ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
GINGER: HERE ON "EVERYDAY ANSWERS,"
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT STUDYING THE BIBLE.
BUT WHY, AND HOW DO YOU DO IT?
THAT'S WHAT JOYCE WILL BE HELPING US WITH
TODAY ON THE SHOW.
JOYCE: THE WORD OF GOD WILL GIVE US THE STRENGTH THAT WE
NEED TO LET GO OF THINGS THAT GOD WANTS US TO LET GO OF.
AND IT WILL GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO DO THE THINGS THAT GOD
WANTS US TO DO.
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: STUDYING GOD'S WORD IS ESSENTIAL
TO CHANGING YOUR LIFE.
BUT SOMETIMES, IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHAT TO STUDY.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THE SIMPLE WAYS THAT JOYCE WILL HELP US
THROUGH THAT, AND TO DISCOVER WHAT TO DO.
BUT FIRST, WE HAVE A GREAT STORY OF HOW GOD'S WORD CAN HEAL
A LIFETIME OF PAIN.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: FREEDOM, THE WORD WE ALL USE WHEN WE FIND
A PLACE OF PEACE.
SINCE THE AGE OF THREE, JAMIE MOORE'S FREEDOM
DERIVED FROM MUSIC AND MOTION.
JAMIE: EVERY TIME I DANCED, THAT WAS MY OPPORTUNITY
TO SHINE.
GINGER: AND FOR A TIME, THAT WAS ENOUGH TO HELP JAMIE
ESCAPE HER ANGER.
SHE ALWAYS KNEW SHE HAD A BAD TEMPER, BUT SHE FIGURED SHE HAD
A GOOD REASON, NAMELY HER MOTHER JANET.
JANET: YOU KNOW, IT WAS A CONSTANT BATTLE.
WHATEVER I SAID, SHE WOULDN'T LISTEN.
SHE WOULD JUST DO THE OPPOSITE.
JAMIE: ALMOST EVERY CONVERSATION SHE TRIED TO
INITIATE BECAME--IT TURNED INTO A FIGHT BECAUSE, IN MY MIND,
SHE WAS CORRECTING ME.
GINGER: DESPITE THE TURMOIL, JANET WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
WAYS TO SOLVE HER DAUGHTER'S PROBLEMS.
SHE HAD NO IDEA WHY SHE WAS SO ANGRY, BUT JAMIE SAYS SOMETIMES
ALL SHE WANTED WAS A HUG.
JANET: I REMEMBER SHE JUST BLURTED OUT TO ME, SHE SAYS,
"MOM, I NEVER FELT ANY LOVE FROM YOU.
ALL I FELT WAS CONDEMNATION AND CRITICISM."
GINGER: THAT FREEDOM THAT CAME FROM DANCING COULD ONLY
LAST SO LONG.
AFTER JAMIE'S FIRST CHILD WAS BORN, SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND SUFFERED A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.
AFTER HER SECOND CHILD, POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS.
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW YEARS, SHE SUFFERED THROUGH MORE BREAKDOWNS
AND RECEIVED SEVERAL MORE DIAGNOSES.
TODAY, JAMIE REALIZES MUCH OF IT STEMMED FROM SEXUAL ABUSE
SHE SUFFERED AS A CHILD.
SHE NEVER TOLD ANYONE.
JAMIE: I MUST HAVE BEEN FOUR OR FIVE.
MY MOM HAD A HOME-BASED BUSINESS WHERE SHE WOULD GO INTO OTHER
HOMES AND SELL PRODUCTS.
AND SHE WAS DOING HER PRESENTATION, AND THEN HAD LEFT
ME PLAYING, I GUESS, JUST ON MY OWN.
WELL, AT THIS PARTICULAR HOME, THERE WAS A BOY, AND HE THEN
WOULD, YOU KNOW, TOUCH ME IN INAPPROPRIATE PLACES.
GINGER: JANET HEARD THIS STORY MORE THAN 15 YEARS AFTER
THE ABUSE, BUT TIME REALLY DOESN'T HEAL WOUNDS.
AND FOR JANET, IT WAS AS IF IT JUST HAPPENED.
JANET: I JUST LOCKED MYSELF IN THE BEDROOM AND I COULDN'T
EAT, I COULDN'T SLEEP.
SO, I WOULD WATCH TELEVISION, AND JOYCE MEYER WOULD COME ON.
THE SCRIPTURE WHEN SHE SAID NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH
THE LORD, I JUST HUNG ONTO THAT SCRIPTURE, AND I STARTED
STUDYING THE BIBLE.
