ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: AND I FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY HERE, NOW,
YOU NEED TO HEAR THAT.
BECAUSE YOU'RE FACING SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW
THAT GOD HAS ASKED YOU TO DO AND YOU JUST KEEP TELLING GOD
YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT.
HA-HA.
BUT IF GOD HAS LED YOU TO DO SOMETHING,
GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE GRACE TO DO IT.
YOU MAY NOT FEEL RIGHT NOW LIKE YOU CAN DO IT, BUT WHEN YOU
TAKE THAT FIRST STEP, THE WATERS WILL PART.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GET A VISION FROM GOD
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT-- SOMETHING GOOD WE WANT TO SEE
HAPPEN IN OUR LIFE, YOU GET A PICTURE FROM GOD.
YOU GET AN IMAGE OF HOW THINGS WILL BE.
BUT HE DOESN'T BOTHER TO TELL YOU HOW LONG
IT'S GONNA TAKE TO GET THERE.
DOESN'T BOTHER TO TELL YOU WHAT THE JOURNEY'S GONNA BE LIKE
OR HOW MUCH OPPOSITION YOU'RE GONNA HAVE.
HE JUST SHOWS YOU THIS DONE DEAL, AMEN?
IT'S KINDA LIKE GOING OUT AND BUYING
A 5,000 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE.
YOU PICK OUT A PUZZLE BASED ON THE PICTURE ON THE BOX.
YOU LIKE THE PICTURE.
WELL, WHEN GOD GIVES YOU A DREAM FOR YOUR LIFE,
YOU LIKE THE PICTURE.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME, LET'S GO ALL OVER THE WORLD
AND PREACH THE GOSPEL.
SOUNDS GOOD, I WANNA OWN MY OWN BUSINESS.
SOUNDS GREAT, I WANNA LOSE 50 POUNDS.
SOUNDS GREAT, I WANNA GET IN SHAPE.
SOUNDS GOOD, GOD, I WANNA GET THIS HOUSE
SO ORGANIZED THAT I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE EVERYTHING IS AT
ALL THE TIME.
YAY, YAY, I'M ALL FOR THAT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: ARE YOU WITH ME?
YES, GOD, GET THE GARAGE CLEANED OUT.
GET EVERY CLOSET ORGANIZED.
YES, I GOT THE PICTURE.
AND THEN YOU OPEN UP THE BOX AND YOU SEE WHAT 5,000 PIECES
REALLY LOOK LIKE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU WANNA JUST FAINT.
IT'S LIKE, "WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO?"
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT THAT?
YOU STEPPED OUT INTO SOMETHING AND THEN YOU THOUGHT,
"WHAT HAVE I DONE?
WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO?" WELL, YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU DO A PUZZLE, YOU START WITH THE EDGE PIECES FIRST,
'CAUSE THEY'RE ALL PRETTY EASY, SO.
GOD, USUALLY IN THE BEGINNING, WILL GIVE US SOME
RATHER EASY STUFF TO DO JUST TO KINDA GET US STARTED,
YOU KNOW?
AND THE THING THAT I LIKE TO MAKE A POINT OUT OF IS,
IN MOST PUZZLES, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A SCENERY PICTURE,
WHICH A LOT OF THEM ARE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER
THOUGHT ABOUT THIS OR NOT, BUT 60% TO 70% OF THE PUZZLE
IS ALL BLUE SKY AND GREEN GRASS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I CAN TELL YOU, SOME OF YOU RIGHT NOW,
YOU ARE SO TIRED OF PUTTING TOGETHER BLUE SKY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, WHO AM I TALKING TO TODAY?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, YOU'RE LIKE, "IF I HAVE TO HUNT
FOR ONE MORE PIECE OF GREEN."
BUT THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF LIFE IS,
AND NOBODY HAS A MESSAGE TO BRING YOU
THAT'S GONNA CHANGE THAT.
AND THEY'D BE LYING IF THEY SAID THAT THEY DID.
BUT THERE IS A WAY, THERE IS A WAY
THAT YOU CAN MAKE ORDINARY, EVERYDAY LIFE
EXTREMELY EXTRAORDINARY, AND THAT IS WHEN YOU LEARN
HOW TO DO LIFE WITH GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, THAT'S THE TITLE OF MY MESSAGE TODAY,
WHICH IS NOT HARD, BUT WHAT I'M GONNA SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND THINGS
THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME IN MY SPIRITUAL WALK.
