ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: YOU SAY, "WELL, I CAN'T HELP IT.
I JUST WORRY."
DON'T SAY YOU CAN'T HELP IT.
JUST SAY, "WITH GOD'S HELP, I CAN DO WHATEVER HE
WANTS ME TO DO."
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: PSALM 37, VERSE 1, "FRET NOT YOURSELF--"
WE HAVE ANY FRETTERS HERE IN THE CONGREGATION TODAY?
"FRET NOT YOURSELF BECAUSE OF EVILDOERS, NEITHER BE ENVIOUS
AGAINST THOSE WHO WORK UNRIGHTEOUSNESS (THAT WHICH IS
NOT UPRIGHT OR IN RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD]
FOR THEY SHALL SOON BE CUT DOWN LIKE THE GRASS, AND WITHER AS
THE GREEN HERB."
IN OTHER WORDS, WE DON'T NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT ALL THE STUFF
THAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD TODAY.
I MEAN, WE WANT TO PRAY ABOUT IT.
WE WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT GOD ASKS US TO DO, BUT IT'S NOT
GONNA DO US ONE BIT OF GOOD TO WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE GOD
IS STILL IN CONTROL AND HE HAS A DIVINE PLAN THAT NOBODY
CAN PUT A STOP TO.
GOD IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF US AS LONG AS WE DO
WHAT VERSE 3 SAYS.
"TRUST (LEAN ON, RELY ON, AND BE CONFIDENT) IN THE LORD
AND DO GOOD."
TWO THINGS, TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD.
NOW, I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE AND I WAS SO
THRILLED MANY YEARS AGO WHEN GOD SHOWED ME THIS THAT TRUSTING GOD
IS ONE THING, BUT WE'RE PARTNERS WITH GOD AND WHEN WE'RE TRUSTING
HIM, WE DON'T JUST SIT AROUND PASSIVELY WAITING FOR GOD TO DO
EVERYTHING WHILE WE DO NOTHING.
WE DON'T WANT TO JUST MAKE UP STUFF OURSELF AND DO IT.
AMEN.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WE'LL JUST SAY THAT WAS GOD CLAPPING, OKAY?
WE DON'T WANT TO JUST MAKE UP STUFF OURSELVES AND DO IT, BUT
WE WANT, AS WE TRUST GOD, WE SHOULD SAY, "GOD, ANYTHING YOU
WANT ME TO DO, YOU SHOW ME AND I'LL DO IT."
AND MANY TIMES YOU'LL FIND THAT WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR YOUR
BREAKTHROUGH, GOD IS GOING TO USE YOU TO HELP BRING
BREAKTHROUGH IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE.
NOW, I'M A SAY IT AGAIN.
MANY TIMES WHILE YOU'RE WAITING FOR YOUR BREAKTHROUGH, YOU'RE
WAITING FOR GOD TO DO SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU CANNOT DO,
GOD WANTS TO USE YOU TO HELP BRING BREAKTHROUGH TO SOMEBODY
ELSE WHO CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES.
IT'S ALWAYS AMAZED ME HOW I CAN BE IN A SITUATION WHERE I CANNOT
HELP MYSELF, BUT GOD WILL ANOINT ME TO GO HELP SOMEBODY ELSE.
IT'S LIKE, "WELL, GOD IF I CAN HELP THEM, WHY CAN'T I HELP ME?"
BECAUSE THAT'S NOT GOD'S PLAN.
HE WANTS US REACHING OUT TO ONE ANOTHER.
IT'S SO POWERFUL WHEN WE GROW IN GOD TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN
GET OURSELVES OFF OF OUR MINDS AND NOT JUST CONSTANTLY BE
THINKING ABOUT US AND ACTUALLY PURPOSELY LOOK FOR SOMEBODY
ELSE TO BE A BLESSING TO.
IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, I CAN GIVE YOU A 100% GUARANTEED
ANSWER FOR BREAKTHROUGH, TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD.
TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD.
NOW, I GOT THIS IDEA ABOUT THESE MEDICINE BOTTLES BECAUSE I LIKE
VISUAL THINGS, AND IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THE WORD OF GOD IS
MEDICINE FOR OUR SOULS.
