ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: THE CONSEQUENCES OF CERTAIN THINGS BRINGS DEATH.
AND WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT DEATH IN THIS WAY, I'M NOT TALKING
ABOUT NO LONGER BREATHING AND BEING IN A GRAVE.
ACTUALLY, IN THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE, IT SAYS THE TYPE OF DEATH
THAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT.
AND ESPECIALLY, IN ROMANS SIX, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO READ A
COUPLE OF VERSES, IT SAYS, "IT'S THE CONSEQUENCES," OF SIN FOR
EXAMPLE, "BRINGS DEATH." BUT IT SAYS, "DEATH THAT
COMPRISES ALL THE MISERIES THAT ONE CAN IMAGINE BOTH HERE AND
HERE AFTER." SO, MANY MISERABLE CHRISTIANS
ARE WALKIN' THE EARTH?
YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING TO BE A MISERABLE SINNER.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT IT'S ANOTHER THING ENTIRELY TO BE A
MISERABLE BELIEVER.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE HAPPY GROUP.
AMEN?
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONE'S SPREADING JOY.
OUR LIVES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SALTY.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE OTHER PEOPLE THIRSTY TO HAVE A LIFE
LIKE OURS.
THAT'S WHY I SAY, WE DON'T EVEN REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
PREACHING SO MUCH IF WE JUST GET OUT THERE AND LIVE THE LIFE THAT
JESUS DIED FOR US TO HAVE.
PEOPLE ARE GONNA--YOU'RE GONNA BE LIKE A MAGNET AND PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO BE DRAWN TO YOU AND WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE AND
HOW THEY CAN GET IT.
BUT AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO BE NO DIFFERENT THAN EVERYBODY
ELSE, EXCEPT WE GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY HAVE A BUMPER
STICKER ON OUR CAR...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.
I DON'T WANT TO BE MISERABLE.
I SPENT ENOUGH YEARS OF MY LIFE BEING MISERABLE.
AND I DON'T INTEND TO BE MISERABLE ANYMORE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE DISCOVERED?
IF I WANT TO BE HAPPY THEN I HAVE TO DECIDE TO BE HAPPY,
BECAUSE THE DEVIL'S NOT GOING TO HELP ME BE HAPPY.
HE'S GOING TO DO EVERYTHING HE CAN TO MAKE ME UNHAPPY.
BUT NOBODY--LISTEN TO ME, NOBODY CAN MAKE YOU UNHAPPY IF YOU
WON'T LET THEM DO IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, I'VE TOLD YOU THAT I HAD ALL
KINDS OF PROBLEMS.
I MEAN, LIKE, FROM BEING ABUSED FOR 15 YEARS BY MY DAD.
AND I MEAN, THIS WASN'T JUST AN OCCASIONAL THING, THIS WAS ALL
THE TIME, ALL THE TIME, ALL THE TIME, ALL THE TIME.
AND, I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THE NASTY DETAILS, YOU CAN
GET IT IN OTHER TEACHINGS AND BOOKS.
BUT, I WAS IN BAD SHAPE BY THE TIME HE GOT DONE WITH ME.
AND I LOOKED OKAY ON THE OUTSIDE.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH ME.
BUT BOY, I HAD A MESS IN MY SOUL.
AND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A MESS IN YOUR SOUL, YOU KNOW
WHERE IT STARTS SHOWING UP?
IN RELATIONSHIPS.
AMEN?
AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JOYCE: FOR ONE THING, I DIDN'T LIKE MYSELF BECAUSE I
THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH ME BECAUSE OF WHAT HE HAD
DONE TO ME.
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOURSELF, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE GET
ALONG WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
AND SO, I WAS MISERABLE AND THEREFORE, I SET ABOUT TRYING TO
MAKE DAVE MISERABLE.
AND MISERABLE PEOPLE DON'T EVEN REALIZE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
BUT THE HONEST TRUTH IS, IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE MISERABLE YOU
REALLY DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO BE HAPPY.
YOU WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO BE MISERABLE WITH YOU.
AND YOU MAYBE DON'T EVEN DO IT ON PURPOSE, BUT YOU REALLY JUST
TRY TO MAKE THEM MISERABLE.
MY FATHER WAS A MISERABLE HUMAN BEING AND HE DID HIS BEST TO
MAKE EVERYBODY ELSE THAT HE WAS AROUND MISERABLE.
AND WE ALL LET HIM DO IT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT
WE HAD A CHOICE.
