Joyce Meyers - Overcoming Rejection (Part 1)

May 28, 2026 | 27:29

Rejection can leave deep wounds, but it does not have to define your future. Joyce shares how God can heal past hurts, restore confidence, and help you step boldly into the life He planned for you.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyers - Overcoming Rejection (Part 1) | May 28, 2026

>> joyce: i am so tired
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>> joyce: i am so tired of watching people
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>> joyce: i am so tired of watching people be defeated and listening
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Of watching people be defeated and listening to people whine around.
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Be defeated and listening to people whine around. "it's just too hard.
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To people whine around. "it's just too hard. it's too hard."
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"it's just too hard. it's too hard." no, you know what's hard?
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It's too hard." no, you know what's hard? living in sin.
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No, you know what's hard? living in sin. that's what's hard.
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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: we're still talking
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>> joyce: we're still talking about how to overcome rejection.
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>> joyce: we're still talking about how to overcome rejection. you know, when you've been
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About how to overcome rejection. you know, when you've been hurt really bad, you don't
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You know, when you've been hurt really bad, you don't get over it all at one time.
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Hurt really bad, you don't get over it all at one time. and i want you to be all
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Get over it all at one time. and i want you to be all that god wants you to be.
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And i want you to be all that god wants you to be. i want you to have all
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That god wants you to be. i want you to have all that god wants you to have,
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I want you to have all that god wants you to have, and i want you to do all
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That god wants you to have, and i want you to do all that god wants you to do.
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And i want you to do all that god wants you to do. and in order for that to happen,
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That god wants you to do. and in order for that to happen, you have to be bold
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And in order for that to happen, you have to be bold and courageous.
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You have to be bold and courageous. and you have to be confident
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And courageous. and you have to be confident enough to step out
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And you have to be confident enough to step out and try things.
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Enough to step out and try things. and if it doesn't work,
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And try things. and if it doesn't work, you don't fall apart.
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And if it doesn't work, you don't fall apart. you just step back,
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You don't fall apart. you just step back, pray a little more, and step out
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You just step back, pray a little more, and step out and try something else.
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Pray a little more, and step out and try something else. and i'll tell you, anybody
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And try something else. and i'll tell you, anybody that's a success, has failed
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And i'll tell you, anybody that's a success, has failed their way to that success.
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That's a success, has failed their way to that success. you can never get to the point
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Their way to that success. you can never get to the point of success without having
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You can never get to the point of success without having failed a few times at something
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Or made mistakes.
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Or made mistakes. how do you hear from god?
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Or made mistakes. how do you hear from god? people say, "i don't know
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How do you hear from god? people say, "i don't know how to hear from god."
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People say, "i don't know how to hear from god." you just make a lot of mistakes
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How to hear from god." you just make a lot of mistakes and then you learn,
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You just make a lot of mistakes and then you learn, "well, that wasn't god."
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And then you learn, "well, that wasn't god." >> [audience laughing]
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"well, that wasn't god." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, that was god."
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, that was god." "well, that wasn't god, i don't
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>> joyce: "well, that was god." "well, that wasn't god, i don't think i'll do that again."
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"well, that wasn't god, i don't think i'll do that again." and you learn.
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Think i'll do that again." and you learn. but see, you won't--if you're
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And you learn. but see, you won't--if you're not bold, if you're full of fear
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But see, you won't--if you're not bold, if you're full of fear and you're full of insecurity
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Not bold, if you're full of fear and you're full of insecurity and got all these wounds
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And you're full of insecurity and got all these wounds from past hurts, you're just
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And got all these wounds from past hurts, you're just gonna shrivel up in a corner
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From past hurts, you're just gonna shrivel up in a corner somewhere and let the devil
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Gonna shrivel up in a corner somewhere and let the devil walk all over you.
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Somewhere and let the devil walk all over you. and you're gonna miss
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Walk all over you. and you're gonna miss what god has preordained
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And you're gonna miss what god has preordained for you to do in this world.
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What god has preordained for you to do in this world. amen?
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For you to do in this world. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and if i've got
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and if i've got anything to do with it at all,
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>> joyce: and if i've got anything to do with it at all, i pray that god will use
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Anything to do with it at all, i pray that god will use my mouth this weekend
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I pray that god will use my mouth this weekend and all these other wonderful,
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My mouth this weekend and all these other wonderful, anointed mouths to get you
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And all these other wonderful, anointed mouths to get you to say, "yes, that's for me,
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Anointed mouths to get you to say, "yes, that's for me, and i am not gonna
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To say, "yes, that's for me, and i am not gonna do without it!"
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And i am not gonna do without it!" now, don't give me one of those
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Do without it!" now, don't give me one of those wimpy weak...you know.
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Now, don't give me one of those wimpy weak...you know. >> [audience cheering]
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Wimpy weak...you know. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i mean, you gotta want it!
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>> joyce: i mean, you gotta want it! you gotta want it!
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You gotta want it! you gotta want it! like you've never wanted
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You gotta want it! like you've never wanted anything before in your life.
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Like you've never wanted anything before in your life. i don't want to live with any
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Anything before in your life. i don't want to live with any kind of bondage in my life.
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"whom the son has set free
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"whom the son has set free is free indeed."
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"whom the son has set free is free indeed." and that means we've gotta
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Is free indeed." and that means we've gotta stand strong for that freedom.
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And that means we've gotta stand strong for that freedom. you know, anybody that has
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Ever done anything great
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Ever done anything great has usually been rejected
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Ever done anything great has usually been rejected in the beginning.
