ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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AND SATURDAY WITH JOYCE.
TWO UNIQUE SESSIONS OF INSPIRING TEACHING, HEARTFELT 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.
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU SEE ON TV
AT THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE.
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[MUSIC]
JOYCE: JAMES 4, VERSE 4: "YOU [ARE LIKE] UNFAITHFUL WIVES
[HAVING ILLICIT LOVE AFFAIRS WITH THE WORLD AND BREAKING
YOUR MARRIAGE VOW TO GOD]!
DO YOU NOT KNOW THAT BEING THE WORLD'S FRIEND IS BEING
GOD'S ENEMY?
SO WHOEVER CHOOSES TO BE A FRIEND OF THE WORLD TAKES
HIS STAND AS AN ENEMY OF GOD."
NOW THIS IS NOT SAYING THAT WE CAN'T ENJOY BEING IN THE WORLD.
IT'S NOT SAYING THAT WE CAN'T ENJOY THINGS IN THE WORLD.
BUT WE HAVE TO ALWAYS STRIVE AND I MEAN THAT IN THE RIGHT
SENSE OF THE WAY TO KEEP GOD FIRST IN OUR LIVES.
BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW, IF WE'RE HONEST,
THAT THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT CAN EASILY CROWD HIM OUT
AND TAKE THE PLACE THAT BELONGS ONLY TO HIM.
SO IT SAYS HERE THAT IF YOU LOVE THE WORLD TOO MUCH IT'S LIKE
BREAKING YOUR MARRIAGE VOW TO GOD WHICH I THINK
IS INTERESTING.
YOU SEE, LITERALLY, GOD CONSIDERS US TO BE HIS WIFE,
WHETHER YOU'RE MALE OR FEMALE, TODAY YOU GET TO BE A WIFE.
WE'RE MARRIED TO GOD.
AND A POINT THAT I LIKE TO BRING OUT IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN
THE NAME OF JESUS WHICH IS ABOVE EVERY OTHER NAME THAT
AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE MUST BOW.
BUT YOU KNOW, I DID NOT GET DAVE'S NAME UNTIL I SAID,
"I DO," AND MARRIED HIM.
SO LET ME JUST SAY THIS.
IF YOU'RE JUST DATING JESUS--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: --THEN YOU CAN FORGET ENJOYING THE PRIVILEGES
THAT COME ALONG WITH THE NAME.
AT THE NAME OF JESUS EVERY KNEE MUST BOW IN HEAVEN, ON EARTH,
AND UNDER THE EARTH.
IF YOU PRAY IN THAT NAME, YOU'RE PRESENTING TO THE FATHER ALL
THAT JESUS IS AND THOSE PRAYERS WILL BE ANSWERED IF THEY'RE
ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD.
ANY PRAYER THAT YOU PRAY IN FAITH AND YOU'RE PATIENT,
IF WHAT YOU'RE PRAYING IS IN THE WORD AND IT'S THE WILL OF GOD,
AND THE RIGHT TIMING IN YOUR LIFE, YOU WILL GET IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT YOU GOTTA KEEP YOUR MARRIAGE VOW TO GOD.
CAN I JUST TELL YOU TODAY THAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
THINGS THAT WE ALL NEED TO DO IN OUR LIFE IS KEEP GOD FIRST.
AND WE GOTTA GET HONEST ABOUT THAT, WHETHER HE IS OR HE ISN'T.
DON'T JUST RUN TO GOD WHEN YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY.
TO BE HONEST, WHETHER WE KNOW IT OR NOT, WE'RE IN AN EMERGENCY
MODE ALL THE TIME.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IF GOD DOESN'T HELP US EVERY SECOND
OF EVERY DAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IN THE WORLD WOULD HAPPEN
TO US.
AND WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT AND PAY MORE ATTENTION TO HIM.
LISTEN, GOD IS NEVER MORE THAN ONE THOUGHT AWAY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NEVER MORE THAN ONE THOUGHT AWAY.
