ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: I WANT TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO
ON PURPOSE BECAUSE IF WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO, GOD WILL ALWAYS
COME UP WITH HIS SIDE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THE BLESSED PART IS GOD'S PART.
HE'LL BLESS US, BUT HE SAYS, "NOW, YOU BE A MAKER
AND A MAINTAINER OF PEACE."
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: NOW MATTHEW CHAPTER 5, VERSE 9 IS A WONDERFUL
SCRIPTURE.
WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THIS TOGETHER, TAKE A LITTLE TIME
AND EXAMINE IT.
"BLESSED," AMPLIFIED BIBLE SAYS, "ENJOYING ENVIABLE HAPPINESS,
AND SPIRITUALLY PROSPEROUS--WITH LIFE-JOY AND SATISFACTION IN
GOD'S FAVOR AND SALVATION," NOW GET THIS,
"REGARDLESS OF THEIR OUTWARD CONDITIONS."
NOW SEE, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE AFTER.
HERE'S WHY, I CANNOT AND YOU CANNOT AND WE NEVER WILL BE ABLE
TO CONTROL EVERYTHING THAT COMES AGAINST US.
NOT ALL STORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST.
AMEN?
NOT ALL STORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST.
A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY.
AND LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING, WE NEED TO BE PREPARED.
WE NEED TO BE STRONG AHEAD OF TIME AND NOT WAIT UNTIL WE'RE IN
THE MIDST OF A MESS THEN TRYING TO GET STRONG IN GOD
AND GET PRAYED UP.
WE NEED TO NOT GET READY.
WE NEED TO LIVE READY.
AMEN?
DID ANYBODY HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?
WE NEED TO LIVE READY.
SO THIS SCRIPTURE SAYS THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE BLESSED ARE
THOSE WHO ARE HAPPY AND THEY HAVE JOY REGARDLESS OF THEIR
OUTWARD CONDITIONS.
AND THEN IT GOES ON TO SAY, "BLESSED ARE THE MAKERS,"
NOW WATCH THIS, "THE MAKERS AND
THE MAINTAINERS OF PEACE."
SO WE CAN'T JUST SAY, "WELL, I WISH I HAD PEACE.
OH, GOD, GIVE ME PEACE."
HE SAYS, "BE A MAKER OF PEACE.
BE A MAINTAINER OF PEACE."
"THEY SHALL BE CALLED--" AND I LOVE THIS, DOESN'T SAY
THE CHILDREN OF GOD, IT SAYS THE SONS OF GOD.
SEE, YOU GIVE PRIVILEGES TO SONS AND DAUGHTERS THAT YOU CAN TRUST
WHO KNOW YOUR HEART THAT YOU DON'T GIVE TO BABIES
AND TO CHILDREN.
WE'RE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD BUT SOME PEOPLE HONESTLY NEVER GET
OUT OF THE BABY STAGE.
SOME NEVER GET OUT OF THE KINDERGARTEN STAGE.
SOME NEVER GRADUATE FROM GRADE SCHOOL.
THEY NEVER GO ON TO DO ANYTHING WITH THEIR LIFE.
THEY'RE ALWAYS COMPLAINING AND MURMURING AND UPSET AND UNHAPPY
AND DON'T HAVE ANY PEACE AND DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE IN
CHRIST SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER EITHER BE TAUGHT OR
THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO GO DEEPER IN GOD.
GOD LOVES YOU SO MUCH BUT HIS GOAL IS NOT TO GIVE US EVERY
SINGLE THING WE WANT.
IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP US HAPPY, THEN WE CERTAINLY
DON'T HAVE ANY DEPTH.
I USED TO BE LIKE THAT.
I COULD BE HAPPY WHEN I WAS GETTING EVERYTHING I WANTED.
WELL, THAT'S NOT ANY KIND OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY.
ANYBODY CAN DO THAT.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE SAVED TO DO THAT.
SO ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE ON THE ROLE OF A PEACEMAKER?
ARE YOU WILLING TO BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY, "I'M SORRY"?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHAT ABOUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T THINK IT WAS YOUR FAULT?
NOW THAT'S ANOTHER WHOLE LEVEL RIGHT THERE.
NOW WE'RE REALLY GOING DEEP.
