ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
FEMALE: HOW DO I TRUST GOD WHEN I HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED
OVER AND OVER AND OVER?
FEMALE: HOW CAN I HAVE FAITH IN GOD WHEN I'M NOT SEEING
AN IMPROVEMENT?
MALE: I TRUST GOD BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE SO MANY FEAR
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
[MUSIC]
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WELCOME TO "ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE."
I WANNA TALK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT FAITHFULNESS.
YOU KNOW, GOD HAS A WONDERFUL PLAN FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF US AND THAT INCLUDES YOU.
WHEN WE'RE FAITHFUL TO HIM, HE RELEASES FAVOR AND BLESSING
IN OUR LIVES.
IN TODAY'S TEACHING I WANNA TALK ABOUT SOME VERY SPECIFIC AREAS
IN WHICH GOD WANTS US TO BE FAITHFUL.
THEN LATER, GINGER WILL JOIN ME AND WE WILL ANSWER YOUR
QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE SENT IN ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE
FAITHFUL IN EVERYDAY SITUATIONS.
SO STAY WITH US.
JOYCE: LET ME TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME AREAS TO BE
FAITHFUL IN.
BE FAITHFUL WITH WHAT BELONGS TO ANOTHER PERSON.
IF YOU BORROW SOMETHING FROM SOMEBODY, TAKE IT BACK IN BETTER
CONDITION THAN YOU GOT IT IN OR AT LEAST AS GOOD AS YOU
GOT IT IN.
WHEN PEOPLE TELL YOU A SECRET, KEEP THEIR SECRETS.
THAT'S PART OF BEING A FAITHFUL FRIEND.
LUKE 16:12.
BOY, LUKE, YOU'RE IN THE BIBLE A LOT TONIGHT.
LUKE 16:12: "AND IF YOU HAVE NOT PROVED FAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH
BELONGS TO ANOTHER PERSON [WHETHER GOD OR MAN], WHO WILL
GIVE YOU THAT WHICH IS YOUR OWN?"
SO GOD TESTS US MANY TIMES IN HAVING US NEED TO SERVE OR WORK
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE AND HE CHECKS OUR FAITHFULNESS TO SEE IF WE
ACTUALLY ARE THE KIND OF PERSON THAT CAN BE TRUSTED WITH
SOMETHING OF OUR OWN.
IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE FAITHFUL ON THE JOB THAT YOU'VE GOT, YOU
WON'T BE FAITHFUL EVEN IF YOU OWNED YOUR OWN BUSINESS.
IF YOU WORK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN
A POSITION OF ANY KIND OF AUTHORITY WHERE YOU HAVE
ANY DISCRETION OVER ANY OF THE MONEY, DO NOT SPEND--DON'T
WASTE YOUR EMPLOYER'S MONEY.
SPEND IT LIKE IT WERE YOUR OWN.
BE ON TIME FOR WORK.
IF YOU'RE PAID FOR AN 8-HOUR DAY, THEN WORK
AN 8-HOUR DAY, HMM.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE BENEFITS USE THEM LIKE YOU WERE
PAYING FOR THE INSURANCE.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU.
TO ME, THIS IS SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN HEAR
BECAUSE IT'S THESE LITTLE BEHIND-THE-SCENE THINGS THAT
REALLY MEAN SO MUCH MORE TO GOD THAN WHAT WE CAN EVEN
POSSIBLY IMAGINE.
ALWAYS DO WHAT'S RIGHT, ESPECIALLY IF NOBODY'S LOOKING.
TAKE CARE OF THE BUILDING YOU WORK IN LIKE IT WERE YOUR
OWN HOME.
MATTHEW 25 IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST CHAPTERS ABOUT THIS
KIND OF STUFF AND YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH IT SO I'M
NOT GONNA GO THROUGH THE WHOLE THING.
BUT IT SAYS: "A MAN WAS GOING ON A LONG JOURNEY, AND HE CALLED
HIS SERVANTS TOGETHER AND HE ENTRUSTED THEM WITH HIS
PROPERTY."
WELL, THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT GOD HAS ENTRUSTED US
WITH.
AND IT SAYS HE'S GONNA COME BACK SOMEDAY AND REQUIRE
AN ACCOUNTING OF WHAT HE'S GIVEN US.
"TO ONE MAN HE GAVE 5 TALENTS [ABOUT $5000], TO ANOTHER 2, TO
ANOTHER 1," AND I LOVE THIS, "TO EACH ONE HE GAVE IN PROPORTION
TO THEIR OWN PERSONAL ABILITY TO HANDLE IT."
