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[MUSIC]
JOYCE: AMEN.
OPEN UP YOUR BIBLES TO JAMES CHAPTER 3.
I'M TEACHING THE ENTIRE BOOK OF JAMES AND SO,
TONIGHT WE'RE AT CHAPTER 3 WHICH IS A VERY IMPORTANT
CHAPTER IN THE BIBLE BECAUSE IT TALKS TO US ABOUT
THE POWER OF THE TONGUE.
NOW, YOU KNOW, I SPENT MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS OF MY LIFE AS
A CHRISTIAN NEVER HEARING ANY TEACHING OR ANY KIND OF
A MESSAGE ON THE POWER OF WORDS.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT WHAT I SAID OUT OF MY MOUTH MADE ANY
DIFFERENCE AT ALL IN MY LIFE.
NOW,I MEAN, I WAS SMART ENOUGH TO REALIZE THAT SOMETIMES I SAID
THINGS THAT MADE PEOPLE MAD.
BUT I DIDN'T REALLY COMPREHEND THE POWER OF THE TONGUE.
AND THERE MAY BE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT AND I WAS THINKING THIS
AFTERNOON, YOU KNOW, I CAN NOT ASSUME JUST BECAUSE YOU WATCH
THE TV PROGRAM OR SOMEBODY BROUGHT YOU HERE AS A GUEST
OR YOU GO TO SOME CHURCH OR WHATEVER THAT YOU HAVE BEEN
TAUGHT ABOUT THE POWER OF YOUR WORDS.
AND SO, I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT THAT THIS IS
GOING TO BE, LIKE, "HUH?" BRAND NEW NEWS TO YOU.
AND CERTAINLY THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCHING BY TV
THAT THIS IS A BRAND NEW MESSAGE FOR THEM.
SO LET ME JUST TELL YOU THAT PROVERBS 18:21 SAYS THAT,
"THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH IS IN THE TONGUE."
NOW THAT IS A PRETTY BOLD STATEMENT.
WHATEVER WE SAY WE CAN SPEAK LIFE OR DEATH TO OTHER PEOPLE.
WE CAN HELP THEM.
WE CAN HURT THEM. WE CAN BUILD THEM UP.
WE CAN TEAR THEM DOWN.
OR WE CAN DO THE SAME THING TO OURSELVES.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SAY THIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I DON'T
WANT TO FORGET TO SAY THIS.
ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT ANY ONE OF US CAN EVER DO IS TO SAY
NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT OURSELVES OUT OF OUR OWN MOUTH.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES.
"OH, I'M STUPID. I'M DUMB.
I CAN'T EVER DO ANYTHING RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, I'M A JERK. I'M THIS.
I'M THAT," WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE.
AND I REALLY WANT TO JUST ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO DO THAT.
YOUR WORDS HAVE A LOT OF POWER OVER YOUR OWN LIFE.
AMEN?
AND SO WE NEED TO LEARN TO TALK THE WAY GOD TALKS AND NOT JUST
TALK THE WAY THE DEVIL TALKS OR THE WAY THE WORLD TALKS.
BUT TO ACTUALLY LEARN THE WORD OF GOD AND BEGIN TO SPEAK IN
AGREEMENT WITH THE WORD.
ACTUALLY, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WE EAT OUR WORDS.
IT SAYS, A MAN MUST BE SATISFIED WITH THE WORDS OF HIS MOUTH,
WHETHER THEY'RE FULL OF LIFE OR DEATH, BECAUSE THAT BECOMES WHAT
WE TAKE INTO OURSELVES AND WHAT WE FEED ON.
AND SO, I THINK WE NEED TO BE SMART ENOUGH TO REALLY START
ASKING GOD TO HELP US EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE.
EVERY DAY.
I ASK GOD TO HELP ME WITH MY MOUTH.
EVERY SINGLE DAY I ASK GOD TO HELP ME DISCIPLINE MY MOUTH.
EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY.
EVERY DAY. EVERY DAY. YOU KNOW WHY?
NOBODY CAN CONTROL THEIR TONGUE IF GOD DOESN'T HELP THEM.
NOBODY CAN DO THAT.
SO, HOW MANY OF YOU THINK MAYBE YOU MIGHT NEED THIS TONIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WANT TO MAKE SURE I GOT THE RIGHT GROUP, YOU KNOW?
