ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT DOUBTS COMING TO YOU,
BUT YOU CAN LEARN TO DOUBT YOUR DOUBTS, AMEN?
BECAUSE THE DEVIL IS A LIAR, AND SO IF WHAT HE'S TELLING YOU
OPPOSES WHAT GOD HAS TOLD YOU,
THEN GUESS WHO'S TELLING YOU THE WRONG THING?
IT'S THE ENEMY.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: I WANT TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT "DEALING WITH DOUBT."
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRUST GOD, THEN WE HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING ALL THE DOUBTS THAT COME AGAINST US.
HOW MANY OF YOU EXPERIENCE DOUBT FROM TIME TO TIME
OR A MILLION TIMES EVERY DAY IN YOUR LIFE?
OKAY.
WELL, DOUBT IS A VERY CLOSE RELATIVE OF FEAR,
IT ACTUALLY IS A TYPE OF FEAR.
AND SO, IF WE'RE GOING TO LIVE WITHOUT FEAR, THEN WE'VE GOT
TO LEARN TO LIVE WITHOUT DOUBT.
BUT WHEN I SAY LIVE WITHOUT DOUBT, I WANT TO BE
VERY CLEAR UPFRONT THAT I'M NOT TELLING YOU THAT YOU'RE NEVER
GOING TO HAVE A DOUBT COME TO YOU.
I'M NOT TELLING YOU THE DEVIL'S NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU
BECAUSE HE WILL AND PROBABLY ALMOST EVERY DAY.
BUT WHAT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU IS THAT THERE'S A DEEPER WAY
TO LIVE THAN JUST OFF THE TOP OF OUR HEADS.
WE ABSOLUTELY, MORE THAN ANYTHING, WE NEED TO STOP
LIVING BY THESE RANDOM THOUGHTS THAT RUSH THROUGH OUR MIND
AND HOW WE FEEL.
AMEN?
SO, DOUBT IS GOING TO COME.
BUT WE CAN LIVE DEEPER.
THINK WITH ME FOR A MINUTE ABOUT AN OCEAN.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN ON THE OCEAN, BUT IF YOU
HAVEN'T, I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN IT OR YOU'VE SEEN PICTURES OF IT.
AND THE TOP OF THE OCEAN, THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN CAN
JUST BE WAVY, AND TUMULTUOUS, AND ROARING, AND IT JUST LOOKS
LIKE EVERYTHING IS JUST ALL STIRRED UP.
BUT IF YOU GO DOWN DEEP ENOUGH, IT'S JUST AS STILL AS IT CAN BE
DOWN THERE.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE WAY GOD WANTS US TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
I THINK WE HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO STAND HERE AND TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO HAVE TIMES WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH DOUBT
BECAUSE YOU ARE.
NONE OF US ARE EVER GOING TO BE AT A POINT WHERE WE JUST HAVE
THIS PERFECT FAITH, AND WE JUST NEVER EVER DOUBT.
BECAUSE WE CAN HAVE ALL KINDS OF FAITH IN GOD, AND THEN WE SEE
A CIRCUMSTANCE THAT SEEMS TO BE AGAINST WHAT WE'RE
BELIEVING, AND THE FIRST THING WE'RE TEMPTED TO DO IS DOUBT.
SO, WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A BATTLE WITH DOUBT, I WANT
TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO TURN YOUR BRAIN OFF FOR JUST A MINUTE
AND JUST GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AND SEE WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART,
AMEN?
I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK ANYBODY THAT'S GOING TO TEACH THE WORD, YOU
HAVE TO SETTLE IT FOR YOURSELF THAT WHATEVER YOU--WHATEVER
MESSAGE YOU SHOW UP WITH AT THE PULPIT, IF YOU'VE DONE
YOUR DUE DILIGENCE TO HEAR FROM GOD AND TO STUDY,
THEN IT'S THE RIGHT MESSAGE FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE TIME.
BUT DON'T THINK FOR ONE MINUTE THAT BIBLE TEACHERS
AND PREACHERS DON'T STAND UP HERE AND FROM TIME TO TIME
DOUBT THAT THEY'VE GOT THE RIGHT THING.