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Has usually been rejected in the beginning. you know, they--van gogh,
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In the beginning. you know, they--van gogh, the famous painter, to buy
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You know, they--van gogh, the famous painter, to buy one of his paintings today,
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The famous painter, to buy one of his paintings today, would cost you upwards
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One of his paintings today, would cost you upwards of a million dollars.
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Would cost you upwards of a million dollars. during his life,
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Of a million dollars. during his life, he produced 2,001 pieces of art.
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During his life, he produced 2,001 pieces of art. about 900 of them were paintings
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He produced 2,001 pieces of art. about 900 of them were paintings and there was a lot
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About 900 of them were paintings and there was a lot of drawings and things.
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And there was a lot of drawings and things. and during his life he sold one.
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Of drawings and things. and during his life he sold one. one.
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And during his life he sold one. one. he had a little mental illness,
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One. he had a little mental illness, but he was deeply religious.
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He had a little mental illness, but he was deeply religious. he's a man that while
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But he was deeply religious. he's a man that while he was alive, couldn't sell
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He's a man that while he was alive, couldn't sell one of those paintings.
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He was alive, couldn't sell one of those paintings. and now they're worth
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One of those paintings. and now they're worth millions and millions
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And now they're worth millions and millions and millions of dollars.
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Millions and millions and millions of dollars. well, i'm sorry that
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And millions of dollars. well, i'm sorry that he didn't get his victory
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Well, i'm sorry that he didn't get his victory till after he was dead.
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He didn't get his victory till after he was dead. but i intend to have mine
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Till after he was dead. but i intend to have mine while i'm still alive.
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But i intend to have mine while i'm still alive. >> [audience applauding]
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While i'm still alive. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen.
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My ministry is based
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My ministry is based on the scripture john 10:10.
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My ministry is based on the scripture john 10:10. "the thief comes only
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On the scripture john 10:10. "the thief comes only to kill, steal and destroy.
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"the thief comes only to kill, steal and destroy. but i came"--
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To kill, steal and destroy. but i came"-- thank god, jesus came!
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But i came"-- thank god, jesus came! "i came that you might
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Thank god, jesus came! "i came that you might have and enjoy your life,
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"i came that you might have and enjoy your life, and have it...(to the full,
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Have and enjoy your life, and have it...(to the full, until it overflows)."
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And have it...(to the full, until it overflows)." >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: and i have just
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>> joyce: and i have just re-upped and reaffirmed
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>> joyce: and i have just re-upped and reaffirmed my decision in the last week.
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Re-upped and reaffirmed my decision in the last week. life goes by so fast.
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My decision in the last week. life goes by so fast. you know, you may be sitting
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Life goes by so fast. you know, you may be sitting in here and be 25 and you think,
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You know, you may be sitting in here and be 25 and you think, "eh, you don't know what
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In here and be 25 and you think, "eh, you don't know what you're talking about,
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"eh, you don't know what you're talking about, i got forever."
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You're talking about, i got forever." well, let me tell you something,
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I got forever." well, let me tell you something, you will be my age before
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Well, let me tell you something, you will be my age before you know what happened.
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You will be my age before you know what happened. amen?
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You know what happened. amen? it goes by so fast.
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Amen? it goes by so fast. sometimes it seems like
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It goes by so fast. sometimes it seems like it crawls, but it goes
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By so fast.
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By so fast. and you only get
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By so fast. and you only get one opportunity.
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And you only get one opportunity. you don't get do-overs.
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One opportunity. you don't get do-overs. and i am so grateful that
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You don't get do-overs. and i am so grateful that i have not wasted my life.
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And i am so grateful that i have not wasted my life. i think the worst feeling
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I have not wasted my life. i think the worst feeling in the world would be to get
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I think the worst feeling in the world would be to get to the end of your life,
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In the world would be to get to the end of your life, and then regret
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To the end of your life, and then regret that you were fearful,
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And then regret that you were fearful, and never did anything,
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That you were fearful, and never did anything, and never stepped out,
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And never did anything, and never stepped out, never took a chance,
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And never stepped out, never took a chance, always played it safe.
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Never took a chance, always played it safe. i'm so glad.
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Always played it safe. i'm so glad. yes, i've worked hard
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I'm so glad. yes, i've worked hard and i'm glad of it.
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Yes, i've worked hard and i'm glad of it. i'm glad.
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And i'm glad of it. i'm glad. and there's nothing better
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I'm glad. and there's nothing better than helping people.
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And there's nothing better than helping people. nothing better than
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Than helping people. nothing better than helping other people.
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Nothing better than helping other people. if you're having a bad day,
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Helping other people. if you're having a bad day, go give something away.
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If you're having a bad day, go give something away. >> [audience responds]
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Go give something away. >> [audience responds] >> joyce: come on, i said,
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>> [audience responds] >> joyce: come on, i said, "if you're having a bad day,
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>> joyce: come on, i said, "if you're having a bad day, just go make somebody
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"if you're having a bad day, just go make somebody else happy and you might
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Just go make somebody else happy and you might get happy yourself."
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Else happy and you might get happy yourself." >> [audience applauding]
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Get happy yourself." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this actually works,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this actually works, believe it or not!
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>> joyce: this actually works, believe it or not! i love to give.
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Believe it or not! i love to give. i look for excuses to give.
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I love to give. i look for excuses to give. i don't get quiet and mousy
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I look for excuses to give. i don't get quiet and mousy at offering time.
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I don't get quiet and mousy at offering time. that's the time
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At offering time. that's the time to be really happy.
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That's the time to be really happy. "woo!
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To be really happy. "woo! got a chance to give
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"woo! got a chance to give something away!"
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Got a chance to give something away!" amen.
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Something away!" amen. i lived a christian life,
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Amen. i lived a christian life, a defeated christian life
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I lived a christian life, a defeated christian life for so many years.
