ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: WHEN WE ARE GIVING IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM,
WHETHER IT'S A COMPLIMENT, AN OFFERING,
SOME TIME TO SOMEBODY, WHEN WE'RE GIVING,
I THINK WE'RE MORE LIKE GOD THAN AT ANY OTHER TIME
IN OUR LIFE.
FOR THAT MOMENT, WE'RE MORE LIKE GOD,
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE GOD IS A GIVER.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: PHILIPPIANS CHAPTER 4, VERSE 5, THIS SCRIPTURE
HAS BEEN CATCHING MY ATTENTION A LOT LATELY,
AND I'M ACTUALLY FEELING LIKE I MAY BRING THIS SCRIPTURE UP
IN A LOT OF MY CONFERENCES THIS YEAR.
IT SIMPLY SAYS, "LET ALL MEN KNOW AND PERCEIVE AND RECOGNIZE
YOUR UNSELFISHNESS (YOUR CONSIDERATENESS,
YOUR FORBEARING SPIRIT)," WHICH MEANS LONG SUFFERING
AND PATIENT SPIRIT.
"THE LORD IS NEAR [HE IS COMING SOON]"
NOW, YOU KNOW, THE APOSTLE PAUL, AND MANY OF THE OTHER APOSTLES,
THEY TALKED A LOT ABOUT JESUS IS COMING SOON.
AND I PARTICULARLY LIKE THIS VERSE
BECAUSE HE'S SAYING, NOW, HE'S SAYING,
"LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRESSING IN AND LIVING RIGHT."
AND SO, ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO REALLY KIND OF
SURE UP ON IS DON'T BE SELFISH, NOBODY NEEDS THAT TODAY, RIGHT?
YOU'RE ALL GOOD. NOBODY HERE IS SELFISH.
THIS IS FOR SOMEBODY WHO DIDN'T COME,
BUT I'LL PREACH IT ANYWAY.
HE SAYS, "LET ALL MEN KNOW AND SEE YOUR UNSELFISHNESS.
BE CONSIDERATE, BE FORBEARING," AND WHY?
"BECAUSE THE LORD IS NEAR, HE'S COMING SOON."
YOU SEE, I'M KIND OF THE OPINION,
AND I GOT THIS SOMEWHERE LAST YEAR IN MY TEACHING,
I BECAME CONVINCED THAT WE NEED TO TALK MORE ABOUT
THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
I DO BELIEVE THE LORD IS COMING SOON.
AND YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT SAY, "WELL, YOU KNOW,
THEY BELIEVED THAT TOO AND LOOK HOW LONG THAT'S BEEN."
WELL, I AGREE WITH THAT BUT ALL I KNOW
IS IF THEY THOUGHT IT WAS SOON, THEN I NEED TO REALLY
BLOW THE TRUMPET BECAUSE MY SOON
IS SOONER THAN THEIR SOON.
AND I FEEL THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
TO KEEP REMINDING PEOPLE, HEY LISTEN, IT'S NOT GONNA BE
THAT LONG AND WE'RE GONNA STAND BEFORE THE LORD.
EVERY MAN, EVERY WOMAN, EVERY PERSON, NONE LEFT OUT,
WILL STAND BEFORE THE LORD AND GIVE AN ACCOUNT
OF THEIR LIFE.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I DON'T FIND THAT I AM JUST
NATURALLY GENEROUS.
I DON'T FIND GENEROSITY ON THE LIST IN GALATIANS
OF THE WORKS OF THE FLESH.
ONE OF THE WORKS OF MY FLESH IS NOT GENEROSITY.
MATTER OF FACT, THANK GOD THAT HE HAS CHANGED ME
A GREAT DEAL, BUT SELFISHNESS IS SO INHERENT
IN OUR FLESH THAT IF WE DON'T GUARD AGAINST IT--
NOW THE BIBLE SAYS, "GUARD YOURSELVES."