GOD DOESN'T GIVE EVERYBODY THE SAME THING BECAUSE EVERYBODY
CAN'T HANDLE THE SAME THING.
AND SO WE DON'T NEED TO BE JEALOUS OF WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE
HAS.
WE JUST NEED TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT GOD'S GIVEN US AND
THEN IF WE'RE FAITHFUL IN THAT, GOD WILL GIVE US INCREASE
AND THERE WILL BE MORE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: MATTER OF FACT, I THINK SOMETIMES GOD WILL BLESS
SOMEBODY WITH WHAT YOU WANT IN FRONT OF YOU JUST TO SEE
IF YOU'LL BE JEALOUS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: DO YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG TEST OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY
TO BE HAPPY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE WHO'S GETTING WHAT YOU WANT THAT
YOU DON'T HAVE YET.
"HE WHO RECEIVED FIVE TALENTS WENT AT ONCE AND TRADED THEM,
AND GOT FIVE MORE.
HE WHO HAD THE TWO TALENTS TRADED HIS AND GOT TWO MORE.
BUT HE WHO HAD RECEIVED THE ONE TALENT
WENT AND DUG A HOLE IN THE GROUND AND HID HIS
MASTER'S MONEY.
NOW AFTER A LONG TIME THE MASTER CAME BACK TO SETTLE ACCOUNTS
WITH HIS SERVANTS."
CAN I JUST TELL YOU TONIGHT THAT JESUS IS COMING BACK AND IT MAY
NOT BE ALL THAT LONG.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: I NOTICE IN THE BIBLE, IN THE NEW TESTAMENT,
THE APOSTLES WERE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THE LORD'S COMING SOON.
BE UNSELFISH, THE LORD'S COMING SOON.
THE LORD'S GONNA RETURN SOON.
ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE THE LORD'S COMING SOON.
AND SO IN THE LAST YEAR, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL OUR CROWDS
MORE, "THE LORD'S COMING BACK SOON."
IF YOU WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE--IF I
SAID JESUS IS COMING BACK NEXT SATURDAY AND YOU BELIEVED ME, IS
THERE ANYTHING YOU'D HAVE TO CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE TO GET READY
FOR HIS COMING?
WELL, IF THERE IS, THEN CHANGE IT NOW.
BECAUSE ROMANS 14 SAYS, "EVERY MAN IS GONNA STAND BEFORE GOD
AND GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE."
WE'RE NOT GONNA GIVE AN ACCOUNT FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE.
THAT'S WHY WE REALLY SHOULD GET AROUND TO JUST MINDING OUR OWN
BUSINESS AND MAKING SURE WE'RE RIGHT WITH GOD BECAUSE GOD'S NOT
GONNA ASK ME ABOUT DAVE.
HE'S NOT GONNA ASK YOU ABOUT ME.
HE'S NOT GONNA ASK ME ABOUT THE BARNETTS.
HE'S GONNA ASK ME TO GIVE AN ACCOUNTING OF WHAT HE HAS
ENTRUSTED ME WITH.
AND I WANT TO HEAR WHAT THESE PEOPLE HEARD: "WELL DONE, THOU
GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
YOU HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL AND TRUSTWORTHY OVER A LITTLE;
I WILL NOW PUT YOU IN CHARGE OF MUCH," AMEN?
MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT ANY MORE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE AND I DON'T
KNOW THIS BUT MAYBE YOU'RE WANTING MORE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE
BUT IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT YOUR LIFE MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, YOU'RE
NOT BEING FAITHFUL WITH WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY GOT.
MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW.
AND OF COURSE, THEN THERE WAS THE ONE SERVANT WHO WENT AND HID
HIS STUFF IN THE GROUND AND HIS MASTER SAID TO HIM IN VERSE 26:
"YOU WICKED, LAZY, IDLE SERVANT!"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: GOD IS NOT HAPPY WITH US WHEN WE DO NOTHING WITH WHAT
HE'S GIVEN US BUT WASTE IT.
THE SERVANT WHO DID NOTHING LOST WHAT HE'D BEEN GIVEN.
PROVERBS 20, VERSE 6: "MOST MEN WILL PROCLAIM EACH HIS OWN
GOODNESS, BUT WHO CAN FIND A FAITHFUL MAN?"
I WANNA BE A FAITHFUL PERSON.
I WANNA HEAR THAT, "WELL DONE, THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT.