SEE, I'VE GOTTEN HUNGRY ENOUGH FOR PEACE.
NOW DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU NEED TO MAKE A FUSS ABOUT THINGS THAT
AREN'T RIGHT, NO DOUBT.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT NOT CONFRONTING EVIL AND NOT
STANDING UP AGAINST ANYTHING, BUT HOW MANY THINGS DO WE LOSE
OUR PEACE OVER THAT DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL?
IT JUST REALLY DOESN'T MAKE THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN THE LONG RUN.
IT'S NOT GONNA MATTER TO US.
THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE CONCERNED ABOUT ON OUR
DEATH BED, IS IT?
AND SO I'VE LEARNED THAT BEING RIGHT IS HIGHLY OVERRATED AND
THAT YOU'RE MUCH BETTER OFF TO JUST SAY, "LOOK, MAYBE
I'M WRONG.
I'M SORRY.
LET'S DON'T FIGHT."
BE THE PEACEMAKER AND BE A MAINTAINER OF PEACE.
SO WE'RE GONNA GET REALLY PRACTICAL TONIGHT AND WE'RE
GONNA LEARN SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT.
BUT FIRST LET'S LOOK AT 1 PETER CHAPTER 3, VERSE 11.
SEE, WE WANT MORE PEACE, BUT ARE WE WILLING TO MAKE THE CHANGES
THAT WE NEED TO MAKE IN ORDER TO HAVE IT?
AND I'M GONNA ASK THAT QUESTION AGAIN WHEN I'M SURE THAT YOU'RE
LISTENING.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WE WANT MORE PEACE, BUT ARE WE WILLING TO MAKE THE
CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE IN ORDER TO HAVE IT?
WE WANT MORE PEACE, BUT ARE WE WILLING TO MAKE THE CHANGES THAT
WE NEED TO MAKE TO HAVE IT?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SEE, YOU FINALLY FIGURED OUT I WAS GONNA KEEP
SAYING IT TILL YOU GOT HAPPY.
YOU KNOW, I FOUND OUT THAT I COULD HAVE MORE PEACE IN MY HOME
IF I STOPPED TRYING TO TELL MY HUSBAND WHAT TO DO ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S JUST ONE LITTLE HINT OF HOW THINGS CAN IMPROVE.
BUT SEE, I ENJOY TELLING PEOPLE WHAT TO DO.
I HAVE A STRONG TYPE A PERSONALITY.
I'D MUCH RATHER BEEN IN CHARGE AND BE IN CONTROL, BUT IT
DOESN'T BRING PEACE.
IT DON'T BRING PEACE.
AND JESUS SAID, "I LEFT YOU MY PEACE.
STOP GETTING UPSET.
STOP ALLOWING YOURSELF TO BE UPSET AND DISTURBED."
ANOTHER PLACE IN THE BIBLE SAYS, "HOLD YOUR PEACE.
BE A MAKER AND A MAINTAINER OF PEACE."
WE'VE GOTTA JUST QUIT SITTING AROUND WISHING FOR THINGS.
"I WISH I HAD MORE PEACE.
WELL, I WISH I HAD MORE PEACE."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE NEVER GONNA HAVE MORE PEACE IF ALL YOU DO IS WISH.
REMEMBER I SAID THIS MORNING, I HAVE A GOAL IN MY HEART
THIS YEAR.
I FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THIS.
I WANT TO HELP PEOPLE BECOME ON-PURPOSE PEOPLE RATHER THAN
PASSIVE PEOPLE WHO SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE RIGHT THING
TO HAPPEN.
I WANT TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO ON PURPOSE
BECAUSE IF WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO, GOD WILL ALWAYS COME UP WITH
HIS SIDE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THE BLESSED PART IS GOD'S PART.
HE'LL BLESS US, BUT HE SAYS, "NOW YOU BE A MAKER
AND A MAINTAINER OF PEACE."
HOW MANY OF YOU CAN JUST THINK OF JUST A FEW THINGS RIGHT NOW
THAT IF YOU REALLY, I MEAN IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO, IF YOU
WOULD JUST SWALLOW A LITTLE OF THAT PRIDE, BE A LITTLE LESS
STUBBORN, HOW MANY OF YOU CAN THINK OF JUST A FEW THINGS THAT
MAYBE IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO DO IN YOUR HOME THAT MAYBE, JUST
MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE PEACE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE
NOW IF YOU'D JUST BE A LITTLE WILLING TO?