I JUST REALIZE I DIDN'T FINISH THE STORY ABOUT MIKE,
SO I'LL GO BACK AND FINISH IT.
THIS MORNING, I REALIZED I DIDN'T FINISH
A STORY I STARTED LAST NIGHT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: MIKE BECAME SO SERIOUS AS A CHRISTIAN.
AND ONE NIGHT, HE WAS SOUND ASLEEP,
AND PENNY WOKE HIM UP AND SAID, "MIKE!"
"WHAT? WHAT?
WHAT?" "MIKE, ARE YOU EVER GONNA
MAKE ME LAUGH AGAIN?" AND HE SAID, "WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU--WHAT?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" FIRST HE DIDN'T GET IT.
THEN, ABOUT A WEEK LATER, HIS MOTHER CALLED HIM AND SAID,
"MIKE, ARE WE EVER GONNA TALK ABOUT SPORTS AGAIN?"
SEE, WHEN HE BECAME A SERIOUS CHRISTIAN,
HE FORGOT ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE IN LIFE
EXCEPT JUST DOING SOMETHING THAT HE THOUGHT WAS SPIRITUAL.
AND I REMEMBER GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING
WHERE I ACTUALLY FELT GUILTY JUST DOING ANYTHING ORDINARY.
AND EVEN WHEN I WAS DOING ORDINARY THINGS,
I DIDN'T ENJOY THEM.
I JUST WANTED TO RUSH THROUGH THEM
AND GET THEM OVER WITH SO I COULD DO SOMETHING
THAT I THOUGHT WAS SPIRITUAL.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE I FELT THAT I WAS MORE PLEASING TO GOD--COME ON NOW,
YOU'RE GONNA GET THIS TODAY.
I FELT THAT I WAS MORE PLEASING TO GOD
IF I WAS PRAYING, OR STUDYING THE BIBLE,
OR GOING TO CHURCH THAN I COULD'VE BEEN
IF I WAS WATCHING TV OR SWEEPING THE FLOOR.
DO YOU KNOW THAT LIGHTING A CANDLE IN A CHURCH
IS NO MORE SACRED THAN LIGHTING THE CANDLES ON YOUR
2-YEAR-OLD'S BIRTHDAY CAKE?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IF YOU'RE DOING IT WITH AND FOR GOD.
NOW, I DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF A LIFE YOU HAVE,
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA REALLY ENJOY YOUR LIFE
BECAUSE GOD WON'T LET YOU IF YOU TRY TO DO IT
APART FROM HIM.
THE WAY TO BRING ENTHUSIASM INTO EVERY ORDINARY DAY
IS TO DO--TO LEARN-- LEARN COLOSSIANS 3,
NOT JUST AS A SCRIPTURE, BUT SOMETHING WE PUT
INTO PRACTICE IN OUR LIFE.
"DO EVERYTHING IN THE NAME OF JESUS
IN DEPENDENCE UPON HIS PERSON, GIVING PRAISE AND GLORY TO HIM."
EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I HOPE THAT I CAN CONVEY TO YOU
IN THE LITTLE BIT OF TIME THAT I HAVE THIS MORNING
HOW LIFE-CHANGING THIS WAS FOR ME
WHEN I STOPPED DIVIDING THE SACRED FROM THE SECULAR,
AND I REALIZED THAT EVERYTHING BECAME SACRED IF I DID IT
WITH AND FOR GOD.
COME ON, YOU GONNA LIKE THIS TODAY.
THIS IS GONNA HELP YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: GOD DIDN'T MEET WITH MOSES IN A TEMPLE.
HE MET WITH HIM AT A BUSH.
COME ON, A BUSH!
AND WHEN GOD SHOWED UP IN THE BUSH,
THE GROUND BECAME HOLY.
SO, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, IF WE DO IT WITH AND FOR GOD,
IT BECOMES HOLY.
WHOO!
EVERYTHING WE DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, YES, I LIKE LOOKING GOOD,
BUT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I EXERCISE
AND WALK 5 MILES A DAY, I'M DOING IT FOR GOD
BECAUSE HE TOLD ME 12 YEARS AGO, "IF YOU DON'T START TAKING
BETTER CARE OF YOURSELF, YOU ARE NOT GONNA BE STRONG
FOR THE LAST THIRD OF YOUR JOURNEY."
