ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: PSALM 106:12-16.
NOW, GOD HAD JUST PARTED THE RED SEA AND THE PEOPLE
WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY.
YOU KNOW, WE LOVE MIRACLES.
MMM...
THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
THEY JUST STOOD THERE AND GOD PARTED THE RED SEA.
"THEN THEY BELIEVED HIS WORDS; AND THEY SANG HIS PRAISE."
WELL, SURE.
"BUT THEY SOON FORGOT HIS WORKS; AND THEY DID NOT WAIT
FOR HIS COUNCIL.
BUT THEY HAD A WANTON CRAVING IN THE WILDERNESS, AND PUT GOD TO
THE TEST IN THE DESERT." THEY TESTED GOD BY MURMURING AND
COMPLAINING BY THE WAY.
THEY STARTED OUT GOOD, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY STAYING POWER.
THE ISRAELITES WERE OKAY, AS LONG AS THEY WERE GETTING
EVERYTHING THEY WANTED OUT IN THE WILDERNESS, BUT THEY
GOT TIRED OF MANNA.
GOT TIRED OF THAT MIRACLE AFTER A WHILE AND THEY WANTED MEAT.
AND SO, THEY GRUMBLED AND COMPLAINED UNTIL IT SAYS THAT,
"GOD GAVE THEM WHAT THEY ASKED FOR, BUT SENT A WASTING
DISEASE AMONG THEM." I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT I
DON'T WANT ONE OF 'EM.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND THIS HAPPENED, "WHEN MEN IN THE CAMP WERE
JEALOUS OF MOSES AND AARON, THE HOLY ONE OF THE LORD, AND THE
EARTH OPENED UP AND SWALLOWED THEM, AND FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE
CAMP," AND THEN THEY JUST GOT DUMBER AND THEY MADE A GOLDEN
CALF AND STARTED TO WORSHIP IT.
NOW, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING AND I HOPE YOU DON'T FORGET THIS.
DON'T EVER BE JEALOUS OF WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE HAS IF YOU
DON'T WANT TO DO WHAT THEY DID TO GET IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
"WELL, IT MUST BE NICE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.
MUST BE NICE." WE RESENT PEOPLE SOMETIMES WHOSE
LIVES ARE BLESSED.
I MEAN, THERE MAYBE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE A LOT OF
STUFF HANDED TO 'EM.
BUT, THE BIGGEST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE A REALLY GOOD
LIFE, THEY'VE DONE WHAT 1 PETER 1:3-8 SAYS.
ESPECIALLY, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM A CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT.
THEY'VE TAKEN A HOLD OF THE WORD OF GOD AND THEY'VE SAID, "I AM
NOT GOING TO MISS THE BEST LIFE THAT GOD HAS FOR ME."
IF JESUS COULD DO WHAT HE DID FOR ME, THEN SURELY, I CAN
COOPERATE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND LET HIM GUIDE ME INTO A LIFE
THAT WOULD BE SO AMAZING, THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT SAVED
ARE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW THE GOD THAT I SERVE.
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HOW MANY OF YOU REALIZE THAT YOU'RE NOT JUST
HERE ON THE EARTH JUST FOR YOURSELF AND JUST TO MAKE
YOURSELF HAPPY?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I DON'T THINK WE REALIZE THAT LIKE WE SHOULD.
I THINK SOME PEOPLE JUST GET INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS AND THEY JUST WANT GOD
TO FIX ALL THEIR PROBLEMS AND EVERYTHING BECOMES ABOUT THEM.
AND GOD WANTS TO DO ALL THAT FOR YOU, BUT HE ALSO NEEDS YOU.
WE ARE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS IN THE EARTH TODAY.
AND HE NEEDS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US, READY EVERY DAY, TO DO
WHATEVER HE ASKS US TO DO, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.
COME ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I WONDER WHO'D BE WILLING TO SAY TO GOD TONIGHT,
"GOD, I'M GOING TO SAY AN ETERNAL YES TO YOU BEFORE I EVEN
KNOW WHAT THE QUESTION IS.
I'LL JUST SAY YES.
AND YOU TELL ME WHAT IT IS.
