ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE TOO BUSY? YOU KNOW WHAT?
I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE TO PUT MY HAND UP NOW.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE MINISTRY IS THE BIGGEST THAT IT'S EVER BEEN
AND GROWING ALL THE TIME, AND I WORK LESS THAN I EVER DID
BECAUSE I'M WORKING SMARTER, NOT HARDER.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
WE ALL KNOW THE STORY OF MARY AND MARTHA.
MARTHA WAS WORKING AND MARY, I'M SURE, WAS WORKING TOO UNTIL
JESUS SHOWED UP AND THEN SHE IMMEDIATELY SAT DOWN AT HIS FEET
BECAUSE SHE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY SHE DIDN'T WANT TO MISS.
AND I WONDER HOW MANY OF YOU ARE LIKE I WAS WHERE YOU ARE SO
ADDICTED TO WORK THAT YOU'RE MISSING THE REALLY IMPORTANT
THINGS IN LIFE.
LIKE, HOW MANY OF YOU ARE SO BUSY THAT YOUR CHILDREN ARE
ALMOST GROWN AND YOU BARELY KNOW THEM?
YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE OLD, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP WITH
YOUR KIDS, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE HAPPY.
AND A RELATIONSHIP JUST DOESN'T START ALL OF A SUDDEN BECAUSE
YOU'RE THE PARENT, YOU HAVE TO BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS
AND RELATIONSHIPS TAKE ONE THING AND THAT'S TIME.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: RELATIONSHIPS AREN'T BUILT ON EVEN WHAT YOU DO FOR
YOUR CHILDREN OR WHAT YOU BUY THEM, RELATIONSHIPS ARE BUILT ON
TIME, SPENDING TIME WITH THEM.
ARE YOU MARRIED TO SOMEBODY YOU BARELY KNOW?
WELL.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WONDER WHERE THIS COULD GO.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: DO YOU FIND A PLACE EVERY DAY IN YOUR LIFE TO LAUGH?
YOU SHOULD.
LAUGHTER IS A GREAT STRESS RELIEVER.
IT'S PROBABLY BETTER THAN ANY ANXIETY MEDICINE YOU COULD TAKE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: ARE YOU LONELY BECAUSE YOU NEVER TOOK TIME TO BUILD ANY
QUALITY RELATIONSHIPS?
DO YOU WISH YOU WERE CLOSER TO GOD BUT YOU NEVER TOOK TIME TO
STUDY HIS WORD OR SPEND TIME WITH HIM?
DO YOU FEEL SICK AND TIRED MOST OF THE TIME BUT TRUTHFULLY YOU
NEVER TAKE THE TIME TO SLEEP OR EXERCISE, OR REST, OR LAUGH,
OR PLAY?
WELL,YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT GOD'S GONNA MAKE GO AWAY FOR YOU.
HE'S GONNA GIVE YOU WISDOM AND HE'S GONNA GIVE YOU GRACE
AND HELP YOU MAKE THE CHANGES IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE.
I TOLD YOU LAST NIGHT THAT I LITERALLY ALMOST FELL APART
PHYSICALLY.
I WORKED SO HARD, I MADE MYSELF SICK AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT
TIMES IN MY LIFE AND WHEN YOU GET TO BE THAT KIND OF SICK
YOU DON'T GET OVER IT WITH A 2-WEEK VACATION.
IT TAKES A LONG TIME SOMETIMES TO COME BACK FROM THAT KIND OF
STUFF, AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT I FEEL BETTER NOW PROBABLY THAN
I EVER HAVE IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE I PRAYED AND GOD MADE IT
ALL GO AWAY.
I HAD TO REALLY MAKE SOME RADICAL CHANGES.
AND I TOLD YOU LAST NIGHT ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT I DID WAS
I STARTED REALLY STUDYING MY OWN LIFE AND FINDING OUT WHAT MY
PEACE STEALERS WERE.
WHAT WERE THE THINGS THAT SATAN WAS USING TO STEAL MY PEACE?
AND, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THEM WAS RUSHING.
I DON'T BEHAVE WELL.
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT DOES NOT POP OUT OF ME WHEN I AM HAVING
TO RUSH.