AND I WANNA FINISH WHAT GOD HAS CALLED ME TO DO,
SO I KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO DO WHAT I'M DOING AT MY AGE,
I HAVE TO DO THAT.
AND SO, IT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M DOING FOR GOD.
THEREFORE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S HARD,
I CAN ACTUALLY TELL YOU I ENJOY IT,
BECAUSE I DO A LOT OF MY PRAYING WHILE I'M WALKING AND
I TALK TO GOD WHILE I'M WALKING.
WE GOTTA UNDERSTAND THAT GOD'S NOT STUCK IN A CHURCH SOMEWHERE.
HE'S EVERYWHERE AND GOD-- NOW LISTEN TO THIS.
GOD IS NEVER MORE THAN ONE THOUGHT AWAY FROM YOU.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
GOD IS NEVER MORE THAN ONE THOUGHT AWAY FROM YOU.
HE'S HERE ALL THE TIME, BUT YOU CAN BRING HIM
RIGHT INTO YOUR AWARENESS JUST BY THINKING ABOUT HIM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WE EVEN OVERLY SPIRITUALIZE PRAYER.
PRAYER IS JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH GOD.
WE DON'T HAVE TO BECOME LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON NOW
BECAUSE WE'RE PRAYING, "O MOST HOLY THOU."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: GET OUTTA HERE.
GOD DON'T WANNA HEAR THAT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: JUST ACT LIKE WHO YOU ARE.
"IT'S ME AGAIN, LORD."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND PRAYER DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LONG,
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ELOQUENT.
WHEN THE BIBLE SAYS, "PRAY WITHOUT CEASING,"
WE CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT.
WE CAN PRAY OUR WAY THROUGH THE DAY.
"THANK YOU, LORD.
I NEED YOU, JESUS.
GOD, HELP ME WITH THIS.
YOU'RE AWESOME, LORD.
YOU'RE WONDERFUL."
FOR SO MANY YEARS, EVEN AS A WOMAN WHO LOVED GOD,
HE WAS JUST THIS LITTLE SPIRITUAL PART OF MY LIFE.
HE LIVED IN A LITTLE SUNDAY MORNING BOX.
AND THE REST OF THE WEEK, I TRIED TO DO LIFE ON MY OWN.
AND I ONLY CALLED ON HIM WHEN I HAD A CRISIS.
I ONLY CALLED ON HIM WHEN I THOUGHT
I WAS OVER MY HEAD.
WELL, YOU SEE, I'VE LEARNED THAT I'M ALWAYS OVER MY HEAD.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, I AM SO FAR OVER MY HEAD,
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH TROUBLE I WOULD BE IN
IF GOD DIDN'T HELP ME, AMEN?
AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JOYCE: PEOPLE TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, "GO DEEP."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I FIGURED OUT?
WHEN YOU'RE OVER YOUR HEAD, IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW DEEP YOU GO BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL DEAD
IF GOD DON'T HELP YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND SO, I HAD GOD IN THIS LITTLE SUNDAY MORNING BOX
AND I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER.
NOBODY WAS TEACHING ME ANY BETTER.
AND BACK IN THE '70S WHEN GOD REALLY TOUCHED MY LIFE,
DURING THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
THAT WAS TAKING PLACE AT THAT TIME--AND BY THE WAY,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOME SPECIAL OUTPOURING.
YOU CAN HAVE MORE OF GOD ANYTIME YOU WANT TO.
ANYBODY CAN BE AS CLOSE TO GOD AS THEY WANT TO.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH TIME YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT INTO IT.
YES, I SAID ANYBODY CAN BE AS CLOSE TO GOD AS THEY WANT TO.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH TIME YOU'RE WILLING TO PUT INTO IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: ANYBODY CAN MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT HERE TODAY AND SAY,
"FROM NOW ON, GOD, YOU'RE GONNA BE FIRST IN MY LIFE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE SECOND, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE THIRD,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE AFTER MY JOB,
AFTER THIS, AFTER THAT.
YOU'RE GONNA BE FIRST.
AND I DON'T CARE WHAT ELSE HAS TO BE CUT OUT,
YOU'RE GONNA BE FIRST."
