ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: STOP OFFENDING YOURSELF BY BEING AGAINST
YOURSELF.
IF YOU'RE NOT FOR YOU, WHO IS GONNA BE FOR YOU?
IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GONNA BE THE ENEMY AND WE ALL KNOW
WE CAN'T ALWAYS COUNT ON OTHER PEOPLE TO BE FOR US.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, BUT YOU
KNOW YOU CAN'T PUT THAT KIND OF DEPENDENCE ON PEOPLE TO ALWAYS
COUNT ON THEM TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF.
[MUSIC] JOYCE: AS WE COME TO THE END
OF 2018, I CAN SAY THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD MORE OPPORTUNITY TO
REACH THE WORLD WITH THE MESSAGE OF CHRIST, SHARE HIS LOVE, AND
SHOW HIS GOODNESS.
YES, IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF MULTIPLE NATURAL DISASTERS AND
UNFATHOMABLE CONDITIONS FOR MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
HOWEVER, IT'S ALSO BEEN A YEAR THAT YOU'VE SHOWN HOW MUCH YOU
CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH YOUR PRAYERS AND YOUR GENEROUS
GIVING.
BECAUSE OF YOU, WE WERE ABLE TO DIG OUR 1000TH WATER WELL
PROJECT, REGULARLY FEED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN NEARLY
30 COUNTRIES.
WE'VE RESPONDED TO DISASTERS WITH RELIEF EFFORTS IN THE
WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA, BROUGHT AID TO THE VICTIMS OF FLOODING
IN THE U.S. AND CONTINUE TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE
WORLD IN DESPERATE NEED OF SUPPORT.
TOGETHER, WE BUILT 11, "CLASSROOMS OF HOPE," FOR
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN LIVING IN THE POOREST SECTIONS OF SOUTH
AFRICA, A HOPE CENTER IN ZAMBIA THAT'S PROTECTING YOUNG GIRLS
FROM FORCED MARRIAGE, AS WELL AS, CONDUCTED OR 100TH MEDICAL,
DENTAL OUTREACH.
AND BECAUSE OF YOU, WE'VE INCREASED OUR OUTREACH TO MORE
PRECIOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH, "PROJECT GRL," GUIDING
EACH ONE TO GOD'S TRUTH, RESTORING HER SENSE OF WORTH,
AND LOVING HER AS GOD'S DAUGHTER.
WELL, WE ARE REALLY OVERWHELMED WITH GRATITUDE TO GOD AND FOR
YOUR HELP TO REACH THE LOST AND HURTING.
TO EXPLORE MORE WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR
OTHERS, PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE ON YOUR SCREEN.
DAVE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ACHIEVING EVEN MORE TOGETHER
WITH YOU IN 2019.
WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU.
AND HERE'S JUST A FEW PEOPLE WE HAVE CONNECTED WITH THIS YEAR
WHO WANT TO TELL YOU, "THANK YOU," ALSO.
CROWD: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[CHILDREN GIGGLING]
CHILDREN: THANK YOU!
CROWD: THANK YOU.
CHILDREN: THANK YOU.
JOYCE: I REMEMBER WHEN GOD FIRST STARTED SHOWING ME
THIS THING ABOUT ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE.
LIKE, WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS POSSIBLE.
I THOUGHT--I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO BE DOING SOMETHING SPECIAL,
SUPER SPECTACULAR ALL THE TIME.
I MEAN, YOU COULDN'T--MAYBE YOU COULD ENJOY FRIDAY WHEN YOU GOT
YOUR PAYCHECK AND, YOU KNOW, BUT YOU COULDN'T ENJOY, MONDAY,
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY.
YOU COULDN'T DO THAT.
MAYBE YOU COULD ENJOY VACATION, BUT MAN, SOON AS VACATION WAS
OVER, YOU HAD TO GET ALL BUMMED OUT AGAIN 'CAUSE NOW YOU
GOTTA WORK ANOTHER 52 WEEKS OR 50 WEEKS BEFORE
YOU GET ANOTHER VACATION.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT I COULD ENJOY GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE,
DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THAT GOD WOULD ACTUALLY
GIVE ME THE POWER.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN
A POWER TO ENJOY SIMPLE, LITTLE THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE
WOULD BE BORED STUPID WITH?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BECAUSE YOU CAN ENJOY EVERYTHING BECAUSE GOD IS IN YOU
AND HE IS JOY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH AND YOU CAN LEARN
TO ENJOY YOURSELF.
YOU ARE THE CREATION OF GOD.
