ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: NOW, I BELIEVE THAT LEARNING CAN ACTUALLY
ADD A LITTLE EXCITING ELEMENT TO OUR LIFE EVERY DAY.
MAYBE THE BIGGEST THING WE NEED TO LEARN IS A NEW WAY
TO RESPOND TO OLD PROBLEMS.
JOYCE: WELL, I'VE WRITTEN A NEW BOOK CALLED "20 WAYS
TO MAKE EVERY DAY BETTER."
AND I JUST WANT TO OPEN BY SAYING IF THERE'S ANY
POSSIBILITY THAT YOU COULD MAKE A DAY BETTER WHEN IT'S GOING
BAD, WHY NOT DO IT?
YOU KNOW, SO MUCH OF LIFE IS ABOUT CHOICES.
THE BIBLE SAYS IN DEUTERONOMY 30:19,
"I SET BEFORE YOU GOOD AND EVIL, LIFE AND DEATH.
CHOOSE GOOD THAT YOU AND YOUR DESCENDANTS MIGHT LIVE."
IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE CHOICES, AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT IN THIS WHOLE ISSUE OF WHAT KIND OF A DAY WE'RE HAVING
TO REALIZE THAT WE DON'T JUST HAVE TO BE A VICTIM
OF CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT WE CAN ACTUALLY FIND A PLACE IN GOD
AND WITH HIS HELP, WHERE WE CAN LIVE ABOVE OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
PAUL ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT IT IN A LITTLE DIFFERENT WAY.
HE SAID, "THAT I MIGHT KNOW YOU AND THE POWER OF YOUR
RESURRECTION THAT LIFTS ME OUT FROM AMONG THE DEAD EVEN WHILE
I'M IN THE BODY."
THERE'S NOT ONE DAY OF OUR LIVES THAT GOES EXACTLY THE WAY
WE WOULD LIKE IT TO GO.
BUT THERE ARE PRINCIPLES THAT WE CAN APPLY THAT WILL HELP US.
AND ONE OF THEM IS TO JUST SLOW DOWN.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE OBVIOUSLY ALL HAVE WAY TOO MUCH GOING ON
IN OUR LIVES TODAY.
IT JUST SEEMS TO BE THE NATURE OF THE SOCIETY THAT WE LIVE IN.
BUT I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT LIFE IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE,
SO I HAVE TO CHANGE MY APPROACH TO LIFE.
AND SLOWING DOWN IS A VERY PERSONAL THING FOR ME BECAUSE
I'M A VERY FOCUSED PERSON, AND I'M ALWAYS FOCUSED ON GETTING
THE JOB DONE AND THE END RESULT.
AND SOMETIMES, IF WE TAKE THAT TO AN EXTREME, WHAT IT MEANS
IS WE DON'T ENJOY THE JOURNEY.
SO TODAY, I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU FOR JUST A MOMENT ABOUT
ENJOYING WHERE YOU'RE AT ON THE WAY TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING, AND
SLOWING DOWN ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY EVEN BE REALLY AWARE OF WHAT
YOU'RE DOING.
HOW MANY PEOPLE--I'VE DONE THIS, I'M SURE YOU HAVE TOO, YOU DO
THINGS, AND THEN LATER YOU DON'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID,
OR YOU DON'T EVEN REMEMBER IF YOU DID IT.
WELL, THE WHOLE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE WHILE WE WERE DOING
IT, WE DID NOT HAVE OUR MIND ON WHAT WE WERE DOING.
WE HAD OUR MIND ON SOMETHING ELSE.
AND SO, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH GOD FOR A LONG TIME, AND MAY
HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HIM FOR A LONG TIME ON THIS.
I MAY HAVE TO WORK WITH GOD ON THIS MY WHOLE LIFE SIMPLY
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A TENDENCY FOR ME TO WANT TO JUST MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT THING.
BUT I'VE REALLY BEEN WORKING WITH GOD TO SLOW DOWN NOT
SO MUCH EXTERNALLY, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I NEED TO SLOW DOWN MY WALK
OR SLOW DOWN HOW I MOVE, BUT FOR ME IT'S MORE AN INTERNAL THING.
IT'S LIKE LEARNING HOW TO BE WHERE I'M AT, LEARNING HOW TO BE
PRESENT IN THE PRESENT.