BECAUSE IF I START LOOKING AT HOW EVERYBODY'S RESPONDING
OR NOT RESPONDING, THE ENEMY WILL MAKE SURE THAT I SEE
THE TWO ON THE FRONT ROW THAT ARE ASLEEP,
AND THE TWO BEHIND THEM THAT KEEP LOOKING
AT THEIR WATCH EVERY TWO SECONDS,
AND THE FIVE THAT ARE PLAYING WITH THEIR PHONES,
AND THE OTHERS THAT ARE GETTING UP AND RUNNING
IN AND OUT OF THE ROOM.
AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE YOUR MIND UP THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO BELIEVE ANYTHING EXCEPT WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART,
AMEN?
AND SO, WE DECIDED--THIS HAS BEEN YEARS AND YEARS AGO.
WE DECIDED ONE TIME WE WERE GOING TO DO A CONFERENCE
IN ST. LOUIS OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND,
NOT KNOWING EXACTLY FOR SURE IF THAT WAS THE BEST PLAN
OR NOT, BUT FEELING LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE
A GOOD WEEKEND.
I MEAN, IT WASN'T GOING TO TAKE UP THE WHOLE WEEKEND,
BUT IT WAS JULY 4 WEEKEND.
AND SO, I HAD THE MESSAGE THAT I REALLY FELT LIKE GOD WANTED ME
TO TEACH AND THE CROWD WAS OKAY, BUT IT WASN'T REALLY GREAT,
SO YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE TIME I'M THINKING, "I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
HAVE DONE THIS, PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS,
PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS."
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE ALREADY, LIKE, THINKING
SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND YOU'RE ALREADY SEEING SOMETHING THAT'S
KIND OF DISCOURAGING TO YOU, THEN IT'S VERY EASY
FOR THE ENEMY TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT REALM.
SO, I STARTED WONDERING IF I SHOULD'VE DONE THE MEETING,
THEN I STARTED WONDERING IF I HAD THE RIGHT MESSAGE.
AND SO, BOTTOM LINE IS, IS BY THE TIME IT WAS OVER,
I COULDN'T WAIT FOR IT TO BE DONE, AND I CAN TELL YOU
WHEN I'M PREACHING AND I'M WATCHING MY WATCH
WANTING IT TO GET DONE, I KNOW I GOT A PROBLEM.
AMEN?
AND SO, I JUST WAS SO GLAD WHEN THAT THING WAS OVER, AND I WAS
JUST SO ABSOLUTELY MISERABLE, AND I WAS JUST, "OH GOD,
I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT."
AND THE LORD SPOKE SOMETHING TO ME THAT HAS HELPED ME
EVER SINCE.
HE JUST PUT IN MY HEART AND I JUST--"TURN THE BRAIN OFF
FOR JUST A MINUTE AND TELL ME WHAT'S REALLY IN YOUR HEART.
DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE WRONG MESSAGE?
DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT YOU WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO DO IT?"
AND WHEN I REALLY LOOKED AT WHAT WAS IN MY HEART, I THOUGHT, "NO,
I BELIEVE IT WAS WHAT YOU WANTED ME TO PREACH.
YEP, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING."
AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO START DOING
IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT DOUBTS COMING TO YOU, BUT YOU
CAN LEARN TO DOUBT YOUR DOUBTS, AMEN?
BECAUSE THE DEVIL IS A LIAR.
AND SO, IF WHAT HE'S TELLING YOU OPPOSES WHAT GOD HAS TOLD YOU,
THEN GUESS WHO'S TELLING YOU THE WRONG THING?
IT'S THE ENEMY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE EVERY THOUGHT THAT COMES
INTO YOUR MIND AND EVERY FEELING THAT YOU HAVE.
JUST CALM DOWN, AMEN?
BREATHE, CALM DOWN, AND JUST SAY, "NOW, WHAT'S IN MY HEART?"
I THINK A LOT OF TIMES, EVEN WHEN IT COMES TO TRUSTING GOD,
WE MAY FEEL UPSET AND ANXIOUS AND WORRIES ATTACKING OUR MIND,
BUT IF YOU REALLY ASK YOURSELF, "OKAY, NOW WHAT DO I
REALLY BELIEVE?
DO I REALLY BELIEVE THAT GOD IS GOING TO LEAVE ME STRANDED
IN THIS SITUATION AND THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO COME THROUGH
FOR ME?