OKAY, SO IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU COULD DO AND YOU WON'T DO IT,
THERE'S ONLY ONE REASON.
PEACE IS NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: PEACE IS NOT IMPORTANT--SEE, THERE WAS A TIME
IN MY LIFE WHEN PEACE WAS NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO ME FOR ME
TO MAKE THE CHANGE.
I WOULD HAVE RATHER BEEN RIGHT AND BEEN UPSET ALL DAY.
NOW WHAT KIND OF DUMB IS THAT, LET ME ASK YOU?
I MEAN JUST WHAT BRAND OF DUMB IS THAT?
AND SO THEN I HAD HEADACHES ALL THE TIME, AND I WAS GOING TO THE
CHIROPRACTOR, GETTING MY NECK ADJUSTED ALL THE TIME...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO LET PEOPLE BE WHO THEY WERE.
I WAS DETERMINED EVERYBODY WAS GONNA BE LIKE ME.
IF YOU ARE GONNA LIVE IN MY HOUSE--COME ON LADIES,
ANYBODY EVER HAD THAT SPEECH WITH YOUR KIDS?
"IF YOU ARE GONNA LIVE IN MY HOUSE, YOU ARE GONNA LIVE BY MY
RULES AND WE ARE NOT GONNA BE MESSY IN THIS HOUSE."
EXCEPT I HAD TWO KIDS THAT DID WELL TO FIND THEMSELVES, LET
ALONE ANY OF THEIR BELONGINGS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, ANYBODY GOT SOME LIKE THAT?
YOU'RE JUST LIKE YOU THINK, WHAT IS THIS KID GONNA DO WHEN
THEY'RE GROWN?
HOW CAN THEY EVER LEAVE HOME?
THEY WILL NEVER MAKE IT OUT IN SOCIETY.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT'S REALLY HYSTERICAL?
OUT OF THOSE TWO KIDS, ONE OF THEM NOW IS THE CEO OF OUR
STATESIDE OFFICE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND THE OTHER ONE HELPS TAKE CARE OF ME.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SO ALL MY FITS WERE FOR NOTHING.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THEY GREW UP, THEY SURVIVED AND JUST THINK, ALL
THOSE YEARS OF HAPPINESS THAT I MISSED BECAUSE I WAS DETERMINED
THAT EVERYBODY WAS GONNA BE LIKE ME.
1 PETER 3:11, "LET HIM TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS AND SHUN IT,
LET HIM DO RIGHT.
LET HIM SEARCH FOR PEACE (HARMONY; UNDISTURBEDNESS FROM
FEARS, AGITATING PASSIONS, AND MORAL CONFLICTS)
AND LET HIM SEEK IT EAGERLY.
[DO NOT MERELY DESIRE PEACEFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOD, WITH
YOUR FELLOWMEN, AND WITH YOURSELF, BUT PURSUE, AND GO
AFTER THEM!]"
OH MY GOSH, HOW VALUABLE IS THAT?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S PUT THAT WHOLE SCRIPTURE BACK UP AGAIN.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THE STRENGTH OF SOME OF THESE WORDS.
"LET HIM SEARCH FOR PEACE (HARMONY; UNDISTURBEDNESS FROM
FEARS, AGITATING PASSIONS, AND MORAL CONFLICTS) SEEK IT."
SEEK MEANS TO BE WILLING TO SACRIFICE IN ORDER TO HAVE, TO
PURSUE TO GO AFTER WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH AND ALL YOUR MIGHT.
DON'T MERELY WANT IT BUT GO AFTER IT WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH,
PURSUE IT AND GO AFTER IT.
NOW, THIS IS WHEN THINGS BEGIN TO GET SWEET IN YOUR LIFE, WHEN
YOU DECIDE, NOW LISTEN TO ME, "I'M GONNA BE PEACEFUL
ON PURPOSE."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "I'M NOT GONNA WAIT FOR MY CIRCUMSTANCES
TO MAKE ME PEACEFUL.
I'M NOT GONNA WAIT FOR EVERYBODY TO DO WHAT I WANT THEM TO DO
TO BE PEACEFUL.