AND YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF THING REALLY AFFECTS OUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD BECAUSE JESUS SAID, "I AM."
HE DIDN'T SAY, "I WAS," OR, "I WILL BE."
AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT NOW FAITH IS, THAT RIGHT NOW WE
SHOULD BELIEVE THE WORD OF GOD.
SO, I BELIEVE THAT GOD IS ALWAYS NOW, HE'S ALWAYS IN THE PRESENT.
NOW, I MAY PRAY ABOUT SOMETHING NOW REGARDING YESTERDAY OR
TOMORROW AND EXPECT GOD TO TAKE CARE OF THAT, BUT IF I WANT
TO FELLOWSHIP WITH GOD, I NEED TO BE IN THE NOW.
HE'S HERE FOR YOU TODAY IN EVERY MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE.
LET'S MAKE A DECISION TO NOT LET ONE MOMENT PASS US BY THAT WE'RE
NOT ACTUALLY ENJOYING AND ABSORBING.
GOD'S GIVEN US SO MANY WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES,
AND WE DON'T WANT TO MISS THEM.
WE DON'T WANT TO RUN THROUGH LIFE SO FAST THAT WE WONDER
AT THE END OF THE DAY, "WHAT DID I EVEN DO TODAY?"
AND EVEN WORSE, WE DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE END OF OUR LIVES
AND FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT EVEN REALLY SURE WHAT WE DID.
WE KNOW WE SPENT OUR WHOLE LIVES BEING BUSY, BUT WE DIDN'T
DEVELOP ANY GOOD RELATIONSHIPS, WE DIDN'T GROW IN OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, WE DIDN'T REALLY DO MUCH TO HELP ANYBODY
ELSE, WE WERE JUST BUSY.
I HAVE A NEW THING THAT I STARTED SAYING A FEW YEARS AGO,
AND I'LL SHARE IT WITH YOU.
DON'T SAY, "I'M BUSY," SAY, "I'M FRUITFUL."
AND PEOPLE ASKED ME A LOT OF TIMES,
"OH, YOU'RE JUST SO BUSY."
AND I STOP THEM NOW AND SAY, "NO, I'M NOT JUST BUSY,
I'M FRUITFUL.
BECAUSE GOD HAS NEVER CALLED US TO JUST BE BUSY,
AND TO RUSH AROUND, AND HURRY THROUGH EVERYTHING.
HE WANTS US TO BEAR GOOD FRUIT AND TO ENJOY HIM EVERY MOMENT
OF EVERY DAY."
GOD BLESS YOU, YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A BAD DAY, DON'T GIVE INTO DREAD.
WHEN YOU DECIDE NOT TO DREAD, YOU CAN STOP A PROBLEM BEFORE
IT EVEN BEGINS.
DREADING ANYTHING IS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT ANY BETTER, AMEN?
I HAD TO HAVE A HIP REPLACED A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
IT'S SO NICE TODAY IF YOU WEAR OUT PARTS,
YOU CAN GO GET NEW ONES.
IT'S JUST THE COOLEST THING.
I MEAN, I GOT THIS NEW HIP, AND NOW I CAN JUST WALK ALL
I WANT TO, AND IT'S JUST GREAT.
WELL, NOW MY OTHER HIP'S HURTING.
SO, YEAH, I'M LIKE, "HMM.
I GOT PLANS, LORD.
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS."
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS YET, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS
THE TEMPTATION TO, "UGH."
COME ON, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, UGH.
BUT CAN I TELL YOU THAT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING?
ALL IT CHANGES IS YOU.
ALL IT CHANGES IS ME.
SO, BOTTOM LINE IS I GOT TO HAVE AN ATTITUDE, WELL, I CAN
DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO, AND I'M NOT GOING TO STOP ENJOYING
MY LIFE IN THE MIDST OF IT.
I HAD A PLAN, BUT IF THAT PLAN DON'T WORK OUT, THEN I GUESS
WE'LL GET A NEW PLAN.
AND GOD WILL WORK EVERYTHING OUT FOR MY GOOD.
COME ON, STOP BEING MISERABLE ABOUT STUFF YOU CANNOT
DO ANYTHING ABOUT.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HEARD THAT.
STOP BEING MISERABLE ABOUT STUFF YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT,
AMEN?
STAY HAPPY AND LET GOD TAKE CARE OF IT.
