ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: HOW MUCH TIME DO WE WASTE IN OUR LIFE BEING ANGRY
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY SAID TO US AND SO NOW WE'RE
LETTING THEM STEAL OUR TIME AND CONTROL OUR JOY WHEN REALLY
WE COULD HAVE MADE THE CHOICE TO JUST TURN AWAY FROM THEIR
DUMBNESS AND STAY SMART IN OUR OWN LIFE?
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: WELCOME TO THE SHOW TODAY.
THIS IS WHERE WE TACKLE LIFE'S BIG QUESTIONS TOGETHER AND WE
SEE WHAT GOD'S WORD SAYS ABOUT IT TO HELP YOU THROUGH THOSE
EVERYDAY THINGS THAT REALLY MATTER.
FOR INSTANCE, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME
IN YOUR DAY TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS?
WELL, ON THIS SHOW, JOYCE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT
SOME THINGS THAT MAY BE STEALING YOUR TIME AND THE IDENTITY
OF SOME OF THOSE THIEVES WILL SURPRISE YOU.
HERE'S HER ANSWER TO, "HOW DO I STOP WASTING TIME?"
JOYCE: TONIGHT, I WANNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT MAKING THE MOST
OF YOUR TIME.
FATHER, HELP US TONIGHT.
YOU SPEAK THROUGH ME.
THEY DON'T NEED TO HEAR FROM ME.
THEY NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANOINTING.
I THANK YOU THAT PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE GONNA BE IMPACTED AND
THEY'RE GONNA USE THEIR TIME MORE WISELY THAN EVER BEFORE.
IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
OKAY, TIME IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT
OF, 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.
THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GONNA GET.
ISN'T IT AMAZING THAT SOME PEOPLE DO SO MUCH WITH THEIR
LIFE AND OTHER PEOPLE DO SO PITIFULLY LITTLE WITH
THEIR LIFE?
WE CAN'T BLAME IT ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
WE ARE THE ONES WHO NEED TO RISE UP AND BEGIN TO LIVE THE LIFE ON
PURPOSE THAT GOD WANTS US TO LIVE AND STOP JUST BLAMING
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AROUND US FROM HOW WE WERE
RAISED TO THE GOVERNMENT, TO THIS, TO THAT,
TO SOMETHING ELSE.
TIME IS TOO VALUABLE TO WASTE.
AND IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT NOW, YOU JUST WAIT TILL YOU GET
SOMEWHERE UP IN THE 60S OR 70S AND SEE IF YOU DON'T THINK
THAT TIME IS VALUABLE.
I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT THIS UNTIL THE DAY I HAD TO GO
SIGN UP FOR MEDICARE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I'M TELLING YA, THAT WAS LIKE, I WAS LIKE,
MEDICARE?
I AM OLD ENOUGH TO BE ON MEDICARE.
IT JUST--I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS JUST LIKE THIS THING, YOU KNOW?
AND EVERY YEAR, YOU GET A YEAR OLDER AND THE OLDER YOU GET,
THE FASTER THOSE YEARS GO BY.
NOW, I KNOW IF YOU'RE 20, YOU'RE LIKE, "WELL, THIS JUST
DOESN'T RELATE TO ME AT ALL."
WELL, HONEY, PLEASE LISTEN TO ME, YOU ARE NOT GONNA BE
20 FOREVER.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND YOU WILL BE 40 BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
AND THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE 40 WILL BE 50 BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
AND THE THING IS IS IF YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE SMART NOW,
YOU CAN HAVE A GREAT FUTURE.
BUT IF YOU WASTE YOUR TIME NOW, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA
END UP WITH?
NOTHING BUT REGRETS.
AND I THINK REGRET IS A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE THING.
IT'S LIKE, YOU'RE SAD AND YOU REGRET SOMETHING THAT NOW
YOU CAN'T GO BACK AND FIX, YOU CAN'T GO BACK
AND DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO DO THE RIGHT THING WHEN WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
TIME IS JUST TOO VALUABLE TO WASTE.
I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE, AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE,
FEEL THAT THEY HAVE TRULY LIVED THE LIFE THAT THEY WERE MEANT
TO LIVE OR WANTED TO LIVE.