IF YOU WANNA EXPERIENCE GOD IN YOUR LIFE, THINK ABOUT HIM.
TALK TO HIM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN SOME CERTAIN POSTURE OR POSITION
TO PRAY.
PRAYER IS JUST TALKING TO GOD.
AND I THINK A LOT OF TIMES, WE OVER-SPIRITUALIZE IT
AND WE MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT IT'S NOT AND IT ALMOST
KILLS THE PLEASURE OF IT.
DEVELOP THE HABIT OF HAVING A CONTINUAL CONVERSATION
WITH THE LORD.
HE MAY NOT ALWAYS SPEAK BACK TO US IN WORDS, BUT MANY TIMES,
WHEN YOU'RE TALKING WITH THE LORD, HE WILL PUT A THOUGHT
IN YOUR MIND AND IT MAY SOUND LIKE YOUR OWN VOICE,
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT GOD WILL SPEAK BACK TO US.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: JESUS DIDN'T DIE SO WE COULD ALL GO TO CHURCH ONCE A
WEEK AND BE PROUD OF OURSELVES.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: HE DIDN'T DIE SO WE COULD BE BAPTIST OR METHODIST
OR CATHOLIC OR PRESBYTERIAN OR PENTECOSTAL OR WHATEVER
YOUR OWN PERSONAL BRAND IS.
HE DIED TO OPEN UP THE VEIL BETWEEN US AND GOD.
HE PAID FOR OUR SINS BECAUSE GOD CANNOT BE IN THE PRESENCE
OF SIN.
HE'S TOO HOLY FOR THAT.
AND SO WHEN WE COME TO THE FATHER THROUGH JESUS,
WE COME COMPLETELY CLEAN, CLEANSED THROUGH
THE BLOOD OF CHRIST, AND WHAT JESUS DIED FOR IS TO OPEN
UP THAT VEIL THAT STOOD BETWEEN US AND GOD SO WE CAN NOW FREELY
GO IN AND GO OUT AND FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM AND HE CAN BE A REGULAR
PART OF OUR EVERYDAY LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHAT IS THE GREATEST AND THE MOST IMPORTANT
COMMANDMENT?
"YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,
WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH ALL YOUR MIND,
AND ALL YOUR STRENGTH."
AND THE SECOND IS LIKE IT.
"YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF."
VERSE 5: "OR DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT THE SCRIPTURE IS SPEAKING
TO NO PURPOSE THAT SAYS, THE SPIRIT WHOM HE HAS CAUSED
TO DWELL IN US--" LET'S JUST TAKE A MOMENT
AND REALIZE THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVES IN YOU.
GOD'S NOT OFF SOMEWHERE IN HEAVEN WHERE YOU GOTTA TRY
TO GET HIS ATTENTION AND GET HIM TO COME DOWN.
WHEN JESUS ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT,
THE BIBLE SAYS, TO REPRESENT HIM AND TAKE HIS PLACE.
GOD LIVES INSIDE OF YOU IF YOU'RE A BELIEVER IN CHRIST.
GOD LIVES INSIDE OF YOU.
YOU ARE THE HOME OF GOD.
SO LET'S JUST THINK ABOUT THIS.
WHEREVER YOU DECIDE TO GO FOR ENTERTAINMENT,
YOU'RE TAKING HIM WITH YOU.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YEAH.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHATEVER WE DECIDE TO WATCH ON TV,
HE'S RIGHT THERE WITH US.
HMM.
SEE, IF WE WILL THINK LIKE THIS, IT WILL CHANGE OUR DECISIONS.
HE SAID, "I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU."
NEVER.
YOU'RE NEVER ANYWHERE WHERE GOD IS NOT WITH YOU.
HE IS EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME.
JESUS SAID, "I AM."