MAKE YOUR MIND UP, I'M NOT GOING TO DREAD ANYTHING.
THAT SHOULD BE YOUR NEW FAVORITE STATEMENT, I'M NOT GOING
TO DREAD ANYTHING.
I'M NOT GOING TO DREAD DOING DISHES, I'M NOT GOING TO DREAD
DOING LAUNDRY.
I'M NOT GOING TO DREAD CUTTING THE GRASS, I'M NOT GOING
TO DREAD CHANGING THE OIL IN THE CAR.
I'M NOT GOING TO DREAD DRIVING IN TRAFFIC TO WORK.
DREAD IS SIMPLY EXPECTING TO HAVE AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
THAT'S ALL IT IS.
AND IT'S THE TOTAL OPPOSITE OF HOPE.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN--AND I CAN LEARN TO NOT
DREAD THINGS IS TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE DO FOR AND UNTO
THE LORD.
EVEN GO TO THE GROCERY STORE, GET DRESSED IN THE MORNING,
DRIVE IN TRAFFIC TO WORK.
YOU CAN SAY, "LORD, I'M GOING TO WORK FOR YOU.
I WANT TO LIVE FOR YOUR GLORY TODAY, AND SO,
I'M IN YOUR HANDS."
EVERYTHING YOU DO, DO IT FOR AND UNTO THE LORD.
DAVID SAID IN PSALM 23:4, "YEA, THOUGH I WALK THROUGH
THE [DEEP, SUNLESS] VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,
I WILL FEAR OR DREAD NO EVIL."
NOT JUST I WON'T FEAR, BUT I WON'T DREAD IT.
YOU KNOW WHY?
DREAD IS KIND OF LIKE THE FORERUNNER TO FEAR.
THEY'RE VERY CLOSE RELATIVES.
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DREADING STUFF?
I SAY ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, YOU COME TO A MEETING LIKE THIS,
THEN YOU DREAD THE DRIVE HOME.
SOME OF YOU HAVE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND YOU'VE STAYED
IN HOTELS, AND NOW YOU ARE JUST--YOU WERE SO EXCITED TO GET
AWAY FROM EVERYBODY, AND JUST COME HERE AND CAMP OUT
WITH THE BELIEVERS.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL, TOMORROW MORNING, YOU'LL
START DREADING GOING HOME.
YOU SEE, GOD BROUGHT YOU HERE TO EQUIP YOU TO GO HOME A DIFFERENT
PERSON, NOT TO DREAD GOING HOME.
I'M SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT I'M SAYING TODAY.
WE GOT TO GET THE STUPID SPIRIT OF DREAD OUT OF OUR LIVES
BECAUSE ALL IT DOES IS JUST SUCK THE JOY OUT OF YOU,
AND IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.
WE NEED TO STOP DREADING THINGS.
AND BELIEVE ME, IT WILL PAY YOU A VISIT.
COLOSSIANS 3:23 AND 24, "WHATEVER MIGHT BE YOUR TASK,
WORK AT IT HEARTILY FROM THE SOUL."
WHATEVER MIGHT BE YOUR TASK.
COME ON, CAN YOU DO DISHES WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE?
CAN YOU VACUUM WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE?
I KNOW, I'M STRETCHING IT HERE THIS MORNING, BUT LET ME TELL
YOU SOMETHING.
IF WE DON'T--IF WE DON'T CONQUER LITTLE BATTLES--THE LORD SPOKE
TO MY HEART A LOT OF YEARS AGO, AND HE SAID A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE
OUT TRYING TO CAST OUT DEVILS, AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE
AUTHORITY OVER A SINK FULL OF DIRTY DISHES YET.
AND--COME ON.
I MEAN, WE'RE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE.
IF WE'RE FULL OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD, AND WE GET UP IN THE
MORNING AND THEN GO, "UGH, IT'S LAUNDRY DAY.
I GOT TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE TOMORROW AND CLEAN THE HOUSE
ON FRIDAY.
UGH, AM I HAVING A BAD DAY."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF YOU ARE, EXCUSE ME, I LOVE YOU, BUT IT'S YOUR OWN FAULTS.
BECAUSE IT'S ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE, ATTITUDE, ATTITUDE, ATTITUDE.
NOW, DO EVERYTHING YOU DO AS SOMETHING DONE FOR THE LORD.