HE CREATED YOU WITH HIS OWN HAND.
YOU ARE NOT AN ACCIDENT.
YOU ARE NOT AN OOPS.
YOU ARE NOT A SECOND THOUGHT.
GOD PLANNED YOU.
HE CREATED YOU AND EVEN IF YOUR PARENTS DIDN'T WANT YOU,
GOD DOES WANT YOU.
AND EVEN IF YOU DID NOT GET A GOOD BEGINNING IN LIFE, GOD
IS STILL ON TRACK TO GIVE YOU A GREAT FINISH,
BUT YOU CANNOT GIVE UP ON GOD.
HE IS NOT GONNA GIVE UP ON YOU AND YOU CANNOT GIVE UP ON GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: CAN I TELL YA SOMETHIN' I'VE LEARNED
ABOUT GOD?
AND IT'S A MARVELOUS THING.
YOU MIGHT SAY, "WELL, I MESSED UP THE PLAN OF GOD FOR MY LIFE."
WELL, LET'S JUST SAY THAT THERE WAS A PLAN-A
AND YOU MESSED IT UP ROYALLY.
CAN'T GO BACK AND GET THAT ONE.
THAT'S TOO LATE.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT GOD, BECAUSE GOD IS GOD,
HE CAN TAKE PLAN-B AND MAKE IT BETTER THAN PLAN-A EVER WOULD
HAVE BEEN EVEN IF PLAN-A WOULD HAVE WORKED OUT.
SO HERE'S THE MESSAGE, PLAN-B IS BETTER.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT WHEN WE GIVE UP, WHEN WE SINK INTO THIS STUFF,
SLIDE INTO IT...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "WELL, IF ONLY I WOULD OF AND IF ONLY I WOULDN'T OF.
IF I COULD HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE.
IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN BORN IN A DIFFERENT FAMILY.
IF I HAD MORE MONEY.
IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN BORN WITH ONE OF THOSE SILVER SPOONS
IN MY MOUTH." THIS IS WHY I THINK GOD PICKS
THE MOST UNUSUAL, UNLIKELY PEOPLE AND RAISES THEM UP AND
DOES UNBELIEVABLY AMAZING THINGS THROUGH THEM BECAUSE HE WANTS
YOU TO KNOW THAT WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
MY BROTHER'S LIFE WAS A GREAT TRAGIC WASTE.
AND I DON'T WANT TO SOUND UNKIND,
BUT IT WASN'T GOD'S FAULT.
YOU SAY, "WELL, IT WAS THE DEVIL'S FAULT."
WELL, YEAH, MAYBE BUT REALLY THE BOTTOM LINE IS,
IS IT WAS MY BROTHER'S FAULT.
BECAUSE HE HEARD THE TRUTH.
HE LIVED IN OUR HOME FOR TWO YEARS.
HE TRAVELED WITH US.
HE HEARD THE WORD.
HE KNEW THE WORD, BUT HE WOULD NOT APPLY THE WORD.
AND WHEN TEMPTATION CAME TO HIM, HE WOULD NOT GET VIOLENT
WITH IT.
YOU'D BE AMAZED WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN YOU START TO
FEEL TEMPTED IF YOU JUST GET SOMEWHERE AND HAVE A LITTLE TALK
WITH YOURSELF AND JUST SAY, "OKAY, LET'S GO HAVE A MEETING."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "NOW, HERE'S THE DEAL.
WE'VE BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, NOT DOING THAT AGAIN.
IT'S OVER.
GET BACK OUT THERE."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN.
YOU KNOW, I HAD SOME REAL, I GUESS, MOOD ISSUES.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, I NEVER KNEW WHAT KIND OF MOOD I WAS GONNA
GET IN UNTIL THE DEVIL TOLD ME.
I JUST KIND OF HAD TO WAIT DAILY TO SEE WHAT
IT WAS GONNA BE LIKE, YOU KNOW?
IF I WOKE UP AND THE DEVIL SAID, "YOU'RE DEPRESSED,"
THEN I WAS, "I'M DEPRESSED."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE ENEMY WAS CONTROLLING
A LOT OF MY THOUGHTS.
I JUST--WHATEVER FELL IN MY HEAD, I TOOK IT AND THOUGHT
ABOUT IT AND, YOU KNOW, WHERE THE MIND GOES, THE MAN FOLLOWS
SO THE ENEMY WAS IN CONTROL.
THANK GOD THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR MIND RENEWED THROUGH
THE WORD GOD AND WE CAN LEARN THE TRUTH AND THAT TRUTH
WILL MAKE US FREE.