I NEED IT AND I'VE PREACHED ON THE TONGUE MANY,
MANY, MANY, MANY TIMES.
JAMES CHAPTER 3, VERSES 1 THROUGH 10,
AND I'LL MAKE SOME COMMENTS AS WE GO.
"NOT MANY [OF YOU] SHOULD BECOME TEACHERS (SELF-CONSTITUTED
CENSORS AND REPROVERS OF OTHERS), MY BRETHREN, FOR YOU
KNOW THAT WE [TEACHERS] WILL BE JUDGED BY A HIGHER STANDARD
AND WITH GREATER SEVERITY [THAN OTHER PEOPLE; THUS WE ASSUME
THE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE MORE CONDEMNATION]."
NOW, I TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY BECAUSE I'M A BIBLE TEACHER,
BUT TO BE HONEST, I THINK WE ALL NEED TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE A PARENT, YOU'RE TEACHING YOUR CHILDREN.
IF YOU'RE MAYBE THE ONLY CHRISTIAN WHERE YOU WORK, YOU'RE
ACTUALLY TEACHING OTHER PEOPLE WITHOUT EVEN KNOWING THAT
YOU'RE DOING IT.
BUT I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS IN MY LIFE, THANKFULLY
THEY'VE BEEN A FEW YEARS BACK, WHERE I SAID SOME THINGS ABOUT
SOME OTHER BIBLE TEACHERS THAT WEREN'T VERY GOOD THINGS.
AND I MEAN, I DIDN'T THINK THAT MUCH ABOUT IT BUT I SAID
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ONE GUY, HE JUST COULDN'T STAY ON TRACK AND
HE JUST WENT ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH HIS TEACHING AND YOU KNOW,
I SAID SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT SOMEBODY ELSE THAT I DIDN'T
THINK THEY'RE TEACHING WAS VERY ANOINTED.
AND THESE WERE TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND BOTH TIMES,
GOD VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY DEALT WITH ME.
AND I'LL JUST TELL YOU ABOUT THE FIRST SITUATION AND WHAT
HAPPENED.
I WENT THROUGH A TIME IN MY MINISTRY WHERE I JUST FELT LIKE
I WASN'T ANOINTED ANYMORE AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T DO ANYTHING
REAL FANCY SO IF I DON'T HAVE GOD'S ANOINTING UP HERE, I
AM IN BIG TROUBLE BECAUSE I TALK FOR HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS
AND SO, IT'S GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING COMING THROUGH IT
BESIDES JUST ME OR PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO LISTEN.
SO I HEAVILY, HEAVILY DEPEND ON GOD'S ANOINTING.
AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE, YOU KNOW, THAT ALL OF YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
IS WHEN I SAY, "THE ANOINTING," BUT LET ME JUST SIMPLIFY IT BY
SAYING IT IS THE PRESENCE AND THE POWER OF GOD IN
AND UPON OUR LIVES.
THE ANOINTING IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AND AS I SAID, I THINK
THIS MORNING, ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN REALLY HURT
THE ANOINTING ON OUR LIFE IS BY MISTREATING OTHER PEOPLE AND ONE
OF THE WAYS WE CAN INCREASE THE ANOINTING ON OUR LIFE IS BY
REALLY BEING GOOD TO PEOPLE AND WALKING IN LOVE.
BECAUSE THE ANOINTING IS KIND OF, LIKE, ONE WAY OF GOD SHOWING
HIS FAVOR OVER YOUR LIFE.
WHEN YOU'RE ANOINTED, WHEN GOD GIVES YOU FAVOR, DOORS WILL OPEN
FOR YOU THAT WILL JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZE YOU.
PEOPLE WILL DO THINGS FOR YOU AND IT WON'T EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE
WHY THEY'RE DOING THOSE THINGS FOR YOU.
SO WE NEED TO VALUE, REALLY VALUE THE ANOINTING OF GOD.
SO, YOU SEE, WHEN I'M UP HERE, WHAT I'M DOING IS NOT THE LEAST
BIT HARD FOR ME BECAUSE I'M ANOINTED TO DO IT.
SO, IF IT GETS HARD, THEN I START GETTING CONCERNED.
I ALWAYS SAY, "IF I'M WATCHING THE CLOCK, TO SEE HOW LONG I
HAVE TO KEEP LISTENING TO MYSELF, THEN I KNOW THAT I'M IN
SERIOUS TROUBLE."
