ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
GINGER: LOVE, FEAR, AND ENEMIES, WE HAVE A VAST
ARRAY OF TOPICS ON THE SHOW TODAY, AND JOYCE IS GOING
TO TACKLE THEM ALL, INCLUDING THIS GREAT QUESTION:
"HOW DO I KNOW I'M HEARING FROM GOD?"
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: ALL RIGHT, JOYCE IS GOING TO ADDRESS SOME QUESTIONS
THAT MAY CHALLENGE YOU DAILY: HOW TO KNOW YOU'RE HEARING
FROM GOD, LEARNING TO LOVE AND BLESS YOUR ENEMIES, OUCH.
HUGE CHALLENGES FOR MANY PEOPLE, BUT PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS EXIST.
AND TODAY, WE'RE SHARING THEM WITH YOU.
FIRST, JOYCE ANSWER THE QUESTION: "HOW CAN I KNOW
I'M HEARING FROM GOD?"
JOYCE: PEOPLE HAVE A GREAT TENDENCY TO DOUBT THAT THEY
CAN HEAR FROM GOD.
"EH, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
I THOUGHT I HEARD FROM GOD ONCE, AND, BOY, I MADE A BIG FOOL
OUT OF MYSELF, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA WORK FOR ME."
YOU KNOW, HEARING FROM GOD IS NOT LIKE HEARING FROM A PERSON.
WHEN WE SAY, "HEARING FROM GOD," WE'RE NOT TALKIN' ABOUT HEARING
VOICES.
A LOT OF HEARING FROM GOD IS JUST A KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE
INSIDE ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULD DO OR YOU SHOULDN'T DO.
YOU FEEL RIGHT ABOUT IT OR WRONG ABOUT IT.
IT'S CALLED, "A STILL SMALL VOICE, THE WHISPERS OF GOD."
AND WE ALL HAVE THOSE.
WE ALL HAVE THEM.
MANY PEOPLE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO KNOW
HOW TO LISTEN TO THEM.
PEOPLE ASK ME A LOT ABOUT THE CALL ON MY LIFE,
AND, "HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT GOD WAS CALLING YOU?
WELL, YOU KNOW, I STILL DON'T KNOW THAT I KNEW 100% FOR SURE,
BUT I WAS JUST GUTSY ENOUGH TO STEP OUT IN AND TRY IT.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE EVER KNOW 100% FOR SURE THAT WE'RE
HEARING FROM GOD UNTIL WE TAKE THAT STEP OF FAITH AND FIND OUT.
I ALWAYS SAY, "STEP OUT AND FIND OUT."
YOU DO THE VERY BEST YOU CAN DO TO BELIEVE THAT WHAT YOU'RE
DOING IS THE WILL OF GOD, AND THEN YOU DON'T DO SOME REAL
STUPID THING THAT'S GONNA CAUSE YOU ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS IF YOU
HAPPEN TO BE WRONG.
BUT YOU TAKE A TINY STEP OF FAITH AND YOU SEE
IF GOD'S IN IT.
I STARTED A BIBLE STUDY AND PEOPLE CAME.
AND AFTER 5 YEARS, THEY WERE STILL COMIN'.
THEY CAME WHEN IT RAINED.
THEY CAME WHEN IT SNOWED, THEY CAME.
AND DO YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST STARTED TEACHIN'
MY HOME BIBLE STUDY, I WOULD SIT IN SHORT SHORTS AND BLOW SMOKE
IN EVERYBODY'S FACE?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: CAN YOU GET A PICTURE OF THAT?
I MEAN, SMOKIN' ONE CIGARETTE RIGHT AFTER THE 'NOTHER.
THE ROOM WOULD GET SO FULL OF SMOKE, WE COULDN'T EVEN SEE
EACH OTHER.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU RELIGIOUS BRAINS COULDN'T GET THIS,
GOD HAD ANOINTED ME.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AND HE DIDN'T ANOINT ME BECAUSE I SMOKED.
HE DIDN'T ANOINT ME BECAUSE I WASN'T DRESSED PROPERLY.
HE ANOINTED ME BECAUSE HE KNEW I LOVED HIM AND HE KNEW I WAS
IGNORANT.
AND HE GAVE ME GRACE IN MY IGNORANCE, AND HE KNEW
THAT I WOULD LET HIM WORK WITH ME AND CHANGE ME
AS TIME WENT BY.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: COME ON.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AND AFTER A WHILE, DAVE TOLD ME, HE SAID,
"I THINK YOU MIGHT NEED TO WEAR SOMETHIN' ELSE
WHILE YOU'RE TEACHIN' THIS."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER.
I DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER.
AND I'D BEEN SMOKIN' SINCE I WAS 9 YEARS OLD, AND SO, YOU KNOW,
I DIDN'T WANNA QUIT.
THE CHURCH I WAS IN AT THE TIME, A LOT OF PEOPLE SMOKED,
SO THAT WASN'T ALL THAT RARE.
BUT THAT'S HOW I STARTED.
I TOOK A STEP OF FAITH AND I STARTED A HOME BIBLE STUDY.
AND IN SPITE OF ME, IT WORKED.
NOT BECAUSE OF ME, BUT IN SPITE OF ME, IT WORKED.
BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU, GOD CAN ANOINT A DONKEY IF HE WANTS TO.
HE USED A DONKEY TO SPEAK TO A PROPHET, AND HE CAN USE
YOU, AND HE CAN USE ME.
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE BECAUSE WE'RE PERFECT.
IT'S BECAUSE HE'S PERFECT.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: COME ON, SOMEBODY GIVE GOD A SHOUT.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD.
I WANT YOU TO START SAYIN' ABOUT 25 TIMES A DAY,
"I HEAR FROM GOD."
AUDIENCE: I HEAR FROM GOD.
JOYCE: "I'M LED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT,
AND I HEAR FROM GOD."
AUDIENCE: I'M LED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT,
AND I HEAR FROM GOD.
JOYCE: DO YOU KNOW THAT I SAY THAT EVERY DAY?
AND I BELIEVE I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM GOD FOR A LOTTA YEARS,
BUT I DON'T THINK I HEAR PERFECTLY.
AND I DON'T WANT THE DEVIL STEALIN' MY FAITH IN THAT AREA,
BECAUSE I HAVE TO HEAR FROM GOD.
I HAVE TO BE LED BY THE SPRIT.
I HAVE TO HEAR THAT STILL, SMALL VOICE.
I HAVE TO HEAR THE WHISPERS OF GOD.
AND GOD WANTS EVERY ONE OF US TO HAVE THAT KINDA RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM.
THIS IS NOT JUST FOR A SELECT FEW PEOPLE
WHO HAVE SOME KIND OF A RED PHONE LINE TO HEAVEN.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THE HOLY SPIRIT DWELLS ON THE INSIDE OF YOU, AND HE
WILL LEAD YOU BY PROMPTINGS, BY LEADINGS, BY GUIDINGS,
BY THE WORD OF GOD.
GOD WILL LEAD YOU.
BUT I DON'T THINK YOU EVER KNOW FOR SURE UNTIL YOU--
THEN I STARTED A SECOND HOME BIBLE STUDY
AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.
PEOPLE CAME TO THAT ONE TOO.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THEN I WENT TO WORK AT A CHURCH IN ST. LOUIS.
IT WAS A REAL SMALL CHURCH, ABOUT 30 PEOPLE.
THEY ASKED ME IF I WANTED TO START A WEEKLY
WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY, AND FIRST WEEK, 115 PEOPLE CAME.
AUDIENCE: WHOA.
JOYCE: OVER ANOTHER 5 YEARS, THAT GREW TO BE OVER 400 LADIES
EVERY WEEK, COMIN' TO MY BIBLE STUDY.
SO THEN GOD SAID, "I'M FINISHED WITH YOU HERE.
NOW I WANT YOU TO STEP OUT AND GO TO THE NORTH, SOUTH,
EAST, AND WEST."
"WELL, NOBODY KNOWS ME."
I MEAN, IT WAS JUST LIKE-- BUT OVER A YEAR'S PERIOD
OF TIME, GOD, THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS I DON'T HAVE TIME
TO GO INTO, HE LET ME KNOW I HAD TO EITHER DO IT
OR ELSE JUST BE MISERABLE THE REST OF MY LIFE.
SO, I FINALLY TOOK THE--I QUIT MY JOB, MY SECURE JOB.
I LEFT TO GO NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST.
NOW, I LIVE IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
SO I WENT TO NORTH ST. LOUIS, EAST ST. LOUIS, WEST ST. LOUIS.
I DID, ONCE A MONTH, I HAD A MEETING IN NORTH ST. LOUIS,
ONCE A MONTH IN SOUTH, ONCE A WEEK IN WEST.
CHILDLIKE FAITH, "YOU SAID, 'GO NORTH, SOUTH, EAST,
AND WEST,' I DID IT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND THEN, PRETTY SOON, I GOT WELL ENOUGH KNOWN THAT I
COULD GO TO CHICAGO AND KANSAS CITY
AND LITTLE PLACES HERE AND LITTLE PLACES THERE.