AND SO, WE HAVE TO GUARD AGAINST THESE THINGS
AND I BELIEVE THAT SOMETIMES THAT REQUIRES TAKING
A LITTLE INVENTORY OF YOUR LIFE AND JUST MAYBE EVEN SAYING
SOMETHING TO YOURSELF LIKE, "WHAT HAVE I DONE
FOR ANYBODY ELSE IN THE LAST WEEK?"
I'M GOING OVER HERE. YOU GUYS ARE NOT--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, WE GOTTA HAVE
A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT, AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, JUST TO SAY TO YOURSELF
ONCE A WEEK, I MEAN, IF YOU WOULD JUST
PUT THIS INTO YOUR WEEK, PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR
TO ONCE A WEEK, JUST HAVE A FIVE-MINUTE MEETING
WITH YOURSELF.
DID YOU EVER THINK OF HAVING A MEETING WITH YOURSELF?
I HAVE MEETINGS WITH MYSELF ALL THE TIME.
WE NEED TO DO THAT.
AND JUST ASK YOURSELF, "WHAT HAVE I DONE
FOR ANYBODY ELSE IN THE LAST 7 DAYS?"
HMM, ALL RIGHT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: ALL RIGHT NOW, ISAIAH 32:8,
"BUT THE NOBLE, OPENHEARTED, AND LIBERAL MAN
DEVISES NOBLE THINGS; AND HE STANDS FOR WHAT IS NOBLE,
OPENHEARTED, AND GENEROUS."
I ACTUALLY WANT TO READ THIS AGAIN.
THIS IS SUCH A POWERFUL SCRIPTURE,
"BUT THE NOBLE MAN--"
AND, YOU KNOW, WE PROBABLY DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT THAT WORD MEANS.
IT'S NOT A WORD THAT YOU EVEN HEAR
THAT MUCH ANYMORE.
IT MEANS TO HAVE VERY HIGH MORAL PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS.
IT IS A PERSON WHO WORKS FOR WHAT IS RIGHT
AND A PERSON WHO IS VERY VIRTUOUS.
SO, THE NOBLE, OPENHEARTED, LIBERAL MAN DEVICES NOBLE THINGS
AND HE STANDS FOR WHAT IS NOBLE, OPENHEARTED, AND GENEROUS.
HE IS A LARGE HEARTED PERSON.
DON'T BE SMALL SOULED, ALL SHRUNK UP
AND JUST NO ROOM IN YOUR LIFE FOR ANYBODY BUT YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OKAY LISTEN, BE ENCOURAGED
WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE, YOU CAN GO GET A COFFEE,
YOU CAN GET A BURGER, YOU CAN HAVE A SNACK.
GOD'LL HELP YOU RECOVER WHEN I'M DONE WITH YOU TODAY,
BUT THIS IS GOD'S WORD FOR THE DAY, AMEN?
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: NOW, WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE BEAUTY
OF THAT KIND OF A PERSON.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WORD THAT I WISH WE USED
IN THIS COUNTRY MORE OFTEN AND IT'S THE WORD "BEAUTIFUL."
WHEN YOU GO TO AUSTRALIA, EVERYTHING IT'S LIKE, BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN, IF YOU GET A GOOD MEAL, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IF YOU HEAR A GOOD SONG, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IF SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING KIND, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE TO HANG OUT WITH DARLENE ZSCHECH,
DON'T GET TO AS OFTEN AS I USED TO,
BUT I LOVE TO HANG OUT WITH HER BECAUSE SHE JUST IS,
"OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
WOW, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL."
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
BEAUTY IS ATTRACTIVE.
WE'RE DRAWN TO BEAUTY.
WHEN I SIT AND THINK ABOUT THINGS
THAT I ENJOY THE MOST IN MY LIFE,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ENJOY IS JUST BEAUTIFUL THINGS,
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, A BEAUTIFUL TREE,
A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF FURNITURE, ANYTHING.
I JUST LIKE BEAUTY.
AND YOU KNOW WHY WE'RE LIKE THAT?
BECAUSE GOD LOVES BEAUTY.
