ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: I'M TEACHING ON DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YA KNOW, I THOUGHT THIS MORNING, A GOOD WAY TO TALK
ABOUT DISCIPLINE IS YOU HAVE TO DISCIPLINE YOURSELF TO GET
OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING.
AND, YOU HAVE TO DISCIPLINE YOURSELF TO GO TO BED AT NIGHT.
AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY IT'S ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER,
AFTER ANOTHER, DISCIPLINING YOUR THOUGHTS, DISCIPLINING
YOUR MOUTH, DISCIPLINING YOUR ATTITUDE, YOUR ACTIONS,
GETTING YOUR WORK DONE, AND ON, AND ON, AND ON.
AND SO, TO SAY, "I'M NOT A DISCIPLINED PERSON," IS
ACTUALLY NOT TRUE.
YOU HAVE THE FRUIT OF SELF-CONTROL.
YOU MAY NOT BE USING IT, BUT YOU HAVE IT.
SO STOP SAYING, "I JUST CAN'T CONTROL MYSELF IN THAT AREA,"
BECAUSE WHAT'S IN YOUR POWER TO DO, IS IN YOUR POWER
NOT TO DO.
IF YOU CAN SAY YES TO SOMETHING, YOU CAN SAY NO TO
IT, THE CHOICE IS YOURS.
THE MORE YOU DISCIPLINE YOURSELF, GOD HAS GIVEN US
SELF-CONTROL, HE DOESN'T CONTROL US, HE HASN'T GIVEN US
THE RIGHT TO CONTROL OTHER PEOPLE, HE WANTS US TO
CONTROL OURSELVES.
NOW, IN 2 TIMOTHY 1:7, A VERY WELL-KNOWN VERSE, IT SAYS,
"FOR GOD GAVE US NOT A SPIRIT OF FEAR BUT OF POWER AND
LOVE AND SELF-CONTROL." DIFFERENT TRANSLATIONS SAY
DIFFERENT THINGS BUT THE ESV BIBLE, WHICH IS NOW SUPPOSED
TO BE THE MOST ACCURATE TRANSLATION, CALLS
IT SELF-CONTROL.
ACTUALLY, THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE, WHICH I'VE USED EXTENSIVELY
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, SAYS IT THIS WAY, "FOR GOD DID NOT
GIVE US A SPIRIT OF TIMIDITY (OF COWARDICE, OF CRAVEN AND
CRINGING AND FAWNING FEAR), BUT [HE HAS GIVEN US A SPIRIT]
OF POWER AND OF LOVE AND OF A CALM AND A WELL-BALANCED MIND
AND A SPIRIT OF DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL."
SO, EVERYBODY SAY RIGHT NOW, I HAVE DISCIPLINE.
AUDIENCE: I HAVE DISCIPLINE.
JOYCE: AND I HAVE SELF-CONTROL.
AUDIENCE: AND I HAVE SELF-CONTROL.
JOYCE: AND I USE THEM BOTH.
AUDIENCE: AND I USE THEM BOTH.
JOYCE: NOW, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE VERY,
VERY TALENTED.
IT'S AMAZING TO ME THE TALENT THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE.
BUT, IT'S ALSO KIND OF A KNOWN FACT, NOT WITH EVERYBODY OF
COURSE, BUT SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY TALENTED ARE ALSO
VERY UNDISCIPLINED.
AND, I KNOW ONE PERSON FOR EXAMPLE, SHE IS TALENTED IN SO
MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT SHE CAN'T SEEM TO SETTLE ON ANY
ONE THING AND REALLY DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
BECAUSE, SHE'LL GET HALF WAY INTO THAT, THEN SHE GETS
ANOTHER IDEA, AND THEY'RE ALL GOOD IDEAS, BUT SOONER OR
LATER YOU GOT TO HARNESS YOUR POWER AND FOCUS IT
INTO ONE THING.
TALENT WITHOUT DISCIPLINE IS LIKE AN OCTOPUS ON
ROLLER SKATES.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THERE'S PLENTY OF MOVEMENT, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW
IF IT'S GONNA BE FORWARD, BACKWARD, OR SIDEWAYS.
AMEN?
HARRY TRUMAN SAID THIS, "IN READING THE LIVES OF GREAT
MEN, I FOUND THAT THE FIRST VICTORY THEY WON WAS
OVER THEMSELVES.
