ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: WHEN YOU COME TO CHURCH, SOMETIMES YOU GET MILK,
SOMETIMES YOU GET MEAT.
NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE, BABIES LOVE THEIR MILK BOTTLE,
THEY LOVE THAT.
BUT CHRISTIANS AREN'T READY TO GROW UP.
YOU START TRYING TO GIVE THEM MEAT AND THEY'RE
GOING TO SPIT IT BACK AT YOU.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: EVERYTHING THAT GOD ASKS US TO DO, HE ALSO GIVES US
THE POWER TO DO IT.
HE GIVES US THE GRACE TO DO IT.
SO, WHATEVER GOD IS DEALING WITH YOU ABOUT RIGHT NOW IN YOUR
LIFE, HOW MANY OF YOU, GOD IS DEALING WITH YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING?
ANYTHING AT ALL, SOMETHING?
OKAY, TWO THINGS MAYBE, YOU KNOW, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, THE BIGGEST MISTAKE YOU CAN MAKE IS TO TRY TO DO IT
WITHOUT GOD'S HELP.
THE FIRST THING YOU GOT TO DO IS SAY, "I HEAR YOU, GOD,
BUT I CANNOT.
HOWEVER I'M WILLING TO LET YOU DO IT THROUGH ME.
I'M WILLING IF YOU'LL HELP ME."
NOW, WE'RE PARTNERS WITH GOD, HE DOES NOT DO EVERYTHING FOR US,
BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING APART FROM HIM.
SO, ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES WE MAKE IS, "WELL, I NEED TO DO
THIS, AND I NEED TO DO THAT."
SEE, LET'S JUST SAY, FOR EXAMPLE--I MEAN, A LADY CAME TO
OUR CHURCH YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AGO, SHE GOT UP EVERY
MORNING AT 5 AND SHE PRAYED TILL 9.
WELL, SHE SEEMED REAL SPIRITUAL TO ME, SO I THOUGHT,
"WELL, I'M GOING TO DO THAT."
WELL, YOU ALREADY KNOW WHERE THE STORY GOES, I'M NOT GOING
TO LABOR WITH IT.
I MEAN, I LOCK MYSELF IN A ROOM, GOT MY CLOCK, GOT MY COFFEE,
STARTED PRAYING.
I MEAN, IN 5 MINUTES, I'D PRAYED ABOUT EVERYTHING I KNEW TO PRAY
ABOUT, AND I--YOU KNOW.
BUT I HAD--I HAD TOLD EVERYBODY, "WELL, BLESS GOD, I'M GOING TO
PRAY 4 HOURS EVERY DAY NOW."
WELL, I WASN'T DOING IT BECAUSE I WAS BEING LED BY
THE HOLY SPIRIT TO DO IT.
SO, ANYTHING WE TRY TO DO BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP UP
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT'S BECOMING A LAW TO US, AND GOD'S
NOT GOING TO HELP US DO THAT.
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO TRY TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE,
HE WANTS YOU TO SAY, "GOD, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?"
AND THEN WHATEVER HE SHOWS YOU TO DO, HE'LL HELP YOU DO THAT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, I DON'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T LEARN FROM OTHER
PEOPLE.
WE CAN LEARN FROM OTHER PEOPLE.
OTHER PEOPLE CAN BE EXAMPLES.
THERE'S NOT ANYTHING WRONG WITH DISCIPLINE.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SAYING, "WELL, I'M GOING TO--YOU
KNOW, I FEEL LIKE GOD WANTS ME TO PRAY THE FIRST HOUR OF
EVERY DAY."
BUT IF I'M GOING TO GET UP AND PRAY THE FIRST HOUR OF EVERY
DAY, I BETTER FEEL LIKE THAT THAT'S WHAT GOD WANTS ME TO DO
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO NEED HIS HELP.
AND IF I'M JUST DOING IT SO I CAN BRAG TO MY CHRISTIAN FRIENDS
WHO DO THAT EVERY DAY, THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: ARE YOU WITH ME?
ALL RIGHT, GOT TO MAKE SURE.
SO, IF I READ THIS LIKE THE LAW, NONE OF IT IS GOING TO WORK.
WHAT WE NEED IS INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.
AND WHEN WE HAVE THAT, THEN EVERYTHING WORKS.
THE LAW, EVERYTHING BECOMES A HAVE TO.
I HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH.
I HAVE TO PRAY.
HAVE TO READ THE WORD.
HAVE TO CONFESS THE WORD.
GOT TO MEMORIZE THE WORD.
I HAVE TO TITHE.
EVERYTHING BECOMES A HAVE TO.
BUT SEE, HAVE TO IS DEAD.
JESUS GAVE US A WANT TO.
IF WE FOLLOW THE HOLY SPIRIT, WE'VE GOT A WANT TO.
I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE HERE, AND I BELIEVE YOU'RE
HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE HERE, AMEN?
IF YOU HAVE THAT MINDSET THAT YOU HAVE TO DO THESE THINGS TO
KEEP GOD HAPPY, THEN IT JUST SUCKS ALL THE JOY RIGHT OUT
OF IT.
YOU DON'T--YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING TO GET GOD TO LOVE YOU.
HE IS LOVE, HE ALREADY LOVES YOU PERFECTLY.
AND WHEN YOU KNOW THAT, THEN YOU BEGIN TO RESPOND TO THAT
BY WANTING TO DO WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO DO.
I WANT TO BE THE KIND OF PERSON GOD WANTS ME TO BE.
IF HE TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO GIVE UP SOME MORE
SELFISH HABITS, THEN I WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE I
WANT TO PLEASE HIM, NOT BECAUSE I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE MAD AT
ME IF I DON'T, OR I THINK HE'S NOT GOING TO LOVE ME IF I DON'T,
OR I THINK I'M GOING TO LOSE ALL MY BLESSINGS IF I DON'T.
I WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS ME TO DO, AMEN?
SO, I HOPE YOU SEE THAT WHEN YOU BEGIN TO DO THINGS BECAUSE YOU
WANT TO, THERE'S A JOY IN THEM RATHER THAN A FEELING LIKE, "I
HAVE TO DO THIS, HAVE TO DO IT."
OKAY, NOW WE CONTINUE TO BEHOLD IN THE WORD OF GOD AS IN
A MIRROR THE GLORY OF THE LORD, AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY BEING
TRANSFIGURED OR TRANSFORMED.
ROMANS 12:2 SAYS THAT WE ARE--WE ARE TRANSFORMED, COMPLETELY
CHANGED BY THE ENTIRE RENEWAL OF OUR MIND.
SO, THAT LITTLE TEACUP STARTED OUT A LUMP OF CLAY.
AND AFTER ALL THAT STUFF IT WENT THROUGH, IT BECAME THIS
BEAUTIFUL TEACUP.
IT WAS TRANSFORMED FROM ONE THING TO AN ENTIRELY
DIFFERENT THING.
AND I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY STANDPOINT, I AM CERTAINLY NOT
THE PERSON THAT I WAS 40 SOME ODD YEARS AGO.
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE NOT THE SAME THAT YOU WERE?
OKAY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND YOU KNOW, THAT GLORIFIES GOD.
IT GLORIFIES GOD WHEN PEOPLE SEE YOU CHANGE AND THEY SEE WHAT GOD
DOES IN YOUR LIFE.
AND WHEN YOU--WHEN YOU CHANGE FROM AN ANGRY PERSON TO A LOVING
PERSON, OR A STINGY PERSON TO A GENEROUS PERSON, THE WORLD NEEDS
TO SEE US NOT JUST GO TO CHURCH, THEY NEED TO SEE US CHANGE
AND REPRESENT CHRIST TO THEM.
ROMANS 8:29, "FOR THOSE WHOM HE FOREKNEW [OF WHOM HE WAS AWARE
IN LOVE BEFOREHAND], HE ALSO DESTINED THEM FROM THE BEGINNING
[FOREORDAINING THEM] TO BE MOLDED INTO THE IMAGE OF
HIS SON."
SO, WE HAVE BEEN FOREORDAINED BY GOD, THAT MEANS HE MADE THIS
DECISION A LONG TIME BEFORE, BEFORE WE EVER SHOWED UP ON
PLANET EARTH, THOSE THAT BELONGED TO HIM.
THEY WERE NOT GOING TO JUST GET LEFT ALONE TO LIVE THEIR OWN
LITTLE LIFE, AND DO WHAT THEY PLEASED, AND ACT HOWEVER THEY
WANTED TO.
WE ARE--HE PREDETERMINED AND FOREORDAINED THAT WE WOULD BE
MOLDED INTO THE IMAGE OF JESUS CHRIST.