I'LL JUST SAY YES, AND YOU TELL ME WHAT IT IS LATER THAT
YOU WANT, BUT MY ANSWER TO YOU IS YES."
GOD IS SO GOOD AND HE'S DONE SO MUCH FOR US.
WHAT JESUS WENT THROUGH ON THAT CROSS--I MEAN, I'M STUDYING FOR
ANOTHER SERIES OF MESSAGES THAT I'M NOT PREACHING HERE THIS
WEEKEND, BUT I WAS HAVING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE MATERIAL
ABOUT JESUS WILLINGLY LAYING DOWN HIS RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES
AS THE SON OF GOD AND COMING DOWN HERE AND TAKING ON AN
EARTHLY HUMAN FORM TO DO WHAT HE DID FOR US.
AND IT'S NOT ANYTHING HE HAD TO DO.
HE DID IT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO.
AND WE THINK WE CAN'T RESIST TEMPTATION, BUT WHEN HE WAS IN
THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE, HE WAS BEING TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL NOT
TO GO THROUGH WITH WHAT GOD HAD CALLED HIM TO DO.
IT SAYS THAT HE PRAYED AND RESISTED TEMPTATION TO THE
POINT OF SWEATING GREAT DROPS OF BLOOD.
AND SO, THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A HARD TIME
RESISTING SOME LITTLE SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW IS NOT THE RIGHT
CHOICE FOR YOU TO MAKE.
AMEN?
THINK ABOUT WHAT JESUS RESISTED FOR US, AND WHAT
THAT'S DONE FOR US.
I GOT SO EXCITED STUDYING, I CAN'T WAIT TO PREACH
THAT SERIES.
BIBLE SAYS, "FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD."
AND IT'S NOT WORKS OF THE FLESH.
WHICH IS JUST OUR ENERGY TRYING TO DO GOD'S JOB.
US MAKING UP STUFF TRYING TO DO IT APART FROM GOD.
BUT IT'S DOING--THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN WORKS OF THE
FLESH AND DOING THE WORK THAT GOD CALLS US TO DO.
MAKING THAT EFFORT AND GETTING UP AND SPENDING TIME WITH GOD IN
THE MORNING BEFORE YOU GO OUT AND DO ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE
YOU'RE SMART ENOUGH NOW, TO KNOW THAT YOUR DAY IS
GOING TO BE LOUSY IF YOU DON'T START IT WITH GOD.
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU CAN'T MANAGE YOUR LIFE
THE WAY THAT I DO.
I CAN GET UP AND HAVE TWO HOURS WITH GOD, BUT EVEN IF IT'S FIVE
MINUTES, BE SMART ENOUGH NOT TO GO OUT OF YOUR HOUSE WITHOUT
FIRST SAYING, "GOD, I NEED YOU.
GOD, I LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME."
"SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND
ALL THESE OTHER THINGS WILL BE ADDED UNTO YOU."
AMEN?
BUT, LET'S JUST THINK ABOUT BELIEVING FOR A MINUTE.
YOU KNOW, BELIEVING TAKES SOME SELF-CONTROL, BECAUSE WE'RE
TEMPTED TO DOUBT.
I LOVE THIS SCRIPTURE IN MARK 11:24-25, SAYS, "THEREFORE I
TELL YOU, WHATEVER YOU ASK IN PRAYER, BELIEVE THAT YOU
HAVE RECEIVED IT, AND IT WILL BE YOURS."
ANOTHER TRANSLATION SAYS, "BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED
IT AND YOU WILL GET IT." BUT, IT DOESN'T SAY WHEN
YOU WILL GET IT.
SO, YOU--HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE PRAYED FOR SOMETHIN' AND IT'S
BEEN 10 YEARS, YOU'RE STILL WAITIN'?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN
TEMPTED TO GIVE UP ON THAT PARTICULAR THING?
OKAY.
WELL, THIS IS WHERE THE DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL
COMES IN, BECAUSE YOU SAY, "NO I'M NOT GIVING UP ON GOD.
JUST SHUT UP DEVIL, I'M NOT GIVING UP ON GOD.
I DON'T CARE HOW LONG IT TAKES.