AND I THINK THAT HE WANTS TO LOOK AT US
A LITTLE MORE OFTEN AND SAY, "BEAUTIFUL."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR LIFE AND SAY,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M NOT GONNA PUT UP WITH THIS OUT OF MYSELF.
I HAVEN'T REALLY DONE ANYTHING FOR ANYBODY
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I'MMA GET BUSY HERE AND BE A GREATER BLESSING."
I BELIEVE GOD SAYS, "BEAUTIFUL, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL."
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHEN WE ARE GIVING IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM,
WHETHER IT'S A COMPLIMENT, AN OFFERING,
SOME TIME TO SOMEBODY, WHEN WE'RE GIVING,
I THINK WE'RE MORE LIKE GOD THAT AT ANY OTHER TIME
IN OUR LIFE.
FOR THAT MOMENT, WE'RE MORE LIKE GOD,
YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE GOD IS A GIVER.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE,
AND HE DIDN'T JUST GIVE WHAT HE HAD TO GIVE.
HE GAVE HIS BEST, COME ON NOW.
HE GAVE HIS BEST.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IT IS ASTOUNDING WHAT GOD GAVE US.
I MEAN, MY GOSH, WHO COULD EVER UNDERSTAND
WHAT HE HAS GIVEN US AND WHAT HE'S DONE FOR US
WHILE YOU WERE STILL YET IN SIN?
DIDN'T KNOW HIM, DIDN'T CARE TO KNOW HIM,
DIDN'T WANT TO KNOW HIM, WERE HAPPY IN YOUR SIN,
HE SENT HIS ONLY SON TO DIE FOR US.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WOW, WHO DOES THAT?
MAYBE FOR A REALLY COOL PERSON YOU MIGHT DO A LITTLE SOMETHING,
BUT WHO DOES ANYTHING FOR THE BIGGEST RAT YOU KNOW?
WE DON'T DO THAT, BUT GOD CAN TEACH US TO DO THAT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THIS IS WHY HE SAYS, THIS IS WHY HE SAYS
THOSE REALLY HARD, HARD THINGS LIKE, "LOVE YOUR ENEMIES,
BLESS THOSE WHO PERSECUTE YOU."
AND THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE SAYS, "BLESS THOSE WHO ABUSE YOU
AND MISUSE YOU.
PRAY FOR YOUR ENEMIES AND BLESS THEM."
AND REALLY TO BE HONEST, IT'S NOT EVEN WHEN YOU DO THAT,
YOU'RE NOT--YOU'RE NOT EVEN REALLY DO ANYTHING FOR THEM
BECAUSE HALF THE TIME THEY DON'T EVEN CARE
BUT YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF.
YOU'RE ADDING SOME BEAUTY TO YOUR LIFE.
YOU NO LONGER HAVE TO BE THIS LITTLE, SMALL-SOULED,
SHRUNK-UP PERSON WHO JUST SITS IN YOUR PITIFUL PLACE
AND HATES EVERYBODY.
"WELL, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW--"
[MUMBLING]
ALL THE PROMISES OF GOD ARE AVAILABLE TO WHOSOEVER WILL.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: ACTS 2:46, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK BACK AT THE EARLY CHURCH
AND, MAN, WE WISH WE HAD THE POWER IN THE CHURCH TODAY
THAT THEY HAD THEN.
WELL, YOU READ ABOUT THE BOOK OF ACTS
AND YOU'RE JUST LIKE, "WHAT HAPPENED?
WHERE'D ALL THAT POWER GO?"
"AND DAY AFTER DAY THEY REGULARLY ASSEMBLED
IN THE TEMPLE WITH UNITED PURPOSE,"
WHICH MEANS UNITY, "AND IN THEIR HOMES
THEY BROKE BREAD [INCLUDING THE LORD'S SUPPER]
THEY PARTOOK OF THEIR FOOD WITH GLADNESS AND SIMPLICITY
AND GENEROUS HEARTS."
YOU KNOW WHAT WE SEE RIGHT THERE?