THEY SAY THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF FRUIT YOU GOT TILL
YOU SQUEEZE IT.
WELL, LET ME TELL YA, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE SQUEEZE OF
RUSHING, RUSHING, RUSHING, RUSHING, RUSHING.
AND SO, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
WE CAN EITHER CUT SOME THINGS OUT OR WE CAN MAKE BETTER
PREPARATIONS THE NIGHT BEFORE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALMOST ALWAYS DO NOW, IF I KNOW THAT
I'M GONNA HAVE A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME IN THE MORNING, LIKE,
I IF I HAVE TO LEAVE EARLIER, I WILL ALWAYS DECIDE THE NIGHT
BEFORE WHAT I'M GONNA WEAR AND GET IT OUT, AND LAY OUT THE
JEWELRY THAT GOES WITH IT AND BE READY SO I DON'T HAVE TO GET IN
MY CLOSET AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO WEAR.
AMEN?
AND THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TOO.
MAKE YOUR KIDS' LUNCHES THE NIGHT BEFORE, MAKE YOUR KIDS
MAKE THEIR OWN LUNCHES.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF YOU CAN DO.
EPHESIANS 5:15 AND 16 IS A COUPLE OF REALLY FAVORITE
SCRIPTURES OF MINE.
"LOOK CAREFULLY THEN HOW YOU WALK."
TAKE A CAREFUL LOOK AT YOUR LIFE.
WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE, WOULD YOU JUST TAKE 15 TO 30 MINUTES
SOMETIME THIS AFTERNOON, GET SOMEWHERE BY YOURSELF
AND JUST THINK ABOUT YOUR LIFE.
WOULD YOU TAKE A LITTLE INVENTORY OF YOUR LIFE?
DON'T JUST COME AND SIT THERE AND JUST SPECTATE AT ME AND
LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
PARTICIPATE.
GO HOME AND JUST DO A LITTLE BIT OF INVENTORY AND THINK,
"AM I HAPPY WITH MY LIFE?
DO I BELIEVE THAT I'M DOING WITH MY LIFE WHAT GOD WANTS ME TO DO?
AM I LIVING AN UNSUSTAINABLE LIFE?"
IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE SAY, "I KNOW I CAN'T KEEP THIS
UP FOREVER."
WELL, HOW ABOUT NOW BEING THE TIME THAT YOU DECIDE TO CHANGE?
HOW ABOUT NOW BEING THE TIME TO REALIZE THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE
AN INVESTMENT IN YOURSELF?
NOW IS THE TIME TO CUT OFF A LOT OF THOSE THINGS IN YOUR
LIFE THAT AREN'T BEARING ANY GOOD FRUIT ANYWAY.
"LOOK CAREFULLY HOW YOU WALK!
LIVE PURPOSEFULLY AND WORTHILY AND ACCURATELY, NOT AS THE
UNWISE AND WITLESS, BUT AS WISE (SENSIBLE, INTELLIGENT PEOPLE),
MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME [BUYING UP EACH OPPORTUNITY],
BECAUSE THE DAYS ARE EVIL."
AS I SAID, MY MINISTRY'S THE LARGEST IT'S EVER BEEN.
WE'RE BROADCASTING TO 2/3 OF THE WORLD IN
83 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: ANYWAY, I WON'T GET INTO ALL THAT BUT JUST A LOT OF
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES.
AND I'M WORKING SMARTER, NOT HARDER.
I LET A LOT OF PEOPLE HELP ME AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS DO
EVERYTHING THE WAY I WOULD LIKE THEM TO DO IT.
BUT WHICH IS BETTER, FOR ME TO LET THEM RELIEVE A LOT OF STRESS
OFF OF MY LIFE AND OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT LIKE WHAT THEY DID OR TO
KEEP INSISTING THAT I DO IT ALL MYSELF SO IT'S ALL DONE MY WAY?
I TAKE REGULAR BREAKS NOW.
I DON'T JUST GO FROM WORK TO WORK TO WORK TO WORK TO WORK.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I FINALLY FIGURED OUT?
I DON'T CARE HOW HARD I WORK, THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE WORK.