WHAT DO I REALLY BELIEVE?" AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS IF YOU'VE
HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH GOD AT ALL, YOU'LL HAVE TO SAY,
"HE'LL COME THROUGH.
GOD WILL COME THROUGH."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, IN TEACHING YOU HOW TO DEAL WITH DOUBT, I WANT
TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR UP FRONT THAT I'M NOT
TELLING YOU THAT YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE DOUBTS.
MATTER OF FACT, I THINK IT'S BETTER TO JUST BE HONEST
WITH GOD ABOUT THEM.
I LIKE THE GUY WHOSE SON WAS DEMON-POSSESSED, AND HE WENT
TO JESUS AND JESUS SAID, "ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE
IF YOU BELIEVE."
AND HE SAID, "WELL, I BELIEVE, LORD, BUT HELP MY UNBELIEF."
YOU KNOW, HE STILL GOT HIS MIRACLE.
I THINK SOMETIMES WE GET LESS FROM GOD WHEN WE TRY TO PRETEND
THE PHONY FAITH THAT WE DON'T HAVE INSTEAD OF JUST BEING
HONEST WITH GOD, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT I
FOUND OUT ABOUT JESUS?
HE LOVES US ENOUGH THAT HE WILL MEET US WHERE WE'RE AT.
HE DOESN'T MAKE US COME TO HIM, HE WILL MEET US WHERE WE'RE AT.
THINK ABOUT THOMAS.
"WELL, I'M JUST NOT GOING TO BELIEVE.
IF I DON'T SEE THE SCARS IN YOUR HANDS, IN YOUR SIDE,
I JUST CANNOT BELIEVE."
AND WHAT DID JESUS DO?
HE SHOWED THEM TO HIM.
HE CAME AND HE MET THOMAS WHERE HE WAS AT, AND HE SAID,
"NOW, MORE BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO BELIEVE AND HAVE NOT SEEN,
BUT YOU NEEDED TO SEE, SO I'VE SHOWN YOU."
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
THOMAS WENT ON TO BECOME A GREAT EVANGELIST
IN THE NATION OF INDIA.
SO, JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE 100% PERFECT FAITH, THAT DOESN'T
MEAN THAT GOD WON'T USE YOU, AND IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT HE
WON'T MEET YOU WHERE YOU'RE AT.
BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENS, THE MORE EXPERIENCE
THAT WE HAVE WITH GOD, THE STRONGER OUT FAITH GETS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IT'S MUCH HARDER FOR A BABY BELIEVER
TO GET THROUGH REAL DIFFICULT TIMES THAN IT IS
FOR SOMEBODY WHO HAS HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH GOD.
BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN GOD WORK TIME AND TIME AND TIME AND TIME
AGAIN, AND THAT'S WHY EVEN LIKE THE PSALMIST DAVID, WHEN HE
WAS GOING THROUGH ROUGH TIMES, HE WOULD PURPOSELY REMEMBER
THE OTHER THINGS THAT GOD HAD DONE THAT BROUGHT HIM THROUGH.
SO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE WITH ME.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN WHEN I'M SAYING THAT WE CAN LIVE
ON THE SURFACE WHERE ALL THIS STUFF IS GOING ON,
OR WE CAN GO DEEPER AND WE
CAN SAY, "NOW, WHAT IS REALLY IN MY HEART?"
'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH, ALL THIS WORD STUFF THAT YOU
GET, YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER IT IN YOUR BRAIN, BUT IT'S
DOING YOU A LOT MORE GOOD THAN WHAT YOU THINK IT IS.
AND IT'S IN THERE, AND IT'S FOOD FOR YOUR SPIRIT,
AND IT'S KEEPING YOU STRONGER THAN YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE.
BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO JUST BELIEVE WHAT OUR BRAIN
SAYS AND WHAT WE FEEL LIKE ALL THE TIME AND ALL THE LIES
OF SATAN, THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO GIVE UP AND QUIT.
I HAD A ROUGH SITUATION, SOMETHING GOING ON THE LAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND HERE I'M GETTING READY TO COME AND TEACH
ON TRUSTING GOD, AND I FELT LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE
A THIMBLE FULL OF FAITH.
I KIND OF FELT LIKE, "WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD
FOR ME TO GET UP AND TRY TO TELL EVERYBODY ELSE TO TRUST GOD
ALL THE TIME WHEN I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO FALL APART
OVER THIS SIMPLE THING THAT I'M GOING THROUGH."