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A defeated christian life for so many years. just because you're
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For so many years. just because you're a christian doesn't mean
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Just because you're a christian doesn't mean that you automatically
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A christian doesn't mean that you automatically have victory and everything
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That you automatically have victory and everything comes up roses.
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And it's sad to not know christ,
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And it's sad to not know christ, but i think it's even a little
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And it's sad to not know christ, but i think it's even a little bit sadder, to know christ
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But i think it's even a little bit sadder, to know christ and to have such an inheritance
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Bit sadder, to know christ and to have such an inheritance available to you, and have
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And to have such an inheritance available to you, and have nobody that will tell
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Available to you, and have nobody that will tell you about it.
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Nobody that will tell you about it. >> [audience cheering]
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You about it. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i sat in church for
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i sat in church for years and years and heard
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>> joyce: i sat in church for years and years and heard doctrines and good doctrines,
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Years and years and heard doctrines and good doctrines, and we need good,
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Doctrines and good doctrines, and we need good, solid doctrine.
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And we need good, solid doctrine. but nobody was teaching
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Solid doctrine. but nobody was teaching me how to live!
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I was a christian that
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I was a christian that acted like an idiot.
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I was a christian that acted like an idiot. i don't know that i would've
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Acted like an idiot. i don't know that i would've taken anybody to heaven
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I don't know that i would've taken anybody to heaven with me, but i might have
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Taken anybody to heaven with me, but i might have kept a few people out.
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With me, but i might have kept a few people out. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: all the church is,
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>> joyce: all the church is, is a hospital for broken people.
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>> joyce: all the church is, is a hospital for broken people. but there's a doctor there,
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Is a hospital for broken people. but there's a doctor there, that can make you well.
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But there's a doctor there, that can make you well. amen?
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That can make you well. amen? >> [audience cheering]
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Amen? >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and my belly's
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and my belly's full of fire tonight.
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>> joyce: and my belly's full of fire tonight. >> [audience cheering]
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Full of fire tonight. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i am so tired
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i am so tired of watching people
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>> joyce: i am so tired of watching people be defeated and listening
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Of watching people be defeated and listening to people whine around.
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Be defeated and listening to people whine around. "it's just too hard.
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To people whine around. "it's just too hard. it's too hard."
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"it's just too hard. it's too hard." no, you know what's hard?
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It's too hard." no, you know what's hard? living in sin.
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No, you know what's hard? living in sin. that's what's hard.
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Living in sin. that's what's hard. it's not hard to live
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That's what's hard. it's not hard to live a holy life.
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That's what god's called us to.
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That's what god's called us to. and the better life you live,
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That's what god's called us to. and the better life you live, the happier you're gonna be.
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And the better life you live, the happier you're gonna be. we gotta wake up church.
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The happier you're gonna be. we gotta wake up church. you've only got a certain
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We gotta wake up church. you've only got a certain amount of time here,
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You've only got a certain amount of time here, and you better get busy
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Amount of time here, and you better get busy taking all the people to heaven
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And you better get busy taking all the people to heaven with you that you possibly can.
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Amen?
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Amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but i don't want
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but i don't want just christians, i want
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>> joyce: but i don't want just christians, i want people walking in victory!
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Just christians, i want people walking in victory! when i was filled with
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People walking in victory! when i was filled with the spirit in the 70s,
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When i was filled with the spirit in the 70s, i just--i came alive.
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The spirit in the 70s, i just--i came alive. i got so--i was just
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I just--i came alive. i got so--i was just so starving for the word.
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I got so--i was just so starving for the word. and i had never really
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So starving for the word. and i had never really been taught how important
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And i had never really been taught how important the word was.
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Been taught how important the word was. i carried a bible back and forth
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The word was. i carried a bible back and forth to church, but i don't know
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I carried a bible back and forth to church, but i don't know if i ever opened it?
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To church, but i don't know if i ever opened it? now, you know, i'm not saying
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If i ever opened it? now, you know, i'm not saying this is all the church's fault.
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Now, you know, i'm not saying this is all the church's fault. probably a lot
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This is all the church's fault. probably a lot of it was my fault.
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Probably a lot of it was my fault. but when i started,
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Of it was my fault. but when i started, when i started realizing
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But when i started, when i started realizing what the devil had done to me,
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When i started realizing what the devil had done to me, i got so mad, i wanted
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What the devil had done to me, i got so mad, i wanted to just rip his head off,
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I got so mad, i wanted to just rip his head off, but you can't do that.
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To just rip his head off, but you can't do that. there's only one way that
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But you can't do that. there's only one way that you ever get the devil back.
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There's only one way that you ever get the devil back. how many of you wanna
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You ever get the devil back. how many of you wanna get the devil back for
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How many of you wanna get the devil back for what he's done to you?
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Get the devil back for what he's done to you? >> [audience cheering]
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What he's done to you? >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: well, there's only
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: well, there's only one way to do it.
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"you overcome evil with good."
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"you overcome evil with good." did you hear me?
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"you overcome evil with good." did you hear me? "you overcome evil with good."
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If he hurts you and you get
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If he hurts you and you get mad and full of unforgiveness,
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If he hurts you and you get mad and full of unforgiveness, he just loves it.
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Mad and full of unforgiveness, he just loves it. but if he hurts you and you
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He just loves it. but if he hurts you and you forgive the person that hurts
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But if he hurts you and you forgive the person that hurts you, and you turn around
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Forgive the person that hurts you, and you turn around and are good to people...
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You, and you turn around and are good to people... ooh, man, you wanna
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And are good to people... ooh, man, you wanna be dangerous?