I'VE BEEN AT THIS NOW 35 YEARS, FOLKS.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: YOU DON'T GET YOUR DREAMS OVERNIGHT.
I'VE TAKEN MILLIONS OF LITTLE--
AND SOMETIMES I GO, "WHOOP, THAT DIDN'T WORK."
FIRST TIME I WENT ON TELEVISION, IT WASN'T GOD'S TIME.
I DECIDED, AND I THOUGHT I'D HAVE A TALK SHOW.
SO I TOOK THREE OR FOUR OF MY EMPLOYEES
AND WE RENTED A STUDIO, AND I WAS GONNA HAVE
A TALK SHOW.
BUT I WOULD ANSWER QUESTIONS AND--I WOULD ASK QUESTIONS,
THEN I'D ANSWER 'EM.
I NEVER LET 'EM TALK.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NOW, IN 6 MONTHS, I GOT 1 PIECE OF MAIL.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: HONEY, LET ME TELL YA, IF GOD'S NOT IN IT,
THEN GOD'S NOT IN IT.
BUT IF GOD'S IN IT, GOD'S IN IT.
AND WHEN GOD ANOINTS SOMETHIN', NO DEVIL IN HELL AND NO PERSON
ON EARTH IS GONNA HOLD YOU BACK.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: YOU CAN HEAR FROM GOD AND BE LED BY THE SPIRIT,
BUT YOU CAN'T BE AFRAID TO MAKE A MISTAKE.
YOU SEE, IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, THAT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.
YOU SAY, "WELL, I MADE A MISTAKE."
GOD DIDN'T STOP LOVIN' ME.
I MADE A MISTAKE.
I THINK THE ONLY WAY YOU EVER REALLY LEARN HOW TO BE LED
BY THE SPIRIT IS TO STEP OUT AND FIND OUT,
"WHOOP, WELL, THAT WASN'T RIGHT.
WON'T DO THAT AGAIN."
"WELL, OKAY, THAT'S WORKIN'.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, YEAH, WHEW, THIS IS GOOD.
THIS IS COOL."
JUST ABOUT THE TIME YOU GET COMFORTABLE AND YOU THINK
EVERYTHING'S GOOD, GOD SAYS...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND YOU THINK, "NOT AGAIN, I DON'T WANNA
GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN."
AND THEN YOU GOT THE HEART POUNDING, THE NERVOUS,
YOU JUST, YOU'RE SCARED.
YOU DON'T KNOW.
"WHAT IF IT'S NOT GOD?
WHAT IF IT'S NOT GOD?
WHAT IF IT'S NOT GOD?" AND THEN FINALLY, YOU'RE LIKE...
"OKAY, ALL RIGHT, WHEW, AHH, PRAISE THE LORD."
AND THAT'S HOW I GOT FROM WHERE I WAS IN MY BEDROOM WHEN I WAS
36 YEARS OLD TO WHERE I'M AT TODAY, ONE STEP AT A TIME.
MADE A LOT OF MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY, BUT I TELL YA,
IF YOU LOVE GOD, I DON'T CARE HOW MANY MISTAKES YOU MAKE
OR HOW FAR YOU MISS IT.
HE'LL ALWAYS FIND YOU AND BRING YOU BACK ON PATH.
COME ON, GIVE GOD A PRAISE THIS MORNING.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
GINGER: SO, TO KNOW IF WE'RE REALLY HEARING FROM GOD,
WE'VE GOT TO TAKE A STEP OF FAITH AND FIND OUT.
TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF COURAGE, SOME CONFIDENCE.
THERE COULD BE SOME FEAR INVOLVED.
SO, WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HELP YOU TO DO THIS.
FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE THIS.
IT'S CALLED "LIVING COURAGEOUSLY."
IT'S WHAT WE ALL WANT AND NEED.
AND THIS IS TWO TEACHINGS FROM JOYCE, AND YOU GET IT
ON BOTH CD AND DVD, WHICH IS SO HELPFUL.
YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT IN THE CAR.
YOU CAN WATCH IT AT HOME.
YOU CAN SHARE IT WITH SOMEONE YOU LOVE.
THEN YOU'LL ALSO GET THESE DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT
SCRIPTURE PROMISE CARDS.
SO YOU PULL THESE OUT, AND THERE'S SOMETHING
FOR EVERY OCCASION.
THIS ONE SAYS: "IF YOU WANT TO GET FREE,
YOU HAVE TO FIRST GET HONEST."