AND YOU KNOW, GOD REVEALED TO ME LATER THAT HE LET ME GO THROUGH
THAT ON PURPOSE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO GET UP HERE
AND JUST ACT LIKE, "WELL, IT'S JUST SIMPLE TO HAVE FAITH
AND JUST TRUST GOD, AND NO MATTER WHAT
JUST BELIEVE GOD."
HE WANTS--I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IF YOU'VE GOT SERIOUS PROBLEMS
IN YOUR LIFE.
AND WE'RE TELLING YOU IN CHURCH ALL THE TIME, "WELL, TRUST GOD."
IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR US TO STAND UP HERE AND TELL YOU TO DO IT
THAN IT IS FOR YOU TO DO IT WHEN YOUR FAITH IS BEING TESTED.
BUT OUR FAITH WILL ALWAYS BE TESTED FROM TIME TO TIME.
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE FOUND THAT OUT?
YOUR FAITH IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE TESTED FROM TIME TO TIME.
SO, DON'T THINK YOU'RE SOME KIND OF AN INFERIOR,
SECOND CLASS BELIEVER.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, WHICH WE DO SOMETIMES, DON'T WE?
WE START THINKING, "WELL, WHAT IS MY PROBLEM?
I SHOULD BE FURTHER ALONG THAN THIS."
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU IF YOU WOULD'VE ASKED ME HOW I FELT
3 DAYS AGO, I WOULD'VE TOLD YOU, "WELL, I CERTAINLY SHOULD BE
FURTHER ALONG THAN THIS."
BUT TO BE HONEST, SOMETIMES GOING THROUGH A LITTLE SOMETHING
LIKE THAT IS ACTUALLY GOOD FOR US BECAUSE IT HELPS US HAVE
EMPATHY FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THINGS.
WE NEED TO BE MORE CAREFUL ABOUT GIVING PEOPLE
THESE LITTLE FLIPPANT ANSWERS.
NOT EVERYBODY NEEDS YOU TO QUOTE THEM A SCRIPTURE,
SOMETIMES THEY NEED A HUG.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND IF YOU THINK YOU GOT IT BAD SOMETIMES, YOU SHOULD
SEE HOW I FEEL WHEN SOMEBODY QUOTES ONE OF MY MESSAGES
BACK TO ME.
"WELL, NOW WAIT A MINUTE, I THINK I HEARD--" AND DAVE WILL
SAY THAT SOMETIMES, "I THINK I HEARD THIS LADY PREACHER SAY
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH."
AND I'M LIKE, "DON'T START.
I'M HAVING A FLESH DAY, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST LET ME
HAVE IT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OKAY, NOW I THINK THAT SOMETIMES WE DO DOUBT GOD,
BUT I THINK MORE THAN WE DOUBT GOD, WE DOUBT OURSELVES.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LOT TONIGHT ABOUT SELF-DOUBT.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WE DON'T DOUBT THAT GOD CAN DO IT,
BUT WILL HE DO IT FOR ME?
I DON'T DOUBT THAT HE MIGHT DO IT FOR YOU, BUT WILL HE DO IT
FOR ME?
AND SO, IN JAMES CHAPTER 1,
THE BIBLE TEACHES US BEGINNING IN VERSE 5, HE'S ALREADY BEEN
TALKING ABOUT TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
AND THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE, BUT THEN HE BASICALLY SAYS
THAT NO--WHEN YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS OF ANY KIND,
EVEN IF YOU DON'T DESERVE IT, YOU CAN GO TO GOD, AND YOU
CAN ASK HIM BOLDLY TO HELP YOU, AND HE WILL HELP YOU.
AND I LOVE THIS IN THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE,
"WITHOUT REPROACH OR FAULT-FINDING."
IN OTHER WORDS, HE DOESN'T SAY, "OH, I'M NOT GOING TO HELP YOU,
YOU'VE BEEN THIS, THAT, OR SOMETHING ELSE.
WELL, I'LL HELP YOU, BUT LET ME REMIND YOU OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE."
THAT'S WHAT REPROACH IS, AND GOD'S NOT LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE'RE LIKE THAT AS PARENTS.