WHY THEY WERE POWERFUL.
THAT'S A LARGE PART OF WHY THEY WERE POWERFUL.
THEY WERE SIMPLE, THEY WERE GRATEFUL,
THEY GOT ALONG, AND THEY WERE GENEROUS
WITH ONE ANOTHER.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WE ARE TO BE MINDFUL,
THAT MEANS TO SIT DOWN AND ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT
WHAT YOU MIGHT DO FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
WOULDN'T THAT BE A NOVEL IDEA?
YOU CAN DO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR MEETING
WITH YOURSELF.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU KNOWS SOMEBODY
THAT YOU COULD DO SOMETHING FOR TODAY.
SOMEBODY, ONE, TWO PEOPLE OUT THERE LIKE THAT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEBODY THAT YOU COULD DO
SOMETHING FOR TODAY.
EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE A HOUSE FULL OF STUFF THAT
YOU HAVE NOT USED IN 10 YEARS AND SOMEBODY ELSE
IS DESPERATE FOR IT BUT YOU'RE GONNA HANG ON TO IT
JUST IN CASE, JUST IN CASE YOU NEED IT.
WELL, EVEN IF YOU DID, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS,
THAT'S THE WAY I AM.
I MEAN, I CAN'T FIND IT.
THE OTHER DAY MY DAUGHTER WAS HELPING ME
CLEAN SOME STUFF OUT AND SHE SAID,
"WELL, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF THIS, DO YOU?"
I SAID, "YEAH, I HAVEN'T USED THAT IN A LONG TIME."
SHE SAID, "WELL, YOU MIGHT NEED THAT."
I SAID, "IF I DID, I WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE IT WAS."
SHE SAID, "NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'D JUST SEND ME OUT TO GET ANOTHER ONE."
IT WAS ALL THIS STUFF I BOUGHT ONE TIME
WHEN I HAD SOME KIND OF LIKE A HEAD CHEST THING AND I MEAN,
I HAD EVERY KIND OF SALVE, AND SMELL, AND RUB ON,
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU COULD HAVE.
AND I BUY THINGS IN MULTIPLES.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DON'T, YOU KNOW, RUN OUT.
AND SO, I'LL GET IN THERE AND I'LL HAVE--
WHY DO I HAVE FOUR TUBES OF A&D OINTMENT?
OH YEAH, THAT WAS FROM, YOU KNOW?
OH, I'M GONNA TRY TO STICK TO MY MESSAGE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: JEHOVAH JIREH IS ONE OF THE MANY NAMES OF GOD
FOUND IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AND IT MEANS
THE GOD OF BARELY GET BY.
IT MEANS THE GOD OF MORE THAN ENOUGH.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OR IT MEANS THE GOD WHO PROVIDES
OR WE MIGHT SAY THE GENEROUS GOD.
EVERYBODY SAY, "GOD IS GENEROUS."
EPHESIANS 1:7 AND 8, "IN HIM WE HAVE REDEMPTION
(DELIVERANCE AND SALVATION) THROUGH HIS BLOOD,
THE REMISSION (FORGIVENESS) OF OUR OFFENSES
(SHORTCOMINGS AND TRESPASSES), IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RICHES
AND THE GENEROSITY OF HIS GRACIOUS FAVOR."
I AM SO GLAD THAT GOD DOESN'T JUST GIVE ME
A LITTLE BIT OF MERCY BUT HIS MERCY IS NEW EVERY DAY,
EVERY DAY.
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET UP ON ANY DAY AND GOD SAY,
"WHOOPS, YOU'VE USED UP ALL THE MERCY
I HAD SET ASIDE FOR YOU."
BUT WE'RE LIKE THAT WITH PEOPLE SOMETIMES, AREN'T WE?
IT'S LIKE, "LISTEN, I AM NOT GOING AROUND
THIS MOUNTAIN AGAIN WITH YOU.
I FORGAVE YOU FOR THAT LAST WEEK.