I BELIEVE THE WORD OF GOD IS TRUE AND I WILL NOT GIVE UP."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE IF YOU DON'T HAVE HOPE,
AND FAITH, AND SOME POSITIVE EXPECTATION THAT SOMETHING
GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
"WELL, NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS TO ME."
WELL, STOP SAYING THAT.
DON'T WORRY, ONE OF THESE MESSAGES IS GOING TO BE
ABOUT THE MOUTH.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I WON'T TELL YOU WHICH ONE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU
TO DECIDE, "I DON'T THINK I NEED THAT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I HOPE YOU STILL LOVE ME WHEN I'M DONE HERE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: 1 JOHN 3:21-22, "BELOVED, IF OUR HEARTS DO NOT
CONDEMN US, WE HAVE CONFIDENCE BEFORE GOD; AND WHATEVER WE
ASK WE RECEIVE FROM HIM, BECAUSE WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS
AND DO WHAT PLEASES HIM." WELL, IT DOESN'T JUST SAY
ASK FOR ANYTHING YOU WANT AND YOU'LL GET IT.
IT SAYS, IF WE KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS AND WE DO WHAT
HE ASKS US TO DO.
NOW, I'M NOT SAYING THAT GOD NEVER DOES ANYTHING FOR US WHEN
WE'RE DISOBEDIENT, BECAUSE HE'S MERCIFUL AND HE DOES.
HE HELPS US IF WE CRY OUT FOR HELP.
BUT, I AM GOING TO SAY AND I BELIEVE THAT I CAN PROVE THIS
FROM A HUNDRED DIFFERENT SCRIPTURES, THAT YOU CAN'T LIVE
IN KNOWN, HABITUAL DISOBEDIENCE AND EXPECT GOD TO MANIFEST ALL
THE GOOD THINGS IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU WANT.
THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP.
GOD SAYS THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO FOR YOU AND THESE ARE
SOME THINGS THAT I'D LIKE YOU TO DO FOR ME.
NOW, THE THING ABOUT A LOT OF THIS, AND WE'LL GET INTO THIS A
LOT MORE TOMORROW, THAT I THINK GETS HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE,
IS THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO WRONG AND
STILL GO TO HEAVEN.
'CAUSE YOUR SALVATION IS NOT PURCHASED BY YOUR WORKS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT I'LL TELL YA WHAT IS.
YOUR REWARDS.
NOW ONLY ONE PERSON'S CLAPPING.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHAT IS GOING ON?
NOW, DID YOU HEAR THAT?
YOUR SALVATION IS NOT BASED ON YOUR WORKS AND THE WHOLE
ROOM GOES, "YEAH...
NOTHING FOR ME TO DO."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I SAID BUT YOUR REWARDS ARE, AND IT DIED
DOWN TO ONE WOMAN RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, THERE'S SCRIPTURE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
HE SAYS, "I'M COMING SOON AND I'M BRINGING MY REWARDS WITH ME
TO GIVE TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY'VE DONE."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, CAN'T WE READ?
"IF YOU SOW TO THE FLESH YOU'LL REAP FROM THE FLESH, RUIN,
DECAY, AND DESTRUCTION.
BUT IF YOU SOW TO THE SPIRIT YOU'LL REAP FROM THE SPIRIT,
LIFE AND LIFE ETERNAL.
DO NOT BE DECEIVED.
GOD IS NOT MOCKED.
FOR WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH THAT AND THAT ONLY IS WHAT
HE SHALL REAP."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I CAN THROW CLOTHES OFF THE HANGER IN THE STORE
AND WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT PROMPT ME TO PICK 'EM UP, JUST IGNORE
HIM AND KEEP GOING.
I'LL GO TO HEAVEN.
THAT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH NOT GOING TO HEAVEN.
BUT THERE'LL BE SOMETHING ELSE IN MY LIFE THAT I'LL MISS.
ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I THINK, TO ME, ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS
ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS STILL AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN,
BUT STILL AFTER 40 YEARS, IT'S ALL THE LITTLE STUFF BETWEEN ME
AND HIM THAT WOULDN'T EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
THAT'S WHY SOME OF YOU, WHEN I TALK ABOUT PICKING UP CLOTHES
THAT I KNOCKED OFF OF A HANGER YOU THINK, "OH, COME ON.