THANK GOD FOR THAT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
TONIGHT NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH
THE SAME THING, DON'T YOU DARE SIT THERE AND THINK,
"WELL, YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND MY PROBLEM."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: LISTEN, I HAD IT ROUGH TOO, REALLY ROUGH, REALLY ROUGH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TREATED VERY, VERY BADLY
BUT THE POINT IS IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATURE.
WE GET A BRAND-NEW START.
NOW TRUE, THERE'S A HEALING OF OUR SOUL THAT'S NEEDED.
MORE THAN ANYTHING, WE NEED TO LEARN WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING MEDICAL GOING ON, GET THE MEDICAL
HELP THAT YOU NEED, BUT DON'T LET THINGS
CONTROL YOU AND MANIPULATE YOU.
I HAD TO MAKE A DECISION THAT WITH GOD'S HELP,
I DID NOT HAVE TO SIT AROUND DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY AND
FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF ANYMORE.
AND I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH, THE DEVIL WILL COME AND
INVITE YOU TO A PITY PARTY.
IF YOU'RE A CRANKY, MOODY, BAD ATTITUDE, BITTER, OFFENDED,
ALL THAT NONSENSE, GET OVER IT!
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NOW HERE IT COMES, "WELL, IT'S JUST NOT THAT EASY."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WE'RE NOT ANOINTED FOR EASY.
WE ARE ANOINTED FOR HARD.
AMEN?
WE ARE ANOINTED WITH THE HOLY GHOST AND POWER
FOR HARD--AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
PLEASE UNDERSTAND, I REALIZE IF YOU'RE HURTING.
I REALIZE IF YOU'VE BEEN HURT AND WOUNDED.
I REALIZE.
MAYBE YOU'VE HAD A MAN WALK OUT ON YOU AND LEAVE YOU WITH
A BUNCH OF KIDS.
I REALIZE THAT THIS STUFF IS GUT-WRENCHINGLY HARD.
I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE LIGHT OF YOUR PROBLEMS AT ALL.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH BUT I KNOW THAT SOONER OR LATER,
YOU GOTTA GET MAD ENOUGH IN THE HOLY GHOST
TO RECLAIM YOUR LIFE.
YOU HAVE TO SAY, "I AM NOT GONNA SIT AROUND AND JUST FEEL--
JUST LET MY FEELINGS RULE ME AND CONTROL ME."
GOD WILL HEAL YOUR FEELINGS.
HE WILL HEAL YOUR MIND.
HE WILL HEAL YOUR LIFE AND YOU CAN HAVE A MOST AMAZING,
WONDERFUL LIFE, BUT YOU HAVE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
BESIDES JUST SIT AROUND AND TAKE GUFF OFF THE DEVIL.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHEN GOD FIRST STARTED TEACHING ME ABOUT ENJOYING LIFE,
WHICH I DID NOT DO, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO ENJOY LIFE
BECAUSE I NEVER GOT TO BE A CHILD.
I WAS RESPONSIBLE FROM THE TIME I CAN REMEMBER BECAUSE NOBODY
EVER TOOK CARE OF ME AND IF ANYBODY DID DO ANYTHING FOR ME,
THEN THEY EXPECTED SOME KIND OF PAYMENT BACK.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO ENJOY LIFE.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO ENJOY ANYTHING I DID.
I GOT ALL MY WORTH AND VALUE OUT OF WORK.
AS LONG AS I WAS WORKING AND ACCOMPLISHING SOMETHIN',
THEN I FELT OKAY ABOUT MYSELF, BUT ACTUALLY IF I TRIED TO
ENJOY MYSELF, I FELT GUILTY.
ANYBODY KNOW THAT?
WHY DO WE DO THAT?
THAT'S STUPID.
THAT'S THE DEVIL.
JESUS SAID, "I CAME THAT YOU MIGHT ENJOY YOUR LIFE."
YES, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK.
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
WE NEED TO WORK AND WE NEED TO WORK HARD.
IT'S HEALTHY TO WORK HARD, BUT YOU NEED TO ENJOY
THE FRUIT OF YOUR LABOR.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK ALL THE TIME,
JUST WORK, WORK, WORK.
IT'S OKAY TO DO THINGS FOR YOURSELF AND IT'S OKAY TO
ENJOY DOING THINGS FOR YOURSELF.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE NOT ENJOYING LIFE,
IT KIND OF IRRITATES YOU WHEN YOU'RE AROUND SOMEBODY ELSE
THAT IS ENJOYING THEIRS?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, LET'S BE TRUTHFUL.