I WAS TALKING TO SOMEBODY THE OTHER DAY AND HE SAID, "YOU
KNOW, THE BIGGEST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE GO OFF TO WORK EVERY DAY
AT A JOB THEY CAN'T STAND."
AND YOU KNOW WHY MOST OF THEM DO IT?
MONEY, JUST MONEY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE NEED A LITTLE MORE COURAGE.
WE NEED TO FIND WHAT GOD WANTS US DO.
AND WE NEED TO NOT BE SATISFIED JUST TO LIVE OUR LIFE DOING
SOMETHING WE HATE BUT LET GOD HELP YOU FIND A WAY TO DO
WHAT YOU REALLY LOVE.
I LOVE WHAT I'M DOING.
NOW, I DID A LOT OF THINGS BEFORE I GOT HERE,
BUT I LOVE WHAT I'M DOING.
AND WHEN YOU LOVE YOUR WORK, YOU DON'T EVEN--I MEAN YES,
YOU KNOW YOU'RE WORKING BUT IT'S LIKE SOMETIMES
I CAN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHEN I'M WORKING
AND WHEN I'M NOT BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS
IS MY WORK.
IT'S MY LIFE.
IT'S MY LIFE.
AND YOU SAY, "WELL, I WISH I HAD A JOB THAT I LOVE."
WELL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET IT WISHIN'.
COME ON, WE GOTTA GO BACK TO THAT SAME GATE ALL THE TIME.
"I WISH, I WISH, I WISH."
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO STOP.
WE CAN'T WISH, WE GOTTA TAKE ACTION.
WE GOTTA START PRAYING, AND START BELIEVING GOD,
AND START STEPPING OUT, AND START MAKING PLANS.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY WANNA DO THAT YOU'RE NOT
QUALIFIED TO DO NOW, THEN WHILE YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
START GETTING SOME EDUCATION TO DO WHAT YOU REALLY WANNA DO
LATER ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: GOD CAN DO SO MANY GREAT THINGS THROUGH US IF
WE'LL TAKE STEPS OF FAITH.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE WAY YOUR LIFE IS GOING, AND I'M SURE SOME
OF YOU DON'T.
AND CERTAINLY MANY PEOPLE WATCHING TV RIGHT NOW, MAYBE YOU
JUST THINK YOU ACCIDENTALLY TURNED THIS PROGRAM ON
AND YOU JUST STOPPED TO SEE WHAT I THINK I'M DOING OR SOMETHING.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOUR LIFE, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
THAT CAN CHANGE IT.
NOW OBVIOUSLY, WE TRUST GOD TO CHANGE OUR LIFE BUT GOD
DOES THINGS THROUGH US.
HE DOESN'T JUST DO THINGS IN SPITE OF US.
WE'RE NOT GONNA SIT AROUND AND BE LAZY WHILE GOD
DOES EVERYTHING FOR US.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SCRIPTURE THAT I THINK WE DON'T REALLY
SEE THE FULLNESS OF AND IT'S EPHESIANS 3:20.
"FOR GOD IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY ABOVE AND
BEYOND ALL THAT WE COULD EVER DARE TO HOPE, ASK, OR THINK."
AND BOY, PEOPLE LOVE THAT SCRIPTURE.
BUT THE REST OF IT SAYS, "ACCORDING TO HIS POWER
THAT WORKETH IN US."
COME ON, "ACCORDING TO HIS POWER THAT WORKETH IN US."
AND SO, GOD IS ABLE TO DO GREAT THINGS BUT ONLY AS WE LET HIS
POWER WORK THROUGH US.
IT'S NOT ABOUT GOD JUST DOING EVERYTHING FOR YOU.
HE WANTS TO DO THINGS THROUGH YOU.
I KEEP SAYING ALL THE TIME, WE ARE PARTICIPATORS WITH GOD.
WE CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND AND SPECTATE.
WE HAVE TO START PARTICIPATING AND LET GOD DO SOME GREAT THINGS
IN OUR LIFE.
AMEN?
NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN IN YOUR FUTURE IS YOUR WORDS.
SO, WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WASTE, LET ME JUST STOP A MINUTE
AND SAY, STOP WASTING YOUR WORDS.
