ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: AND EVEN WHEN YOU GET MARRIED, DON'T GET MARRIED WITH
THE EXPECTATION, "NOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP ME HAPPY,"
'CAUSE THAT MAY HAPPEN SOMETIMES BUT SOMETIMES IT MAY NOT HAPPEN.
AND SO, YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION TO BE HAPPY AND LIVE
YOUR LIFE TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE HAPPY AND THEN GOD'LL
TAKE CARE OF YOUR JOY.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE MINDSET OF,
"I WILL ENJOY LIFE WHEN, WHEN I GO ON VACATION,
WHEN I RETIRE, WHEN THE KIDS ARE OLDER," AND SO ON.
BUT GOD WANTS YOU TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE NOW, NOT WHEN.
ENJOY THIS TEACHING ON WAYS YOU CAN MAKE EVERY DAY BETTER
AND LATER I'LL ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS ON THIS TOPIC.
JOYCE: WE NEED TO STOP SAYING I'LL BE GLAD WHEN AND GET
GLAD NOW.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
NOW, I'M VERY SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT I'M SAYING.
I'VE SPENT SO MANY YEARS NOT ENJOYING MY LIFE.
I NEVER GOT TO BE A CHILD.
MY DAD STARTED ABUSING ME WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG AND WE LIVED
IN A TOTAL ATMOSPHERE OF FEAR.
AND I JUST BASICALLY HAD MY CHILDHOOD STOLEN.
SO, AS AN ADULT, I DID NOT HAVE A HEALTHY CHILD IN ME AND I
THINK THAT WE NEED THAT.
I DON'T CARE HOW OLD YOU ARE, YOU NEED TO HAVE SOME
CHILD-LIKENESS IN YOUR LIFE.
AND THERE WAS SUCH A VAST DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAVE AND I
BECAUSE HE SEEMED TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY EVERYTHING THAT HE DID,
EVEN IF A LOT OF IT WAS AT MY EXPENSE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT I WAS SO INTENSE ABOUT EVERYTHING BECAUSE I GREW
UP JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE EVERY DAY.
AND SEE, IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME IN MY LIFE--NOW LISTEN UP, IT
TOOK ME A LONG TIME IN MY LIFE THAT JESUS DIED SO WE CAN ENJOY
EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES.
AND A LOT OF IT IS A MINDSET.
IT'S JUST LIKE, I MEAN A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST AUTOMATICALLY THINK
WELL, THEY COULDN'T POSSIBLY ENJOY GOING TO WORK.
THEY COULDN'T POSSIBLY ENJOY CLEANING HOUSE OR CUTTIN'
THE GRASS, OR CHANGIN' THE OIL IN THE CAR, OR GOIN' TO
THE GROCERY STORE.
BUT I TELL YA WHAT, YOU CAN ENJOY WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO
ENJOY BECAUSE THE POINT IS IS NUMBER ONE, THE NUMBER-ONE GOAL
IN OUR LIFE--MATTER OF FACT, A GREAT WOMAN OF GOD
WHO LIVED IN THE 1600S NAMED MADAME GUYON
SAID THAT THE HIGH CALL ON OUR LIFE IS TO LEARN TO ENJOY GOD.
COME ON.
NOT EVEN JUST TO SERVE GOD, BUT TO ENJOY GOD.
AND TO ENJOY GOD, YOU GOTTA BE COMFORTABLE WITH GOD, AMEN?
NOT AFRAID OF HIM OR FEELING LIKE EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A WRONG
MOVE, HE'S GONNA PUNISH YOU, BUT TO ENJOY GOD.
AND THE WAY THAT YOU CAN ENJOY EVERYTHING YOU DO, WHATEVER IT
IS, IS IF YOU DO IT WITH AND FOR GOD.
AMEN?
NOW COME ON, I'M TRYIN' TO HELP YA ENJOY YOUR LIFE
A LITTLE MORE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, SECONDLY, IF YOU WANNA ENJOY YOUR LIFE,
YOU GOTTA ENJOY YOURSELF.
MMM, THAT WENT OVER GOOD.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I SAID THIS YESTERDAY MORNING, BUT I FEEL COMPELLED TO
SAY IT AGAIN THIS MORNING.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST--THEY DON'T PAY ANY
ATTENTION TO WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP THEY HAVE WITH
THEMSELVES.