VERSE 24, "KNOWING [WITH ALL CERTAINTY] THAT IT IS
FROM THE LORD [AND NOT FROM MEN]
THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE THE INHERITANCE WHICH IS
YOUR [REAL] REWARD.
[THE ONE WHOM]
YOU ARE ACTUALLY SERVING [IS]
THE LORD CHRIST (THE MESSIAH)."
NOW, JUST A WORD MAYBE TO A FEW LADIES, PROBABLY NOT MANY OF YOU
HERE, BUT I KNOW WHEN I WAS RAISING MY KIDS, I COULD REALLY
GET A MARTYRS SYNDROME REAL QUICK.
"WELL, EVERYBODY AROUND HERE JUST EXPECTS ME
TO DO EVERYTHING.
DAVE WATCHES SPORTS, AND HE GOES AND PLAYS GOLF.
AND THE KIDS MAKE MESSES, AND I JUST COOK MEALS
AND PEOPLE EAT THEM, AND I DO THE DISHES,
AND I DO THE LAUNDRY.
AND WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS, WHO CARES ABOUT ME?"
BUT SEE, HERE'S THE THING.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE END OF VERSE 24.
WE'RE GOING TO GO SLOW TODAY, I WANT YOU TO GET THIS.
"THE ONE WHOM YOU ARE ACTUALLY SERVING IS JESUS."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
YOU'RE NOT A SLAVE TO YOUR FAMILY, YOU'RE A SERVANT
TO JESUS CHRIST.
AND YOU DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE
UNTO THE LORD.
AND WHEN YOU HELP SOMEBODY ELSE UNTO THE LORD, OR WHEN
YOU'RE RAISING LITTLE CHILDREN, YOU'RE DOING IT UNTO THE LORD.
YEAH, IT'S A TOUGH TIME IN LIFE, BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
YOU RAISE THOSE KIDS RIGHT, WHEN THEY GET GROWN, MM MM, THEY'RE
GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.
THAT'S WHY YOU BETTER MAINTAIN SOME GOOD RELATIONSHIPS
WITH THEM NOW.
WE'VE GOT FOUR GROWN KIDS THAT ARE GOOD KIDS, AND LET ME TELL
YOU SOMETHING, WE'RE GETTING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE NOW, IT'S
LIKE, "HMM, COME ON OVER, I'VE GOT SOME THINGS FOR YOU TO DO."
TRY TO FIND SOMETHING GOOD IN EVERYTHING.
PLAY THE GLAD GAME.
"I'M STUCK IN TRAFFIC, BUT MAYBE GOD IS PROTECTING ME FROM
AN ACCIDENT THAT I WOULD BE IN IF I WERE TRAVELING FASTER."
COME ON.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT TRAFFIC AND YOU'RE TEMPTED TO HAVE A BAD
ATTITUDE, THIS IS WHEN YOU HAVE TO SAY, "OKAY, GOD, THERE'S GOT
TO BE SOMETHING GOOD THAT I CAN SEE IN THIS."
YOU GOT TO LOOK FOR THE GOOD.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK FOR BAD IN LIFE, BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK
FOR THE GOOD.
"WELL, MY FRIEND REALLY DISAPPOINTED ME, BUT AT LEAST
I LEARNED TO PUT MY HOPE IN GOD MORE THAN IN PEOPLE.
I'VE BEEN SICK FOR 2 WEEKS, BUT BOY HAS IT EVER REMINDED ME
TO PRAY FOR OTHERS WHEN I HEAR THAT THEY'RE SICK.
I LOST MY JOB, BUT NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH
GOD GET ME A BETTER ONE."
AMEN?
SO, WE'RE GOING TO JUST DARE TO BE DEFIANT AGAINST DREAD.
EVERYBODY SAY, "NO MORE DREAD."
NOW, ANOTHER WAY THAT YOU CAN MAKE A DAY BETTER IF IT'S NOT
GOING TOO GOOD--OR ACTUALLY, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO WAIT FOR
IT NOT TO GO GOOD.
SOME OF THESE THINGS, IF WE WOULD DO THEM ON A REGULAR
BASIS, WE WOULDN'T EXPERIENCE AS MANY BAD DAYS
AND HAVE TO FIGHT THEM OFF.