DID ANYBODY COME TO THAT POINT YET?
I MEAN, NO MATTER HOW HARD I WORK, THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE
WORK SO I MIGHT AS WELL JUST LEARN TO NOT HAVE TO WORK ALL
THE TIME BECAUSE GOD DIDN'T DO WHAT HE DID FOR US IN CHRIST.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO ME.
GOD DID NOT DO WHAT HE'S DONE FOR US IN CHRIST AND PROVIDE THE
LIFE THAT HE'S GIVEN US SO WE DO NOTHING BUT WORK ALL THE TIME.
NOW, SOME OF YOU PROBABLY NEED TO WORK A LITTLE HARDER BUT,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS OUT OF BALANCE ON EITHER SIDE.
FIVE WAYS TO DE-STRESS, LEARN TO PRACTICE
SHRUG THERAPY.
WE'RE ALL GONNA LEARN TODAY HOW TO DO SHRUG THERAPY.
MY SON BOUGHT ME A NEW COFFEE POT AND IT PRETTY MUCH DOES
EVERYTHING FOR YOU EXCEPT PUT THE POT UNDER WHERE THE COFFEE'S
COMING OUT.
IT DOESN'T DO THAT.
AND IT DOESN'T PUT THE FILTER--NOW, THERE'S A FILTER
THAT YOU CAN JUST LEAVE IN THERE ALL THE TIME BUT I DON'T LIKE
THAT ONE SO IF YOU'RE GONNA USE PAPER FILTERS, YOU GOTTA PUT
IT IN.
BUT I MEAN IT GRINDS THE COFFEE, IT DOES EVERYTHING.
SO, I RECENTLY MADE A POT OF COFFEE BUT SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER,
I DIDN'T GET THE POT ALL THE WAY UNDER, AND I LEFT THE ROOM
AND WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND IT'S A BIG POT AND SO NEEDLESS TO SAY
WHEN I CAME BACK, I HAD THIS--AND NO, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME
THAT MORNING TO MESS WITH IT.
I LOOKED AT IT, I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU THAT I DID NOT FEEL
ONE THING, I JUST WENT...
THAT IS SHRUG THERAPY.
AMEN?
NOW, I CLEANED IT UP.
I DIDN'T LIKE IT, BUT I'VE WASTED ENOUGH OF MY LIFE GETTING
IN A FULL-ON FIT.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT A FULL-ON FEMALE FIT IS?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: ALL RIGHT, I MEAN GETTING IN A FULL-ON FIT THAT I
COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT.
DON'T TRY TO CONTROL THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.
MY DAUGHTER SAYS A LOT, "IT IS WHAT IT IS."
AND USUALLY WHEN SHE SAYS IT, SHE'LL GO LIKE THIS...
HEY, THIS IS GONNA HELP YOU.
COME ON, LET'S PRACTICE.
YOU GUYS LOOK CUTE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OH WELL.
DAVE DOES IT A DIFFERENT WAY.
HE SAYS, "I'M NOT IMPRESSED."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: HE ALWAYS SAYS, "IF YOU'RE NOT IMPRESSED, YOU CAN'T
GET OPPRESSED," BUT SEE, EVEN WHEN HE SAYS THAT, THERE'S
A BODY LANGUAGE.
"I'M NOT IMPRESSED."
IT'S SHRUG THERAPY.
IT'S LIKE, I'M NOT TAKING THAT ON.
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU DON'T CARE BUT WHAT IT MEANS IS
THAT YOU'RE CASTING YOUR CARE.
AND GUESS WHAT.
GOD CANNOT AND WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF US UNTIL WE CAST
OUR CARE.
"CAST ALL OF YOUR CARE, ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS UPON ME ONCE AND
FOR ALL FOR I CARE ABOUT YOU."
THE SECOND THING THAT YOU CAN PRACTICE IS STAYING IN YOUR
COMFORT ZONE.
FIVE WAYS TO DE-STRESS, PRACTICE SHRUG THERAPY.
NUMBER TWO, STAY IN YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE NEVER DO ANYTHING DIFFICULT BUT
IT DOES MEAN THAT WE RECOGNIZE OUR LIMITS AND WE RESPECT THEM.