THAT MEANS, HERE'S THE SIMPLICITY OF IT, ANY PERSON
WHO WILL NOT LET GOD DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO IN THEIR LIFE,
YOU WILL NOT EVER BE HAPPY.
SEE, IF YOU DON'T LET GOD DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO IN YOUR
LIFE, OH, YOU MAY LIMP ALONG AND HAVE SOME KIND OF A LIFE,
AND I'M NOT--YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO HEAVEN BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE IN
JESUS, NOT BECAUSE YOU DO EVERYTHING EXACTLY RIGHT HERE.
BUT YOU WON'T BE HAPPY.
I WAS A CHRISTIAN FOR A LONG TIME, BUT I WAS NOT A HAPPY
CHRISTIAN.
AND HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF UNHAPPY CHRISTIANS?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "WELL, IT'S THE DEVIL, IT'S MY CIRCUMSTANCES,
IT'S THIS, IT'S THAT.
I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY."
NO, DON'T STONE ME WHEN I SAY THIS, IT'S YOU.
HERE'S A LITTLE EXAMPLE I LIKE TO USE.
CLAY, MINE'S NOT GRAY, ANYWAY.
SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOLDED INTO THE IMAGE OF JESUS CHRIST.
YOU REMEMBER THE TEACUP?
ROLLED AND PATTED AND SMASHED AND FLATTENED AND SO?
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST--YOU'RE LIKE--I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS
CLAY DOESN'T HAVE FEELINGS, BUT IF IT DID, I BET RIGHT NOW IT'D
BE SAYING SOME STUFF I WOULDN'T WANT TO HEAR.
SO, THIS IS A TERRIBLE EXAMPLE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PRETEND
LIKE THIS IS JESUS, SO...
NOW COME ON, GOD KNOWS MY HEART.
SO, THIS IS YOU, THIS IS JESUS, ALL RIGHT?
YOU GOT IT?
SO, ALL OF THIS IS SUPPOSED TO GO IN THERE.
WELL, GUESS WHAT?
UH OH, WE GOT A PROBLEM.
THERE'S A BUNCH OF STUFF HERE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AND BOY, WE FIGHT THAT, DON'T WE?
IT'S LIKE, "AHHH, AHHH!" [AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SEE, I'M GLAD I GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE
THAT KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
"AHHH, OHHH!
NOT THAT, NO, NOT THAT, ANYTHING BUT THAT."
COME OUT OF THERE.
WE GOT IT, WE GOT IT, WE GOT IT.
WHOO HOO, FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY.
THERE YOU GO, YOU MADE IT...
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND HOW MANY OF YOU WANT TO BE SPIRITUALLY MATURE?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, JUST A FEW THINGS.
THERE IS NO MICROWAVE MATURITY.
SEE, WE SAY WE WANT TO GET TRANSFORMED, BUT REALLY WE WANT
TO GET ZAPPED.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I FIGURED OUT WITH GOD?
HE'S A LOT MORE LIKE A SLOW COOKER.
HE'S A LOT MORE LIKE ONE OF THESE CROCKPOTS THAT TAKES ALL
DAY, BUT BOY ARE THINGS TENDER WHEN THEY FINALLY COME OUT.
HOW MANY OF YOU WANT A BREAKTHROUGH IN YOUR LIFE?
WELL, THERE'S NO DRIVE-THRU BREAKTHROUGHS EITHER.
TODAY, YOU CAN GET EVERYTHING DRIVE-THRU, BUT YOU CAN'T
GET--YOU CAN'T GET IT--YOU CAN'T GROW UP IN GOD THROUGH
DRIVE-THRU.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT TAKES?
IT TAKES, NUMBER ONE, THE WORD.
NUMBER TWO--AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU BEFORE YOU EVER EVEN REALLY
START TRYING TO GROW IN GOD, YOU MIGHT AS WELL TAKE POSSIBLY
A FEW YEARS AND LEARN WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST.
YOU GOT TO KNOW YOU'RE LOVED.
YOU GOT TO KNOW THAT YOUR CONFIDENCE CAN BE IN HIM.
YOU GOT TO KNOW THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE UNDER THE LAW.
HERE'S THE THING, I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU IN HEBREWS CHAPTER 5,
LET'S GO THERE, HEBREWS 5:13.
