ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: GOD HAS SAID SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.
HE'S GOT A GOOD PLAN.
HE WANTS TO GIVE YOU A GREAT FUTURE AND A HOPE,
BUT MY QUESTION TODAY IS WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE?
[MUSIC]
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY AND I
BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS GOT A WORD IN DUE SEASON FOR YOU.
SO WE'RE GLAD THAT ALL OF YOU ARE HERE WITH US TODAY AND SAME
THING FOR YOU AND AS WELL AS ME, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I JUST LIKE
WHAT I TEACH 'CAUSE I NEED IT.
SOMETIMES I'LL JUST PREACH WHAT I THINK I NEED AND HOPE
EVERYBODY ELSE NEEDS IT.
SO TODAY WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT AGREEING WITH GOD.
"HOW CAN TWO WALK TOGETHER UNLESS THEY BE AGREED,"
THE BIBLE SAYS IN AMOS 3:3.
SO I THINK WE HAVE TO STOP AND ASK OURSELVES, "ARE WE
IN AGREEMENT WITH GOD?" ARE WE IN AGREEMENT
WITH HIS WORD IN THREE AREAS WE WANNA TALK ABOUT TODAY.
ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH GOD ABOUT WHAT HE SAYS CONCERNING
YOUR PAST, WHAT HE SAYS ABOUT YOUR FUTURE, AND WHAT HE SAYS
ABOUT YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND HIS CHILD.
AND THOSE OF YOU WATCHING BY TV, OF COURSE, ARE YOU IN AGREEMENT
WITH GOD?
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT VOICES COMING AT US.
THE ENEMY, OF COURSE, TRIES TO PUT THOUGHTS IN OUR HEAD
ALL THE TIME AND IS OFTEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL AND THE WORLD
GIVES US DIFFERENT MESSAGES.
OUR FRIENDS TELL US DIFFERENT THINGS, AND SO WE HAVE TO DECIDE
ARE WE GONNA BELIEVE GOD, ARE WE GONNA BELIEVE THE DEVIL, ARE WE
GONNA BELIEVE OUR CIRCUMSTANCES, ARE WE GONNA BELIEVE
WHAT PEOPLE SAY?
AND IF WE WANNA HAVE ANY VICTORY IN OUR LIVES, AND I KNOW THIS
BY THE WORD OF GOD AND BY ALL THE EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD WITH GOD
OVER THESE YEARS, THEN WE HAVE
TO COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH GOD.
IF WE WANT TO HAVE GOD'S GOOD PLAN FOR OUR LIFE,
AND I KNOW YOU ALL DO.
IF YOU WANNA HAVE GOD'S PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE, THEN YOU NEED
TO AGREE WITH GOD.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR PAST.
UNTIL WE HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE TOWARD THE PAST, WE'RE NEVER
REALLY GOING TO HAVE A FUTURE OR ENJOY THE FUTURE THAT GOD
HAS FOR US.
WE OFTEN SAY THAT YOUR FUTURE HAS NO ROOM IN IT FOR YOUR PAST.
IT'S LIKE YOU CAN'T GO FORWARD IF YOU'RE BEING HELD BACKWARD.
AND THE PAST CAN TEACH US A LOT OF THINGS.
SOMETIMES WE ALWAYS SAY, "LET GO OF THE PAST,"
BUT WE PROBABLY NEED TO SAY IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS FROM THE PAST THAT WE NEED
TO REMEMBER BECAUSE OUR EXPERIENCE FROM THE PAST
TEACHES US WHAT WORKED AND WHAT DIDN'T.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT A TIME IN YOUR LIFE, IF YOU CAN
REMEMBER ONE OF THOSE TIMES,
WHEN THINGS WERE GOING REALLY GOOD, YOU WERE HAPPY, THINGS
WERE WORKING FOR YOU, AND THEN THINK ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU WERE
JUST SO MISERABLE AND EVERYTHING WAS HORRIBLE.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT THAT TIME?
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING ABOUT AT THAT TIME?
I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT WHAT NOT TO DO
JUST FROM MAKING MISTAKES.
AND ACTUALLY, MISTAKES ARE VERY VALUABLE BECAUSE THEY
DO TEACH YOU WHAT NOT TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
SO WHEN WE SAY, "LET GO OF THE PAST," WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT NOT LEARNING FROM THE PAST.
WE JUST MEAN MAINLY THAT THE BAD THINGS FROM OUR PAST, OUR SINS,
OUR FAILURES, OUR MISTAKES, THOSE ARE THE THINGS
THAT WE NEED TO BE WILLING TO LET GO OF BECAUSE GOD SAYS
HE'S WILLING TO LET GO OF THEM.
SOMETIMES, WE REMEMBER WHAT GOD'S FORGOTTEN A LONG TIME AGO.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT HE FORGETS OUR SINS AND REMOVES THEM AS FAR
AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST.