I'M NOT DOING IT AGAIN."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THANK GOD THAT HE'S NOT STINGY
WITH HIS FORGIVENESS, THAT HE'S NOT STINGY
WITH HIS HELP, THAT HE'S NOT STINGY
WITH HIS PROVISION.
GOD HAS NOT SET ASIDE A LITTLE, TINY BIT, BARELY ENOUGH
FOR US TO GET BY ON.
HE HAS GIVEN US MORE THAN ENOUGH.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT HE WANTS OUR RESPONSE TO BE TO THAT?
THAT WE WOULD DO MORE THAN ENOUGH,
THAT WE WOULD BE EXCELLENT PEOPLE
THAT GO THE EXTRA MILE AND WE DON'T JUST DO
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, BUT WE ALWAYS WANT TO DO
MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
I AM JUST GETTING HAPPIER THE MORE I TALK ABOUT THIS.
HONESTLY, I CAN FEEL MY SOUL EXPANDING.
OH, WE ARE SO OFF TRACK WHEN ALL WE HAVE ROOM FOR
IN OUR LIVES IS US, AND OUR PROBLEMS, AND OUR DEAL,
AND OUR WANTS, AND OUR NEEDS.
GET OVER YOURSELF.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: JUST GET OVER IT AND SAY, "GOD, WHAT CAN I DO
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TODAY?"
BE GENEROUS, OF COURSE, IN GIVING FINANCIALLY.
THERE'S SO MANY NEEDY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
BE GENEROUS IN GIVING TO THE GOSPEL.
THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE YET TO HEAR.
BUT BE GENEROUS IN MERCY.
IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE A TIP AT A RESTAURANT,
GIVE A GOOD ONE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THAT'S WHAT THOSE PEOPLE LIVE ON.
BE GENEROUS IN MERCY, GENEROUS IN FORGIVENESS,
GENEROUS IN COMPLIMENTS.
LITTLE LESS FINDING FAULT.
YEAH, THIS IS BETTER, YES, ISN'T IT?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: A LITTLE MORE ENCOURAGEMENT.
MY GOODNESS, PEOPLE, THE WORLD IS JUST FULL OF PEOPLE
THAT ARE READY TO GIVE UP ANY MINUTE.
THEY DON'T NEED TO BE TOLD WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM
AND HOW BAD THEY ARE.
THERE'S A TIME FOR THAT BUT, BOY, IF YOU'RE GONNA EVER
CORRECT ANYBODY, MIX IT UP WITH A WHOLE LOT
OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
IT'S A LOT MORE PALATABLE TO SWALLOW.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
AUDIENCE: I LOVE YOU JOYCE.
JOYCE: THANK YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THANK YOU.
THE VERY END OF EPHESIANS 1:7 AND 8 IT SAYS,
"IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RICHES AND THE GENEROSITY
OF HIS GRACIOUS FAVOR," LISTEN TO THIS,
"WHICH HE LAVISHED UPON US--"
WHOO-HOO, I LIKE LAVISH.
HOW MANY OF YOU LIKE LAVISH?
I'M INTO LAVISH.
I'M INTO OVERFLOW.
"IN EVERY KIND OF WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING
(PRACTICAL INSIGHT AND PRUDENCE)."
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING INDEED TO BE GENEROUS.
YOU KNOW, "OH LORD, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL."
AND WHY DO WE SAY THAT?
BECAUSE OF ALL THESE THINGS.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE PHYSICALLY.
WE'VE NEVER SEEN HIM PHYSICALLY.
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS HIS ATTRIBUTES,
HIS CHARACTER, THE WAY HE DEALS WITH US.
AND WE ARE FAR TOO CONCERNED ABOUT OUR OUTWARD IMAGE
IN THE AGE THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY.
"HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON MY FACEBOOK?
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT MY SELFIES TODAY?"
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I AM STILL TRYING TO GET OVER EVERYBODY
TAKING PICTURES OF THEMSELVES ALL DAY SENDING THEM
TO EVERYBODY THEY KNOW.