SELF-DISCIPLINE WITH ALL OF THEM CAME FIRST."
AND, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANY PERSON CAN DO ANYTHING GREAT
JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE NATURAL TALENT, NOT JUST BECAUSE THEY
WANT TO, UNTIL YOU FIRST CAN MANAGE YOURSELF, YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE ANYTHING OR ANYONE
ELSE VERY WELL.
DON'T TRY TO MANAGE YOUR CHILDREN, IF YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO SHOW A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SELF-CONTROL IN FRONT OF THEM.
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU SHOULD BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, THAN THAT
BUT, YOU KNOW...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: TELLING OUR KIDS TO DO SOMETHING WHILE DOING THE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE TOLD THEM, ACTUALLY DOES MORE HARM THAN
IF WE WOULD HAVE JUST KEPT QUIET TO BEGIN WITH.
DON'T CORRECT YOUR CHILD FOR LYING, IF WHEN THE PHONE RINGS
YOU'RE GOING TO TELL THEM, "WHOEVER THAT IS, JUST TELL
'EM I'M NOT HERE."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
LIKE I SAY ALL THE TIME, YOU'RE ALL PREACHERS, BUT YOU
SAY A LOT MORE WITH YOUR ACTIONS THAN YOU DO WITH
YOUR WORDS.
GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR, BUT OF POWER AND LOVE
AND A SOUND MIND.
NOW, YOU KNOW, I THINK IN OUR SOCIETY WE NEED TO TOUGHEN
UP A LITTLE BIT.
I'M GONNA SAY IT AGAIN.
I THINK WE NEED TO TOUGHEN UP A LITTLE BIT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO OFTEN, WE TRY TO GET OUT OF HARD THINGS BY JUST
SAYING, "WELL, IT'S JUST TOO HARD."
THAT IS JUST AN EXCUSE AND IT IS A LIE THAT SATAN PUTS IN
EVERYBODY'S HEAD.
"I CAN'T, IT'S TOO HARD." "I CAN'T EXERCISE.
IT'S TOO HARD." "I CAN'T LOSE WEIGHT, I GET
TOO HUNGRY."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "I TRY TO RESIST OVERSPENDING, BUT I'M JUST
WEAK IN THAT AREA." ONE WOMAN'S HUSBAND HAD TOLD
HER, "I WANT YOU TO STOP BUYING THINGS ON THE
CREDIT CARD.
WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT OF DEBT.
AND I WANT TO GET THESE CREDIT CARDS PAID OFF.
AND I WANT YOU TO PROMISE ME THAT YOU WILL NOT GO
OUT TO THE MALL AND KEEP BUYING STUFF."
WELL, SHE HAD TO GO OUT THERE TO PICK SOMETHING UP
AND SHE KNEW SHE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SHOP.
BUT, SHE SAW A DRESS THAT, OF COURSE WAS ON SALE AND,
"LAST DAY," ON SALE.
AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING
SHE'D EVER SEEN.
SO, FIRST MISTAKE WAS SHE TRIED IT ON.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SEE, WE GOT TO GET SMARTER.
SHE TRIED IT ON AND, OF COURSE, IT LOOKED AMAZING
ON HER, JUST AMAZING.
AND SO, SHE BOUGHT IT.
HID IT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: DIDN'T TELL HER HUSBAND SHE'D BOUGHT IT.
AND THEN, HE SAW THE BILL WHEN IT CAME IN AND WANTED TO KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND SHE SAID, "OH, HONEY." SHE SAID, "I TRIED SO HARD TO
RESIST BUYING THAT DRESS AND I JUST COULDN'T."
AND, HE SAID, "WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID, 'GET THEE
BEHIND ME SATAN!'" AND SHE SAID, "I DID AND HE TOLD
ME IT LOOKED BETTER FROM BEHIND THAN IN THE FRONT!"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, YOU ALL KNOW HOW WE ARE.
IF WE WANT IT BAD ENOUGH, WE CAN MAKE UP ALL KINDS OF
EXCUSES ABOUT WHY WE SHOULD HAVE IT.
AND IF WE DON'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING BAD ENOUGH,
THEN WE WON'T DO IT.
WE'LL FIND SOME WAY TO WIGGLE OUR WAY OUT OF IT.
BUT WE NEED TO STOP SAYING, "IT'S TOO HARD," BECAUSE GOD
WILL NEVER LEAD US TO DO ANYTHING THAT WE CANNOT DO.