SO, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF?
DO YOU LIKE YOURSELF?
DO YOU LOVE YOURSELF IN A BALANCED WAY?
DO YOU APPRECIATE THE GIFTS THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU?
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU WASTE COMPARING YOURSELF
TO OTHER PEOPLE?
DO YOU ONLY THINK ABOUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU OR DO YOU EVER
SIT AND THINK, YOU KNOW, "I'M GOOD AT THIS.
I'M GOOD AT THIS.
GOD'S GIFTED ME AT THIS."
LEARN HOW TO ENJOY YOURSELF BECAUSE GOD ENJOYS YOU.
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, HERE WE GO, ENJOY THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND NOW I REALIZE THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE HARD
TO BE AROUND.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ANNOY YOU AT WORK AND THAT
KIND OF STUFF.
I'M TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE MARRIED, ENJOY THE PERSON
YOU'RE MARRIED TO AND THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO
THAT IS IF YOU STOP FOCUSING ON EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG
WITH 'EM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND YOU ACTUALLY PURPOSELY THINK ABOUT THE THINGS
THAT ARE A BLESSING TO YOU.
I'VE ACTUALLY SAT DOWN AND MADE A LIST OF THINGS THAT I REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY LIKE ABOUT DAVE.
WELL, I SPENT THE FIRST 20 YEARS OF OUR MARRIAGE ONLY THINKING
ABOUT WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE AND WHAT I WANTED TO SEE GOD CHANGE
IN HIM SO I COULD BE HAPPY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: ALL RIGHT NOW, I'M GONNA SAY SOMETHING IMPORTANT,
STOP GIVING SOMEBODY ELSE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR JOY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THAT WAS WORTH YOUR TRIP.
AND EVEN WHEN YOU GET MARRIED, DON'T GET MARRIED WITH
THE EXPECTATION, "NOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP ME HAPPY,"
'CAUSE THAT MAY HAPPEN SOMETIMES, BUT SOMETIMES IT MAY
NOT HAPPEN AND SO YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION TO BE HAPPY AND
LIVE YOUR LIFE TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE HAPPY, AND THEN GOD'LL
TAKE CARE OF YOUR JOY.
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IN EVERY RELATIONSHIP, THERE'S GONNA BE THINGS THAT YOU
DON'T LIKE.
AND IF YOU FOCUS ON THOSE THINGS, THEN YOU WILL MISS
THE THINGS THAT YOU DO LIKE.
AMEN?
AND WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS AND OTHER PEOPLE,
DON'T TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE.
DON'T TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU DON'T LIKE.
WELL?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "WELL, I WISH--WELL I WISH."
YOU KNOW, WISHING IS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME.
IT'S JUST COMPLETELY USELESS.
TAKE WHAT YOU'VE GOT IN LIFE AND KICK THE DEVIL IN THE BEHIND.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND LET GOD TEACH YOU HOW TO ENJOY WHAT--THAT DOESN'T
MEAN THE PEOPLE DON'T NEED CHANGING.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE'S NOT THINGS THAT WE DON'T LIKE.
I'M NOT--WE'VE ALL GOT THINGS THAT WE DON'T LIKE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT NOT FOCUSING ON THEM BECAUSE WHAT WE FOCUS ON
IS WHAT BECOMES LARGER AND LARGER AND LARGER.
DO YOU KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE END UP GETTING DIVORCES SIMPLY
BECAUSE ALL THEY FOCUS ON IS WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE ABOUT
THE PERSON THEY'RE MARRIED TO?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
I WAS TALKING TO A LADY IN ANOTHER STATE A FEW MONTHS AGO,
AND SHE HAD A COUPLE OF TEENAGE KIDS.
AND HER AND HER HUSBAND HAD GOTTEN A DIVORCE AND IT REALLY
HAD THE KIDS ALL MESSED UP.
AND THE LADY WAS HAVING ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS.
AND SHE RECOGNIZED ME FROM BEING ON TV.
I WAS IN A HOTEL AND SO, YOU KNOW, SHE ASKED IF
SHE COULD TALK TO ME.
AND SO, I SAT DOWN WITH HER FOR A FEW MINUTES AND I SAID, "SO,
CAN YOU TELL ME, YOU KNOW, WHY DID YOU GUYS GET A DIVORCE?"