GREAT POINT, THEN IT HAS A SCRIPTURE THAT GOES ALONG
WITH IT.
JOHN 8:32 SAYS: "'THEN YOU WILL
KNOW THE TRUTH, AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE.'"
THESE ARE GREAT LITTLE CARDS TO HAVE AROUND THE HOUSE,
AND YOU CAN GET ALL OF THESE WITH YOUR GIFT TODAY.
AND REMEMBER, THIS NOT ONLY HELPS YOU WITH EVERYTHING
THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH IN YOUR LIFE BECAUSE IT IS WHAT
GOD'S WORD SAYS, BUT IT ALSO HELPS THE MINISTRY TO CONTINUE
REACHING OTHER PEOPLE.
SO, GO RIGHT NOW.
PICK THESE THINGS UP, AND GATHER THAT COURAGE THAT CHRIST HAS PUT
DEEP INSIDE OF YOU ALREADY.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, LET'S CHECK OUT "YOUR VOICE," SEE WHAT YOU
HAVE TO SAY.
GINGER: WE ASKED YOU TO SHARE HOW GOD IS HELPING YOU THROUGH
CIRCUMSTANCES YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HERE ARE A FEW RESPONSES, AND YOU GUYS SHARED
SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS.
DENISE SAYS: "LOSING MY DAUGHTER 9 MONTHS AGO TO A SEIZURE
HAS BEEN VERY HARD ON ME.
BUT MY LOVING GOD HAS BEEN BY MY SIDE THE WHOLE TIME.
ANNA WAS SAVED 3 YEARS BEFORE HER DEATH.
I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THAT AND HE HAS USED BOTH OF US
TO BRING OTHERS TO HIM.
I PRAISE JESUS, HE KNOWS BEST."
CAROLYN FROM ILLINOIS SHARED THIS: "MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN
OUT OF WORK FOR 5 MONTHS.
WE'VE BOTH BEEN DISCOURAGED, FRUSTRATED, AND CONFUSED
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, BUT GOD HAS PROVIDED FOR US.
WE STILL HAVE FOOD ON THE TABLE, A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS,
AND OUR HEALTH.
CONTINUING TO TRUST IN HIS FAITHFULNESS, HE WILL NOT
FAIL US OR ABANDON US."
AND I LOVE THE WAY CAROLYN AND DENISE ARE BEING HONEST.
THEY'RE SHARING ABOUT HOW HARD IT IS.
BUT THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR THOSE THINGS
THAT HELP GET THEM THROUGH.
CAROLYN AND HER HUSBAND ARE FOCUSING ON WHAT THEY DO HAVE
RATHER THAN WHAT THEY DO NOT.
AND TODAY, WE WANNA HEAR YOUR VOICE.
LET US KNOW, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO, THAT YOU
ARE MOST THANKFUL FOR?
LET'S GET OUR FOCUSES IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACE.
SHARE WITH US ON FACEBOOK, JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES'
FACEBOOK PAGE, INSTAGRAM.
YOU CAN USE TWITTER, #EA.
AND RIGHT NOW, IT'S TIME FOR OUR, "HELP ME," QUESTION.
NOW, THAT MEANS ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU
JUST NEED AN ANSWER RIGHT NOW.
"HELP ME," IS KINDA ALL YOU CAN GET OUT.
AND TODAY'S QUESTION IS ABOUT LOVING THAT PERSON
YOU CAN NEVER GET AWAY FROM.
GINGER: JOYCE, WE HAVE A QUESTION TODAY FROM SHAY,
AND SHE'S ASKING SOMETHING THAT I'M SURE MANY PEOPLE
AT HOME ARE ASKING AS WELL: "HOW DO I LEARN TO LOVE
WHO I AM?" JOYCE: WELL, I THINK
THAT THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS STOP COMPARING
OURSELVES WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
GINGER: IT'S A BIG ONE.
JOYCE: THAT'S JUST SUCH A NO-NO.
YOU KNOW, GOD HAS CREATED US ALL INDIVIDUALLY AND UNIQUELY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS READ PSALM 139 AND YOU SEE THAT HE
HAS CREATED EACH ONE OF US WITH HIS OWN HAND, UNIQUELY,
IN OUR MOTHER'S WOMB.
WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT GIFTS.
WE HAVE DIFFERENT ABILITIES.
WE LOOK DIFFERENT.
WE'RE TALL, WE'RE SHORT, WE'RE THIS AND THAT
AND SOMETHIN' ELSE.
AND GOD IS NEVER GOING TO HELP YOU BE SOMEBODY ELSE.