AND I DON'T NORMALLY STRUGGLE FOR WHAT TO SAY.
I'VE USUALLY GOT MORE TO SAY THEN, YOU KNOW, THAN WHAT I HAVE
TIME TO SAY.
AND SO, I WENT THROUGH THIS PERIOD OF TIME WHERE I JUST FELT
LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE GOD'S ANOINTING ON ME FOR MY TEACHING.
AND WE WOULD GO HOME FROM A MEETING AND I WOULD TELL DAVE I
JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS TERRIBLE AND HE'D SAY, "OH, NO, IT WAS
A REALLY GOOD MESSAGE!" AND I'M, LIKE, "I JUST, MAN
I HAD A HARD TIME PREACHING LAST NIGHT."
"WELL, YOU SURE COULDN'T TELL IT."
WELL, THAT HAPPENED LIKE 3 WEEKS IN A ROW AND FINALLY I
JUST SAID, "I JUST CANNOT TAKE THIS ANYMORE, SOMETHING IS WRONG
AND I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS."
AND SO, THE NEXT DAY, DAVE CAME TO ME AND HE SAID, "I WAS
PRAYING FOR YOU AND I THINK GOD SHOWED ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAD A SWEET AND
SUBMISSIVE ATTITUDE AND COULD HARDLY WAIT, THAT I COULD HARDLY
WAIT TO HEAR WHAT HE WAS GOING TO SAY BUT RIGHT AWAY I GOT
THIS...COME ON.
"OH, YEAH, YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT MY PROBLEM IS.
WELL, I COULD TELL YOU A FEW THINGS TOO," I'M THINKING.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I SAID, "WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?"
AND HE SAID, "WELL," HE SAID, "YOU KNOW THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SO AND SO AND YOU SAID SUCH AND SUCH
ABOUT, YOU KNOW," AND HE NAMED THE PASTOR.
AND I SAID, "YEAH."
AND HE SAID, "WELL, I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT YOUR PROBLEM'S
CONNECTED TO.
I DON'T THINK GOD WANTS YOU DOING THAT."
AND SO, RIGHT AWAY I SAID, "WELL, YOU SAID THE SAME THING!"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, WE DON'T TAKE HELP VERY EASY, DO WE?
"WELL, YOU SAID THE SAME THING!" HE SAID, "I'M NOT A TEACHER
AND I'M NOT THE ONE HAVING THE PROBLEM."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I'M KIND OF THINKING, "WELL, WHY
AREN'T YOU HAVING A PROBLEM, WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE HAVING
A PROBLEM?" WELL, IT TELLS US RIGHT HERE IN
THIS VERSE THAT THOSE OF US THAT ARE TEACHERS HAVE TO ASSUME
A GREATER RESPONSIBILITY.
AND I'LL TELL YOU, EVEN ME TEACHING YOU THIS TONIGHT
BORDERS ON BEING DANGEROUS FOR ME, BECAUSE NOW I HAVE TO REALLY
COME UP EVEN HIGHER ONE MORE TIME IN MAKING SURE THAT I GET
ALL THE HELP THAT I CAN FROM GOD AND THAT I'M VERY CAREFUL WITH
MY WORDS.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, DON'T EVER TELL YOUR KIDS TO DO
SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT DOING.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: LET ME SAY IT ONE MORE TIME.
DON'T TELL YOUR CHILDREN TO DO SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT DOING.
WE DON'T WANT TO JUST SAY THINGS, WE WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE
HOW TO LIVE.
SO, I KIND OF LEARNED FROM THAT THE IMPORTANCE THAT GOD THOUGHT
IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO KEEP MY WORDS RIGHT.
WOULDN'T IT BE RIDICULOUS IF I STOOD UP HERE AND TRIED TO
PREACH THE GOSPEL UNDER AN ANOINTING AND THEN, IN MY
REGULAR EVERYDAY LIFE, I WAS JUST SAYING ALL KINDS OF
RIDICULOUS THINGS ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE AND GOSSIPING AND BEING
NEGATIVE AND CRITICAL AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
YOU SEE, WE'VE GOTTA WALK THE WALK AND NOT JUST TALK THE TALK.
VERSE 2, "FOR WE ALL OFTEN STUMBLE AND FALL AND WE HAVE
OFFEND IN MANY THINGS.
