ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: LET'S GO INTO ANOTHER THING THAT I BELIEVE SATAN TRIES
TO TEMPT US WITH.
WHEN WE FIND OURSELVES IN THE PRESENCE OF WORLDLY,
COMPROMISING PEOPLE, SATAN WILL TEMPT US TO BE QUIET ABOUT
OUR COMMITMENT TO GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: PERHAPS OUT OF A FEAR OF EMBARRASSMENT OR REJECTION,
BUT THE LONGER IT GOES ON, THE MORE DANGEROUS IT BECOMES TO US.
YOU KNOW WHY?
ROMANS 1:16 SAYS: "FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL
OF CHRIST."
WE CANNOT BE ASHAMED OF BEING CHRISTIANS.
NOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S OUR JOB TO GO OUT IN THE WORLD AND TRY
TO CRAM JESUS DOWN EVERYBODY'S THROAT, BUT NEITHER DO I THINK
THAT WE NEED TO BE QUIET ABOUT HIM.
AND YOU KNOW, SOMETHIN' THAT I'VE FOUND THAT WORKS REALLY
WELL FOR ME IS I JUST TRY TO BE WHO I AM WHEREVER I GO.
NOW, I USE COMMON SENSE.
I USE WISDOM.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T SAY SOME THINGS TO SOME UNBELIEVERS THAT
I MIGHT SAY TO ONE OF YOU.
BUT GOD IS JUST SUCH A PART OF MY LIFE THAT I JUST TALK ABOUT
HIM IN MY EVERYDAY CONVERSATION.
"OH, YEAH, GOD REALLY HELPED ME WITH THAT," OR, "I PRAYED ABOUT
THAT," OR YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
AND I RECALL ONE SITUATION WHERE A LADY THAT--I MEAN, SHE WAS
SOMEBODY THAT HELPED ME IN A BUSINESS SITUATION.
SHE WASN'T A BELIEVER.
AND I REMEMBER ONE TIME, HER SAYIN' TO ME, "YOU KNOW,
YOU TALK ABOUT GOD LIKE YOU KNOW HIM."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, SEE, I THINK WE CAN, IN A POLITE, RIGHT WAY,
WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE PEOPLE CURIOUS.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE IS A MAJOR PART OF MY LIFE.
AND ANOTHER THING THAT I'VE FOUND THAT REALLY HELPS IS JUST,
LIKE, IF SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT A BELIEVER TELLS YOU ABOUT
A PROBLEM THEY'RE HAVING, DON'T JUST SAY, "OH, THAT'S TOO BAD."
MAYBE YOU CAN'T PREACH TO THEM RIGHT THEN, BUT YOU KNOW,
YOU CAN SAY, "YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU."
I'VE NEVER HAD ANYBODY YET SAY, "NO, NO, DON'T YOU PRAY FOR ME.
DON'T YOU DO THAT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NOW, THERE'S A BALANCE, AND LIKE I SAID,
YOU DON'T WANNA GO AROUND JUST TRYIN' TO BE SUPER
OVER-RELIGIOUS AND MAKIN' EVERYBODY DREAD SEEIN' YOU COME.
YOU GOTTA PRAY FOR GOD TO OPEN THE RIGHT DOORS.
AND YOU KNOW, I GAVE A GOOD EXAMPLE.
I SAID, "THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF FISH IN
THE SEA, AND YOU CAN'T CATCH 'EM ALL WITH THE SAME KINDA BAIT."
SO SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA KNOW WHAT KINDA BAIT TO USE ON WHAT KIND
OF UNBELIEVER.
SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA WAIT A LONG TIME.
I REMEMBER ONE WOMAN THAT I WAS AROUND HER FOR 20 YEARS IN A
BUSINESS SITUATION BEFORE I EVER GOT A CHANCE TO PRAY THE PRAYER
OF SALVATION WITH HER.
BUT A LOT OF CHRISTIANS DON'T WANNA GO FISHING.
THEY WANNA GO CATCHING.
IF THEY DON'T GET SOMEBODY IN THE HOOK RIGHT AWAY, THEN
THEY'RE GONNA THROW IN THE TOWEL AND GIVE UP.
SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA BE WILLING TO JUST BE A CHRISTIAN AROUND
SOMEBODY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, AND MAYBE YOU CAN'T SAY
ANYTHING AT ALL UNTIL THEY SAY TO YOU, "WHAT'S DIFFERENT
ABOUT YOU?