GOD IS BEFORE MY MINISTRY IN MY LIFE.
HE'S BEFORE EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND THE MORE I LEARN THAT, THE HAPPIER I GET.
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A BURDEN,
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A LOT OF FUN, JOYFUL.
AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO ME
OVER THE 40 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN SERVING GOD,
AND IF YOU'RE NOT HERE, I PRAY THAT SOMETHING
I SAY TODAY WILL HELP YOU GET THERE.
I AM JUST REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, I'M JUST COMFORTABLE WITH THE LORD.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO PRETEND.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO PUT ON AIRS.
I DON'T FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO TRY TO IMPRESS HIM.
GOD HAS TAUGHT ME, "JOYCE, I KNEW WHAT I WAS GETTING
WHEN I GOT YOU."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU DO THAT WILL SHOCK ME."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "BECAUSE I ALREADY KNEW EVERY WRONG THING
YOU WERE GONNA DO BEFORE YOU EVER DID IT,
I KNOW EVERY WORD IN YOUR MOUTH THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET SPOKEN,
AND I KNOW EVERY THOUGHT THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET LET DRIFT
THROUGH YOUR MIND, AND I LOVE YOU ANYWAY."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
AND I FELT LIKE GOD TOLD ME AWHILE BACK,
I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE SOMETHING, HE SAID,
"YOU KNOW, I LIKE YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE."
YOU SEE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: ONE MAN OVER HERE WENT...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YEAH, HE LIKES YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE.
I DIDN'T SAY HE LIKES ALL THE STUFF WE DO THAT'S WRONG,
BUT HE LIKES YOU.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
YOU GOTTA SEPARATE YOUR "WHO" FROM YOUR "DO."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I AM A CHILD OF GOD.
I DON'T ALWAYS DO EVERYTHING RIGHT, BUT I'VE GOT
SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
I'M NOT WHERE I NEED TO BE, BUT THANK GOD
I'M NOT WHERE I USED TO BE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHOO, AND I'M GONNA CELEBRATE MY PROGRESS,
BECAUSE IT MAKES THE DEVIL MAD WHEN YOU CELEBRATE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW IT OR NOT,
BUT GOD LIKES A PARTY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, YOU GO READ THE OLD TESTAMENT,
THEY WERE COMMANDED TO HAVE PARTIES.
IT WAS NOT AN OPTION.
AND THEY HAD LONG PARTIES, WEEK-LONG PARTIES,
SEVERAL DAY PARTIES.
I MEAN, THEY PARTIED.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I LOVE THE STORY ABOUT WHAT WE CALL
THE PRODIGAL SON, BUT REALLY THAT STORY
IS JUST AS MUCH, IF NOT MORE SO, ABOUT THE ELDER BROTHER.
AND THE ELDER BROTHER WAS A RELIGIOUS GUY.
HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO ENJOY LIFE.
WHEN THE SON CAME BACK, THE FATHER WAS SO OVERWHELMED
AND SO FULL OF JOY THAT THE FIRST THING
HE WANTED TO DO WAS HAVE A PARTY.
AND I LOVE THIS, DON'T MISS WHAT I'M GONNA SAY.
THE ELDER BROTHER REFUSED TO GO IN.
HE STAYED OUTSIDE AND HAD A BAD ATTITUDE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I NOTICE?
THAT DIDN'T KEEP GOD FROM THROWING THE PARTY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND HERE'S THE THING I WANT YOU TO KNOW.
GOD'S GOT A PARTY GOING ON, AND EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANNA COME,
THERE IS A PARTY GOING ON, AND I'VE DECIDED TO GO TO MINE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'M GOING TO THE PARTY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'M GONNA ENJOY MY LIFE.
I'M GONNA ENJOY MYSELF.
I'M GONNA ENJOY MY HUSBAND.
I'M GONNA ENJOY MY KIDS.
JESUS CAME THAT WE MIGHT HAVE AND ENJOY OUR LIVES,
AND HAVE IT IN ABUNDANCE, TO THE FULL, UNTIL IT OVERFLOWS.
COME ON, IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE DEVIL MAD, JUST GET HAPPY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: JUST GET HAPPY.
YOU SAY, "WELL, HOW CAN I BE HAPPY WITH ALL THESE PROBLEMS?"
