
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Then i'd get mad at him. [angry nagging] >> [audience laughing]
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[angry nagging] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm so glad that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm so glad that i've learned a few things,
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>> joyce: i'm so glad that i've learned a few things, and i don't have to get
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I've learned a few things, and i don't have to get upset every time the devil
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And i don't have to get upset every time the devil acts up now.
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Upset every time the devil acts up now. amen?
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Acts up now. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: ok, luke 21:19
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>> joyce: ok, luke 21:19 is a great scripture
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>> joyce: ok, luke 21:19 is a great scripture about patience.
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Is a great scripture about patience. it says, "in patience
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About patience. it says, "in patience possess ye your souls."
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It says, "in patience possess ye your souls." that's the king james version.
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Possess ye your souls." that's the king james version. what does that mean?
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That's the king james version. what does that mean? "in patience possess
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What does that mean? "in patience possess ye your souls."
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"in patience possess ye your souls." well, your soul is your mind,
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Ye your souls." well, your soul is your mind, your will,
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Well, your soul is your mind, your will, and your emotions.
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So, when you're having trouble,
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So, when you're having trouble, if you're not patient,
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So, when you're having trouble, if you're not patient, your mind will go whacko.
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If you're not patient, your mind will go whacko. your emotions will just
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Your mind will go whacko. your emotions will just be all over the place.
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Your emotions will just be all over the place. and your will,
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Be all over the place. and your will, will resist the will of god,
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And your will, will resist the will of god, because you want
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Will resist the will of god, because you want what you want,
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Because you want what you want, and you want it right now.
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What you want, and you want it right now. but if we're patient,
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And you want it right now. but if we're patient, we can think like god
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But if we're patient, we can think like god wants us to think.
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We can think like god wants us to think. we can stay calm,
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Wants us to think. we can stay calm, and we can trust god for
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We can stay calm, and we can trust god for his perfect will in our lives.
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And we can trust god for his perfect will in our lives. >> [audience applauding]
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His perfect will in our lives. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: do you want
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: do you want your soul to possess you,
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>> joyce: do you want your soul to possess you, or do you wanna
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Your soul to possess you, or do you wanna possess your soul?
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Or do you wanna possess your soul? amen?
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Possess your soul? amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: i spent so many
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: i spent so many years frustrated.
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>> joyce: i spent so many years frustrated. how many of you know
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Years frustrated. how many of you know anything about frustration?
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How many of you know anything about frustration? you know what frustrates us?
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Anything about frustration? you know what frustrates us? tryin' to do somethin'
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You know what frustrates us? tryin' to do somethin' about somethin' we can't
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Tryin' to do somethin' about somethin' we can't do anything about.
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About somethin' we can't do anything about. >> [audience agreeing]
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Do anything about. >> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: like, for example,
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>> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: like, for example, who are you trying
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>> joyce: like, for example, who are you trying to change right now?
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Who are you trying to change right now? >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: which one of your
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>> joyce: which one of your kids are you working on?
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>> joyce: which one of your kids are you working on? amen?
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Kids are you working on? amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, listen,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, listen, don't ruin your relationship
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>> joyce: so, listen, don't ruin your relationship with them now by constantly
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Don't ruin your relationship with them now by constantly finding fault with them
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With them now by constantly finding fault with them and breaking their spirit
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Finding fault with them and breaking their spirit and get 'em to the point where
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And breaking their spirit and get 'em to the point where they can't stand you.
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And get 'em to the point where they can't stand you. give 'em a chance
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They can't stand you. give 'em a chance to grow up and let god
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Give 'em a chance to grow up and let god do a work in their life.
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To grow up and let god do a work in their life. amen?
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Do a work in their life. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i tried
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i tried to change dave,
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>> joyce: i tried to change dave, i tried to change my kids,
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To change dave, i tried to change my kids, i tried to make
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I tried to change my kids, i tried to make my ministry grow,
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I tried to make my ministry grow, i tried and tried,
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My ministry grow, i tried and tried, and i tried till i almost died.
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I tried and tried, and i tried till i almost died. and i'm just telling you,
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And i tried till i almost died. and i'm just telling you, if you got somebody
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And i'm just telling you, if you got somebody that you're working on,
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If you got somebody that you're working on, you need to go home and let
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That you're working on, you need to go home and let them off the potter's wheel,
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You need to go home and let them off the potter's wheel, because you are not the potter.