I AM AWESOME.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "THE SCRIPTURE THAT--THE SPIRIT WHOM HE
HAS CAUSED TO DWELL IN US YEARNS OVER US AND HE YEARNS FOR
THE SPIRIT [TO BE WELCOME]
WITH A JEALOUS LOVE."
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
GOD IS JEALOUS OF YOUR ATTENTION.
HE GETS JEALOUS IF WE PAY MORE ATTENTION TO SOMETHING ELSE
THAN TO HIM.
AND IT'S NOT THAT WE CAN'T ENJOY OTHER THINGS.
I ENJOY A LOT OF THINGS AND, ACTUALLY, THE CLOSER
I GET TO GOD, THE MORE I DO ENJOY LOTS AND LOTS OF THINGS.
BUT WE DON'T ENJOY THEM APART FROM HIM.
WE ENJOY THEM WITH HIM AND IN HIM AND THROUGH HIM.
THAT'S WHY IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO ENJOY WHAT YOU'RE DOING
IF YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW IS OPPOSED
TO THE WILL OF GOD.
WHAT HAPPENS THEN IS WE LIVE WITH THIS UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING
ON THE INSIDE OF US AND WE DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS TRYING TO
IGNORE IT AND TRYING TO DEADEN IT BUT IT'S STILL RIGHT THERE
ALL THE TIME.
KEEPING GOD FIRST IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE HAVE TO WORK
AT AND DO ON PURPOSE.
BECAUSE THERE'S JUST TOO MANY THINGS TO CROWD HIM OUT.
AND LET ME JUST TELL YOU SOMETHING.
IF YOU'RE TOO BUSY FOR TIME WITH GOD THEN YOU ARE JUST
TOO BUSY WITH STUFF THAT IS REALLY STEALING YOUR LIFE,
IT'S NOT ADDING TO IT.
AND MOST OF YOU WOULD PROBABLY SAY WITHOUT HESITATION THAT
ONE OF THE HARD--ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING THINGS FOR YOU TO DO
IS TO REGULARLY SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH GOD ON A DAILY BASIS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I THINK IT'S--I DON'T EVEN REALLY LIKE TO USE THIS
PHRASE 'CAUSE I DON'T DO IT FOR THIS REASON BUT I THINK IT'S
THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IF YOU WANNA BE SUCCESSFUL, IF YOU OWN
A BUSINESS AND YOU WANT IT TO BE A SUCCESS, YOU BETTER TAKE
THE TIME--BEFORE YOU GET THERE, SPEND TIME WITH GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: MMM.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I DON'T MIND IF YOU'RE QUIET.
WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT I GOT THIS THROUGH MY HEAD.
GOD GOT THIS ACROSS TO ME YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AGO.
AND THAT IS ONE THING THAT DAVE AND I BOTH DO.
FIRST PLACE WE GO WHEN WE GET UP IN THE MORNING IS TO OUR
DESIGNATED PLACES WHERE WE SPEND OUR TIME WITH GOD AND I THINK
IT'S PROBABLY THE MAIN FACTOR IN WHY WE'RE STILL AROUND AFTER
ALL THESE YEARS.
PLEASE MAKE GOD FIRST PLACE IN YOUR LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DON'T PRAY FOR GOD TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING AND
THEN WHEN HE GIVES IT TO YOU, LET THAT VERY THING THAT HE GAVE
YOU TAKE YOU AWAY FROM HIM.
AND THAT HAPPENS SO OFTEN, SO OFTEN.
I REMEMBER A COUPLE.
I THINK ABOUT THIS.
THEY WERE REALLY LOCKED IN AT CHURCH AND SERVING IN CHURCH AND
HAD BEEN MARRIED A LOT OF YEARS AND THEY WANTED TO BUILD A NEW
HOME AND THEY WANTED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE BUILDING OF IT,
PARTIALLY TO SAVE MONEY BUT PARTIALLY, I GUESS,
JUST BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO.