I GOT A PROBLEM."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN BACK THERE PICKING
UP CLOTHES THAT YOU DROPPED ON THE FLOOR.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, YOU'VE HEARD ME PREACH THIS.
YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE AND YOU'RE STARVING.
YOU PUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN FIND IN YOUR BASKET, AND BY THE TIME
YOU GET TO THE AISLE THAT'S GOT ALL THE STUFF IN IT THAT YOU
REALLY NEED LIKE THE MILK AND THE EGGS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF,
YOU FIN--YOU REALIZE I CAN PAY FOR ALL THIS.
SO NOW, YOU GOTTA START TAKING STUFF OUT AND PUTTING IT BACK.
AND SO, YOU PUT THE LETTUCE IN WITH THE CLEANSER
AND YOU KNOW...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, I KNOW.
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.
I USED TO DO THAT ALL THE TIME, BUT FOR SOMEHOW--AFTER I WAS
FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND GOT INTO THIS SERIOUS
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
I MEAN, HE STARTED SAYING, "PUT IT BACK WHERE YOU GOT IT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, MESSING WITH GOD IS A DANGEROUS BUSINESS.
HE IS GOING TO TURN YOUR LIFE UPSIDE DOWN.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
HE'LL TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN, AND THEN TURN IT RIGHT SIDE UP.
AND THEN, WHOO!
ARE YOU GOING TO LOVE THE LIFE THAT YOU'VE GOT?
THERE IS NOTHING BETTER THAN KNOWING THAT YOU
DID THE RIGHT THING.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: JUST THINK ABOUT THAT.
THINK ABOUT THE TIMES WHEN IT'S BEEN SO HARD FOR YOU TO DO THE
RIGHT THING, BUT YOU DID IT.
AND HOW GOOD IT FELT JUST TO KNOW THAT YOU DID
THE RIGHT THING.
IT'S LUNCH TIME AND YOU'RE SITTING AT THE LUNCH TABLE WITH
A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE.
THEY DON'T LIKE THEIR JOB, AND THEY DON'T LIKE THE BOSS.
THEY'RE GOSSIPING ABOUT SO-AN-SO.
"DID YOU HEAR WHAT SO-AND-SO DID?"
YOU KNOW, THE HOLY SPIRIT PROMPTS YOU, "YOU DON'T NEED
TO LISTEN TO THIS.
JUST, GO TAKE A WALK AND PRAY OR SOMETHING."
BUT THEN YOU THINK, OR THE DEVIL PUTS A THOUGHT, WELL,
YOU DON'T WANT THE PEOPLE TO THINK THAT YOU THINK
YOU'RE TOO GOOD FOR 'EM.
HE DON'T CARE WHAT THOSE PEOPLE THINK, HE WANTS YOU TO SIT
THERE AND LISTEN TO THAT POISON, AND THEN GET YOU INVOLVED IN IT.
AND YOU'RE JUST GONNA FEEL BAD THE REST OF THE DAY.
BUT IF YOU JUST OBEY, YOU'LL FEEL SO GOOD THAT YOU DID
THE RIGHT THING.
IT JUST FEELS SO GOOD TO JUST DO THE RIGHT THING.
"BE NOT WEARY IN WELL-DOING.
BE NOT WEARY IN DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR IN DUE SEASON YOU
SHALL REAP; IF YOU FAINT NOT." SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO THE
RIGHT THING FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU START GETTIN'
THE RIGHT RESULT.
AND THAT'S WHERE IT TAKES THE SELF-CONTROL.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DISCIPLINE, JAMES 4:17, "SO WHOEVER KNOWS THE
RIGHT THING TO DO AND FAILS TO DO IT, FOR HIM IT IS SIN."
THERE'S SINS OF COMMISSION AND SINS OF OMISSION.
THERE'S THINGS WE DO WRONG, BUT THERE'S THINGS THAT WE KNOW
TO DO RIGHT, LIKE CLEANING UP YOUR OWN MESSES.
I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER ONE.