WE KNOW HOW TO TAKE MEDICINE FOR OUR PHYSICAL BODY, BUT WE NEED
TO SEE THE WORD OF GOD FOR HOW POWERFUL IT IS.
DON'T EVER JUST READ A CHAPTER IN THE BIBLE A DAY JUST TO DO
YOUR DUTY AND CHECK THAT OFF YOUR LIST.
GO TO THE WORD OF GOD LIKE IT REALLY IS.
IT'S JESUS, IT'S THE WILL OF GOD.
IT'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO HAVE A GREAT LIFE.
DON'T EVEN BOTHER READING IT IF YOU DON'T INTEND TO DO IT.
BUT WHEN WE WANT A CHANGE IN OUR LIFE, ANYBODY IN HERE WHO WANTS
A CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE, IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT WANTING A CHANGE
IN YOUR LIFE, THAT MAY MEAN THAT THERE'S GONNA HAVE TO BE
A CHANGE IN YOU.
YOU SEE, WE'RE WELCOME TO HAVE A MIRACLE AND GET OUR LIFE CHANGED
BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN GOD SAYS, "WELL, I'D RATHER CHANGE YOU
FIRST?" 'CAUSE YOU KNOW A LOT OF OUR
PROBLEMS ARE OUR OWN FAULT.
YOU KNOW THAT?
LAST NIGHT I PRAYED FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE SICK OR WHO HAD PAIN
IN THEIR BODY, PEOPLE WHO HAD SOMETHING PHYSICALLY WRONG WITH
THEM, AND THERE WAS 85% OF THE PEOPLE THAT STOOD UP.
NOW, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT'S NOT GOD'S WILL FOR THAT MANY PEOPLE
IN THE BODY OF CHRIST TO BE SICK AND NOT FEEL GOOD.
WE NEED ENERGY.
AMEN?
WE NEED TO GET UP IN THE MORNING, AND FEEL GOOD, AND BE
DETERMINED FROM THE TIME WE PUT OUR FEET ON THE FLOOR THAT
THE DEVIL'S NOT GONNA WALK ALL OVER US, AND THAT GOD IS GONNA
USE US TO HELP SOMEBODY ELSE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, WHEN WE PRAYED, WE'RE TRUSTING GOD.
BUT THEN I SAID, "HOW MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU DON'T
REALLY TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF?"
AT LEAST 70% OF THE 85% PUT THEIR HAND UP.
NOW, GOD IS A MIRACLE-WORKING GOD, BUT WE CAN'T JUST
TRUST HIM.
WE ALSO NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
ANYWAY, I'M NOT TEACHING ON GOOD HEALTH TODAY
BUT I'M JUST SAYING, WE CAN'T JUST TRUST GOD, WE GOTTA SAY,
"NOW GOD, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED ME TO CHANGE TO
COOPERATE?"
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, IT'S TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD, BUT THE WORD OF GOD IS
MEDICINE.
IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN LIKE IF I HAVE A HEADACHE AND I GO TAKE AN
ASPIRIN, WHEN I HAVE JEALOUSY, OR GREED, OR ANGER, I CAN GO TO
THE WORD OF GOD AND I CAN TAKE SOME MEDICINE.
AND IT'S AMAZING, LIKE IF I'M REALLY MAD AT SOMEBODY AND I
KNOW IT'S WRONG AND I WANT TO GET OVER IT, SOMETIMES I CAN'T
JUST GET OVER IT.
I HAVE TO TAKE MY MEDICINE.
AND SO, I WILL GO AND I KNOW THE WORD WELL ENOUGH, I CAN OPEN IT
UP TO FIVE, SIX, SEVEN SCRIPTURES ABOUT ANGER
AND THE WORD WILL LITERALLY CALM ME DOWN.
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND SO, WE HAVE ONE PRESCRIPTION THOUGH, WELL,
ACTUALLY TWO, THAT FIXES EVERYTHING, AND THE FIRST ONE IS
TRUST GOD.
I DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF PROBLEM YOU HAVE,
THE ANSWER IS TRUST GOD.
NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS.
IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR KIDS, TRUST GOD.
IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT FINANCES, TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD.
TITHE AND GIVE.
"UH-OH, I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
I JUST WANT A MIRACLE.
I NEED A FINANCIAL MIRACLE."