AND SO IT WASN'T TOO LONG AND THE HUSBAND WASN'T MAKING IT
TO CHURCH MUCH ANYMORE AND WHEN YOU ASK WHY, "WELL, HE'S
JUST SO BUSY WITH THE HOUSE."
C'MON NOW, THERE'S A LESSON HERE.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS THE TOTAL CAUSE OF IT,
BUT I CAN TELL YOU, TODAY THAT COUPLE'S NOT MARRIED ANYMORE.
HE GOT INVOLVED WITH ANOTHER WOMAN AT WORK AND I'LL TELL YOU
RIGHT NOW, THE DEVIL HATES US.
AND THE BIBLE SAYS WE ARE NOT TO GIVE HIM A FOOTHOLD IN OUR LIVES
AND WE ARE NOT TO OPEN DOORS FOR HIM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND ONE OF THE QUICKEST WAYS TO OPEN A DOOR
FOR THE ENEMY IS TO KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD PUT GOD FIRST
AND LET OTHER THINGS GET AHEAD OF THAT THAT ARE USELESS
AND MEANINGLESS.
NOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO SCARE YOU BUT I DON'T MIND IF I DO.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, IF IT HELPS.
BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT GOD GOT ACROSS TO ME.
I MEAN, HE LITERALLY TOLD ME, I MEAN, YOU CAN'T DO WHAT
I'M DOING AND THE DEVIL NOT COME AFTER YOU.
I MEAN, THAT JUST DON'T WORK.
AND GOD LITERALLY TOLD ME PROBABLY 30 YEARS AGO,
"YOU CANNOT DO WHAT I'VE CALLED YOU TO DO AND STAY ALIVE IF
YOU DON'T PUT ME FIRST IN YOUR LIFE."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU SAY, "WELL, THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE SEVERE TO ME."
WELL, I'M JUST TELLING YOU.
YOU WANNA DO GREAT THINGS FOR GOD?
THE MORE YOU WANNA DO FOR GOD, THE MORE TIME YOU GOTTA SPEND
WITH HIM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OKAY, WELL, I GOT 11 THINGS TO DO TODAY
SO I GUESS I-- [AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: --BEST GET ON.
DON'T MAKE THE MISTAKE OF ASKING GOD TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING
AND THEN WHEN YOU GET IT LET IT TAKE YOU AWAY FROM GOD.
A CAREER YOU WANTED, A MINISTRY, A FAMILY.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU, MAYBE, ARE YOUNG MOMS AND YOU'VE GOT
A HOUSE FULL OF LITTLE KIDS AND YOU THINK, "ARE YOU CRAZY, LADY?
I CAN BARELY GET TIME TO GO TO THE BATHROOM,
LET ALONE SPEND TIME WITH GOD."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
GOD KNOWS WHAT SEASON YOU'RE IN AND I'M NOT GIVING YOU
TIMEFRAMES ON WHAT YOU NEED TO DO BUT YOU COULD AT LEAST START
BY SAYING, "GOOD MORNING, LORD.
I NEED YOU TODAY," AMEN?
BECAUSE GOD UNDERSTANDS WHERE WE'RE ALL AT IN OUR LIFE AND I'M
WELL AWARE THAT I CAN ARRANGE MY SCHEDULE THE WAY THAT I WANT TO
AND SO I CAN GET OUT OF BED AND GET MY COFFEE AND GO UPSTAIRS
AND STAY THERE 'TIL I, WELL, PLEASE TO COME OUT.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T HAVE DAYS WHEN I'VE GOTTA GET
OUT AND GO FASTER.
AND I REALIZE THAT EVERYBODY'S LIFE IS NOT LIKE THAT.
BUT I WILL SAY THIS.
THERE IS NO PERSON THAT'S HEARING MY VOICE RIGHT NOW THAT
CANNOT CUT SOME QUALITY TIME OUT OF EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE
TO SPEND IT WITH THE LORD.