AND IF ANYONE DOES NOT OFFEND IN SPEECH [NEVER SAYS THE WRONG
THINGS], HE IS A FULLY DEVELOPED CHARACTER AND A PERFECT MAN,
ABLE TO CONTROL HIS WHOLE BODY AND TO CURB HIS ENTIRE NATURE."
WOW.
SO HE'S SAYING IF WE CAN EVER GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN
CONTROL OUR MOUTH, WE CAN CONTROL EVERYTHING ELSE
IN OUR LIFE.
AMEN?
PROBABLY IF WE CAN CONTROL WHAT COMES OUT OF OUR MOUTH, WE CAN
BETTER CONTROL WHAT WE PUT INTO IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, THANK YOU THAT SOMEBODY GOT THE CROWD EXCITED
AND STIRRED UP.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS ON SO MANY DIETS, ALWAYS BEING
CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING INTO OUR MOUTH.
AND WE DIET AND WE DIET.
I THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE A DIET OF WHAT COMES OUT
OF OUR MOUTH.
HOW ABOUT FASTING ON WORDS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME?
AMEN?
SO, VERSE 3, "IF WE SET BITS IN OUR HORSE'S MOUTHS TO MAKE THEM
OBEY US, WE CAN TURN THEIR WHOLE BODIES ABOUT."
NOW, LET'S THINK ABOUT THIS.
A LARGE HORSE WEIGHS ABOUT 2,200 POUNDS.
AND THEY CAN BE CONTROLLED BY A LITTLE TINY PIECE OF METAL IN
THEIR MOUTH.
NO WONDER THE APOSTLE IS TELLING US THAT WE CAN CONTROL WHAT
HAPPENS IN A LOT OF OUR LIFE JUST BY SIMPLY BRIDLING
OUR TONGUE.
WE READ THIS MORNING IN JAMES 1:26 THAT TRUE RELIGION
IS TO BRIDLE YOUR TONGUE.
AND I SAID WE CAN LEARN A LOT ABOUT OURSELVES BY JUST
LISTENING TO OURSELVES.
"LIKEWISE, LOOK AT THE SHIPS: THOUGH THEY ARE SO GREAT AND ARE
DRIVEN BY ROUGH WINDS, THEY ARE STEERED BY A VERY SMALL RUDDER
WHEREVER THE IMPULSE OF THE HELMSMAN DETERMINES."
NOW, THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE BUT A LARGE
OCEAN LINER WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 220,000 TONS AND THE DIRECTION
OF THAT SHIP IS CONTROLLED BY A RUDDER AND ONE MAN OR WOMAN
WHO'S THE HELMSMAN OF THAT SHIP.
NOW HE'S GIVEN US THESE EXAMPLES TO SAY, "LOOK, ALTHOUGH THE
TONGUE IS A LITTLE TINY MEMBER, VERY TINY MEMBER,
IT HAS A TREMENDOUS EFFECT ON OUR LIVES."
AND I CAN TELL YOU IF YOU CAN RECEIVE THE GRACE OF GOD TO
CHANGE HOW YOU TALK AND IF I CAN RECEIVE THE GRACE OF GOD
TO CHANGE HOW I TALK, IT WILL CHANGE OUR LIVES.
AND IT ACTUALLY BEGINS TO EVEN CHANGE AND AFFECT
OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS.
BE VERY CAREFUL HOW YOU TALK WHEN YOU'RE GOING THROUGH TRIALS
AND TRIBULATIONS.
BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT SAYING NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF.
DO NOT SAY NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.
DON'T SAY THINGS LIKE, "I'LL NEVER HAVE ANYTHING.
WELL, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LAYOFF, I'LL PROBABLY BE
THE ONE WHO GETS LAID OFF.
NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS TO ME."
LET'S USE A LITTLE BIT OF COMMON SENSE AND REALLY BEGIN
TO BELIEVE WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS.
AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'VE BEEN STUDYING THIS STUFF
FOR 40 YEARS, GOD STARTED GIVING ME A REVELATION ABOUT THE POWER
OF WORDS BEFORE I EVER HAD HEARD ANYBODY TEACH A MESSAGE ON IT,
THROUGH MY STUDY OF IT AT HOME AND I STILL, STILL BELIEVE THAT
I DON'T FULLY GET IT.
HOW POWERFUL OUR WORDS ARE.
AND I DON'T CARE IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS FIVE MILLION TIMES.