KIDS WILL GET IN TROUBLE, AND THEY COME AND THEY NEED MOM
TO HELP OR DAD, "WELL, ALL RIGHT, BUT I
JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO FORGET.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW HOW WONDERFUL
I'M BEING IN HELPING YOU BECAUSE YOU REALLY DON'T DESERVE
MY HELP."
BUT AREN'T WE GLAD THAT OUR HEAVENLY FATHER'S
NOT LIKE THAT?
HE HELPS US WITHOUT REPROACH
AND WITHOUT FAULTING.
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE DOESN'T CORRECT US.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT HE DOESN'T DEAL WITH OUR SILLINESS
AND OUR FOOLISHNESS, BUT ANY TIME THAT YOU'RE
IN TROUBLE, GOD IS GOING TO HELP YOU.
SO, EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE NOT BEEN GOOD AND YOU DON'T DESERVE
HIS HELP, YOU STILL NEED TO GO BOLDLY TO THE THRONE AND ASK GOD
TO GET INVOLVED IN YOUR SITUATION AND HELP YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND BOY, IF YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING BACK, NOT ASKING
GOD FOR THE HELP YOU NEED BECAUSE YOU'RE LOOKING
AT YOURSELF INSTEAD OF HIM, THAT'S A BIG TURNAROUND THAT YOU
COULD MAKE RIGHT NOW TONIGHT 'CAUSE GOD DOES NOT HELP US
BECAUSE WE DESERVE IT.
HE HELPS US BECAUSE WE'RE PATHETIC AND PITIFUL.
AND IF HE DOESN'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, AMEN?
ALL RIGHT, NOW LET'S JUST LOOK AT A COUPLE OF SITUATIONS
IN THE BIBLE.
THESE ARE SCRIPTURES THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR WITH, I HOPE
YOU KNOW YOUR BIBLE ENOUGH THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THEM,
BUT IF NOT, ROMANS 4:18 THROUGH 21,
"ABRAHAM, HUMAN REASON FOR HOPE BEING GONE, HOPED ON IN FAITH."
AND YOU KNOW WHAT HOPE IS, HOPE IS NOT LIKE SOME NAMBY PAMBY,
"WELL, I HOPE SOMETHING GOOD HAPPENS."
NO, HOPE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT SOMETHING GOOD
IS GOING TO HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE.
AND GOD IS INVITING YOU TONIGHT TO LIVE WITH THAT KIND
OF EXPECTATION IN YOUR LIFE.
"SOMETHING GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME.
SOMETHING GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN THROUGH ME, AND IT
MAY HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT."
WHEN WE HAVE THAT KIND OF HOPE, IT ALLOWS US TO LIVE
WITH SOME ENTHUSIASM AND SOME EXCITEMENT.
SO, "ALL REASON FOR HOPE BEING GONE, ABRAHAM STILL HOPED ON
IN FAITH THAT HE WOULD BECOME THE FATHER OF MANY NATIONS
AS IT HAD BEEN PROMISED TO HIM."
BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN TOLD, "YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL BE
SO MANY THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COUNT THEM."
NUMBER ONE PROBLEM, HE DIDN'T HAVE A CHILD.
HE DID NOT HAVE AN HEIR.
"HE DID NOT WEAKEN IN FAITH WHEN HE CONSIDERED THE [UTTER]
IMPOTENCE OF HIS OWN BODY."
ABRAHAM WAS ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD, AND THAT MEANS THAT HE WAS NOT
PHYSICALLY ABLE TO HAVE A CHILD.
NOR--LET ME START OVER.
"HE DID NOT WEAKEN IN FAITH WHEN HE CONSIDERED THE [UTTER]
IMPOTENCE OF HIS OWN BODY, WHICH WAS AS GOOD AS DEAD BECAUSE HE
WAS ABOUT A HUNDRED YEARS OLD, OR [WHEN HE CONSIDERED]
THE BARRENNESS OF SARAH'S [DEADENED] WOMB."
NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TAUGHT SOMETIMES,
"WELL, JUST DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES."
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, THERE'S VERY FEW PEOPLE
THAT HAVE GOT THAT MASTERED.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU GOT A CIRCUMSTANCE STARING YOU
IN THE FACE, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO NOT PAY ANY ATTENTION TO IT.
AND I LIKE WHAT ABRAHAM DID, HE TOOK A GOOD LOOK, AND HE
BELIEVED THAT GOD WAS GREATER.