ALL OF YOUR MISTAKES,
ALL OF YOUR SINS, ALL YOUR PAST FAILURES, IF YOU'RE
IN RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD THROUGH CHRIST, IF YOU'VE REPENTED
FOR THOSE SINS, THEN GOD HAS FORGOTTEN THEM, HE'S REMOVED
THEM AS FAR AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST, AND HE
REMEMBERS THEM NO MORE, AMEN?
BUT I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE ABOUT THE PAST THAT I THINK
WE--CAN BE VALUABLE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
SOMETIMES, WE JUST NEED TO LET GO OF THINGS
THAT GOD'S FINISHED WITH.
AND I THINK THAT'S A BIG THING THAT WE DON'T PROBABLY TALK
ABOUT ENOUGH BUT, YOU KNOW, GOD MAY--YOU MAY BE DOING A GOOD
THING OR MAYBE YOU'VE DONE A GOOD THING FOR THE LAST
TEN YEARS, BUT NOW MAYBE GOD HAS A MORE EXCELLENT THING,
AND IF YOU HANG ON TO THE GOOD THING, THEN YOU'LL NEVER GET
TO THE MORE EXCELLENT THING.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO LET GO OF THINGS THAT YOU
DON'T LIKE, THAT ARE HURTING YOU, THAT ARE MAKING YOU
MISERABLE, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SOMETHING YOU LIKE, WHEN IT
COMES TO SOMETHING YOU ENJOY AND YOU FEEL LIKE GOD'S TELLING
YOU TO LAY THAT DOWN, AND MANY TIMES WHEN HE DOES
THAT, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW FOR SURE WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
YOU SAY, "WELL, HOW CAN I KNOW IF GOD'S FINISHED
WITH SOMETHING?" WELL, TO BE HONEST,
THERE'S MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT ONE OF THE KEYS THINGS IS,
IS SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY ENJOYED, IT WAS WORKING FOR YOU,
THERE WAS A LOT OF FRUIT, THERE WAS NO STRUGGLE,
ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT THING-- SOMETIMES IT'S JUST AS SIMPLE AS
"I DON'T KNOW, IT JUST DOESN'T-- IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT ANYMORE.
IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO FIT ANYWHERE ANYMORE."
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE VERY FEW THINGS THAT ARE FOREVER.
I MEAN, THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE FOREVER.
MARRIAGE SHOULD BE A FOREVER THING AND HAVE GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR CHILDREN FOREVER, BUT EVEN PEOPLE
IN MY LIFE, I MEAN, I'VE HAD PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN IN MY LIFE
FOR AS MUCH AS 20 YEARS, AND I MEAN IN CLOSE, CLOSE
RELATIONSHIP THAT I RARELY EVER SEE NOW AND HARDLY EVER TALK TO.
AND IT'S NOT WRONG, IT'S JUST THAT THAT WAS A SEASON
IN MY LIFE THAT GOD HAS NOW FINISHED WITH.
YOU MIGHT SPEND A LOT OF YEARS AT A CHURCH AND GOD MAYBE MOVES
YOU OUT OF THAT SITUATION INTO ANOTHER SITUATION,
PERHAPS A JOB.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT CHANGE
IN OUR LIFE AND, IF WE DON'T LET THEM CHANGE, WE'RE NOT
IN AGREEMENT WITH GOD.
I CAN TELL YOU ALL KIND OF LOCKED INTO THAT ONE.
THAT MUST BE A A KEY ONE FOR PEOPLE.
IT'S HARD TO LET GO OF STUFF THAT HAS BEEN GOOD, ISN'T IT?
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE HEADED
IN THE FUTURE.
A COUPLE OF VERY FAMILIAR SCRIPTURES: ISAIAH 43:18:
"DO NOT REMEMBER THE FORMER THINGS, OR PONDER
THE THINGS OF THE PAST.
LISTEN CAREFULLY, I AM ABOUT TO DO A NEW THING,
NOW IT WILL SPRING FORTH; WILL YOU NOT BE AWARE OF IT?
I WILL EVEN PUT A ROAD IN THE WILDERNESS,
AND RIVERS IN THE DESERT."
GOD IS SAYING NO MATTER HOW DIFFICULT THINGS LOOK, HE'S GOT
A GOOD PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE, BUT YOU GOT TO BE WILLING
TO LET GO OF THE PAST AND STOP SITTING AROUND AND THINKING
ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME AND THINKING ABOUT IT
AND TALKING ABOUT IT AND TALKING ABOUT IT AND THINKING ABOUT IT.
HE SAYS, "DON'T EARNESTLY REMEMBER THE FORMER THINGS
BECAUSE I AM DOING A NEW THING."
AND THEN ISAIAH 42:9 SAYS: "INDEED, THE FORMER THINGS HAVE
COME TO PASS, NOW I DECLARE NEW THINGS; BEFORE THEY SPRING FORTH
I TELL YOU ABOUT THEM."