STOP JUST SAYING DUMB STUFF THAT'S NOT HELPING YOU OR
ANYBODY ELSE, MATTER OF FACT, COULD BE REALLY HURTING YOU.
PROVERBS 18:21 SAYS, "THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH
IS IN THE TONGUE."
AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING ABOUT PRUDENCE,
PROVERBS 10:19 SAYS, "IN A MULTITUDE OF WORDS,
TRANSGRESSION IS NOT LACKING BUT HE WHO RESTRAINS HIS LIFE
IS--HIS LIPS IS PRUDENT."
HE WHO RESTRAINS HIS LIPS IS A PRUDENT PERSON, A GOOD MANAGER.
PROVERBS 12:16 SAYS, "A FOOL'S WRATH IS QUICKLY AND OPENLY
KNOWN, BUT A PRUDENT MAN IGNORES AN INSULT."
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE WASTE IN OUR LIFE BEING ANGRY ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT SOMEBODY SAID TO US AND SO NOW WE'RE LETTING THEM STEAL OUR
TIME AND CONTROL OUR JOY WHEN REALLY, WE COULD HAVE MADE THE
CHOICE TO JUST TURN AWAY FROM THEIR DUMBNESS AND STAY SMART
IN OUR OWN LIFE?
AMEN?
DON'T WASTE ANY MORE TIME BEING ANGRY.
DO NOT WASTE ANOTHER DAY OF YOUR LIFE BEING ANGRY ABOUT SOMETHING
THAT YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT.
AND I LOVE THIS ONE, PROVERBS 31:16.
NOW, PROVERBS 31 IS ABOUT THIS AWESOME WOMAN, YOU KNOW,
THAT DOES EVERYTHING RIGHT.
I USED TO REALLY NOT LIKE HER.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, I JUST COULDN'T HARDLY READ PROVERBS 31
'CAUSE I WAS SO FAR FROM THAT THAT EVERY VERSE JUST PUT ME
UNDER CONDEMNATION.
I GET ALONG A LOT BETTER WITH HER NOW AFTER 40 YEARS
IN THE WORD.
PROVERBS 31:16, THIS SMART WOMAN, "SHE CONSIDERS
A [NEW] FIELD BEFORE SHE BUYS OR ACCEPTS IT [EXPANDING
PRUDENTLY--" IN OTHER WORDS, THAT MEANS SHE DOESN'T JUST TAKE
ON SOMETHING NEW WITHOUT SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING IF SHE
REALLY CAN FIT IT INTO HER LIFE AND STILL HAVE PEACE.
COME ON.
WHAT HAVE YOU SAID YES TO LATELY ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT THAT
YOU'VE BEEN WISHIN' EVER SINCE YOU WOULD HAVE NOT SAID YES TO?
ANYONE HERE DONE THAT RECENTLY?
YEAH, WELL, BE MORE PRUDENT.
"SHE CONSIDERS A [NEW] FIELD BEFORE SHE BUYS OR ACCEPTS IT
[EXPANDING PRUDENTLY AND NOT COURTING NEGLECT OF HER
PRESENT DUTIES BY ASSUMING OTHER DUTIES]."
I LOVE THAT.
SOME PEOPLE ARE SO STINKIN' BUSY, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TIME
TO TALK TO THEIR KIDS.
THEY'RE SO BUSY, SOME PEOPLE ARE SO BUSY OUT MAKING MONEY,
THAT BY THE TIME THEY ARE READY TO DIE, ALL THEY'RE GONNA HAVE
IS A BANK ACCOUNT.
CAN I TELL YOU WHEN YOU'RE ON YOUR DEATH BED, YOU'RE NOT GONNA
ASK TO SEE YOUR BANK BALANCE?
YOU'RE GONNA WANT YOUR FAMILY.
AND SO, NOW IS THE TIME TO BE SPENDING TIME WITH THEM AND NOT
BE DOING SO MANY FOOLISH THINGS THAT YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TIME
TO DO THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCITEMENT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND THEN I LOVE THE REST OF THIS.
"WITH HER SAVINGS [OF TIME AND STRENGTH] SHE PLANTS
FRUITFUL VINEYARDS IN HER VINEYARD."