HOW CAN YOU HAVE SO MUCH PEACE WITH ALL THIS STUFF THAT'S GOIN'
ON AT WORK?" TRUST ME, IF YOU GET OUT IN
THE WORLD AND YOU JUST BE A BELIEVER--DON'T COMPROMISE YOUR
FAITH JUST TO BE PART OF A GROUP THAT DOESN'T CARE ANYTHING
ABOUT YOU ANYWAY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SATAN HAS SCORED A VICTORY WHEN HE IS SUCCESSFUL IN
PRESENTING COMPROMISING CHRISTIANS TO THE WORLD.
BECAUSE THEN WE HEAR THE WORD "HYPOCRITE."
"YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A HYPOCRITE."
AND THE WORLD HATES THAT.
THERE'S NOTHIN' MORE EXCITING TO DEMONS THAN TO SEE A CHRISTIAN
CONTINUE OUTWARD DISCIPLINES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, LIKE GOING
TO CHURCH, TAKING COMMUNION, PUTTING A FEW DOLLARS
IN THE OFFERING PLATE, SAYING CERTAIN PRAYERS,
WHILE HIS HEART KEEPS MOVING FURTHER AND FURTHER
AND FURTHER AWAY FROM GOD.
YOU CAN GO SIT IN THE GARAGE ALL DAY, AND THAT DON'T MAKE YA
A CAR.
AND YOU CAN SIT IN CHURCH FOUR TIMES A WEEK,
AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE YOU A CHRISTIAN.
A CHRISTIAN IS NOT ABOUT WEARIN' A CROSS AROUND YOUR NECK AND
HAVIN' A BUMPER STICKER ON YOUR CAR AND HAVIN' A BIG BIBLE
AND KNOWIN' HOW TO SAY A FEW CHRISTIAN PHRASES.
IT'S WHAT IS YOUR HEART TOWARD GOD?
AND IF YOU REALLY HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD,
IT'S GONNA OOZE OUT OF YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: MATTHEW 15:8: "'THESE PEOPLE DRAW NEAR ME WITH THEIR
MOUTH AND HONOR ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEARTS ARE
FAR FROM ME.'" WE DON'T WANNA BE LIKE THAT.
DON'T JUST GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY AND NOT THINK ABOUT GOD
THE REST OF THE WEEK.
LET HIM BE THE CENTER OF YOUR LIFE AND THE MOST IMPORTANT
PERSON TO YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT A CHRISTIAN IS WHO DOES ALL THE OUTWARD STUFF BUT
HAS NO REAL HEART TOWARD GOD?
THEY'RE A PHONY.
AND THE LAST THING I WANNA BE IS PHONY.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T STAND UP HERE AND TEACH YOU GUYS THINGS THAT
I DON'T APPLY TO MY OWN LIFE.
I WAS TALKIN' TO SOMEBODY THE DAY WE GOT HERE AT LUNCH, AND I
FORGET NOW HOW THE SUBJECT CAME UP, BUT I SAID, "I SPEND
THE FIRST HOUR OR 2 HOURS OF THE MORNING NOT GETTING A MESSAGE
TO PREACH TO YOU, BUT KEEPIN' MYSELF STRAIGHT WITH GOD."
I GO TO HIM FOR ME.
I READ THE WORD FOR ME.
AND I STUDY FOR ME.
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT REALLY FIT TO LEAD OTHER PEOPLE TO CHRIST
IF WE'RE JUST A PHONEY THAT HAS LEARNED HOW TO SAY ALL THE RIGHT
WORDS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE FRUIT IN OUR LIFE.
AND SO, ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES THAT I'VE FOUND IN THE BIBLE IS
IN MATTHEW 21:18 THROUGH 22: "'IN THE EARLY DAWN THE NEXT
MORNING, AS HE," HE BEING JESUS, "WAS COMING BACK TO THE CITY,
HE WAS HUNGRY."
AND YOU KNOW, CAN I TELL YOU THAT THE WORLD IS HUNGRY FOR
SOMETHING GENUINE AND SOMETHING REAL?
I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE LOOKING.
AND IF THEY KNOW YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN, THEY ARE LOOKING
AT YOU.
PEOPLE ARE WATCHING YOU.
THAT'S WHY WE REALLY CAN'T BE PHONY.
WE'VE GOTTA BE THE REAL DEAL.
