ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAY BROKEN.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAY MISERABLE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN DEPRESSION, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
LIVE IN SELF-PITY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE HATING YOURSELF
AND DESPISING YOURSELF.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN REGRET, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO
LIVE IN DREAD, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR.
GINGER: AS WE WALK THROUGH EACH NEW DAY, WE ALL HAVE
QUESTIONS.
THEY'RE JUST PART OF LIFE.
BUT DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE ANSWERS FOR YOU?
GOD SAYS WHEN WE LOOK, WE'LL FIND HIM.
HE'S NOT TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING.
SO TOGETHER, WE ARE DISCOVERING LIFE'S EVERYDAY ANSWERS.
GINGER: TODAY ON "EVERYDAY ANSWERS,"
WE ARE ANSWERING A BIG QUESTION FOR MANY OF US.
HAVE YOU EVER FELT STUCK IN YOUR PAST?
LIKE YOUR FEET ARE JUST CEMENTED WHERE THEY ARE, AND NO MATTER
HOW HARD YOU TRY, YOU CAN'T GET BEYOND THOSE THINGS, THOSE
MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE, THOSE THINGS THAT PEOPLE DID TO YOU,
THE PROBLEMS IN YOUR PAST THAT ARE HOLDING YOU BACK?
WELL, JOYCE HAS TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE FACT THAT EVEN AFTER
SHE WAS GOING TO CHURCH AND WAS STUDYING THE BIBLE, SHE STILL
FELT STUCK IN WHAT SHE CALLS HER PIT.
WELL, SO WHAT WAS THE ANSWER, WHAT WAS THE SOLUTION?
SHE WILL SHARE THAT WITH US TODAY, AND TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN
BREAK FREE AS WE ADDRESS THE QUESTION, HOW CAN I GET PAST
THE PROBLEMS OF MY PAST?
JOYCE: YOU SEE MY PIT HERE, DON'T YOU?
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW ABOUT BEING IN THE PIT?
SOME OF YOU PROBABLY STILL HAVE ONE SOMEWHERE.
KEEP IT AROUND JUST IN CASE YOU NEED TO GO IN AND VISIT
FOR A DAY OR SO.
OUR PIT IS WHERE WE GO AND FEEL SORRY FOR OUR SELF, WHEN WE GO
AND REMEMBER ALL THE BAD THINGS THAT EVERYBODY'S EVER DONE
TO US.
AND THE PIT ULTIMATELY REFERS TO HELL, BUT WE CAN EXPERIENCE SOME
OF HELL RIGHT HERE ON EARTH UNLESS WE CHOOSE HEALING.
PSALM 40:2 AND 3, A WONDERFUL PROMISE FROM GOD.
"HE DREW ME UP OUT OF A HORRIBLE PIT [A PIT OF TUMULT AND OF
DESTRUCTION], OUT OF THE MIRY CLAY (FROTH AND SLIME),
AND HE SET MY FEET UPON A ROCK, STEADYING MY STEPS
AND ESTABLISHED MY GOINGS.
AND HE HAS PUT A NEW SONG IN MY MOUTH, A SONG OF PRAISE
TO OUR GOD.
MANY SHALL SEE AND FEAR (REVERE AND WORSHIP) AND PUT THEIR TRUST
AND CONFIDENT RELIANCE IN THE LORD."
DO YOU SEE WHAT THAT'S SAYING?
HE SAID, "LOOK, I WAS IN A PIT.
HE LIFTED ME OUT OF THAT PIT.
HE SET MY FEET ON A ROCK.
PEOPLE SAW IT, AND THEN THEY WANTED TO SERVE THE LORD."
COME ON, PEOPLE SAW IT, AND THEN THEY WANTED TO SERVE THE LORD.
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF AND FOR GOD, ONE
OF THE GREATEST WAYS THAT YOU CAN SERVE GOD, IS TO LET HIM
HEAL YOUR LIFE, AND THEN BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER PEOPLE
THAT IF GOD CAN DO IT FOR YOU, GOD CAN DO IT FOR THEM.
AND IF GOD DOES IT FOR YOU, GOD WILL DO IT FOR THEM.
I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TONIGHT THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAY
BROKEN.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO STAY MISERABLE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN DEPRESSION, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
LIVE IN SELF-PITY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE HATING YOURSELF
AND DESPISING YOURSELF.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN REGRET, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO
LIVE IN DREAD, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR.