NOT ONE PERSON.
NOT ONE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DON'T LET THE PLEASURE OF THE WORLD, MATERIAL THINGS,
OR ANYTHING ELSE GET AHEAD OF GOD.
PROVERBS 3:6, THE LIVING BIBLE.
"IN EVERYTHING YOU DO, PUT GOD FIRST, AND HE WILL DIRECT
YOU AND CROWN YOUR EFFORTS WITH SUCCESS."
AND WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH MATTHEW 6:33, "SEEK YE FIRST
THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL OF THESE
OTHER THINGS WILL BE ADDED UNTO YOU."
DON'T SEEK WHAT YOU WANT.
SEEK GOD AND LET HIM GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: PSALM 37:4, "DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD,
AND HE WILL GIVE YOU THE SECRET PETITIONS AND THE DESIRES
OF YOUR HEART."
NOW GOING ON TO JAMES 4:6 THROUGH 10, "BUT HE GIVES US
MORE AND MORE GRACE."
WHAT THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE SAYS NEXT WAS EXTREMELY LIFE-CHANGING
FOR ME.
"(POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, TO MEET THIS EVIL TENDENCY
AND ALL OTHERS FULLY)."
GOD GIVES US MORE AND MORE GRACE (POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
TO MEET EVERY EVIL TENDENCY IN OUR LIFE).
SO HE'S SAYING THIS TENDENCY TO NOT KEEP GOD FIRST IS EVIL AND
IF YOU WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO KEEP GOD FIRST IN YOUR LIFE,
THEN IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING YOU CAN DO BY DETERMINATION ALTHOUGH
THAT IS PART OF IT.
YOU NEED GOD'S GRACE WHICH IS HIS POWER.
WELL, WHEN I READ THIS MANY YEARS AGO, I WAS ABOUT TO KILL
MYSELF WITH WORKS OF THE FLESH.
AND WORKS OF THE FLESH ARE WORKS THAT DON'T WORK.
THEY'RE OUR ENERGY TRYING TO DO WHAT ONLY GOD CAN DO.
IN OTHER WORDS, MAYBE YOU'RE A WIFE, YOU'VE GOT A HUSBAND
THAT'S NOT SAVED AND YOU'RE WORKING REAL HARD TRYING
TO GET HIM SAVED.
WELL, USELESS.
SPEND THAT SAME AMOUNT OF EFFORT PRAYING AND BEING A GOOD EXAMPLE
IN FRONT OF HIM.
C'MON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND THEN THAT MIGHT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YOU HEAR EVERYTHING THAT I'VE SAID THIS WEEKEND AND HOPEFULLY
YOU'RE GONNA REMEMBER A FEW THINGS WHEN YOU GO HOME.
AND YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU LOVE GOD.
YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU WANNA DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
YOU WOULDN'T WASTE YOUR TIME BEING HERE ON A SATURDAY MORNING
IF YOU WEREN'T A SERIOUS SEEKER AFTER GOD SO YOU ARE GOING TO
WANT TO GO HOME AND DO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE HEARD ME
SAY THAT YOU SHOULD DO.
THAT'S GONNA BE A NATURAL DESIRE.
BUT I AM GONNA TELL YOU THAT IF YOU GO HOME AND JUST TRY TO DO
THEM, YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU SAY, "WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?"
WELL, FIRST, YOU GO HOME AND YOU HAVE A LITTLE MEETING
WITH GOD AND WITH YOURSELF.
"NOW, LORD, I HEARD A LOT THIS WEEKEND AND I NEEDED ALL OF IT
AND I REALLY WANNA CHANGE.
I WANNA BE WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE BUT I'M JUST GONNA TELL
YOU RIGHT NOW, GOD, I CANNOT CHANGE MYSELF.
I NEED YOU TO DO THE WORK IN ME THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
I PUT MY CONFIDENCE IN YOU.