AMEN?
CAN YOU AT LEAST GIVE ME THAT?
GOD WILL NOT LEAD US TO DO ANYTHING THAT WE CANNOT DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, HERE'S KIND OF A SILLY EXAMPLE, BUT IT
MAKES THE POINT.
IT'S CALLED, "THE ICE CREAM STORY."
HOW MANY IF YOU LIKE ICE CREAM?
LET'S SEE IF YOU LIKE ICE CREAM.
OKAY.
WELL, I HAPPEN TO LIKE IT TOO.
SO, SOMEBODY MIGHT SAY, "WE'LL THAT'S MY WEAKNESS, I JUST
CANNOT SAY NO TO ICE CREAM." "YES, YOU CAN."
"NO, I CAN'T, I LOVE IT TOO MUCH."
WELL, I'M GOING TO PROVE TO YOU THAT YOU CAN SAY NO
TO ICE CREAM.
JUST IMAGINE YOURSELF RIGHT NOW INSIDE THE LARGEST ICE
CREAM PARLOR IN THE WORLD.
THEY HAVE EVERY CONCEIVABLE FLAVOR IMAGINABLE.
IT'S THE CREAMIEST ICE CREAM ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET.
LARGE PORTIONS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THE CLERK BEHIND THE COUNTER ASKS, "WHAT
WOULD YOU LIKE?
NAME IT AND I'LL MAKE IT FOR YOU."
YOU TELL 'EM AND HE MAKES THE LARGEST, CREAMIEST, ICE CREAM
DELIGHT THAT YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
HE HANDS IT TO YOU ALONG WITH A LARGE SPOON.
NOW, HERE'S MY QUESTION.
CAN YOU, RIGHT NOW, PUT THAT ICE CREAM DOWN?
"NO, NO I CANNOT." OKAY, WELL, LET'S ADD A LITTLE
SOMETHING ELSE TO THE STORY.
AS YOU'RE ABOUT TO HEAP A SPOONFUL INTO YOUR MOUTH,
YOU HEAR A CLICK.
YOU FEEL A COLD METAL OBJECT TOUCH THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
OUT OF THE CORNER OF YOUR LEFT EYE, YOU CATCH A GLIMPSE OF A
LARGE HAIRY HAND HOLDING A GUN TO YOUR TEMPLE.
A DEEP VOICE SAYS, "IF YOU EAT THAT ICE CREAM, I WILL BLOW
YOUR HEAD OFF."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NOW, LET ME ASK YOU THE QUESTION AGAIN.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: CAN YOU PUT DOWN THAT ICE CREAM?
AUDIENCE: YES.
JOYCE: SO, HERE'S THE THING, HERE'S THE POINT.
YOU CAN SAY NO TO ANYTHING IF YOU KNOW WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES
ARE GOING TO BE IF YOU DON'T.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I WANT TO SAY IT AGAIN.
YOU CAN SAY NO TO ANYTHING IF YOU KNOW THAT THE CONSEQUENCES
ARE GOING TO BE BAD ENOUGH.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I BELIEVE.
I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ALL BEARING THE BURDEN OF CONSEQUENCES
IN OUR LIFE THAT WE'RE BLAMING ON THIS THING,
AND THAT THING, AND SOME OTHER THING.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU, AND I HOPE I DON'T HURT ANYBODY'S
FEELINGS, BUT A LOT OF OUR PROBLEMS ARE MORE OUR OWN
FAULT THAN WE LIKE TO THINK THAT THEY ARE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'M TELLING YOU BLAME IS ONE OF THE DEVIL'S
FAVORITE THINGS TO DO.
BECAUSE, AS LONG AS I'M BLAMING SOMEBODY ELSE, I'M NOT
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.
AND UNTIL I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, NOTHING CAN BE
DONE ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE, WHOEVER I'M BLAMING IS NOT GOING
TO COME AND FIX IT.
AND I CAN PRAY ALL I WANT TO, AND GOD HELPS ME, BUT HE
DOESN'T DO EVERYTHING FOR US.
THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE GREEK WORD FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT, IS
THE WORD PARAKLETOS.
AND THAT WORD MEANS, "THE HELPER."
AND SO, GOD GAVE US THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHEN JESUS ASCENDED ON
HIGH, HE SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT TO REPRESENT HIM TO ACT
ON HIS BEHALF.