I'M THINKING THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME HUGE PROBLEM HERE.
AND SHE SAID, "WELL, YOU KNOW, WE JUST--WE'RE JUST
INCOMPATIBLE." AND I SAID, "WHO'S NOT?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THAT IS THE DUMBEST REASON TO GET A DIVORCE THAT
I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.
AMEN?
BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY
JUST LIKE THEM.
THE PROBLEM IS, THEY DON'T EVEN LIKE WHO THEY ARE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SO, EVEN IF THEY MARRIED SOMEBODY JUST LIKE THEM,
THEY WOULDN'T LIKE THAT EITHER.
NEXT THING I WANNA SAY IS--LET ME SEE, WHAT WAS THE NEXT THING
ON MY LIST?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I GOT IT IN ORDER SO I CAN BEHAVE THIS MORNING.
OKAY, ENJOY WHAT YOU OWN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HUH?
YOU KNOW, WE STRIVE SO HARD TO GET STUFF AND THEN HALF THE TIME
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE WE PUT IT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU CAN WORK SO HARD TO BUY A HOME AND TO DECORATE IT
RIGHT AND THEN IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL, YOU CAN END UP
RESENTING IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND CLEAN IT.
SOMETIMES I'LL WALK AROUND MY HOUSE PURPOSELY AND JUST LOOK AT
IT AND JUST THINK, I REALLY LIKE MY HOUSE.
I REALLY LIKE THE WAY I'VE GOT IT DECORATED.
I LIKE THE PAINT ON THE WALLS.
I LIKE THE VIEW OUTSIDE MY WINDOW.
AND I'M SUGGESTING THAT YOU ACTUALLY TAKE THE TIME TO DO
THAT, THAT YOU ACTUALLY JUST STOP RUSHING THROUGH EVERY
SECOND OF LIFE TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE JUST SO FRUSTRATED
ALL THE TIME.
LET'S STOP AND TAKE THE TIME TO ACTUALLY TAKE IN WHAT GOD HAS
DONE FOR US IN OUR LIVES.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: LET'S BE EXCITED BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HEAVEN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: LET'S BE EXCITED BECAUSE JESUS IS COMIN' SOON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
JOYCE: WELL, I'VE WRITTEN A NEW BOOK THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT
THAT I THINK IS GONNA HELP YOU EVEN MORE WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKIN' ABOUT TODAY AND IT'S CALLED "20 WAYS TO MAKE
EVERY DAY BETTER."
AND YOU'VE SENT IN SOME QUESTIONS AND GINGER'S GONNA BE
HERE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS AND WE'RE GONNA HOPEFULLY
ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
SO, YOU KNOW, GINGER, I KNOW THAT PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE NOT EASY
SO WHEN WE TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, TO ENJOY
YOUR LIFE, OR YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR LIFE, OR ENJOY THE DAY, I DON'T
EVER WANT THAT TO COME ACROSS LIKE WE THINK LIGHTLY
OF THEIR PROBLEMS.
I HAVE PROBLEMS.
YOU HAVE PROBLEMS.
SO REALLY, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ASK PEOPLE TO DO ARE THINGS
THAT WE APPLY IN OUR OWN LIVES.
GINGER: RIGHT.
AND I KNOW THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE REALLY LEARNED
FIRSTHAND.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE IT COMES FROM IS FROM WHAT GOD HAS
TAUGHT YOU.
SO, WHEN YOU'VE GONE THROUGH SOME REAL TRYING TIMES IN YOUR
LIFE, HAVE YOU SEEN GOD TEACH YOU HOW TO TAKE A DAY THAT WHERE
MAYBE YOU WOKE UP THINKING THIS IS NOT GONNA BE A GOOD ONE,
AND HAVE HIM TEACH YOU HOW TO LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY?
JOYCE: WELL, I JUST AM STILL RIGHT AT THE TAIL END OF BEING
SICK FOR ALMOST 5 WEEKS WITH A HEAD COLD, FLU, VIRUS,
TYPE THING, WHATEVER IT WAS.
AND YOU DON'T NORMALLY STAY SICK FOR THAT LONG WITH SOMETHING
LIKE THAT BUT I DID.
GINGER: AND THAT'S THE WORST WHEN YOU'RE PHYSICALLY DOWN.