SO EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE PARTICULARS OF WHAT GOD
WANTS TO DO IN YOUR FUTURE, YOU CAN JUST KNOW THAT GOD
HAS GOT A GOOD FUTURE FOR YOU AND HE'S GOT
GOOD THINGS PLANNED.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE GUILTY FEELINGS THAT WE FEEL ABOUT
OUR PAST MISTAKES?
WELL, A COUPLE OF REALLY GREAT SCRIPTURES IN THE BIBLE.
SEE, THERE'S PEOPLE EVEN WATCHING RIGHT NOW THAT YOU DID
SOMETHING WRONG TEN YEARS AGO OR FIVE YEARS AGO OR EVEN
SOMETHING YESTERDAY AND YOU'VE HEARD THESE SCRIPTURES,
BUT YOU'VE NEVER--YOU JUST HAVE NOT GOTTEN OVER
THE GUILT OF IT.
AND YOU KNOW, ROMANS 8:1 SAYS: "THERE IS THEREFORE RIGHT NOW,"
DON'T YOU LOVE THAT SCRIPTURE, "NO CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE
WHO ARE IN CHRIST JESUS."
SO IF THE BIBLE SAYS THERE'S NO CONDEMNATION AND I FEEL
CONDEMNED AND GUILTY, THEN AM I GOING TO AGREE WITH GOD,
OR AM I GOING TO KEEP AGREEING WITH MY FEELINGS,
WHICH MANY TIMES ARE MOTIVATED BY THE ENEMY?
AM I GONNA AGREE WITH MY OWN MIND?
AM I GOING TO CONTINUE TO OFFER MY GUILT UP AS A SACRIFICE
FOR MY PAST MISTAKES, WHICH I THINK WE DO THAT A LOT.
YOU KNOW, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT UNDER THE LAW, EVERY TIME THEY
MADE MISTAKES, THEY HAD--SACRIFICES HAD TO BE MADE
FOR THEM TO BE FORGIVEN.
WELL, JESUS IS OUR FINAL SACRIFICE.
THERE'S NO MORE SACRIFICES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE.
NOW WE LIVE BY FAITH, AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN
WHEN WE SIN WE'RE NOT SORRY.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T REGRET WHAT WE'VE DONE.
BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT WE CAN'T GO FORWARD INTO THE GOOD FUTURE
THAT GOD HAS FOR US IF WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE FEELING GUILTY
ABOUT ALL THE MISTAKES THAT WE'VE MADE IN THE PAST.
SO, WHEN WE FEEL--EVERYBODY SAY, "FEEL."
WHEN WE FEEL GUILTY, WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT VERY OFTEN,
AT LEAST THIS IS WHAT I CAME TO WITH ME, I SPENT A LOT OF YEARS
FEELING GUILTY.
I ALWAYS SAY I DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT IF I DIDN'T FEEL WRONG.
AND SO I HAD SO MUCH GUILT AND CONDEMNATION FROM THE PAST
ABUSE IN MY LIFE AND GROWING UP THINKING SOMETHING WAS WRONG
WITH ME, THAT GOD FINALLY HAD TO SHOW ME THAT I FELT LIKE,
BY FEELING GUILTY AND REFUSING TO ENJOY MY LIFE, THAT WAS
KIND OF LIKE MY PERVERTED WAY OF TRYING TO PAY
FOR MY MISTAKES.
BUT GOD DOESN'T WANT YOU TO PAY, HE DOESN'T WANT ME TO PAY,
HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO PAY.
JESUS HAS PAID.
AND, BOY, THAT IS THE GOOD NEWS OF THE GOSPEL.
HE HAS PAID.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S PEOPLE WATCHING RIGHT NOW AND YOU'RE
THINKING, "CAN THIS BE TRUE?
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT ALL THE MISTAKES
THAT I'VE MADE THAT JESUS HAS ALREADY PAID FOR THEM AND I
COULD ACTUALLY NOW BE FREE?"
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS.
JOHN 8 SAYS THAT IF YOU CONTINUE IN MY WORD, YOU WILL KNOW
THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE STUCK IN YOUR PAST.
OKAY, WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOUR FUTURE?
JEREMIAH 29:11: "'I KNOW THE PLANS AND THOUGHTS THAT I
HAVE FOR YOU,' SAYS THE LORD, 'PLANS FOR PEACE AND WELL-BEING
AND NOT FOR DISASTER, TO GIVE YOU A FUTURE AND A HOPE.'"
SO, GOD SAYS SOMETHING HERE.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
LET'S THINK ABOUT IT.
GOD HAS SAID SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE.
HE'S GOT A GOOD PLAN.
HE WANTS TO GIVE YOU A GREAT FUTURE AND A HOPE,
BUT MY QUESTION TODAY IS WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE?