HE CAME TO LIVE ON THE INSIDE OF US.
NOT TO DO EVERYTHING FOR US, BUT TO HELP US DO WHAT GOD
ASKS US TO DO.
JOYCE: WELL, GOD HAS GIVEN EACH OF US A SPIRIT OF
DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL.
BUT HAVING SOMETHING AND USING IT ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND SO, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE VICTORY IN YOUR LIFE,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO USE SELF-CONTROL AND DISCIPLINE ON
A REGULAR BASIS.
TODAY, WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING
WITH SELF-CONTROL IN AREAS OF THEIR LIFE.
AND GINGER AND I ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THOSE QUESTIONS.
SO, THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME TODAY GINGER,
AND MAKING MY JOB EASIER.
GINGER: WELL, I'LL TELL YA, PEOPLE ARE ASKING
GREAT QUESTIONS.
AND I LOVE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT HAVING IT IS NOT THE SAME
AS USING IT.
I THINK WE CAN ALL RELATE TO THAT.
SO, LET'S JUMP RIGHT IN WITH ONE THAT I THINK A LOT OF
PEOPLE WILL RELATE TO.
IT SAYS, "I GET ANGRY EASILY AND I WANT TO CONTROL IT.
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST TO HELP ME WITH MY ANGER ISSUES?"
JOYCE: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FIND, AND IT ACTUALLY,
REALLY DOES WORK IF PEOPLE WILL DO IT, IS STUDY THE
BIBLE IN THE AREA WHERE YOU NEED HELP.
IT'S LIKE, AND I USE THIS EXAMPLE A LOT, YOU KNOW, IF
YOU HAVE A HEADACHE YOU DON'T STICK A BAND-AID ON YOUR HEAD,
YOU TAKE AN ASPIRIN.
IF YOU CUT YOUR ARM, YOU DON'T PUT AN ASPIRIN IN IT, YOU PUT
A BAND-AID ON IT.
WELL, I MEAN, IF YOU'RE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ANGER, STUDYING
SUCCESS ISN'T WHAT YOU NEED.
THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL SCRIPTURES IN THE BIBLE
ABOUT ANGER AND THE DANGERS OF ANGER.
AND YOU KNOW, WE CAN USE DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL
AND WE WILL NEED TO DO THAT, BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING
APART FROM GOD.
AND SO THE THING IS, TO ALWAYS ASK GOD FOR HIS HELP.
AND THEN, I BELIEVE THAT AFTER THAT, STUDYING THE WORD--IT'S
LIKE TAKING MEDICINE FOR OUR SPIRITUAL AILMENTS.
AND I MEAN, EVEN LIKE, FOR ME, YOU KNOW, IF I WOULD--IF I
WOULD GET REALLY UPSET AT SOMEBODY AND I'D BE HAVING A
HARD TIME FORGIVING THEM, THE FIRST THING I WOULD DO WOULD
BE OPEN UP MY BIBLE AND LOOK AT ALL THE SCRIPTURES THAT I
KNOW ABOUT FORGIVENESS.
BECAUSE, THE THING THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND IS, THE
WORD OF GOD HAS POWER INHERENT IN IT.
GINGER: RIGHT.
JOYCE: IT'S SO--YOU MIGHT SAY, IT'S LIKE TAKING
MEDICINE, BUT IT'S MEDICINE FOR YOUR SOUL.
AND SO, YOU CAN'T CHANGE BY JUST TRYING.
YOU ADMIT YOUR SIN.
YOU REPENT.
YOU TELL GOD YOU WANT TO CHANGE, YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T
DO WITHOUT HIM.
AND THEN, YOU STUDY IN THAT AREA.
AND YOU BE DILIGENT LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL TAKE A WHOLE
PRESCRIPTION OF SOMETHIN' IF YOU'VE GOT A SICKNESS.
AND THEN IF YOU'RE STILL NOT WELL, YOU'LL GO BACK AND
GET IT REFILLED.
GINGER: RIGHT.
JOYCE: WELL, THERE'S UNLIMITED FREE REFILLS FROM
DOCTOR JESUS ON ANYTHING THAT AILS YOU.
GINGER: THAT'S A GOOD INSURANCE POLICY.
JOYCE: SO THAT--IT'S JUST GOOD ADVICE FOR ANYBODY HAVING
A PROBLEM IN ANY AREA, I THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER.