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Ooh, man, you wanna be dangerous? listen, i know what
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Be dangerous? listen, i know what i'm talking about.
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Listen, i know what i'm talking about. i'm not guessing.
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I'm talking about. i'm not guessing. i've lived on all sides of this.
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I'm not guessing. i've lived on all sides of this. i've tried works-based
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I've lived on all sides of this. i've tried works-based christianity.
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I've tried works-based christianity. i've tried everything.
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Christianity. i've tried everything. there's only one thing
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I've tried everything. there's only one thing that works.
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There's only one thing that works. we're nothing
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That works. we're nothing and he's everything.
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We're nothing and he's everything. and if we give ourselves to him
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And he's everything. and if we give ourselves to him wholeheartedly, he will
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And if we give ourselves to him wholeheartedly, he will heal us if we'll let him.
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Everything's not gonna
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Everything's not gonna be easy, but we can do all
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Everything's not gonna be easy, but we can do all things through christ,
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Be easy, but we can do all things through christ, who is our strength.
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Things through christ, who is our strength. amen?
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Who is our strength. amen? >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: what about david?
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>> joyce: what about david? he was destined to be king.
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>> joyce: what about david? he was destined to be king. but, you know, he was
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He was destined to be king. but, you know, he was anointed 20 years before
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But, you know, he was anointed 20 years before he wore the crown.
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Anointed 20 years before he wore the crown. what happened during
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He wore the crown. what happened during those 20 years?
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What happened during those 20 years? i mean, he spent those 20 years
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Those 20 years? i mean, he spent those 20 years hiding in caves, from a crazy
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I mean, he spent those 20 years hiding in caves, from a crazy man that was trying to kill him,
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Hiding in caves, from a crazy man that was trying to kill him, that he actually loved, wasn't
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Man that was trying to kill him, that he actually loved, wasn't trying to take his position.
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That he actually loved, wasn't trying to take his position. but saul had hurts and injuries.
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Trying to take his position. but saul had hurts and injuries. and he was so insecure
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But saul had hurts and injuries. and he was so insecure and so fearful that david
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And he was so insecure and so fearful that david was gonna take his place.
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And so fearful that david was gonna take his place. and that's--david was
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Was gonna take his place. and that's--david was happy to wait.
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And that's--david was happy to wait. he was happy to serve saul.
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Happy to wait. he was happy to serve saul. he loved him, i mean...
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And you know, you may
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And you know, you may be anointed for something
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And you know, you may be anointed for something right now, and your life's
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Be anointed for something right now, and your life's about as crazy as it can be.
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Right now, and your life's about as crazy as it can be. and you wonder what
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About as crazy as it can be. and you wonder what in the world is going on.
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And you wonder what in the world is going on. well, i'll tell you what,
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In the world is going on. well, i'll tell you what, god is getting you prepared,
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Well, i'll tell you what, god is getting you prepared, for what he's prepared for you.
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God is getting you prepared, for what he's prepared for you. >> [audience applauding]
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For what he's prepared for you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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Anybody who tells you
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Anybody who tells you this is easy, is not telling
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Anybody who tells you this is easy, is not telling you the truth.
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This is easy, is not telling you the truth. but it's not really all
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You the truth. but it's not really all that hard either.
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Like i said this morning,
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Like i said this morning, is anybody here got
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Like i said this morning, is anybody here got anything better to do?
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Is anybody here got anything better to do? >> [audience laughing]
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Anything better to do? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: anybody got a better
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: anybody got a better plan than following jesus?
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>> joyce: anybody got a better plan than following jesus? what about joseph?
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Plan than following jesus? what about joseph? joseph had a dream.
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What about joseph? joseph had a dream. how many of you have a dream?
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Joseph had a dream. how many of you have a dream? well, see there, half of you
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Don't even have a dream.
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Don't even have a dream. >> [audience laughing]
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Don't even have a dream. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he had a dream.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he had a dream. see, when i said,
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>> joyce: he had a dream. see, when i said, "how many of you have a dream?"
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See, when i said, "how many of you have a dream?" i saw 30 hands go up?
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"how many of you have a dream?" i saw 30 hands go up? >> [audience cheering]
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I saw 30 hands go up? >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you say, "well, what
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you say, "well, what do you mean, do i have a dream?"
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>> joyce: you say, "well, what do you mean, do i have a dream?" do you want anything
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Do you mean, do i have a dream?" do you want anything better for your life?
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Do you want anything better for your life? anything?
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Better for your life? anything? >> [audience cheering]
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Anything? >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: do you wanna behave
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: do you wanna behave any better than what you do?
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>> joyce: do you wanna behave any better than what you do? >> audience: yes!
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Any better than what you do? >> audience: yes! >> joyce: amen, i do!
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>> audience: yes! >> joyce: amen, i do! i've made a lot of progress,
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>> joyce: amen, i do! i've made a lot of progress, but i'm sure not finished.
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I've made a lot of progress, but i'm sure not finished. if you don't believe me, just
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But i'm sure not finished. if you don't believe me, just try to get me to do something
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If you don't believe me, just try to get me to do something before i have jesus and coffee.
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Try to get me to do something before i have jesus and coffee. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: joseph was rejected.
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>> joyce: joseph was rejected. he had a dream
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>> joyce: joseph was rejected. he had a dream and his brothers hated him.
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He had a dream and his brothers hated him. says, "and they hated him."
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And his brothers hated him. says, "and they hated him." and they threw him in a pit,
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Says, "and they hated him." and they threw him in a pit, sold him to slave traders.
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And they threw him in a pit, sold him to slave traders. but god!
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Sold him to slave traders. but god! >> [audience cheering]
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But god! >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: but god was with him!