HOW ABOUT DOING SOMETHING NEW THAT WILL KEEP YOUR LIFE FROM
BEING STALE AND STAGNANT BECAUSE NOTHING IN IT HAS CHANGED
FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS?
HMM?
HOW MANY OF YOU DON'T LIKE CHANGE?
WELL, GET READY FOR BORING.
AMEN?
IF WE STOP LEARNING AND GROWING, WE'RE BREATHING,
BUT NOT TRULY ALIVE.
JOYCE MEYER SAID THAT.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES SAID, "A MIND THAT'S STRETCHED
BY A NEW EXPERIENCE CAN NEVER GO BACK TO ITS OLD DIMENSIONS."
NOW, I BELIEVE THAT LEARNING CAN ACTUALLY ADD A LITTLE EXCITING
ELEMENT TO OUR LIFE EVERY DAY.
MAYBE THE BIGGEST THING WE NEED TO LEARN IS A NEW WAY TO RESPOND
TO OLD PROBLEMS.
AMEN?
SO, HERE'S A LITTLE STORY FOR YOU.
ONCE UPON A TIME, A DAUGHTER COMPLAINED TO HER
FATHER THAT HER LIFE WAS MISERABLE, AND SHE JUST DIDN'T
KNOW HOW SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE IT.
SHE SAID, "I'M TIRED OF FIGHTING AND STRUGGLING ALL THE TIME.
IT JUST SEEMS AFTER ONE PROBLEM IS SOLVED, ANOTHER ONE COMES
RIGHT ON TOP OF IT."
HER FATHER, WHO WAS A CHEF, TOOK HER INTO THE KITCHEN, AND HE
FILLED THREE POTS WITH WATER.
AND HE PLACED EACH ONE OF THEM ON A HIGH FIRE.
ONCE THE THREE POTS BEGAN TO BOIL, HE PLACED POTATOES IN
ONE POT, EGGS IN THE SECOND POT, AND GROUND COFFEE BEANS
IN THE THIRD POT.
HE THEN LET THEM SIT AND BOIL WITHOUT SAYING A WORD
TO HIS DAUGHTER.
THE DAUGHTER MOANED, AND GROANED, AND COMPLAINED, AND SHE
WAS IMPATIENT, WONDERING WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS HE DOING.
AFTER 20 MINUTES, HE TURNED OFF THE BURNERS, HE TOOK OUT THE
POTATOES, PUT THEM IN A BOWL, PULLED THE EGGS OUT, PUT THEM
IN A BOWL.
THEN HE LADLED SOME OF THE COFFEE OUT INTO A CUP, TURNED
TO HER, AND ASKED HIS DAUGHTER, "WHAT DO YOU SEE?"
SHE SAID, "WELL, POTATOES, EGGS, AND COFFEE."
"LOOK CLOSER," HE SAID.
"TOUCH THE POTATOES, TOUCH THE EGGS, SIP THE COFFEE."
SO SHE DID, AND NOTED THAT THE POTATOES WERE SOFT.
HE THEN ASKED HER TO TAKE AN EGG AND BREAK IT, AND AFTER PULLING
OFF THE SHELL, SHE OBSERVED THAT IT WAS HARD.
HE NOW ASKED HER TO SIP THE COFFEE AND IT BROUGHT
A SMILE--THE RICH AROMA BROUGHT A SMILE TO HER FACE.
"FATHER, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TEACH ME?"
HE THEN EXPLAINED THAT THE POTATOES, THE EGGS,
AND THE COFFEE HAD EACH FACED THE SAME ADVERSITY:
THE BOILING WATER.
HOWEVER, EACH ONE REACTED DIFFERENTLY.
THE POTATOES WENT IN STRONG AND HARD, AND CAME OUT SOFT
AND WEAK.
THE EGG WENT IN FRAGILE WITH A THIN OUTER SHELL PROTECTING
ITS LIQUID INTERIOR, BUT WHEN IT WAS PUT IN THE BOILING WATER,
IT CAME OUT HARD.
HOWEVER, THE COFFEE BEANS WERE UNIQUE.
AFTER THEY WERE EXPOSED TO THE BOILING WATER, THEY CHANGED
THE WATER AND CREATED SOMETHING NEW, AMEN?
SO, WHEN YOU HAVE PROBLEMS--AND YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE PROBLEMS.