I'M NOT GONNA WAIT TILL THERE'S NO STORMS IN LIFE
TO BE PEACEFUL.
STARTING TONIGHT, I'M MAKING A NEW COVENANT WITH GOD THAT I AM
GONNA BE PEACEFUL ON PURPOSE.
AND IF IT TAKES ME 5 YEARS OF FAILING AND TRYING AGAIN AND
FAILING AND TRYING AGAIN, I'LL REPENT EVERY TIME THAT I LOSE MY
PEACE, BUT I'M GONNA GET UP AND GO AFTER IT AGAIN BECAUSE I AM
DECIDING THAT I AM NOT WILLING TO LIVE WITHOUT PEACE.
I WILL ENJOY THE LIFE THAT JESUS DIED TO GIVE ME."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "PEACE WITH GOD, PEACE WITH YOURSELF, PEACE WITH YOUR
FELLOW MAN."
THIS IS ACTUALLY A THREE-PART SERIES IF I PREACH IT PROPERLY,
BUT YOU'RE GONNA GET THIS DOWNLOAD HERE IN FIVE MINUTES.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PEACE WITH GOD, YOU'VE GOTTA
KNOW THAT GOD LOVES YOU.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW GOD'S CHARACTER SO YOU CAN KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
FROM HIM.
YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU SIN, HE'S READY TO FORGIVE.
YOU KNOW THAT HE'S FULL OF MERCY.
YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN TRUST GOD.
YOU CAN BE OPEN WITH GOD.
YOU CAN TALK TO GOD ABOUT ANYTHING.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT YOU NEED TO TRY TO HIDE FROM GOD
BECAUSE HE KNOWS EVERYTHING ANYWAY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PEACE WITH GOD, DON'T TRY
TO KEEP SECRETS FROM HIM.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS KEEPIN' A SECRET FROM GOD.
HOW SILLY IS THAT, TO THINK WE'RE NOT GONNA TELL GOD
SOMETHING?
PEACE WITH YOURSELF, THIS IS ANOTHER FOUR-PART SERIES.
WHY DON'T YOU, ONCE AND FOR ALL, IF YOU NEED TO, ACCEPT YOURSELF
TONIGHT?
QUIT HAVIN' A WAR WITH YOURSELF.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY PEACE IF YOU'RE CONSTANTLY PICKIN' ON
YOURSELF, TAKIN' A CONTINUAL INVENTORY OF EVERYTHING THAT'S
WRONG WITH YOU, COMPARING YOURSELF WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
"I DON'T LOOK LIKE THIS, AND I DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT, AND I WISH
I HAD THEIR FIGURE, AND I WISH I HAD YOUR HAIR, AND I WISH I HAD
YOUR GIFT, AND I WISH I COULD SING LIKE THAT, AND [WHINING]."
NOT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WE ARE WHAT WE ARE.
LET'S TAKE WHAT WE ARE, WHICH IS GOD'S WILL.
HE DOESN'T MAKE ANY JUNK.
HE DOESN'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.
AND LET'S DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN WITH IT AND STOP COMPETING
WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND WANTING A LIFE THAT'S NOT THE LIFE
WE HAVE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WE CAN BE SOUR AND SAD THE REST OF OUR LIFE BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT THAT'S NEVER GONNA MAKE US
LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE.
BE YOURSELF.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS ALREADY TAKEN.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JOYCE: NOW, LET ME JUST TELL YA.
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOURSELF, YOU'RE IN A FOR A ROUGH GO
BECAUSE EVERYWHERE YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, YOU CAN'T GO TO THE BATHROOM WITHOUT YOU.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU CAN'T TAKE A SHOWER WITHOUT YOU.
THINK ABOUT IT.
THAT'S A PRETTY SCARY DEAL.
YOU NEVER GET AWAY FROM YOURSELF, EVER, FOR ONE SECOND
IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
THERE YOU ARE.
DO YOU KNOW HOW DISTRACTING IT IS TO JUST EVEN HAVE TO SPEND
TWO HOURS WITH SOMEBODY YOU DON'T LIKE?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SO JUST THINK ABOUT SPENDING YOUR WHOLE LIFE WITH
SOMEBODY THAT YOU DON'T LIKE.
AND I SPENT YEARS. I DIDN'T LIKE MYSELF.
I DID NOT LIKE MYSELF.