ENTER INTO THE JOY OF THE LORD."
BUT I'M NOT GONNA HEAR THAT IF I DON'T MAKE RIGHT CHOICES NOW,
AND NEITHER WILL YOU.
GOD SEES EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
HE HEARS EVERY WORD THAT WE SPEAK.
IN LUKE CHAPTER 12, IT SAYS, "WHATEVER IS HIDDEN BEHIND
CLOSED DOORS WILL ONE DAY BE SHOUTED FROM THE ROOFTOPS."
WE ARE NOT GETTING BY WITH ANYTHING.
YOUR BOSS MIGHT NOT BE LOOKING, BUT GOD'S LOOKING.
AND THAT'S WHO WE NEED TO LIVE TO PLEASE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU TAKE UP THIS SECRET WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD WHERE YOU'RE LIVING FOR HIM, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
THERE'S GONNA BE A HARVEST IN YOUR LIFE AND WHILE YOU'RE
WAITING FOR HARVEST THERE'S GONNA BE HANDFULS ON PURPOSE
LEFT FOR YOU EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: PSALM 12:1: "HELP, LORD!
FOR PRINCIPLED AND GODLY PEOPLE ARE HERE NO MORE; FAITHFULNESS
AND THE FAITHFUL VANISH FROM AMONG THE SONS OF MEN."
BE FAITHFUL WITH WHAT GOD HAS ENTRUSTED YOU WITH.
BE A GOOD MANAGER.
MANAGE YOUR MONEY WELL.
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH YOUR MONEY.
DON'T JUST BE WASTEFUL WITH IT AND HAVE NO PLAN FOR IT.
PROVERBS TALKS A LOT ABOUT PRUDENCE, AND PRUDENCE IS
SIMPLY GOOD MANAGEMENT OF OUR RESOURCES.
MANAGE YOUR FINANCES WELL.
PAY YOUR BILLS ON TIME.
DON'T BUY MORE THAN YOU CAN PAY FOR.
GIVE A LITTLE, SAVE A LITTLE, SPEND A LITTLE.
IF YOU DO IT ALL IN BALANCE, GOD WILL GIVE YOU MORE AND MORE
AND MORE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I TOLD MY STAFF THE OTHER DAY, I SAID, "DO YOU
REALIZE IF YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE TIME YOU GOT YOUR
FIRST JOB, IF YOU WOULD HAVE FAITHFULLY SET ASIDE JUST 5% OF
YOUR INCOME FROM THE FIRST TIME YOU GOT A PAYCHECK, NOT ONE OF
YOU WOULD BE UNDER FINANCIAL PRESSURE OF ANY KIND RIGHT NOW."
IT'S NOT WHAT WE DO RIGHT ONE TIME THAT MAKES
A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIFE.
IT'S DOING IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I WANT TO BE A FINISHER IN LIFE.
A FINISHER.
THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO ME.
I WANNA FINISH MY ASSIGNMENT.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAVE SOME KIND OF AN ASSIGNMENT FROM GOD.
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A PLATFORM ASSIGNMENT.
MIKE AND PENNIE SHEPARD WHO TRAVEL WITH US, I'VE KNOW THEM
FOR OVER 30 YEARS, AND THEY SERVED ANOTHER PASTOR FOR
20 YEARS THE SAME WAY THEY SERVE IN OUR MINISTRY NOW.
AND THEY SAID TO DAVE AND I NOT TOO LONG AGO--WE WERE ON A PLANE
AND THEY CAME AND SAT DOWN WITH US AND SAID, "WE JUST WANNA TELL
YOU THAT WE FEEL THAT UNLESS GOD WOULD SPEAK SOMETHING
DIFFERENTLY TO US THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO YOU AND DAVE.
UNTIL YOU ARE NO LONGER HERE, WE WILL BE FAITHFUL, WE WILL BE
WITH YOU TO HELP YOU."
NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
THERE'S A VERY FEW PEOPLE LIKE THAT ARE GONNA STICK WITH YOU
THEIR WHOLE LIFE AND I'M GLAD THAT HE'S FINISHING HIS
ASSIGNMENT WITH US.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BE FAITHFUL IN YOUR GIVING.
GIVE AND GIVE AND GIVE AND GIVE UNTIL YOU MAKE THE DEVIL SO MAD
HE CAN'T HARDLY STAND IT.
AND BE FAITHFUL IN PRAYER.
JUST KEEP AT IT AND KEEP AT IT AND KEEP AT IT.