PAUL WAS TALKING TO THE--TO THEM ABOUT WHY THEY WERE STILL
BABIES, BABIES.
HE TOLD THE CORINTHIANS, HE SAID, "I WANT TO GIVE YOU MEAT,
BUT I STILL HAVE TO KEEP GIVING YOU MILK ALL THE TIME."
SO, HONESTLY, WHEN YOU COME TO CHURCH, SOMETIMES YOU GET MILK,
SOMETIMES YOU GET MEAT.
NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE, BABIES LOVE THEIR MILK BOTTLE,
THEY LOVE THAT.
BUT CHRISTIANS AREN'T READY TO GROW UP.
YOU START TRYING TO GIVE THEM MEAT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO SPIT
IT BACK AT YOU.
YOU SAY, "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?"
OKAY, MILK WOULD BE MORE LIKE GOD LOVES YOU, YOU'RE WONDERFUL,
YOU'RE AWESOME, YOU'RE AMAZING, YOU'RE BLESSED.
GOD'S GOT A GREAT PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.
EVERY PROBLEM YOU HAVE, GOD'S GOING TO SOLVE IT.
AMEN?
WE ALL LIKE THAT, AND WE ALL NEED THAT.
WE ALL NEED THAT, WE NEED TO HEAR THAT.
ANYBODY THAT'S GIVING YOU A WELL-ROUNDED MESSAGE,
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SOME OF ALL OF THAT.
BUT WE ALSO GOT TO HAVE MEAT, AND MEAT CONFRONTS OUR BEHAVIOR.
MEAT SAYS IT'S TIME TO NOT ACT LIKE THE WORLD.
MEAT SAYS IT'S TIME TO GET YOURSELF OFF YOUR MIND AND DO
THE THINGS THAT GOD IS ASKING ME TO DO.
MEAT SAYS IT'S TIME FOR SELF-CONTROL.
AND SO, PAUL SAID, "NOT EVERYBODY IS READY FOR MEAT.
NOT EVERYONE WHO CONTINUES TO FEED ON MILK, NOT EVERYONE WHO
CONTINUES TO FEED ON MILK," AND I LOVE THIS, I HOPE YOU CAN
GET THIS, "IS OBVIOUSLY INEXPERIENCED AND UNSKILLED IN
THE DOCTRINE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS."
WHAT DOES HE MEAN?
HOW ARE YOU--IF YOU'RE STILL FEEDING ON MILK, WHY DOES THAT
MEAN THAT YOU ARE UNSKILLED IN THE DOCTRINE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS?
YOU KNOW WHAT THE DOCTRINE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS?
IT MEANS THAT, FIRST, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST.
HE HAS COME TO LIVE IN YOU AT THE NEW BIRTH, AND YOUR IDENTITY
NOW IS WHO YOU ARE IN HIM.
THAT'S WHERE YOUR CONFIDENCE IS, THAT'S WHERE YOUR TRUST IS.
YOU KNOW THAT HE LOVES YOU, HE'S NEVER GOING TO STOP LOVING YOU.
AND THEN YOU BEGIN TO WORK WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT TO LET WHAT HE'S
DONE IN YOU BE WORKED TO THE OUTSIDE OF YOU WHERE PEOPLE
CAN SEE IT.
WELL, THAT TAKES CORRECTION FROM GOD.
THAT TAKES CHASTISEMENT.
THAT TAKES THE MEAT OF THE WORD.
NOW LISTEN, DON'T LOSE ME, BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE
IN CHRIST, EVERY TIME YOU HEAR SOMETHING THAT CORRECTS YOU
OR CONFRONTS YOUR BEHAVIOR, IT'S GOING TO CONDEMN YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE MY TIME AND MAKE SURE YOU
GET THIS BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TELLING ME THIS LIKE
I'M TELLING YOU.
IT TOOK ME YEARS TO GET THIS FIGURED OUT.
AND EVERY TIME I WOULD HEAR SOMETHING THAT CONFRONTED MY
BEHAVIOR OR BROUGHT ANY KIND OF CORRECTION TO MY LIFE, I MEAN,
I WOULD JUST FEEL SO BAD.
"NOBODY'S AS BAD AS ME.
NOBODY'S GOT AS MANY PROBLEMS AS ME.
HOW COULD ANYBODY NEED EVERY MESSAGE THEY HEAR?