HERE'S A LADY WHO HAD SOME WISDOM.
WHY?
BECAUSE SHE USED PRUDENCE.
SHE DIDN'T WASTE TIME.
SHE USED TIME TO HER BENEFIT.
EPHESIANS 5:14 THROUGH 17, "THEREFORE HE SAYS, AWAKE,
O SLEEPER, AND ARISE FROM THE DEAD--" I LOVE THAT.
SO MANY WALKING DEAD IN THE WORLD TODAY.
"AND CHRIST SHALL SHINE AND (MAKE DAY DAWN) UPON YOU
AND GIVE YOU LIGHT.
LOOK CAREFULLY--" YOU KNOW, WE SAID WHAT CAREFULLY MEANS.
IT MEANS TO WALK CIRCUMSPECTLY, WHICH MEANS TO WALK AS IF YOU'RE
IN A DANGEROUS PLACE LOOKING ALL AROUND YOU TO MAKE SURE
YOU DON'T GET HURT.
"LOOK CAREFULLY THEN HOW YOU WALK!
LIVE PURPOSEFULLY AND WORTHILY AND ACCURATELY,
NOT AS THE UNWISE AND THE WITLESS, BUT AS WISE
(SENSIBLE, INTELLIGENT PEOPLE), MAKING THE VERY MOST OF YOUR
TIME--" JUST WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.
"MAKING THE VERY MOST OF YOUR TIME
[BUYING UP EACH OPPORTUNITY], BECAUSE THE DAYS IN WHICH
WE ARE LIVING ARE EVIL.
THEREFORE DO NOT BE VAGUE AND THOUGHTLESS AND FOOLISH, BUT
UNDERSTANDING AND FIRMLY GRASP," OR YOU MIGHT SAY SEIZE,
"WHAT THE WILL OF THE LORD IS."
BE DECISIVE.
SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN BETWEEN TWO PLACES FOR SO LONG,
IT'S PITIFUL.
MAKE A DECISION, MAKE UP YOUR MIND TO SOMETHING,
AND START GOING IN SOME DIRECTION.
"WELL, WHAT IF I'M WRONG?" WELL, THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GONNA
FIND OUT IS TO HEAD SOMEPLACE AND IF YOU ARE WRONG,
THEN YOU CAN TURN AROUND AND GO IN THE OTHER DIRECTION
WHICH PROBABLY WILL BE RIGHT.
IN THESE VERSES, PAUL TELLS US SEVEN IMPORTANT THINGS.
IN THESE FOUR VERSES, HE TELLS US SEVEN IMPORTANT THINGS.
BE CAREFUL ABOUT OUR TIME AND CHOICES.
BE AN ON-PURPOSE PERSON, THAT MEANS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WAIT TO FEEL LIKE DOING WHAT'S RIGHT, YOU JUST DO
WHAT'S RIGHT BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT AND BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE
THAT IF YOU DO WHAT'S RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE GONNA GET A WONDERFUL
REWARD LATER ON.
NUMBER THREE, HE SAID, "LIVE A LIFE WORTH LIVING."
NUMBER FOUR, REALLY THINK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE CHOOSING TO DO
AND MAKE WISE DECISIONS.
NUMBER FIVE HE SAYS, "DON'T LET ANY OPPORTUNITY PASS YOU BY."
NUMBER SIX, DON'T BE VAGUE, THOUGHTLESS, AND FOOLISH.
AND NUMBER SEVEN, KNOW THE WILL OF GOD AND FIRMLY TAKE HOLD
OF IT.
OUR ENTRANCE INTO HEAVEN IS NOT PURCHASED WITH OUR GOOD WORKS.
WE KNOW THAT WE CAN ONLY HAVE THE HOPE OF HEAVEN
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN JESUS.
HOWEVER, THE BIBLE DOES PLAINLY SAY THAT THERE WILL BE REWARDS
FOR OUR WORKS.
HEAVEN IS A FREE GIFT BOUGHT WITH THE BLOOD OF JESUS,
BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR LIFE NOW WILL BE REWARDED
WHEN WE GET TO HEAVEN.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL THAT AMOUNTS TO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE REWARDS LOOK LIKE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S ALL WORKED OUT AND APPARENTLY,
GOD DOESN'T WANT US TO KNOW YET BECAUSE HE HASN'T TOLD US.