WELL, WHAT IF YOU NEED A FINANCIAL BREAKTHROUGH AND YOU
SAY, "GOD, IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?"
AND HE SAYS, "YEAH, GIVE THIS AND THUS AND SO MONEY THAT
YOU'VE GOT SET ASIDE FOR THIS.
JUST SOW THAT AS A SEED."
"WELL--" ALL RIGHT, I WON'T TALK
ABOUT GIVING YOUR MONEY AWAY VERY LONG.
I KNOW THAT MAKES THE CROWD NERVOUS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
GIVING IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO FOR
OURSELVES.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT IS THE BEST THING THAT YOU CAN DO FOR
YOURSELF.
AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, GOD'S NOT EVER TRYING TO TAKE
ANYTHING AWAY FROM YOU.
HE'S ONLY TRYING TO PUT YOU IN A POSITION WHERE HE CAN GET
MORE TO YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, I'M GONNA TRUST GOD AND I'M GONNA DO GOOD.
WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM THAT TRUSTING GOD WON'T FIX AND THEN
FOLLOW IT UP WITH SOME DO-GOOD AND YOU GOT A GREAT PACKAGE.
NOW, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN HERE, MAYBE
THOSE WHO YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THIS ON TV YET, THIS IS
A PRESCRIPTION FOR TRUST FROM DR. JESUS AND IT'S PRESCRIBED TO
WHOSOEVER.
YOU CAN TAKE AS MANY AS YOU NEED FOR AS LONG AS YOU NEED AND YOU
CAN HAVE UNLIMITED REFILLS ON THIS.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO CALL THE DOCTOR TO GET THIS ONE REFILLED.
YOU CAN HAVE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT HOWEVER, I DO NEED TO WARN YOU
THERE ARE SIDE EFFECTS.
THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE PEACE, JOY, STABILITY, CONFIDENCE AND JUST
OVERALL BETTER HEALTH.
AND THEN AFTER YOU TAKE YOUR TRUST, THEN TAKE A GOOD DOSE OF
DO-GOOD.
HERE THEY ARE RIGHT THERE, DO GOOD.
AMEN?
DR. JESUS, PATIENT WHOSOEVER, TAKE AS MANY AS YOU NEED.
SIDE EFFECTS: EXTREME HAPPINESS AND REWARDS IN HEAVEN.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IN ORDER TO TRUST GOD, THERE'S SOMETHING YOU GOTTA
DO FIRST AND THAT'S DECIDE TO CAST YOUR CARE 'CAUSE WORRY
AND TRUST JUST DON'T WORK.
THEY KIND OF CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT.
DID YOU EVER TRY TO TRUST GOD WHILE YOU WORRY AT
THE SAME TIME?
I HAVE.
DAVE LIVES BY THE SCRIPTURE, "CAST YOUR CARE."
EVERYTHING FOR HIM IS CAST YOUR CARE.
AND HE DIDN'T JUST LEARN THAT OVERNIGHT, HE LEARNED IT BY
GOING THROUGH THINGS AND FINALLY COMING TO THE POINT WHERE HE
JUST REALIZED THAT WORRYING WAS NOT GONNA SOLVE ANYTHING.
HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER SOLVED YOUR PROBLEM WORRYING ABOUT IT?
SO, I WISH THAT I HAD A LITTLE MAGIC THING THAT I COULD PREACH
TO YOU AND SAY, "NOW, IF YOU HEAR THIS, YOU'LL NEVER WORRY
AGAIN," BUT THE TRUTH IS IS I DON'T THINK WE WILL EVER STOP
WORRYING UNTIL WE COME TO THE POINT WHERE WE REALIZE THAT WE
ARE JUST NOT SMART ENOUGH TO SOLVE OUR OWN PROBLEMS AND THAT
NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE WORRY ABOUT THEM, WHICH MEANS TO
REVOLVE THEM OVER AND OVER AND AROUND AND AROUND
IN YOUR MIND, THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE DO THAT, IT'S
NOT GONNA SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS.
YOU SAY, "WELL, I CAN'T HELP IT, I JUST WORRY."
DON'T SAY YOU CAN'T HELP IT.