JUST TELL THE DEVIL, "I AM NOT GONNA SHUT UP.
YOU ARE NOT GONNA SHUT ME UP.
I AM GOING TO DO THE THINGS THAT GOD HAS ASKED ME TO DO AND I'M
GONNA DO 'EM WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BE FAITHFUL IN YOUR MARRIAGE.
WHEN YOU LOSE THE GOOSEBUMPS DON'T GO GET A NEW PARTNER,
AMEN?
MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN SO FAITHFUL IN SO MANY WAYS.
I MEAN, DAVE HAS SAT IN THOUSANDS OF MEETINGS LIKE THIS,
RIGHT WHERE HE'S SITTING RIGHT NOW.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: LET ME READ YOU ACTS 20:22 THROUGH 24.
BOY, THIS IS ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE SCRIPTURES.
THIS IS PAUL: "AND NOW, YOU SEE, I AM GOING TO JERUSALEM,
BOUND BY THE [HOLY] SPIRIT AND OBLIGATED AND COMPELLED BY THE
[CONVICTIONS OF MY OWN] SPIRIT, NOT KNOWING WHAT WILL BEFALL
ME THERE."
HE'S SAYING, "I FEEL IN MY HEART THAT THIS IS
WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN I GET THERE BUT I KNOW
I NEED TO GO."
VERSE 23: "EXCEPT THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
CLEARLY AND EMPHATICALLY AFFIRMS TO ME IN CITY AFTER CITY
THAT IMPRISONMENT AND SUFFERING AWAIT ME."
WELL, I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE STOPPED TRAVELING
RIGHT ABOUT THEN.
BUT LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAID.
"BUT NONE OF THESE THINGS MOVE ME; NEITHER DO I COUNT MY LIFE
DEAR TO MYSELF, IF ONLY I MAY FINISH MY COURSE WITH JOY
AND THE MINISTRY WHICH I HAVE OBTAINED [WHICH WAS ENTRUSTED
TO ME BY] THE LORD JESUS, FAITHFULLY TO ATTEST TO THE GOOD
NEWS (OF THE GOSPEL]"
HE SAID, "I DON'T CARE HOW HARD IT IS.
I DON'T CARE WHAT IT TAKES.
I DON'T CARE WHAT IT COSTS.
I WANT TO FINISH MY ASSIGNMENT AND DO WHAT GOD HAS CALLED ME
TO DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, GOD'S WORD TEACHES US THAT A FAITHFUL MAN
WILL BE RICHLY BLESSED.
BUT YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE REALLY HONEST, SOMETIMES IT CAN BE HARD
TO REMAIN FAITHFUL.
MANY OF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT FAITHFULNESS, AND GINGER IS HERE
TO ASK ME SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE SENT IN AND,
BY GOD'S GRACE AND MERCY, I AM GOING TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM.
SO GINGER, IT'S FUN ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH FUN NOT KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE BUT SO FAR--
GINGER: THAT'S THE FUN FOR US.
JOYCE: YEAH, THAT'S THE FUN FOR YOU, BUT--
GINGER: WE HAVE SOME GREAT ONES.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH QUESTIONS ON FAITHFULNESS.
HOW MANY OF US DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS, I DON'T KNOW.
SO HERE'S A GREAT PLACE TO START.
REBECCA ASKS, "HOW DO I REMAIN FAITHFUL TO GOD WHEN HE HASN'T
ANSWERED MY PRAYERS?" JOYCE: WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
I THINK THAT WE BETTER GIVE A LITTLE UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
WHAT FAITHFULNESS IS.
YOU KNOW, FAITHFULNESS, IF I JUST PUT IT SIMPLY IS STICKING
WITH SOMETHING WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO ANYMORE, WHEN YOU DON'T
FEEL LIKE DOING IT, WHEN IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S WORKING.
AND SO THERE'S NO REAL EMOTION THAT WE LIKE TIED TO
FAITHFULNESS.
GINGER: OH, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.
SO IT'S NOT CONNECTED AT ALL TO IF WE FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE
FAITHFUL?
JOYCE: NO, NOT AT ALL.
SO HER QUESTION, HOW CAN SHE REMAIN FAITHFUL TO GOD WHEN HE'S
NOT ANSWERING HER PRAYER, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, A DELAY IS NOT
A DENIAL.