WELL, DAVE WAS BORN-AGAIN, SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIAN, WHO'D
BEEN PRAYING FOR A WIFE.
AND HE TOLD GOD, "MAKE IT SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS HELP."
NOW, YOU WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL HOW YOU PRAY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: CAN YOU IMAGINE SOMEBODY PRAYING THAT?
BUT SEE, THAT'S WHAT A STRONG CHRISTIAN SAYS, YOU KNOW,
"I CAN TAKE IT.
GIVE ME SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS HELP.
I WANT TO BE USED BY YOU, GOD." YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN THINK HE
KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING WHEN HE PRAYED THAT.
I'M SURE IT WAS JUST LIKE, A DIVINE--MAYBE HE WAS IN A
TRANCE OR SOMETHING WHEN HE PRAYED THAT PRAYER...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, LET ME TELL YOU.
HE GOT SOMEBODY THAT NEEDED HELP.
BUT, DAVE WAS STRONG ENOUGH IN THE LORD THAT HE WOULD NOT LET
ME MAKE HIM UNHAPPY.
AND THE HAPPIER HE STAYED, THE MADDER IT MADE ME.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
AUDIENCE: YES.
JOYCE: ALRIGHT.
BUT, IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS HE EVER DID FOR ME.
BECAUSE, I SAW--NOW, LISTEN TO ME, THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE
MARRIED TO SOMEBODY THAT SPENDS ALL THEIR TIME TRYING TO MAKE
YOU UNHAPPY.
COME ON.
OR MAYBE, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SPENDS ALL YOUR TIME TRYING TO
MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE UNHAPPY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I DON'T KNOW, IF YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S
HERE, SO...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I GOTTA PREACH TO WHO I GOTTA PREACH TO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT, WHAT I BEGAN TO SEE WAS STABILITY.
SOMETHING I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
I BEGAN TO SEE SOMEBODY WHO WASN'T CONTROLLED BY
OUTWARD CIRCUMSTANCES.
DAVE LOVED ME UNCONDITIONALLY, BUT I HAD TO RECEIVE THE LOVE.
HE DIDN'T TURN IT ON AND OFF BASED ON MY BEHAVIOR.
HE JUST WAS, WHO HE WAS.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LEARN IS TO BE WHO GOD
WANTS US TO BE NO MATTER WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING.
DID YOU HEAR ME?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: MAYBE SOMEBODY'S BEEN MEAN TO YOU, THEY HAVEN'T
TREATED YOU RIGHT.
AND SO NOW, YOUR TEMPTATION IS YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A WALL,
AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LET THEM INTO YOUR LIFE, AND YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO TALK TO 'EM, AND YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE 'EM
THE COLD SHOULDER.
WELL, THAT'S NOT THE WAY GOD WANTS YOU TO RESPOND.
BECAUSE, NOW YOU'RE LETTING THEM CONTROL YOU.
AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS JUST SAY, "GOD, I'M GOING TO
BE WHO I AM.
AND I'M GOING TO TRUST YOU TO TAKE CARE OF THEM."
SO, I'M TELLING YOU THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET OTHER PEOPLE
MAKE YOU UNHAPPY.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO, BUT ONLY IF YOU HAVE
SELF-CONTROL.
BECAUSE YOUR EMOTIONS--ANYBODY WHO LIVES BY THEIR FEELINGS
MIGHT AS WELL JUST GET A RUBBER STAMP THAT SAYS, "DESTROYED,"
AND STAMP IT ACROSS YOUR LIFE.
WE CANNOT LIVE BY EMOTIONS AND EVER HAVE VICTORY.
VICTORY DEMANDS THAT WE OPERATE IN SELF-CONTROL.
AND WHEN I'M TALKING ABOUT SELF-CONTROL I'M NOT JUST
TALKING ABOUT EATING AND EXERCISING.
I'M TALKING A LOT ABOUT CONTROLLING YOUR THOUGHTS,
CONTROLLING YOUR WORDS, AND YOUR ATTITUDES, AND ESPECIALLY THESE
EMOTIONS THAT WANT TO GO DOWN EVERY TIME A CIRCUMSTANCE
DOESN'T SUIT US.
WE NEED TO TOUGHEN UP A LITTLE BIT AND BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH
DISAPPOINTMENT AND STAY HAPPY WHEN WE DON'T GET OUR WAY.
COME ON, I'LL JUST SAY THAT TO THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM.
STAY HAPPY WHEN WE DON'T GET OUR WAY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON.