JUST SAY, "WITH GOD'S HELP, I CAN DO WHATEVER HE
WANTS ME TO DO."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IF GOD TELLS US NOT TO WORRY, THEN THERE MUST BE A WAY
THAT WE CAN LEARN HOW TO LIVE AND NOT WORRY.
SOME PARENTS THINK IT'S THEIR DUTY TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR KIDS.
YOU DON'T EVEN THINK YOU'RE A GOOD PARENT IF YOU DON'T
WORRY ABOUT YOUR KIDS.
WELL, IF YOU JUST SPENT 25% OF THE TIME WORRYING, TRUSTING GOD,
HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF 'EM.
WE HAVE 4 GROWN CHILDREN AND 11 GRANDCHILDREN, AND I SPENT
TIME WORRYING ABOUT MY KIDS.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S REALLY COMICAL WHEN I LOOK BACK NOW AND SEE HOW GOD JUST
WORKED EVERYTHING OUT THAT I THOUGHT WAS SUCH A PROBLEM.
I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL SERVING GOD, ALL 11 OF MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE
SERVING GOD.
FIVE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE HERE THIS WEEKEND.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'M JUST TELLING YOU EVERY TIME YOU'RE TEMPTED TO
WORRY, OPEN YOUR MOUTH.
EVERYBODY SAY, "OPEN MY MOUTH."
AUDIENCE: OPEN MY MOUTH.
JOYCE: OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND SAY, "I TRUST YOU GOD.
I TRUST YOU.
SHOW ME SOMETHING I CAN DO TO BE A BLESSING TO SOMEBODY ELSE."
YOU KNOW, THE BEST WAY TO KEEP YOUR MIND OFF YOUR PROBLEMS IS
TO LOOK FOR SOMEBODY ELSE THAT YOU CAN BE A BLESSING TO.
I CAN TELL YOU WHILE I'M HERE PREACHING TO YOU TODAY, I'M NOT
WORRIED ABOUT ANYTHING.
I GOT SOMETHING BETTER TO DO.
I'M TRYING TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE LEARN HOW NOT TO WORRY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: CAST ALL YOUR CARE ON HIM, FOR HE CARES FOR YOU.
1 PETER 5:6 AND 7 SAYS, "HUMBLE YOURSELF UNTO THE MIGHTY HAND OF
GOD THAT IN DUE TIME, HE MAY EXALT YOU CASTING
ALL YOUR CARE ON HIM."
SO REALLY, THE WAY WE HUMBLE OURSELVES IS BY SAYING, "I'M NOT
GONNA WORRY BECAUSE NOTHING I DO IS GONNA FIX MY PROBLEMS.
INSTEAD OF WORRYING, I'M GONNA CAST MY CARE ON GOD."
AMEN?
NOW, CAN YOU REALLY TRUST GOD?
YEAH, SOME OF YOU ARE SAYING, YES.
THAT'S THE SPIRITUAL ANSWER TO GIVE, YOU KNOW?
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE ALL HAVE TIMES WHERE WE WONDER, "IS GOD REALLY GONNA
COME THROUGH FOR ME?
CAN I REALLY TRUST GOD OR DO I NEED TO HAVE A BACKUP PLAN?"
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY THE BACKUP PLAN?
"AND IF GOD DOESN'T COME THROUGH QUICK ENOUGH, HOW LONG AM I
PREPARED TO WAIT?" SEE, THIS IS OUR BIG PROBLEM, WE
PRAY AND OH, WE'RE GONNA WAIT FOR GOD TO HELP US AND AFTER
2 WEEKS NOW, WE'VE TAKEN BACK OVER AGAIN.
AND WE SPEND OUR WHOLE LIFE JUST CASTING OUR CARE AND TAKING IT
BACK, CASTING OUR CARE AND TAKING IT BACK.
WE ASK GOD TO SAVE OUR LOVED ONES AND THEN NEXT WEEK WE'RE
TRYING TO FIND NIFTY WAYS TO SAVE 'EM.
CAN WE REALLY TRUST GOD?
WELL, I'VE GOT A GOOD ANSWER FOR YOU, AT LEAST I THINK IT'S GOOD.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU CAN TRUST GOD DEPENDS ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE
TRYING TO GET HIM TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOU WANT OR WHAT HE WANTS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YEAH, IT'LL TAKE A WHILE FOR THAT TO SINK IN.