IF WE'RE NOT ENJOYING OUR LIFE, IT IRRITATES US
WHEN WE'RE AROUND SOMEBODY ELSE THAT'S HAPPY.
"WELL, WHAT ARE YOU SO HAPPY ABOUT?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I HAD TO GET VIOLENT IN THE SPIRIT.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT VIOLENT TOWARD PEOPLE.
I'M TALKING ABOUT HAVING A VIOLENT ATTITUDE
TOWARD THE DEVIL.
AND IF YOU THINK JESUS DIDN'T HAVE THAT, THEN YOU BETTER
GO READ SOME PARTS OF THE BIBLE THAT MAYBE YOU HAVEN'T READ.
WHEN JESUS WAS TRYING TO SHARE WITH PETER, AND IT'S RECORDED
IN MATTHEW 16, THAT THE TIME WAS VERY CLOSE WHEN HE
WAS GOING TO SUFFER AND DIE, PETER REBUKED HIM.
"OH NO, LORD, THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN TO YOU."
WELL, I'LL TELL YA A SECRET.
MAYBE PETER WAS CONCERNED FOR JESUS, BUT I THINK PETER WAS
A LITTLE MORE CONCERNED FOR PETER EVEN THAN HE WAS FOR JESUS
'CAUSE PETER KNEW HE WAS HANGING OUT WITH A GUY THAT IF HE WAS
ABOUT TO GET PERSECUTED, THAT HE MIGHT GET IN ON IT.
"OH, NO, LORD, THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN.
NO." AND JESUS IMMEDIATELY
TURNED TO HIM AND SAID, "GET THEE BEHIND THEE, SATAN,
BECAUSE YOU ARE AN OFFENSE AND YOU ARE IN MY WAY."
WHY DID JESUS SAY HE WAS AN OFFENSE?
BECAUSE PETER WAS TRYING TO STOP HIM FROM DOING THE WILL GOD.
PETER DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE HE WAS BEING USED BY THE ENEMY.
THAT'S WHY JESUS DIDN'T ADDRESS PETER.
HE ADDRESSED SATAN.
"GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN." WE SPEND TOO MUCH TIME MAD
AT PEOPLE, INSTEAD OF GETTING MAD AT THE DEVIL WHO'S WORKING
THROUGH THE PEOPLE AND NOT LETTING HIM CONTROL OUR LIVES.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IT DIDN'T DO ME ANY GOOD TO HATE MY FATHER.
I TRIED THAT FOR YEARS.
BEING MAD AT HIM DIDN'T GET ME WELL, BUT WHEN I FINALLY FORGAVE
HIM AND I REALIZED THAT HURTING PEOPLE HURT PEOPLE AND HE ONLY
HURT ME BECAUSE SOMEWHERE IN HIS LIFE, THE DEVIL
MANAGED TO HURT HIM.
AND THERE IT WENT FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION TO
GENERATION TO GENERATION UNTIL SOMEBODY DECIDED TO SAY,
"ENOUGH.
I AM NOT GOING TO PUT UP WITH THIS ANYMORE.
I AM DRAWING THE BLOODLINE OF CHRIST ACROSS MY LIFE.
IT STOPS HERE.
IT'S NOT GOING TO MY KIDS."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE VICTORY WATCHING SOAP OPERAS AND
EATING DOUGHNUTS EVERY DAY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SOME OF US WANT TO HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THE DEVIL
AND WE DON'T EVEN HAVE AUTHORITY OVER A SINK FULL OF DIRTY DISHES
YET.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: GET UP IN THE MORNING.
CLEAN YOUR MESSES.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: GET PLACES ON TIME.
DON'T COME INTO CHURCH 15 MINUTES AFTER IT STARTS, SAUNTER
DOWN THE AISLE, INTERRUPT 4 OR 5 PEOPLE, NOT CARE ABOUT THEM
AT ALL, AND THEN LEAVE 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT'S OVER WHEN THE PASTOR
SAYS, "WELL, IN CLOSING," AND NOW HALF THE CHURCH GETS UP.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE?
IT MAKES YOU JUST WANT TO RIP YOUR HAIR OUT.
IT'S LIKE, GOOD GRIEF, "I'M TRYING TO LAND THIS PLANE.