IT WILL HELP YOU TO BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE
HEAR THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AT LEAST IT HELPS US TO
BE CAREFUL FOR MAYBE A FEW DAYS.
AMEN?
AND THEN MAYBE GOD WILL COME ALONG AND GIVE US ANOTHER
LESSON.
ISN'T IT AMAZING THAT WITH WORDS WE CAN CHANGE SOMEBODY'S DAY?
THINK ABOUT WHAT POWER YOU HAVE JUST IN YOUR MOUTH.
YOU CAN LIFT SOMEBODY UP.
I MEAN, I'VE SAID THINGS TO PEOPLE, JUST LITTLE THINGS,
AND I'VE HAD THEM SAY, "YOU MADE MY DAY!"
WELL, THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
BUT THEN WE CAN ALSO PRETTY MUCH RUIN SOMEBODY'S DAY BY SAYING
THE WRONG THINGS TO THEM.
I WANT GOD TO USE MY MOUTH, I DON'T WANT THE DEVIL TO USE IT.
"EVEN SO, THE TONGUE IS A LITTLE MEMBER AND IT CAN BOAST OF
GREAT THINGS.
SEE HOW MUCH WOOD OR HOW GREAT A FOREST A TINY SPARK CAN SET
ABLAZE."
NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH FOREST FIRES AND
MILLIONS OF ACRES OF FOREST CAN BE DESTROYED AND BURNED UP ALONG
WITH ALL KINDS OF HOMES AND VERY OFTEN IT STARTS FROM
ONE LITTLE SPARK.
ONE LITTLE MATCH THAT SOMEBODY THROWS IN THAT FOREST OR
ONE LITTLE SPARK FROM A FIRE AND IT CAN BURN UP
A WHOLE ENTIRE FOREST.
I DON'T THINK WE REALIZE SOMETIMES THE PROBLEMS THAT WE
CAUSE WITH OUR MOUTHS.
LET'S THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MINUTE.
THE TONGUE IS OFTEN USED TO DISHONOR GOD.
AND HAS BEEN USED TO INJURE OUR FELLOW MAN.
IT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF MOST STRIFE IN THE CHURCH.
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT STRIFE IS?
IT'S BICKERING, ARGUING, HEATED DISAGREEMENT
AND ANGRY UNDERCURRENT.
HOW CAN WE EXPECT TO HAVE GOD'S ANOINTING IN OUR CHURCHES
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PART OF GOSSIPING ABOUT EVERYTHING
THAT'S GOING ON?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IF YOU REALLY DON'T LIKE WHERE YOU'RE AT
AND YOU'RE THAT UNHAPPY THEN YOU PROBABLY OUGHT TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND NOT JUST STAY THERE AND CREATE PROBLEMS.
IT'S THE BOTTOM OF MOST STRIFE IN THE WORLD, RELATIONSHIPS END
BECAUSE OF THE TONGUE.
JOBS ARE LOST BECAUSE OF THE TONGUE.
OPPORTUNITIES ARE LOST BECAUSE OF THE TONGUE.
AND YET, IT'S ONE OF THE TINIEST ORGANS IN OUR BODY.
IT WILL BE VERY WISE FOR US TO CONSIDER EVERYTHING THAT
JAMES IS SAYING TONIGHT ABOUT THE TONGUE.
VERSE 6, "THE TONGUE IS A FIRE, A WORLD OF WICKEDNESS SET AMONG
OUR MEMBERS, CONTAMINATING AND DEPRAVING THE WHOLE BODY
AND SETTING ON FIRE THE WHEEL OF BIRTH."
SO, THE TONGUE CAN JUST GET A LOT OF STUFF STARTED, GOOD OR
BAD, BEING ITSELF IGNITED BY HELL.
"FOR EVERY KIND OF BEAST AND BIRD AND REPTILE
AND SEA ANIMAL CAN BE TAMED AND HAS BEEN TAMED BY
HUMAN GENIUS (OR BY NATURE]
BUT THE HUMAN TONGUE CAN BE TAMED BY NO MAN.
IT IS A RESTLESS, (UNDISCIPLINED, IRRECONCILABLE)
EVIL FULL OF DEADLY POISON.
WITH IT, WE BLESS THE LORD AND FATHER, AND WITH IT WE CURSE MEN
WHO ARE MADE IN GOD'S LIKENESS," AND ONE MORE VERSE, "OUT OF
THE MOUTH COME FORTH BLESSING AND CURSING.