CAN YOU BE HAPPY WHEN YOU DON'T GET YOUR WAY?
AMEN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WE SPEND TOO MUCH TIME TRYING TO GET GOD AND THE WHOLE
WORLD TO SERVE US.
AND JESUS SAID HE CAME TO SERVE NOT TO BE SERVED.
I HOPE YOU LOVE ME WHEN THE DAY IS OVER.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "FOR THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH."
SIN MAKES YOU MISERABLE.
EVERY KIND OF MISERY.
THAT'S WHY, REALLY, INSTEAD OF GETTING SO MAD AT PEOPLE THAT
SIN AND DO THINGS THAT HURT US, WE REALLY NEED TO REALIZE THAT
HURTING PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE.
AND I'M TELLING YOU WHAT, SIN BRINGS ITS OWN PUNISHMENT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TRYING TO PUNISH SOMEBODY
WHO'S SINNING.
IT HAS ITS OWN PUNISHMENT AND ITS MISERY.
DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT A DRUG ADDICT IS HAPPY?
NO, THEY'RE MISERABLE.
DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT SOMEBODY WHO DOES NOTHING BUT
MISTREAT OTHER PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, IS A HAPPY PERSON?
NO, THEY'RE NOT.
THEY'RE MISERABLE.
SIN, THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH.
DEATH THAT COMPRISES ALL THE MISERIES THAT WE CAN EVER
HAVE IN THIS LIFE AND IN THE ONE TO COME.
ROMANS 8:6 SAYS, "FOR TO SET THE MIND ON THE FLESH IS DEATH."
HERE AGAIN, IT'S NOT TALKING ABOUT BEING IN A GRAVE.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE MORE YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF AND THE
FLESH, AND WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE, AND WHAT
YOU THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE AND WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THAT YOU
DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE, AND YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU DON'T HAVE IT...
COME ON.
I MEAN, YOU JUST SPEND THE WHOLE DAY THINKING LIKE THAT AND
JUST SEE HOW HAPPY YOU ARE BY BEDTIME.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NOT GOING TO BE TOO HAPPY.
BUT YOU CAN PURPOSE TO SAY, "GOD, I BELIEVE I'M IN YOUR
HANDS AND YOU HAVE A PLAN FOR MY LIFE.
AND AS LONG AS I OBEY YOU AND DO WHAT YOU WANT ME TO, WHEN YOUR
TIME COMES TO BLESS ME, NO DEVIL IN HELL, NO PERSON ON EARTH CAN
KEEP YOU FROM IT."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON.
REAL PROMOTION COMES FROM GOD, NOT FROM MAN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I HAVE FOUND THIS AND I PREACH THIS A LOT.
I HOPE YOU DON'T GET TIRED OF HEARING IT, BUT IT DOESN'T
MATTER TO ME EVEN IF YOU DO BECAUSE WE NEED TO HEAR THINGS
OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER.
THE FLESH IS NATURALLY SELFISH.
IT WANTS WHAT IT WANTS.
AND WE DO NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES AND WE NEED TO BE
GOOD TO OURSELVES.
BECAUSE, IF YOU DON'T TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO BE ABLE TO EVEN HELP ANYBODY ELSE.
BUT I'M NOT TALKIN' ABOUT BEING SELFISH AND SELF-CENTERED.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS PURPOSELY, EVERYBODY SAY PURPOSELY.
AUDIENCE: PURPOSELY.
JOYCE: I STRESS THAT BECAUSE I HAVE TO DO IT ON PURPOSE.
AND I MEAN, I'VE BEEN HARD AFTER THIS GOD THING FOR OVER 40
YEARS, ALMOST 45 YEARS NOW.
I MEAN, STUDYING THE WORD, PREACHING THE WORD, REALLY DOING
EVERYTHING I KNOW TO DO TO TRY TO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE WORD.
AND EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE, I STILL HAVE TO USE
SELF-CONTROL.
I STILL HAVE TO SAY NO TO MYSELF.
AND I STILL HAVE TO RESIST BEING SELFISH.
I WAS JUST SITTIN' AND THINKIN' THE OTHER DAY ABOUT SOME
WAYS I'M JUST STILL SO STINKIN' SELFISH.
AND, I HATE IT.
I DON'T WANT TO BE THAT WAY.
THANK GOD, HE CHANGES US FROM GLORY TO GLORY.
BUT WHAT I HAVE TO DO, IS PURPOSELY.
EVERYBODY SAY PURPOSELY.