JOYCE: AND I FELT REALLY UNUSUALLY BAD.
WELL, I DIDN'T ENJOY THAT AT ALL.
BUT WHEN I THOUGHT ABOUT IT THIS MORNING PREPARING TO DO THIS
PROGRAM, I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I REALLY--I STILL DID ENJOY
MY LIFE.
EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T ENJOY FEELING BAD, I STILL DID ENJOY
MY LIFE.
AND I THINK THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE--I WAS ONE OF 'EM, WE GET
SO CONVINCED THAT IF I HAVE A BAD CIRCUMSTANCE, THEN IT HAS
TO BE A BAD DAY.
BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T BECAUSE IF ANYBODY THAT'S WAITING TO HAVE
ALL THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES GOOD TO HAVE A GOOD DAY, YOU'RE GONNA
LIVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE AND MISS OUT ON A LOT OF DAYS THAT
COULD BE GOOD.
IT'S MORE HOW WE APPROACH IT AND I THINK THAT HOPE IS A LARGE
PART OF ENJOYING ANY DAY.
I MEAN, I THINK ALL THE TIME ABOUT WHAT
THE APOSTLE PETER SAID.
HE SAID, "WE'RE BORN AGAIN INTO AN EVERLIVING HOPE."
AND SO, THE GREAT THING IS I DON'T LIKE FEELIN' BAD.
I DON'T LIKE HAVIN' PEOPLE GIVE ME--THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT
I DON'T LIKE BUT I DO LIKE GOD, AND I KNOW THAT HE LOVES ME,
AND I KNOW THAT IN HIM, THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE.
SO, YOU KNOW, FIRST I THOUGHT, WELL, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A COLD.
A COLD LASTS--YOU KNOW, THE WORST PART'S 5 DAYS.
IT'LL BE OVER IN 10 DAYS.
WELL, BY THE TIME I GOT TO DAY 11 AND I STILL FELT JUST AS
BAD AS I DID ON DAY 1, I WENT TO URGENT CARE, GOT SOME
ANTIBIOTICS, TOOK ALL THOSE.
STILL WASN'T ANY BETTER.
AND SO, THEN I'M GETTING LIKE, YOU KNOW, I AM REALLY GETTING
FED UP WITH THIS.
BUT EACH DAY I WOULD SAY, I BELIEVE I'M GONNA GET
BETTER TODAY.
AND EACH NIGHT I WOULD SAY, "LORD, I BELIEVE TOMORROW
I'M GONNA FEEL BETTER."
WELL, OF COURSE, THEN WHEN YOU DON'T, IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DISCOURAGING BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS IS WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF
NEVER GIVING UP.
AND IT'S NOT REALLY OUR CIRCUMSTANCES THAT DEFEAT US,
IT'S OUR MIND, IT'S HOW WE THINK ABOUT THINGS.
GINGER: THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES IN OUR LIFE THAT ARE NOT GOING TO CHANGE.
SOME THINGS, AND SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING
ABOUT ARE--WELL, LET ME JUST START WITH ONE THAT IS SUCH
A DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCE.
AMBER, FROM MOUNT VERNON, WASHINGTON
SAYS, "EVER SINCE MY MOM'S SUICIDE, I GUESS I HAVE FELT
TOO HURT TO LET MYSELF HAVE GOOD DAYS.
HOW DO I LEARN TO TRUST GOD AGAIN?"
JOYCE: WELL, I THINK PART OF WHAT SHE'S DEALING WITH IS SHE
PROBABLY ALMOST FEELS GUILTY IF SHE IS GONNA ENJOY HER LIFE.
I KNOW THAT--I MEAN I'VE HAD SIMILAR INSTANCES WHERE I'VE
HEARD OF SOME TRAGIC THING THAT'S HAPPENED TO SOMEBODY THAT
I KNOW, AND YOU PRAY FOR THEM, AND YOU EMPATHIZE WITH THEM,
AND YOU CALL TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO.
AND THEN I'VE FELT THE SAME WAY.
IT'S LIKE, WELL, NO, YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY--I'M NOT GONNA GO OUT
TO LUNCH TODAY, YOU KNOW?
YOU ALMOST FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE A GOOD TIME.