I'M LIKE, WHO GIVES A RIP WHAT YOU'RE EATING
AND HOW YOU CHEW?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I SURE DON'T.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOTTA BE CAREFUL THAT
WE DON'T GET TOO CARRIED AWAY.
YOUR WORTH AND VALUE IS NOT IN HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE ON YOUR FACEBOOK.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I'LL HEAR HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE ON OURS.
I NEVER GO ASK BECAUSE FRANKLY, IT'S--I DON'T EVEN--
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT.
I NEED TO MINISTER THE SAME IF I GOT 2 PEOPLE ON IT
OR 25 MILLION PEOPLE ON IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE GOD IS INTERESTED IN THE INDIVIDUAL, AMEN?
SO, JUST BE CAREFUL.
GUARD YOURSELF.
BE WISE NOT TO GO TOO FAR.
AND WHEN I SAY DON'T BE SELFISH, LET ME JUST MAKE SURE
THAT I SAY THIS, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT
NOT TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT NOT DOING THINGS FOR YOURSELF.
YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
YOU NEED TO SPEND MONEY ON YOURSELF.
YOU NEED TO SPEND TIME ON YOURSELF.
YOU NEED TO DO THINGS THAT YOU LIKE
AND THINGS THAT YOU ENJOY, BUT WE DON'T NEED
TO JUST DO NOTHING BUT THAT.
SEE, I THINK IF WE DON'T TAKE GOOD CARE OF OURSELVES,
WE'LL BREAK DOWN AND WE WON'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO EVEN GIVE TO ANYBODY ELSE.
SO, GOD WANTS US TO BE BLESSED BUT WE STILL HAVE TO GUARD
AGAINST SELFISHNESS.
IF YOU DON'T THINK THAT A HUMAN BEING
SHOWS UP ON PLANET EARTH WITH SELFISHNESS,
YOU JUST WATCH WHEN ONE CHILD TAKES A TOY AWAY
FROM ANOTHER CHILD, "MINE!" AND WE'RE STILL
YELLING THAT TODAY, WE JUST DON'T SAY IT
AS LOUD AS--MMM.
BEAUTIFUL THINGS ARE EXCELLENT, WONDERFUL, AND APPEALING,
AND THEY HAVE DRAWING POWER.
WE'RE DRAWN TO BEAUTY.
IT TOUCHES OUR SOUL.
I LIKE TO BE AROUND SOMEBODY THAT I FEEL TOUCHED MY SOUL,
DON'T YOU?
DON'T YOU LIKE TO BE WITH PEOPLE THAT, WHEN YOU LEAVE,
YOU FEEL LIKE THEY DEPOSITED SOMETHING IN YOUR SOUL,
NOT THAT THEY JUST TOOK AND DRAINED,
AND DRAINED THE LIFE OUT OF YOU, AND YOU CAN'T WAIT
TO GET AWAY FROM THEM?
I'M SURE YOU KNOW A FEW PEOPLE LIKE THAT, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW, I MADE A DECISION, I DON'T KNOW MAYBE IT'S BEEN
10 YEARS AGO NOW, THAT I WAS NOT GONNA BE
IN ANYMORE ONE-SIDED RELATIONSHIPS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I HAVE NO INTEREST IN HANGING OUT WITH PEOPLE
WHO ALWAYS WANT SOMETHING FROM ME AND NEVER BOTHER
TO DO ANYTHING BACK.
RELATIONSHIP IS GIVE AND TAKE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, I DON'T WANT STINGY, SMALL-SOULED FRIENDS.
I WANT TO BE AROUND PEOPLE THAT I'M NOT DRAINED
WHEN I GET AWAY FROM THEM AND THAT I DREAD SEEING THEM
ANOTHER TIME.
I WANT TO BE AROUND PEOPLE THAT MAKE A DEPOSIT,
THAT TOUCHED MY SOUL BECAUSE THEY'RE
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE.