"AND HE SAW ONE SINGLE LEAFY FIG TREE ABOVE THE ROAD, AND HE WENT
TO IT BUT HE FOUND NOTHING ON IT BUT LEAVES [SEEING THAT IN
THE FIG TREE THE FRUIT APPEARS AT THE SAME TIME AS THE LEAVES].
AND HE SAID, 'NEVER AGAIN SHALL FRUIT GROW ON YOU!'
AND THE FIG TREE WITHERED UP AT ONCE AND DIED."
NOW, IT MAY SOUND SILLY, BUT I USED TO FEEL SORRY FOR THIS
FIG TREE.
I THOUGHT, "WELL--" I MEAN, I DIDN'T GET IT.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY JESUS CURSED THE FIG TREE JUST BECAUSE
IT DIDN'T HAVE WHAT HE WANTED.
HE WAS HUNGRY.
HE SAW LEAVES ON THE FIG TREE.
BUT A FIG TREE, WHEN IT HAS LEAVES, IS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO
HAVE FRUIT UNDER THOSE LEAVES.
SO WHEN HE WENT TO THIS FIG TREE TO GET SOMETHIN' TO EAT,
ALL HE FOUND WAS LEAVES.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS A LOT OF TIMES WITH BELIEVERS.
WE'VE GOT LEAVES BUT NO FRUIT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, EVEN ADAM AND EVE TRIED TO COVER UP THEIR
MESS WITH LEAVES, AND IT DIDN'T WORK FOR THEM EITHER.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND IT'S NOT GONNA WORK FOR US.
WE'VE GOTTA HAVE REAL GENUINE FRUIT.
ANOTHER THING THE DEVIL TEMPTS PEOPLE TO DO IS TO DO NOTHING
FRUITFUL WITH THEIR TIME.
JUST WASTE ALL YOUR TIME IN VAIN PURSUITS.
HE TEMPTS PEOPLE TO STAY UP LATE STARIN' AT A TELEVISION SHOW
THEY DON'T LIKE, OR WORRYIN' ABOUT THINGS THEY CAN'T DO
ANYTHING ABOUT.
SO THEN THEY MISS OUT ON THE SLEEP THEY NEED TO BE HEALTHY.
THEN THEY'RE TIRED AND THEY FEEL BAD PHYSICALLY.
SO THEY'RE MORE EASILY LED INTO TEMPTATION.
THEN THEY OVEREAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL GOOD.
SO THAT MAKES 'EM MAD BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE GAININ' WEIGHT.
NOW THEY GET EASILY OFFENDED.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON, THINGS HAVE ROOTS IN OUR LIFE.
WE CAN'T JUST LOOK AT OUR LIFE AND SAY, "HOW DID I GET IN
THIS MESS?" YOU START ASKIN' GOD TO SHOW YOU
THE ROOT OF YOUR PROBLEMS.
COME ON, THE ROOT OF YOUR PROBLEMS.
I'VE GOT AN EXAMPLE THAT I GIVE THAT I KNOW THAT REFRIGERATORS
ARE NOT LIKE THIS NOW, BUT WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MOM AND MY KIDS
WERE LITTLE, SOMETIMES I WOULD OPEN THE REFRIGERATOR AND THERE
WOULD BE A BAD SMELL IN THERE.
ANYBODY EVER HAD THAT?
IT'S LIKE, "EWW, WHAT IS THAT?" AND SO, YOU KNOW, MOVE A FEW
THINGS AROUND, MAYBE THROW A FEW THINGS AWAY, BUT SOMETIMES
THE STINK WOULD STAY.
AND THE ONLY WAY I COULD REALLY FIND OUT WHAT IT WAS, WAS TO
JUST TAKE EVERYTHING APART AND REALLY GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM
WHERE THE DRAIN WAS AT AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND A LOT OF TIMES, IT WAS BECAUSE SOMETHING HAD
DRAINED--THERE USED TO BE A DRAIN DOWN IN THE BOTTOM.
ANY OF YOU PEOPLE REMEMBER WHEN THERE WAS A--?
WASN'T IT MESSY?
YOU'D GET DOWN THERE WITH ALL THAT GUNK, AND BOY, YOU TALK
ABOUT STINKIN', BUT SURE ENOUGH, YOU'D CLEAN THAT UP,
AND IT WAS GOOD.
WELL, WHAT I USUALLY STARTED OUT DOIN' WAS I WOULD SPRAY
SOMETHIN' IN THE REFRIGERATOR, OR PUT SOME BAKING SODA
IN THERE.