AND I'LL YOU THE TRUTH.
UNTIL YOU CAN COME TO TERMS OF PEACE WITH YOURSELF--COME ON,
LISTEN TO ME.
UNTIL YOU CAN COME TO TERMS OF PEACE WITH YOURSELF, YOU ARE NOT
HAVIN' ANY JOY.
YOU ARE NOT GONNA ENJOY LIFE.
YOU ARE NOT GONNA GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE.
BECAUSE HOW CAN YOU HAVE PEACE WITH ANYBODY ELSE?
HOW CAN YOU LIKE THEM IF YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE YOU?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "WELL, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY I LOOK."
WELL, MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR THIGHS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR BIG FEET THAT YOU DON'T LIKE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: HOW MANY THINGS ARE YOU LETTING RIP YOU APART?
COME ON NOW, THINK WITH ME.
HOW MANY THINGS ARE YOU LETTING MAKE YOU CRY YOURSELF TO SLEEP
AT NIGHT, OR GIVE YOU DEPRESSION, OR DISCOURAGE YOU,
OR TORMENT YOU?
AND IT'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE FIXED UNLESS YOU COME TO TERMS
OF PEACE WITH YOURSELF.
WHO CARES WHO DON'T LIKE YOU IF YOU LIKE YOU?
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, YOU SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOURSELF THAN YOU EVER
WILL ANYBODY ELSE.
GOD LIKES YOU.
HE NOT ONLY LOVES YOU, HE LIKES YOU.
AND I THINK THAT'S A LOT.
GOD NOT ONLY LOVES YOU.
HE LIKES YOU.
HE LIKES TO HANG WITH YOU.
HE LIKES TO TALK WITH YOU.
HE LIKES TO DO EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO, IF IT'S CLEAN.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THOUGHT I'D BETTER THROW THAT IN THERE.
ACCEPT YOURSELF.
JOYCE: WELL, IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO BE AGGRESSIVE WHEN IT COMES
TO PURSUING PEACE AND WE REALLY NEED TO SEEK IT ON PURPOSE.
WELL, GINGER, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA ASK ME SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT PEACE SO LET ME GET ALL PEACEFUL HERE SO I CAN ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS.
GINGER: WELL, IT REALLY IS INTERESTING THE WAY THAT YOU
SAID THAT TO BE AGGRESSIVE ABOUT PURSUING PEACE BECAUSE WE FEEL
LIKE PEACE CAN JUST KIND OF EASE DOWN ON US WITHOUT ANY WORD.
JOYCE: "OH, GOD, GIVE ME PEACE, YOU KNOW?
I WISH I HAD PEACE.
WHY DON'T HAVE I PEACE?" AND THE THING IS I FOUND OUT FOR
ME, I MEAN I FINALLY GOT SO HUNGRY TO HAVE PEACE IN MY LIFE
THAT I WAS WILLING TO CHANGE WHATEVER AND PART OF THAT WAS MY
ATTITUDE, MY APPROACH TO THINGS, THE WAY I HANDLED SITUATIONS IN
LIFE OR CIRCUMSTANCES OR EVEN DISAGREEMENTS WITH DAVE.
I HAD TO BE WILLING TO DO SOME THINGS ON PURPOSE TO HAVE
THAT PEACE.
GINGER: RIGHT, WELL, WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS FROM
PEOPLE WHO ARE READY TO DO WHAT IT TAKES.
THEY JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THE FIRST ONE IS FROM LANISE IN OHIO AND SHE SAYS, "I'M
A STAY-AT-HOME MOTHER OF THREE AND I LOVE IT, BUT RECENTLY
CONDITIONS HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON ME AND I FIND MYSELF
OVERWHELMED, DEPRESSED AND OUT OF CONTROL.
IN ORDER FOR ME TO HAVE ANY PEACE, I HAVE TO JUST GET AWAY
FROM EVERYBODY.
SO WHAT ADVICE OR SCRIPTURE CAN YOU GIVE ME THAT WOULD HELP ME
BE AT PEACE IN THE MIDST OF MY STRESS WITHOUT HAVING TO JUST
GET AWAY?" JOYCE: WELL, YOU KNOW THE
VERY FIRST THING THAT COMES TO ME, AND OF COURSE I DON'T KNOW
THAT SHE'S NOT DOING THIS, BUT I THINK HOW WE START OUR DAY IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
AND I'M SURE SHE'S A YOUNG MOTHER.