GINGER: WHEN JAMIE WAS A CHILD, HER MOTHER CREATED
AN ENTIRE SCHOOL MUSICAL BECAUSE SHE KNEW THE MUSIC AND MOTION
WOULD BRING HER DAUGHTER PEACE.
AS AN ADULT, JAMIE SUFFERED THROUGH MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL
BREAKDOWNS FOR YEARS, AND HER MOTHER REALIZED SHE COULDN'T
SOLVE HER DAUGHTER'S PROBLEMS.
BUT SHE DID KNOW GOD'S WORD COULD SET HER FREE.
JANET: AND THAT WAS MY WAY TO SAY I CAN HELP MY DAUGHTER,
OR ACTUALLY THE LORD CAN HELP MY DAUGHTER.
JAMIE: HIS WORD IS SO POWERFUL, AND IT DEFINITELY DOES
HELP ME WITH A LOT OF MY WORRIES AND ANXIETIES, AND TO BRING ME
TO THE POINT OF PEACE, AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROMISES THAT
HE HAS FOR ME.
GINGER: IT TOOK TIME, BUT THROUGH STUDYING GOD'S WORD
AND COUNSELING, JAMIE IS HEALING FROM THE SCARS OF ABUSE,
AND OVERCOMING THE EFFECTS OF HIDING THE PAIN.
JAMIE HASN'T SUFFERED ANY BREAKDOWNS FOR YEARS, AND TODAY,
SHE OWNS HER OWN DANCE STUDIO.
JAMIE: AND KNOWING NOW THAT FREEDOM COMES WITH HIM, AND SO
DANCE IS NOW JUST A TOOL THAT GOD IS USING FOR ME TO TRY TO
REACH OTHERS.
I AM CONSTANTLY EITHER WATCHING JOYCE'S PODCASTS, OR WATCHING
MESSAGES ONLINE, OR I'M IN MY WORD.
I'M IN THE WORD AND HOLDING ONTO GOD'S PROMISES.
TRUTH IS SO POWERFUL TO ME, AND I JUST NEED THAT CONSTANT
REMINDER OF HOW IT DOES BRING LIFE AND JOY, AND IT CAN GIVE ME
THE PEACE THAT I HAVE.
GINGER: THROUGH THIS HEALING PROCESS, BOTH MOTHER
AND DAUGHTER HAVE DEVELOPED A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST
AND EACH OTHER.
JANET: AND WE ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY NOW.
WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON TO TALK ABOUT, AND IT'S GOD,
IT'S THE LORD.
JAMIE: SHE'S BECOMING A BETTER LISTENER, DEFINITELY
MORE PATIENT, AND JUST BEING A LISTENING EAR, THAT TYPE OF
COMFORT THAT I WANTED.
GINGER: JANET BECAME A PARTNER WITH
JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES WHEN SHE WAS HOW GOD'S WORD,
THROUGH THE TEACHING, HELPED JAMIE FIND TRUE FREEDOM
IN CHRIST.
SHE WANTS TO BE PART OF HELPING OTHER FAMILIES DISCOVER PEACE
BEYOND ALL UNDERSTANDING.
JANET: HOW CAN YOU PUT A PRICE ON SOMETHING THAT YOU
CAN'T HOLD OR TOUCH, BUT YET IT GIVES YOU SO MUCH LOVE,
PEACE, JOY?
GINGER: THE PAST WOUNDS BETWEEN THIS MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
CONTINUE TO HEAL.
AND TODAY, THEIR PEACE FLOWS FAR BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE DANCE FLOOR.
GINGER: SO, GOD USED HIS WORD TO BRING ORDER TO JAMIE'S LIFE,
WHICH WAS ONCE FULL OF CHAOS.
AND HE CAN DO THE SAME FOR YOU.
JOYCE IS GOING TO SHOW YOU AS SHE ANSWERS THE QUESTION,
HOW DO I APPLY GOD'S WORD TO MY SITUATION?
JOYCE: I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE EVER FULLY REALIZED HOW
AMAZINGLY POWERFUL THE WORD OF GOD IS, AND HOW LIKE--I MEAN,
YOU KNOW, HOW MANY OF YOU TAKE SOME KIND OF MEDICINE?
OKAY, WELL, NOW, WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
IT'S KIND OF AMAZING THAT YOU CAN HAVE SOME SUPER BIG PROBLEM,
OR A PAIN SOMEWHERE, OR SOMETHING GOING ON IN YOUR BODY,
AND YET YOU CAN TAKE A PILL.