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Them off the potter's wheel, because you are not the potter. amen?
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Because you are not the potter. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if you wanna
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if you wanna enjoy your life,
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>> joyce: if you wanna enjoy your life, you gotta be willing
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Enjoy your life, you gotta be willing to wait on god.
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I remember when our
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I remember when our ministry wasn't growing
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I remember when our ministry wasn't growing as fast as i wanted it to,
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Ministry wasn't growing as fast as i wanted it to, and i was still just doing
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As fast as i wanted it to, and i was still just doing all this little stuff,
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And i was still just doing all this little stuff, and i had a big vision.
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All this little stuff, and i had a big vision. i was in california,
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And i had a big vision. i was in california, i was laying across
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I was in california, i was laying across a bed one afternoon,
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I was laying across a bed one afternoon, and a man had approached us,
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A bed one afternoon, and a man had approached us, and he was a promoter
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And a man had approached us, and he was a promoter of some sort.
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And he was a promoter of some sort. and he said,
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Of some sort. and he said, "if you sign on with me,
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And he said, "if you sign on with me, i'll be your agent,
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"if you sign on with me, i'll be your agent, and i can get you speaking
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I'll be your agent, and i can get you speaking engagements all over,
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And i can get you speaking engagements all over, and blah, blah,
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Engagements all over, and blah, blah, and it won't be long,
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And blah, blah, and it won't be long, and you'll be known
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And it won't be long, and you'll be known everywhere."
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And you'll be known everywhere." man, i wanted that so bad.
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But as i laid across that bed,
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But as i laid across that bed, i was so convicted in my heart
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But as i laid across that bed, i was so convicted in my heart again that god said,
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I was so convicted in my heart again that god said, "you wait on me."
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Again that god said, "you wait on me." >> [audience applauding]
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"you wait on me." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it's so tempting
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it's so tempting to wanna get it our way,
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>> joyce: it's so tempting to wanna get it our way, but it's so much better
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To wanna get it our way, but it's so much better to wait on god.
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But it's so much better to wait on god. is anybody getting
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To wait on god. is anybody getting anything out of this?
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Is anybody getting anything out of this? >> [audience cheering]
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Anything out of this? >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: the results
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: the results of impatience:
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>> joyce: the results of impatience: it steals your peace and joy,
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Of impatience: it steals your peace and joy, it causes stress,
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It steals your peace and joy, it causes stress, and stress causes sickness.
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It causes stress, and stress causes sickness. how well do you do while
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And stress causes sickness. how well do you do while waiting in traffic?
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How well do you do while waiting in traffic? >> [audience laughing]
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Waiting in traffic? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that is one place
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that is one place where my husband can
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>> joyce: that is one place where my husband can become a different creature.
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Where my husband can become a different creature. >> [audience laughing]
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Become a different creature. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how do you act
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how do you act when you have a slow clerk?
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>> joyce: how do you act when you have a slow clerk? how about a new clerk?
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When you have a slow clerk? how about a new clerk? or i love this one,
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How about a new clerk? or i love this one, when you can't find a clerk.
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Or i love this one, when you can't find a clerk. >> [audience laughing]
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When you can't find a clerk. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's getting
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's getting pretty popular today.
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>> joyce: that's getting pretty popular today. it's like they don't--
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Pretty popular today. it's like they don't-- >> [audience laughing]
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It's like they don't-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how do you do when
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how do you do when another driver does
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>> joyce: how do you do when another driver does something you think is stupid?
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Another driver does something you think is stupid? >> [audience laughing]
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Something you think is stupid? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how do you do when
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how do you do when somebody steals the parking
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>> joyce: how do you do when somebody steals the parking place you've been waiting for?
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Somebody steals the parking place you've been waiting for? >> [audience laughing]
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Place you've been waiting for? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on. how do you act when something
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>> joyce: come on. how do you act when something doesn't go your way?
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How do you act when something doesn't go your way? can you not get your way
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Doesn't go your way? can you not get your way and stay happy and sweet?
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Can you not get your way and stay happy and sweet? i can now, but boy,
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And stay happy and sweet? i can now, but boy, it took a long time.
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I can now, but boy, it took a long time. >> [audience laughing]
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It took a long time. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: does impatience
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: does impatience cause you to disobey god?