IN OTHER WORDS, STOP TRYING TO DO STUFF THAT YOU'RE LOUSY AT.
AMEN?
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT A MESS WE WOULD HAVE IF I WENT HOME AND
TRIED TO MAKE A PIECE OF CLOTHES OR BAKE SOME REAL FANCY DESSERT,
YOU KNOW?
I GOT THIS ITCH ON ME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND I THOUGHT OKAY,
I'M GONNA DO SOME REGULAR STUFF.
I GET LIKE THAT SOMETIMES IF I'VE JUST LIKE DONE TOO MANY
MEETINGS OR SOMETHING IN A ROW, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE, AND SEE
EVEN THAT IT'S LIKE IT'S NOT EVEN GOOD FOR ME TO JUST BE
IN A SPIRITUAL ZONE ALL THE TIME.
I NEED TO BE IN A NORMAL ZONE TOO.
AND SO, WHEN I GET LIKE THAT, IF I GET REALLY TIRED AND I JUST
OVERDOSED ON SPIRITUALITY, THEN SOMETIMES I WANT TO GET
DOMESTIC, WHICH IS A JOKE BECAUSE I'M NOT LIKE, THAT'S
JUST LIKE NOT KIND OF LIKE MY THING.
AND SO, I GOT COOKBOOKS AND I WENT OUT AND I BOUGHT, YOU DON'T
EVEN WANT TO EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY I SPENT ON SPICES.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN I GOT EVERY KIND OF SPICE THAT YOU COULD
POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
AND MY DAUGHTER'S LIKE, "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT?"
"I'M GONNA START COOKING.
IT WILL BE GOOD FOR ME TO COOK.
I'M GONNA ENJOY THIS.
IT'LL BE GOOD."
SO, I DECIDED I WAS GONNA MAKE DAVE AND I A TUNA CASSEROLE
BECAUSE WE USED TO REALLY LIKE TUNA CASSEROLE AND THAT'S PRETTY
EASY, YOU KNOW, LIKE NOODLES, SOUP, TUNA, CHEESE.
IT'S NOT HARD TO MAKE.
AND SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER THE THING TURNED OUT LIKE GLUE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT WAS BAD.
WELL,YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE SPICES ARE ALL STILL IN THE RACK AND I'VE RETURNED TO MY
COMFORT ZONE AND MY STRENGTH 'CAUSE I CAN DO THIS, I MEAN, I
NEED A BREAK FROM IT, BUT THIS IS WHERE I'M COMFORTABLE.
I'M NOT UNCOMFORTABLE UP HERE.
YOU GUYS DON'T MAKE ME NERVOUS.
I MEAN, THIS IS FINE FOR ME.
BUT I WOULD BE STRESSED OUT IF I WAS HAVING TO BAKE A CAKE
AND MAKE DAVE A PAIR OF SHORTS OR SOMETHING.
THAT WOULD JUST BE, WHOO, NIGHTMARE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT STAY IN YOUR COMFORT ZONE AND DON'T THINK YOU
HAVE TO COMPARE YOURSELF WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
MY GOSH, THAT CREATES SO MUCH STRESS WHEN WE THINK WE HAVE TO
DO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING.
AND LET MET TELL YA SOMETHING, NO MATTER WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE IS
DOING, IF THEY LIKE IT, THEY'RE GONNA THINK THE WHOLE WORLD
SHOULD DO IT.
AND IF YOU DON'T STAND UP FOR YOURSELF, YOU'RE GONNA SPEND
YOUR LIFE DOING A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT YOU HATE AND DESPISE AND
THEN FEEL BAD BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOOD AT IT WHEN IT'S NOT EVEN
WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
AMEN?
NUMBER THREE, ELIMINATE EVERYTHING FROM YOUR SCHEDULE
THAT'S NOT BEARING GOOD FRUIT.
THAT'LL TAKE ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR OF TIME FOR YOU
TO SPEND WITH YOURSELF.
ELIMINATE EVERYTHING FROM YOUR SCHEDULE THAT'S NOT BEARING
GOOD FRUIT.