COME ON, I THINK SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED TO LOOK
AT THE CIRCUMSTANCE, CALL IT WHAT IT IS, AND SAY,
"I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE, I DON'T CARE HOW UPSET
YOU'VE GOT MY EMOTIONS.
THERE'S SOMETHING DEEPER GOING ON IN ME, AND I BELIEVE GOD IS
GOING TO COME THROUGH FOR ME."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE IN MEETINGS LIKE THIS, AND MAN,
THE MUSIC'S BEEN GREAT AND THE--YOU KNOW, THE HOUSE
IS FULL, AND YOU KNOW, I'M PREACHING, IT'S SO EASY
IN THOSE TIMES TO SAY, "YES, YES!"
BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING, YOU GOT TO GO HOME.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WE DON'T LIVE IN CHURCH, WE LIVE IN REAL LIFE,
AND THAT'S WHERE WE'VE GOT TO PUT IT TO WORK.
AND I THINK INSTEAD OF TRYING TO IGNORE ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
MAYBE WE NEED TO DO WHAT ABRAHAM DID AND JUST TAKE A GOOD LOOK,
AND SAY, "I'M NOT, I'M NOT
DISAPPOINTED BY YOU BECAUSE GOD IS GREATER."
"NO UNBELIEF OR DISTRUST MADE HIM WAIVER
(OR DOUBTINGLY QUESTION) CONCERNING THE PROMISES OF GOD."
SO, HE FELT DOUBT, HE SAW THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
THERE WERE QUESTIONS THERE.
BUT ABOVE ALL THAT, HE CHOSE TO BELIEVE GOD.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT BE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW,
BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO CHOOSE TO BELIEVE GOD.
BECAUSE I'VE CONSIDERED THIS THING ABOUT TRUST A LOT,
AND I'LL SAY THIS AGAIN TOMORROW, I'VE DECIDED I'M GOING
TO TRUST BECAUSE, FRANKLY, I ONLY HAVE ONE OTHER OPTION,
AND THAT'S TO BE MISERABLE.
AND I'VE ALREADY SPENT ENOUGH YEARS OF MY LIFE DOING THAT,
AND I'M NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE.
I'M GOING TO FINISH HAPPY, AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND A LOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE, YOU
ARE NOT GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU'RE NOT.
YOU CAN GET IN A ROOM AND SCREAM, "WHY GOD, WHY?"
TILL YOU LOSE YOUR VOICE.
YEAH, HE MIGHT TELL YOU SOMETHING, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT CHANCES ARE, HE WON'T.
BECAUSE EVEN IF HE DID, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE WAS SAYING.
SO, SOMETIMES WE JUST GOT TO KIND OF MAN UP AND SAY,
"ALL RIGHT, GOD, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, BUT I TRUST.
I'M GOING TO TRUST YOU ANYWAY.
IN SPITE OF ALL OF IT, I'M GOING TO TRUST YOU ANYWAY
BECAUSE MY ONLY OTHER OPTION IS INSANITY."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU GET TWO OPTIONS: TRUST GOD, BE MISERABLE.
THERE'S NOTHING IN BETWEEN.
ARE YOU WITH ME TONIGHT?
NOW, YOU COULD WALK OUT OF HERE AND CONTINUE TO BE MISERABLE,
OR YOU CAN TAKE WHAT I'M SAYING TO HEART AND YOU CAN SAY,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I AM JUST GOING TO TAKE THAT STEP.
AS CRAZY AS IT MAY SOUND, WHEN I LOOK AT MY CIRCUMSTANCES,
IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL, BUT I AM JUST GOING TO TRUST GOD
AND JUST SEE WHAT HE'LL DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, LET ME JUST THROW THIS OUT FOR GOOD MEASURE.
WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A WAR WITH DOUBT, DO WARFARE
WITH THE DEVIL WITH THE WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH.
YOU GOT ALL THIS SCRIPTURE IN YOU, START SAYING SOMETHING.
DON'T JUST LISTEN TO EVERYTHING HE'S SAYING,
START SAYING SOMETHING BACK.
I READ A GREAT STATEMENT IN A LITTLE BOOK
THAT I'M READING BY A MAN THAT'S LIVED
BACK IN THE LATE 1800S, AND I LOVE THIS.