"AH, NOTHING GOOD'S EVER GONNA HAPPEN TO ME.
I'LL NEVER OWN--I'LL NEVER HAVE A NEW CAR.
I'LL NEVER OWN MY OWN HOME.
I'LL NEVER GET A DECENT JOB BECAUSE IN MY PAST, I DIDN'T GET
ALL THE EDUCATION THAT I WANTED, SO NOW I'LL NEVER--"
SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING?
"BECAUSE OF MY PAST, I'LL NEVER--"
BUT GOD.
I LOVE THOSE TWO LITTLE WORDS IN THE BIBLE.
"BUT GOD."
THAT'S LIKE A DIVINE INTERRUPTION INTO ALL THE MESSES
THAT SATAN HAS PLANNED FOR US.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU CAME FROM, "BUT GOD."
JOSEPH'S BROTHERS HATED HIM.
THEY SOLD HIM INTO SLAVERY.
HE SPENT 13 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SOMETHING HE DIDN'T DO.
BUT GOD GAVE HIM FAVOR, AND HE ULTIMATELY WAS IN CHARGE
OF EVERYTHING UNDER PHARAOH.
SO THERE'S A REALLY COOL GROUP OF SCRIPTURES IN EZEKIEL.
I LOVE THESE SCRIPTURES, AND IT BASICALLY JUST TALKS ABOUT
PROPHESYING YOUR FUTURE.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ABOUT YOUR FUTURE?
AND WE CAN SAY THINGS ON PURPOSE.
WORDS HAVE POWER.
WHY ARE YOU WATCHING THE TV PROGRAM TODAY?
BECAUSE THE WORDS THAT I'M SPEAKING, THEY HAVE POWER
AND THEY RENEW YOUR THINKING AND THEY GIVE YOU HOPE
FOR YOUR FUTURE.
WELL, GOD'S WORD IS FULL OF POWER TOO.
SO WHEN WE SPEAK HIS WORD, WHEN WE RELEASE THOSE WORDS
INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, IT ACTUALLY MAKES CHANGES
EVEN IN THIS PHYSICAL REALM THAT WE LIVE IN BECAUSE YOU'RE
GETTING INTO AGREEMENT WITH GOD.
JUST THINK ABOUT IT FOR A MINUTE.
HOW MANY THINGS DO YOU SAY THAT DON'T AGREE WITH WHAT GOD
WOULD SAY?
THE MOUTH IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD
TO CONTROL.
THE HARDEST.
IT'S LIKE A WILD ANIMAL THAT NOBODY CAN TAME.
AND SO EVERY DAY WE NEED TO ASK GOD, "PUT A WATCH OVER OUR MOUTH
LEST WE SIN AGAINST YOU WITH OUR TONGUE."
YOU CAN'T WALK WITH GOD IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH GOD.
SO I'M NOT GONNA READ ALL OF THIS IN EZEKIEL, BUT I
AM GONNA READ JUST A FEW VERSES.
IT'S EZEKIEL 37 BEGINNING IN VERSE 1: "THE HAND
OF THE LORD WAS UPON ME, AND HE BROUGHT ME OUT
IN THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD AND HE SET ME DOWN IN THE MIDST
OF THE VALLEY; AND IT WAS FULL OF BONES.
AND HE CAUSED ME TO PASS ALL AROUND THEM, AND BEHOLD, THERE
WERE VERY MANY [HUMAN BONES]
IN THE OPEN VALLEY; AND LO, THEY WERE VERY DRY."
SO NOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE GOD'S GIVEN, AND THE WAY I WANNA TEACH
THIS TODAY, IT'S LIKE GOD IS GIVING US A LOOK AT OUR PAST.
WHAT'S THERE?
DEAD, DRY BONES IN A WILDERNESS, IN A DESERT, NOTHING BLOOMING,
NOTHING GOOD BACK THERE.
"AND HE SAID TO ME, 'SON OF MAN, CAN THESE BONES LIVE?'"
WELL, GOD, THE MESS LOOKS TOO BIG FOR ME.
IS ANYBODY IN A SITUATION RIGHT NOW IN YOUR LIFE WHERE YOU
JUST LOOK AROUND AND YOU THINK, "WELL, THERE'S NO HOPE.
THIS MESS IS TOO BIG FOR ME.
THINGS ARE TOO MESSED UP IN MY LIFE TO EVER GET GOOD
AGAIN."
BUT THIS MAN HAD THE RIGHT ANSWER.
HE SAID, "O LORD GOD, YOU KNOW."
IN OTHER WORDS, "GOD, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN DO
ANYTHING ABOUT IT."
YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
YOUR FRIENDS CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
BUT GOD CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
BUT GOD.
GOD CAN INTERVENE AND HE CAN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE
AND WHAT WAS A DESERT CAN HAVE FLOWERS IN IT.