HOW MANY OF YOU, WHEN YOU USE THE LAST OF THE TOILET PAPER...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON NOW, DON'T MAKE ME COME
OUT THERE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW WHAT I REALLY CAN'T STAND WHEN I'M IN A PUBLIC
BATHROOM, AND I USED THE LAST OF THE FIRST ROLL, AND GOD
MAKES ME TRY TO GET TO THAT SECOND ONE UP THERE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND, I NEVER KNOW HOW TO WORK IT.
AND I'M IN THERE WANTING TO JUST...
WELL, WE WON'T SAY WHAT I WANT TO DO.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT I TELL YOU WHAT, I HAVE MADE MY MIND UP THAT
I AM GOING TO OBEY GOD AND ALL THE LITTLE THINGS THAT
HE TELLS ME TO DO.
AND, I'LL BET YOU THAT EVERY TIME WE DO THAT, THE DEVIL IS
JUST HAVING A FLAT OUT FIT SOMEWHERE 'CAUSE HE HATES IT
WHEN WE OBEY GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON.
NOW, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HEARD ME TALKING ABOUT PUTTING YOUR
GROCERY CART BACK?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'M GONNA SHOW YOU A LITTLE SOMETHIN'.
SOMEBODY SENT THIS TO US AND MY SON SAID, "MOM, I THINK
THIS MAY BE YOUR GREATEST TESTIMONY WHEN YOU'RE GONE."
SO, JOHN IF YOU--ARE YOU READY WITH THAT LITTLE THING THAT
I ASKED YOU FOR?
NOW, JUST WATCH.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OH, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU START WITH THE LITTLE STUFF AND IT'S PRACTICE FOR
THE BIG STUFF.
AND IT WON'T BE VERY LONG AND THEY'LL BE MAJOR THINGS THAT
GOD'S ASKING YOU TO SAY NO TO, THAT YOUR FLESH REALLY
WANTS TO SAY YES TO, OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
AND IT WON'T BE THAT HARD BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN
PRACTICING ALL THE TIME.
WE ALL CAN GO TO THE SCHOOL OF THE HOLY GHOST.
MAYBE YOU CAN'T GO TO BIBLE COLLEGE SOMEWHERE, BUT HOW MANY
OF YOU WOULD LOVE TO ENROLL IN THE SCHOOL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HEY, I'M NOT MESSING AROUND, DON'T STICK YOUR HAND UP
IF YOU DON'T MEAN IT 'CAUSE I'M GETTING READY TO PRAY FOR YOU.
AMEN?
'CAUSE HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SAY "GOD, I WANT YOUR
WILL IN MY LIFE." COME ON.
"I WANT YOUR WILL IN MY LIFE.
I WANT TO BE THAT EXCELLENT PERSON THAT GLORIFIES YOU.
AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL."
WHEN YOU SAY THAT, WELL, JUST GET READY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
LET'S ALL STAND UP.
FATHER, WE PRAY IN JESUS NAME THAT YOU WOULD HELP US.
LORD, HELP US, HELP US, HELP US, HELP US.
IT'S EASY TO SAY YES IN HERE, BUT NOW WE GOT TO GO OUT
AND LIVE IT.
FATHER, HELP US BE EXCELLENT PEOPLE.
HELP US GO THE EXTRA MILE AND ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU WOULD DO,
JESUS, IN A SITUATION.
WHETHER IT'S LITTLE THINGS OR BIG THINGS.
HELP US TO EXERCISE THAT MUSCLE OF SELF-CONTROL AND NOT LET THE
FLESH RULE US, BUT TO CHOOSE WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND
ALWAYS SAY YES, TO YOU.
AND WE KNOW YOU'LL HELP US.
WE KNOW THAT NO TEMPTATION IS SO GREAT THAT YOU HAVEN'T
PROVIDED A WAY OUT.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IN JESUS NAME...
JOYCE: WELL, THERE'S NOT VERY MUCH THAT FEELS ANY BETTER
THAN KNOWING THAT YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.
GIVES YOU WONDERFUL PEACE.
YOU KNOW, GOD WANTS US TO DO THINGS WITH EXCELLENCE, HAVING
THE DISCIPLINE TO KEEP OUR WORD, AND ALWAYS GO THE EXTRA MILE.
AND DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE,
BUT WE HAVE TO USE IT.
WE HAVE TO DEVELOP IT.