I NEED EVERYTHING I HEAR."
COME ON, YOU EVER FEEL LIKE THAT?
"I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU PREACH ON, LADY, I NEED IT.
JUST YOU KNOW, COULD YOU JUST TELL ME TONIGHT JESUS LOVES ME?"
WELL, YES HE DOES.
HE LOVES YOU VERY MUCH, AND YOU'RE WONDERFUL, AND YOU'RE
CUTE, AND YOU'RE ANOINTED, AND YOU'RE TALENTED, AND GOD'S
GOT A GOOD PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE, BUT GROW UP.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: BUT SEE, AS LONG AS--WE GOT TO LIKE--WE GOT TO
LIKE THEM BOTH.
THEN WHEN--I MEAN, TODAY, PART OF THE REASON TO BE PART OF
A CHURCH OR PART OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE IS TO HAVE SOME
ACCOUNTABILITY IN YOUR LIFE.
DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU CANNOT HARDLY FIND ANYBODY TODAY THAT
WANTS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANYTHING?
YOU KNOW WHY?
EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO THEIR OWN THING.
"WELL, BLESS GOD, I'M LED BY THE SPIRIT."
WELL, YEAH.
WELL, MAYBE NOT SO MUCH, YOU KNOW?
OR WHAT HAPPENS--WHAT HAPPENS NOW IF A SPIRITUAL LEADER WOULD
TRY TO ACTUALLY CORRECT SOMEBODY?
"WELL, BLESS GOD, I'M OUT OF HERE.
I'M GOING TO THAT NEW CHURCH DOWN THE STREET.
I DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THAT, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE
TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO?" WELL, YOU SEE, IF IT'S--I MEAN,
EITHER HAVE A PASTOR THAT LOVES YOU OR DON'T KEEP HIM
AS A PASTOR.
AND SO, IF YOU HAVE ONE THAT LOVES YOU, THEN YOU OUGHT TO BE
WILLING TO LISTEN TO HIM.
YEAH, YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO CLAP FOR THAT, DO YOU?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT SOMEBODY
RUNNING YOUR LIFE.
I WAS IN A CHURCH LIKE THAT ONE TIME WHERE THEY DIDN'T EVEN WANT
YOU TO SELL YOUR HOUSE IF YOU DIDN'T GET PERMISSION FROM THEM.
THAT'S OFF THE WALL AND EXTREME.
BUT NOW, WE'RE AT THE OPPOSITE END OF EXTREME, WHERE PEOPLE
DON'T--YOU KNOW, COME IN ONCE A MONTH, SIT IN THE BACK ROW,
DON'T KNOW ANYBODY, DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO ANYBODY,
DON'T SERVE IN ANY WAY.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT--THAT'S NOT WHY WE GO TO CHURCH.
YOU GO TO CHURCH TO BE PART OF A GROUP.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET A CHECKMARK ON YOUR
SUNDAY CALENDAR FROM GOD.
YOU SEE HOW MIXED UP WE CAN GET ABOUT ALL THIS?
YOU NEED TO BE COMMITTED TO ENOUGH PEOPLE THAT IF YOU'RE
NOT THERE AND YOU'RE--THEN SOMEBODY'S GOING TO MISS YOU
AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME CHECKING ON YOU, AMEN?
AND YOU NEED TO HAVE ENOUGH GOOD FRIENDS THAT IF YOU'RE ACTING,
LIKE, SUPER STUPID, THEY'RE GOING TO SIT YOU DOWN AND SAY--
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'M GLAD YOU'RE LAUGHING ABOUT THIS.
"EVERYONE WHO CONTINUES TO FEED ON MILK IS INEXPERIENCED IN
THE DOCTRINE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS."
AND I LOVE THIS, "(OF CONFORMITY TO THE DIVINE WILL AND PURPOSE,
THOUGHT, AND ACTION), FOR HE IS A MERE INFANT [AND NOT ABLE
TO TALK YET]"
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS PAUL TALKING ABOUT?
OF COURSE YOU COULD TALK.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO TALK RIGHT.
IT DOESN'T TAKE YOU VERY LONG TO FIND AN IMMATURE CHRISTIAN,
ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS LISTEN TO WHAT THEY TALK ABOUT.
FIRST OFF, THEY TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES MOST OF THE TIME.
THE REST OF THE TIME.
THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS.