AND IF YOU TAKE IT ON A REGULAR BASIS, THOSE SYMPTOMS
WILL GO AWAY.
WELL, YOU SEE, I THINK THAT THE WORD OF GOD IS MEDICINE
FOR OUR SOUL.
AMEN?
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE GOT THIS HUMONGOUS MEDICINE CABINET
THAT'S RIGHT HERE, AND IT HAS SOMETHING IN IT FOR EVERYTHING
THAT AILS YOU.
THERE'S HELP IN HERE FOR JEALOUSY.
THERE'S HELP IN HERE FOR CONDEMNATION.
THERE'S HELP IN HERE FOR THE LOST.
THERE'S HELP IN HERE FOR THE WEAK.
THERE'S HELP IN HERE FOR THE ANGRY.
THERE'S HELP FOR OUR MOUTH, THERE'S HELP FOR OUR MIND,
THERE'S HELP FOR SELFISHNESS.
I MEAN, THIS IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL BOOK.
IT IS A TREASURE, AMEN?
SO, "UNDERSTAND [THIS], MY BELOVED BRETHREN.
LET EVERY MAN BE," GOING TO SAY THREE THINGS, "QUICK TO HEAR,
SLOW TO SPEAK, SLOW TO TAKE OFFENSE AND GET ANGRY."
NOW, I LOOKED AT THIS LIST THIS MORNING, AND I PERSONALLY LIKE
TO--I LIKE TO KIND OF THINK ABOUT WHERE I'M AT SPIRITUALLY
AND HOW AM I DOING IN THESE AREAS.
SO, I'LL TELL YOU I DON'T HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WITH ANGER ANYMORE.
GOD'S REALLY WORKED IN MY LIFE WITH THAT.
I MEAN, YEARS AGO, I SPENT MORE TIME BEING ANGRY THAN I WASN'T
ANGRY, BUT I DON'T--I'VE GOT A REVELATION ON THAT.
I DON'T WASTE MUCH TIME WITH THAT.
I'M NOT REAL EASILY OFFENDED BECAUSE I'VE KIND OF TRAINED
MYSELF TO QUICKLY TRY TO BELIEVE THE BEST, AND BELIEVE THAT IF
SOMEBODY DID OFFEND ME, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT WHAT THEY WERE
TRYING TO DO.
AND SO, THAT HAS HELPED ME A LOT.
HOWEVER, WHEN IT COMES TO LISTENING, I COULD STILL USE TO
GROW A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I KIND OF LIKE TALKING MORE THAN I LIKE
LISTENING.
AND ALSO IN THE AREA OF BEING SLOW TO SPEAK.
SOMETIMES, I SAY THINGS BEFORE I SHOULD SAY THEM.
HOWEVER, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I AM A LOT BETTER THAN WHAT
I USED TO BE.
AND SO, YOU SEE, WE--I'M SO GLAD THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE OUR
PROGRESS, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO BE DEPRESSED ABOUT HOW FAR WE
STILL HAVE TO GO, AMEN?
NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THIS LISTENING THING, THAT WE SHOULD
LISTEN MORE, OBVIOUSLY WE SHOULD LISTEN MORE TO PEOPLE.
WE CAN LEARN A LOT IF WE LISTEN TO PEOPLE, AMEN?
AND, BUT I THINK IT ALSO HAS ANOTHER MEANING THAT WE NEED TO
REALIZE, AND THAT IS THAT WE NEED TO ALWAYS HAVE ONE EAR
TUNED TOWARD GOD.
AND I'D LIKE TO KIND OF PRESENT THIS IDEA TO YOU THIS WEEKEND
THAT WE BASICALLY LIVE IN TWO WORLDS AT ONE TIME.
WE'RE IN THIS WORLD, BUT WE'RE ALSO AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE HERE
WITH OUR FEET ON THE GROUND, WE'RE CONNECTED TO ANOTHER
WORLD.
NOW, YOU SEE ME WITH MY FEET HERE ON THE PLATFORM THIS
MORNING, BUT YOU BETTER HOPE I'M HEARING FROM GOD.
BECAUSE IF I'M NOT, IF I'M NOT LETTING HIM LEAD ME AND GUIDE
ME, THEN YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET VERY MUCH OUT OF THIS.
AND SO, I'M NOT, LIKE, SITTING HERE REAL AWARE, YOU KNOW, THAT
GOD IS SPEAKING TO ME, BUT I KNOW WHEN I TEACH THAT THERE ARE
TIMES WHERE I WILL HAVE A PLAN, AND I'LL GET UP, AND WHAT I SAY
HAS NOT MUCH TO DO AT ALL WITH MY PLAN BECAUSE GOD ALREADY
KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED.