BUT THAT DOESN'T HELP ANYBODY AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW HER
MOTHER WOULD WANT HER TO HANDLE HER LIFE.
SO, FIRST OF ALL, TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T--I THINK
A LOT OF TIMES WE TRY TO REASON OUT SOMETHING THAT'S
UNREASONABLE, YOU KNOW?
IT'S UNREASONABLE PROBABLY FOR HER TO UNDERSTAND WHY HER MOM
ENDED HER LIFE THAT WAY.
GINGER: YOU CAN'T MAKE SENSE OF IT.
JOYCE: YOU CAN'T MAKE SENSE OUT OF THAT.
IT'S LIKE, "WHY?
WHY DIDN'T WE NOTICE IT?" YOU KNOW, AND GETTING INTO ALL
THE "WHYS" ALL IT DOES IS JUST CONFUSE YOU EVEN MORE.
AND ALL I KNOW, AND I TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY, JOHN 10:10,
"THE THIEF COMES ONLY TO STEAL, KILL, AND DESTROY.
BUT JESUS SAID, 'I CAME THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE
AND HAVE IT IN ABUNDANCE TO THE FULL UNTIL IT OVERFLOWS.'"
SO, IT'S A DECISION THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE.
AND YOU KNOW POINT 1 IN MY BOOK, JUST 1 OF THE 20 WAYS THAT YOU
CAN ENJOY A DAY BETTER IS TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH GOD
ABOUT WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU.
I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WE JUST GO AROUND AND BE MISERABLE
AND WE FORGET TO TALK TO GOD ABOUT IT.
GINGER: AND BE REAL ABOUT IT.
JOYCE: YEAH.
AND DON'T EVEN BE REAL RELIGIOUS ABOUT HOW YOU APPROACH IT.
JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH GOD ABOUT IT.
AND IT'S AMAZING THE THINGS THAT YOU CAN GET FROM GOD IF YOU JUST
TALK THINGS THROUGH WITH HIM.
GINGER: 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT SAYING DON'T GRIEVE.
JOYCE: NO.
GINGER: I MEAN, THAT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
BUT BE REAL WITH GOD.
KNOW THAT HE IS THERE.
HE'S LISTENING.
HE'S A COMPASSIONATE, LOVING GOD.
AND HE DOES STILL HAVE A HOPE FOR HER FUTURE AND EVEN
FOR THIS DAY.
JOYCE: AND HOW SHE HANDLES HER LIFE NOW IS AFFECTING ALL
THE OTHER PEOPLE AROUND HER.
AND SO, WHEN WE PUT OUR HOPE IN GOD AND WE BELIEVE THAT HE CAN
TAKE CARE OF ANYTHING, THEN SHE'S NOT BEING UNFAITHFUL TO
HER MOTHER BY ENJOYING HER LIFE NOW.
GINGER: HERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION.
THIS COMES FROM CHRISTINA.
SHE SAYS, "I'M MY BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO A HAPPY DAY.
I NEED TO FIND A POSITIVE WAY OF THINKING INSTEAD OF BEING
SOMEONE WHO SOAKS IN THE NEGATIVITY AND ALLOWS IT TO
TURN ME INTO A BLACK HOLE OF UNHAPPINESS.
HOW CAN I TURN MY DAYS AROUND AND THINK DIFFERENTLY?"
JOYCE: OKAY, WELL, I THINK THAT I HAVE HER ANSWER.
I BELIEVE THAT MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THAT'S HOW WE HANDLE LIFE,
I THINK THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OURSELVES.
AND IF YOU FEEL REALLY BAD ABOUT YOURSELF, IF YOU HAVE SHAME,
IF YOU FEEL GUILTY, IF YOU FEEL LIKE A FAILURE, YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU DON'T MEASURE UP, IT MAY HAVE COME FROM CHILDHOOD.
IT MAY HAVE COME FROM SOMETHING IN SCHOOL.
IT MAY JUST BE, YOU KNOW, THE DEVIL AGGRAVATING YOU
ALL THE TIME.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE IF YOU DON'T
ENJOY YOURSELF.
AND THE MINUTE YOU START READING WHAT SHE WROTE IN I THOUGHT,
THIS IS SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS TO REALLY VALUE WHO THEY ARE
IN CHRIST.