MMM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCITEMENT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: EPHESIANS 4:15, "RATHER, LET OUR LIVES
LOVINGLY EXPRESS TRUTH [IN ALL THINGS, SPEAKING TRULY,
DEALING TRULY, LIVING TRULY]
ENFOLDED IN LOVE, LET US GROW UP IN EVERY WAY AND IN ALL THINGS
INTO HIM WHO IS THE HEAD."
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH.
AND WHEN JESUS ASCENDED, HE SAID, "I'M GOING TO SEND YOU
ANOTHER COUNSELOR."
COME ON, "I'M GOING TO SEND YOU ANOTHER--"
YES, HE'S THE COMFORTER, BUT HE'S ALSO THE COUNSELOR.
"I'M GOING TO SEND YOU ANOTHER COUNSELOR AND HE WILL GUIDE YOU
INTO ALL TRUTH."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND THE THING I LOVE ABOUT LETTING
THE HOLY SPIRIT TAKE THE LEAD IS HE'S NEVER GOING TO SHOW
YOU SOMETHING OR DEAL WITH YOU ABOUT SOMETHING IF IT'S NOT
THE RIGHT TIME IN YOUR LIFE AND IF IT'S NOT GOING TO BE
FOR YOUR BENEFIT.
SO, WONDER WHAT ALL GOD'S DEALING WITH PEOPLE IN HERE
ABOUT TONIGHT.
JUST THINK ABOUT EVEN ONE THING.
HOW ABOUT AN ATTITUDE?
HAS ANYBODY, GOD BEEN DEALING WITH YOU ABOUT AN ATTITUDE?
OH, SIX PEOPLE, GREAT.
HOW ABOUT ANYBODY GOD'S BEEN DEALING WITH YOU TO BE MORE
GENEROUS?
HOW ABOUT HAS GOD BEEN DEALING WITH ANYBODY ABOUT MAYBE GETTING
COMMITTED TO SERVE IN SOME AREA?
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE MORE DISCIPLINE AND SELF-CONTROL?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I WANT YOU TO MAKE A DECISION.
I WANT THIS TIME THAT YOU'VE SPENT WITH ME TO BRING YOU TO
A POINT OF DECISION THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO DO THE THINGS THAT
GOD HAS BEEN ASKING YOU TO DO.
YOU SEE, HERE'S THE THING.
IT'S NOT GOING TO GET ANY EASIER.
THE LONGER YOU PUT IT OFF, THE HARDER IT'S GOING TO BE.
AND SEE, GOD HAS A TIMING.
AND WHEN WE MOVE IN GOD'S TIMING, NOW LISTEN,
THERE'S AN ANOINTING.
AND THAT ANOINTING MAKES THINGS SO MUCH EASIER.
IT'S LIKE THERE'S A SMOOTH FLOW WHEN WE GET IN GOD'S TIMING.
IF YOU TRY TO WAIT TILL YOU'RE READY--
WE NEED TO LEARN TO PROMPTLY OBEY GOD, DO WHAT HE
ASKS US TO DO WHEN HE ASKS US TO DO IT, AMEN?
I HAD SOMEBODY ON MY HEART THIS MORNING, AND I JUST THOUGHT LIKE
I WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL HIM.
WELL, I WASN'T NECESSARILY WANTING TO MAKE A PHONE CALL
THIS MORNING.
AND THIS WAS SOMEBODY THAT I HADN'T TALKED TO IN A WHILE, BUT
YOU KNOW, I'VE LEARNED YOU--AND ACTUALLY, I'LL TELL YOU THIS, I
THINK LITTLE ACTS OF OBEDIENCE SOMETIMES ARE EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT THAN ALL WHAT WE THINK ARE THE BIG THINGS.
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW, YOU CAN SPEAK ONE WORD TO SOMEBODY THAT
CAN TURNED A WHOLE DAY AROUND FOR THEM JUST BY BEING--AND YOU
KNOW, LIFE GETS TO BE EXCITING.
IT TAKES ON A--IT TAKES ON A MUCH GREATER QUALITY WHEN WE GET
UP EVERY DAY NOT JUST TRYING TO GET GOD TO GIVE US WHAT WE WANT,
BUT WHEN WE SAY, "GOD, I WANT TO PARTNER WITH YOU TODAY IN
THE WORK THAT YOU'VE GOT GOING ON IN THE EARTH.