I THINK THAT WE TALK TOO QUICK, AND WE ANSWER PEOPLE TOO QUICK.
AND WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN AND THINK A LITTLE BIT, MAKE
A CONNECTION WITH GOD, HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO HANDLE THIS
SITUATION?
DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY ANYTHING?
DO YOU WANT ME TO BE QUIET?
JUST TAKING MORE TIME BEFORE WE POP OFF AN ANSWER
CAN BE REAL WISE.
I WANT TO GIVE YOU A BIBLICAL EXAMPLE.
YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY WHERE JESUS WAS BEING
TAKEN TO TASK BY SOME OF THE PHARISEES THAT WERE TRYING
TO FIND A REASON TO FIND FAULT WITH HIM.
AND SO, THEY BROUGHT A WOMAN THAT WAS CAUGHT IN ADULTERY
IN FRONT OF HIM.
AND THEY KNEW THAT THE LAW SAID THAT THEY SHOULD STONE HER.
AND JESUS COULD NOT BREAK THE LAW.
HE KEPT THE LAW PERFECTLY SO WE WOULD BE FREE FROM THE TYRANNY
OF LIVING UNDER THE LAW.
AND WHEN HE SAID ON THE CROSS, "IT IS FINISHED," HE MEANT THAT
OLD SYSTEM OF TRYING TO LIVE UNDER THE LAW OF MOSES.
BUT HE COULDN'T BREAK THE LAW, SO NOW HE'S IN A SITUATION WHERE
THE PHARISEES ARE WATCHING TO SEE WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO,
AND YET HE DIDN'T WANT THE WOMAN TO BE STONED.
AND SO, IF YOU REMEMBER THE STORY, JESUS, WHEN THEY
SAID TO HIM, "WHAT DO YOU SAY?
THE LAW SAYS WE SHOULD STONE HER TO DEATH.
WHAT DO YOU SAY THAT WE SHOULD DO WITH HER?"
BECAUSE HE'S OUT TEACHING LOVE AND MERCY.
SO, NOW WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO?
YOU EVER FELT LIKE YOU WERE KIND OF IN A TRAP SOMEWHERE,
AND YOU'RE LIKE, "HMM, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO NOW?"
AND SO JESUS, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT HE BENT DOWN ON THE GROUND,
AND HE WROTE IN THE SAND OR THE DIRT WITH HIS FINGER.
NOW, WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
WHAT WAS HE DOING?
AND THEN HE GETS UP, AND HE SAYS, "LET HIM WHO IS AMONG YOU
WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE."
WELL, THE ANSWER WAS PERFECT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T BREAK THE LAW
WITH WHAT HE SAID, BUT HE STILL KEPT HIS MESSAGE ABOUT LOVE.
"WELL, WHICHEVER ONE AMONG YOU HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG?
THEN YOU CAN BE FREE TO CAST THE FIRST STONE."
AND IT SAYS ONE BY ONE, THEY DROPPED THEIR STONES
AND WALKED AWAY.
AND SO, I THINK IF WE WOULD TAKE MORE TIME TO LISTEN TO WHAT WE
SHOULD BE SAYING BEFORE WE OPEN OUR MOUTH,
THINGS WOULD GET A LOT BETTER.
VERSE 21, "SO GET RID OF ALL UNCLEANNESS AND THE RAMPANT
OUTGROWTH OF WICKEDNESS, AND IN A HUMBLE (GENTLE, MODEST) SPIRIT
RECEIVE AND WELCOME THE WORD WHICH IMPLANTED AND ROOTED [IN
YOUR HEARTS] CONTAINS THE POWER TO SAVE YOUR SOULS."
SO, IF WE LOOK AT THIS IN CONTEXT, HE'S SAYING, "OKAY,
NOW LISTEN TO THIS.
BE QUICK TO HEAR, SLOW TO SPEAK, SLOW TO TAKE OFFENSE,
AND SLOW TO GET ANGRY."
BECAUSE YOUR ANGER DOESN'T--IT'S NOT THE RIGHT THING.
IT'S NOT THE WAY GOD WANTS US TO LIVE.
AND SO, HERE'S SOME HELP FOR YOU.
BE SURE THAT YOU RECEIVE THE WORD OF GOD WITH AN ATTITUDE OF
MEEKNESS BECAUSE IT CONTAINS THE POWER TO SAVE YOUR SOUL.