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: but god was with him! but god gave him favor
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>> joyce: but god was with him! but god gave him favor everywhere he went.
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But god gave him favor everywhere he went. he got put in jail for
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Everywhere he went. he got put in jail for something he didn't do.
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He got put in jail for something he didn't do. he had so much favor that
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Something he didn't do. he had so much favor that potiphar's wife was chasing
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He had so much favor that potiphar's wife was chasing him around, and because
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Potiphar's wife was chasing him around, and because he wouldn't go to bed with her,
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Him around, and because he wouldn't go to bed with her, she lied and said he tried
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He wouldn't go to bed with her, she lied and said he tried to rape her.
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She lied and said he tried to rape her. and he went to prison
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To rape her. and he went to prison for 13 years for something
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And he went to prison for 13 years for something he did not do.
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For 13 years for something he did not do. well, he got so much favor,
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He did not do. well, he got so much favor, he got put in charge
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Well, he got so much favor, he got put in charge of the jail.
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I mean, let me tell you
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I mean, let me tell you something, if you're walking
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I mean, let me tell you something, if you're walking with god, even if you're
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Something, if you're walking with god, even if you're suffering with god,
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With god, even if you're suffering with god, he's gonna give you victory.
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Suffering with god, he's gonna give you victory. >> [audience applauding]
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He's gonna give you victory. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i have watched
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i have watched god in my life.
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>> joyce: i have watched god in my life. i was so belittled and betrayed
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God in my life. i was so belittled and betrayed and abused by men,
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I was so belittled and betrayed and abused by men, not just my father,
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And abused by men, not just my father, but he was the main one.
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Not just my father, but he was the main one. and god told me, "men abused
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But he was the main one. and god told me, "men abused you and tried to ruin you.
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But i will always put you
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But i will always put you in a place, a position
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But i will always put you in a place, a position of power among men."
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In a place, a position of power among men." god will pay you back.
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Of power among men." god will pay you back. >> [audience applauding]
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God will pay you back. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, little things.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, little things. like, when i was in the lutheran
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>> joyce: i mean, little things. like, when i was in the lutheran church that i went to,
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Like, when i was in the lutheran church that i went to, i was the only woman that
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Church that i went to, i was the only woman that ever sat on the church board.
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I was the only woman that ever sat on the church board. so there was me and 12 men.
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Ever sat on the church board. so there was me and 12 men. god put me there.
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So there was me and 12 men. god put me there. i didn't put myself there.
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God put me there. i didn't put myself there. god will lift you up and he will
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I didn't put myself there. god will lift you up and he will do things for you.
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God will lift you up and he will do things for you. yeah, it may be hard.
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Do things for you. yeah, it may be hard. you may cry a swimming pool
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Yeah, it may be hard. you may cry a swimming pool full of tears and wanna
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Give up a million times.
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Give up a million times. but god will do things for
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Give up a million times. but god will do things for you that will amaze you.
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But god will do things for you that will amaze you. just amaze you.
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You that will amaze you. just amaze you. have a dream for your life.
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Just amaze you. have a dream for your life. have a goal.
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Have a dream for your life. have a goal. tell god you wanna do more
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Have a goal. tell god you wanna do more for him and you wanna be more.
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Tell god you wanna do more for him and you wanna be more. don't just settle into a life
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For him and you wanna be more. don't just settle into a life where all you do is try
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Don't just settle into a life where all you do is try to please yourself
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Where all you do is try to please yourself and make yourself happy.
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To please yourself and make yourself happy. walt disney got fired--
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And make yourself happy. walt disney got fired-- walt disney, who gave
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Walt disney got fired-- walt disney, who gave us mickey mouse and donald duck
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Walt disney, who gave us mickey mouse and donald duck and all those cartoons.
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Us mickey mouse and donald duck and all those cartoons. he was fired from his first job
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And all those cartoons. he was fired from his first job as an animator, and told
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He was fired from his first job as an animator, and told he lacked creativity
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As an animator, and told he lacked creativity and had no good ideas at all.
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He lacked creativity and had no good ideas at all. see, god sees something in you,
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And had no good ideas at all. see, god sees something in you, even though people don't.
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See, god sees something in you, even though people don't. elvis presley, after his first
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Even though people don't. elvis presley, after his first appearance on the grand
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Elvis presley, after his first appearance on the grand ole opry, was told he had,
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Appearance on the grand ole opry, was told he had, "no career as a singer
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Ole opry, was told he had, "no career as a singer and should go back
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"no career as a singer and should go back to driving a truck."
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My goodness.
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My goodness. thomas edison was told,
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My goodness. thomas edison was told, "you are too stupid
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Thomas edison was told, "you are too stupid to even learn anything."
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"you are too stupid to even learn anything." you know what?
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To even learn anything." you know what? stop believing what people
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You know what? stop believing what people tell you, and start believing
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Stop believing what people tell you, and start believing what god tells you!
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Tell you, and start believing what god tells you! is anybody home out there?
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What god tells you! is anybody home out there? >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: stop belie--you know,
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>> joyce: stop belie--you know, maybe you had parents that
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>> joyce: stop belie--you know, maybe you had parents that never complimented you,
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Maybe you had parents that never complimented you, never told you, you were
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Never complimented you, never told you, you were doing a good job.
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Never told you, you were doing a good job. amen.
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Doing a good job. amen. how about a perfectionist
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Amen. how about a perfectionist parent who, no matter what
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How about a perfectionist parent who, no matter what you did, they were never
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Parent who, no matter what you did, they were never satisfied with it?
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You did, they were never satisfied with it? how about anybody have
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Satisfied with it? how about anybody have a parent who was always
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How about anybody have a parent who was always comparing you to one
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A parent who was always comparing you to one of your siblings?