I'VE BEEN CIRCLING THE AIRPORT HERE TRYING TO HELP YOU PEOPLE,
NOW YOU'RE GONNA GET UP AND GO BECAUSE YOU WANT TO GET
YOUR CAR OUT OF THE PARKING LOT."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "WELL, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO WAIT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU JUST NEED TO STAY TO YOUR FLESH,
"SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN.
WE'RE STAYING 'TIL IT'S OVER."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO SAY, I KNOW THAT WE CAN'T
CHANGE ANYTHING IN OUR LIFE WITHOUT THE GRACE OF GOD.
BUT GOD'S NOT GONNA JUST DO IT ALL FOR US WHILE WE SIT BACK
AND DO NOTHING.
WE'RE PARTNERS WITH GOD.
GOD WILL LINK UP WITH YOU AND GIVE YOU THE GRACE AND THE POWER
THAT YOU NEED TO OVERCOME, BUT YOU GOTTA BE DETERMINED
THAT YOU'RE GONNA OVERCOME.
LOOK UP THOSE WORDS, "ENDURE, PERSEVERE, BE STEADFAST."
THERE'S WORDS IN THE BIBLE THAT MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HANG ON TO SOME THINGS AND
REFUSE TO LET THEM GO.
IS ANYBODY GETTING AN INKLING IN YOUR SPIRIT THAT MAYBE YOU
JUST NEED TO FAN YOUR FLAME AND NOT LET THE FIRE GO OUT?
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS?
WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME,
SOMETIMES THAT FIRE BEGINS TO GO OUT AND YOU JUST GET KIND OF
BEAT DOWN AND YOU NEED A GOOD HOLY GHOST PEP RALLY LIKE WE'RE
HAVING TONIGHT JUST TO SAY, "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, I'M NOT
PUTTING UP WITH THIS ANYMORE.
GOD IS ON MY SIDE." SO ANYWAY,
BACK TO ENJOYING LIFE.
I TRIED TO TELL THIS STORY EIGHT TIMES AND
I KEEP DRIFTING AWAY FROM IT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO ENJOY MY LIFE, BUT I REALLY
WANTED TO AND I ACTUALLY KNEW THAT GOD WAS TELLING ME
THAT I NEEDED TO DO THAT.
WHEN I SAW THAT SCRIPTURE THAT JESUS DIED SO THAT WE MIGHT HAVE
AND ENJOY LIFE, I THOUGHT WHAT A TRAGEDY IT'S GONNA BE
IF I SPEND MY WHOLE LIFE AND DON'T EVER REALLY ENJOY IT?
LOOK AT ME AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
GOD DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SPEND YOUR WHOLE LIFE FIGHTING
SOMETHIN'.
HE WANTS YOU TO STAND FROM A PLACE OF VICTORY,
KNOWING THAT IT IS FINISHED, IT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.
HE WANTS YOU TO ENJOY EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE.
AND I HAD TO GET VIOLENT WITH THE DEVIL.
I MEAN, I REMEMBER--I STILL REMEMBER WHERE I WAS AT.
I WAS GOING UP MY STAIRCASE, AND I HAD SOMETHING PLANNED
THAT DAY THAT I WAS GONNA ENJOY.
AND I REMEMBER STARTING TO FEEL GUILTY LIKE, "WELL, I PROBABLY
SHOULD GET SOME MORE WORK DONE." LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING,
I AM A HARD WORKER AND THAT WAS JUST PLAIN STUPID.
I MEAN, THAT WAS JUST LIKE PLAIN STUPID FOR ME TO LISTEN
TO THAT FROM THE ENEMY.
THAT WOULD JUST BE RIDICULOUS, BUT I HAD LISTENED
TO IT FOR YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE ENEMY'S HAD A STRONGHOLD
IN YOUR LIFE FOR A LONG TIME, HE'S NOT GONNA GIVE UP EASY.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STAND YOUR GROUND.
AND I WAS DETERMINED, DETERMINED, DETERMINED
THAT I WAS GONNA LEARN HOW TO ENJOY MY LIFE.
I WAS TIRED OF WATCHING EVERYBODY ELSE ENJOY THEIR LIFE
WHILE I SAT AROUND FEELING SORRY FOR MYSELF BECAUSE
ALL I EVER DID WAS WORK.
BUT I WASN'T WILLING TO GIVE UP THE WORK BECAUSE THAT'S
WHERE I GOT MY WORTH.
"AND I WORK ALL THE TIME.
EVERYBODY ELSE HAS FUN." THAT WAS MY FAULT.
IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT.
IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LEARN HOW TO ENJOY MY LIFE.