I ALWAYS TELL EVERYBODY, "BE YOURSELF 'CAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE
IS ALREADY TAKEN."
AND ALSO, I THINK, JUST TO REALIZE, TO REALLY BE
AGAINST YOURSELF, I THINK--AND I KNOW THAT PEOPLE DON'T,
THEY'RE NOT MEANING TO DO THIS, BUT IT'S ALMOST KINDA LIKE
AN AFFRONT TO THE LORD WHO CREATED US.
BECAUSE IF HE CREATED US WITH HIS OWN HAND, AND HE'S
GIVEN US THE GIFTS WE HAVE, AND HE'S ARRANGED US IN THE WAY
THAT WE'RE ARRANGED--AND I'M NOT TALKIN' ABOUT OUR FAULTS.
I'M NOT TALKIN' ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LET HIM CHANGE,
BUT JUST THE BASIC WHO YOU ARE.
AND I GET THAT.
I MEAN, FOR A LONG TIME, I JUST DID NOT LIKE
MY PERSONALITY.
YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO BE SWEET AND MEEK, AND, YOU KNOW,
LIKE OTHER SWEET WOMEN.
AND I MEAN, I TRIED TO DO THAT, AND IT WAS JUST RIDICULOUS.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE WHO YOU ARE BECAUSE GOD HAS CREATED YOU
FOR A SPECIAL PURPOSE, AND YOU CAN FILL A SPOT THAT SOMEBODY
ELSE CAN'T FILL THE WAY YOU CAN FILL THAT.
AND SO, I JUST REALLY WANNA ENCOURAGE THE PERSON
WHO ASKED THE QUESTION.
AND TO BE HONEST, THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL,
WORLDWIDE PROBLEM.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS
THAT PEOPLE HAVE, AND I'M GONNA STRETCH IT AND SAY EVEN PEOPLE
WHO ARE CHRISTIANS WHO HAVE RECEIVED CHRIST,
I THINK THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE HAVE IS LEARNING
HOW TO LOVE AND ACCEPT THEMSELVES.
AND WE ALMOST SEE THAT AS A SELFISH THING,
BUT IT'S NOT.
BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT MEANS TO RECEIVE GOD'S LOVE.
IF I RECEIVE HIS LOVE FOR ME, THEN HOW CAN I CONTINUE TO BE
AGAINST MYSELF?
SATAN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT'S AGAINST US, AND GOD IS FOR US,
AND WE NEED TO GET ON GOD'S SIDE.
GINGER: SO, ARE THERE ANY PARTICULAR THINGS THAT YOU
WOULD DO ON A REGULAR BASIS WHEN YOU WERE GOING THROUGH
THAT PROCESS YOURSELF, TO GAIN THAT LOVE THAT GOD WOULD HAVE
FOR YOU?
JOYCE: YEAH, I LEARNED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME
CONFESSING THE WORD OF GOD.
AND WHEN I SAY, "A LOT OF TIME," I DON'T MEAN, LIKE, HOURS
EVERY DAY.
BUT EVEN THIS MORNING WHEN I WAS ON MY TREADMILL,
I WAS CONFESSING SCRIPTURES, I CONFESS SCRIPTURES OUT LOUD.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I SAID ON A REGULAR BASIS
EVERY DAY, STILL SAY IT EVERY DAY, "I AM
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST."
AND TO BE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD
IN CHRIST MEANS THAT GOD SEES YOU AND VIEWS YOU AS RIGHT,
NOT WRONG.
AND WE FOCUS WAY TOO MUCH ON, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?" INSTEAD OF FOCUSING
ON THE STRENGTHS AND THE GIFTS AND THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU.
AND THEN ANOTHER THING THAT I SAID ALL THE TIME IS,
"GOD LOVES ME.
GOD LOVES ME."
I REMEMBER EVEN GOIN' TO THE MIRROR AND LOOKIN'
AT MYSELF AND POINTING AT WHAT I SAW IN THE MIRROR,
"GOD LOVES YOU."
AND SO, I THINK MEDITATING ON THE SCRIPTURE.
AND THEN, EVEN FOR ME, I'VE LEARNED TO REALLY WATCH
FOR GOD'S LOVE IN MY LIFE.
IT'S AMAZING ALL THE LITTLE THINGS THAT GOD DOES FOR US
THAT'S JUST KINDA LIKE A LITTLE WINK FROM HIM, HIM DOIN'
SOMETHIN' FOR YOU THAT ONLY GOD COULD DO.