SHE MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING WHAT I WOULD CALL QUIET TIME OR
GOD TIME EARLY IN THE MORNING BUT TO BE HONEST, THAT IS VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT.
THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT TO ME.
IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO ME.
I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT COULD EASILY GET UPSET ABOUT
THINGS IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY GOD TIME, AND SO I GO TO HIM EARLY
EVERY DAY ASKING HIM TO HELP ME WITH WHATEVER'S GONNA COME UP
THAT DAY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S HARDLY EVER A DAY THAT GOES EXACTLY THE WAY
WE'D LIKE IT TO GO AND WE PRETTY MUCH HAVE TO EXPECT THAT, NOT IN
A NEGATIVE WAY, BUT TO REALIZE THAT I NEED TO SET MYSELF NOT
FOR PERFECTION, BUT I NEED TO SET MYSELF TO REALIZE THAT
WHATEVER COMES MY WAY, I CAN HANDLE IT.
AND I THINK ALSO THERE'S A SCRIPTURE THAT SAYS
THAT WE'RE TO RESIST THE DEVIL AT HIS ONSET IN 1 PETER 5:8.
I THINK THAT WHAT I FOUND WITH ME WAS IT DOESN'T WORK FOR ME IF
I WAIT UNTIL I'M REALLY UPSET AND THEN TRY TO CALM DOWN.
WHAT I NEED TO DO IN THE MIDST OF THAT CIRCUMSTANCE AND WHAT I
WOULD RECOMMEND FOR THIS YOUNG WOMAN IS THAT THE MINUTE SHE
STARTS TO FEEL--WHICH YOU CAN.
YOU FEEL IT IN YOUR EMOTIONS IN YOURSELF, THAT'S WHEN SHE NEEDS
TO SAY, "GOD, HELP ME.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE MY COOL HERE."
BECAUSE THE POINT IS IS REALLY WHEN WE LOSE OUR PEACE, WE START
SAYING AND DOING A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE JUST OUT OF EMOTIONS
THAT WE'RE GONNA BE SORRY FOR LATER.
AND REALLY SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE ALREADY LOSING YOUR PEACE,
THE MORE YOU TALK, THE MORE UPSET YOU GET.
SO I WOULD SAY JUST TO REITERATE, GO TO GOD EARLY, HAVE
THAT GOD TIME, EVEN IF IT CAN'T BE A LONG TIME.
HONOR HIM BY SAYING, "I NEED YOU"
AND THEN SECONDLY TRY TO GET A HANDLE ON IT BEFORE THINGS
GET REALLY OUT OF CONTROL.
GINGER: GREAT, OKAY, THANK YOU.
THIS IS FROM LENA IN AUSTRALIA.
"I KNOW THE BIBLE SAYS NOT TO BE ANXIOUS, BUT HONESTLY I'M
A MISERABLE CHRISTIAN MOST OF THE TIME BECAUSE OF WORRY.
HOW CAN I BECOME PEACEFUL AND FIND JOY IN MY CHRISTIAN WALK?"
JOYCE: WELL, I SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME WORRYING IN MY
LIFE AND I THINK THE ONE THING THAT A PERSON HAS TO COME TO
BEFORE THEY'RE GONNA STOP WORRYING, IF THEY'RE INCLINED IN
THAT DIRECTION, IS YOU REALLY NEED TO REALIZE THAT IT JUST
DOES ABSOLUTELY 100% NO GOOD.
IT'S THE MOST USELESS THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD.
I USE THE ANALOGY THAT IT'S LIKE ROCKING IN A ROCKING CHAIR.
YOU STAY BUSY ALL DAY BUT YOU DON'T GET ANYWHERE.
AND SO THE WORRY KEEPS US BUSY.
YOU'RE ROTATING YOUR MIND AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND THE SAME
THING AND COMING UP WITH NOTHING.
AND THE OTHER THING THAT IS NECESSARY, AND I DON'T MEAN THIS
TO BE INSULTING, BUT ANYONE WHO WORRIES STILL THINKS THAT THEY
CAN SOLVE THEIR PROBLEM.