SIMPLE STATEMENT, BUT I LOVE IT.
HE SAID, "WE MUST FEED OUR FAITH WITH THE PROMISES OF GOD."
AND I LOVE THAT.
JUST LIKE WE FEED OUR BODIES WITH FOOD IF WE WANT TO STAY
STRONG, WE MUST FEED OUR FAITH WITH THE PROMISES OF GOD.
AND THAT'S WHY, WHEN YOU COME TO CHURCH AND YOU COME
TO A MEETING LIKE THIS, OR YOU WATCH A TV PROGRAM,
OR READ A BOOK OR WHATEVER, EVERYTHING THAT YOU GET AHOLD OF
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SOMETHING BRAND NEW THAT YOU'RE JUST LIKE,
"OH, WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT."
WE BETTER THANK GOD THAT HE JUST KEEPS REMINDING US
OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER OF THE SAME STUFF
BECAUSE WE LOSE IT.
AND WE NEED TO BE REMINDED.
"NO UNBELIEF OR DISTRUST MADE HIM WAIVER (DOUBTINGLY QUESTION)
CONCERNING THE PROMISE OF GOD, BUT HE GREW STRONG AND HE
WAS EMPOWERED BY FAITH AS HE GAVE PRAISE AND GLORY TO GOD."
THERE'S AN ORDER CONCERNING THE WAY THINGS HAVE TO WORK
IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND IT'S FACT, ALWAYS FACT IS
FIRST, THE FACT OF GOD'S WORD, THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD.
THEN COMES FEELING--I MEAN, THEN COMES FAITH.
WE PUT OUR FAITH IN THE FACT OF GOD'S WORD.
AND THEN WAY DOWN HERE SOMEWHERE IS FEELING.
HOPEFULLY, OUR FEELINGS WILL CATCH UP WITH WHAT WE BELIEVE,
BUT IF THEY NEVER DO, WE STILL GOT TO BELIEVE GOD FIRST, AMEN?
ARE ANY OF YOU TIRED OF LIVING BY THE WAY YOU FEEL?
COME ON, ARE YOU TIRED OF IT YET?
THEN STOP BOWING DOWN TO HOW YOU FEEL.
I USED TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNINGS, THINK,
"WELL, I FEEL DEPRESSED."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "YEP, I FEEL DEPRESSED."
SO, I WOULD JUST BE DEPRESSED ALL DAY.
NOW, IF I WAKE UP AND THINK-- IF I EVEN START TO THINK, "WELL,
THIS IS GOING TO BE A BAD DAY."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I TALK BACK TO THE DEVIL.
"SHUT UP, YOU'RE NOT TAKING ANOTHER DAY FROM ME.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: SOMETHING GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME TODAY.
SOMETHING GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN THROUGH ME TODAY."
DO WARFARE WITH THE WORDS OF YOUR MOUTH.
JESUS WAS ON HIS WAY TO HEAL A LITTLE GIRL THAT WAS
AT THE POINT OF DEATH.
SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF A MAN NAMED JAIRUS, WHO HAD COME
TO JESUS AND SAID, "WOULD YOU COME AND LAY YOUR HANDS
ON MY DAUGHTER AND HEAL HER?" THIS IS FOUND
IN MARK CHAPTER 5, BEGINNING IN VERSES 22 THROUGH 43.
AND I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT ALL, BUT I WANT YOU TO HAVE
THE REFERENCE, AND I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THE STORY.
SO, YOU HAVE--LET'S THINK ABOUT THE EMOTION OF THIS MAN.
HIS DAUGHTER WAS AT THE POINT OF DYING.
HE FOUND JESUS.
"WILL YOU COME AND LAY YOUR HANDS ON HER SO SHE
CAN BE HEALED?" AND JESUS SAID, "I'LL COME."
"NO TIME TO WASTE, JESUS, LET'S GET GOING."
WELL, ON THE WAY, THERE WAS A HUGE CROWD OF PEOPLE,
THEY WERE JUST--THE BIBLE SAYS THEY WERE PRESSING
INTO THE POINT OF ALMOST SUFFOCATING HIM.
SO, I'M SURE THAT WALKING AND GETTING WHERE YOU WERE GOING
IN A HURRY WASN'T A GREAT OPTION.