BUT IT'S JUST, IT'S GOOD FOR ALL OF US TO JUST KNOW
THAT HE'S THERE AND HE KNOWS THE DESIRES OF OUR HEART.
AND I THINK THAT THE MORE YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH GOD LOVES YOU,
THE MORE YOU'RE ABLE TO LOVE AND ACCEPT YOURSELF.
AND IT IS A JOURNEY SOMETIMES.
TO BE HONEST, IT WASN'T JUST SOMETHIN' I READ
TWO SCRIPTURES AND GOT OVER.
I MEAN, I HAD TO STICK WITH THIS AND STAY IN THE WORD
FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
LET'S PUT LIKE THIS.
YOU CAN KNOW SOMETHING IS TRUE A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU START
TO FEEL THE BENEFITS OF THAT TRUTH.
GINGER: THAT IS SO TRUE.
JOYCE: AND SO, I KNEW IT WAS TRUE BECAUSE I REALLY BELIEVED
THE WORD, BUT IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO STOP FEELING BAD
ABOUT MYSELF.
BUT IT WILL COME, BUT I'M NOT GONNA FIGHT WITH MYSELF ABOUT IT
ALL THE TIME EITHER.
GINGER: WELL, LEARNING TO LOVE YOURSELF IS DEFINITELY
A PROCESS.
SOME DAYS I DO BETTER THAN OTHERS, BUT THE AMAZING
THING IS GOD NEVER GIVES UP ON ME.
HE ALWAYS LOVES ME.
AND YOU CAN DO IT.
DON'T GIVE UP ON YOURSELF.
COMING UP, JOYCE IS GOING TO EXPLAIN WHY WE SHOULD BLESS
OUR ENEMIES.
BUT FIRST, IF YOU HAVE
A QUESTION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ANSWERED RIGHT HERE
ON "EVERYDAY ANSWERS," DON'T HESITATE TO ASK IT.
USE TWITTER, USE THE #ASKJOYCE.
YOU CAN ALSO GO TO "EVERYDAY ANSWERS" WEB PAGE
AND ASK IT RIGHT THERE.
IT'S VERY EASY TO DO.
HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT WEEK
ON "EVERYDAY ANSWERS": JOYCE: THE WORD OF GOD
WILL GIVE US THE STRENGTH THAT WE NEED TO LET GO OF THINGS
THAT GOD WANTS US TO LET GO OF, AND IT WILL GIVE US THE STRENGTH
TO DO THE THINGS THAT GOD WANTS US TO DO.
GINGER: OUR FINAL QUESTION TODAY IS PROBABLY
THE MOST CHALLENGING, BUT REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHY WE
SHOULD BLESS OUR ENEMIES WILL DEFINITELY CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
JOYCE: BE A PERSON THAT IS DETERMINED TO DO
WHAT GOD ASKS YOU TO DO.
AND ALWAYS UNDERSTAND THAT GOD WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO DO
SOMETHING IF HE DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE POWER AND THE ABILITY
TO DO IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHERE GOD GUIDES, HE ALWAYS PROVIDES.
HIS GRACE IS ALWAYS SUFFICIENT.
AND SO, "DO GOOD," MEANS, "TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY,
GET UP EVERY DAY AND DO WHAT I BELIEVE
THAT WOULD PLEASE GOD."
WE NEED TO LIVE TO PLEASE GOD.
AND THEN, NUMBER TWO, I BELIEVE THAT, "DO GOOD," MEANS
JUST WHAT IT SAYS: "DO AS MUCH GOOD AS YOU CAN
EVERYWHERE THAT YOU CAN TO EVERYBODY THAT YOU CAN
AS LONG AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN."
BECAUSE THERE'S POWER IN JUST BEING GOOD TO PEOPLE.
ROMANS 12:21 SAYS: "WE OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD."
AND I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THAT'S
ONE OF THE MOST HIDDEN SECRETS
OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
ANY EVIL THAT'S BEEN DONE TO YOU, THE WAY TO OVERCOME IT
IS TO GO OUT AND DO SOMETHIN' GOOD FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND IT ESPECIALLY GETS POWERFUL IF YOU DO
SOMETHIN' GOOD FOR THE PERSON WHO MISTREATED YOU.
NOW, THAT'S A WHOLE 'NOTHER LEVEL.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IN JOHN 11, VERSES 32 THROUGH 41,
WHEN JESUS WAS GONNA RAISE LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD,
SUCH INTERESTING VERSES.
I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, IT SAYS THAT HE WAITED LONG ENOUGH
FOR LAZARUS TO DIE.
AND THEN HE WAITED TILL HE WAS STINKIN'.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.