GOD IS LIVING IN YOU, AND YOU CAN LIVE THE LIFE THAT
JESUS DIED TO GIVE YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, IN MY PIT--I WASN'T THIS DRESSED UP
WHEN I WENT INTO MY PIT, BY THE WAY.
'CAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SIT IN YOUR PIT, YOU CERTAINLY DON'T
WANT TO LOOK GOOD WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE.
AND I WOULD SIT THERE AND JUST HATE PEOPLE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU--IF YOU LIVE IN
A PIT FOR A LONG TIME, YOU MIGHT AS WELL DECORATE IT
AND MAKE IT KIND OF NICE, YOU KNOW, SO YOU'VE GOT
SOMETHING WHEN YOU GO IN THERE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE PICTURES IN YOUR PIT OF
ALL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU HATE, AND THEN IT'S LIKE, "UGH.
UGH...
BOY, I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID TO ME.
AND IF YOU THINK I'M EVER GOING TO FORGIVE YOU, I'M NOT
GOING TO FORGIVE YOU.
I HATE YOU."
AND THEN I COULD JUST FEEL SO SORRY FOR MYSELF.
DAVE PLAYS GOLF, AND HE DOESN'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M
GOING THROUGH.
AND WHEN I TRY TO TELL HIM, HE JUST SAYS, "CAST YOUR CARE."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "JUST CAST YOUR CARE."
AND THEN I HAD THIS BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE.
I WAS SO DUMB, I ACTUALLY REMEMBER ONE TIME GETTING OUT
A PAD OF PAPER, AND WRITING DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER EVERYTHING
THAT I THOUGHT WAS WRONG WITH MY HUSBAND.
WELL, THE LAST LIST I MADE, I MADE ONE OF EVERYTHING
THAT I THOUGHT WAS RIGHT WITH MY HUSBAND.
GOD HAS CHANGED ME, AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, HERE'S THE THING.
YOU KNOW, WE SAY, "OH GOD, YOU GOT TO CHANGE ME.
GOD, YOU GOT TO HELP ME.
GOD, YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING, YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING."
REMEMBER WHAT I SAID LAST NIGHT?
THE FIRST THING THAT JESUS SAID TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT HE
ENCOUNTERED WAS, "GET UP, MAKE UP YOUR BED, AND GO HOME."
AND WHAT HE MEANT WAS, "GET UP, GET SOME GUMPTION, SHAKE THAT
JUNK OFF, DECIDE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE LIKE THAT ANYMORE,
AND LET'S CLEAN UP THE MESS, AND LEAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT YOU
WERE EVER IN THAT KIND OF A SITUATION."
COME ON, INSTEAD OF LETTING OUR PROBLEMS TEAR US APART, LET'S
LET THEM MAKE US THAT MUCH MORE DETERMINED THAT WE ARE GOING TO
SHOW HOW GREAT GOD IS.
AMEN?
FIRST POINT TO THE HEALING OF YOUR SOUL.
YOU MUST RECEIVE GOD'S UNCONDITIONAL, PERFECT LOVE
FOR YOU.
YOU RECEIVE IT AS A GIFT.
YOU CAN'T DESERVE IT, YOU CAN'T EARN IT.
AND I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO, YOU CANNOT KEEP GOD
FROM LOVING YOU.
BECAUSE LOVE IS NOT SOMETHING HE DOES, TURNS ON AND OFF.
IT IS WHO HE IS.
YOU ARE ACCEPTED.
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND SWALLOW THIS.
GOD LOVES YOU UNCONDITIONALLY.
HE IS NOT GOING TO LOVE YOU ANY MORE WHEN YOU BEHAVE BETTER.
GOD WILL NEVER LOVE YOU ANY MORE THAN HE DOES AT THIS MOMENT
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE HE ALREADY LOVES YOU WITH A PERFECT LOVE.
GOD LOVES YOU.
"EVEN THOUGH MY MOTHER AND MY FATHER HAVE FORSAKEN ME,
THE LORD WILL TAKE ME UP AND [ADOPT ME AS HIS OWN CHILD]."
NOBODY IN HERE IS AN ORPHAN.
WE ARE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD, AMEN?
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD.
AND I THINK SOMETIMES, IT'S HOW WE SEE OURSELVES.
IF YOU SEE YOURSELF AS BROKEN, IF YOU SEE YOURSELF AS
AN ORPHAN, THEN YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE THAT.