ARE YOU SITTING ON A COMMITTEE THAT DOES NOTHING BUT ARGUE
AND NEVER MAKES A DECISION?
LORD HAVE MERCY.
I REMEMBER A CHURCH COMMITTEE I WAS ON ONE TIME AND THEY WOULD
ARGUE AND DISCUSS WHAT COLOR TO REPAINT THE FRONT DOOR, BORING.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND GOSSIPING OR LISTENING
TO GOSSIP?
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND LISTENING TO OTHER PEOPLE
COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF
DOING ANYTHING ABOUT?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THEY DON'T WANT YOUR HELP.
THEY DON'T WANT AN ANSWER.
IF YOU GAVE THEM AN ANSWER, THEY STILL WOULDN'T DO IT.
HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND WATCHING REALLY STUPID STUFF ON
TV OR MAYBE JUST FLIPPING THROUGH THE CHANNELS
FOR 2 HOURS AND NEVER WATCHING ANYTHING?
NOW, YOU KNOW, I KNOW SOME YOU PROBABLY REALLY LIKE REALITY TV,
BUT I DON'T LIKE IT.
I HAVE ENOUGH OF REALITY, THANK YOU.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHEN I WATCH TELEVISION, I WANT SOME FANTASY.
GIVE ME A FAIRYTALE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I WANT SOMETHING, LIKE, THAT IS NOT CONNECTED
TO THE EARTH.
I DON'T WANT TO SIT AND WATCH ANOTHER FAMILY FIGHT AND ALMOST
KILL EACH OTHER.
IT TOOK ME 40 YEARS TO COME OUT OF THAT.
WHY DO I WANT TO DO THAT?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NUMBER FOUR, JUST TURN TO THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU
AND TELL THEM, "YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE NUMBER FOUR."
I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW AHEAD OF TIME YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE
THIS 'CAUSE THE NUMBER FOUR THING THAT YOU CAN DO TO
RELIEVE STRESS IS TO EXERCISE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: EXERCISE IS ONE OF THE BEST STRESS RELIEVERS IN
THE WHOLE WORLD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW LISTEN, WE HAVE THESE LITTLE THINGS CALLED
ENDORPHINS IN OUR BODY, AND THEY'RE THE FEEL-GOOD HORMONES,
AND THEY ARE INCREASED WHEN WE EXERCISE.
ENDORPHINS MAKE US FEEL HAPPY AND WE WORRY LESS.
EXERCISE IMPROVES YOUR SLEEP AND THAT COUNTERACTS STRESS.
IF YOU EXERCISE HARD ENOUGH TO SWEAT, IT REMOVES TOXIC POISONS
FROM YOUR SYSTEM.
IT CAN LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, YOUR RESTING HEART RATE,
AND CHOLESTEROL, AND IT IMPROVES YOUR MOOD.
HMM.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I STARTED WORKING OUT AT A GYM ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO,
NOW I WORK OUT AT HOME.
WE'VE GOT A TRAINER AND FIVE OF US WORK OUT AT HOME, TWO OF OUR
KIDS, DAVE, ME, ONE OF MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAWS.
AND BUT I RECENTLY, IN THE SPRING, ADDED WALKING AND SO I
NOW WALK 4 MILES EVERY DAY IN ADDITION TO THE WORKING OUT.
NOW LISTEN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: MY CHOLESTEROL'S THE LOWEST THAT IT'S BEEN IN
PROBABLY 15 YEARS, AND I'M JUST TELLING YOU THE TRUTH, AND I'M
NOT TRYING TO PUSH OFF ON YOU WHAT I DO BUT--WELL YEAH I AM
SO I'LL JUST.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, TRUTHFULLY I AM BUT
HONESTLY I'M JUST GONNA TELL YOU.
JUST LOOK AT ME AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING, I CANNOT
BELIEVE THE ENERGY THAT I HAVE GOTTEN FROM WALKING.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT JUST SHOCKS ME THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT I
HAVE GOTTEN FROM WALKING AND IT'S NOT EASY.
I'M DOING HILLS AND IT'S NOT EASY TO DO, BUT I LOVE IT
AND I'M JUST TELLING YA, DO WHAT YOU WANT TO WITH IT.