LET ME SAY IT AGAIN, WHETHER WE CAN TRUST GOD OR NOT DEPENDS ON
WHETHER WE'RE TRUSTING HIM TO GIVE US WHAT WE WANT OR TRUSTING
HIM TO GIVE US HIS PERFECT WILL IN HIS PERFECT TIMING IN HIS
PERFECT WAY.
WE'RE VERY GOOD AT TELLING GOD WHAT WE WANT, AND THERE'S NOT
A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
THE BIBLE SAYS, "YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT."
ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT, ASK FOR WHAT YOU NEED.
BUT THERE ARE TIMES IN MY LIFE WHERE I FOUND OUT THAT WHAT I
THOUGHT I WASN'T--WANTED, REALLY WASN'T WHAT I WANTED AT ALL,
AND I WOULD GO THROUGH TIMES OF BEING REALLY UPSET BECAUSE GOD
WASN'T GIVING ME WHAT I WANTED AND THEN LATER ON I FOUND MYSELF
THANKING GOD THAT HE DIDN'T GIVE ME WHAT I WANTED.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, YOU CAN TRUST GOD IF YOU WILL TRUST HIM FOR HIS
PERFECT WILL IN YOUR LIFE AND SAY, "GOD, IF THAT TURNS OUT TO
BE WHAT I WANT, YIPPEE, YIPPEE, I'M HAPPY, BUT IF IT'S NOT WHAT
I WANT, THEN I WANT WHAT YOU WANT MORE THAN I WANT
WHAT I WANT."
COME ON, ARE YOU AT THAT PLACE TODAY?
NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU WANT SOMETHING, ARE YOU WILLING TO
SAY, "GOD, IF WHAT I WANT IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT, THEN PLEASE DON'T
GIVE IT TO ME"?
COME ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'LL TEACH YOU A NEW WAY TO PRAY.
"GOD, IF WHAT I'M PRAYING FOR IS NOT YOUR WILL--"
NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS COVERED IN THE WORD
THAT WE ALREADY KNOW.
YOU DON'T NEED TO PRAY, "WELL, GOD, IS IT YOUR WILL TO SAVE
MY CHILD?" WE KNOW THAT'S GOD'S WILL.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT AREN'T SPECIFICALLY COVERED IN
THE WORD OF GOD.
YOU CAN BE ASKING FOR A PROMOTION ON YOUR JOB AND IT MAY
BE NOT WHAT GOD WANTS FOR YOU.
WELL, WHY WOULDN'T HE WANT IT?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
I'M NOT GOD.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND YEARS AGO WAS OFFERED
A PROMOTION ON HIS JOB AND HE TURNED IT DOWN, AND
I THOUGHT HE'D LOST HIS MIND.
WELL, WHY WOULD YOU TURN IT DOWN?
DON'T YOU WANT TO BE PROMOTED?
I DIDN'T SAY IT LIKE THIS BUT I WAS THINKING, "DON'T YOU WANT
TO BE MORE IMPORTANT?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "DON'T YOU WANT TO HAVE A TITLE?"
HE SAID, "LISTEN, I'VE WATCHED GUYS WHO HAVE THAT POSITION AND
THEY DON'T MAKE THAT MUCH MORE MONEY, AND THEY'RE GONE FROM
HOME ALL THE TIME, AND ALL THEY HAVE IS A LOT MORE
RESPONSIBILITY, AND I DON'T WANT THAT."
THAT'S NOT WHAT HE WANTED.
WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING HE DIDN'T TAKE THAT BECAUSE GOD HAD
ANOTHER PLAN FOR HIM WHICH WAS WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: JUST BECAUSE GOD DOESN'T GIVE YOU WHAT YOU
WANT WHEN YOU WANT IT.
WE NEED TO TRUST GOD EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND SOME OF YOU ARE
IN SOME SITUATIONS RIGHT NOW WHERE, MAN, YOU DO NOT
UNDERSTAND.
YOU JUST DON'T GET IT.
AND I SAID LAST NIGHT AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, WE LIVE LIFE
FORWARD, BUT WE UNDERSTAND IT BACKWARD.
AMEN?