THESE THINGS, MY BRETHREN OUGHT NOT TO BE SO."
NOW, THERE'S TWO SCRIPTURES THAT I PRAY PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY.
I CONFESS THESE SCRIPTURES AND I PRAY THEM AND I'M GOING TO SHARE
THEM WITH YOU AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO START DOING THE SAME THING.
THE FIRST ONE IS PSALM 141:3, KING DAVID PRAYED THIS,
"SET A GUARD, O LORD, BEFORE MY MOUTH; KEEP WATCH AT THE DOOR
OF MY LIPS."
SO I JUST SIMPLY SAY, "GOD, PUT A WATCH OVER MY MOUTH LEST I SIN
AGAINST YOU WITH MY TONGUE.
BECAUSE I KNOW IF YOU DON'T HELP ME I WON'T GET VERY FAR INTO
THIS DAY AND I'LL SAY THINGS THAT I SHOULDN'T SAY."
SOMEBODY SAY, "AMEN," OR, "OH, ME!"
OR SOMETHING.
AUDIENCE: AMEN!
JOYCE: AND PSALM 19:14, "LET THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH
AND THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART BE ACCEPTABLE IN YOUR SIGHT,
O LORD, MY [FIRM AND IMPENETRABLE]
ROCK AND MY REDEEMER."
NOW, I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD JUST TRY TO STOP SAYING
WRONG THINGS.
I THINK, TO BE HONEST, WE NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON SAYING RIGHT
THINGS BECAUSE IF YOU FOCUS ON THE GOOD, THE EVIL WON'T FIND
ANY PLACE TO GET INTO YOUR LIFE.
I THINK ALL TOO OFTEN WE HEAR A MESSAGE LIKE THIS AND WE
ONLY FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE.
"WELL, I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO DO THIS AND I'M GOING TO TRY NOT
TO DO THAT.
AND I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO DO THIS."
BUT TO BE HONEST THE BEST WAY TO NOT SAY WRONG THINGS IS TO JUST
KEEP YOUR MOUTH FULL OF POSITIVE THINGS.
MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD ME SHARE THIS BEFORE, BUT I HAD SO MANY
PROBLEMS IN MY LIFE.
AND GOD BEGAN TO DEAL WITH ME APART FROM TEACHING I WAS
HEARING, HE BEGAN TO DEAL WITH ME ABOUT THE FACT THAT I WAS
JUST VERY NEGATIVE.
I HAD HAD A VERY NEGATIVE CHILDHOOD.
I GREW UP AROUND REALLY NEGATIVE PEOPLE AND IT WAS JUST A LEARNED
BEHAVIOR FOR ME.
I JUST KIND OF HAD THE ATTITUDE OF, "WELL, IF YOU DON'T EXPECT
ANYTHING GOOD TO HAPPEN THEN YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED WHEN IT
DOESN'T."
HOW MANY OF YOU GREW UP IN A NEGATIVE ATMOSPHERE
WHERE YOU JUST HEARD A LOT OF NEGATIVE TALK AND COMPLAINING
AND MURMURING ALL THE TIME?
SO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GET FROM WHERE YOU WERE, TO
WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE.
I MEAN, PEOPLE THAT HAD PARENTS THAT WERE POSITIVE AND EDIFIED
THEM AND ENCOURAGED THEM AND BUILT THEM UP AND SAID GOOD
THINGS TO THEM, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A BLESSING THAT IS
IN YOUR LIFE.
AND YOU SHOULD THANK THEM EVERY DAY THAT THEY TOOK THE TROUBLE
TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF.
AMEN?
BUT I WAS A VERY NEGATIVE PERSON AND GOD BEGAN TO DEAL WITH ME
ABOUT NOT BEING SO NEGATIVE.
SO, SEVERAL MONTHS WENT BY AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY BIG CHANGES
IN MY LIFE.
I WAS STILL HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS.
AND SO I WENT TO THE LORD COMPLAINING THAT HE WASN'T
MOVING FAST ENOUGH.
THAT I THOUGHT I WAS DOING MY PART AND HE WASN'T COMING
THROUGH WITH HIS END OF THE DEAL.
AND SO, "NOW, GOD, I'VE BEEN REALLY TRYING FOR A LONG TIME
NOW TO BE NOT TO BE SO NEGATIVE.