AND I'M WELL AWARE THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS
GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT IN THIS BUILDING, SURELY MANY
WATCHING TV.
I'VE GONE THROUGH TERRIBLY DIFFICULT TIMES IN MY LIFE.
BUT WE HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL THAT OUR PROBLEMS DON'T MAKE US
WEAK AND WIMPY, WHERE WE DON'T JUST START HAVING A GIVE UP
ATTITUDE.
AND THEN WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T MAKE US HARD
AND HARSH, AND LEAVE US WITH A BITTER ATTITUDE.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO WHEN WE HAVE PROBLEMS IS LET GOD USE THEM
TO CHANGE US, AND THEN LET US CHANGE THE WORLD AROUND US
BECAUSE OF WHAT GOD HAS TAUGHT US.
ARE YOU A POTATO, AN EGG, OR COFFEE BEANS?
WHICH ONE ARE YOU?
THE MORAL THAT WE WANT TO LEARN FROM THIS IS IN LIFE, THINGS
HAPPEN AROUND US AND THINGS HAPPEN TO US, BUT THE ONLY THING
THAT REALLY MATTERS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN US.
IDEAS OF NEW THINGS TO TRY IN CASE YOU ARE REALLY A BAD CASE
AND CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING NEW, WHICH I WOULD'VE BEEN IN THIS
CATEGORY AT ONE TIME, I'LL TELL YOU.
TRY A NEW RESTAURANT OR A NEW DISH AT YOUR FAVORITE
RESTAURANT.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TOO BIG ON EATING STUFF THAT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS.
I'M LIKE, "NAH."
BUT THEN I'LL COMPLAIN ABOUT EATING THE SAME THING
ALL THE TIME.
"EVERY TIME I GO HERE, SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER."
DAVE WILL SAY, "WELL, TRY SOMETHING NEW."
"WELL, WHAT IF I DON'T LIKE IT?" ANYBODY WITH ME ON THAT?
SO, YOU KNOW, NOTHING NEW CAN EVER HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE
IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO TRY SOMETHING.
AND MAYBE YOU WILL FIND OUT YOU DON'T LIKE IT, BUT YOU MIGHT
FIND SOMETHING THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY LOVE.
AFTER WATCHING A GOOD MOVIE, GO ONLINE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT
THE ACTORS.
I FIND THAT--HOW MANY OF YOU EVER DO THAT?
A FEW OF YOU.
SEE, WE'RE GIVING YOU A NEW IDEA NOW.
"I DON'T CARE."
OKAY, WELL THEN STAY BORING.
WATCH SOMETHING ON TELEVISION THAT TEACHES YOU SOMETHING
AT LEAST PART OF THE TIME.
DON'T JUST LET IT EAT YOUR BRAIN.
AND I WATCH MOVIES, I WATCH ALL KINDS OF SHOWS, BUT I LOVE
TO WATCH STUFF THAT TEACHES ME SOMETHING.
LAST NIGHT, I LIKE TO WATCH A LITTLE SOMETHING AFTER MY
MEETINGS TO KIND OF GET ME CHILLED OUT AND READY TO GO
TO SLEEP, GET MY MIND OFF OF THINGS.
AND SO, LAST NIGHT, IN MY HOTEL ROOM LAYING IN BED ON
MY COMPUTER, I WATCHED A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT VOLCANOES.
AND I FOUND THAT TO BE QUITE INTERESTING.
SEE, THERE'S SOMETHING WE FEEL BETTER ABOUT OURSELVES WHEN
WE'RE LEARNING SOMETHING.
WE LIKE TO LEARN THINGS.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO READ IT, I DOUBT THAT
I WILL WHEN I'M HERE, BUT IN MY HOTEL ROOM, THERE'S A BOOK ABOUT
ALL THE SHIPWRECKS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN LAKE ERIE.
AND I THOUGHT, "I BET THAT WOULD BE INTERESTING."
HOW MANY OF YOU LIKE TO LEARN THINGS?
SEE?
I LIKE TO WATCH THE HISTORY CHANNEL,
I LIKE DOCUMENTARIES.
THERE'S A SHOW THAT I WATCH A LOT, ESPECIALLY IT KIND OF
HELPS PUT ME TO SLEEP.