OR, IF YOU WILL, IT CONTAINS THE POWER TO TEAR DOWN THAT SPIRIT
OF ANGER THAT YOU'RE FEELING, AND ACTUALLY WILL GIVE YOU
THE STRENGTH.
THE WORD OF GOD WILL GIVE US THE STRENGTH THAT WE NEED TO LET GO
OF THINGS THAT GOD WANTS US TO LET GO OF.
AND IT WILL GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO DO THE THINGS THAT GOD WANTS
US TO DO.
HERE'S WHAT I WOULD DO.
IF I WAS ANGRY AND I WAS HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING
OVER IT, I WOULD LOOK UP SEVERAL SCRIPTURES ON ANGER.
BECAUSE SEE, HERE'S THE THING.
IF I'VE GOT A HEADACHE, PUTTING A BAND AID ON MY HEAD
DON'T HELP.
SO, WE NEED TO TAKE THE WORD OF GOD PURPOSEFULLY, DEPENDING ON
WHAT WE NEED.
IF I'VE GOT A BAD ATTITUDE, LOOKING UP SCRIPTURES ON HOW I
CAN BE BLESSED IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE MY ATTITUDE.
COME ON, I KNOW IT'S EARLY, YOU CAN GET THIS.
AMEN?
AND SO, WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS THAT THE WORD OF GOD CAN BE USED
SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS.
LIKE, I RECOMMEND IF YOU ARE STARTING OUT IN A WALK WITH GOD,
AND YOU HAVE ALL THESE BOATLOADS OF PROBLEMS, THINGS THAT YOU
NEED TO GROW UP IN AND GET OVER, I MEAN, IT'S FINE TO BE ON
A CERTAIN BIBLE READING PLAN.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT DISCIPLINE, BUT IF I WERE YOU, IF YOU'RE
HAVING A SPECIFIC PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING, I WOULD COMMIT TO
STUDYING THE WORD OF GOD IN THAT AREA.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
STUDY THE WORD OF GOD IN THAT AREA BECAUSE THERE'S POWER IN
THE WORD TO HELP YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE.
SO, LET'S JUST SAY THAT I'M ANGRY, AND JUST REALLY WANT TO
GO RIP SOMEBODY'S HEAD OFF, BUT I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT GOD
WANTS ME TO DO.
SO, NOW THIS IS A LITTLE BOOK WE HAVE, WE CALL IT
THE PURPLE BOOK, BUT IT'S ABOUT THE POWER
OF SPEAKING GOD'S WORD OUT LOUD.
AND IT'S DIVIDED UP INTO CATEGORIES FOR YOU.
SO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A REAL QUICK LIKE, MAN, I'M IN TROUBLE.
I'M ABOUT TO TELL SOMEBODY OFF, AND I NEED TO GET SOME MEDICINE
HERE TO HELP ME, EXCEPT THEY PUT A THING ON HERE AND NOW IT'S
TEARING MY PAGE.
OKAY, THERE.
SO, I CAN GET THIS, AND I CAN GO, "I WILL BRIDLE MY ANGER.
I WILL TRASH MY WRATH.
I WILL COOL MY PIPES.
GOD WILL HELP ME.
I FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE OF THE LORD, WHO IS MERCIFUL
AND GRACIOUS, SLOW TO ANGER, PLENTEOUS IN MERCY
AND LOVINGKINDNESS.
I AM SLOW TO ANGER, AND I HAVE GREAT UNDERSTANDING.
I AM NOT LIKE HE WHO IS HASTY OF SPIRIT, EXPOSING
AND EXALTING HIS FOLLY.
I SPEAK SOFT ANSWERS THAT TURN AWAY WRATH, NOT GRIEVOUS WORDS
THAT STIR UP ANGER."
AND SO, THERE'S THREE PAGES OF THESE KIND OF SCRIPTURES HERE.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THE TRUTH, IF YOU READ THESE OUT LOUD, IT
WON'T BE LONG AND YOUR SOUL WILL START TO CALM DOWN, AND YOU'RE
GOING TO START TO FEEL BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER.
NOW, ALL ANYBODY CAN DO IN MY POSITION IS TELL YOU WHAT
WILL HELP YOU.
BUT KNOWING WHAT I'VE SAID IS NOT GOING TO DO WHAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE.
IT'S YOU GOING HOME AND DOING IT WHEN YOU HAVE A PERSONAL
SITUATION GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE THAT WILL MAKE THE CHANGES.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DO, EVEN RIGHT NOW.
IF I WAS HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING AND I COULD NOT
GET OVER IT--LET'S JUST SAY I WAS HAVING AN ATTACK
OF JEALOUSY.