GINGER: YEAH, SO ARE THERE ANY SCRIPTURES IN PARTICULAR
THAT YOU WOULD RELY ON, WHEN IT COMES TO ANGER?
JOYCE: WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO REMEMBER IS
THAT ANGER IS ONLY ONE LETTER AWAY FROM DANGER.
GINGER: MMM, YEAH.
JOYCE: AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY--I MEAN, THE
BIBLE SAYS THAT IF A MAN CAN CONTROL HIS ANGER, HE'S LIKE A
STRONG CITY, BUT IF HE CAN'T CONTROL HIS ANGER, HE'S LIKE A
CITY BROKEN DOWN THAT'S GOING TO END UP IN DISASTER.
AND YOU KNOW, I CAN'T THINK OF THE REFERENCE TO A LOT OF
'EM RIGHT NOW.
BUT THERE'S JUST--ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT A
CONCORDANCE, OR TODAY, IF YOU'VE GOT A COMPUTER JUST
SIMPLY PUT IN SHOW ME SCRIPTURES ON ANGER.
YOU CAN EVEN REQUEST A CERTAIN TRANSLATION AND THAT ALL WILL
POP RIGHT UP FOR YOU.
GINGER: RIGHT.
JOYCE: SO, IT'S NOT DIFFICULT AT ALL TO DO THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT I'VE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS, THAT ANGER AND
UNFORGIVENESS--IT REALLY DOESN'T HURT YOUR ENEMY.
THEY DON'T CARE THAT YOU'RE ANGRY.
IT HURTS YOU.
AND SO, YOU'RE DOING YOURSELF A FAVOR WHEN YOU LET IT GO.
GINGER: YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
HERE'S OUR NEXT QUESTION, "MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW IS
CONTROLLING MY TALKING.
I DO IT MORE THAN NECESSARY AND END UP SAYING THINGS THAT
I SHOULDN'T SAY.
HOW CAN I GET CONTROL OF THIS?"
JOYCE: WELL, I'LL PRAY FOR YOU, IF YOU'LL PRAY
FOR ME [LAUGHING].
GINGER: I'LL GET IN ON THAT ONE TOO [LAUGHING].
JOYCE: I MEAN, THE BIBLE SAYS, "NO MAN CAN TAME
THE TONGUE." IT'S A RELENTLESS EVIL,
SUCH A WEAKNESS.
AND SO, I DAILY HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I PRAY.
THEY'RE BOTH SCRIPTURES, "GOD PUT A WATCH OVER MY MOUTH LEST
I SIN AGAINST YOU WITH MY TONGUE, AND LET THE WORDS OF
MY MOUTH AND THE MEDITATION OF MY HEART BE ACCEPTABLE
IN YOUR SIGHT." GINGER: THOSE ARE GOOD
TO REMEMBER.
JOYCE: AND I THINK THE KEY IS, FIRST OF ALL, UNDERSTANDING
THE POWER OF WORDS.
AND THEN--AND I'M STILL WORKING WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT ON THIS
JUST LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE, THINKING BEFORE YOU SPEAK.
YOU KNOW, IF WE WOULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT.
GINGER: IT SOUNDS SO EASY AND IT'S SO HARD TO DO.
JOYCE: I KNOW, BUT IT'S LIKE, WE SAY SO MANY THINGS
THAT ARE SO SILLY.
BUT ONCE IT'S SAID, YOU KNOW...
GINGER: THERE'S NO GOING BACK.
JOYCE: THERE'S NO GOING BACK.
AND, THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS ANYTHING THAT YOU--
I WOULD PROBABLY SAY THAT'S BEEN ONE OF MY GREATEST
WEAKNESSES BECAUSE I, AS WE ALL KNOW, SPEAK MY MIND [LAUGHING].
BUT, I'VE GROWN SO MUCH OVER THE YEARS.
AND I'M CONTINUING TO GROW.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED THAT REALLY HELPS
ME IS, IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD TO BEAT YOURSELF UP OVER YOUR
WEAKNESSES, BUT EVEN IF YOUR SUCCESSES OR YOUR SPIRITUAL
GROWTH IS JUST EVEN A TINY LITTLE BIT, YOU SHOULD
CELEBRATE THAT.
BECAUSE WHAT YOU FOCUS ON IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO
GET MORE OF.