BUT IF YOU SAY, "NO, GOD LOVES ME.
AND NO MATTER WHO DID NOT LOVE ME," INSTEAD OF TAKING IT ON
YOURSELF AND SAYING SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG WITH ME,
SOMETHING HAD--THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG.
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG IN CHRISTINE'S BIRTH MOTHER'S LIFE
THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO KEEP HER CHILD.
IT WASN'T HER FAULT THAT SHE WAS NOT WORTH HAVING.
THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG ON THE OTHER END.
BUT YOU THINK THE DEVIL TELLS US THAT?
HE DON'T TELL US THAT.
HE TRIES TO BLAME IT ON US, AND THEN MAKE US ASHAMED THAT
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH US.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PATIENCE, A LITTLE BIT
OF NOT GIVING UP.
I'M GOING TO READ YOU SOMETHING.
YOU KNOW, I'VE KEPT THESE JOURNALS I GUESS FOR 40 YEARS.
IN THE BEGINNING, I DIDN'T WRITE IN THEM EVERY DAY, BUT--AND YOU
SEE WRITTEN, ALL WRITTEN.
AND SO, THIS IS FUNNY REALLY.
DECEMBER 26, 1989.
"WELL, CHRISTMAS IS OVER, GOD IS GOOD."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "BUT FROM A SPIRITUAL STANDPOINT, I'VE BEEN HAVING
A VERY ROUGH TIME.
A LOT OF THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE THAT I'VE BEEN
SAYING, 'OH, WELL, CAST YOUR CARE, JOYCE.
IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.' BUT TODAY, EVERYTHING JUST
BLEW UP IN MY FACE.
DAVE AND I HAD A DISCUSSION THAT WASN'T GOOD."
THAT MEANS WE HAD A FIGHT.
"HE FEELS I HAVE TO HAVE CONTROL OR I'M NOT SATISFIED.
I FEEL HE'S WRONG AND BEING UNFAIR.
WE HAVE A HARD TIME COMMUNICATING WHEN WE DIFFER
IN OUR OPINIONS.
BUT TODAY WAS THE LAST STRAW, SO TO SPEAK, IN EVERYTHING I'VE
BEEN FEELING, BUT CASTING MY CARE ABOUT CAME TUMBLING
IN ON TOP OF ME.
SO, HERE IT IS, COLON."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OH, YOU HAVEN'T HEARD IT YET.
SO, NOW I'M, LIKE, GOING TO TELL THE TRUTH HERE.
"I'VE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING MY MESSAGES, AT LEAST
MUCH HARDER THAN USUAL.
I'VE BEEN HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING FROM GOD.
I'VE BEEN FEELING VERY LITTLE ANOINTING.
IT SEEMS THAT THE MORE I'VE PRESSED IN TO THE SPIRIT, THE
MORE GOD HIDES, AND IS REQUIRING ME TO GO STRICTLY ON
FAITH ALONE."
CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?
GOD WANTING US TO WALK BY FAITH.
I JUST HAD HAD TO HAVE A BREAST REMOVED BECAUSE I HAD BREAST
CANCER, AND THIS WAS LIKE MAYBE 3 MONTHS BEFORE I WROTE THIS.
SO, NOW I'VE HAD THIS OPERATION, I GOT TWO MORE TO GO FOR
PLASTIC SURGERY.
"THE ATTENDANCE AT OUR MEETINGS HAS FALLEN OFF BECAUSE OF
THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
I'VE HAD A LOT OF WEIRD FEELINGS.
MY MIND'S BEEN LAZY, I'VE BEEN BORED, I'VE BEEN DISCONTENT.
ALL OF THIS STUFF SEEMS TO HAVE JUST CAVED IN ON ME AT ONCE.
I ALSO FEEL--" YOU NOTICE HOW
MANY TIMES I'M SAYING I FEEL?
"I ALMOST FEEL THAT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO PRAY.
I REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME PRAYING.
TODAY, IT ALL SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH.
GOD, HELP ME.
I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO GO UNDER, BUT I GUESS I WON'T."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "I TRUST YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING,"
AND I UNDERLINED SOMETHING, "BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
PROBABLY YOU'RE WANTING A GREATER DEGREE OF ABANDONMENT.