AND I'LL TELL YA, WE'VE GOTTA STOP JUST SPRAYIN' SOMETHIN' ON
OUR LIVES AND THINK IT'S GONNA TAKE CARE OF ALL THE STINK.
WE NEED TO GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT'S GOIN' ON.
YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED HOW MUCH BETTER YOUR LIFE WOULD BE IF
YOU'D JUST GO TO BED AT NIGHT AND GET SOME SLEEP.
"WELL, I'M TIRED."
WELL, DOES THAT GIVE YOU A RIGHT TO BE GROUCHY ALL DAY WITH
EVERYBODY ELSE BECAUSE YOU'RE TIRED?
YOU KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER TO THAT IS?
GO TO BED.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF SICKNESS IN THE WORLD
TODAY, AND A LOT OF SICKNESS AND DISEASE, AND ONE THING WE SHOULD
MAKE SURE OF, IF WE ARE SICK, LET'S AT LEAST ASK OURSELVES,
"HAVE I CONTRIBUTED TO THIS BECAUSE I'M JUST NOT TAKING CARE
OF MYSELF?" NOW, I DON'T THINK YOU CARED
FOR THAT MUCH.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "IS IT BECAUSE I'M NOT SLEEPING?
I NEVER EXERCISE.
I LIVE ON SUGAR.
I DRINK A 6-PACK OF SODA POP EVERY DAY THAT'S FULL OF SUGAR.
I NEVER DRINK WATER.
I'VE GOT WAY TOO MUCH STRESS IN MY LIFE.
I'M WORRIED ALL THE TIME."
IF YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THEN BY ALL MEANS,
BELIEVE GOD FOR A MIRACLE.
BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO, YOU MAY NOT LIKE THIS,
BUT I CAN TELL YA SOMETHIN'.
IF WE KEEP ABUSING OURSELVES, GOD IS NOT GONNA JUST KEEP US
HAPPY AND HEALTHY.
WE NEED TO START COOPERATING WITH GOD.
WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING AND I KNOW I GOTTA GO EXERCISE
AGAIN--I MEAN, LISTEN, I HEARD MY FLESH A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO
IN THE GYM--YOU KNOW, YOUR FLESH'LL TALK TO YOU.
I WAS DOWN IN THE GYM AND I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE
TREADMILL, AND I WAS STARTIN' TO WORK OUT WITH MY TRAINER, AND I
HEARD MY FLESH SAY, "AM I GONNA HAVE TO DO THIS THE REST
OF MY LIFE?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND SO I ANSWERED IT BACK, "YES, YOU ARE."
SEE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LET YOUR FLESH PUSH YOU AROUND.
YOU CAN TALK BACK TO IT.
BECAUSE THE ENEMY WORKS THROUGH OUR FLESH.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, HERE IS A GREAT SCRIPTURE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE READY FOR THIS, BUT WOW.
THIS IS A, "WOW," SCRIPTURE.
PROVERBS 18:9: "HE WHO IS LOOSE AND SLACK IN HIS WORK,"
THAT MEANS YOU'RE LAZY.
NOT YOU.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT HERE.
"HE WHO IS LOOSE AND SLACK IN HIS WORK IS A BROTHER
TO HIM WHO IS A DESTROYER AND HE WHO DOES NOT USE HIS ENDEAVORS
TO HEAL HIMSELF IS A BROTHER TO HIM WHO COMMITS SUICIDE."
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THAT IN THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE,
PASTOR TOMMY?
SO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYIN'?
"IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,
THEN YOU'RE BASICALLY KILLIN' YOUR OWN SELF."
WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO RESPECT THE TEMPLE OF GOD.
HE LIVES IN US.
AND I'M NOT SAYIN' YOU HAVE TO BE A FULL-ON HEALTH NUT
OR SOMETHIN' LIKE THAT, BUT IF YOU'LL JUST START WITH JUST
SOME SIMPLE BASIC THINGS.
IF I STOOD HERE AND TOOK A SURVEY AND SAID, "HOW MANY OF
YOU DON'T DRINK ENOUGH WATER?" HANDS WOULD GO UP.
"HOW MANY DON'T GET ENOUGH SLEEP?"
HANDS WOULD GO UP.
"HOW MANY OF YOU EAT TOO MUCH SUGAR?"
HANDS WOULD GO UP.