BUT ALL I KNOW IS IF GOD'S GOT A REWARD OF ANY KIND,
I DON'T WANNA MISS IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT THE BIBLE ALSO SAYS IN 1 CORINTHIANS THAT IF
THE WORKS THAT WE DO ARE NOT PURE WORKS, THAT WE WILL LOSE
THE REWARD OF THEM.
AND SO, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE BUSY WORKING DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE
WORKING AT WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO WORK AT.
AND I WANT TO GET THE REWARD FOR THE WORKS THAT I HAVE DONE.
"WHERE DID ALL THE TIME GO?
WHERE DID ALL THE TIME GO?" WE HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME.
"MY, MY, WHERE DID ALL THE TIME GO?"
WELL, THE THING IS IS WE SHOULD KNOW WHERE OUR TIME'S GOING.
THAT'S THE THING, WE SHOULD KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH OUR TIME.
I THINK I MENTIONED THIS MORNING THAT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE
BEEN DOING, ESPECIALLY SINCE STUDYING THIS STUFF, IT PROVOKED
A LITTLE PROJECT IN ME THAT I'M KIND OF ENJOYING AND THAT IS
IS TO STOP MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, COUPLE A TIMES A DAY.
I DO IT FOR SURE WHEN I GO TO BED AT NIGHT.
AND I DID IT THIS AFTERNOON WHILE I WAS GETTING READY.
AND I JUST KIND OF THOUGHT THROUGH WHAT I HAD DONE SO FAR
TODAY.
IT HELPS YOU IF YOU STOP AND ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT, "WHAT AM I
DOING WITH THE TIME THAT I HAVE?
WHAT AM I ACTUALLY DOING?" OTHERWISE, SOMETIMES THE DAY
JUST GOES BY IN A BLUR AND ALL WE KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY
IS WE DIDN'T DO WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO.
WE'RE KNOT SURE WHAT WE DID BUT WE KNOW THAT WE WERE BUSY ALL
DAY LONG AND IT FRUSTRATED US.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND HOW MANY KNOW YOU FEEL LIKE THAT A LOT TO BE REAL
HONEST?
IT'S LIKE, "WELL SEE, WELL, YOU SEE IT'S ALL THESE
DISTRACTIONS."
WELL, INSTEAD OF BLAMING IT ON THE DISTRACTIONS,
WHY DON'T WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO NOT GET DISTRACTED?
"MY, TIME FLIES BY."
YOU KNOW WHAT?
TIME MOVES AT THE SAME PACE IT ALWAYS DID SO HOW FAST IT GOES
MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH HOW WE CHOOSE TO LIVE IT.
MMM.
SO, THE FIRST WAY TO STOP WASTING YOUR TIME IS STOP
GETTING ANGRY ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT.
DON'T LET THE DEVIL STEAL YOUR PEACE.
KEEP YOUR PEACE SO YOU CAN KEEP YOUR POWER.
DID YOU HEAR ME?
KEEP YOUR PEACE SO YOU CAN KEEP YOUR POWER.
SECOND WAY THAT YOU CAN AVOID WASTING YOUR TIME IS STOP
COMPLAINING.
IT'S A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST USELESS THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.
IT CHANGES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT OUR PROBLEMS, THE BIGGER THEY SEEM
TO GET AND THE MORE FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY WE GET ABOUT 'EM.
SPEND THE TIME YOU NORMALLY SPEND COMPLAINING GIVING THANKS
AND SEE WHAT GOD DOES IN YOUR LIFE.
NUMBER THREE, DON'T TRY TO BUY TIME BY GETTING LESS SLEEP
'CAUSE HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS, THEN YOU LOSE MORE TIME THE NEXT DAY
BECAUSE YOU'RE TIRED MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY SO YOU MAKE
MISTAKES YOU WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IF YOU WOULD HAVE GOTTEN
THE PROPER REST.
I'MMA DO THAT AGAIN.
I MEAN, HONESTLY, THIS IS TRUE.
IF YOU GET GOOD REST, THEN YOU'LL BE SHARP TOMORROW.