SO TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU TEACHING ON, "DEVELOPING
DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL," THREE CDS.
AND YOU KNOW, DISCIPLINE IS NOT YOUR ENEMY, IT'S YOUR FRIEND.
IT HELPS YOU BE WHO YOU SAY YOU WANT TO BE, AND DO WHAT YOU SAY
YOU WANT TO DO.
AND WE'RE OFFERING THESE TEACHINGS TO YOU TODAY FOR
YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY OF ANY AMOUNT.
ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU DO YOUR VERY BEST.
WE ALWAYS TRY TO BRING YOU THE BEST TEACHING WE POSSIBLY CAN.
SO WHEN YOU RESPOND TO US FINANCIALLY, I ASK THAT YOU DO
THE BEST THAT YOU CAN.
AND SOME OF YOU WHO ARE MAYBE MORE FINANCIALLY BLESSED BY GOD
THAN OTHERS, CAN GIVE EXTRA TO HELP MAKE UP FOR THOSE WHO
CAN'T GIVE AS MUCH.
2 TIMOTHY 1, SAYS, "FOR GOD DID NOT GIVE US A SPIRIT OF FEAR,
BUT OF POWER, LOVE, AND SELF-CONTROL."
GOD BLESS YOU.
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...
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JOYCE: I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TONIGHT, THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
STAY BROKEN.
YOU CAN LIVE THE LIFE THAT JESUS DIED TO GIVE YOU.
ANNOUNCER: THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE, THREE UNIQUE
SESSIONS OF PRACTICAL BIBLICAL TEACHING TO HELP YOU RELAX,
REFRESH, AND RECHARGE YOUR LIFE.
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FEMALE: JOYCE'S BIBLICAL COMMENTARY SERIES IS PRACTICAL.
IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
MALE: I'M NOT JUST READING THE BIBLE, I'M STUDYING THESE
BOOKS AND IT'S CHANGING EVERYTHING.
FEMALE: I'M IN EPHESIANS AND JOYCE'S COMMENTARY IS BRINGING
IT TO LIFE FOR ME.
ANNOUNCER: BIBLE STUDY IS THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE AMAZING
LIFE GOD CREATED YOU TO LIVE.
AND, WITH JOYCE'S DOWN-TO-EARTH STYLE, YOU CAN DISCOVER HOW
LIFE-CHANGING IT CAN BE.
THE BIBLICAL COMMENTARY SERIES.
EPHESIANS AND JAMES, NEW, FROM JOYCE MEYER.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY AND I WAS EXHAUSTED.
THE NEPALI HEAT AND HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH THE HIKE INTO THE
REMOTE VILLAGE ALONG THE EDGE OF THE HIMALAYAS, AND A FULL DAY OF
SHOOTING STORIES HAD TAKEN THEIR TOLL.
IT WAS ABOUT TIME TO CALL IT A DAY WHEN A SMALL BAND OF GIRLS
DECIDED TO TAKE ME ON A TOUR OF THEIR VILLAGE AND I WASN'T SO
SURE I WAS UP TO IT.
BUT, IT WAS SOON OBVIOUS THE CHOICE WAS NOT MINE.
THEY GRABBED MY ARMS, TWO ON EACH SIDE AND BEGAN PULLING ME
UPHILL WHILE THEY GIGGLED AND CHATTERED.
[CHILDREN GIGGLING]
GINGER: IN BROKEN ENGLISH, THEY TOLD ME ALL ABOUT THEIR
LIVES AND THEIR EXPERIENCES WHEN THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE STRUCK.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: AS THEY DRAGGED ME UP AND DOWN THE DIRT PATHS THROUGH
THE DESTROYED HOMES, I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT TIRED OR NOT,
THESE ARE THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER MOST.
DIVINE APPOINTMENTS THAT GOD GIVES US, MEMORIES WE
NEVER FORGET.
I TOLD THEM HOW IMPRESSED I WAS WITH THEIR ENGLISH AND THEY
LAUGHED AS I ATTEMPTED TO PRONOUNCE THEIR NAMES.
ALONG THE WAY, THEY FLITTED AROUND LIKE FIREFLIES AND PICKED
BOUQUETS OF WILDFLOWERS FOR ME.