AND I REMEMBER STANDING ON THAT STAIRCASE SAYING OUT LOUD, "NO!"
I WAS HOME ALONE, THANKFULLY BUT I PROBABLY
WOULD HAVE DONE IT ANYWAY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I SAID, "NO!" AND I SAID THIS,
"NOW HEAR THIS, DEVIL.
I AM GOING TO LEARN HOW TO ENJOY MY LIFE IF IT IS
THE LAST THING THAT I EVER DO.
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE ME MISERABLE ANYMORE."
AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS A SHIFT IN THE SPIRIT THAT DAY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DID YOU HEAR ME?
I THINK YOU CAN MAKE A SHIFT IN THE SPIRIT.
SOME OF YOU CAN MAKE A SHIFT.
YOU DON'T NEED TO GO HOME AND BE VIOLENT WITH THE PEOPLE AT HOME
BECAUSE YOU WALK IN THE DOOR AND THEY DIDN'T LEAVE THE HOUSE
THE EXACT WAY YOU WANTED IT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: GO OFF TO A CONFERENCE LIKE THIS AND SOME YOU BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON, YOU'RE ALREADY GONNA BE THINKING, "MAN,
WHEN I GO HOME, IF THEY LEFT THAT HOUSE A MESS, IT'S GONNA--
THERE'S GONNA BE A PRICE TO PAY 'CAUSE I TOLD THEM."
YOU'RE ALREADY PREPARING TO BE VIOLENT WITH THE WRONG PEOPLE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: DON'T LET THE DEVIL CONTROL YOU.
WHEN WE DO SOMETHING WRONG, THANK GOD THAT
THERE'S REPENTANCE.
THANK GOD FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIFT OF REPENTANCE AND BEING ABLE
TO TAKE THAT SITUATION TO GOD.
WE'RE NOT PERFECT.
WE'RE GONNA DO THINGS WRONG, BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING I'VE
DECIDED I'M 'A FIGHT FOR MYSELF.
I'M GONNA FIGHT FOR MY RIGHTS.
I'M GONNA STAND UP TO THE ENEMY.
I'M GONNA WALK IN THE AUTHORITY THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME.
I'M GONNA LEARN EVERYTHING THAT I CAN POSSIBLY LEARN
ABOUT MY BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING LORD AND SAVIOR, AND I WANT TO
LOVE HIM WITH MY WHOLE HEART.
AND I AM GONNA HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH MYSELF.
I AM GOT GONNA BE AGAINST MYSELF.
I AM NOT GONNA BE MAD AT MYSELF.
I AM NOT GONNA PICK MYSELF APART AND FIND 20 NEW THINGS
EVERY DAY THAT I CAN BE MAD AT MYSELF ABOUT.
I LIKE MYSELF.
MATTER OF FACT, I LOVE MYSELF IN CHRIST.
I AM NOT IN LOVE WITH MYSELF IN A SELFISH WAY,
BUT I LOVE MYSELF.
AND I DOUBLE DARE YOU ABOUT THREE OUR FOUR TIMES EVERY DAY
TO SAY OUT LOUD, "I LOVE GOD.
I LOVE MY LIFE.
I LOVE MYSELF, AND I LOVE OTHER PEOPLE."
YOU SAY, "WELL, IS THAT SCRIPTURAL?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR
HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH ALL YOUR MIND
AND ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON, I WANT YOU TO BE THE BEST FRIEND YOU'VE GOT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I FEEL IT IN MY SPIRIT.
I CAN FEEL IN THE SPIRIT WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT'S GONNA MAKE
FOR SOME PEOPLE IF YOU CAN JUST GET OVER ALL THIS,
"I'M NOT THIS AND I'M NOT THAT." WHY DON'T YOU START CELEBRATING
VICTORIES INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT HOW FAR YOU HAVE TO GO
ALL THE TIME?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, I SPENT A LIFETIME THINKING ABOUT WHAT
I'M NOT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I AM?
I'M FAITHFUL.
I'M A HARD WORKER.
I DON'T GIVE UP EASILY.
I LOVE TO GIVE.
I LOVE TO HELP PEOPLE.
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US,
BUT WE ARE SO AFRAID IF WE HAPPEN TO THINK ANYTHING GOOD
ABOUT OURSELVES THAT WE'RE GONNA GET OFF INTO SOME KIND OF PRIDE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
GOD IS WELL ABLE TO CORRECT US IF WE GET OFF INTO
A WRONG KIND OF PRIDE.
THAT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT THING THAN KNOWING
WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST.