AUDIENCE: PURPOSELY.
JOYCE: THINK ABOUT WHAT I CAN DO FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
I JUST CHALLENGE YOU--LIKE, TAKE FOR EXAMPLE, JUST EXHORTING
SOMEBODY OR EDIFYING THEM, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS TO MAKE THEM
FEEL GOOD.
JUST TO MAKE SOMEBODY FEEL GOOD.
IMAGINE THAT.
YOU HAVE THE ABILITY, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU HAS THE
ABILITY, NO MATTER HOW MANY PROBLEMS YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE AN
AMAZING ABILITY TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE FEEL BETTER.
THINK ABOUT THAT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY, THAT FAR TOO MANY ARE NOT
USING THAT ABILITY AT ALL.
THEY WANT EVERYBODY ELSE TO MAKE THEM FEEL BETTER.
BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY GIVING THEIR LIFE TO MAKING OTHER
PEOPLE FEEL BETTER.
I TOOK ON A LITTLE NEW PROJECT.
I'M PRETTY GOAL-ORIENTED, AND SO I LIKE MY LITTLE GOD PROJECTS.
THINGS THAT I FEEL THAT GOD WANTS ME TO DO.
AND I MAKE A--I MAKE A THING OUT OF IT.
AND SO, FOR A WHILE I HAD THIS THING GOING ON AND NOW IT'S
BECOME MORE OF A HABIT.
SEE, WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
IT BECOMES A HABIT.
AND SO THEN YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO TRY TO DO IT ANYMORE.
YOU JUST DO IT AND DON'T EVEN HARDLY REALIZE YOU'RE DOING IT.
YOU KNOW, LIKE, I DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO GO BRUSH MY TEETH.
I MEAN, I BRUSH MY TEETH THREE, FOUR, FIVE TIMES A DAY AND DON'T
EVEN REALIZE, YOU KNOW.
I'M NOT LIKE, "OKAY, NOW, I HAVE TO GO BRUSH MY TEETH."
IT'S JUST WHAT I DO.
WELL, FOR A LONG TIME, I WAS KIND OF PRACTICING THIS THING,
BE SURE YOU PUT A SMILE ON AT LEAST THREE FACES EVERY DAY.
DO SOMETHING TO MAKE AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE SMILE.
WELL, NOW, MY NEW THING IS AT LEAST ONE TIME EVERY DAY, AT
LEAST ONE--SURELY, I CAN DO ONE, COME ON.
HOW MANY OF YOU THINK YOU CAN DO ONE OF SOMETHING?
OKAY.
ONE TIME A DAY, I WANT TO REACH OUT TO SOMEBODY EITHER BY EMAIL
OR PHONE OR IN PERSON AND I WANNA COMPLIMENT THEM AND SAY
ENOUGH TO THEM TO LET THEM KNOW THEY'RE APPRECIATED AND THAT
THEY HAVE WORTH AND VALUE.
NOW, SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO JOIN ME IN MY QUEST YOU CAN JOIN ME.
HOW MANY WOULD LIKE TO JUST SET A GOAL THAT ONCE, AT LEAST
ONCE A DAY?
COME ON, SAY, I CAN DO IT ONCE.
AUDIENCE: I CAN DO IT ONCE.
JOYCE: AT LEAST ONCE A DAY, YOU'RE GONNA ASK GOD, PUT
SOMEBODY ON MY HEART THAT I CAN BLESS, THAT I CAN APPRECIATE.
AND INSTEAD OF GETTIN' ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND TELLING EVERY BAD
THING YOU KNOW ABOUT EVERYBODY.
COME ON.
DON'T DO THAT KIND OF STUFF.
DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THAT.
DON'T EVEN READ THAT JUNK THAT YOU SEE.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S TRUE.
I'M TELLING YOU WHOLE REPUTATIONS ARE BEING RUINED BY
SOCIAL MEDIA AND PEOPLE ARE JUST TELLING LIES ABOUT PEOPLE AND
TALKING ABOUT STUFF.
I MEAN, SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S ONLINE ABOUT ME, I MEAN,
I ALMOS--I NEVER HARDLY EVER LOOK AT IT.
BUT I KINDA--IT'S AMAZING WHERE THEY STICK STUFF.
IT'S LIKE, YOU'LL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF LOOKING AT AN AD ABOUT
DISH SOAP AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HERE COMES UP THE LATEST SECRET
ABOUT JOYCE MEYER.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OR WHOEVER, YOU KNOW, JOEL OSTEEN OR THIS ONE, OR THAT
ONE, OR SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND SO, I WAS DUMB ENOUGH TO OPEN THAT ONE UP AND TAKE A
LOOK AT IT.