I HEARD SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS ABOUT SOMEBODY THAT I'M NOT REAL
CRAZY ABOUT, AND I'M NOT REAL HAPPY, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE
TRUTH, THAT THEY GOT BLESSED.
AND I DON'T WANT TO FEEL THAT WAY.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT GOD'S WILL FOR ME BECAUSE JEALOUSY AND ENVY
ROTS THE BONES.
WELL, I DON'T WANT ROTTEN BONES.
I WANT TO HAVE STRONG BONES.
SO, I WOULD LOOK UP SEVERAL SCRIPTURES ON JEALOUSY.
I WOULD PRAY, "GOD, YOU GOT TO HELP ME."
AND THEN I WOULD TAKE MY MEDICINE.
ARE YOU OUT THERE TODAY?
I WOULD TAKE MY MEDICINE, AND I WOULD LET IT HELP HEAL MY SOUL.
"BE A DOER OF THE WORD [OBEY THE MESSAGE], NOT JUST
A LISTENER TO IT."
AND THEN HE SAYS, "BETRAYING YOURSELVES [INTO DECEPTION BY
REASONING WHICH IS CONTRARY TO THE TRUTH]."
NOW, THAT'S KIND OF A MOUTHFUL, AND WE COULD MISS WHAT HE'S
TRYING TO SAY, SO LET'S JUST SLOW DOWN AND TAKE IT APART.
IF I--I CAN GO TO CHURCH THREE TIMES A WEEK,
AND I CAN WATCH CHRISTIAN TV EVERY MORNING,
AND I CAN LISTEN TO TEACHING CDS ON THE WAY TO WORK.
BUT IF I DON'T DO THEN WHAT I'VE HEARD, IT DOES ME NOR ANYBODY
ELSE ANY GOOD AT ALL.
BECAUSE THE BIBLE DOES NOT SAY THAT WE'RE BLESSED IN
OUR HEARING.
IT SAYS WE'RE BLESSED IN OUR DOING.
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GINGER: WELL, AS JOYCE SAID, THE BALL IS IN YOUR COURT NOW.
DON'T LET ANOTHER DAY GO BY THAT YOU SAY, "I WISH I WOULD HAVE
STARTED STUDYING GOD'S WORD EARLIER," BECAUSE YOU SEE,
IT'S POWERFUL.
AND WE HAVE SOME GREAT RESOURCES TO HELP YOU APPLY IT TO YOUR
SITUATION TODAY.
THIS IS JOYCE'S "EVERYDAY LIFE BIBLE."
NOW, INSIDE THIS BIBLE, YOU'LL FIND SOME GREAT REFERENCE
INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY BEHIND
THE DIFFERENT BOOKS.
IT WILL GIVE YOU SOME LIFE POINTS THAT KIND OF PULL OUT
THE SCRIPTURE AND HELP YOU APPLY IT TO YOUR LIFE.
AND ALSO JUST SOME GREAT ARTICLES FROM JOYCE.
AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO GET THIS DVD CALLED
"HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE."
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE JOYCE SITS DOWN WITH YOU AND
WALKS THROUGH HER PROCESS OF STUDYING, SO IT HELPS YOU FROM
BEGINNING TO END TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO TAKE A SITUATION AND DIG
INTO GOD'S WORD, AND SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY ABOUT IT FOR YOU.
THESE ARE BOTH AVAILABLE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW.
AND LIKE I SAID, DON'T WAIT ANOTHER DAY.
GIVE US A CALL, GO ONLINE, AND PICK THESE UP.
COMING UP, WE HAVE TODAY'S HELP ME QUESTION.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.
BUT FIRST, IT'S TIME FOR YOUR VOICE.
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GINGER: SO, THIS WAS YOUR MISSION.
WE ASKED YOU TO SHARE HOW GOD'S BEEN FAITHFUL TO YOU.
AND GOD IS ALWAYS FAITHFUL, SO WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT RESPONSES.
HERE'S ONE THAT SAYS, "I LOST HOPE 2 YEARS AGO WHEN MANY
BAD THINGS HAPPENED TO ME.
I BROKE UP WITH MY BOYFRIEND, LOST MY JOB.
BUT GOD IS FAITHFUL, AND HE TOOK BAD PEOPLE AND THINGS FROM MY
LIFE TO GIVE ME BETTER ONES."
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE FROM KATHERINE.
SHE SAYS, "I FELT HIS HAND ON ME DAILY.
I'M A WIDOW, BUT WHEN THOSE FEELINGS OF LONELINESS COME,
I CRY OUT TO GOD AND HE HELPS ME DEAL WITH THOSE FEELINGS."