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Comparing you to one of your siblings? see, that messes you up too.
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Of your siblings? see, that messes you up too. well, i had a father who
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See, that messes you up too. well, i had a father who sexually abused me for--
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Well, i had a father who sexually abused me for-- that's all i ever remember.
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Sexually abused me for-- that's all i ever remember. so, i say i was somewhere
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That's all i ever remember. so, i say i was somewhere between 3 and 5 when it started.
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So, i say i was somewhere between 3 and 5 when it started. and the saddest thing was,
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Between 3 and 5 when it started. and the saddest thing was, i told my mother when
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And the saddest thing was, i told my mother when i was nine what he was doing.
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I told my mother when i was nine what he was doing. and he told her i was lying,
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I was nine what he was doing. and he told her i was lying, and she chose to believe him.
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And he told her i was lying, and she chose to believe him. not really because i think
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And she chose to believe him. not really because i think she believed him, but because
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Not really because i think she believed him, but because my mother was so afraid of him.
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She believed him, but because my mother was so afraid of him. and i'll tell you, fear will
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My mother was so afraid of him. and i'll tell you, fear will turn you into a coward.
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And i'll tell you, fear will turn you into a coward. fear will make you shrink
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Turn you into a coward. fear will make you shrink back when you should
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Fear will make you shrink back when you should be going forward.
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When i was 15, she actually
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When i was 15, she actually walked in the house
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When i was 15, she actually walked in the house and caught him,
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Walked in the house and caught him, and she turned around
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And caught him, and she turned around and walked out of the house,
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And she turned around and walked out of the house, and came back two hours later,
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And walked out of the house, and came back two hours later, and never said a word about it.
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And came back two hours later, and never said a word about it. never said anything.
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And never said a word about it. never said anything. i still don't get that,
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Never said anything. i still don't get that, but i know it was fear.
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I still don't get that, but i know it was fear. she made a choice.
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But i know it was fear. she made a choice. thirty years later, she said,
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She made a choice. thirty years later, she said, "i'm sorry for what i let
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Thirty years later, she said, "i'm sorry for what i let your father do to you."
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She said, "i was just,
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She said, "i was just, i couldn't face the scandal."
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She said, "i was just, i couldn't face the scandal." so, she was more worried
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I couldn't face the scandal." so, she was more worried about her reputation,
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So, she was more worried about her reputation, than she was about me being
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About her reputation, than she was about me being abused all the time.
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And i've got my story,
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And i've got my story, and you've got your story,
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And i've got my story, and you've got your story, and everybody's got a story.
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And you've got your story, and everybody's got a story. and i spent years
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And everybody's got a story. and i spent years feeling sorry for myself.
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And i spent years feeling sorry for myself. "if i just wouldn't
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Feeling sorry for myself. "if i just wouldn't have been abused.
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"if i just wouldn't have been abused. "if only i wouldn't
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Have been abused. "if only i wouldn't have been abused."
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"if only i wouldn't have been abused." and you know,
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Have been abused." and you know, i had so many problems.
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And you know, i had so many problems. i wrote down the problems
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I had so many problems. i wrote down the problems that i just--i mean,
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I wrote down the problems that i just--i mean, this was just a quick list.
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That i just--i mean, this was just a quick list. i was hard to get along with.
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This was just a quick list. i was hard to get along with. i was controlling.
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I was hard to get along with. i was controlling. i was selfish
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I was controlling. i was selfish and self-centered.
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I was selfish and self-centered. i got mad every time
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And self-centered. i got mad every time i didn't get my way.
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I got mad every time i didn't get my way. i held unforgiveness toward
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I didn't get my way. i held unforgiveness toward my parents and anybody else
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I held unforgiveness toward my parents and anybody else that looked at me crossways.
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I was addicted to approval.
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I was addicted to approval. i did things for people
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I did things for people to get them to love me,
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To get them to love me, not because i loved them.
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Not because i loved them. you're not gonna miss that one.
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You're not gonna miss that one. i said i did things for people
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I said i did things for people to get them to love me rather
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One more time.
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, here's
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, here's the interesting thing.
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>> joyce: see, here's the interesting thing. i was always--i went to work
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The interesting thing. i was always--i went to work when i was 13 and i worked
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I was always--i went to work when i was 13 and i worked in a dime store and did
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When i was 13 and i worked in a dime store and did other things.
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In a dime store and did other things. but i was always trying
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Other things. but i was always trying to save up money, and i would
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But i was always trying to save up money, and i would put things in will-call
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To save up money, and i would put things in will-call for my mother, and pay
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Put things in will-call for my mother, and pay 'em off a little bit at a time.
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For my mother, and pay 'em off a little bit at a time. and i was always bringing
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'em off a little bit at a time. and i was always bringing her gifts.
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And i was always bringing her gifts. and i was thinking about
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Her gifts. and i was thinking about that today and i thought,
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And i was thinking about that today and i thought, "i didn't do that because
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That today and i thought, "i didn't do that because i loved her.
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"i didn't do that because i loved her. i was trying to get her
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I loved her. i was trying to get her to love me."
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I was trying to get her to love me." and i think sometimes
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To love me." and i think sometimes we need to ask ourselves,
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And i think sometimes we need to ask ourselves, "are we giving because we love
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We need to ask ourselves, "are we giving because we love or are we trying
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"are we giving because we love or are we trying to buy something?"
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Or are we trying to buy something?" come on.
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To buy something?" come on. do you say, "yes," all the time
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Come on. do you say, "yes," all the time when your heart's screaming,
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Do you say, "yes," all the time when your heart's screaming, "no," just because you're trying
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When your heart's screaming, "no," just because you're trying to buy approval from somebody?