WELL, I'M NOT SURE I CAN DO IT, BUT I'M WILLING TO LET YOU DO IT
IF YOU WANT TO.
DAVE ALWAYS FEELS I'M AT FAULT, IT'S NEVER HIM."
COME ON.
I JUST--I JUST GOT TO TRY TO TELL YOU SOME OF THE STUFF YOU
GOT TO GET THROUGH IF YOU'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY COMMIT, AND GO
HOME, AND TRY TO GET FROM WHERE YOU ARE TO WHERE GOD WANTS YOU
TO BE.
I'M JUST TRYING TO BE REAL WITH YOU.
"TO BE HONEST, THIS IS REALLY HARD ON MY FLESH FOR HIM
TO ALWAYS THINK HE'S RIGHT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT THEN I WROTE DOWN, "BUT I DON'T GUESS IT REALLY
MATTERS THAT MUCH ANYWAY, IT'S ALL PRIDE."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OKAY, NOW HERE COMES THE FUNNY PART.
OKAY, NOW IT GETS FUNNY.
"I'M REALLY SORRY TO HAVE TO REPORT THAT I HAVE HAD TO TELL
THE LORD TONIGHT THAT I HAVE GONE AS FAR AS I CAN GO.
I'VE BEEN TELLING HIM THIS FOR 2 YEARS, 'LORD, TAKE ME AS DEEP
AS YOU WANT TO.
I'M WILLING TO DO WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO DO.'
BUT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO ON LIKE THIS.
I HAVE GONE AS FAR AS I CAN GO.
I WANT THIS PRESSURE TO LET UP.
I WOULD LIKE SOME FEELINGS, LORD.
I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE IF I CAN GET OUT OF THIS, HE MAY NOT LET
ME OUT OF IT.
BUT I NEVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE THE ONE WHO WOULD BACK DOWN,
SO ON TOP OF ALL MY OTHER PROBLEMS, NOW I FIND THAT I AM
A SPIRITUAL COWARD."
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I WAS IN MY PIT BIG TIME WHEN I WROTE THIS.
WHEW.
WELL, LORD, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I'VE GONE AS FAR
AS I CAN GO.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I KNOW YOU SAY YOU'VE GOT THIS CALL ON MY LIFE,
GOD, BUT I JUST CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE.
YOU DEAL WITH ME ABOUT EVERY LITTLE CRAZY THING, AND DAVE
JUST NEVER HAS A--HE JUST--YOU NEVER DEAL WITH HIM ABOUT
ANYTHING.
IT'S ALL ME, ALL ME, ALL ME, ALWAYS ME, ALWAYS ME.
AND IF I COMPLAIN, YOU TELL ME IT'S PRIDE.
WELL, GOD, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT--NOW GOD,
I REALLY MEAN IT.
I JUST--I CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER.
YOU HAVE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
OKAY, WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY 'CAUSE I
DIDN'T WRITE ANYTHING IN HERE THE NEXT DAY.
BUT NOW HERE, 9 YEARS LATER, I FOUND THIS THING THAT I WROTE
HERE ON DECEMBER 26, 9 YEARS BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN THOSE 9 YEARS, BUT THIS IS WHAT
I PUT HERE.
"I WAS READING THIS OLD NOTEBOOK TODAY AND THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU
AN UPDATE."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "THINGS HAVE CHANGED DRASTICALLY.
I'M NOW ON 375 TV STATIONS, 250 RADIO STATIONS.
I TRAVEL THE GLOBE PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD.
I'VE CHANGED DRASTICALLY.
I ENJOY PEACE ALMOST CONTINUALLY.
I'VE CONTINUED ALL THESE YEARS TO HAVE DIFFERENT HEALTH
STRUGGLES, BUT IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL, GOD HAS GIVEN ME GRACE
TO DO ALL HE'S CALLED ME TO DO.
IT'S BEEN HARD AT TIMES, BUT I CAN REPORT THAT GOD IS FAITHFUL.
I HAVE FOUR GRANDCHILDREN," NOW I HAVE 11 AND 1 ON THE WAY, "AND
DANNY GOT MARRIED 6 WEEKS AGO," BUT NOW HE'S BEEN MARRIED
A LONG TIME.
"AND DAVE AND I GET ALONG BETTER THAN WE EVER HAVE IN OUR WHOLE
LIFE, AND WE LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH."