AND BY THAT, I DON'T MEAN IT'S BORING, BUT IT'S JUST--IT'S KIND
OF LIKE THAT LEVEL OF SHOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE IT'S NOT--YOU'RE NOT
LIKE SO INTERESTED THAT YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOU CAN'T GO TO SLEEP
AT ALL.
BUT YOU JUST KIND OF WANT SOMETHING.
SO, IT'S CALLED "MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM."
ANYBODY EVER WATCH ANY OF THAT, "MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM"?
I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT ALL SUPER INTERESTING, BUT A LOT OF THEM
ARE JUST REALLY--IT IS AMAZING THE STUFF THAT HAS GONE ON
IN LIFE.
NOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT TO WATCH ON TV, I'M JUST
TRYING TO GIVE YOU A FEW IDEAS.
MAKE A NEW FRIEND.
ANIMAL CHANNEL, I LIKE THAT ONE TOO.
I'LL TELL YOU ONE THAT'S REALLY GOOD, "THE 72 CUTEST ANIMALS
ON EARTH."
COME ON, WE COULD GET INTO THIS IF WE REALLY--WE COULD START
A NEW MOVEMENT HERE, AMEN?
OOO, ANOTHER GOOD ONE IS, "STRANGE ANIMAL FRIENDS."
ANIMALS THAT MAKE FRIENDS WITH EACH OTHER THAT YOU WOULD NEVER
EVER THINK WOULD MAKE FRIENDS, A DUCK AND A HORSE.
AND YOU KNOW, JUST A--I MEAN, WHEN I WATCH THAT KIND OF STUFF,
TO BE HONEST FOR ME, NOW THIS MAY SOUND GOOFY, BUT IT MAKES ME
FEEL CLOSER TO GOD.
I'M LIKE, "GOD, YOU ARE SO AWESOME.
THAT IS AMAZING."
LEARN SOMETHING NEW ABOUT YOURSELF.
THINK ABOUT THAT.
WHEN YOU HAVE AN UNUSUAL REACTION TO SOMETHING,
OR LET'S JUST SAY WHAT IT IS, YOU'RE ACTING KIND OF WEIRD--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING, "I WONDER WHY
I DO THAT?" OR SOMEBODY ELSE IS SAYING
TO YOU, "WHY DO YOU DO THAT?" AND YOU'RE LIKE, "I DON'T KNOW."
WHY NOT ASK GOD, "WHY DO I DO THAT?"
STOP AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH GOD.
YOU KNOW, I GREW UP WITH AN EXTREMELY ANGRY FATHER.
AND PROBABLY ONE OF MY GREATEST CHALLENGES IN LIFE HAS BEEN TO
NOT LIVE MY LIFE TRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODY FROM GETTING ANGRY
SO I DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S WITHIN
THE FAMILY.
I BECAME THE PEACEMAKER, ALWAYS TRYING TO KEEP MY DAD HAPPY
AND KEEP MY MOM HAPPY.
AND PROBLEM WAS I WAS MISERABLE.
NOBODY WAS KEEPING ME HAPPY, BUT I WAS BUSY TRYING TO KEEP
EVERYBODY ELSE HAPPY.
ANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A SHAME, BUT WHEN YOU LEARN SOMETHING AND
IT GETS SO DEEPLY ROOTED IN YOU AS A CHILD, I'LL BE VERY HONEST
WITH YOU, GOD DELIVERS US FROM ALL KINDS OF BONDAGES, BUT BEING
FREE FROM IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS MEAN THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF IT.
WHAT IT MEANS IS YOU NOW KNOW HOW TO ACT IN A DIFFERENT WAY
TOWARD THAT THING THAN YOU DID BEFORE.
AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THEN,
"WELL, I'M NOT FREE FROM THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT STILL BOTHERS ME."
WELL, SEE, I STILL FEEL FEAR, BUT NOW I DON'T LET IT STOP ME.
SO, I AM FREE FROM FEAR, AMEN?
YOU KNOW, WORRY STILL PRESENTS ITSELF TO ME SOMETIMES, BUT I'M
FREE FROM WORRY BECAUSE I CAN RIGHT AWAY SAY, "I'M NOT GOING
TO WASTE MY TIME DOING THAT.
I'VE BEEN AROUND THAT MOUNTAIN, DONE THAT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO DO ME ONE BIT OF GOOD."