JUST BECAUSE GOD HASN'T ANSWERED OUR PRAYER IN THE TIMEFRAME THAT
WE THINK HE SHOULD OR IN THE WAY THAT WE THINK HE SHOULD, DOESN'T
MEAN THAT GOD IS NOT WORKING IN OUR LIVES.
AND SO FAITH IS FOR THE IN-BETWEEN.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ASK FOR SOMETHING AND THAT'S EXCITING
BECAUSE, OOH, I'M GONNA ASK GOD FOR THIS AND HE'S GONNA
PROVIDE IT.
AND WHEN THE ANSWER COMES, THEN THAT'S EXCITING.
BUT THE IN-BETWEEN IS THE TIME THAT YOU NEED TO BE FAITHFUL.
AND I THINK THE SHORT ANSWER TO HER QUESTION IS WE NEVER WANT TO
TIE OUR FAITHFULNESS TO GOD TO WHAT HE'S DOING FOR US BECAUSE
IF WE DO THAT THEN OUR MOTIVE FOR EVEN WANTING TO HAVE
A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS A LITTLE BIT OFF BASE.
GINGER: RIGHT, AS LONG AS YOU DO WHAT I WANT, YEAH.
JOYCE: WE SHOULD SERVE GOD FOR WHO HE IS, NOT WHAT HE
DOES FOR US.
"DELIGHT YOURSELF IN THE LORD AND HE WILL GIVE YOU THE DESIRES
OF YOUR HEART."
AND THERE ARE TESTS THAT WE WILL GO THROUGH IN LIFE WHERE WE
WON'T GET WHAT WE WANT WHEN WE THINK WE SHOULD GET IT.
AND I'LL JUST SAY THIS AND THEN WE CAN GO ON TO ANOTHER
QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, THE ATTITUDE THAT I'VE LEARNED TO TAKE AND IT'S NOT
ALWAYS AN EASY ONE, BUT IS THAT IF I DON'T GET WHAT I WANT,
GOD'S NOT EVER HOLDING OUT ON ME.
IT'S ONLY BECAUSE HE HAS SOMETHING BETTER IN MIND AND I
DON'T YET KNOW HOW TO ASK FOR THAT.
AND SO GOD IS FAITHFUL.
HE IS GOOD AND JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE HIS TIMING,
DOESN'T MEAN HE'S NOT WORKING IN OUR LIVES.
GINGER: RIGHT, OKAY, GREAT.
BETH WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, "I HAVE A CO-WORKER WHO ISN'T VERY NICE
TO ME AND IT'S EXHAUSTING ME.
HOW DO I REMAIN FAITHFUL IN SHOWING HER THE LOVE
AND GRACE OF CHRIST?" JOYCE: WELL, THE BIBLE SAYS
IN GALATIANS 6: "BE NOT WEARY IN WELL-DOING FOR IN DUE SEASON YOU
SHALL REAP IF YOU FAINT NOT."
THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE SAYS: "DON'T BE WEARY IN DOING WHAT'S RIGHT."
AND SOMETHING THAT I LIKE TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE IS THAT FIRST
OF ALL WHEN WE'RE DOING WHAT'S RIGHT WHEN IT DOESN'T FEEL GOOD
OR WHEN WE DON'T SEEM TO BE GETTING A RIGHT RESULT, THAT'S
ACTUALLY WHEN WE'RE GROWING SPIRITUALLY.
WHEN I DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND I'M GETTING A RIGHT RESULT, I MEAN,
IF I TREAT YOU NICE AND YOU TREAT ME NICE BACK AND I TREAT
YOU NICE AND YOU TREAT ME NICE BACK, THEN THAT'S NOT HARD.
I MEAN, YOU DON'T EVEN NEED CHRIST IN YOUR LIFE TO DO THAT.
SO THE THING FOR US IS BEING ABLE TO DO IT WHEN IT'S HARD,
WHEN IT'S DIFFICULT.
AND THE THING ABOUT BEING KIND TO PEOPLE THAT AREN'T KIND TO
YOU, AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS IN
THE WORLD TO DO IF YOU WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH.
I MEAN, THAT'S CHALLENGING FOR ME.
GINGER: IT IS EXHAUSTING, YEAH.
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT IS, AND IT'S HARD FOR ANYBODY TO JUST
KEEP BEING KIND TO SOMEBODY.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE EVER JUST LET PEOPLE WALK
ALL OVER US.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR THEM.
BUT ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT FAITHFULNESS, THE BOTTOM LINE
ANSWER IS WE DO IT FOR GOD, WE DON'T DO IT FOR PEOPLE.