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: NOW, I ASKED THEM TO GIVE ME AN UPDATE, AND NOW WE'RE
ON 1,000 TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS, PREACHING THE GOSPEL
IN 90 LANGUAGES AROUND THE GLOBE.
BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU, TO GET FROM THERE TO HERE, I HAD TO
STOP, "I REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID TO ME.
AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT I'M GOING TO FORGIVE YOU.
I WILL PUT YOU BACK."
I'VE GOT A NEW BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE NOW, AND IT'S NOT
THIS ONE FULL OF THIS JUNK.
I KEEP A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THE AMAZING, AMAZING THINGS
THAT GOD DOES FOR ME.
AND I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING, IF YOU'RE STILL IN
THE PIT, I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU THIS IS YOUR NIGHT TO COME OUT.
WHEN JESUS WALKED UP TO THE TOMB OF LAZARUS, HE SAID, "COME OUT!"
WHEN KING--WHEN THE KING WENT AND OPENED THE DOOR OF THE FIERY
FURNACE, AND HE SAW NOT THREE MEN IN THERE THAT WENT IN,
BUT HE SAW FOUR BECAUSE JESUS IS ALWAYS WITH YOU IN YOUR FIERY
FURNACE, HE SAID, "COME OUT!" AND WHEN THEY CAME OUT, THEY
DIDN'T EVEN SMELL LIKE SMOKE.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, RIGHT NOW IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO COME OUT.
IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO STOP LIVING LIKE JESUS NEVER DIED FOR YOU,
AND START ACTING LIKE THE UNBELIEVABLE, AMAZING
HUMAN BEING THAT YOU ARE.
COME ON, GIVE GOD A PRAISE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IF YOU WANT TO--IF YOU WANT YOUR SOUL TO BE HEALED,
YOU HAVE TO RECEIVE GOD'S FORGIVENESS.
AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO FORGIVE YOURSELF.
THE BIBLE SAYS WHEN HE FORGIVES US, HE FORGETS OUR SINS, AND HE
REMOVES THEM AS FAR AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST.
YOU DON'T NEED TO SIT AROUND AND THINK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS
THAT YOU DID THAT WERE WRONG.
DON' PARK AT THE POINT OF YOUR PAIN, LET IT GO.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU DID IT 50 YEARS AGO,
OR 10 YEARS AGO, OR 5 YEARS AGO, OR THIS MORNING, OR
ON YOUR WAY TO THIS CONFERENCE.
ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU AND LET IT GO.
RECEIVE HIS FORGIVENESS, AND FORGIVE YOURSELF, AND LET IT GO.
COMPLETELY FORGIVE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HURT YOU.
WHY DO YOU WANT TO STAY MAD AT SOMEBODY THAT'S OUT HAVING
A GOOD TIME AND DON'T EVEN CARE THAT YOU'RE UPSET?
THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE.
ALL YOU'RE DOING IS HURTING YOURSELF WHEN YOU STAY ANGRY.
YOU'RE NOT HURTING THEM.
ALL THOSE YEARS I HATED MY FATHER, THAT DIDN'T CHANGE HIM.
THAT DIDN'T MAKE HIM WANT TO REPENT OR CHANGE HIM.
FORGIVE PEOPLE.
WHAT HAS GOD TOLD US TO DO REGARDING FORGIVING OUR ENEMIES?
PRAY FOR THEM.
COME ON, DON'T SIT THERE AND LOOK SO INNOCENT.
HOW MANY OF YOU ACTUALLY REALLY, SINCERELY PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE HURT YOU TO BE BLESSED?
YEAH, WELL, WE'VE GOT A FEW HOLY HANDS UP, BUT NOT VERY MANY,
LET ME TELL YOU.
YOU KNOW WHY?
'CAUSE THE TRUTH IS YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO BE BLESSED.
AND I GET THAT, AND I'LL EVEN TELL GOD THAT SOMETIMES.
YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO BLESS THEM WITH A SMACK UPSIDE THE HEAD,
BUT YOU KNOW.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT YOU BLESS AND DO NOT CURSE THEM.
TO BLESS MEANS TO SPEAK WELL OF.
TO CURSE MEANS TO SPEAK EVIL OF.
SO, THAT MEANS YOU'VE GOT TO STOP RETELLING EVERYBODY WHAT
THEY DID TO YOU OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER,
AND OVER.
YOU GOT TO ZIP YOUR LIP, PRAY FOR GOD TO BLESS THEM.