"HOW MANY OF YOU FEEL BAD MOST OF THE TIME?"
HANDS WOULD GO UP.
WELL, IT'S CONNECTED.
AND HERE, AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYIN' THAT EVERYBODY WHO'S SICK IS NOT
TAKIN' CARE OF THEMSELVES.
THAT IS NOT WHAT I SAID.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS FOR IT.
BUT I AM JUST SAYING THAT WE--GOD HAS GOT A WORK TO DO
THROUGH YOU.
AND HE WANTS YOU TO FEEL GOOD.
HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE ENERGY.
HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE ENTHUSIASM.
HE WANTS YOU TO BE ZEALOUS FOR LIFE.
HE WANTS YOU TO LOVE YOUR LIFE.
GOD DOESN'T WANT US TO JUST GET UP EVERY DAY AND DRAG OURSELVES
AROUND TRYING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY.
SATAN SEEKS TO KEEP PEOPLE PASSIVE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WE INTEND TO DO THAT'S GOOD AS LONG AS WE
NEVER GET AROUND TO DOIN' IT.
GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT OBEDIENCE.
"I'M GONNA CLEAN THE HOUSE.
I'M GONNA GET OUT OF DEBT.
I'M GONNA PRAY.
YEP, I'M GONNA GET BACK TO CHURCH."
WHEN?
C.S. LEWIS SAID THIS, AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOOD:
"THE MORE A CHRISTIAN FEELS WITHOUT ACTING,
THE LESS HE WILL BE ABLE EVER TO ACT, AND, IN THE LONG RUN, THE
LESS HE WILL BE ABLE TO FEEL."
NOW, THAT'S A MOUTHFUL SO I'LL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
IF I FEEL LIKE THAT I SHOULD OR WANNA GO DO SOMETHING, BUT THEN
I DON'T TAKE ANY ACTION TO DO IT, EVERY TIME I DON'T TAKE
ACTION, THEN THE NEXT TIME, IT GETS HARDER TO TAKE ACTION.
AND FINALLY, I'LL GET TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T EVEN FEEL
LIKE I WANNA DO IT.
PASSIVITY IS PROBABLY, AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO GET
INTO THIS, BUT PASSIVITY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS DEMONIC FORCES THAT EXISTS.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE GOD HAS GIVEN US A FREE WILL.
AND A PASSIVE PERSON WAITS FOR SOME OUTSIDE FORCE TO MOVE HIM
TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT.
WHEN YOU TO FIND THE STRENGTH WITHIN YOU, WHICH IS THE POWER
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, TO GO DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE GOD WANTS YOU
TO DO.
"GOD, I BELIEVE THAT I CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO DO."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: A PERSON MAY FEEL LIKE THEY WANNA FINISH A PROJECT
THAT'S BEEN LEFT UNDONE, BUT THEY DON'T TAKE ANY ACTION.
WELL, PRETTY SOON, IF THEY KEEP THAT UP, THEY WON'T EVEN CARE
ABOUT THE PROJECT AT ALL.
WELL, THE DEVIL REALLY LIKES TO CONFUSE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT
HUMILITY IS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE TRULY HUMBLE, IT'S DANGEROUS
TO THE DEVIL.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT A HUMBLE PERSON IS ONE WHO'S JUST
LIKE WIMPY, AND WEAK, AND NEVER WILL TAKE UP FOR THEMSELVES, AND
YOU KNOW, THEY'LL JUST LIKE BE SWEET, LITTLE, WEAK PEOPLE.
AND THEY HAVE, "I'M NO GOOD, I'M NOTHING."
OH, YEAH, A LOT OF CHRISTIANS FEEL LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, I CAN GO INTO SOME CIRCLES AND SAY, I GET UP
AND SAY, "I JUST WANNA TELL YOU THAT I LOVE MYSELF."
AND MAN, THEY'RE ABOUT READY TO STONE ME AND THROW ME OUT
OF THE BUILDING.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.
I WAS ACTUALLY IN PHILADELPHIA.
A NEWSPAPER WROTE AN ARTICLE AND SAID, "MEYER SAYS
SHE LIKES HERSELF."
WELL, I WONDER IF THEY WOULD'VE LIKED ME BETTER IF I
WOULD'VE SAID, "I HATE MYSELF."
WELL, I USED TO HATE MYSELF, BUT I DON'T HATE MYSELF
ANYMORE BECAUSE GOD LOVES ME AND I'VE RECEIVED HIS LOVE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON, STOP HAVING A SELF-DEPRECIATING ATTITUDE
ABOUT YOURSELF.