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>> joyce: does impatience cause you to disobey god? >> audience member: yeah.
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Cause you to disobey god? >> audience member: yeah. >> joyce: one honest person
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>> audience member: yeah. >> joyce: one honest person over there, in this section.
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>> joyce: one honest person over there, in this section. >> [audience laughing]
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Over there, in this section. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: waiting with hope
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: waiting with hope will give you joy.
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>> joyce: waiting with hope will give you joy. and hope is the expectation
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Will give you joy. and hope is the expectation that something good is about
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And hope is the expectation that something good is about to happen at any moment.
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That something good is about to happen at any moment. >> [audience applauding]
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To happen at any moment. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> joyce: the one thing you
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>> joyce: the one thing you learn in proverbs is that
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Learn in proverbs is that if you walk in wisdom,
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If you walk in wisdom, you'll be blessed.
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You'll be blessed. and if you're a fool,
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And if you're a fool, you won't be blessed.
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You won't be blessed. it's just that simple.
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It's just that simple. >> announcer: daily
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>> announcer: daily choices and challenges
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Choices and challenges are a part of life.
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Are a part of life. navigating them confidently
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Navigating them confidently and wisely is key.
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Discover life-changing
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Discover life-changing truths from
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Truths from the book of proverbs
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The book of proverbs through joyce's book,
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Through joyce's book, "in search of wisdom."
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"in search of wisdom." >> ginger: do you
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>> ginger: do you want to make
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Want to make better everyday
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Better everyday decisions?
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Decisions? decisions like
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Decisions like choosing words
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Choosing words that uplift rather
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That uplift rather than tear down,
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Than tear down, or giving others
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Or giving others the benefit
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The benefit of the doubt
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Of the doubt rather than
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Rather than judging them.
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Judging them. well,
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Well, it is possible,
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It is possible, with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, "in search
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"in search of wisdom:
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Of wisdom: life-changing
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Life-changing truths in the book
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Truths in the book of proverbs."
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For your gift
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For your gift of any amount,
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Of any amount, you can learn
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You can learn how to practically
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How to practically apply these seven
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Apply these seven foundational principles
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Foundational principles to every real life situation:
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To every real life situation: wisdom, understanding,
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Wisdom, understanding, prudence, knowledge,
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Prudence, knowledge, discretion, discernment,
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Discretion, discernment, and fear of the lord.
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And fear of the lord. they are all so valuable.
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And this is a treasure
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And this is a treasure trove of qualities
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Trove of qualities that will help you
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That will help you build your valuable
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Build your valuable connection to god.
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Connection to god. >> announcer: begin your
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>> announcer: begin your journey toward godly wisdom
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Journey toward godly wisdom and transformation with
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And transformation with "in search of wisdom:
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"in search of wisdom: life-changing
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Life-changing truths in the book
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Truths in the book of proverbs" available
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Of proverbs" available with your generous
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With your generous gift of any amount.
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Gift of any amount. call us at...
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Call us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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On your screen. >> ginger: trust
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>> ginger: trust not on your own
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Not on your own understanding,
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Understanding, but lean on god,
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But lean on god, and secure a daily
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And secure a daily increase of peace,
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Increase of peace, fulfillment,
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Fulfillment, and joy while
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And joy while gaining
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Gaining a thoughtful
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A thoughtful and practical
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And practical understanding
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Understanding of the book
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Of the book of proverbs with
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Of proverbs with "in search
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"in search of wisdom."
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Of wisdom." it's available
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It's available to you today
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To you today for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. and remember,
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And remember, your financial gift
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Your financial gift allows joyce meyer ministries
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Allows joyce meyer ministries the opportunity to meet
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The opportunity to meet spiritual and physical needs
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Spiritual and physical needs in the lives of people
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In the lives of people all around the world,
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All around the world, changing them forever
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Changing them forever and you're a part of it.
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And you're a part of it. >> announcer: reach out
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>> announcer: reach out and let the wisdom
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And let the wisdom of proverbs guide
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Of proverbs guide you on your journey
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You on your journey toward deeper
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Toward deeper understanding with
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Understanding with "in search of wisdom,"
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"in search of wisdom," yours today,
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Yours today, for a gift of any amount.
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For a gift of any amount. call us at...
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Call us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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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 - Your Life Is What You Make It! (Part 4)

November 25, 2025 | 29:29

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