IT IS VERY HARD TO KEEP HATING SOMEBODY THAT YOU'RE PRAYING
FOR EVERY DAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL LIKE PRAYING FOR SOMEBODY TO BE
BLESSED TO PRAY FOR THEM.
YOU DO IT IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL LIKE BLESSING YOUR ENEMIES, BUT YOU
CAN DO IT IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD.
AND IT'S PERFECTLY FINE IF YOU SAY, "YOU KNOW, GOD, I DON'T
FEEL LIKE DOING THIS.
BUT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THAT I'M GOING TO DO WHATEVER YOU TELL ME
TO DO BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT YOUR WORD WORKS."
AND SO, I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE
LIVING IN THIS STUPID, UGLY PIT THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IF YOU
DON'T MAKE A DECISION THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LIVE ANGRY, AND
YOU ARE GOING TO START GETTING SO GOOD AT FORGIVENESS THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO GIVE THE DEVIL A BREAKDOWN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: LORD, HELP ME.
NO MORE SELF-PITY.
YOU KNOW, NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT IT, THERE'S
SOMEBODY ELSE IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW TONIGHT THAT'S GOT IT WORSE
THAN YOU DO.
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS, I MEAN THAT.
I'VE BEEN DOING SOMETHING THE LAST WEEK OR SO,
WEEK AND A HALF.
I DON'T KNOW HARD IT'LL GET AFTER I DO IT A WHILE, PROBABLY
HARDER.
BUT I'M WRITING DOWN TEN THINGS EVERY DAY THAT I'M THANKFUL FOR
IN MY JOURNAL, BUT I MADE A COMMITMENT THAT THEY HAD TO BE
TEN DIFFERENT THINGS EVERY DAY.
THEY CAN'T BE THE SAME THING.
IT'S GETTING PRETTY INTERESTING, BUT YOU'D BE AMAZING, I MEAN,
REALLY JUST JAW DROPPING AMAZED AT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
TO BE THANKFUL FOR IF WE WOULD JUST ACTUALLY STOP FOR A MINUTE
AND PAY ATTENTION TO THEM.
IT WOULD SO DRIVE SELF-PITY OUT OF YOUR LIFE THAT IT WOULD HAVE
NO WAY TO EVEN HOPE TO GET IN.
WHOO, I LOVE THIS, I WISH I HAD AN HOUR AND A HALF.
STOP BLAMING OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOUR PROBLEMS.
OWN YOUR OWN JUNK.
OWN IT.
I HAVE A BAD ATTITUDE, AND MY ATTITUDE BELONGS TO ME,
AND NOBODY CAN MAKE ME HAVE ONE IF I DON'T WANT TO.
OWN IT.
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.
I'M HAVING A LOUSY DAY.
WELL, I THINK IT'S YOUR FAULT.
WELL, NO, I CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE A GOOD DAY IF I WANT TO.
NOBODY ELSE CAN MAKE YOU HAVE A BAD DAY IF YOU REALLY DON'T
WANT TO HAVE A BAD DAY.
NUMBERS 21:5, THE PEOPLE GOT TIRED OF BEING OUT IN
THE WILDERNESS, THEY BLAMED GOD AND MOSES.
YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS WE BLAME, WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET
ANYWHERE.
HERE'S THE THING.
WHAT MY DAD DID TO ME WHEN I WAS A CHILD IN SEXUALLY ABUSING ME
WAS THE REASON WHY I HAD THE PROBLEMS I HAD.
BUT I HAD TO STOP USING THAT AS AN EXCUSE TO STAY THAT WAY.
COME ON, HEAR ME.
THAT WAS THE REASON, BUT THE REASON NOW BECAME AN EXCUSE
TO STAY PARKED AT THE POINT OF MY PAIN.
AND SO, I HAD TO STOP BLAMING, START REALIZING THAT ALL
PAINFUL, HURTFUL THINGS COME FROM THE DEVIL.
HE JUST FINDS SOMEBODY TO WORK THROUGH.
AND I FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET HIM BACK.
AND THE WAY YOU GET THE DEVIL BACK IS BY DOING AS MUCH GOOD AS
YOU CAN EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN,
AS LONG AS YOU BREATHE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
GINGER: WELL, ARE YOU READY?
IS IT TIME FOR YOU TO GET OUT OF THAT PIT THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN?