AND I JUST THOUGHT, "I DID NOT SAY THAT.
I DID NOT DO THAT." AND I'M TELLIN' YA, WE HAVE TO
STOP BELIEVING EVERYTHING THAT WE READ.
BECAUSE, JUST BECAUSE IT'S IN PRINT DOESN'T MAKE IT TRUE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND DON'T BE PART OF THAT.
I MEAN, I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE TECHNOLOGY GODS GIVEN US,
BUT LET'S USE IT TO BUILD SOMEBODY UP.
LET'S USE IT TO EDIFY SOMEBODY.
GET ON THERE EVERY DAY AND TELL SOMETHING HAPPY.
TELL SOMETHING GOOD.
SAY SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA PUT A SMILE ON SOMEBODY'S FACE.
TELL A CLEAN JOKE.
THOUGHT I BETTER THROW IN CLEAN JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY DOESN'T
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: ROMANS 8:6, "FOR TO SET THE MIND ON THE FLESH,"
TO JUST THINK ABOUT ME, ME, ME, ME, ME.
"IS DEATH, BUT TO SET THE MIND ON THE SPIRIT IS LIFE
AND PEACE." YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK MORE
ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR OTHER PEOPLE THAN WHAT SOMEBODY OUGHT
TO BE DOING FOR YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE LIFE AND PEACE AND
THAT'S GOING TO TURN INTO JOY.
BUT THE MORE YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE, AND WHAT
YOU THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE, AND WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE HAS YOU
DON'T THINK THEY DESERVE AND THE WHOLE THING I WENT THROUGH
BEFORE, THE MORE MISERABLE YOU'RE GOING TO BECOME.
WE CONTROL OUR HAPPINESS A LOT MORE THAN WE THINK THAT WE DO.
COME ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'LL JUST TELL YA, I THINK YOU CAN BE MISERABLE ANY
DAY YOU WANT TO BE MISERABLE, YOU CAN BE MISERABLE.
AND ANY DAY YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY, I THINK YOU CAN FIND
SOMETHING TO BE HAPPY ABOUT.
YOU SAY, "WELL, I'VE GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
MOST PEOPLE DO THESE DAYS.
AND THE MORE YOU THINK ABOUT 'EM THE BIGGER THEY SEEM.
AND THE MORE YOU TALK ABOUT 'EM THE BIGGER THEY SEEM.
WHATEVER YOU FOCUS ON BECOMES THE LARGEST THING IN YOUR LIFE.
SO, THE BEST THING TO DO IS JUST GET UP OUT OF YOUR SAD CHAIR,
WHERE YOU'RE FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF AND HAVING
YOUR PITY PARTY.
AND JUST GO DO SOMETHING, TAKE A WALK, THANK GOD FOR NATURE,
GO WALK AROUND A NURSING HOME AND THANK GOD THAT YOU'RE NOT
IN THE CONDITION SOME OF THOSE POOR PEOPLE ARE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
PET A DOG, DO SOMETHING.
GET YOUR MIND OFF YOURSELF AND DO SOMETHING ELSE.
ALRIGHT?
A FEW QUOTES AND COMMENTS ON DISCIPLINE.
LACK OF DISCIPLINE LEADS TO FRUSTRATION AND SELF-LOATHING.
YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF WHEN YOU DISCIPLINE YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO, IF YOU START OUT IN THE MORNING AND YOU
KNOW, YOU'VE GOT A PLAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING THAT DAY; YOU'RE GONNA GET
YOUR HOUSE CLEANED UP, YOU'RE GOING TO GRO--YOU KNOW YOU'RE
GOING TO DO THIS, YOU'RE GOING TO BALANCE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
WHATEVER IT IS, YOU GOTTA FEW GOALS AND PROJECTS YOU WANT
TO GET DONE...
WELL, IF YOU DO THEM, AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO SIT DOWN, AND RELAX, AND ENJOY YOURSELF AND YOU'LL
JUST FEEL GOOD.
BUT ISN'T IT FRUSTRATING, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH A WHOLE DAY AND
YOU KNOW YOU WERE JUST SUPER BUSY ALL DAY LONG AND FOR THE
LIFE OF YOU, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU CANNOT FIGURE OUT ONE
THING THAT YOU DID.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, THAT IS THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT CAUSES A LOT OF THAT?