AND WE DO IT FOR HIM NOT BECAUSE OF WHAT WE GET OUT OF IT, BUT
JUST BECAUSE HE'S ASKED US TO.
JESUS SAID, "IF YOU LOVE ME YOU WILL OBEY ME."
GINGER: YEAH, THAT'S GOOD TO REMEMBER, ESPECIALLY DURING
THOSE TOUGH TIMES.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS DEALING WITH
FAITHFULNESS ARE GOING TO HAVE SIMILAR THEMES IN THEIR ANSWERS
BUT DEALING WITH DIFFERENT SITUATIONS ARE VERY HELPFUL.
YOU'RE JUST SO PRACTICAL AND THAT HELPS.
TARA WOULD LIKE JUST TO ASK: "THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT
THE FLESH IS WEAK.
HOW DO I REMAIN FAITHFUL IN MY COMMITMENTS WHEN I'M SO TIRED
AND BUSY?" JOYCE: WELL, FIRST THING,
I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO USE A LITTLE MORE WISDOM IN WHAT
WE COMMIT TO.
I THINK THAT WE DON'T SPEND ENOUGH TIME REALLY THINKING
THROUGH WHAT A COMMITMENT IS GOING TO TAKE.
A VERY POPULAR MUSIC ARTIST THAT I KNOW SAID TO ME ONE TIME--I
ASKED HER HOW--WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE GET ASKED TO DO IN MINISTRY AND HOW
DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONES TO SAY "YES" TO AND WHICH ONES TO SAY
"NO" TO.
WELL, IT MAY NOT BE MINISTRY FOR EVERYBODY, BUT EVERYBODY GOES
THROUGH THE SAME THING.
WHAT DO I SAY "YES" TO, WHAT DO I SAY "NO" TO?
AND THE APOSTLE PAUL CLEARLY SAID, "OUR YES SHOULD BE YES,
AND OUR NO SHOULD BE NO."
SO WE NEED TO SAY "YES" TO WHAT GOD'S SAYING "YES" TO, "NO" TO
WHAT HE'S SAYING "NO" TO.
BUT WHEN WE SAY "YES," WE NEED TO STICK TO IT.
KEEPING OUR WORD IS VERY IMPORTANT, OR AT LEAST GOING
BACK AND SAYING, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I JUST MADE A MISTAKE IN COMMITTING TO THIS," BUT WE
CAN'T JUST IGNORE THE COMMITMENT.
BUT SHE SAID SOMETHING TO ME THAT I THOUGHT WAS VERY,
VERY WISE.
SHE SAID, "WHEN I'M ASKED TO GO DO SOMETHING," SHE SAID, "I TAKE
THE TIME TO REALLY THINK THROUGH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE
FOR ME TO DO THAT."
NOW FOR US, BECAUSE IT INVOLVES TRAVEL, YOU KNOW, IT'S WISE TO
THINK THROUGH, OKAY, HOW LONG AM I GOING TO BE THERE, HOW LONG AM
I GONNA GET TO SPEAK?
HOW MUCH FRUIT IS THERE GONNA BE COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT
THAT I PUT INTO IT?
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO IN LIFE, NO MATTER WHAT
AREA OF LIFE YOU'RE LOOKING AT, IS WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON
STUFF THAT DOESN'T PRODUCE VERY MUCH IN OUR LIVES.
AND I THINK IT'S WISE TO START LOOKING AT IS THE TIME I'M
PUTTING INTO THIS WORTH WHAT I'M ACTUALLY REAPING OUT OF THIS IN
THE LONG RUN?
AND SO, YES, WHEN YOU'RE TIRED AND YOU'RE OVER-COMMITTED,
IT'S VERY HARD TO BE FAITHFUL TO SOMETHING.
SO I THINK A GOOD THING IS, IS TO ALWAYS TAKE A LITTLE
INVENTORY OF YOUR LIFE AND FIND OUT IF WHAT YOU ONCE WERE
COMMITTED TO DOING, IS THAT EVEN SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO KEEP DOING?
NOW, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT NOT KEEPING YOUR WORD BUT I'M SAYING
THAT COMMITMENTS CHANGE, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, A MARRIAGE COMMITMENT DOESN'T CHANGE,
YOUR COMMITMENT TO GOD DOESN'T CHANGE, BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST
EVEN, LIKE, IN MINISTRY, YOU KNOW, WE MAKE CHANGES IN OUR
MINISTRY ALL THE TIME BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE REALLY ADAMANT
ABOUT DOING 5 YEARS AGO, WE FIND IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE
DOING NOW AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS UP FRONT.