IT IS NOT HOLY TO SIT AROUND AND THINK ABOUT HOW NO GOOD
YOU ARE ALL THE TIME.
I HATE IT WHEN ONE OF MY KIDS ARE INSECURE
AND FEEL BAD ABOUT THEMSELVES.
I HATE THAT.
I PRAY FOR THEM.
I WANT THEM TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES.
I WANT THEM TO KNOW HOW MUCH THEY'RE LOVED.
I WANT THEM TO KNOW THE CAPABILITIES THAT THEY HAVE.
I WANT THEM TO DO GREAT THINGS.
I WANT THEM TO REALLY ENJOY THEMSELVES.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE IF WE FEEL THAT WAY AS PARENTS, HOW DOES
GOD FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT US?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON, GET A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOURSELF.
STOP OFFENDING YOURSELF BY BEING AGAINST YOURSELF.
IF YOU'RE NOT FOR YOU, WHO IS GONNA BE FOR YOU?
IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GONNA BE THE ENEMY AND WE ALL KNOW
WE CAN'T ALWAYS COUNT ON OTHER PEOPLE TO BE FOR US.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, BUT YOU
KNOW YOU CAN'T PUT THAT KIND OF DEPENDENCE ON PEOPLE TO ALWAYS
COUNT ON THEM TO MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF.
I JUST DID A LITTLE EXERCISE JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT.
DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO GET A CONCORDANCE OUT
OR A BIBLE OR NOTHIN'.
JOYCE: AND I JUST THOUGHT, I'M GONNA START WITH THE A's IN
THE ALPHABET AND JUST JOT DOWN ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT I KNOW,
FROM ALL MY YEARS OF STUDY, ARE IN THE WORD ABOUT ME
AND ABOUT YOU.
AND TO BE HONEST, I STOPPED AFTER ONE-THIRD OF THE ALPHABET
BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD SO MUCH.
AND I JUST DID THIS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T EVEN REALLY GET DOWN TO STUDYING.
"I AM ANOINTED.
I'M ABLE, AMAZING, ABIDING IN CHRIST.
I HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THE DEVIL.
I'M BLESSED AND I'M A BLESSING.
I BELIEVE, I'M A CONFIDENT, CARING PERSON.
I'M FREE FROM CONDEMNATION.
I'M COMPLETE IN CHRIST.
I'M CONSECRATED, SET APART FOR GOD'S USE.
I'M CHOSEN.
I'M CHANGING DAILY.
I'M COMPASSIONATE, COMMITTED, CONTENT, BOLD AND COURAGEOUS.
I HEAR FROM GOD.
I'M FULL OF FAITH.
I AM LOVED, ACCEPTED.
I'M RIGHTEOUS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
I AM CRUCIFIED WITH CHRIST.
I LOOK GOOD.
I FEEL GOOD.
I HAVE DIVINE HEALTH.
I DON'T LOOK AS OLD AS I AM." HALLELUJAH.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "I AM DEBT FREE, DEDICATED, DISCIPLINED,
DETERMINED, DILIGENT, WISE, DISCERNING, OBEDIENT,
HUMBLE, PATIENT.
I HAVE FAVOR WITH GOD AND MAN.
I AM GENEROUS, EQUIPPED, TALENTED.
I ENCOURAGE PEOPLE.
I AM EXCELLENT.
I WALK IN INTEGRITY.
I'M TRUTHFUL, SMART, STRONG, FAITHFUL, FEARLESS, PEACEFUL,
JOYFUL AND I AM A GOOD FRIEND."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE TO GO.
WE'RE NOW IN THE F's AND HEADING FOR THE G's.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "I AM FREE.
SIN IS NOT MY MASTER.
I AM KIND, GENTLE, LOVING, GODLY, FULL OF GRACE.
I AM GRACIOUS TO OTHERS.
I AM GUILTLESS, REDEEMED, JUSTIFIED, KEPT SAFE BY GOD.
I AM HEALED.
I HAVE A PURE HEART.
I'M GOING TO HEAVEN.
I'M A HARD WORKER, FULL OF FAITH.
I'M INTELLIGENT.
I HAVE THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM.
I'M A BODY FILLED WITH GOD, AND I AM DESTINED TO BE CONFORMED
INTO THE IMAGE OF JESUS CHRIST." CAN ANYBODY SAY, "AMEN"?
AUDIENCE: AMEN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHOA!
HALLELUJAH.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
THAT SAME THING IS TRUE FOR EVERY ONE OF YOU.