KATHERINE, WE'RE SO GLAD THAT YOU SHARED THAT WITH US.
WE'LL BE PRAYING FOR YOU.
JESSICA SAYS, "I HAVE QUESTIONED MY WHOLE LIFE AS TO WHY?
WHY I'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH HURT.
NOW I AM PROUD OF IT BECAUSE IT'S MY TESTIMONY.
GOD WAS WITH ME THE WHOLE TIME, NEVER LET ME DOWN.
I WAS JUST TOO BUSY THINKING I WAS BEING CURSED.
MEANWHILE, THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS SHOWING ME MY STRENGTH.
HE HAS DONE WAY TOO MUCH FOR ME AND CONTINUES TO BE THERE
FAITHFULLY."
DID YOU HEAR A KEY WORD IN ANY OF THAT?
IF GOD IS FAITHFUL TO ALL OF THESE PEOPLE, HE WILL BE
FAITHFUL TO YOU AS WELL.
BE ENCOURAGED BY THAT.
AND TODAY, WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO SHARE WITH US YOUR MOST
CHALLENGING SCRIPTURE.
LET'S DIG IN THERE AND HELP EACH OTHER UNDERSTAND SOME OF THESE
SCRIPTURES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING IN
WHATEVER WAY.
MAYBE IT'S ONE THAT'S HARD FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND, OR HARD
FOR YOU TO DO.
SO, USE ANY OF THOSE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, AND LET US KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
AND TODAY'S HELP ME QUESTION, JOYCE STOPS BY TO ANSWER
A QUESTION THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE ASKED.
GINGER: REALLY INTERESTING QUESTION, AND ONE THAT I THINK
A LOT OF US HAVE FELT IN SOME WAYS, FROM LAURA FROM ARIZONA.
SHE SAYS, "I KNOW THAT GOD WILL GET ME THROUGH ALL
THE DIFFICULTIES AND TRIALS, BUT WHY DOESN'T HIS GRACE
MAKE IT FEEL EASIER?" JOYCE: WELL, YOU KNOW,
FEELINGS ARE JUST WHAT THEY ARE, THEY'RE FEELINGS.
AND THEY'RE VERY FICKLE.
AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY'RE NOT TRUE, THEY DON'T--THEY DON'T
REALLY TELL US WHAT'S REALLY TRUE.
AND SO, AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT EASY TO DO, BUT ONCE WE LEARN TO
DO IT, IT MAKES THINGS A LOT DIFFERENT IN OUR LIFE.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I STILL HAVE TO APPLY TO MY LIFE
ON A REGULAR BASIS.
WE NEED TO BELIEVE, AND I ENCOURAGE HER TO BELIEVE,
THAT IT'S THE WORD OF GOD THAT'S TRUE, NOT HOW SHE FEELS.
AND SO, A LOT OF TIMES, GOD DOESN'T REMOVE THE FEELINGS
BECAUSE, TO BE HONEST, IT WOULD BE EASY TO TRUST HIM IF WE FELT
LIKE WE TRUSTED HIM.
THE THING THAT'S A CHALLENGE SOMETIMES IS TO KNOW THAT THE
END IS GOING TO WORK OUT GOOD, BUT LEARN HOW TO BEHAVE THE WAY
GOD WANTS US TO BEHAVE IN THE MIDDLE.
I ALWAYS SAY THAT IT'S THE MIDDLE WHERE WE'RE
REALLY TESTED.
YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO SAY, "WELL, I TRUST GOD."
AND THEN IT'S PRETTY EASY TOO WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR DAY OF
VICTORY AND YOU'RE OVER TO THE END RESULT, AND WHEW,
GOD DELIVERED ME.
BUT IT'S THE GOING THROUGH PART WHERE PEOPLE ARE REALLY,
TRULY TESTED.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY FIND OUT, DO WE REALLY BELIEVE GOD,
OR ARE WE JUST TRYING TO BELIEVE GOD?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IF ANYBODY HAS THE MAGIC ANSWER TO HOW WE
CAN ALWAYS FEEL GREAT ABOUT EVERYTHING, I'D LIKE THEM TO
SHARE IT WITH ME.
BUT I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY BETTER ANSWER OTHER THAN THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE MY MIND TELLS ME WHAT I THINK.
IT DOESN'T TELL ME WHAT GOD THINKS.
MY FEELINGS TELL ME WHAT I FEEL.
IT DOESN'T DICTATE THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD TO ME.