I PUT MY FAITH IN YOU."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU SAY, "WELL, DO I HAVE A PART?"
ABSOLUTELY, YOU HAVE A PART.
YOUR PART IS TO STUDY THE WORD, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA WHERE YOU
HAVE A WEAKNESS AND SECONDLY, TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH JESUS
AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN BECAUSE THE MORE YOU HANG OUT WITH SOMEBODY,
THE MORE YOU BEGIN TO ACT LIKE THEM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: PEOPLE THAT LISTEN TO A LOT OF MY CDS OR WATCH THE
PROGRAM ALL THE TIME, SOMETIMES THEIR RELATIVES WILL SAY, "I
FEEL LIKE I'M LIVING WITH YOU.
EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND, MY WIFE'S SAYING SOMETHING
THAT SOUNDS JUST LIKE YOU NOW," OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW?
AND SO HOW MANY OF YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
IF YOU'RE AROUND SOMEBODY, YOU START TO PICK UP THEIR HABITS?
WELL, THE MORE WE HANG OUT WITH JESUS, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT
WE ARE CHANGED INTO HIS IMAGE.
TRANSFORMED AND CHANGED INTO HIS IMAGE FROM GLORY TO GLORY
TO GLORY.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL AT ONCE.
I HEAR THE WORD, I HAVE A DESIRE TO CHANGE.
I LEAN ON GOD.
I TRUST HIM.
I STUDY IN THAT AREA.
PRETTY SOON, I'M LIKE, "WOW, WOW, I'M DOING BETTER
IN THAT AREA."
NOW, THE NEXT MISTAKE YOU CAN MAKE IS GETTING PROUD
OF YOURSELF.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU SHOULD BE SAY, "GOD, I KNOW YOU DID THAT
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND NOT ONLY AM I GRATEFUL THAT YOU
CHANGED ME BUT I'M TRUSTING YOU NOW TO KEEP ME."
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
IT WAS A MAJOR CHANGE IN MY LIFE WHEN I STOPPED TRYING TO CHANGE
MYSELF AND STARTED TRUSTING GOD TO DO IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND ALONG WITH THAT, AND MY FAMILY WAS GRATEFUL,
I LEARNED THAT I ALSO COULD NOT CHANGE OTHER PEOPLE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: HOW MANY OF YOU, YOUR FAMILIES WOULD BE GRATEFUL
IF YOU WOULD COME HOME WITH THAT NEW KNOWLEDGE?
THAT YOU ARE NOT HOLY GHOST JUNIOR AND IT'S NOT YOUR JOB--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I'LL GIVE YOU A PIECE OF INFORMATION.
GOD IS NOT GIVING YOU THE JOB OF RUNNING THE WORLD.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: LET'S STOP TRYING TO MANAGE EVERYBODY ELSE UNTIL
WE CAN FIRST MANAGE OURSELF REAL WELL.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OH, MY GOODNESS.
IT'S SO HARD NOT TO TRY TO MAKE PEOPLE BE THE WAY WE'D LIKE 'EM
TO BE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OH, GOODNESS.
AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSES STRIFE.
THAT'S WHAT CAUSES FIGHTS.
PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO BE MANIPULATED AND CONTROLLED.
THEY WANT TO BE ACCEPTED FOR WHO THEY ARE.
AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT NOT CONFRONTING SIN.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT NOT DEALING WITH ISSUES THAT NEED
TO BE DEALT WITH.
BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT PEOPLE FIGHT OVER
IS JUST PERSONALITY DIFFERENCES, AMEN?
"HE GIVES US MORE AND MORE GRACE (POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
TO MEET THIS EVIL TENDENCY AND ALL OTHERS FULLY).
THAT'S WHY HE SAYS, THAT GOD SETS HIMSELF AGAINST
THE PROUD AND THE HAUGHTY, BUT HE GIVES GRACE [CONTINUALLY]
TO THE LOWLY (THOSE WHO ARE HUMBLE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE IT)."