WE DON'T--I DON'T LIKE EVERYTHING I DO, BUT I HAVE
LEARNED THAT I'M MORE THAN WHAT I DO.
YOU KNOW, GOD CARES MORE ABOUT ME THAN HE CARES ABOUT WHAT I DO
OR EVEN WHAT I'VE DONE.
AND HE KNEW THAT WE WERE NOT PERFECT WHEN HE INVITED US INTO
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
NONE OF US ARE A BIG SURPRISE TO GOD.
AND I THINK IF SHE WILL REALLY BEGIN TO VALUE HERSELF AND
RECEIVE THE LOVE OF GOD AND LOVE HERSELF IN A BALANCED WAY,
I HAVE A FEELING THE REST OF IT WILL FALL IN LINE.
GINGER: YOU'VE ASKED THE QUESTION, IF YOU COULD MAKE
THE CHOICE TO MAKE YOUR DAY BETTER, WHY WOULDN'T YOU?
SO, LET'S SAY CHRISTINA WAKES UP, SOMETHING NEGATIVE HAPPENS
RIGHT AWAY OR IT'S THE FIRST THING THAT SHE'S THINKING ABOUT,
WHAT CHOICE IS IT THAT SHE NEEDS TO MAKE TO TURN THAT DAY AROUND?
JOYCE: OKAY, WELL, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WE ARE TO LOOK AWAY
FROM ALL THAT WILL DISTRACT UNTO JESUS WHO'S THE AUTHOR
AND THE FINISHER OF OUR FAITH.
SO, I HAVE A WHOLE BIBLE FULL OF THINGS THAT I CAN THINK ABOUT
AND THOUSANDS OF PROMISES FROM GOD.
AND WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN OUR PAST THAT
HAVE BEEN GREAT AND WE CAN HAVE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.
SO LET'S JUST SAY SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS, HAVE
A CONVERSATION WITH GOD.
"YOU KNOW, LORD, THAT'S UPSET ME.
THAT'S HARD.
I DON'T LIKE IT BUT I'M GONNA DO WHAT ONE OF THE OTHER POINTS
SAYS WHICH IS DREAM BIG.
AND SO, I'M GONNA HAVE A BIG DREAM TODAY, GOD, THAT YOU ARE
ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS SITUATION.
AND I BELIEVE, JESUS, THAT YOU DIED FOR ME SO I CAN ENJOY MY
LIFE AND I'M NOT GONNA LET THIS SITUATION RUIN MY DAY."
I'LL TELL YA WHAT, WE HAVE TO TALK TO OURSELVES.
PEOPLE TALK TO THEMSELVES ANYWAY SO THEY NEED TO START SAYING
SOMETHING-- GINGER: SO, IT'S OKAY WHEN WE
DO THAT.
JOYCE: BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO DO THAT.
I SAY, "COME ON, JOYCE.
DON'T LET THAT GET YOU DOWN.
YOU DON'T--YOU KNOW GOD IS GOOD.
DON'T GET ALL WRAPPED UP IN THIS ONE THING THAT'S HAPPENED."
AND SO, I THINK THAT JUST FOCUSING ON THE GOOD THINGS.
GINGER: GOOD, GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO ANOTHER QUESTION.
LEANNA FROM MICHIGAN SAYS, "I TRY TO START MY DAYS OFF WELL
BUT THE ANGER OFTEN TAKES OVER AND OVERPOWERS A LOT OF WHAT
I HAD IN MIND.
WHAT CAN I DO TO MOVE TOWARD GETTING RID OF THAT ANGER,"
THAT'S CHANGING HER DAY?
JOYCE: WELL, I THINK THAT I'M PRETTY BIG ON LET'S FIND THE
ROOT OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I THINK SO OFTEN THERE'S
A ROOT SOURCE.
OKAY, SO WHY IS SHE ANGRY EVERY DAY?
IS, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, IS SHE ANGRY WITH HERSELF?
GINGER: WELL, SHE ACTUALLY SAYS IN THIS ONE--AND I DIDN'T
READ THIS PART SO I APOLOGIZE.
SHE'S ANGRY AT HER HUSBAND.
JOYCE: OKAY, SHE'S ANGRY AT HER HUSBAND.
WELL, IF I WERE HER, I WOULD GET MY BIBLE AND I'D GET
A CONCORDANCE.