DO IT RIGHT NOW, START TAKING THOSE STEPS THAT JOYCE HAS
TALKED TO YOU ABOUT.
DO WHAT GOD'S WORD SAYS, AND CLING TO HIS PROMISES.
AND IF WE CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS RESOURCE, WE WOULD LOVE TO BE
ABLE TO DO THAT.
IT'S CALLED "THE PATH TO GOD'S PURPOSE."
AND AS WE SAID, IT CONTAINS ALL OF THE TEACHINGS FROM WC16.
LOOK AT THIS THING, IT IS FULL OF WONDERFUL TEACHING,
BETH MOORE, JOYCE MEYER, CHRISTINE CAINE, JOHN GRAY,
THAT Q&A THAT I TOLD YOU ABOUT ANSWERING SUCH GOOD QUESTIONS.
AND THIS WILL HELP YOU CRAWL OUT OF THAT PIT, AND IT WILL HELP
YOU GET ON THE PATH THAT GOD HAS WANTED YOU TO BE ON.
SO, CALL US RIGHT NOW.
GO TO THE WEBSITE, JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
DO IT TODAY, REQUEST YOUR COPY BECAUSE IT WILL HELP MAKE
A DIFFERENCE FOR YOU.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
WE WANT TO SEE NOT ONLY THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, BUT WE WANT
TO SEE YOU TAKE ACTION AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
RIGHT NOW, LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: WELL, IF YOU HAVE BEEN STUCK IN YOUR PAST, THERE
MAY BE SOME FORGIVENESS TO TAKE CARE OF, SO HERE ARE YOUR
RESPONSES TO A QUESTION WE ASKED: HOW HAS FORGIVING OTHERS
AFFECTED YOUR LIFE?
FIRST OF ALL, JESSICA ON INSTAGRAM SAYS, "IT HAS FREED ME
FROM GUILT, LOW SELF-WORTH, AND DESOLATION FROM OTHERS.
THE ANGER THAT I HAD TOWARDS PEOPLE IS GONE, AND NOW I SEE
THEM AS GOD SEES THEM.
I'VE FORGIVEN SO MANY THAT HAVE HARMED ME."
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE FROM TRACI.
TRACI SAYS, "FORGIVING OTHERS HAS MADE ROOM FOR PEACE
IN MY HEART.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T PRACTICE IT SOONER."
YOU MAY FEEL THAT WAY YOURSELF, "I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDN'T DO
THIS SOONER."
AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING ABOUT IF IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
IN YOUR LIFE, TRY IT NOW.
MAYBE DOWN THE ROAD, YOU'LL BE SAYING THE SAME THING,
"WHY DIDN'T I DO THAT BEFORE?" WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FORGIVENESS,
AND GETTING OUT OF THAT PIT, AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE
BEEN DEALING WITH TODAY, YOU MAY ALSO BE DEALING WITH
FORGIVING YOURSELF.
SO, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
TELL US IF YOU ARE DEALING WITH FORGIVING YOURSELF.
AND IF SO, WHY?
GO TO FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, USE #EA, AND WE WOULD
LOVE TO SEE SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS BECAUSE WE REALLY CAN
HELP ONE ANOTHER DEAL THROUGH SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
WE KNOW THAT GOD WANTS TO HELP US.
SO, ANOTHER WAY TO GET SOME GREAT ANSWERS IS MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE RIGHT HERE WITH US NEXT WEEK FOR "EVERYDAY ANSWERS."
JOYCE: I HAVE PRAYED AND I BELIEVE THAT GOD IS WORKING
IN MY BEHALF RIGHT NOW.
AND NOT ONLY WILL THAT HELP THE ANSWER COME THROUGH, BUT
HERE'S A REALLY GOOD BENEFIT.
YOU STAY HAPPY AND EXCITED IN THE MEANTIME.
GINGER: WELL, WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH, AND WE WANT YOU TO KNOW
HOW GREATLY GOD LOVES YOU.
HE WANTS TO PULL YOU OUT OF THAT PAST BECAUSE HE DOESN'T SEE YOU
THAT WAY ANYMORE.
HE'S NOT LOOKING AT YOU IN THE PLACE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN.
HE SEES YOU WHERE HE WANTS YOU TO GO, AND YOU CAN GET THERE
WITH THIS HELP.
WE HOPE TO HEAR GREAT THINGS THAT GOD IS DOING IN YOUR LIFE,
AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
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