I'M YOUR TEACHER SO I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT I BELIEVE IS GONNA
HELP YOU.
AND THERE IS A LOT OF STRESS IN THE WORLD TODAY AND WE'VE GOT
MORE COMING AT US THAN ANY OTHER TIME IN HISTORY, JUST ALL
THE LITTLE DEVICES THAT WE HAVE TO CARRY AROUND WITH US.
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T EVEN WANT TO GO TO THE TOILET WITHOUT
OUR PHONE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, HAVE ANY OF YOU WENT BACK AND GOT YOUR PHONE
AND TAKEN IT TO THE TOILET WITH YOU IN CASE YOU MISSED A CALL?
WELL, I HAVE TOO SO.
AND THE WORLD IS NOT GONNA CHANGE, IT'S JUST RAMPING UP
FOR MORE AND MORE AND MORE.
AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN REALLY HELP YOURSELF IS
REGULAR EXERCISE.
SO, DO WHAT YOU WANT TO WITH IT, THERE IT IS.
AND NUMBER FIVE, TAKE TIME TO RELAX AND DO THINGS
THAT YOU ENJOY.
TAKE TIME TO DO THINGS YOU ENJOY.
TAKE LITTLE MINI VACATIONS, EVEN IF IT'S A 10-MINUTE VACATION,
TAKE A LITTLE VACATION.
IF YOU ENJOY A CUP OF COFFEE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN TAKE TIME
TO SIT DOWN, GET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING, GO SOMEWHERE
WHERE IT'S QUIET, HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE.
IF YOU ENJOY GETTING A PEDICURE, THEN SCHEDULE WHERE YOU CAN GET
ONE ONCE A MONTH.
JUST GET AWAY FROM EVERYBODY AND GO GET ONE.
COME ON, YOU'RE WORTH 30 BUCKS, OR 35, OR WHATEVER IT IS
TO DO THAT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: LOOK AT THINGS THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL.
GET OUT IN NATURE AND TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT SOMETHING
PRETTY.
BREATHE AND ACTUALLY RELAX ON PURPOSE.
NOW, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THIS
AND THEN I'M JUST GONNA TAKE A COUPLE MORE MINUTES
AND THEN I'M GONNA CLOSE.
TODAY WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CHOICE OVERLOAD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CREATES SO MUCH STRESS
IS THERE'S SO MANY VARIETIES OF EVERYTHING THAT
NOBODY CAN MAKE A DECISION.
THERE ARE NOW IN THE GROCERY STORE 48,750 ITEMS,
IN AN AVERAGE GROCERY STORE, 48,750 ITEMS.
THERE ARE 228 KINDS OF COLD CEREAL, 67 KINDS OF OATS AND
OATMEAL PRODUCTS, 57 KINDS OF GRANOLA AND MUESLI.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 29 DIFFERENT KINDS OF M&MS.
AND I SAW THIS IN AN AD ON TV THE OTHER NIGHT, A WOMAN SENT
HER HUSBAND OUT TO GET A CAN OF BEANS.
YOU'VE SEEN IT?
SEVENTEEN KINDS OF THIS ONE BRAND OF BEANS.
BAKED BEANS, BAKED BEANS WITH BARBECUE SAUCE, AND BAKED BEANS
WITH BACON, AND BAKED BEANS WITH NO BACON AND, YOU KNOW, JUST--
I HAVE MORE CLOTHES THAN I'VE EVER HAD IN MY LIFE.
HOW CAN I STAND IN MY CLOSET AND NOT KNOW WHAT TO WEAR?
WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER, I HAD NO PROBLEM.
THE CLOSET WAS THIS BIG, THERE WERE EIGHT OUTFITS IN IT.
MONDAY WAS YELLOW, TUESDAY WAS BLUE, WEDNESDAY WAS GREEN,
THURSDAY WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
I DIDN'T GET CONFUSED OVER MY SHOES, I HAD TWO PAIR.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I DIDN'T HAVE A HARD TIME KNOWING WHAT TO WATCH ON TV
WHEN WE HAD 3 CHANNELS, BUT NOW THAT I HAVE 500, I CAN'T FIND
ANYTHING TO WATCH.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT LISTEN, CHOICE OVERLOAD.