AND TODAY REALLY YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO DO THAT.
YOU CAN GET ONLINE AND PUT IT IN, "SHOW ME SCRIPTURES ABOUT
ANGER," AND OR, "SHOW ME SCRIPTURES ABOUT FORGIVENESS."
AND YOU JUST START THINKIN' ABOUT THOSE SCRIPTURES.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT I DO BECAUSE I LOVE
JESUS, NOT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT.
I DON'T ALWAYS FORGIVE PEOPLE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE FORGIVING
THEM.
I DO IT BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S WHAT GOD WANTS ME TO DO.
THIS MORNING, SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING THAT KIND OF OFFENDED
ME, KIND OF HURT MY FEELINGS.
AND IT WAS SOMEBODY I LOVE.
I KNOW THEY LOVE ME.
SO, I'M ON MY TREADMILL DOING MY WALK AND, YOU KNOW, THE ENEMY'S
ANNOYING ME WITH THIS, "WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE MAKING FUN OF
YOU OR, YOU KNOW, THEY THIS OR THAT."
AND I JUST STARTED DOING EXACTLY WHAT I'M TELLING PEOPLE.
LOVE ALWAYS BELIEVES THE BEST.
LOVE IS NOT EASILY OFFENDED.
LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS.
AND IF PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND THE POWER IN GOD'S WORD.
A LOT OF TIMES WE JUST WANT THINGS TO KIND OF MAGICALLY
HAPPEN BUT WE DON'T DO OUR PART, THE PART THAT GOD HAS TOLD US
TO DO.
AND THE WORD OF GOD IS MORE POWERFUL THAN A PROBLEM.
IT DEFINITELY HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE US.
IT MAY NOT ALWAYS CHANGE THE DAY, BUT IT CHANGES US.
AND SO, BOTTOM LINE IS, I MEAN, THERE'S ONLY ONE ANSWER TO
HER PROBLEM.
YOU'RE EITHER GONNA STAY ANGRY OR YOU'RE GONNA FORGIVE THE MAN.
GINGER: AND THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT CAN TOTALLY
TURN YOUR DAY AROUND IS FORGIVING.
DOESN'T SAY IT'S EASY.
I MEAN, IT DOESN'T SAY THAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN INSTANTANEOUSLY BUT
LIKE YOU'VE SAID, MAKING THAT CHOICE TO DO IT WHEN YOU DON'T
FEEL LIKE.
JOYCE: YOU'RE ACTUALLY HELPING YOURSELF WHEN YOU DO IT.
I MEAN, SHE CAN LITERALLY STOP BEING UNHAPPY IF SHE'LL MAKE
A DECISION TO FORGIVE HIM.
I READ SOMETHIN' JUST YESTERDAY THAT I--THAT REALLY
IMPRESSED ME.
IT SAID, "GOD WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO FORGIVE SOMEBODY ELSE FOR
MORE THAN WHAT HE HAS FORGIVEN YOU FOR."
GINGER: WOW, YEAH.
BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE SO MUCH IN OUR LIVES THAT GOD HAS TO
FORGIVE US FOR.
JOYCE: AND THAT HELPS ME.
ON A PRACTICAL LEVEL, THAT HELPS ME.
IF I THINK OKAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY DID WAS WRONG, BUT WHAT
HAVE I DONE THAT'S WRONG?
AND GOD FORGIVES ME.
AND SO, I DO IT BECAUSE JESUS PAID SUCH A TERRIBLE PRICE FOR
OUR SALVATION AND WITH HIS BLOOD, HE PURCHASED OUR RIGHT
TO ENJOY THE LIFE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US.
GINGER: AND IN THE BOOK, YOU GIVE SOME JUST REALLY NICE
LITTLE PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS THAT ARE VERY USEFUL FOR THESE
BIG ISSUES IN OUR LIFE, AND ALSO USEFUL FOR JUST SOME OF THOSE
ANNOYING MORNINGS, THOSE DAYS THAT DIDN'T GO LIKE YOU WANTED
BUT REALLY HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS THAT WILL TURN THAT DAY AROUND.
JOYCE: YEAH, AND I'VE GOT-- GINGER: GOOD TO GIVE TO
A FRIEND.
JOYCE: YEAH, AND I'VE GOT ALL MY TEACHING NOTES FROM THIS.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW QUICK I COULD FIND ALL THESE POINTS.