LETTING OTHER PEOPLE CONTROL WHAT WE DO.
WE HAVE A PLAN.
AND WE LET SOMEBODY ELSE DERAIL US.
DON'T THINK FOR ONE MINUTE THAT THE DEVIL WON'T USE ANYBODY THAT
HE CAN USE TO GET YOU OFF OF YOUR GOALS TO FRUSTRATE YOU AND
KEEP YOU FROM BEING THE PERSON GOD WANTS YOU TO BE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HOW MANY OF YOU EVER TRY TO STUDY THE BIBLE
FOR ONE HOUR WITHOUT GETTING INTERRUPTED?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF THE PHONE BEEPS, WE JUST CAN'T STAND IT.
I MEAN, IF THE PHONE BEEPS WE'VE GOT TO KNOW WHO WANTS US.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE ALL GOT SO IMPORTANT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, WE GET FRANTIC IF WE LEAVE THE HOUSE AND
REALIZE WE DON'T HAVE OUR PHONE.
"MY PHONE, WHERE'S MY PHONE?
GOTTA HAVE MY PHONE!" I MEAN, IF YOU LOSE YOUR PHONE
IN THE HOUSE, IT'S LIKE THE WORLD HAS TO STOP 'TIL YOU
FIND THE PHONE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I'VE BEEN AROUND A FEW YEARS, SO I REMEMBER WHEN WE
USED TO HAVE A 4-WAY PARTY LINE.
ANYBODY THAT OLD?
OKAY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SEE, NOW WE'RE DATING OURSELVES.
BUT I MEAN, THAT MEANT THAT FOUR PEOPLE USED THE SAME LINE.
AND SO, IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE A PHONE CALL, AND YOU PICKED IT UP
AND SOMEBODY WAS TALKIN', YOU HAD TO HANG IT UP AND
WAIT AGAIN.
AND IF YOU REALLY WANTED 'EM TO GET OFF THE PHONE YOU'D PICK IT
UP AND HANG IT DOWN, PICK IT UP AND HANG IT UP...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND THEN YOU'D REALLY COME INTO SOME MONEY IF YOU
COULD HAVE A TWO-WAY PARTY LINE.
AND BOY, THEN A PRIVATE LINE.
WHOA!
NOW, THAT WAS REALLY BIG.
AND I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE
A PHONE CALL YOU HAD TO FIND A PAYPHONE.
COME ON.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND IT'S AMAZING HOW WELL PEOPLE DID WITHOUT US.
AND NOW?
AND I MEAN, I DO IT TOO.
IF THE THING BEEPS, IT'S LIKE, I CAN'T STAND IT.
I GOTTA KNOW WHO'S TRYING TO CALL ME AND WHAT THEY MIGHT
BE SAYIN'.
WE NEED TO STOP LETTING ALL THIS OTHER STUFF CONTROL US.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE WORLD IS NOT GOING TO END IF YOU TURN YOUR PHONE OFF AND
SPEND AN HOUR WITH GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: CHARACTERISTICS OF A DISCIPLINED PERSON.
THEY ALWAYS GO THE EXTRA MILE.
THEY ALWAYS DO MORE THAN THEY--SEE, UNDISCIPLINED PEOPLE
OR LAZY PEOPLE OR PEOPLE THAT AREN'T EXCELLENT, THEY JUST DO
WHAT THEY BARELY HAVE TO DO TO GET BY.
BUT AN EXCELLENT PERSON OR A DISCIPLINED PERSON
DOESN'T DO THAT.
MATTHEW 25:1-10, GREAT PARABLE, I'M SURE YOU KNOW IT BUT IT
TEACHES SUCH A GREAT LESSON.
"THEN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN WILL BE LIKE 10 VIRGINS WHO TOOK
THEIR LAMPS AND WENT TO MEET THE BRIDEGROOM.
FIVE OF THEM WERE FOOLISH AND FIVE WERE WISE."
SEE, IT'S OUR CHOICE WHETHER TO BE WISE OR TO BE FOOLISH.
AND A WISE PERSON DOES NOW, WHAT THEY'LL BE HAPPY WITH LATER.
EVEN IF IT MEANS SACRIFICING NOW, FOR A FUTURE BENEFIT.
"NO DISCIPLINE FOR THE PRESENT SEEMS JOYOUS, NEVERTHELESS LATER
ON IT YIELDS THE PEACEABLE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS TO THOSE WHO'VE
BEEN TRAINED BY IT." I SAY SOME PEOPLE LIVE LIKE
THERE'S NO TOMORROW, BUT TOMORROW ALWAYS COMES.