WHEN GOD FIRST CALLED US INTO MINISTRY OR CALLED ME TO TEACH,
I QUIT A FULL-TIME JOB THAT I HAD SO I'D HAVE TIME TO STUDY.
OUR BILLS WERE MORE THAN OUR INCOME AND I WAS PETRIFIED.
I MEAN, I HAD THAT LITTLE DEVIL SITTING ON MY SHOULDER SCREAMING
IN MY EAR ALL THE TIME, "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?" WE NEEDED A MIRACLE EVERY MONTH
JUST TO PAY OUR BILLS.
AND I WAS SO SURE THAT BECAUSE I'D MADE THIS GREAT SACRIFICE
THAT JUST AMAZING, MIRACULOUS THINGS WOULD HAPPEN
IN OUR FINANCES.
SURELY IF I MAKE THIS SACRIFICE, SURELY IF I'M SO GOOD,
THEN GOD WILL DO MIRACLES.
IT'S REALLY HARD FOR US WHEN WE'RE DOING WHAT'S RIGHT
AND EVEN SOMETIMES SACRIFICIALLY DOING WHAT'S RIGHT, AND IT STILL
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE GOD'S DOING ANYTHING.
FOR 6 YEARS, NOT 6 WEEKS OR 6 DAYS, FOR 6 YEARS, WE HAD TO
HAVE A MIRACLE EVERY MONTH JUST TO PAY OUR BILLS.
I WAS SHOPPING AT GARAGE SALES FOR MY KIDS' CLOTHES, STUDYING
THE WORD, TEACHING MY LITTLE HOME BIBLE STUDY, AND TELLING
PEOPLE HOW GOD WANTED TO BLESS THEM FINANCIALLY.
KEPT TITHING, KEPT GIVING, KEPT SERVING YEAR AFTER
YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I DID NOT UNDERSTAND.
IT DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME AT ALL.
AND I BET SOME OF YOU ARE RIGHT THERE RIGHT NOW.
SOME OF YOU ARE GIVING MORE THAN YOU'VE EVER GIVEN IN YOUR WHOLE
LIFE AND IT LOOKS TO YOU LIKE YOU'VE GOT LESS THAN YOU'VE
EVER HAD.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: DON'T YOU BACK OFF OF YOUR COMMITMENT.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE DEVIL WANTS YOU TO DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT A LONG TIME
BEFORE YOU GET A RIGHT RESULT.
"WELL, I DON'T UNDERSTAND."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND EITHER WHY IT TOOK SO LONG FOR GOD TO GIVE
US A BREAKTHROUGH IN OUR FINANCES, BUT I KNOW NOW.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THEN, BUT I KNOW NOW.
GOD WAS TEACHING ME HOW TO TRUST HIM FOR EVERY LITTLE THING
THAT I NEEDED.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I DIDN'T KNOW THEN.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY CLAPS AND CHEERS WHEN I SAY I'M ON
TELEVISION IN TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY
IDEA WHAT THAT COSTS?
THEY'RE NOT JUST SAYING, "YOU'RE A NICE LADY.
WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU THIS TIME FREE."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND THOSE 6 YEARS IS WHEN GOD TAUGHT ME HOW TO DO
THESE YEARS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT GOD HAS PLANNED IN
YOUR FUTURE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
NOW, YOU'RE GETTING EXPERIENCE FOR WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO
LATER.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
AND BOY, I LOOK BACK NOW AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I DIDN'T THROW IN
THE TOWEL AND SAY, "WELL, THIS IS NOT WORKING.
THIS IS NOT FAIR.
THIS IS NOT RIGHT.
I'M JUST GONNA GO BACK TO WORK AND GET MYSELF A JOB AND IF
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO STUDY, THEN I JUST WON'T STUDY."
I NEEDED THOSE YEARS OF STUDY, STUDY, STUDY, STUDY, STUDY,
AND I NEEDED TO HAVE TO APPLY THE WORD PRACTICALLY
TO MY LIFE.
COME ON.
IT DOESN'T DO YOU ANY GOOD TO JUST KNOW SOMETHING IN YOUR
HEAD, YOU GOTTA KNOW IT BY EXPERIENCE.
JESUS IS LOOKING FOR WORKERS WITH EXPERIENCE.
WE NEED TO HAVE EXPERIENCE.