RIVERS CAN FLOW THROUGH THE DESERT.
YOUR BAD PAST CAN BE CHANGED INTO A BRIGHT FUTURE.
AND EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT RESEMBLES DEAD, DRY BONES,
CAN BE CHANGED BY THE POWER OF GOD.
SON OF MAN, CAN THESE BONES LIVE?
O LORD, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT KNOWS.
ONLY YOU CAN DO IT, GOD.
"AND THEN HE SAID TO ME, 'PROPHESY TO THESE BONES,'"
AND THE WORD "PROPHESY" JUST BASICALLY MEANS TO SPEAK
SOMETHING FORTH THAT HAS A POSSIBILITY OF CHANGING
THE FUTURE.
IT'S LIKE A FORTH-TELLING.
TO BE HONEST, IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING IN THE WORLD
TODAY, I HOPE CHRISTIANS ARE NOT
DOING THIS, BUT IN THE WORLD TODAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE WANNA GO
TO FORTUNETELLERS, THEY WANNA GO TO PSYCHICS.
THEY WANT SOMEBODY TO TELL THEM ALL ABOUT THEIR FUTURE
AND ALL ABOUT THEIR PAST.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO ANYBODY BECAUSE THE BIBLE TELLS YOU
ABOUT YOUR PAST: "YE WERE DEAD IN SIN."
DEAD, DO YOU UNDERSTAND DEAD?
YOU WERE DEAD IN SIN.
THAT MEANS NO LIFE, NO JOY, NO PEACE, NOTHING,
DEAD, DEAD DRY BONES.
"BUT YOU HE MADE ALIVE."
WHILE YOU WERE STILL YET IN THE MIDST OF YOUR SIN,
JESUS DIED FOR US.
HE PAID THE PRICE FOR US AND FOR EVERY SINGLE PERSON
ANYWHERE, THROUGHOUT ALL TIME, THE PRICE HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO NOW IS COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH GOD.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BELIEVE WHAT HIS WORD SAYS ABOVE
AND MORE THAN YOU BELIEVE ANYTHING ELSE, AND THEN YOU
BEGIN TO PROPHESY WHAT GOD SAYS.
YOU BEGIN TO SAY WHAT GOD SAYS: I BELIEVE THESE DEAD DRY BONES
CAN LIVE.
I BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING GREAT CAN HAPPEN IN MY FUTURE.
I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE GOD SAYS IT.
"PROPHESY TO THESE BONES AND SAY TO THEM, 'O YOU DRY BONES,
HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD.' THUS SAYS THE LORD GOD
TO THESE BONES, 'BEHOLD, I WILL MAKE BREATH ENTER YOU
SO THAT YOU MAY COME TO LIFE.'" AND I'M NOT GONNA READ THE WHOLE
THING, BUT IT GOES ON AND SOME GOOD THINGS BEGIN
TO HAPPEN, AND THEN GOD TELLS HIM TO PROPHESY AGAIN.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ALWAYS AN OVERNIGHT DONE DEAL
WHEN YOU'VE GOT A BIG MESS IN YOUR LIFE.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME OF STICKING WITH SOMETHING
AND STICKING WITH SOMETHING AND STICKING WITH SOMETHING.
OUR MIND HAS TO BE RENEWED.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BAD SEED THAT'S GOTTA BE DUG UP AND NEW
THINGS PLANTED IN OUR LIFE.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU ONE THING, AND IT'S A PROMISE OF GOD TOO,
AND THIS IS SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE BELIEVING, GOD IS WORKING.
I LOVE THAT.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE BELIEVING, GOD IS WORKING.
AND IF YOU JUST BELIEVE A LITTLE BIT, HE CAN ONLY WORK
A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IF YOU BELIEVE A LOT.
WHY NOT BELIEVE GOD FOR BIG THINGS?
WHY NOT BELIEVE THAT HE'S THE GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE,
AND THAT HE REALLY CAN MAKE ALL THESE DRY BONES LIVE?
AND I'M VERY FOND OF ROMANS 4:17.
I REALLY LIKE THIS SCRIPTURE: "FOR IT IS WRITTEN IN SCRIPTURE,
I HAVE MADE YOU A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS IN THE SIGHT OF HIM
IN WHOM HE BELIEVED," THAT IS, GOD, "WHO GIVES LIFE TO THE DEAD
AND CALLS INTO BEING THOSE THINGS WHICH DO NOT EXIST."
SO GOD GIVES LIFE TO THE DEAD.
HE MAKES THESE DRY BONES LIVE BY FORETELLING OR SAYING AHEAD
OF TIME THINGS THAT HE HAS ALREADY PROMISED IN HIS WORD,
BUT THOSE WORDS, THOSE FAITH-FILLED WORDS, AGREEING
WITH GOD BEGIN TO MAKE THOSE BONES SHAKE AND RATTLE, AND THEY
BEGIN TO COME TOGETHER, AND SOME MEAT BEGINS TO GET ON THOSE
BONES, AND IF YOU READ ALL OF EZEKIEL 37, EVENTUALLY THEY
STAND UP ON THEIR FEET, A MIGHTY HOST, AND EVERYTHING
IS HEALED AND MADE WELL.