AND SO I THINK THAT HUMILITY HAS TO PRECEDE NOT WORRYING.
THE MORE WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T FIX IT, THAT ONLY GOD CAN, THE
MORE INCLINED WE'RE GONNA BE TO LET IT GO AND LET GOD BE GOD.
AND ACTUALLY I'VE BEEN MEDITATING ON WORRY MYSELF
THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THAT GOD IS JUST TELLING ME TO EVEN GO TO A
DEEPER LEVEL OF PEACE IN MY LIFE AND JUST TO NOT--JUST DON'T
WASTE YOUR TIME, WORRYING, BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THINGS AND PART
OF THE WAY TO DO THAT IS INSTEAD OF MEDITATING ON YOUR PROBLEMS
IS TO MEDITATE ON THE WORD.
SO I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING BUT IN ALL
THINGS BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION WITH THANKSGIVING
LET YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN UNTO GOD.
BUT IN ALL PROBABILITY, THIS WOMAN THAT'S WRITING IN HAS HAD
SOME ISSUES IN HER LIFE MAYBE OF NEVER HAVING ANYBODY TO REALLY
TAKE CARE OF HER, NOT HAVING ANYBODY THAT SHE COULD REALLY
DEPEND ON SO SHE GOT IN THE HABIT OF DOING IT ALL HERSELF.
I KNOW THAT WAS PART OF IT WITH ME.
AND I HAD TO LEARN THAT GOD WAS FAITHFUL AND THAT HE WOULD TAKE
CARE OF ME IF I WOULD GIVE HIM THE PROBLEM.
BUT THE BIBLE SAYS IN 1 PETER 5, "CAST ALL YOUR CARE ON HIM
FOR HE CARETH FOR YOU."
BUT I THINK WE COULD SAY IT LIKE THIS, IF YOU DON'T CAST YOUR
CARE ON GOD, THEN HE WON'T BE FREE TO TAKE CARE OF YOU BECAUSE
I'VE KIND OF DISCOVERED THAT IT'S EITHER GONNA BE GOD TAKING
CARE OF ME OR I'M GONNA DO IT BUT WE'RE NOT BOTH GONNA DO IT.
HE WANTS ME TO LET HIM DO IT.
GINGER: AND WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HUMILITY BEING A BIG PART
OF THIS--'CAUSE I THINK MOST OF US WHO ARE WORRYING DON'T THINK
ABOUT IT AS A PRIDEFUL THING.
JOYCE: WE ALWAYS THINK WE'RE OBLIGATED.
GINGER: YEAH, WE'RE DOING IT FOR THEIR BENEFIT BECAUSE WE
CARE ABOUT THEM AND YET YOU MAKE A REALLY GOOD POINT IS THAT
LETTING GOD TAKE THAT CONTROL IS A PRIDE ISSUE.
JOYCE: ONE THING'S FOR SURE, IF I'M WORRYING ABOUT SOMEBODY
ELSE, SAY ONE OF MY CHILDREN OR WHATEVER, IF GOD CAN'T CHANGE
HIM, I SURE CAN'T.
AND IF GOD CAN'T GIVE THEM A DESIRE TO WANT TO CHANGE,
THEN I SURE CAN'T.
SO WE DEFINITELY NEED TO PRAY BUT TO PRAY WITH WORRY IS NOT
THE WAY TO GET AN ANSWER.
GINGER: WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR ARDELIA, SHE'S IN
NEW YORK AND SHE SAYS, "I AM STRESSED OUT OVER FINANCES, JOB,
HEALTH AND CHILDREN.
I KNOW GOD IS TAKING CARE OF ALL OF IT, BUT I FEEL RESPONSIBLE
AND GUILTY FOR WHAT I DO AND DON'T DO.
I MAY BE DOING TOO MUCH BUT I FEEL LIKE IF I TAKE ANYTHING OFF
MY PLATE THEN IT WILL BE MY FAULT WHEN THINGS GO WRONG.
HOW CAN I GET PEACE?" JOYCE: WELL, I THINK THERE'S
A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WOULD--WAYS THAT I WOULD
RESPOND.
FIRST OF ALL, SHE SOUNDS LIKE SHE HAS THE SAME DISEASE THAT I
HAD, WHICH IS A FALSE SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, FEELING LIKE
THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE TO FIX EVERYTHING.