WELL, YOU BETTER LEARN SOME WAY TO GET HAPPY WITH PROBLEMS,
'CAUSE YOU'RE LIKELY TO HAVE SOME ALL YOUR LIFE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SERIOUSLY.
HA-HA.
OH, WE ARE SO STINKIN' RELIGIOUS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: CAN'T LISTEN TO A SONG IF IT'S NOT A CHRISTIAN SONG.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NO, I DON'T WANNA GET MYSELF IN TROUBLE HERE TODAY,
BUT--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OBVIOUSLY, I AM IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM
SUGGESTING THAT WE EVEN BEGIN TO THINK THAT WE CAN PARTICIPATE
IN THINGS THAT ARE NOT CLEAN OR PROPER,
BUT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE A SO-CALLED
CHRISTIAN LABEL ON IT.
WELL, GOOD, I GOT ONE PERSON OVER HERE WITH A TINY CLAP.
[LAUGHING AND APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THERE'S A PARTY GOING ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: GOD WANTS US TO ENJOY LIFE,
BUT YOU GOTTA STOP DIVIDING WHAT YOU THINK IS SACRED
FROM WHAT YOU THINK IS SECULAR, AND REALIZE THAT ALL OF LIFE
IS TO BE DONE WITH AND FOR GOD.
AND IF YOU CAN'T DO IT WITH AND FOR GOD, THEN THAT'S A CLUE,
DON'T DO IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
LISTEN, I HAVE NO TROUBLE AT ALL KNOWING WHEN TO TURN
A TELEVISION SHOW OFF.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT SOMETIMES I DON'T HANG ONTO 'EM
A LITTLE LONGER THAN I SHOULD BECAUSE I WANNA SEE THE END.
I KNOW, WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU.
BUT I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE KNOW.
WE KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG.
WE DO NOT HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF LIBERTY.
WE DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE ALL THESE LEGALISTIC RULES AND REGULATIONS
FOR FOLLOWING GOD.
WE ARE LED BY THE PROMPTINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I KNOW WHEN I NEED TO SHUT MY MOUTH
BECAUSE I'M GOSSIPING AND GOD DOESN'T LIKE IT.
I KNOW WHEN I'M SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT SOMEBODY
THAT I SHOULDN'T SAY.
WE KNOW WHEN WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT'S WRONG.
LET ME JUST GIVE YOU A FEW THINGS I GOT ON MY LIST HERE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COMMON THINGS ARE SANCTIFIED WHEN THEY'RE
DONE WITH AND FOR GOD.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN SOMETHING IS SANCTIFIED?
NOW, I DON'T HAVE IT HERE, BUT I GOT THIS REALLY
PRETTY CRYSTAL GLASS THAT WE CARRY ON THE ROAD WITH US
FOR OUR CONFERENCES, AND YOU KNOW, KINDA,
SO TO SPEAK, THAT GLASS IS SANCTIFIED BECAUSE
THAT'S MY GLASS, IT'S FOR MY WATER,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE USE IT FOR.
NOW, WE'RE SANCTIFIED BY THE HOLY GHOST.
WE ARE SET APART AND MADE HOLY FOR GOD'S USE.
AND GOD USES ORDINARY THINGS, COMMON, ORDINARY THINGS,
JUST LIKE HE MET WITH MOSES AT THAT BUSH,
BUT THE GROUND THE BUSH WAS ON BECAME HOLY
BECAUSE GOD SHOWED UP.
YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS FOR AWHILE IF YOU GO HOME.
COMMON THINGS THAT CAN BECOME SANCTIFIED WHEN
THEY'RE DONE WITH AND FOR GOD: GROCERY SHOPPING,
HOUSEHOLD CHORES, CLEANING HOUSE, EX--HAH.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: EXERCISING, DRIVING IN TRAFFIC,
GOING TO THE SAME JOB.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: FINDING ANOTHER PIECE OF BLUE SKY,
ANOTHER PIECE OF GREEN GRASS.
ONE MORE DAY.
STAY IN ONE MORE HOTEL, STUDY FOR ONE MORE MESSAGE
SO I CAN PREACH TO ONE MORE GROUP OF PEOPLE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS.