AND SO, LET'S MAKE A DECISION, AND I HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF
OF THIS A LOT, LET'S MAKE A DECISION THAT WE REALLY ARE
GOING TO BELIEVE GOD'S WORD MORE THAN WE BELIEVE WHAT WE THINK
OR WHAT WE FEEL, OR EVEN WHAT WE WANT.
GINGER: SO, EVEN WHEN OUR CIRCUMSTANCES ARE VERY
DIFFICULT, AND THAT'S REALITY, IT'S THE FAITH IN THAT GRACE OF
GOD THAT HE IS WORKING EVEN WHEN WE DON'T NECESSARILY FEEL IT.
JOYCE: ABSOLUTELY.
I MEAN, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WE WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT.
AND THAT WHOLE--THE DEEPER DEFINITION OF SIGHT IS WE
DON'T WALK BY WHAT WE FEEL.
WE DON'T WALK BY WHAT WE THINK.
WE DON'T WALK BY WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY TO US.
WE WALK BY FAITH, AND THAT FAITH IS IN THE WORD OF GOD.
AND GRACE, GRACE DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT WE'RE
NEVER GOING TO FEEL ANYTHING ADVERSE.
YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEBODY HURTS ME AND I KNOW
THAT GOD WANTS ME TO FORGIVE THEM, I BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL
GIVE ME THE GRACE TO FORGIVE THEM.
THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT I'M GOING TO FEEL DIFFERENT
ABOUT THEM WHEN I'M AROUND THEM.
IT MEANS THAT GOD GIVES ME THE GRACE TO TREAT THEM THE WAY HE
WANTS ME TO TREAT THEM WHEN I'M AROUND THEM, EVEN THOUGH I STILL
FEEL LIKE I'M ANGRY AT THEM, AND SO, THEN JUST ONE MORE THING
I'LL SAY, AND THIS REALLY HELPED ME.
DOING WHAT'S RIGHT WHEN YOU REALLY FEEL WRONG ABOUT ALL
OF IT, THAT'S WHEN WE GROW SPIRITUALLY.
GINGER: DON'T FORGET TO SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS.
IF YOU USE TWITTER, USE THE HASHTAG #ASKJOYCE.
WE ARE LOOKING THROUGH THOSE ALL THE TIME, AND LOVE PULLING
THOSE OUT AND ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO OUR EVERYDAY ANSWERS PAGE
ON THE WEBSITE, AND THERE'S A VERY EASY FORM TO
FILL OUT RIGHT THERE WITH YOUR QUESTION.
BUT REMEMBER, WHATEVER THAT QUESTION IN LIFE IS, IF YOU DIG
INTO GOD'S WORD, YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING THAT APPLIES.
NOW, IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO MAKE SENSE.
BUT WHAT YOU WILL GET FROM GOD'S WORD IS JUST A REVELATION
OF WHO HE IS.
AND THAT COMES WITH JOY AND PEACE IN ALL OF YOUR
CIRCUMSTANCES.
HIS GRACE COVERS YOU.
IT'S ALL STUFF THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT.
SO, DON'T FORGET THIS PACKAGE TO HELP YOU,
THE "EVERYDAY LIFE BIBLE" FROM JOYCE AND JOYCE'S DVD,
"HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE."
THESE TOGETHER WILL REALLY BE THAT LAUNCHING PAD THAT YOU NEED
TO DIG INTO GOD'S WORD.
AND WE HAVE MORE HELP FOR YOU ONLINE AS YOU STUDY GOD'S WORD,
SO GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG/STUDY, AND CHECK THAT OUT.
BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU CALL US, GO TO THE WEBSITE RIGHT NOW,
AND PICK THESE UP.
AND BE RIGHT HERE ONCE AGAIN NEXT WEEK ON "EVERYDAY ANSWERS."
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, GOD MIGHT TELL YOU WHEN YOU'RE IN
THE WORST BATTLE OF YOUR LIFE, "I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO ANYTHING
BUT WORSHIP."
GOD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
"JUST WORSHIP ME."
"WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? WHAT DO YOU--"
"THANK ME FOR WHAT I'M DOING."
"WELL, GOD, YOU'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING."
"YES, I AM.
START THANKING ME."
GINGER: SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ARE YOU READY TO GIVE IT A TRY?
WHY NOT JUST START SOMEWHERE, START ANYWHERE, AND GIVE GOD
THE CHANCE TO SHOW YOU WHAT HE CAN DO IN YOUR LIFE THROUGH
HIS WORD?
TODAY IS THE DAY, DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER.
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