WE GIVE EXPLANATIONS BUT I THINK MAYBE SHE JUST NEEDS TO RELOOK
AT HER WHOLE LIFE AND SEE WHAT SHE CAN REARRANGE 'CAUSE I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT GOD CALLS ANY OF US TO A LIFE THAT LEAVES US
MISERABLE AND EXHAUSTED ALL THE TIME.
GINGER: RIGHT.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, WE'RE TO BE FAITHFUL IN OUR COMMITMENTS.
WE KEEP OUR WORD.
WE HAVE INTEGRITY.
BUT BEFORE WE OVER-EXTEND OURSELVES MOVING FORWARD,
WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE SAYING "YES" TO.
JOYCE: AND IF YOU FIND THAT YOU JUST SAID "YES" TO SOMETHING
THAT YOU REALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID "YES" TO, THEN I THINK YOU
CAN STILL CORRECT THAT BUT YOU GO BACK TO THE PERSON IN
HONESTY, RATHER THAN IGNORING IT, YOU GO BACK AND SAY,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I SAID I WOULD DO THIS BUT I JUST REALLY MADE A MISTAKE.
IT'S, LIKE, IT'S NOT WORKING FOR ME.
I SHOULD HAVE SAID 'NO' AND I DIDN'T."
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE SAY "YES" TO THINGS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO GET MAD AT US, WE DON'T WANNA DISAPPOINT THEM.
AND I JUST FIND THAT WHEN YOU'RE HONEST WITH PEOPLE, THEY CAN
HANDLE A LOT OF STUFF.
BUT IF YOU JUST IGNORE COMMITMENTS THEN
THAT'S A PROBLEM.
GINGER: YEAH, ALL RIGHT, VERY HELPFUL.
THANK YOU.
THIS IS A GREAT QUESTION FROM THE UK: "HOW CAN I BE FAITHFUL
IN MY BIBLE READING AND PRAYER TIME WITHOUT BEING MOTIVATED BY
GUILT, OBLIGATION, OR EVEN SELFISH REASONS?"
JOYCE: WELL, I THINK THAT THERE'S NO REASON TO EVER FEEL
GUILTY ABOUT NOT STUDYING THE BIBLE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT
DOING IT FOR GOD.
I MEAN, HE GOT THAT ACROSS TO ME YEARS AGO.
HE WAS, LIKE, "STOP TRYING TO STUDY BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE
DOING ME A FAVOR."
YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE BIBLE IS SOMETHING THAT'S
GOING TO HELP US.
IT'S GONNA HELP US LIVE BETTER LIVES.
I MEAN, IT'S REALLY A GUIDE BOOK FOR LIFE.
SO WE GO--WE STUDY BECAUSE WE WANT TO.
I THINK THERE'S TOO MUCH "HAVE TO" THINKING IN OUR MINDS.
"I HAVE TO CLEAN MY HOUSE.
I HAVE TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.
I HAVE TO READ MY BIBLE.
I HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH."
WELL, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY OF THAT.
WE DO IT BECAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE A GOOD RESULT.
NOW, I THINK PART OF HER QUESTION WAS HOW CAN I DO IT
WITHOUT HAVING A SELFISH MOTIVE.
I'M NOT 100% SURE WHAT SHE MEANS BUT IT'S NOT SELFISH TO
WANT GOD'S WILL IN YOUR LIFE.
AND IT'S NOT SELFISH TO WANT TO HAVE A GOOD LIFE.
AND SO I SPEND TIME DAILY IN THE WORD WHETHER IT'S READING OR
THINKING ABOUT PORTIONS OF THE WORD OR TALKING TO SOMEBODY
ELSE ABOUT THE WORD.
I DO IT ON A REGULAR BASIS, NUMBER ONE, BECAUSE GOD ASKED ME
TO AND I KNOW THAT ANYTHING HE ASKS ME TO DO IS ALWAYS GONNA BE
FOR MY BENEFIT.
AND NUMBER TWO, IT'S LIKE EATING FOOD.
YOU KNOW, THE WORD OF GOD IS WHAT KEEPS US STRONG
SPIRITUALLY.
JUST LIKE WE EAT FOOD TO STAY STRONG PHYSICALLY, WE NEED
THE WORD OF GOD TO STAY STRONG SPIRITUALLY.