BUT LIKE HERE'S ONE, BE ADVENTUROUS.
HERE'S A GOOD QUOTE FROM HELEN KELLER, "LIFE IS EITHER
A GREAT ADVENTURE OR IT'S NOTHING AT ALL."
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS, IF YOU'RE HAVING A REALLY BAD DAY,
GO TAKE A WALK.
YOU KNOW, GO--IF YOU LIKE COFFEE, GO GET A NICE CUP
OF COFFEE.
IF THERE'S SOMEBODY YOU ENJOY THAT YOU KNOW IS MORE THAN
LIKELY GONNA CHEER YOU UP--YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES MISERY LOVES TO
BE MISERABLE AND IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL, THERE ARE THINGS WE
COULD DO TO MAKE IT BETTER, BUT WE JUST ARE KIND OF ENJOYING
OUR MISERY AND WE DON'T WANT, HONESTLY, TO MAKE IT BETTER.
AND SO, THERE'S 20 DIFFERENT WAYS IN THIS TEACHING THAT
THINGS THAT YOU CAN CHOOSE.
DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
IT ALWAYS GIVES ME JOY IF I DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND BOY, I'LL TELL YA WHAT, IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE DEVIL MAD,
YOU JUST GO HELP SOMEBODY ELSE WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT,
WHEN SOMEBODY HAS HURT YOU AND YOU--SO, I JUST THINK THAT THE
PEOPLE ARE GONNA REALLY FIND A LOT OF REALLY PRACTICAL THINGS
IN HERE THAT'S GONNA HELP 'EM.
INVEST IN YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE UNHAPPY JUST BECAUSE THEY NEVER
DO ANYTHING FOR THEMSELVES.
"OH, I CAN DO WITHOUT THAT.
OH, I DON'T NEED THAT."
WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL THAT WE'RE NOT JUST BUYING INTO THE RIGHT
TO HAVE A MARTYR'S ATTITUDE, YOU KNOW?
IF SOMEBODY ELSE IS NOT DOING SOMETHING FOR YOU, THEN GO DO
SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF.
GINGER: WELL, THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS TODAY.
JOYCE: ALL RIGHT.
WELL, "20 WAYS TO MAKE EVERY DAY BETTER."
IF THERE'S 20 WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE EVERY DAY BETTER,
WHY NOT START DOING IT?
YOU CAN GET THIS BOOK TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
OF ANY AMOUNT.
THAT'S HOW MUCH WE WANT YA TO HAVE IT, AND WE TRUST YOU TO DO
YOUR VERY BEST.
OF COURSE, WE DON'T WANT YOU TO SEND IN THE SMALLEST AMOUNT
YOU CAN.
WE WANT YOU TO DO THE MOST THAT YOU CAN.
CHANGE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE DIFFICULT.
GOD CAN HELP US MAKE SIMPLE, PRACTICAL CHANGES IN OUR LIFE.
AND SO, I PRAY THAT TODAY YOU WILL HAVE AN AMAZING DAY.
EVEN THOUGH YOU MIGHT BE HAVING SOME NOT SO AMAZING
CIRCUMSTANCES, I PRAY THAT YOU WILL KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS
AND HAVE AN AMAZING DAY.
GOD BLESS YOU.
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...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
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 WANNA REALLY MAKE THE DEVIL MAD?
TRUST GOD AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE WHILE GOD IS SOLVING YOUR
PROBLEM.
JOEL OSTEEN: SO, QUIT TRYING TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT AND SAY,
"GOD, I'M GONNA TAKE THE LIMITS OFF OF YOU.
I KNOW ONE TOUCH OF YOUR FAVOR CAN 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.
NAOMI: THEY LOOK SAD AND GET DOWNHEARTED, AND THEN THEY LOOK
AT YOU--MAKE EYE CONTACT AND YOU SMILE.
AND THEY READ THAT SMILE AND THEN THEY START SMILING.
AND THEN THE KIDS ALL RUN TO YOU AND THEY SMILE.
WHEN YOU REALLY EXPERIENCE THAT, YOU JUST--YOU WOULD--YOU'RE
HOOKED.
CC BY ABERDEEN CAPTIONING 1-800-688-6621 WWW.ABERCAP.COM
ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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