ANYBODY, IF YOU'RE GONNA BE FAITHFUL TO ANYTHING,
THERE'S GONNA BE TIMES IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU ARE JUST
GONNA WANT TO RIP YOUR HAIR OUT AND SCREAM, "I CANNOT DO THIS
ONE MORE TIME."
AND THAT'S WHEN YOU DO A LITTLE TURN AROUND AND YOU SAY,
"GOD, BUT I WILL DO IT WITH AND FOR YOU."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, LET'S TALK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT MOTIVE.
BOY, OUR MOTIVES MAKE SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE.
SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE.
YOU KNOW, I EVEN LOOK AT GETTING--WHEN I GET
DRESSED IN THE MORNING, I LOOK AT IT LIKE I WANNA DO--
I DON'T WANNA LOOK GOOD JUST FOR THE SAKE
OF LOOKING GOOD.
I REPRESENT GOD, SO I WANT THINGS TO LOOK NICE.
I WANT MY CLOTHES TO NOT LOOK LIKE THEY SAT IN THE DRYER
ALL NIGHT AND I JUST PULLED 'EM OUT AND PUT 'EM ON
BECAUSE WE REPRESENT GOD EVERYWHERE THAT WE GO.
I MEAN, I SEE SOME PEOPLE AND I THINK,
"DO YOU NOT HAVE ONE MIRROR IN YOUR HOUSE?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, WE SHOULD DO OUR BEST FOR GOD,
BECAUSE WE ARE HIS REPRESENTATIVES IN THE EARTH.
SO, EVEN IN THINGS LIKE THAT, IF WE DO IT WITH AND FOR GOD,
IT TAKES ON A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING.
I REMEMBER WHEN I LEARNED TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH GOD.
TALK TO GOD IN THE GROCERY STORE.
SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING TIMES IN MY LIFE WAS WHEN I WAS YOUNG
AND JUST NEWLY BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AND SOME OF THIS STUFF MAY SOUND SILLY TO YOU, BUT I DON'T CARE
AS LONG AS YOU GET IT.
I REMEMBER WHEN I-- RIGHT AFTER I'D BEEN FILLED
WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND I WAS BOWLING ONE NIGHT,
AND I WASN'T BOWLING GOOD, AND GOD SAID,
"ASK ME TO HELP YOU."
I THOUGHT, "I'M NOT GONNA PRAY ABOUT MY BOWLING."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: 'CAUSE SEE, I DIDN'T THINK GOD CARED ABOUT THAT.
ARE YOU HERE?
I DIDN'T THINK GOD CARED ABOUT ANYTHING ORDINARY.
IT HAD TO BE SOMETHING SPIRITUAL.
AND SO, SURE ENOUGH, I PRAYED AND ASKED GOD
TO HELP ME, AND I STARTED BOWLING BETTER.
I REMEMBER ANOTHER TIME WHEN I WAS FIXING MY HAIR
AND I HAD ONE LITTLE PIECE OF HAIR THAT
I COULD NOT GET TO GO IN PLACE, AND I WAS SO MAD I WAS READY
TO JUST BEAT MYSELF IN THE HEAD WITH THE HAIRBRUSH.
THAT'S THE WAY I USED TO HANDLE STUFF.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND THE LORD JUST IMPRESSED ON MY HEART,
"ASK ME TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR HAIR."
"WELL, I'M NOT GONNA PRAY ABOUT MY HAIR."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SEE, GOD-- LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE.
DON'T MAKE ME COME DOWN THERE AND GET YOU.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: EVERYBODY LISTEN.
GOD CARES ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND GET THIS, HE WANTS TO BE INVOLVED.
HE WANTS TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE WITH YOU.
HE WANTS TO CLEAN HOUSE WITH YOU.
HE WANTS TO HELP CHANGE THE OIL IN YOUR CAR.
HE WANTS TO WALK WITH YOU WHEN YOU CUT YOUR GRASS.
HE WANTS TO DRIVE WITH YOU IN TRAFFIC.
HE WANTS TO DO BLUE SKY WITH YOU AND GREEN GRASS.
ARE YOU THERE?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I LOVE THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE
WHERE IT SAYS THAT JESUS SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT TO BE
IN CLOSE FELLOWSHIP WITH US.
THE AMPLIFIED USES THAT TERM SEVERAL TIMES,
"CLOSE FELLOWSHIP WITH US."