"I'M NOTHING, I DON'T HAVE ANY GIFTS.
I DON'T HAVE ANY TALENTS.
I'M NOT VERY SMART.
I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I'M NOT."
NO, WHAT YOU SAY IS, "I HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST.
AND I CAN DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO THROUGH CHRIST.
AND HE LOVES ME.
AND I'M A CHILD OF GOD.
AND I HAVE GIFTS AND TALENTS AND ABILITIES.
I CAN DO THINGS THAT NOBODY ELSE ON EARTH CAN DO, AND I'M GONNA
FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE AND GET BUSY DOIN' 'EM."
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT I'VE FOUND THAT I CAN DO.
NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF I CAN'T DO, A LOT OF STUFF
I CAN'T DO.
WELL, YOU'D BE AMAZED IF YOU KNEW ALL THE STUFF I CAN'T DO.
LIKE, I AM JUST NOT GOOD WITH DIRECTIONS.
I MEAN, HONESTLY, I CAN GET LOST IN A BATHROOM.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: IF SOMEBODY WASN'T GUIDING ME AROUND ALL THE TIME,
THERE'S NOT TELLIN'S WHERE I WOULD END UP.
BUT I'D TELL YOU TWO THINGS I CAN DO: I CAN TALK
AND I CAN WRITE.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: NOW, COME ON, HELP ME TODAY.
INSTEAD OF CONSTANTLY THINKIN' ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN'T DO, FIND
WHAT YOU CAN DO AND START DOING IT WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU ARE A PRECIOUS PERSON, AND SATAN DOES NOT WANT
YOU TO LIKE YOURSELF.
HE DOES NOT WANT YOU TO LOVE YOURSELF.
HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO LIKE WHO YOU ARE, HOW YOU LOOK.
HE WANTS YOU TO COMPARE YOURSELF WITH ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE THAT
YOU THINK HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER.
CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHIN'?
THEY DON'T HAVE IT TOGETHER ANY MORE THAN YOU DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THEY MIGHT JUST BE BETTER AT HIDIN' THEIR STUFF.
WE'VE ALL GOT WEAKNESSES, AND WE'VE ALL GOT STRENGTHS.
NOW, OBVIOUSLY, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE FURTHER ALONG
SPIRITUALLY.
THEY'VE HAD MORE TIME TO PUT INTO IT OR THEY'VE BEEN MORE
OBEDIENT TO GOD.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS YOU CAN CATCH UP.
DON'T LET OTHER PEOPLE BE A THREAT TO YOU.
LET THEM BE AN EXAMPLE TO YOU.
TOMMY BARNETT IS AN EXAMPLE TO ME OF BEING A LOVER OF PEOPLE.
HE IS SO FRIENDLY AND SO SWEET AND SO KIND.
AND MAN, IF I GET AROUND JOEL OSTEEN, HE HAS AN EPITOME
OF A SMILE, AND--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, I HAVE NOT SMILED AS MUCH IN MY WHOLE LIFE
AS THAT MAN SMILES IN 1 DAY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY IS THAT WAY.
THEY ALL CRY, AND THEY'RE ALL SWEET, AND THEY'RE JUST SUCH--I
MEAN, I AM CHALLENGED WHEN I GET AROUND THOSE PEOPLE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "COME ON, JOYCE, LET'S SMILE A LITTLE MORE."
THEN I COME AND GET AROUND TOMMY.
"LET'S LOVE PEOPLE A LITTLE MORE."
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL BAD.
LISTEN TO ME.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FEEL BAD ABOUT YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU'RE
AROUND SOMEBODY THAT CAN DO SOMETHING YOU CAN'T DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OKAY, I'M GONNA SAY SOMETHIN' THAT'S IMPORTANT, NOT
LIKE I HAVEN'T ALREADY SAID SOME THINGS IMPORTANT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: TRUE HUMILITY IS KNOWING THAT YOU'RE NOTHING
WITHOUT GOD, BUT YOU'RE EVERYTHING WITH HIM.
YOU ARE AMAZING, ABSOLUTELY, PHENOMENALLY
AMAZING, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU.
AND THE ONLY THING THAT'S HOLDING YOU BACK IS YOU DON'T
KNOW IT.
BUT YOU'RE NOT AMAZING ON YOUR OWN.