PUT SOMEBODY IN FRONT OF ME THAT I CAN HELP.
PUT SOMEBODY IN FRONT OF ME TODAY THAT I CAN BE
A BLESSING TO.
AND WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH IN ME, DEAL WITH ME.
I DON'T WANT TO STAY THE SAME."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THE MOST FRIGHTENING THING IN THE WORLD IS THAT
I WOULD NEVER CHANGE.
HE CHANGES US FROM GLORY TO GLORY TO GLORY.
JOYCE: WELL, WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO RECEIVE CORRECTION
AND CONVICTION FROM GOD WITHOUT LETTING IT CONDEMN US.
THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE'LL BE ABLE TO GROW AND SPIRITUALLY
MATURE.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU A DEVOTIONAL CALLED
"MY TIME WITH GOD," AND NOTHING IS ANY MORE
IMPORTANT THAN YOUR TIME WITH GOD.
AND ALSO, FOUR TEACHINGS ON "HOW TO HEAR FROM GOD."
THAT'S A SUBJECT THAT EVERYBODY'S INTERESTED IN.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS BREAK WITH A SPECIAL INVITATION
FOR YOU.
[MUSIC]
ANNOUNCER: SPENDING TIME WITH GOD IS THE KEY TO DEVELOPING
A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM THAT WILL ENRICH EVERY AREA
OF YOUR LIFE.
JOYCE MEYER OFFERS FRESH INSPIRATION ON HOW TO CREATE
DEEPER INTIMACY WITH THE LORD IN HER DEVOTIONAL,
"MY TIME WITH GOD."
THESE DAILY ENCOURAGEMENTS COME FROM PERSONAL THOUGHTS
AND INSIGHTS FROM HER OWN LIFE AND HER DESIRE TO HELP YOU GROW
CLOSER TO GOD.
IN ADDITION, JOYCE'S FOUR-CD SERIES, "HOW TO HEAR FROM GOD,"
WILL HELP YOU DEVELOP THE HABIT OF FELLOWSHIPPING WITH HIM,
AND YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO HEAR HIS VOICE SO THAT YOU CAN WALK
IN HIS PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.
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JOYCE: WELL, BECOMING A PARTNER WITH OUR MINISTRY
CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIFE, IN YOUR LIFE, AND THE
PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE THE GOSPEL.
I WANT TO SHARE A LETTER THAT KAREN SENT IN.
KAREN SAYS THAT SHE WAS ADDICTED TO DRUGS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS
AND WAS INCARCERATED TWICE.
SHE SAYS, "YOU TOUCHED MY LIFE WHILE I WAS IN PRISON WITH YOUR
BOOKS AND YOUR AMAZING PRISON MINISTRY TEAM.
AS A RESULT, I'VE NOW BEEN CLEAN, FREE FROM DRUGS FOR OVER
3 YEARS THANKS TO GOD AND A STRONG RECOVERY PROGRAM.
I'M BLESSED THAT I GET TO WATCH 'ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE' EVERY
MORNING WITH ALL THE LADIES AT THE TREATMENT CENTER.
I'M NOW A PARTNER WITH YOU, AND I FEEL THAT YOU AND YOUR
MINISTRY TOUCH MILLIONS OF LIVES.
I'M SO THANKFUL TO BE PART OF THAT."
NOW, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE A PARTNER WITH
JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES, THEN YOU WERE INVOLVED
IN HELPING KAREN NOW HAVE THE LIFE THAT SHE HAS.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO.
HELP US HELP OTHER PEOPLE.
WE CAN'T REALLY DO IT IF PEOPLE DON'T HELP US.
THE WAY OUR MINISTRY IS SUPPORTED IS THROUGH ITS PARTNER
BASE, AND SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER
BECOMING A FINANCIAL, REGULAR PARTNER WITH THE MINISTRY.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE WILL BE SO GRATEFUL, AND I
BELIEVE THAT YOUR LIFE WILL BE VERY BLESSED IN ADDITION.
ANNOUNCER: MAKE PLANS NOW TO SPEND YOUR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WITH JOYCE.
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FEMALE: HOW DO I TRUST GOD WHEN I'VE BEEN DISAPPOINTED
OVER AND OVER AND OVER?
FEMALE: HOW CAN I HAVE FAITH IN GOD WHEN I'M NOT SEEING
AN IMPROVEMENT?
MALE: I TRUST GOD.
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