JESUS DIDN'T DIE SO WE CAN ALL HAVE A RELIGION.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HE DIED SO WE COULD HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM--THROUGH HIM, WITH GOD--
A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH HIM.
AND HE SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT.
HOW MUCH CLOSER CAN YOU GET THAN IN YOU?
GOD IS AS CLOSE TO US AS OUR BREATH.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT HIM.
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES WE FOCUS
ON JUST A WEEKLY TRIP TO CHURCH AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF PRAYER
EACH DAY, BUT REALLY, GOD WANTS SO MUCH MORE
THAN THAT.
HE WANTS TO DO LIFE WITH US.
HE WANTS TO BE INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
AND WE NEED TO KNOW THAT GOD DOES CARE ABOUT
EVEN VERY ORDINARY THINGS IN OUR LIVES.
OUR HAIR, OUR TRIPS TO THE GROCERY STORE,
OUR HOBBIES, ET CETERA.
WE NEED TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH GOD.
AND OUR RELATIONSHIP IS NOT DESIGNED TO BE A BURDEN,
IT'S A FRIENDSHIP.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY HELPS US
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS TO LEARN HOW GOOD HE IS
AND THAT WE CAN TRUST HIM WITH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING
ALL THE TIME.
SO, I'VE WRITTEN A BOOK CALLED "UNSHAKEABLE TRUST,"
AND I FEEL REALLY, REALLY GOOD ABOUT THIS BOOK.
I THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT BOOK.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK CAN NOT ONLY HELP YOU NOW,
BUT ANY TIME IN LIFE, AND I THINK YOU CAN PICK IT UP
AT ANY TIME AND READ JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE IN IT,
AND IT'LL REALLY BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
AND SO, WE'RE OFFERING THIS TODAY TO YOU
FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY OF ANY AMOUNT.
YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS GIVE YOU OUR PLEDGE
THAT WE WILL USE YOUR MONEY IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN
TO REACH AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN,
SO THIS CAN NOT ONLY BE-- DON'T THINK ABOUT IT LIKE
BUYING A BOOK, BUT LOOK AT IT LIKE MAKING AN INVESTMENT
IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND GETTING A GREAT BOOK
IN THE PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, LEARNING TO TRUST GOD WILL ADD PEACE TO YOUR LIFE
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
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FEMALE: HOW DO I TRUST GOD WHEN I'VE BEEN DISAPPOINTED
OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER?
FEMALE: HOW CAN I HAVE FAITH IN GOD WHEN I'M NOT
SEEING AN IMPROVEMENT?
MALE: I TRUST GOD, BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE SO MANY FEARS,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
ANNOUNCER: TOUGH QUESTIONS, SOLID ANSWERS.
DISCOVER A TRUST THAT IS UNSHAKEABLE.
RECEIVE YOUR COPY OF JOYCE'S NEW BOOK,
"UNSHAKEABLE TRUST," TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT.
CALL...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
ANNOUNCER: MAKE PLANS NOW TO SPEND YOUR
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH JOYCE.
THREE UNIQUE SESSIONS OF INSPIRING TEACHING,
HEARTFELT WORSHIP, AND ENCOURAGING
BEHIND-THE-SCENES MOMENTS AT THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE.
COMING TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, OCTOBER 13 AND 14,
WITH WORSHIP BY JESUS CULTURE, AND CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA,
NOVEMBER 10 AND 11, WITH WORSHIP BY ELEVATION WORSHIP.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG/CONFERENCE
OR CALL...
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JOYCE: WELL, I'M HERE IN SRI LANKA, AND WITH ME
ARE SOME MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME
TO COME HERE AND HELP HURTING PEOPLE.
AND IF YOU'RE A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL,
A DOCTOR, A DENTIST, A NURSE, PHARMACIST,
A CHIROPRACTOR, PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING
TO COME AND HELP PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE
WOULDN'T HAVE ANY HELP.
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JOYCE: SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS THIS A GOOD THING TO DO?
ALL: YES!
ANNOUNCER: THANK YOU FRIENDS AND PARTNERS.
TOGETHER, WE'RE SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST
AROUND THE WORLD.
TO FIND OUT MORE, PLEASE CONTACT US
OR VISIT US ONLINE AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
JOIN US IN PARTNERSHIP AS WE SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST
AROUND THE GLOBE.
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ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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