JUST--AREN'T YOU ALREADY FEELING BETTER?
MY GOODNESS, YOU'RE ALREADY FEELING BETTER.
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT I'M CHALLENGING YOU TO DO?
GO HOME NOW AND MAKE YOUR OWN LIST AND MAKE IT
ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO Z.
"WELL, ARE THERE ANY Z's?" "I'M FULL OF ZEAL.
I'M ZEALOUS FOR THE LORD." AMEN?
YOU CANNOT RUN OUT OF THE GOOD THINGS
THAT GOD HAS TO SAY ABOUT YOU, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU CAN'T FIND A BUNCH OF BAD STUFF.
YOU CAN'T--YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T FIND A BUNCH OF BAD STUFF.
IT'S THE DEVIL THAT PUTS THAT JUNK IN YOUR HEAD,
AND YOUR BELIEVING IS GONNA DICTATE YOUR LIVING.
WHEN YOU BEGIN TO BELIEVE RIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA START
TO LIVE RIGHT.
WHEN YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST AND YOU CAN SAY--
AND I HAD TO SAY THIS A THOUSAND TIMES BEFORE I EVER BELIEVED IT,
"I AM THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST.
THROUGH CHRIST, I HAVE BEEN MADE RIGHT WITH GOD."
WE ARE NOT IN WRONG STANDING WITH GOD.
WE ARE IN RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD, AND HE LOOKS AT YOU JUST
LIKE HE LOOKED AT CHRIST AND HE SAYS, "THIS IS MY BELOVED SON.
THIS IS MY BELOVED DAUGHTER IN WHOM I AM WELL PLEASED."
"WELL, HOW COULD GOD BE PLEASED WITH ME?"
WELL, YOU'RE HERE, AREN'T YOU?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
YOU'RE WATCHING ME ON TELEVISION.
YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING
GOING ON ON THE INSIDE THAT YOU CARED ABOUT GOD.
GOD SEES THE GOOD THINGS IN US.
HE DOESN'T JUST LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT STILL
NEED TO CHANGE.
HE SEES WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE IF HE DOESN'T GIVE UP ON US.
AND I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
GOD IS NOT GOING TO GIVE UP ON YOU.
HE HAS GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DO, AND YOU ARE GONNA
GET VIOLENT ENOUGH IN THE HOLY GHOST TO DO IT.
AMEN.
JOYCE: WELL, WE ALL NEED TO DEVELOP A GREAT RELATIONSHIP
WITH OURSELVES AND ENJOY THE LIFE THAT JESUS SACRIFICED TO
GIVE US.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU REALLY DON'T LIKE YOURSELF, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO ENJOY ANYTHING ELSE IN YOUR LIFE.
AND SO, TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU SOME TEACHING, FOUR HOURS ON CD,
"8 WAYS TO LIVE CONFLICT FREE." YOU DON'T WANT TO BE IN CONSTANT
CONFLICT WITH YOURSELF BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE YOU
MISERABLE AND IT'S GOING TO CAUSE CONFLICT WITH OTHER
PEOPLE.
WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO YOU TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY OF
ANY AMOUNT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BE VERY GENEROUS BECAUSE IF GOD IS
LIVING IN YOU AS A BORN-AGAIN BELIEVER THAN THE SPIRIT OF
GENEROSITY IS IN YOU.
LET'S ALLOW GOD TO WORK THROUGH US TO SHOW OTHERS THAT PEACE
REALLY IS POSSIBLE IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS.
ANNOUNCER: DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE LIFE IS JUST ONE BATTLE
AFTER ANOTHER?
IT CAN BE EXHAUSTING, BUT GOD NEVER INTENDED FOR YOU TO LIVE
THAT WAY.
DISCOVER THE POWER PEACE BRINGS TO YOUR LIFE AND LEARN HOW GOD
CAN WORK THROUGH YOU TO HAVE PEACE IN ALL YOUR RELATIONSHIPS,
EVEN THE MOST DIFFICULT ONES.
YOU'LL ALSO LEARN EIGHT PRACTICAL WAYS TO WALK IN UNITY
WITH JOYCE'S FOUR HOUR SERIES, "8 WAYS TO LIVE CONFLICT FREE,"
AVAILABLE ON CD OR AS AT FREE," DOWNLOAD.
THIS POWERFUL RESOURCE IS AVAILABLE TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT OF
ANY AMOUNT.
TO ORDER CALL US TOLL-FREE AT...
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ANNOUNCER: WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S PROGRAM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FRIENDS AND
PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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