AND IN THE MIDST OF THAT, A WOMAN CAME UP
AND GRABBED AHOLD OF THE HEM OF JESUS' GARMENT.
AND SHE WAS A WOMAN WHO HAD HAD INTERNAL BLEEDING FOR 12 YEARS,
AND SPENT EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAD AND WAS NOT ANY BETTER.
AND I LOVE VERSE 28, IT SAYS, "FOR SHE KEPT SAYING, 'IF I
CAN ONLY TOUCH HIS GARMENT, I KNOW THAT I SHALL BE HEALED.'"
SHE KEPT SAYING, "IF I CAN ONLY TOUCH HIS GARMENT,
I KNOW I SHALL BE HEALED."
WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES SOMETIMES WHEN OUR TROUBLE LASTS
A WHILE, AFTER 12 YEARS OF THE SAME PROBLEM,
WHAT ARE WE SAYING?
I'LL TELL YOU, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE IS FOUND
RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSE.
AMEN?
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WELL, WE CANNOT ALWAYS ESCAPE DOUBT BECAUSE IT
WILL TRY TO CREEP IN, BUT WE CAN LEARN TO DOUBT
OUR DOUBTS AND FEED OUR FAITH.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU MY BOOK "UNSHAKEABLE TRUST."
AND I'LL TELL YOU, I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP SO MANY PEOPLE, AND I THINK IT'S
A BOOK THAT CAN HELP YOU FOR A LONG TIME
ANY TIME YOU NEED IT.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT BOOK FOR YOU TO READ, AND IT'S ALSO
A GOOD BOOK TO MAYBE GET AND GIVE TO ANYBODY
WHO'S REALLY GOING THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO YOU TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT
TO THE MINISTRY OF ANY AMOUNT.
ALL WE ASK YOU TO DO IS DO YOUR VERY BEST.
SO, BE SURE YOU GET YOUR COPY TODAY.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU CAN ENJOY EVERYDAY LIFE IF YOU LEARN TO TRUST GOD
IN ALL THINGS.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
FEMALE: HOW DO I TRUST GOD WHEN I'VE 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
FEARS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
ANNOUNCER: TOUGH QUESTIONS, SOLID ANSWERS.
DISCOVER A TRUST THAT IS UNSHAKEABLE.
RECEIVE YOUR COPY OF JOYCE'S NEW BOOK, "UNSHAKEABLE TRUST," TODAY
FOR YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT.
CALL...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
GINGER: IT MAY SEEM A BIT EARLY TO THINK
ABOUT CHRISTMAS GIFTS, BUT HOW WOULD YOU FEEL
ABOUT FINDING A BEAUTIFUL GIFT THAT THEY WILL APPRECIATE
AND WILL HELP PEOPLE FOR GENERATIONS?
AFTER ALL, IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START THINKING ABOUT HELPING
OTHERS, AND YOU CAN CHECK SOME GIFTS OFF YOUR LIST AT THE SAME
TIME WITH THE HAND OF HOPE CHRISTMAS CATALOG.
YOU CAN GIVE A GIFT IN THEIR NAME TO HELP MAKE
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON A LITTLE BRIGHTER FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
FILL A HUNGRY BELLY THROUGH OUR FEEDING PROGRAMS.
REFRESH AN ENTIRE VILLAGE BY PROVIDING CLEAN WATER.
TRANSFORM A CHILD'S FUTURE THROUGH EDUCATION.
SUPPORT GIRLS AND WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH PROJECT GIRL.
OR EASE PHYSICAL SUFFERING THROUGH OUR MEDICAL
AND DENTAL OUTREACHES.
GIVE A GIFT THAT WILL TOUCH THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE IN NEED
WITH THE HAND OF HOPE CHRISTMAS CATALOG.
GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG/CHRISTMAS AND MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE.
ANNOUNCER: MAKE PLANS NOW TO SPEND YOUR FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY WITH JOYCE.
THREE UNIQUE SESSIONS OF INSPIRING TEACHING, HEARTFELT
WORSHIP, AND ENCOURAGING BEHIND THE SCENES MOMENTS
AT THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE COMING
TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 10 AND 11, WITH WORSHIP
BY ELEVATION WORSHIP.
THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU SEE ON TV
AT THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG/CONFERENCE
OR CALL...
[MUSIC]
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ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR BY THE FRIENDS
AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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