YOU CAN RELIEVE A LOT OF STRESS IN YOUR LIFE IF YOU WILL JUST
START BEING DECISIVE.
SOME OF YOU HAVE GOT SEVERAL DECISIONS THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE
AND YOU ARE DRIVING YOURSELF CRAZY GOING BACK AND FORTH,
AND BACK AND FORTH, AND BACK AND FORTH, AND BACK AND FORTH,
AND BACK AND FORTH.
"WELL, WHAT IF I MISS GOD? WHAT IF I MISS GOD?
WHAT IF I MISS GOD?" YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HE TOLD ME A LONG TIME AGO.
"IF YOU MISS ME, I'LL FIND YOU."
COME ON, GIVE GOD A PRAISE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, ISN'T IT REALLY GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN
MINIMIZE THE STRESS IN YOUR LIFE AND THAT WE CAN ALL COUNT ON GOD
TO HELP US?
ACCORDING TO 1 PETER 5:7 WE CAN CAST OUR CARES ON HIM BECAUSE
HE CARES ABOUT US.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU THE BOOK, "OVERLOAD," AND IT'S BEING
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IT'S GONNA REALLY HELP US CONTINUE TO KEEP THESE PROGRAMS
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WE TRUST YOU TO SEND THE VERY BEST OFFERING THAT YOU CAN IN
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IT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
THOSE WHO DON'T MAYBE HAVE AS MUCH, AND THEN THOSE WHO HAVE
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THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO BE A BLESSING TO US AND TO
SOMEBODY ELSE.
WE CAN LEARN TO LIVE A JOY-FILLED LIFE INSTEAD OF
A STRESS-FILLED LIFE AND THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
MALE: SO, THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF STRESSED-OUT PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD.
ONE KIND THINKS THAT IF THEY WISH REALLY HARD, EVERYTHING
WILL JUST MAGICALLY DISAPPEAR, THE OTHER KIND ACTUALLY DOES
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
TODAY, YOU CAN BE SOMEONE WHO DOES SOMETHING.
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MALE: IF YOU DON'T HAVE GOD'S WORD IN YOU, GET IT.
FEMALE: AT ALL COST, DIG IN THE WORD AND DON'T LET GO OF IT.
AND BE IN IT CONSTANTLY.
MALE: HOW CAN I BE WHAT GOD CREATED ME TO BE, WITHOUT
THE WORD OF GOD?
IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE.
FEMALE: IT'S A SUPERNATURAL THING.
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JOYCE: WELL, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO WELCOME JOHN GRAY
TO THE 2017 LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
JOHN?
JOHN: YES?
JOYCE: YOU WERE SUCH A HUGE HIT LAST YEAR, WE ABSOLUTELY
HAD TO HAVE YOU BACK AGAIN.
JOHN: I'M SO GRATEFUL.
ST. LOUIS WAS A GAME-CHANGER FOR ME.
BEING RAISED BY STRONG WOMEN OF FAITH, WOMEN OF GOD, AND BEING
IN THAT ATMOSPHERE, I HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF WOMEN WORSHIPING GOD AND NOT
JUST THE SUPERNATURAL BUT THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION
OF THE WORD.
IT WAS AMAZING.
JOYCE: WELL, YOU'RE NOT ONLY A GREAT SPEAKER THAT BRINGS
FORTH GOOD CONTENT, BUT YOU ARE ALSO EXTREMELY FUNNY.
JOHN: YOU GOTTA LAUGH IF YOU'RE GONNA LOVE YOUR LIFE.
JOYCE: WE NEED THAT, DON'T WE?
JOHN: ABSOLUTELY.
IF YOU ARE A WOMAN THAT NEEDS JUST THAT SPARK, THIS IS
THE CONFERENCE FOR YOU.
JOYCE: WELL, JOHN, WE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU'RE BACK
THIS YEAR.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE REALLY, REALLY WANT TO SEE YOU THERE.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE THE SAME IF YOU DON'T COME.
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