YOU WON'T MAKE AS MANY MISTAKES AS YOU WOULD.
AND EVERY MISTAKE THAT WE MAKE COSTS US TIME.
SO, THE TIME YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE SAVING BY NOT
GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP, YOU END UP WASTING THE NEXT DAY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THANK YOU.
NUMBER FOUR, STOP HURRYING BECAUSE THAT CAUSES YOU
TO MAKE MISTAKES.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I BEEN HURRYING AND DROPPED SOMETHING?
HOW MANY TIMES DO WE GET IN A HURRY AND WE LAY SOMETHING
SOMEWHERE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE BEFORE WE LEAVE
AND BECAUSE WE WERE IN A HURRY, NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHERE
WE PUT IT AND WE CAN'T FIND IT?
COME ON, I'M TALKIN' TO SOMEBODY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN.
NOW WE'RE ALL MAD AT EVERYBODY 'CAUSE WE CAN'T FIND OUR STUFF.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "WHAT DID YOU DO WITH MY STUFF?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I'M HAVING FUN.
I HOPE YOU ARE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NUMBER FIVE, I WANT US TO LOOK AT
ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 6, VERSE 9 BEFORE I MAKE THIS POINT.
A GOOD WAY TO WASTE YOUR TIME IS TO SPEND YOUR LIFE CRAVING
THINGS THAT YOU DON'T HAVE WHILE YOU DON'T ENJOY WHAT YOU
DO HAVE.
AND HERE'S THE SCRIPTURE, "BETTER IS THE SIGHT OF THE
EYES--BETTER IS THE SIGHT OF THE EYES [THE ENJOYMENT
OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO ONE]
THAN THE CRAVINGS OF WANDERING DESIRE."
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE SO MUCH BETTER OFF TO TAKE THE TIME TO
ENJOY WHAT YOU HAVE THAN TO KEEP TRYING TO GET SOMETHING ELSE
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: LOOK WHAT HE SAYS.
"THIS IS ALSO VANITY (EMPTINESS, FALSITY, AND FUTILITY]
IT'S LIKE STRIVING AFTER THE WIND AND A FEEDING ON IT!"
VANITY, THE WORD "VANITY" MEANS USELESS.
IT'S USELESS.
TELL GOD WHAT YOU WANT.
IF IT'S RIGHT, HE'LL GIVE IT TO YA AT THE RIGHT TIME.
AND WHILE YOU'RE WAITING ON HIM TO DO IT, ENJOY WHAT YOU'VE GOT
AND BE THANKFUL FOR IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT OTHERWISE YOUR WHOLE LIFE
PASSES YOU BY WHILE YOU'RE NEVER LIVING TODAY HOPING FOR
SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T HAVE.
NUMBER SIX, OH, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE.
IF YOU WANNA WASTE YOUR TIME, JUST KEEP LIVING IN THE PAST.
HANGING ON TO THE PAST IS A WASTE OF TIME.
YOU CAN'T GO BACK AND REDO ANYTHING SO LET IT GO
AND GET ON WITH LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON, GOD'S NOT FINISHED WITH YOU YET.
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO BEGIN AGAIN.
AMEN?
YOU KNOW WHAT PAUL SAID?
"ONE THING I DO, IT'S MY ONE ASPIRATION
FOR GETTING WHAT LIES BEHIND AND PRESSING ON TO THE THINGS
THAT ARE AHEAD."
SOME OF YOU, THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS RIGHT NOW.
YOU NEED TO FORGET SOME STUFF FROM THE PAST.
YOU NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT IT.
YOU NEED TO STOP THINKING ABOUT IT.
YOU NEED TO LET IT BE DEAD TO YOU.
AND YOU NEED TO GO ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NUMBER SEVEN, OH, I LIKE THIS ONE.
TAKE TIME TO DEAL WITH LITTLE PROBLEMS AND YOU WON'T HAVE
TO SPEND MORE TIME DEALING WITH BIG ONES.
CORRECT YOUR CHILDREN WHILE THEY'RE YOUNG AND THEN YOU WON'T
HAVE A REBELLIOUS NIGHTMARE TEENAGER.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OKAY, NUMBER EIGHT, LOCATE THE THINGS THAT HIJACK
YOUR TIME AND BE FIRM IN AVOIDING THEM.