YOU BELIEVE MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY THAN WHAT ANYBODY ELSE SAYS,
DO YOU KNOW THAT?
AS I DO THIS, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS, STILL DO IT.
DO IT EVERY DAY BY MYSELF, WHEN I'M EXERCISING, WHEN I'M WALKING
AROUND THE HOUSE, GETTING READY IN THE MORNING, I JUST DECLARE
SCRIPTURE OUT LOUD OUT OF MY MOUTH AND, "I'VE GOT
A BRIGHT FUTURE.
SOMETHING GOOD IS GONNA HAPPEN TO ME TODAY," AND ON AND ON
AND ON.
YOU HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN YOUR FUTURE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT OF TIMES, WE HAVE THIS ATTITUDE,
"WELL, IT'S ALL UP TO GOD."
WELL, YES, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT GOD, BUT HE WON'T DO
ANYTHING WITHOUT YOU.
I'M GONNA SAY IT TO YOU.
YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT GOD BUT HE WON'T DO
ANYTHING WITHOUT YOU.
GOD'S GIVEN US ALL A FREE WILL.
HE'S NOT GONNA FORCE HIS GOOD PLAN ON US.
WE NEED TO CHOOSE THAT.
AND WE CAN'T BE PASSIVE.
THE WORD OF GOD TELLS US THE VALUE OF BEING ACTIVE,
NOT BEING PASSIVE.
WHEN THE BIBLE SAYS TO WAIT ON GOD, IT DOESN'T MEAN
TO JUST SIT AROUND AND BE PASSIVE AND DO
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
IT MEANS DON'T TRY TO DO WHAT ONLY GOD CAN DO.
BUT HERE'S THE THING.
IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT YOU CAN DO, GOD WON'T DO WHAT YOU CAN'T DO.
DID YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
IF YOU DON'T DO WHAT YOU CAN DO, GOD WON'T DO WHAT YOU CANNOT DO.
YOU CAN GET UP AND SPEND SOME TIME WITH GOD.
YOU CAN STUDY THE WORD.
THERE ARE--YOU CAN GO OUT AND LOOK FOR A JOB.
MAYBE ONLY GOD CAN GET YOU ONE, BUT YOU CAN GO OUT AND LOOK
FOR ONE.
MAYBE YOU CAN'T UNDO SOME THINGS THAT YOU SAID TO SOMEBODY LAST
WEEK THAT HURT THEIR FEELINGS AND MAYBE HARMED A RELATIONSHIP,
BUT YOU CAN GO AND APOLOGIZE TO THEM AND THEN YOU CAN TRUST
GOD TO GIVE YOU FAVOR WITH THEM AND MAKE IT BETTER.
SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO FORGET WHAT I'M SAYING TODAY.
THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ONLY GOD CAN DO, BUT HE'S
NOT GONNA DO WHAT WE CAN DO.
WE HAVE TO DO OUR PART.
THAT'S HOW WE WALK TOGETHER WITH GOD.
NOW, WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT YOU?
WHAT WOULD WE WANNA SAY ABOUT YOU TODAY?
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, HE LOVES YOU AND WE TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT,
BUT THIS WHOLE GOD LOVES US UNCONDITIONALLY THING,
I THINK IN A WHOLE LIFETIME WE'LL NEVER REALLY GET THAT.
GOD LOVES ME UNCONDITIONALLY.
WHY IS THAT SO HARD?
BECAUSE IN THE WORLD, WE DON'T GET ANYTHING UNCONDITIONALLY.
THERE'S USUALLY CONDITIONS ON EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD.
IF YOU WILL, THEN I WILL, AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN I WON'T.
AND WE'VE HAD SO MANY YEARS OF LEARNING THAT, THAT IT
BECOMES VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT GOD
CAN LOVE US UNCONDITIONALLY.
BUT HIS LOVE IS NEVER-ENDING AND IT'S PERFECT.
MATTER OF FACT, GOD PUT THIS IN MY HEART LAST WEEK.
NOT ONLY DOES HE LOVE US, BUT WE ARE ALWAYS BEING LOVED.
THERE'S NEVER ONE MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU'RE NOT
BEING LOVED.
I LIKE THAT EVEN MUCH BETTER THAN SAYING,
"WELL, GOD LOVES ME," 'CAUSE MY MIND CAN GO, LIKE,
"WELL, ONE TIME HE LOVES ME," OR, YOU KNOW,
"TWO TIMES HE LOVES ME," BUT HE'S ALWAYS LOVING ALL OF US
ALL THE TIME.