I'M NOT SAYING NEGATIVE THINGS AND NOTHING IS CHANGED
IN MY CIRCUMSTANCES."
AND THE NEXT THING THAT CAME IN MY HEART IS, "WELL,
YOU STOPPED BEING NEGATIVE BUT YOU HAVEN'T STARTED SAYING
ANYTHING POSITIVE YET."
SO, YOU SEE, IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT JUST NOT DOING THE WRONG
THING BUT IT'S REPLACING IT WITH THE RIGHT THING.
AND SO, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I KNEW TO DO THIS BUT I MADE
A LIST OF CONFESSIONS.
THERE WERE 65 OF THEM AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY FOUND IN A BOOK
THAT I WROTE ON THE POWER OF WORDS AND THEY WERE ALL THINGS I
COULD BACK UP WITH SCRIPTURE.
I TOOK THE TIME TO MAKE SURE I HAD A SCRIPTURE.
BECAUSE I'M NOT TEACHING JUST TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY
REFER TO AS THE "NAME IT, CLAIM IT GOSPEL."
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN BE A MILLIONAIRE JUST BECAUSE YOU
WALK AROUND SAYING, "I'M A MILLIONAIRE, I'M A MILLIONAIRE,
I'M A MILLIONAIRE."
YOU KNOW, THAT GETS INTO JUST GOOFY STUFF THAT DOESN'T EVEN
MAKE ANY SENSE.
BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN HAVE WHAT GOD SAYS WE CAN HAVE IF WE WILL
COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH GOD.
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?
WE CAN HAVE WHAT GOD SAYS WE CAN HAVE IF WE WILL COME INTO
AGREEMENT WITH GOD.
HOW CAN TWO WALK TOGETHER UNLESS THEY BE AGREED?
WE CAN'T HAVE A GOOD WALK WITH GOD IF WE'RE CONSTANTLY
DISAGREEING WITH HIS WORD AND HIS PROMISES.
SO, I DON'T GO AROUND AND SAY THINGS, LIKE, "I'LL NEVER HAVE
ENOUGH MONEY."
I SAY, "MY GOD MEETS ALL OF MY NEEDS ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES
AND GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS."
AMEN?
I DON'T SAY, "WELL, THE FLU'S GOING AROUND,
I'LL PROBABLY GET IT."
I SAY, "I AM HEALED BY THE STRIPES OF JESUS AND HE PROTECTS
ME FROM SICKNESS AND DISEASE."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'LL BE HONEST, IF WE STUCK A TAPE RECORDER
ON US--I DON'T EVEN NEED TO FINISH THAT STATEMENT, DO I?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S HEADED.
BECAUSE WE JUST GET SO USED TO JUST [GARBLED CHATTER]
THAT HALF THE TIME WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
WE'RE SAYING AND IF WE EVEN TOOK ONE DAY AND TOOK THE TIME TO GO
BACK AND RELISTEN TO IT WE WOULD GO, "WELL, NO WONDER I'VE GOT
A MESS IN MY LIFE."
"I'M SO WORRIED ABOUT MY KIDS.
I'M AFRAID THEY'RE GOING TO GET ON DRUGS.
I'M AFRAID MY DAUGHTER'S GOING TO GET PREGNANT.
I'M AFRAID. I'M AFRAID.
I'M AFRAID."
WE DON'T NEED TO BE SAYING STUFF LIKE THAT.
THAT IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF STUFF THE ENEMY IS PUTTING IN
OUR MINDS AND HE WANTS US TO SPEAK IT OUT OF OUR MOUTH SO HE
CAN TAKE IT AND DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
YOU KNOW WHY?
WORDS ARE CONTAINERS FOR POWER.
GOD CREATED THE EARTH WITH WORDS.
WITH WORDS.
SO WORDS HAVE A LOT OF POWER IN THEM.
SO I MADE THIS LIST OF CONFESSIONS AND WHEN I STARTED
CONFESSING THESE THINGS TWICE A DAY, NOT ONE THING THAT I WAS
SAYING WAS A REALITY IN MY LIFE.
NOT ONE.
AND TODAY EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS A FACT AND A REALITY
IN MY LIFE.
EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY ONE OF THEM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: MY HUSBAND HAS A LIST OF CONFESSIONS
THAT HE MAKES.