WE ONLY GET ONE LIFE.
WHEN YOU'RE 90, ARE YOU GONNA LOOK BACK AND BE PROUD OF YOUR
LIFE?
ARE YOU GONNA LEAVE A LEGACY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE?
IS SOMEBODY GONNA MISS YOU WHEN YOU'RE GONE?
IS THE WORLD GONNA MISS YOU WHEN YOU'RE GONE?
I WANNA CLOSE WITH PSALM 119:109,
AND THIS IS THE POINT THAT I'M REALLY TRYING TO MAKE,
IF YOU NEED A CHANGE, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT HAS TO MAKE IT.
I LOVE WHAT DAVID SAID IN THIS PSALM.
"MY LIFE IS CONTINUALLY IN MY HAND."
YOU SEE, HE SAID, "MY LIFE IS IN MY HAND, YET I WILL NOT FORGET
YOUR LAW."
HE'S SAYING, "MY LIFE IS MY HANDS.
I CAN DO WITH MY LIFE WHATEVER I WANT TO AND HERE'S WHAT
I'M GONNA DO, GOD, I'M NOT GONNA FORGET YOUR WORD."
AND IN SAYING, "I'M NOT GONNA FORGET YOUR WORD," HE'S
ALSO INDICATING AND INFERRING, "I WILL OBEY YOUR WORD."
YOUR LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS AND YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT
SAME DETERMINATION.
"I WILL, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, OBEY YOUR WORD AND LIVE THE
LIFE THAT YOU WANT ME TO LIVE."
COME ON, GIVE GOD A BIG PRAISE TONIGHT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
GINGER: WELL, DO STAY WITH US.
WE HAVE SOME MORE TIME IN TODAY'S SHOW AND JOYCE
HAS MORE TO SHARE COMING UP.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TIME IS ONE OF OUR MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITIES.
AND JOYCE HAS MORE WAYS TO SHOW YOU HOW TO PROTECT IT
IN HER TEACHING SERIES.
IT'S CALLED "USING YOUR TIME WISELY," AND I LOVE WHAT IT
SAYS.
"BEING MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN LIFE IS BUSY."
WHO DOES NOT NEED THIS?
I'LL TELL YA, THERE ARE THOSE TIMES IN OUR LIVES WHERE WE FEEL
LIKE WE'RE GETTING SOME THINGS DONE, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS MORE
TO DO.
AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER TIMES THAT WE JUST FEEL COMPLETELY
SWAMPED AND WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.
SO, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS THAT YOU NEED, YOU'RE GONNA FIND SOME
ENCOURAGEMENT IN THIS TEACHING SERIES.
ONE OF THE THINGS SHE TALKS ABOUT THAT I LOVE IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUSYNESS AND FRUITFULNESS.
WE CAN BE BUSY ALL THE TIME, STILL NOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING.
SO, GET THIS.
YOU CAN GET IT DIGITALLY OR YOU CAN GET THE PHYSICAL COPY.
AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL REALLY ENJOY IT.
WE LOVE IT WHEN YOU SHARE WITH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA SO LET'S
TAKE A LOOK AT THE CONVERSATION AND SEE WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
RIGHT NOW.
WE ASKED YOU TO SHARE WITH US HOW GOD'S BEEN FAITHFUL TO YOU.
AND HERE ARE A FEW REALLY GREAT RESPONSES.
THESE ARE FROM FACEBOOK TODAY AND LETITIA FROM SOUTH AFRICA
SAID, "WHEN I LOST MY HUSBAND, I WAS 31 AND IT WAS IN
A CAR ACCIDENT.
WE HAD FOUR BOYS.
WHEN I JUST CRIED IN FRONT OF GOD AND I THOUGHT I COULDN'T DO
THIS, HIS GRACE AND FAITHFULNESS PULLED ME THROUGH."
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S SO TRUE.
THOSE HARDEST, MOST DIFFICULT TIMES IN OUR LIFE, GOD IS THERE.
TOMMY SAYS, "THE LORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE.
I TURNED MY BACK ON HIM.
MY LORD NEVER LEFT ME.