SO THE PROUD MAN, THE HAUGHTY MAN, THINKS HE CAN DO IT
HIMSELF.
AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING, IF YOU LISTEN TO SOMEBODY THAT'S
HAD A VICTORY OVER SOMETHING AND IF THEY DON'T KEEP IN MIND THAT
GOD WAS THE ONE THAT GAVE THEM THAT VICTORY, THEY EITHER LOSE
IT OR YOU HEAR THEM ALWAYS GIVING OTHER PEOPLE ADVICE IN
THAT AREA BECAUSE "NOW IF YOU DO WHAT I DID," AND
THAT DON'T ALWAYS WORK EITHER.
YOU KNOW, WHAT GOD DOES IN ONE PERSON'S LIFE MAY NOT BE THE WAY
HE DEALS WITH ANOTHER PERSON AT ALL IN THEIR LIFE.
"HUMBLE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE IT."
THE HUMBLE MAN SAYS, "HELP ME, GOD," ABOUT 2000 TIMES A DAY.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: "HELP ME, LORD, HELP ME, HELP ME, HELP ME."
YOU DON'T HONESTLY THINK THAT I GET UP HERE WITHOUT ASKING
GOD TO HELP ME, DO YOU?
AND I'VE DONE THIS FOR 30 YEARS, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
YOU WOULD THINK I COULD DO IT IN MY SLEEP.
BUT I AM NOT STUPID.
IF GOD DOESN'T SHOW UP, WE'RE FINISHED.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: VERSE 7.
I LOVE VERSE 7.
NORMALLY, WHEN YOU HEAR PEOPLE QUOTE JAMES 4:7,
THEY ONLY QUOTE HALF OF IT.
"RESIST THE DEVIL, AND HE WILL FLEE."
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT SAYS.
IT SAYS, "BE SUBJECT TO GOD.
RESIST THE DEVIL, AND HE WILL FLEE."
OUR POWER OVER THE ENEMY IS FOUND IN BEING SUBMISSIVE
TO GOD.
DID YOU HEAR ME?
OUR POWER OVER THE ENEMY, MATTER OF FACT, I'LL TELL YOU.
THE MORE YOU WALK IN OBEDIENCE, THE LESS THE ENEMY CAN DO
ANYTHING TO YOU EXCEPT MAYBE TRY TO ANNOY YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE AN ENEMY?
IS ANYBODY IN THE BUILDING AWARE OF THAT?
AUDIENCE: YES!
JOYCE: DO YOU KNOW, I WENT TO CHURCH FOR YEARS AND I DIDN'T
EVEN KNOW THE DEVIL WAS REAL.
I THOUGHT HE WAS A HALLOWEEN CHARACTER THAT CAME OUT
WITH A PITCHFORK AND RED PAJAMAS AND A LONG TAIL.
I DIDN'T--I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THE DEVIL IN CHURCH.
AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, HE'S ALIVE AND WELL ON PLANET
EARTH AND HE IS THE SOURCE OF OUR PROBLEMS, AND WE NEED
TO KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH HIM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "RESIST THE DEVIL, AND HE WILL FLEE."
BUT AT FIRST, YOU'VE GOTTA SUBMIT YOURSELF TO GOD.
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, EVEN AS WE GROW SPIRITUALLY TO THE POINT
WHERE WE CAN SAY GOD IS FIRST IN MY LIFE, WE STILL NEED TO BE
PURPOSEFUL IN KEEPING HIM IN FIRST PLACE.
REMEMBER TO ASK GOD FOR HELP IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO BECAUSE
WE REALLY CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT HIM, AT LEAST NOT REALLY
SUCCESSFULLY.
TODAY, YOU'VE JUST WATCHED A PORTION OF THE TEACHING
BUT YOU CAN GET THE ENTIRE STUDY OF THE BOOK OF JAMES TODAY.