SO, IF YOU FOCUS ON ALL THE WRONG THINGS THAT YOU DO, IT'S
REALLY JUST GOING TO MAKE YOU DO MORE WRONG THINGS.
BUT IF YOU FOCUS ON THE GROWTH AND YOU THANK GOD FOR THE
GROWTH AND YOU-- JUST PRAYIN' ON A REGULAR
BASIS IN THIS AREA.
AND HERE AGAIN, A GOOD EXERCISE IS JUST GO THROUGH
PROVERBS, HIGHLIGHT OR UNDERLINE EVERY SCRIPTURE
ABOUT THE MOUTH.
GINGER: AND THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD ONES.
JOYCE: JUST IN PROVERBS.
GINGER: YEAH.
JOYCE: AND THEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY JUST ZIP RIGHT
THROUGH THERE, AND JUST GET LIKE, A QUICK
REFRESHER COURSE.
GINGER: YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.
JOYCE: THE WORD IS OUR MEDICINE.
GINGER: ONE OF THE THINGS I PRAY FOR EVERY DAY IS THE FULL
ARMOR OF GOD.
AND THE HELMET THAT GOD GIVES ME DOES HAVE A MOUTH PLATE,
AND SO I PRAY FOR THAT HELP ALSO [LAUGHING].
THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD QUESTIONS ABOUT SELF-CONTROL
THAT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET TO ALL OF THEM.
BUT, I THINK THIS IS ONE THAT IS APPLICABLE TO MANY DIFFERENT
SITUATIONS IN OUR LIFE.
SO, THIS SAYS, "I SMOKE, AND I REALLY WANT TO QUIT.
HOW CAN I GET SELF-CONTROL IN THIS AREA AND CONQUER
MY ADDICTION?" JOYCE: OKAY, WELL, THE
FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO
SUFFER FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
AND WE'D RATHER DO ANYTHING THAN SUFFER.
GINGER: YEAH, YOUR RIGHT.
JOYCE: NOW, MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH SMOKED FOR A LONG TIME.
AND DAVE PRAYED ABOUT IT.
GOD GAVE HIM GRACE AND HE QUIT.
WELL, IT WASN'T THAT WAY WITH ME.
GINGER: THAT HAD TO BE KIND OF FRUSTRATING.
YOU'RE HAPPY FOR HIM BUT...[LAUGHING].
JOYCE: I HAD A REALLY DIFFICULT TIME WITH IT.
BUT, I HAVE LEARNED THAT TO GET FREE FROM SOMETHING, YOU
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LET YOUR FLESH BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR A
CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME.
AND IF I REMEMBER BACK, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST WEEK
WAS THE HARDEST.
BUT THEN IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE BIT EASIER AND A LITTLE
BIT EASIER.
AND THE BIBLE ACTUALLY, SAYS IN 1ST PETER THAT IF YOU'RE
WILLING TO SUFFER IN THE FLESH, YOU'LL BE COMPLETELY
FINISHED WITH INTENTIONAL SIN.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT WILL NEVER MESS UP AND
MAKE MISTAKES.
BUT, I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO SMOKE WITH INTENTION, IT'S NOT JUST,
"OOPS, I SMOKED A CIGARETTE," YOU KNOW.
GINGER: YEAH.
JOYCE: YOU HAVE TO PLAN IT.
GINGER: IT TAKES A LITTLE EFFORT.
JOYCE: AND SO, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND JUST SAYING, YOU
KNOW, THIS IS GOING TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE FOR A FEW DAYS.
DON'T REPLACE IT WITH EATING, YOU'RE GOING TO BE SORRY
IF YOU DO THAT.
AND YOU KNOW, JUST ONE DAY AT A TIME.
"I CAN DO THIS FOR 1 HOUR." "I CAN DO THIS FOR ONE DAY."
AND THEN, EVEN LIKE, A MONTH OR TWO AFTERWARDS, BECAUSE
IT'S SUCH A HABIT, AFTER I HAD QUIT I WOULD NOTICE IF I GOT
ANGRY THE FIRST THING I'D WANT WOULD BE A CIGARETTE,
OR YOU KNOW...
SO, YOU HAVE TO JUST, DON'T KEEP ANYTHING AROUND
WHERE YOU CAN GET TO IT.
AND IT REALLY--NICOTINE...