IT'S A NEVER-ENDING THING.
YOU CAN STOP AT ANY TIME YOU WANT TO AND SAY, "GOD LOVES ME."
AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING HE'S GOING TO DO.
IT'S SOMETHING HE IS DOING RIGHT NOW.
HE HAS ESPECIALLY AND CAREFULLY
CREATED YOU.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WHEN YOU WERE IN YOUR MOTHER'S WOMB,
GOD'S HAND WAS IN THERE FORMING YOU SECRETLY AND INTRICATELY,
VERY CAREFULLY FORMING YOU.
SO YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT JUST AN ACCIDENT OF A BUNCH OF GENES THAT CAME
TOGETHER FROM YOUR GRANDMA AND YOUR GRANDPA AND YOUR MOM
AND YOUR DAD.
NOW, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT WE DO GET THINGS FROM OUR PARENTS,
BUT GOD FORMED YOU AND HE
CREATED YOU AND YOU ARE NOT A MISTAKE.
MAYBE SOMEBODY'S WATCHING RIGHT NOW AND YOU JUST FEEL LIKE
A BIG NOTHING, A BIG MISTAKE.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE.
WELL, YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE GOD WANTED YOU AND HE WANTS YOU.
HE DIDN'T JUST WANT YOU ONE TIME, BUT NOW HE DOESN'T
WANT YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE MADE TOO MANY MISTAKES.
HE WANTS YOU.
AND HE SENT HIS ONLY SON JESUS TO DIE FOR YOU TO PAY FOR ALL
THOSE MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE.
AND YOU CAN HAVE AN AWESOME RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
THROUGH CHRIST AND YOU CAN GET BEYOND YOUR PAST AND YOU
CAN HAVE A GREAT FUTURE AND YOU CAN BELIEVE
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT YOU.
YOU'RE UNIQUE, YES, BUT NOT A MISTAKE.
I USED TO SAY I WAS WEIRD.
I WAS, "I'M SO WEIRD.
I'VE GOT SUCH A WEIRD PERSONALITY, I'M NOT LIKE
OTHER WOMEN.
I HAVE THIS WEIRD VOICE, YOU KNOW?"
WELL, AND THEN GOD FINALLY TAUGHT ME, "YOU'RE NOT WEIRD.
YOU'RE UNIQUE."
AND YOU KNOW, SOMETHING UNIQUE IS MORE VALUABLE
THAN IF YOU'VE GOT A MILLION JUST LIKE THE SAME ONE.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT.
AS I LOOK AT YOU GUYS HERE TODAY, YOU ALL LOOK DIFFERENT.
ISN'T IT AMAZING?
BUT GOD CREATES US ALL DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE HE HAS
A PURPOSE AND A PLAN FOR EACH ONE OF US.
AND YES, WE HAVE FAULTS AND WE HAVE FLAWS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE
GIFTS AND ABILITIES AND TALENTS.
AND WHAT I WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY IS STOP LOOKING SO MUCH
AT WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU THAT YOU FAIL TO SEE AND BEGIN
TO USE WHAT'S RIGHT WITH YOU.
DON'T FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN'T DO.
AND FOR THAT MATTER, DON'T EVEN SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
TRYING TO GET GOOD AT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT GOOD AT.
YOU DON'T WANNA SPEND 80% OF YOUR TIME FOCUSING
ON YOUR COUPLE OF WEAKNESSES, YOU KNOW, LIKE, I MEAN, I TRIED
TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR AND IT JUST WAS NOT GONNA WORK
FOR ME.
MY FINGERS AREN'T LONG ENOUGH.
I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE MUSICAL TALENT.
I DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY.
AND I TRIED.
I TRIED TO SING, I TRIED TO PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
I WANTED TO DO THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU
WANT TO DO SOMETHING, IF GOD HASN'T GIVEN YOU THE GIFT TO DO
IT, IT'S NOT GONNA WORK.
SO I FOUND OUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I CAN'T DO,
BUT I CAN TALK.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND SO I'M JUST PRETTY MUCH DOING THAT FULL-TIME.
DON'T COMPARE YOURSELF WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
DON'T COMPETE WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE SPECIAL AND THAT GOD HAS GOT A GOOD PLAN
FOR YOU.
NOW TODAY, WE'RE GONNA OFFER YOU A BOOK.
I ALWAYS LIKE TO OFFER YOU THE WORD OF GOD, AND THIS
IS CALLED "THE MIND CONNECTION."
THE REASON WHY I CALLED IT "THE MIND CONNECTION"
IS SIMPLY BECAUSE OUR THOUGHTS ARE CONNECTED
TO EVERYTHING ELSE IN OUR LIFE.
THEY'RE CONNECTED TO WHAT WE SAY, HOW WE FEEL, HOW WE BEHAVE,
AND ALL OF OUR ATTITUDES.