WE NEED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD.
WE NEED TO EXPERIENCE GOD PROVIDING FOR US MIRACULOUSLY.
SOME OF THE BEST TIMES IN MY LIFE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I
TREASURE THE MOST IS LOOKING BACK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
GOD DID FOR US DURING THOSE 6 YEARS.
I WOULDN'T EVEN BOTHER TRYING TO TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY
WERE JUST LIKE SO SWEET AND SO AMAZING, AND ALL I CAN TELL YA
IS I DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING I WANTED, BUT I GOT EVERYTHING
I NEEDED.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: GOD IS FAITHFUL.
HE'S FAITHFUL.
AND TRUSTING GOD IS OFTEN A STRETCH.
AND I SAID LAST NIGHT, DO YOU HAVE STRETCH MARKS?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: ARE THERE ANY MARKS IN YOUR LIFE OF HAVING TO STRETCH
YOURSELF TO HANG ON TO GOD?
IT'S GOOD FOR US.
YOU'RE NEVER REALLY GONNA KNOW FOR SURE IF YOU TRUST GOD TILL
YOU STEP OUT IN FAITH AND HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH GOD.
JOYCE: WELL, WE CAN'T TRUST GOD AND WORRY AT THE SAME TIME.
SO, LET ME ENCOURAGE YOU TO CAST YOUR CARE ON GOD AND BELIEVE
THAT HE IS WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES ON YOUR BEHALF.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU THE "UNSHAKEABLE TRUST" BOOK,
AND I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK.
I REALLY ENJOYED WRITING IT AND I THINK YOU'RE GONNA
REALLY ENJOY READING IT.
AND NOT JUST ENJOY IT, I THINK IT'S REALLY GONNA HELP YOU.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU THIS FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
OF ANY AMOUNT.
IT'LL BE USED TO HELP US REACH OUT TO HURTING PEOPLE ALL OVER
THE WORLD.
NOW, HAVE A GREAT DAY AND REMEMBER, GOD DOES HAVE
AN AMAZING PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.
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
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[MUSIC]
ROBERT: HEY, I'M ROBERT FROM THE CHURCH, AND WE'RE HERE OUT
AT THE PECAN GROVE, HERE IN RICHMOND, TEXAS AND TRYING TO
EVACUATE ANYBODY THAT'S WILLING TO LEAVE NOW BEFORE IT
GETS WORSE.
BRAZOS RIVER IS JUST SCHEDULED TO RISE ANOTHER 6 TO 7 FEET.
AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP THE MEN, AND WOMEN, AND CHILDREN
THAT NEED IT, WE'RE GONNA BE HERE FOR THEM.
YOU KNOW, WHAT I THINK I'VE LEARNED IS THAT IT DOESN'T
MATTER WHAT RACE, CREED, OR RELIGION YOU ARE, THAT WE CAN
ALL COME TOGETHER FOR ONE COMMON CAUSE TO HELP PEOPLE.
MALE: WE GOT EIGHT PEOPLE RIGHT NOW FIXING TO EVACUATE,
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE JUST GONNA MAN THE BOATS ON THE
SIDE AND PUT ALL EIGHT PEOPLE, FOUR AND FOUR, ON THESE BOATS.
FEMALE: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS JOYCE MEYER, FOR THE GOOD
WORK AND THE CHRISTIAN WORK THAT GOD IS USING YOU TO DO.
THANK YOU.
ROBERT: THIS IS REAL MINISTRY RIGHT HERE.
REAL MINISTRY, HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS.
JIMN: A LOT OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN EVACUATED,
THEY'RE EATING NOW.
WE'VE GOT FOOD TRUCKS STATIONED HERE THAT WILL BE PROVIDING
MEALS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SO, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING TO SEE THE OPERATION, HUNDREDS OF
PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER, HELPING THE COMMUNITY IN A TIME
OF CRISIS.
WE'RE IN THIS FOR THE LONG HAUL.
WE'RE GONNA HELP 'EM REBUILD AND WE'RE GONNA SEE OUR CITY COME
BACK BETTER THAN IT EVER WAS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO SUPPORT THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED BY THIS CRISIS.
WE LOVE YOU, GOD BLESS YOU.
[MUSIC]
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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