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"no," just because you're trying to buy approval from somebody? you know what?
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To buy approval from somebody? you know what? some of you need to learn
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You know what? some of you need to learn how to say, "no."
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Some of you need to learn how to say, "no." >> [audience applauding]
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How to say, "no." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that might
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that might be the most powerful word
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>> joyce: that might be the most powerful word that you can learn.
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Be the most powerful word that you can learn. we don't always say, "no."
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That you can learn. we don't always say, "no." but if we really don't believe
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We don't always say, "no." but if we really don't believe we're supposed to do something,
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But if we really don't believe we're supposed to do something, and we have no grace to do it,
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We're supposed to do something, and we have no grace to do it, no desire to do it,
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And we have no grace to do it, no desire to do it, and we don't even believe
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No desire to do it, and we don't even believe god wants us to do it.
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And we don't even believe god wants us to do it. let me tell you something,
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God wants us to do it. let me tell you something, if you would write down
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Let me tell you something, if you would write down everything you're doing,
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If you would write down everything you're doing, and then cross off the things
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Everything you're doing, and then cross off the things that you're doing for the wrong
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And then cross off the things that you're doing for the wrong reason, you'd have more
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That you're doing for the wrong reason, you'd have more than enough time.
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Reason, you'd have more than enough time. >> [audience applauding]
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Than enough time. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, i just don't have any time.
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>> joyce: "well, i just don't have any time. i'm so pressured, and i'm
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I just don't have any time. i'm so pressured, and i'm so stressed out, because..."
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I'm so pressured, and i'm so stressed out, because..." i was crabbing about
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So stressed out, because..." i was crabbing about my schedule one day
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I was crabbing about my schedule one day and god said, "look, joyce,
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My schedule one day and god said, "look, joyce, you made your schedule, if you
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And god said, "look, joyce, you made your schedule, if you don't like it, change it."
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You made your schedule, if you don't like it, change it." >> [audience laughing]
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Don't like it, change it." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, i'm just so busy!"
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>> joyce: "well, i'm just so busy!" well, you don't have
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I'm just so busy!" well, you don't have to be that busy.
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Well, you don't have to be that busy. just say, "no," to a few
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To be that busy. just say, "no," to a few of the things that people
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Just say, "no," to a few of the things that people are "expecting" you to do,
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Of the things that people are "expecting" you to do, that you don't wanna do.
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Are "expecting" you to do, that you don't wanna do. you know how you can tell--
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That you don't wanna do. you know how you can tell-- how i can tell?
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You know how you can tell-- how i can tell? i mean, it's very easy now for
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How i can tell? i mean, it's very easy now for me to tell when something
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I mean, it's very easy now for me to tell when something is god, and when it's not.
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Me to tell when something is god, and when it's not. it takes a long time
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Is god, and when it's not. it takes a long time to learn it.
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It takes a long time to learn it. but i mean, when the grace
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To learn it. but i mean, when the grace leaves for me to do something,
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But i mean, when the grace leaves for me to do something, when i start dreading it,
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Leaves for me to do something, when i start dreading it, not wanting to do it,
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When i start dreading it, not wanting to do it, not enjoying it,
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Not wanting to do it, not enjoying it, i know god's done with it.
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Not enjoying it, i know god's done with it. and i tell you it's hard work,
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I know god's done with it. and i tell you it's hard work, when god's been done
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And i tell you it's hard work, when god's been done 10 years ago, and you're
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When god's been done 10 years ago, and you're still trying to make it work.
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10 years ago, and you're still trying to make it work. >> [audience applauding]
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Still trying to make it work. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on. well, why would anybody do that?
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>> joyce: come on. well, why would anybody do that? because somebody expects you to.
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Well, why would anybody do that? because somebody expects you to. you know, just because
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Because somebody expects you to. you know, just because you want to quit something,
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You know, just because you want to quit something, that doesn't mean all
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You want to quit something, that doesn't mean all the people around you
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That doesn't mean all the people around you are gonna let you quit.
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The people around you are gonna let you quit. amen?
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Are gonna let you quit. amen? i said something about
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Amen? i said something about how often i got rejected,
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I said something about how often i got rejected, and realized many years later
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How often i got rejected, and realized many years later that the devil threw a big
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And realized many years later that the devil threw a big rejection in my path,
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That the devil threw a big rejection in my path, just before he was trying
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Rejection in my path, just before he was trying to promote me into something.
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Just before he was trying to promote me into something. and you know, when you're
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To promote me into something. and you know, when you're in ministry or even
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And you know, when you're in ministry or even a secular job, you usually
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In ministry or even a secular job, you usually get promoted in degrees.
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A secular job, you usually get promoted in degrees. and so, for five years i taught
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Get promoted in degrees. and so, for five years i taught home bible studies.
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And so, for five years i taught home bible studies. that's all i did.
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Home bible studies. that's all i did. i taught two home bible studies,
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That's all i did. i taught two home bible studies, didn't get paid for it.
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I taught two home bible studies, didn't get paid for it. i had quit my full-time job.
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Didn't get paid for it. i had quit my full-time job. dave and i were very
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I had quit my full-time job. dave and i were very short on money.
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Dave and i were very short on money. i bought day-old bread
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Short on money. i bought day-old bread and dented cans.
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I bought day-old bread and dented cans. people are saying, "oh, i, no,
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And dented cans. people are saying, "oh, i, no, i can do without that."
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People are saying, "oh, i, no, i can do without that." "no, no, i can do without that."
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I can do without that." "no, no, i can do without that." well, that's silly!