AND THEN HE SHOWS UP.
WOW, "YOU CAN'T DO NOTHIN' NOW.
HE'S DEAD AND HE STINKS."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NOW, JESUS KNOWS HE'S GETTING READY TO RAISE HIM
FROM THE DEAD.
NOW, YOU--IT DON'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT.
BUT HE SAYS TO THE PEOPLE THAT HE WANTED TO PARTICIPATE,
"YOU ROLL AWAY THE STONE."
NOW, IF HE'S GONNA RAISE HIM FROM THE DEAD, WHY DIDN'T HE
JUST BLOW THE STONE OUT OF THE HOLE?
I MEAN, LET'S MAKE A REAL BIG DISPLAY, POW.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND CAN I TELL YA SOMETHIN' TONIGHT?
SOME OF YOU ARE WAITING FOR YOUR MIRACLE, BUT YOU'RE NOT
ROLLING AWAY THE STONES.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: MAYBE IT'S A STONE OF BITTERNESS.
MAYBE IT'S A STONE OF STRIFE IN YOUR HOME ALL THE TIME.
MAYBE IT'S A STONE OF REBELLION TOWARD AUTHORITY.
MAYBE IT'S A STONE OF A JUDGMENTAL, CRITICAL
ATTITUDE TOWARD PEOPLE THAT DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.
MAYBE IT'S A STONE OF JEALOUSY TOWARD A SISTER YOU HAD
THAT WAS SKINNIER THAN YOU, SMARTER THAN YOU.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE CARRY THOSE STONES
ALL THROUGH THEIR LIFE.
ROLL AWAY THE STONES AND JESUS WILL RAISE THE DEAD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU SEE, GOD IS SOVEREIGN AND HE CAN DO ANYTHING
HE WANTS TO, BUT THE THING THAT'S SO AMAZING IS HE
HAS DECIDED IN HIS SOVEREIGNTY THAT HE WANTS TO BE PARTNERS
WITH US, THAT HE WANTS TO NOT JUST GO DO EVERYTHING
HIMSELF, BUT HE WANTS TO DO THINGS THROUGH US.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, HE'S TAKEN A VERY BOLD STEP AND GIVEN MAN
A FREE WILL.
GOD WANTS US TO USE OUR FREE WILL TO CHOOSE
HIS WILL.
THAT'S THE HIGH CALLING ON OUR LIFE.
HE DIDN'T WANT ROBOTS.
HE DIDN'T WANT PUPPETS, SO HE GAVE US FREE WILL.
AND IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GO TO HELL, GOD WILL PROTECT
THEIR RIGHT TO DO THAT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT'S TRUE.
AND I'M SURE SOME OF YOU ARE FINDING OUT, IF SOMEBODY
JUST DOES NOT WANT TO LOVE GOD, YOU ARE NOT GONNA MAKE THEM
LOVE GOD.
IT'S A DECISION THAT THEY GET TO MAKE, BUT THEY ALSO GET TO BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECISIONS THAT THEY MAKE.
SO, THIS THING ABOUT FREE WILL, IT'S REALLY EXCITING ON ONE END,
BUT, BOY, THERE'S SUCH A RESPONSIBILITY TO IT
BECAUSE IF I HAVE FREE WILL AND I CAN MAKE MY OWN CHOICES,
THEN I REALLY CAN'T BLAME GOD OR ANYBODY ELSE FOR THE MESSES.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AND, BOY, DO WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THAT, BLAME,
BLAME, BLAME, BLAME, BLAME.
AND NOW, THERE IS THIS AREA WHERE, WHEN WICKED PEOPLE
ARE MAKING WRONG CHOICES, IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE IN SOME
KIND OF AUTHORITY OVER YOU, THEN SOMETIMES YOU GET
IN THE BACKLASH OF THEIR DECISIONS
AND YOU GET HURT.
AND WE DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND WHY GOD DOESN'T DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THAT.
BUT WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO IS TO TRUST HIM, AND THEN, AS SOON
AS WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN CHOICES, START MAKING CHOICES
ACCORDING TO HIS WORD.
AND THEN, IT DOESN'T TAKE VERY LONG AT ALL, AND YOU BEGIN
TO OVERTURN ALL THE EFFECTS OF ANY OF THE BAD THINGS
THAT HAPPENED.
BUT WHAT SATAN WANTS IS FOR EVIL PEOPLE TO DO EVIL THINGS,
AND THEN EVEN GOOD PEOPLE OR WELL-MEANING PEOPLE GET HURT
BY THAT, AND THEN HE WANTS THEM TO GET BITTER AND SPEND
THEIR LIFE FULL OF HATRED, WANTING TO GET REVENGE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT WE'RE SMARTER THAN THAT, AREN'T WE?