WHEN I WAS AT MY LOWEST POINT, MY LORD SHOWED ME THAT
I WAS STRONG.
I HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD CHRISTIAN, BUT I HAVE TURNED
TO HIM AND NEVER FELT THAT HE DIDN'T WANT ME."
WHAT A WONDERFUL THING FOR ALL OF US TO REMEMBER.
GET ON THERE.
JUST LOOK ONLINE AND LOOK AT THOSE ENCOURAGING THINGS
THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE POSTING.
AND TODAY, SHARE WITH US, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU FELT
LIKE YOU HAD MORE TIME?
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THIS TIME YOU'RE GONNA BE SAVING
AND BEING MORE FRUITFUL IN YOUR LIFE?
LET US KNOW.
WE WANNA HEAR FROM YOU.
DO IT ON FACEBOOK, DO IT ON TWITTER,
USE #EA FOR EVERYDAY ANSWERS.
TODAY, JOYCE HAS A MESSAGE FOR YOU ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO HER AND WILL ALSO BE GOOD FOR YOU.
SO, CHECK IT OUT.
JOYCE: WELL, I LET YOU ASK ME QUESTIONS ALL THE TIME AND
SO I WANNA ASK YOU ONE TODAY.
WOULD YOU PRAYERFULLY, SERIOUSLY CONSIDER BECOMING A REGULAR
PARTNER WITH OUR MINISTRY?
YOU SAY, "WELL, JOYCE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT IS."
WELL, I BELIEVE THAT GOD WANTS US TO PARTNER TOGETHER
IN HIS WORK.
IT'S WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, WE'RE MORE POWERFUL.
AND MY PART IS TO PREACH THE GOSPEL, GO TO PLACES WHERE
PEOPLE ARE HURTING, AND TO HELP PROVIDE PROGRAMS THAT WILL
RELIEVE THEM FROM THEIR SUFFERING.
BUT I NEED YOU TO HELP US FINANCIALLY AND THAT CAN BE YOUR
PART TO PRAY FOR US AND TO HELP FINANCIALLY IN MAKING THOSE
THINGS HAPPEN.
I TRY TO HELP YOU AS MUCH AS I CAN AND IF YOU WILL JUST
HELPS AS MUCH AS YOU CAN, WE CAN PARTNER TOGETHER
AND REALLY SEE SOME AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN.
AND I BELIEVE AS YOU PARTNER WITH US, IT WILL REALLY BENEFIT
YOU IN YOUR LIFE BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING MAKES US ANY
HAPPIER THAN GIVING AND KNOWING THAT WE'RE BEING PART
OF HELPING SOMEBODY ELSE.
YOU PRAY ABOUT IT AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE GOD IS GIVING YOU
A RELEASE TO BECOME A PARTNER WITH US, YOU CAN CALL THE NUMBER
ON YOUR SCREEN.
YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE.
AND ONCE AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
THANK YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
GINGER: MAKE SURE YOU JOIN US FOR NEXT WEEK'S SHOW.
JOYCE: JUST BECAUSE MY GET UP AND GO HAS GOT UP AND GONE, THAT
DOESN'T MEAN THAT I HAVE TO LAY DOWN WITH IT.
I HAVE GREATER POWER THAN HOW I FEEL.
I CAN ACTUALLY SAY, I AM GONNA GET UP OFF OF THIS COUCH
AND I AM GONNA DO SOMETHING WITH MY LIFE.
GINGER: AND, OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, WE REALLY,
REALLY WANNA HEAR IT.
USE TWITTER, #ASKJOYCE.
DO IT ON FACEBOOK.
USE OUR JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES FACEBOOK PAGE OR JUST DO IT
ON OUR REGULAR WEBSITE JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
AND UNTIL SOMEONE FINALLY FIGURES OUT A WAY TO TRAVEL BACK
IN TIME, MAKE SURE YOU MAKE THE MOST OF YOURS.
DO IT TODAY.
DON'T WASTE ANYMORE OF THOSE MOMENTS THAT GOD GIVES YOU.
GOD BLESS YOU.
WE'LL SEE YA NEXT TIME.
[MUSIC]
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ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING PROGRAM WAS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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