THE NICOTINE IS NOT SO HARD TO RESIST, IT'S THE HABIT.
IT'S REALLY DOING SOMETHING WITH YOUR HANDS.
GINGER: KNOWING THOSE TRIGGERS.
JOYCE: KNOWING THOSE TRIGGERS, AND SO...
ALL I KNOW IS, YOU CAN DO IT.
MY DAD SMOKED THREE PACKS OF CIGARETTES A DAY HIS WHOLE
LIFE AND HE WAS NOT A BELIEVER.
SO, HE STARTED COUGHING ALL THE TIME, ALL THE TIME.
AND HE QUIT, JUST COLD TURKEY QUIT.
AND I ASKED HIM, I SAID, "I'M REALLY SURPRISED YOU WERE
ABLE TO QUIT." AND HE SAID, "WELL, IT WAS
EITHER THAT OR DIE." AND SO, I THINK SOMETIMES IF
YOU JUST THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO YOURSELF,
IT HELPS TOO.
GINGER: AND THOSE PRINCIPLES APPLY TO ALL
SELF-DISCIPLINE AREAS.
JOYCE: AND I UNDERSTAND IT.
GINGER: IT'S HARD STUFF.
JOYCE: MAYBE ONE OF THE REASONS WHY GOD DIDN'T DELIVER
ME INSTANTLY WAS BECAUSE HE WANTED ME TO UNDERSTAND.
NOT TO JUST GIVE FLIPPANT ANSWERS TO PEOPLE THAT
ARE STRUGGLING.
SO, YOU KNOW, FOR ANYBODY STRUGGLING IN ANY AREA,
WHETHER IT'S APPETITE OR WHATEVER IT IS, IF WE DON'T
STRUGGLE WITH SOMETHING WE JUST THINK, "WELL, JUST
DON'T DO IT." BUT THAT'S A LITTLE MORE
DIFFICULT IF YOU'RE THE ONE WITH THE PROBLEM.
BUT I DO KNOW THIS.
GOD WILL HELP YOU AND YOU CAN DO IT BUT YOU PROBABLY WON'T
DO IT WITHOUT SOME DISCOMFORT.
GINGER: WELL, THANK YOU, JOYCE.
WE NEED THE ENCOURAGEMENT.
JOYCE: THANK YOU.
WELL, TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU MORE HELP IN THIS AREA.
AND THERE'S PROBABLY NOT ANY ONE OF YOU THAT--
AND ME, THAT DOESN'T NEED A LITTLE MORE HELP.
SO, WE HAVE THREE CDS, THAT'S THREE HOURS OF TEACHING ON,
"DEVELOPING DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL."
YOU HAVE IT.
IT'S IN YOUR SPIRIT AS A LITTLE TINY SEED THAT GOD GAVE
YOU, BUT YOU HAVE TO DEVELOP IT AND WORK WITH IT.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU GIVE TODAY WILL GO TOWARD THE TV PROGRAM.
YOU KNOW, IT DOES COST MONEY TO BRING YOU THIS TV PROGRAM.
AND WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT A LOT.
BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE YOU TO JUST CONSIDER TODAY, THAT
WHEN YOU ORDER THESE CDS, JUST GIVE THE BEST GIFT THAT YOU
CAN GIVE KNOWING THAT IT'S GOING TO HELP NOT ONLY KEEP
YOUR PROGRAM ON THE AIR BUT ALLOW US TO GO ON IN NEW
PLACES AROUND THE WORLD WHERE PEOPLE DESPERATELY NEED
THE WORD OF GOD.
AND, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
ANNOUNCER: ALL OF US HAVE AREAS WE'D LIKE TO IMPROVE.
GROWING SPIRITUALLY, AT OUR JOB, WITH OUR HEALTH, NO MATTER WHAT
IT IS, THIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE WITH DISCIPLINE AND
SELF-CONTROL.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING A RESOURCE TO HELP YOU TAKE CONTROL AND
MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES.
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FEMALE: JOYCE'S BIBLICAL COMMENTARY SERIES IS PRACTICAL.
IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
MALE: I'M NOT JUST READING THE BIBLE, I'M STUDYING THESE
BOOKS AND IT'S CHANGING EVERYTHING.
FEMALE: I'M IN EPHESIANS AND JOYCE'S COMMENTARY IS BRINGING
IT TO LIFE FOR ME.