I SAID, "WE'RE SMARTER THAN THAT, AREN'T WE?"
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: THE DUMBEST THING THAT WE CAN DO IS TRY TO DEAL
WITH OUR OWN ENEMIES.
AND I CAN SAY THAT NOW AFTER 40 YEARS OF TEACHING
THE WORD, BUT I WASTED A LOT OF MY TIME BEIN' MAD
AT PEOPLE WHO HURT ME, AND IT JUST WAS
REALLY A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME.
AND AS LONG AS WE ARE TRYING TO DEFEND OURSELVES OR GET
REVENGE, OR GET PEOPLE BACK, NOW, LISTEN TO WHAT I'M GONNA
SAY, GOD CANNOT HELP US.
SHOULD I SAY IT AGAIN?
AUDIENCE: YEAH.
JOYCE: AS LONG AS WE ARE HATING PEOPLE, AGAINST PEOPLE,
MAD AT EVERYBODY, BITTER BECAUSE OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED
TO US, BLAMING LIFE, BLAMING GOD--EVEN BLAMING THE DEVIL
DOESN'T REALLY WORK BECAUSE IF WE JUST SIT AROUND
AND BLAME AND WE DON'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY,
THEN THE PROBLEM NEVER GETS FIXED.
AND SO, YOU CAN SPEND YOUR LIFE HATING, BEING BITTER, TRYING
TO GET REVENGE, BUT WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, GOD CANNOT HELP YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THANK YOU, BROTHER, FOR GETTIN' STARTED.
I APPRECIATE THAT.
'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANNA HAVE TO SAY IT AGAIN,
AND I WOULD HAVE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU SAY, "WELL, I'M TRUSTING GOD."
BUT ARE YOU DOING GOOD?
ARE YOU FORGIVING?
ARE YOU PRAYING FOR YOUR ENEMIES?
IN THE MIDST OF YOUR PAIN, ARE YOU BEING A BLESSING
TO SOMEBODY ELSE?
COME ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "WELL, I'M TRUSTING GOD."
BUT SEE, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
I COULD'VE WALKED OUT HERE TONIGHT AND SAID,
"HOW MANY OF YOU ARE TRUSTING GOD TONIGHT?"
THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ONE HAND
THAT WOULDN'T HAVE GONE UP.
AND THEN, IF I WOULD HAVE SAID, "HOW MANY OF YOU ARE DOING
WHAT GOD HAS TOLD YOU TO DO?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
GINGER: WELL, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT TODAY, BUT IT'S BEEN
SUCH GOOD STUFF.
AND DON'T FORGET, WE HAVE THESE RESOURCES TO HELP YOU PUT
THESE THINGS INTO ACTION.
YOU WANT TO LIVE COURAGEOUSLY AND YOU CAN GET HELP
FROM GOD'S WORD.
JOYCE'S TEACHING CALLED "LIVING COURAGEOUSLY"
WILL HELP YOU TO GET PAST THE DOUBTS, TO GET PAST
YOUR FEARS, AND TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND HOW GOD WANTS TO BE
THERE WITH YOU THROUGH EVERY STEP.
THEN YOU'LL ALSO GET THESE DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT CARDS.
THESE HAVE A SCRIPTURE FOR NEARLY EVERYTHING YOU
CAN THINK ABOUT.
THEY WILL ENCOURAGE YOU WITH A LITTLE STATEMENT
FROM JOYCE AND THEN A SCRIPTURE
DIRECT FROM GOD'S WORD.
JUST PULL ONE OUT OF HERE EVERY DAY AND SEE WHAT YOU GET
BECAUSE YOU CAN BE GUARANTEED THAT GOD WILL HAVE SOMETHING
TO SAY DIRECTLY TO YOU.
SO, CHECK OUT THESE RESOURCES.
DO IT RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
YOU CAN CALL THE PHONE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN.
BUT PLEASE DON'T DELAY.
WE REALLY WANNA GET THESE THINGS INTO YOUR HANDS TO HELP.
SO, NOW YOU'RE EQUIPPED, YOU'RE
READY TO LOVE YOUR ENEMIES AND TO LOVE OTHERS AROUND YOU,
AND YOU ARE READY TO HEAR FROM GOD.
SO IT SHOULD BE A GREAT WEEK.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME, BYE-BYE.
[MUSIC]
[MUSIC]
ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING PROGRAM WAS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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