WHEN WE SEE A--
WHEN WE HEAR A BEAUTIFUL STORY, SEE A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART,
SEE THE OCEAN, SEE THE MOUNTAINS,
OR AN AMAZING LANDSCAPE, OFTEN THE ONLY THING
WE CAN SAY IS?
AUDIENCE: BEAUTIFUL.
JOYCE: "BEAUTIFUL."
SOMETIMES SOMETHING IS SO AWESOME AND AMAZING
THAT THERE'S JUST NO OTHER WORD BESIDES THAT ONE WORD
THAT WILL DESCRIBE WHAT IT IS.
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT?
I FELT THAT WAY ABOUT THE WORSHIP THIS MORNING.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I DID.
I ACTUALLY--
I TURNED TO SOMEBODY AND I SAID, THAT'S SOME OF THE BEST WORSHIP
I'VE BEEN IN IN A LONG TIME, BEAUTIFUL.
AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO SHOULD BE BEAUTIFUL,
SOMETHING THAT LEAVES A DEPOSIT.
I DON'T WANT YOU JUST TO COME HERE,
I DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL BAD WHEN YOU LEAVE.
I WANT TO MAKE A DEPOSIT IN YOU.
I WANT YOU TO LEAVE AND SAY, "MAN, I FEEL BETTER.
I FEEL ENCOURAGED.
I FEEL EDIFIED."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THE WORD "GENEROUS" MEANS LIBERAL, LAVISH,
MAGNANIMOUS, MUNIFICENT, FREE HANDED, UNSELFISH,
AND ABUNDANT.
LET'S LOOK AT DEUTERONOMY 15:11.
I REALLY LIKE THIS SCRIPTURE.
ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE BEGINNING OF THE BIBLE.
"FOR THE POOR WILL NEVER CEASE OUT OF THE LAND;
THEREFORE I COMMAND YOU, YOU SHALL OPEN WIDE
YOUR HANDS TO YOUR BROTHER, TO THE NEEDY,
TO THE POOR IN YOUR LAND."
WHEN IT'S TIME FOR OFFERING, DO YOU PEEK IN YOUR WALLET
AND GRAB THE TINIEST THING YOU SEE?
OR DO YOU OPEN IT WIDE AND MAYBE GET INTO SOME OF THAT
"SHE" MONEY OR "HE" MONEY YOU GOT HIDDEN
IN THOSE SECRET COMPARTMENTS?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, WE ALL GOT SOME SOMEWHERE.
BE MAGNANIMOUS, LIVE LARGE.
JOYCE: WELL, IT'S TIME FOR ALL OF US TO STOP WORRYING
SO MUCH ABOUT OURSELVES AND GUARD OURSELVES
AGAINST SELFISHNESS.
HOW ABOUT ASKING GOD TO REVEAL TO YOU TODAY
HOW YOU CAN BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE ELSE?
THAT'LL SHIFT YOUR FOCUS OFF OF YOU
ON TO BEING A BLESSING.
TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU FOUR TEACHINGS,
OVER FOUR HOURS OF TEACHING, ON "KEEPING GOD FIRST
IN YOUR LIFE."
THE BIBLE SAYS, "SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD
AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS
WILL BE ADDED UNTO YOU."
SO, KEEPING GOD FIRST IS VERY IMPORTANT.
AND WE'RE OFFERING YOU MY DEVOTIONAL CALLED,
"MY TIME WITH GOD," 365 DEVOTIONS ABOUT HOW
YOUR TIME WITH GOD CAN BE SO REWARDING IN YOUR LIFE.
I WROTE MOST OF THESE DURING MY TIME WITH GOD EACH MORNING,
AND THEY'RE INTENDED TO BE A PERSONAL WORD TO YOU
THAT'S GONNA ENCOURAGE YOU FOR THAT DAY.
REMEMBER, GOD LOVES YOU AND HE HAS AN AMAZINGLY
GOOD PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.
LEARN ALL YOU CAN ABOUT GOD, BE AS CLOSE TO HIM AS YOU CAN,
AND YOU ARE GONNA LOVE YOUR LIFE SO MUCH MORE.
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