AND THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY, SO MANY
STRESSORS AND PRESSURES AND PROBLEMS AND THINGS THAT YOU
WEREN'T EXPECTING THAT YOU DON'T LIKE.
AND YOU CAN'T WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND THEN TRY TO,
"OOH, MAN, I'M GONNA GO GET STUDIED UP SO I CAN HANDLE
THIS."
THEN IT'S TOO LATE.
SO WE NEED TO--WE NEED TO STAY STRONG IN OUR LIFE.
AND THE WAY TO DO THAT IS TO HAVE A STEADY DIET OF
THE WORD OF GOD.
BUT FEELING GUILTY ABOUT NOT DOING IT, YOU DO IT BECAUSE YOU
NEED TO, NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING GOD A FAVOR.
GINGER: YEAH, SO YOUR FAITHFULNESS IS IN HELPING SEE
YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL GROWTH, IT'S IN WHAT GOD WANTS FOR YOU.
IT'S NOT AN OBLIGATION.
JOYCE: YEAH, I NEED IT.
I MEAN, I NEED--YOU WOULD NOT LIKE ME WITHOUT THE WORD
EVERY DAY.
GINGER: ME EITHER, YEAH.
JOYCE: I NEED THE WORD EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE.
SO I HOPE SOME OF THESE ANSWERS HAVE HELPED.
GINGER: VERY HELPFUL, THANK YOU.
JOYCE: WELL, TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU A BOOK THAT
I REALLY LOVE.
'COURSE, I LIKE ALL OF 'EM; I WOULDN'T WRITE 'EM IF I DIDN'T.
BUT "SEIZE THE DAY" IS A BOOK THAT I HAD ON MY HEART FOR QUITE
A WHILE TO WRITE AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THAT
WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME, WASTED TIME, AND THAT WE--SOMETIMES,
YOU CAN JUST SPIN YOUR WHEELS DOING THE WRONG THING AND YOU
PUT OFF DOING THE RIGHT THING UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE TO EVEN
DO IT.
AND I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO LIVE WITH REGRET.
I DON'T WANT MYSELF OR ANY OF YOU TO COME TO A PLACE IN YOUR
LIFE WHERE YOU LOOK BACK AND YOU SAY, "ALL I HAVE IS REGRET."
AND THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN AVOID THAT IS IF YOU REALLY MAKE
EVERY DAY IN YOUR LIFE COUNT.
I THINK YOU REALLY WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS BOOK, AND IT COMES
WITH A STUDY GUIDE SO THAT MEANS YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN BIBLE.
YOU CAN START MAKING EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE COUNT AND YOU CAN
STOP WASTING YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY AND GOD BLESS YOU.
ANNOUNCER: TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING TWO RESOURCES THAT'LL
ENCOURAGE YOU TO LIVE EVERY DAY TO THE FULLEST.
IN JOYCE'S BOOK, "SEIZE THE DAY,"
SHE SHARES BIBLICAL INSIGHTS AND PERSONAL STORIES
THAT'LL HELP YOU MAKE THE MOST OF EACH MOMENT.
YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO PLAN WISELY, LIVE EACH DAY WITH PURPOSE
AND CLAIM THE GOOD THINGS GOD HAS IN STORE FOR YOU.
WE'RE ALSO OFFERING A "SEIZE THE DAY" STUDY GUIDE.
THIS WORKBOOK OFFERS STEP-BY-STEP STRATEGIES TO HELP
YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE ON PURPOSE FOR GOD'S PURPOSE.
THESE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR DONATION OF...OR MORE.
CALL US...
OR VISIT US AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
JOYCE: WELL, EVERY YEAR WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR
LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
BUT THIS YEAR IS VERY SPECIAL.
IT'S OUR 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF DOING THIS CONFERENCE AND THIS
IS GOING TO BE A CELEBRATION LIKE WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
AND WE REALLY WANT YOU TO BE PART OF IT.
YOU SHOULD COME TO WHAT IS GONNA BE THE BIGGEST GIRLFRIEND PARTY
YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
WE HAVE A GREAT LINE-UP OF GUESTS.
IT'S GONNA BE A POWERFUL WEEKEND.
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO STEP AWAY FROM THE PRESSURES OF
ORDINARY, EVERYDAY LIFE, AND SPEND THIS TIME JUST
FOCUSING ON GOD.
SO GO ONLINE, DO IT RIGHT NOW, AND REGISTER AND COME
AND EXPERIENCE THE LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
[MUSIC]
ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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