AND SO JUST--YOU KNOW, I'M FREE FROM THE THINGS THAT MY FATHER
DID TO ME AND THE THINGS THAT I WENT THROUGH IN MY CHILDHOOD,
BUT I DO STILL HAVE TO DEAL SOMETIMES WITH WAYS THAT
I LEARNED TO DO THINGS THAT I'M STILL UNLEARNING,
AND THAT'S PROGRESS.
SO, DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT YOU'RE, "OH WELL, I HEAR EVERYBODY
TALK ABOUT FREEDOM, BUT I'M NOT FREE."
YOU'RE FREE IF YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO AND YOU
HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO IT.
JOYCE: WELL, I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO STOP DREADING
OR FEELING MISERABLE ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T CHANGE.
INSTEAD, SHIFT YOUR FOCUS.
LET GOD USE YOUR PROBLEMS TO CHANGE YOU, AND THEN YOU
CAN CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND YOU.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING MY BOOK THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT,
"20 WAYS TO MAKE EVERY DAY BETTER."
NOW, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE 20 WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE
ANY DAY BETTER, WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO DO THAT?
THIS IS A BOOK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HAVE, AND I THINK YOU
KNOW A FEW PEOPLE THAT COULD USE ONE TOO.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU THIS BOOK FOR YOUR GIFT TO
THE MINISTRY OF ANY AMOUNT.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT WILL BE USED TO HELP PEOPLE ALL AROUND
THE WORLD.
JUST DO YOUR VERY BEST.
I DO MY BEST WHEN I WRITE A BOOK FOR YOU, AND I'M ASKING YOU
TO DO YOUR BEST WHEN YOU SEND IN YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT TODAY.
AND I WANT YOU TO ENJOY EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE.
AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DO THAT IS THROUGH STUDYING
AND KNOWING THE WORD OF GOD.
YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY.
ANNOUNCER: ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10,
HOW WOULD YOU RATE TODAY?
WELL, WHETHER YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD DAY OR NOT,
JOYCE MEYER WANTS TO TEACH YOU 20 WAYS TO MAKE EVERY DAY
BETTER, PRACTICAL ADVICE THAT YOU CAN APPLY RIGHT NOW
TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE, NO MATTER HOW YOUR DAY IS GOING.
PICK IT UP FOR YOU, OR TO BRIGHTEN
SOMEONE ELSE'S DAY.
THEN, WITH GOD'S HELP, TURN BAD DAYS INTO GOOD,
AND GOOD DAYS INTO GREAT.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING JOYCE'S NEW BOOK,
"20 WAYS TO MAKE EVERY DAY BETTER," FOR YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT.
CONTACT US NOW...
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ANNOUNCER: MAKE PLANS NOW TO SPEND YOUR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY WITH JOYCE.
TWO UNIQUE SESSIONS OF INSPIRING TEACHING, HEART-FILLED WORSHIP,
AND ENCOURAGING BEHIND-THE-SCENES MOMENTS
AT THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE, COMING TO TULSA, OKLAHOMA
APRIL 21 AND 22, WITH WORSHIP BY JESUS CULTURE.
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ANNOUNCER: WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE TRUST IS DIFFICULT TO GAIN
AND EASILY BROKEN, YET WE ALL NEED A SAFE PLACE WHERE WE
CAN TRUST FEARLESSLY.
COME, CONNECT WITH THE ONE WHO WON'T LET YOU DOWN, WHOSE LOVE
FOR YOU NEVER, EVER FAILS AT THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY
LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE, FEATURING JOYCE MEYER
AND HER GUESTS JOEL OSTEEN, JOHN GRAY, MICHAEL W. SMITH,
CHRIS TOMLIN, CECE WINANS, RUTH GRAHAM, AND DAVE MEYER.
JOYCE: YOU WANT TO REALLY MAKE THE DEVIL MAD, TRUST GOD
AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE WHILE GOD IS SOLVING YOUR PROBLEM.
JOEL: SO, QUIT TRYING TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT AND SAY, "GOD,
I'M GOING TO TAKE THE LIMITS OFF OF YOU.
I KNOW ONE TOUCH OF YOUR FAVOR COULD GET ME TO WHERE
I'M SUPPOSED TO BE."
ANNOUNCER: EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS MAY 31, SO REGISTER TODAY.
THE 2017 LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
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