THEY WERE TRULY PRECIOUS GIFTS.
THEY TOLD ME THAT WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE HIT, IT WAS NOISY AND
VERY FRIGHTENING.
IT WAS A SUNDAY MORNING, SO THEY WERE HOME FROM SCHOOL.
ONE SAID, "IT WAS THE MOST AFRAID I HAVE EVER BEEN.
I THOUGHT WE WOULD ALL DIE." THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE STILL
AFRAID TO SLEEP INSIDE.
I ASKED HOW THEIR FAMILIES AND HOMES WERE.
THEY SAID THEIR FAMILIES SURVIVED WITH SOME BUMPS AND
BROKEN BONES.
THEY TOLD ME ABOUT FRIENDS WHO LOST PARENTS AND OTHERS WITH
CRUSHED ARMS OR LEGS.
THEY TOLD ME THAT EVERYONE IN THE VILLAGE HAS BEEN SAD SINCE
THE EARTHQUAKE AND HOW OUR BEING THERE HAD MADE THEM HAPPY AGAIN.
"IT'S VERY KIND OF YOU TO VISIT FROM SO FAR AWAY," THEY SAID.
THEY WERE QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT THEY KNEW I WAS FROM FAR
AWAY BECAUSE MY SKIN WAS VERY LIGHT AND FUNNY.
WE LAUGHED A LOT AT THAT.
"BUT BEAUTIFUL," THEY SAID, AND I TOLD THEM THEY WERE ALL VERY
BEAUTIFUL AND I INTRODUCE THEM TO THE SELFIE.
THEY SANG ME A SONG AND THOUGH I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD, THE
TUNE WAS HAPPY.
THEN THEY ASKED ME TO TEACH THEM ONE.
SO, I BEGAN SINGING, "JESUS LOVES ME."
THEY REPEATED EACH LINE AFTER ME AND SOON WE WERE SINGING
TOGETHER.
"THAT'S A VERY NICE SONG," THEY SAID.
THEN ONE SWEET LITTLE GIRL ASKED ME IF I BELIEVED IN JESUS.
I TOLD THEM ALL ABOUT HIM.
HOW HE IS ALIVE AND WITH US RIGHT NOW, AND HOW HE LOVES THEM
VERY MUCH.
SHE SAID THAT HER PARENTS DON'T BELIEVE IN JESUS, BUT THAT SINCE
HE WAS MY FRIEND, SHE WANTED HIM TO BE HERS.
MY HEART MELTED.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHURCH IN THE VILLAGE WHERE THEY CAN LEARN
MORE ABOUT JESUS.
THEY REMINDED ME THAT THE CHURCH HAD FALLEN DOWN IN THE
EARTHQUAKE, BUT I TOLD THEM THAT DIDN'T MATTER, THE PEOPLE WERE
STILL MEETING OUTSIDE AND GOD WOULD NEVER LEAVE THEM.
[SINGING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
GINGER: AS WE CLIMB CLOSER TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
WHERE WE LEFT OUR VEHICLES BECAUSE THE DIRT ROAD WAS
IMPASSABLE FROM MONSOON RAINS, THEY ASKED ME TO SING, "JESUS
LOVES ME," AGAIN.
WE SANG TOGETHER OVER AND OVER UNTIL I BEGGED FOR MERCY.
"I CAN'T SING ANYMORE.
I'M OUT OF BREATH." ONCE WE REACHED THE TOP, I GOT
ONE LAST GOODBYE HUG AND OFF THEY WENT.
"I WON'T FORGET YOU." ONE SAID.
I THINK OF THOSE GIRLS OFTEN.
I PRAY FOR THEM AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT OUR PARTNERS SENT US TO
THAT REMOTE HILLSIDE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ESSENTIALS LIKE FOOD
AND TARPS, TO REBUILD THEIR CHURCH BUILDING, TO REMIND THE
PEOPLE THAT GOD WILL RESTORE THEIR HOPE, AND TO TELL A TINY
BAND OF SWEET GIRLS THAT, "YES, JESUS LOVES THEM."
GIRLS: COME, COME, COME...
GINGER: FLOWERS AND SMILES.
[GIRLS GIGGLING]
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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