SO LIVE TODAY IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU'LL BE HAPPY WITH TOMORROW
WHEN IT GETS HERE.
INSTEAD OF THEN SAYING, "OH, I WISH I WOULD HAVE," WHEN IT'S
TOO LATE TO GO BACK AND DO WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE.
"WHEN THE FOOLISH TOOK THEIR LAMPS THEY TOOK," THE ESV BIBLE
SAYS, "NO OIL WITH THEM." THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE SAYS, "NO
EXTRA OIL WITH THEM," AND I LIKE THAT BETTER BECAUSE THEY TOOK
JUST ENOUGH OIL TO KEEP THEIR LAMPS BURNING IF EVERYTHING WENT
EXACTLY RIGHT.
COME ON, ARE YOU ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT IT TAKES YOU
22 MINUTES TO GET TO WORK, IF EVERYTHING'S JUST RIGHT.
AND SO YOU DO NOT LEAVE YOUR HOUSE UNTIL 22 MINUTES BEFORE
IT'S TIME TO GET THERE.
AND THEN YOU GO GET IN YOUR CAR, YOU FORGOT YOUR PHONE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: GOTTA HAVE THE PHONE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: GO BACK IN AND GET THE PHONE.
NOW, YOU'RE DOWN TO 19 MINUTES TO MAKE A 22 MINUTE TRIP.
THEN, OH MY GOSH, YOU FORGOT YOUR SUNGLASSES.
WELL, IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU GOTTA HAVE SUNGLASSES.
'CAUSE MY EYES ARE LIGHT-SENSITIVE, CAN'T DRIVE
WITHOUT THE GLASSES, THEN I GOT TO GO BACK IN.
AND THEN, I GET TO THE FRONT DOOR AND REALIZE I LEFT MY PURSE
IN THE CAR AND MY KEYS ARE IN MY PURSE.
NOW, I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE CAR.
HELLO, IS ANYBODY HOME?
ARE WE TALKING TO YOU WHERE YOU LIVE?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, YOU GOT 15 MINUTES TO MAKE A
22 MINUTE TRIP.
THEN YOU GET BEHIND A SLOW...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OLDER PERSON.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "THAT OLD MAN SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE A DRIVERS
LICENSE AND EVEN BE ON THE ROAD!"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE ME LATE FOR WORK!"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON.
THEN YOU FINALLY GET TO WORK.
YOU'RE 10 MINUTES LATE AND YOU LIE ABOUT WHY YOU'RE LATE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT YOU GOT A BUMPER STICKER AND YOU WENT TO CHURCH
ON SUNDAY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, GIVE GOD A BIG PRAISE.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, HEBREWS 12 TELLS US THAT, "NO DISCIPLINE
FOR THE PRESENT SEEMS JOYOUS, BUT LATER ON IT YIELDS THE
PEACEABLE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
TRAINED BY IT." IN OTHER WORDS, DISCIPLINE IS
SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE FRUIT OF AFTER YOU'VE
APPLIED IT.
WE NEED TO SHOW SELF-CONTROL BY STAYING HAPPY WHEN THINGS DON'T
GO AS PLANNED AND IN HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS AND EVEN THOUSANDS
OF OTHER WAYS.
YOU HAVE SELF-CONTROL.
DON'T EVER SAY, "I DON'T HAVE ANY," BECAUSE YOU HAVE IT, BUT
IT COULD BE JUST A TINY LITTLE SEED BECAUSE YOU HAVE NEVER
REALLY WORKED WITH GOD TO DEVELOP IT.
AND SO, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU SOME TEACHING, GET SOME TEACHING INTO
YOUR HANDS THAT I BELIEVE WILL HELP YOU LEARN HOW TO DO THAT.
DISCIPLINE IS YOUR FRIEND.
IT HELPS YOU BE THE PERSON THAT YOU SAY THAT YOU WANT TO BE.
SO, THREE CDS, OVER THREE HOURS OF TEACHING OR RIGHT AT 3 HOURS
OF TEACHING ON, "DEVELOPING DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL."
AND WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO YOU TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE
MINISTRY OF ANY AMOUNT.
THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SOW A REALLY GENEROUS
SEED TO HELP US CONTINUE TO REACH HURTING PEOPLE.
THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAT YOU CAN DO WHEN YOU'RE HURTING
YOURSELF THAN TO REACH OUT TO SOMEBODY ELSE THAT IS HURTING.
AND SO, DO YOUR BEST, THAT'S WHAT WE ASK.
SEND THE BEST GIFT THAT YOU CAN.
WE'RE HERE FOR YOU EVERYDAY TEACHING YOU THE WORD.
AND THIS IS A WAY THAT YOU CAN REACH BACK OUT TO US AND SAY,
"HEY, I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK, AND I WANT TO HELP
SOMEBODY ELSE LEARN THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD."
AND THEN ALSO, LET ME JUST ENCOURAGE YOU, DON'T BE AFRAID
OF DISCIPLINE.
THERE ARE MANY GREAT BENEFITS OF PRACTICING DISCIPLINE
IN OUR LIVES.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
ANNOUNCER: ALL OF US HAVE AREAS WE'D LIKE TO IMPROVE.
GROWING SPIRITUALLY, AT OUR JOB, WITH OUR HEALTH, NO MATTER WHAT
IT IS, THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH DISCIPLINE AND
SELF-CONTROL.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING A RESOURCE TO HELP YOU TAKE CONTROL AND
MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES.
TAP INTO GOD'S STRENGTH TO HELP YOU GROW, WITH JOYCE'S CD
TEACHING, "DEVELOPING DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL."
THESE TEACHINGS WILL HELP YOU AVOID THE PITFALLS OF MAKING
EMOTIONAL DECISIONS AND OVERCOME AN, "IT'S TOO HARD ATTITUDE."
THIS RESOURCE IS AVAILABLE TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT.
VISIT US AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG OR CALL US TODAY TOLL-FREE...
ANNOUNCER: THE BIBLE, OUR INSTRUCTION BOOK FOR LIFE.
SPENDING TIME IN GOD'S WORD WILL CHANGE OUR LIVES, BUT CONSISTENT
AND EFFECTIVE STUDY CAN BE CHALLENGING.
THAT'S ONE REASON WHY JOYCE IS HERE TO HELP.
AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG/BIBLESTUDY YOU'LL FIND WAYS TO MAKE YOUR
STUDY TIME COME TO LIFE WITH HELPFUL RESOURCES, STUDY
SUGGESTIONS, AND ENCOURAGEMENT FROM JOYCE.
GET THE MOST YOU CAN STUDYING GOD'S WORD WITH EVERYDAY STUDY.
SIGN UP TODAY AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG/BIBLESTUDY.
GINGER: COME IN.
HAVE A SEAT.
[SLATE CLAP]
GINGER: YOU GUYS GOOD?
OKAY, DESCRIBE THE LOVE LIFE CONFERENCE FOR ME.
FEMALE: LIFE-GIVING.
FEMALE: BOLDNESS.
FEMALE: JOY.
FEMALE: ALL THE GOOD WORD OF GOD.
FEMALE: IT'S EXCITING.
FEMALE: IT FILLS YOU UP.
GINGER: TELL ME A FEW THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LOVE TO LEARN
NEXT YEAR AT THE CONFERENCE.
FEMALE: PRACTICAL WAYS FOR ME TO BE BOLDER.
FEMALE: HOW TO READ GOD'S WORD AND APPLY THAT TO THE BATTLE.
FEMALE: I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIGHT BACK.
FEMALE: JUST GIVE ME A PLAN THAT REALLY, REALLY WORKS.
JOYCE: YOU NEED A BATTLE STRATEGY BECAUSE YOU HAVE
A REAL ENEMY.
AND YOU CAN'T WIN THE BATTLES, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HE
DECEIVES YOU.
AT THE 2019 LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE, I'LL TEACH YOU HOW
TO LET GOD FIGHT YOUR BATTLES.
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO SURRENDER.
WE'LL FIGHT THIS BATTLE TOGETHER AND WE WILL WIN.
FEMALE: I AM READY.
FEMALE: IT'S ON.
FEMALE: LET'S DO THIS.
FEMALE: WHOO!
FEMALE: DON'T MESS WITH ME [LAUGHING].
GINGER: EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS MARCH 31ST.
GO ONLINE TO REGISTER JOYCEMEYER.ORG/LOVELIFE.
ANNOUNCER: WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED TODAY'S PROGRAM.
PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG TO SHARE YOUR
PRAYER REQUESTS, SEE THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, OR PARTNER
WITH US IN SHARING CHRIST AND LOVING PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE
GLOBE.
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FRIENDS AND
PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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