AND WE HAVE TO LEARN THAT WE'RE NOT THE SAVIOR, JESUS IS
AND THAT IT'S NOT OUR JOB TO FIX EVERYTHING.
WE NEED TO, LIKE MY HUSBAND ALWAYS SAYS, WE NEED TO DO OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AND THEN WE NEED TO CAST OUR CARE.
SO OR I LIKE EPHESIANS 6.
"HAVING DONE ALL THE CRISIS DEMANDS, STAND FIRMLY
IN YOUR PLACE."
SO YES, WE DO WHAT WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW?
FOR EXAMPLE IF IT'S FINANCE, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT
TO BUY MORE THAN YOU CAN PAY FOR.
THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.
AND YOU WANT TO PAY YOUR BILLS ON TIME BUT IF FOR SOME REASON
SOMETHING'S HAPPENED AND YOU CAN'T, YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE
PROPERLY.
THERE'S THINGS TO DO, BUT I CAN'T DO WHAT I CAN'T DO
AND THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO TRUST GOD.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO SAY JUST OUT
OF LOVE, BUT IN A SPIRIT OF TRUTH IS WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS,
"WELL, I'M WORRIED ABOUT ALL THESE THINGS, BUT I KNOW GOD
WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM."
WELL, ACTUALLY THAT'S LIKE SELF-DECEPTION BECAUSE IF I KNOW
THAT GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF IT, THEN THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY.
SO WE MAY BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS THE ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF IT,
WE HOPE GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF IT, WE KNOW THAT GOD CAN TAKE
CARE OF IT, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE THAT GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF IT
BECAUSE THE MOMENT THAT YOU BELIEVE THAT IT'S DONE IN THE
SPIRIT, THAT'S THE MOMENT WHICH YOU COULD REJOICE AND YOU NO
LONGER NEED TO WORRY.
SO A LOT OF THESE WORRY ISSUES REALLY IS COMING INTO A DEEPER
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD WHERE YOU REALLY DO TRUST HIM.
AND TO BE HONEST, GINGER, AND THERE'S NO--I DON'T THINK
THERE'S ANY OTHER ANSWER TO THIS OTHER THAN SOMETIMES IF YOU'RE A
WORRIER, YOU HAVE TO JUST HAVE ENOUGH EXPERIENCE WITH GOD TO
FIND OUT FIRSTHAND THAT HE WILL HELP YOU AND MEET YOUR NEEDS.
PEACE IS VERY IMPORTANT AND IT'S NOT DEPENDENT ON OUR
CIRCUMSTANCES.
IF THAT WERE TRUE THEN NO ONE WOULD EVER BE ABLE TO BE
PEACEFUL.
SO REMEMBER, PEACE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE A PRIVILEGE
OF SEEKING.
YOU NEED TO CRAVE IT, NOT JUST KIND OF SORT OF WANT IT BUT
CRAVE IT AND WHEN YOU DO, GOD WILL GIVE IT TO YOU.
SO TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU A 4-CD SERIES CALLED,
"PURSUING WHAT MATTERS MOST" WE OFFER YOU SOMETHING
EVERY DAY.
I REALLY PRAY THAT YOU WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES AND
THE TOOLS THAT WE OFFER YOU ON THIS PROGRAM TO HELP YOU BE
STRONG IN GOD.
ANNOUNCER: JOYCE WANTS TO HELP YOU EXPERIENCE GOD'S
ABUNDANT BLESSINGS WITH HER TEACHING SERIES
"PURSUING WHAT MATTERS MOST."
IN FOUR HOURS OF TEACHING, JOYCE EXPLAINS HOW YOU CAN HAVE TRUE
LASTING FULFILLMENT BY PUTTING GOD FIRST.
SHE ALSO SHARES SIX WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR JOY AND REMAIN
CALM IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
THIS RESOURCE IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT.
ORDER ONLINE AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG, OR CALL US...
GINGER: WHEN LIFE'S BATTLES COME, WILL YOU BE READY?
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FIGHT YOUR BATTLES.
WITH MUSICAL GUESTS PHIL WICKHAM:
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♪ YOU HEAR ME, LORD ♪ ♪ YOU HEAR ME ♪
GINGER: BRYAN AND KATIE TORWALT.
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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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