ANNOUNCER: BIBLE STUDY IS THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING THE AMAZING
LIFE GOD CREATED YOU TO LIVE.
AND, WITH JOYCE'S DOWN-TO-EARTH STYLE, YOU CAN DISCOVER HOW
LIFE-CHANGING IT CAN BE.
THE BIBLICAL COMMENTARY SERIES.
EPHESIANS AND JAMES, NEW, FROM JOYCE MEYER.
ANNOUNCER: GET A RENEWED PURPOSE FOR YOUR LIFE WITH NEW
YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, JOYCE MEYER.
JOYCE: I'M HERE TO TELL YOU TONIGHT, THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
STAY BROKEN.
YOU CAN LIVE THE LIFE THAT JESUS DIED TO GIVE YOU.
ANNOUNCER: THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE, THREE UNIQUE
SESSIONS OF PRACTICAL BIBLICAL TEACHING TO HELP YOU RELAX,
REFRESH, AND RECHARGE YOUR LIFE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG OR CALL...
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CAMILLE: DEAR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS IN MINISTRY.
I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM THE BEQAA VALLEY.
BEHIND ME ARE THE MOUNTAINS THAT SEPARATES LEBANON
AND SYRIA.
WE ARE 20 MILES AWAY FROM THE BORDER.
TODAY, THE UNITED NATIONS CONSIDERS LEBANON AS THE
LARGEST PER-CAPITA HOST OF REFUGEES WORLDWIDE.
THERE IS NO OTHER COUNTRY ON THIS PLANET THAT HAS MORE
REFUGEES THAN THE COUNTRY OF LEBANON PER CAPITA.
ALSO, THE UNITED NATIONS CONSIDERS THAT LEBANON HAS THE
LARGEST MIGRATION ROUTE OUT OF SYRIA TO LEBANON IN THE
LAST FIVE YEARS.
THE LARGEST MIGRATION ROUTE IN THE WORLD.
MORE THAN HALF OF THE SYRIAN POPULATION, MORE THAN
13 MILLION SYRIANS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SEVEN
YEAR WAR.
LEBANON ALONE HAS 1.6 MILLION SYRIAN REFUGEES IN OUR COUNTRY.
AND HERE IN THE BEQAA VALLEY WE HAVE AROUND 800,000 REFUGEES.
WHEN THEY COME TO LEBANON, WHEN THEY COME TO THIS VALLEY,
THEY COME WITH A MAJOR STATE OF DESPAIR, ONLY TO BE RECEIVED
WITH THE WARM LOVING CARE OF THE STAFF AT HEART FOR LEBANON.
DRIVEN BY THE COMPASSIONATE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST, WE
EXIST TO SEE LIVES CHANGED AND COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMED.
BUT, WE CAN ONLY DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE GENEROUS
SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE BEEN RECEIVING FROM HAND OF HOPE
AND JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH US.
YOUR MINISTRY HAS BEEN A PARTNER WITH HEART FOR LEBANON
FROM ITS INCISION.
WE STARTED CARING FOR THE LEBANESE WHO HAVE SUFFERED
TREMENDOUSLY DURING THE 2006 WAR AND THEN WE STARTED CARING
FOR THE IRAQI REFUGEES THROUGH YOUR OWN SUPPORT THROUGH
YOUR OWN DONATIONS.
AND HERE WE ARE NOW, REACHING OUT TO THE WORST HUMANITARIAN
CRISIS SINCE WORLD WAR II.
WITHOUT YOUR PARTNERSHIP, WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, WE
CANNOT MAKE IT.
YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A GREAT BLESSING FOR ALL OF US AT
HEART FOR LEBANON.
BECAUSE OF YOUR PARTNERSHIP HUNDREDS, NO, THOUSANDS OF
REFUGEE FAMILIES ARE RECEIVING FOOD SUPPORT
EVERY GIVEN MONTH.
3200 SYRIAN REFUGEE FAMILIES ARE BEING SUPPORTED ON
A MONTHLY BASIS.
300 CHILDREN ARE ATTENDING OUR HOPE CENTERS, SCHOOLS WHERE
THEY ARE LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER.
BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, THEY ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE
LOVE OF CHRIST.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH HEART FOR LEBANON.
JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES, HAND OF HOPE YOU ARE THE REASON WHY
WE CAN BRING JESUS WHERE IT'S HURTING THE MOST.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
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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