IF WE'LL BEGIN TO SAY WHAT GOD SAYS, WE WILL GET MORE
SUPERNATURAL HELP IN OUR LIVES THAN WHAT WE CAN EVEN IMAGINE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO DON'T JUST STOP SAYING THE WRONG THING.
START SAYING THE RIGHT THING.
JOYCE: WELL IN THE THIRD CHAPTER OF JAMES
THE TONGUE IS THE KEY TO CONTROLLING EVERYTHING ELSE.
IF WE CAN LEARN TO SPEAK POSITIVE WORDS THAT AGREE WITH
GOD'S WORD THAN WE CAN HAVE A POSITIVE AND VICTORIOUS LIFE.
YOU KNOW YOU'VE JUST WATCHED THE FIRST PART OF JAMES CHAPTER 3,
BUT YOU CAN GET THE ENTIRE BOOK OF JAMES TODAY.
A STUDY GUIDE AND DVDS AND CDS.
WE CALL IT "THE ACTION PLAN," AND IT'S ALL ABOUT
THE WHOLE BOOK OF JAMES.
AND I TELL YOU THERE ARE SO MANY AMAZING LESSONS IN THIS
ONE BOOK.
IT IS JUST TREMENDOUS.
SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO MISS THIS.
YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD THE STUDY GUIDE AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU
CAN GET ALL THE NOTES FROM MY TEACHING THAT I SPENT HOURS
AND HOURS AND HOURS ON JUST BY CLICKING A LITTLE BUTTON.
USE IT AND STUDY IT, IT'LL BE LIFE CHANGING FOR YOU.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
ANNOUNCER: "RECEIVE AND WELCOME THE WORD, WHICH
IMPLANTED AND ROOTED [IN YOUR HEARTS] CONTAINS THE POWER
TO SAVE YOUR SOULS."
FOR A LIMITED TIME, WE'RE OFFERING A BIBLE STUDY OF JAMES
ACTION PLAN, JOYCE'S TEACHING THROUGH THE BOOK OF JAMES.
JOYCE: WHAT PAUL SAID IS RIGHT.
WE ARE JUSTIFIED BEFORE GOD BY OUR FAITH.
BUT WHAT JAMES SAID IS RIGHT TOO.
WE ARE JUSTIFIED BEFORE MEN BY OUR WORKS.
ANNOUNCER: WITH THIS ACTION PLAN YOU'LL FIND A COMPANION
PERSONAL STUDY GUIDE, THE BOOK OF JAMES BOOKLET,
AND FOUR TEACHINGS ON CD AND DVD.
THE BOOK OF JAMES HAS SO MANY VALUABLE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT
LIVING A SUCCESSFUL LIFE.
AS YOU TAKE THE TIME TO WATCH AND LISTEN, YOU'RE PLANTING GOOD
SEEDS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH.
A BIBLE STUDY OF JAMES ACTION PLAN.
ALL THIS CAN BE YOURS FOR A DONATION OF...OR MORE.
CALL US...
OR VISIT US AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
JOYCE: WELL, THERE'S REALLY NO SPECIAL FORMULA TO
SPENDING TIME WITH GOD.
IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO IT.
MAKING THIS A PRIORITY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE LIKE
NOTHING ELSE.
I KNOW IT HAS MINE AND NOW I WANT TO HELP YOU ENRICH YOUR
TIME WITH GOD BY SHARING SOME THOUGHTS AND INSIGHTS FROM MY
OWN LIFE IN MY BRAND-NEW DEVOTIONAL CALLED,
"MY TIME WITH GOD."
LET'S FOCUS ON HIM TOGETHER AND MY PRAYER IS THAT THESE
SCRIPTURES AND DECLARATIONS OF FAITH WILL HELP YOU GROW DEEPER
IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST A LITTLE BIT MORE
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
ANNOUNCER: ORDER YOUR COPY OF JOYCE'S NEW DEVOTIONAL,
"MY TIME WITH GOD."
CALL...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
ANNOUNCER: THANK YOU FRIENDS AND PARTNERS.
TOGETHER WE'RE SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST AROUND THE WORLD.
TO FIND OUT MORE, PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT US ONLINE
AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
JOIN US IN PARTNERSHIP AS WE SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST
AROUND THE GLOBE.
CC BY ABERDEEN CAPTIONING 1-800-688-6621 WWW.ABERCAP.COM
ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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