I PUT HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS INTO DOING THE WORK INVOLVED
IN PRESENTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO YOU.
AND YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
YOU CAN GET THE ACTION PLAN, THE STUDY GUIDE.
YOU CAN GET THE--DOWNLOAD THE TEACHING NOTES.
YOU CAN GET CDS AND DVDS.
IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
AND I BELIEVE YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO ENJOY IT.
SO ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY AND, IF YOU STAY WITH US, I'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH A LITTLE SOMETHING ELSE I WANNA SHARE WITH YOU.
ANNOUNCER: "RECEIVE AND WELCOME THE WORD,
WHICH IMPLANTED AND ROOTED [IN YOUR HEARTS] CONTAINS
THE POWER TO SAVE YOUR SOULS."
FOR A LIMITED TIME, WE'RE OFFERING A BIBLE STUDY
OF JAMES ACTION PLAN, JOYCE'S TEACHING THROUGH
THE BOOK OF JAMES.
JOYCE: WHAT PAUL SAID IS RIGHT.
WE ARE JUSTIFIED BEFORE GOD BY OUR FAITH.
BUT WHAT JAMES SAID IS RIGHT TOO.
WE ARE JUSTIFIED BEFORE MEN BY OUR WORKS.
ANNOUNCER: WITH THIS ACTION PLAN YOU'LL FIND A COMPANION
PERSONAL STUDY GUIDE, THE BOOK OF JAMES BOOKLET, AND
FOUR TEACHINGS ON CD AND DVD.
THE BOOK OF JAMES HAS SO MANY VALUABLE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT
LIVING A SUCCESSFUL LIFE.
AS YOU TAKE THE TIME TO WATCH AND LISTEN, YOU'RE PLANTING GOOD
SEEDS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH.
A BIBLE STUDY OF JAMES ACTION PLAN.
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JOYCE: COLOSSIANS 1:13 AND 14 SAYS: "FOR HE HAS RESCUED US
FROM THE DOMINION OF DARKNESS AND BROUGHT US INTO THE KINGDOM
OF THE SON HE LOVES, IN WHOM WE HAVE REDEMPTION,
THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR SINS."
YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR PARTNERS RECENTLY WROTE TO US REFLECTING
ON THIS VERY SCRIPTURE.
AND THIS IS WHAT SHE SAYS: "GOD USED JOYCE AND HER MINISTRY
TO ACTIVATE THIS SCRIPTURE IN MY LIFE TO THE POINT WHERE
STRONGHOLDS WERE ACTUALLY BROKEN OFF OF MY LIFE.
MY LIFE CHANGED SO MUCH THAT I WANTED TO HELP OTHERS THROUGH
THE SAME PRACTICAL WAY THAT GOD HELPED ME AND SO I BECAME
A PARTNER."
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING SIMPLE AND YET POWERFUL IN HOW
A SCRIPTURE REALLY INSPIRED BY GOD CAN CHANGE A LIFE.
MAYBE SOMETHING HAS REALLY HELPED YOU FROM THE WORD OF GOD
THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE WITH YOU.
MAYBE IT'S BEEN LIFE-CHANGING FOR YOU AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO
ALSO PARTNER WITH US IN HELPING MAKE THE SAME THING HAPPEN
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT'S GOD'S PLAN.
HE HELPS US AND THEN HE WANTS US TO REACH OUT
AND HELP SOMEBODY ELSE.
SO IF YOU WOULD GET ONLINE AND BECOME A PARTNER WITH US TODAY,
OR CALL US, YOU CAN ASK MORE QUESTIONS, WE WOULD LOVE IT
IF YOU WOULD HELP US WITH ALL OF OUR OUTREACHES AROUND THE WORLD.
SO PLEASE BECOME A NEW JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
PARTNER TODAY AND BE PART OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING
AROUND THE GLOBE.
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.
ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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