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"no, no, i can do without that." well, that's silly! why should you have
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Well, that's silly! why should you have to do without it when god
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Why should you have to do without it when god wants to provide it for you?
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To do without it when god wants to provide it for you? see, i know the difference now
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Wants to provide it for you? see, i know the difference now in just being a religious
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See, i know the difference now in just being a religious churchgoer, and being
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In just being a religious churchgoer, and being a real christian who's livin'
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Churchgoer, and being a real christian who's livin' the life that jesus died
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A real christian who's livin' the life that jesus died for you to have.
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>> male 1: my dad had an affair;
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>> male 1: my dad had an affair; blew up my mother's world.
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Blew up my mother's world. she was, you know,
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She was, you know, basically having
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Basically having a nervous breakdown.
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A nervous breakdown. and i didn't really
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And i didn't really understand at 12,
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Understand at 12, you know, all the rejection.
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You know, all the rejection. at that point,
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At that point, i just rejected god.
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I just rejected god.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, rejection is unavoidable.
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Rejection is unavoidable. it's not a matter of if,
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It's not a matter of if, but when.
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But when. in fact, even jesus dealt
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In fact, even jesus dealt with being rejected.
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With being rejected. >> ginger: and rejection hurts.
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>> ginger: and rejection hurts. but we don't have to remain
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But we don't have to remain trapped in the pain
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Trapped in the pain it has caused.
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It has caused. >> joyce: that's right.
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>> joyce: that's right. >> ginger: you see,
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>> ginger: you see, healing is a process,
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Healing is a process, but we can be made whole again.
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But we can be made whole again. and our book,
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And our book, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection," can help.
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Of rejection," can help. and here's the exciting part;
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And here's the exciting part; it's now an audiobook.
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It's now an audiobook. >> [joyce clapping]
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>> [joyce clapping] >> joyce: together,
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>> joyce: together, we bring each chapter to life
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We bring each chapter to life by reading it straight to you.
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By reading it straight to you. >> joyce reading: "god accepts
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>> joyce reading: "god accepts us and loves us
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Us and loves us unconditionally."
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Unconditionally." >> ginger reading: "to say i was
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>> ginger reading: "to say i was brokenhearted is a massive
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Brokenhearted is a massive understatement."
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Understatement." >> ginger: as you listen,
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>> ginger: as you listen, we want to help you move forward
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We want to help you move forward from the pain of rejection,
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From the pain of rejection, receive his healing,
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Receive his healing, and remind you of how
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And remind you of how faithful god is.
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Faithful god is. >> joyce: well, i'm so thankful
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>> joyce: well, i'm so thankful that god doesn't
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That god doesn't leave us in our pain,
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Leave us in our pain, but rather reveals
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But rather reveals to us his healing
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To us his healing through jesus.
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Through jesus. he can heal you
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He can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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Everywhere you hurt. >> announcer: we would
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>> announcer: we would like to send you joyce
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Like to send you joyce and ginger's audiobook,
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And ginger's audiobook, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." it's available to you right
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It's available to you right now for your gift of...
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Now for your gift of... or more.
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Or more. and today,
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And today, we'll also include
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We'll also include the "healing the wounds
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The "healing the wounds of rejection guided journal."
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Of rejection guided journal." >> female 1: we need
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>> female 1: we need books like this.
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Books like this. we need people like
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We need people like this and conversations
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This and conversations that allow us to open up
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That allow us to open up and talk about these issues.
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And talk about these issues. >> male 2: it really resonated
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>> male 2: it really resonated with me when i read that when
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With me when i read that when you're rejecting yourself,
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You're rejecting yourself, you're probably
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You're probably rejecting others.
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Rejecting others. >> female 2: i got to some
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>> female 2: i got to some parts and was like, "oh,
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Parts and was like, "oh, this does apply to me.
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This does apply to me. this applies a little bit
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This applies a little bit more frequently than
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More frequently than i was even aware of."
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I was even aware of." >> female 3: through this book,
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>> female 3: through this book, it's like, god goes,
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It's like, god goes, "no, i've always loved you.
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"no, i've always loved you. you are who i say you are."
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You are who i say you are." >> announcer: don't miss out
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>> announcer: don't miss out on this opportunity
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On this opportunity to listen, reflect, and track
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To listen, reflect, and track your healing journey.
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Your healing journey.
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Joyce and ginger's "healing
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Joyce and ginger's "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" audiobook and the "healing
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Audiobook and the "healing the wounds of rejection
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The wounds of rejection guided journal" is available
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Guided journal" is available for your gift of...
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For your gift of... or more.
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Or more. give us a call at...
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Give us a call at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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Joycemeyer.org. and remember,
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And remember, your gift allows us
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Your gift allows us to continue to share
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To continue to share the love of christ
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The love of christ around the world
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Around the world through all
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Through all of our outreaches.
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Of our outreaches.
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>> joyce: god loves you
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>> joyce: god loves you unconditionally and accepts
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Unconditionally and accepts you completely.
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>> [music]
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: our stories,
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>> announcer: our stories, they matter.
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They matter. your gifts,
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Your gifts, your passions,
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Your passions, even your quirkiness,
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Even your quirkiness, they were designed
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They were designed with intention.
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With intention. he can use every twist
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He can use every twist and turn of your journey
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And turn of your journey to create something new.
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To create something new. out of brokenness--beauty.
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Out of brokenness--beauty. out of struggle--
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Out of struggle-- a life transformed.
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A life transformed. join us for the 2026 love life
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And discover how god can bring transformation
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Can bring transformation to your story.
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>> [music]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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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 Meyers - Overcoming Rejection (Part 1)

May 28, 2026 | 27:29

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