AND SO, IN ROMANS 12, WE'RE TAUGHT BY THE APOSTLE PAUL
THAT IN ORDER TO SEE THIS GOOD PLAN THAT GOD HAS
FOR US, WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR MIND ENTIRELY AND COMPLETELY RENEWED
BY THE WORD OF GOD.
AND THAT'S THE BENEFIT AND THE VALUE OF YOU ENJOYING
THIS PROGRAM EACH DAY, IS THAT YOU BEGIN TO THINK
DIFFERENTLY.
I'M OFFERING YOU, FOR SOME OF YOU MAYBE, SOME NEW
INFORMATION, OR FOR OTHERS OF YOU, MAYBE IT'S INFORMATION
THAT YOU'VE KNOWN, BUT YOU NEEDED TO BE REFRESHED TODAY.
THE APOSTLE PAUL SAID HE NEVER GOT TIRED OF TELLING PEOPLE
THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS
VERY VALUABLE TO THEM TO HEAR THAT.
AND SO WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO YOU TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT
TO THE MINISTRY OF ANY AMOUNT AND ALL THE PROCEEDS ARE GONNA
GO TOWARD OUR TV MINISTRY.
WE RARELY EVER JUST SAY, HEY, WE'RE JUST GONNA RECEIVE
AN OFFERING FOR OUR TV MINISTRY, BUT BEING ON TELEVISION IS VERY
EXPENSIVE, AND I WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO HELP US KEEP NOT ONLY
YOUR PROGRAM ON, BUT TO REACH OUT TO OTHER HURTING PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD.
SO WHATEVER YOU GIVE TODAY, YOU'LL RECEIVE THIS BOOK
AND WE'RE GONNA USE IT TO JUST HELP
WITH OUR TELEVISION OUTREACH.
SO ALWAYS REMEMBER, DON'T LET YOUR THOUGHTS RUIN YOUR LIFE,
BUT INSTEAD, BEGIN TO THINK LIKE GOD WANTS YOU TO THINK
AND WALK WITH HIM.
COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH GOD IN EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY AND GOD BLESS YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
FEMALE: AND I LOVE THAT MAGAZINE SHE SENDS OUT.
FEMALE: THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE FOR EVERYBODY.
ANNOUNCER: THE "ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE"
MAGAZINE IS FREE.
SUBSCRIBE AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG TO READ ENCOURAGING ARTICLES
FROM JOYCE AND MUCH MORE.
FEMALE: READING THROUGH THE MAGAZINE CONFIRMS
FOR ME GOD'S AT WORK.
ANNOUNCER: GET A FRESH UNDERSTANDING
OF HOW THE WORD OF GOD APPLIES TO YOUR LIFE AND BE ENCOURAGED
AT THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE,
THREE UNIQUE SESSIONS THAT WILL HELP YOU GAIN A NEW FOCUS
ON LIFE AND MOTIVATE YOU TO GROW IN GOD.
COMING TO SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 3 AND 4 WITH WORSHIP
BY JESUS CULTURE.
AND ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA AUGUST 24 AND 25 WITH WORSHIP
BY KARI JOB.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG/CONFERENCE
OR CALL...
ANNOUNCER: YOUR SUMMER MAKEOVER CONTINUES RIGHT HERE
ON "ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE."
TUNE IN THROUGH THE MONTH OF AUGUST FOR SHOWS DESIGNED
TO BRING OUT THE NEW YOU.
THE SUMMER MAKEOVER.
SIGN UP TODAY AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG AND TUNE IN TO
"ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE."
[MUSIC]
ROLANDO: HELLO, WE'RE HERE IN PAQUITA, QUEPOS, COSTA RICA,
WITH OUR FRIEND, JOHNNY.
HOLLY: WE'RE HERE WITH HIM AT HIS WORKSHOP.
HE WORKS WITH WOOD.
HE'S A CARPENTER HERE.
AND THE WATER CAME UP SO HIGH, IT COVERED ALL OF HIS MACHINES
AND HE LOST A LOT OF HIS WORK.
BUT HE'S HERE WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD.
THREE YEARS AGO, HE LOST HIS LEG.
HIS FAMILY LEFT HIM.
BUT HE'S STILL PRAISING THE LORD AND HE'S HERE, WORKING
AND TRYING TO GET BACK ON TRACK.
AND THANK YOU, HAND OF HOPE.
WE LOVE YOU, WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE
FOR THE PEOPLE HERE IN COSTA RICA WHO HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM.
WE THANK YOU SO MUCH, HAND OF HOPE.
WE LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU.
[MUSIC]
ANNOUNCER: WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED TODAY'S PROGRAM.
PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG TO SHARE
YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS, SEE THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE,
OR PARTNER WITH US IN SHARING CHRIST AND LOVING PEOPLE
ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE.
ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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