WITHOUT CHRIST, YOU ARE NOTHING, LESS THAN ZERO.
BUT THROUGH CHRIST, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER GOD
WANTS YOU TO DO.
AND THEN YOU'LL GIVE HIM ALL THE CREDIT AND ALL THE GLORY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THE DEVIL WORKS REALLY HARD TO CONFUSE PEOPLE ABOUT
WHAT LOVE IS.
DON'T LET THE DEVIL TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT IN LOVE ANYMORE
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T FEEL GOOEY WHEN SOMEBODY COMES
AROUND YOU.
LOVE GOES WAY BEYOND WHAT THAT IS, WAY BEYOND.
LOVE IS NOT TALK.
IT'S NOT A THEORY, BUT IT'S ACTION.
LOVE IS SEEN MORE IN WHAT WE DO FOR PEOPLE, EVEN SACRIFICIALLY,
THAN IT IS IN ANY OTHER THING.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, WHEN I MARRIED DAVE, I'LL BE VERY
HONEST WITH YOU, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT LOVE WAS.
I'D BEEN HURT SO BAD IN MY CHILDHOOD AND ALREADY BEEN
THROUGH A BAD MARRIAGE.
HE TOLD ME HE LOVED ME AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY KNOW WHAT
LOVE WAS.
AND I MIGHT VENTURE TO SAY THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT TOO MANY
PEOPLE REALLY KNOW WHAT LOVE IS UNTIL
YOU PUT A FEW YEARS IN WITH SOMEBODY AND YOU GO THROUGH SOME
OF THE NOT-SO-GREAT STUFF, AND YOU GET WAY PAST THE FEELINGS,
AND YOU'RE STILL COMMITTED TO MAKIN' IT WORK.
DOES ANYBODY AGREE WITH ME OUT THERE, AMEN?
COME ON, GIVE GOD A BIG PRAISE.
JOYCE: WELL, THE WAY THE DEVIL DECEIVES US IS BY PUTTING
LIES AND NEGATIVE THOUGHTS INTO OUR MIND, HOPING THAT WE WILL
TAKE THEM AS OUR OWN AND JUST MEDITATE ON THEM OVER AND OVER
AND OVER.
BUT WE CAN CHOOSE TO THINK THE WAY THAT GOD WANTS US TO THINK.
ALWAYS REMEMBER, HAPPY THOUGHTS MAKE A HAPPY LIFE.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU A BOOK THAT I REALLY ENJOY.
I WROTE IT, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT BOOK, "POWER THOUGHTS."
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU CAN THINK ON PURPOSE.
AND IN HERE, WE TALK ABOUT 12 DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU CAN
THINK ON PURPOSE AND MEDITATE ON THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
ALWAYS REMEMBER, WHERE YOUR MIND GOES, YOUR LIFE WILL FOLLOW.
AND ALSO, THEN, WE'RE OFFERING YOU A DVD CALLED "FIVE LIES
THAT CHRISTIANS BELIEVE."
REMEMBER, GOD LOVES YOU VERY MUCH, AND HE REALLY WANTS YOU
TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE.
ANNOUNCER: DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE GETTING RID OF
NEGATIVE THOUGHTS?
IT'S TIME TO BUILD A POSITIVE MINDSET AND THINK THE WAY GOD
WANTS YOU TO THINK.
IN JOYCE'S BOOK, "POWER THOUGHTS," SHE REVEALS
12 STRATEGIES THAT WILL HELP YOU THINK POSITIVE THOUGHTS THAT ARE
BASED ON GOD'S WORD.
WE'RE ALSO OFFERING JOYCE'S DVD "FIVE LIES."
IN 1 HOUR OF TEACHING, JOYCE EXPOSES SOME OF THE MOST COMMON
LIES WE BELIEVE ABOUT OUR HEALTH, FINANCES, RELATIONSHIPS,
AND MORE.
OVERCOME NEGATIVE THINKING AND ENJOY THE POWERFUL LIFE GOD
INTENDED FOR YOU.
CALL US...
OR VISIT US AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
ANNOUNCER: YOUR SUMMER MAKEOVER CONTINUES RIGHT HERE ON
"ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE."
TUNE IN THROUGH THE MONTH OF AUGUST FOR SHOWS DESIGNED TO
BRING OUT THE NEW YOU.
THE SUMMER MAKEOVER, SIGN UP TODAY AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG AND TUNE
IN TO "ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE."
JOYCE: WELL, WE ARE VERY HONORED TO HAVE RUTH GRAHAM
JOINING US THIS YEAR AS ONE OF OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
AT THE LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
WELL, RUTH, BEING THE DAUGHTER OF BILLY GRAHAM, I'M SURE THAT
YOU'VE HAD LOTS OF DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES, A LOT OF WONDERFUL
ONES, AND MAYBE SOME CHALLENGING ONES.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE SHARING WITH SOME OF THE WOMEN
THAT WILL BE AT THE CONFERENCE THIS YEAR?
RUTH: WELL, I THINK SO MANY OF US FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO KEEP
MASKS ON.
WE CAN'T BE WHO WE REALLY ARE.
AND SO I TRY TO BE WHO I REALLY AM.
AND SO OFTEN, THAT GIVES PEOPLE PERMISSION TO BE WHO THEY
REALLY ARE.
AND GOD, THAT'S WHERE MINISTRY TAKES PLACE.
SO I'M EXPECTING MINISTRY TO TAKE PLACE.
JOYCE: WELL, THIS IS GONNA BE A POWERFUL WEEKEND, AND I REALLY
DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS IT.
SO, INVITE SOME FRIENDS.
REGISTER TODAY, DON'T PUT IT OFF.
EVAN: THE DNA OF WHAT WE DO SPECIFICALLY WITHIN DOMESTIC
OUTREACH IS WE'RE NOT TRYING TO PREFABRICATE OR MANUFACTURE
AN OUTREACH EVENT AND THEN BRING IT TO A COMMUNITY.
EVERY SINGLE LOCATION THAT WE DO AN OUTREACH EVENT IN HERE IN
THE UNITED STATES IS TAILORED AND CONTEXTUALIZED
TO THE FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION
THAT WE PARTNER WITH.
MYKAL: WE LEARNED REALLY QUICKLY THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY
A REALLY LARGE SPECIAL-NEEDS COMMUNITY HERE, AND FELT LIKE
THERE WAS JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO
SOMETHING UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT AND SERVE ALL OF THESE
INCREDIBLE FAMILIES.
IT'S PART OF THE CULTURE OF OUR CHURCH.
JIMMY: I JUST HAD THIS IDEA THAT "WHAT IF, INSTEAD OF SO
MUCH CONCENTRATING ON THE CHURCH SERVICE, THAT WE CONCENTRATED ON
COMMUNITY SERVICE?" AND SO THE IDEA OF RED WEEK IS
THAT WE WOULD TAKE JUST WITH THIS IDEA OF, "BEFORE WE ASK
THE COMMUNITY TO COME TO CHURCH, HOW 'BOUT WE TAKE CHURCH TO
THE COMMUNITY?" JOSH: WE UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NEVER GONNA COME THROUGH
THE DOORS OF BRIDGEPOINTE.
AND THEY JUST HAVEN'T DECIDED THAT THAT'S SOMETHIN' THAT'S
IMPORTANT TO THEIR LIFE YET.
SO, WE BELIEVE THAT AS THE CHURCH, OUR CALL IS TO GO
TO THEM.
SO THIS EVENT IS SIMPLY US BEING ABLE TO SAY THAT "WE'RE HERE,"
AND THAT "WE CARE."
EVAN: JUST BY BEING A PARTNER OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES,
YOU'RE ABLE TO BE IN NEWARK, DELAWARE WITH US.
YOU'RE ABLE TO BE IN GLEN BURNIE, MARYLAND
AND PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.
NO MATTER THE SIZE OF THE DONATION, NO MATTER THE SIZE
OF THE SUPPORT, YOU'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF
FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE GLOBE.
AND SO YOUR INVOLVEMENT HELPS YOU TO BE A PART OF EVERYTHING
THAT HAND OF HOPE IS DOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THAT'S
REALLY SPECIAL.
ANNOUNCER: YOU MEAN MORE TO US AT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
THAN YOU MAY EVER KNOW.
WE APPRECIATE YOU, AND WE THANK OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS FOR
MAKING THIS WORLDWIDE MINISTRY POSSIBLE.
TOGETHER, WE'RE FEEDING THE HUNGRY, CLOTHING THE POOR,
AND PRESENTING THE GOSPEL TO THE NATIONS.
PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG TODAY TO SHARE
YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS, FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR RESOURCES,
SEE JOYCE'S CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, AND TO 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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