ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE WORD TONIGHT AND AS I'VE
ALREADY PRAYED, I'M EXPECTING YOU, GOD, TO HEAL PEOPLE TONIGHT
WHILE THE WORD IS BEING PREACHED.
I THANK YOU THAT PEOPLE CAN RECEIVE PHYSICAL HEALING,
EMOTIONAL HEALING, SPIRITUAL HEALING, MENTAL HEALING, ANY
KIND OF HEALING THAT THEY NEED.
YOU SEND YOUR WORD, LORD, AND YOU HEAL THEM AND YOU DELIVER
THEM FROM THE PIT AND FROM DESTRUCTION.
OKAY, A FEW OPENING COMMENTS.
HOW MUCH THOUGHT HAVE YOU EVER GIVEN TO YOUR THOUGHTS?
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT?
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A BAD MOOD, A LOW MOOD EMOTIONALLY,
YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE REALLY GETTING DOWN IN THE DUMPS,
GETTING DISCOURAGED, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND
STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT AND YOU'LL
FIND THAT THE WAY YOU FEEL IS CONNECTED TO THE WAY
YOU'RE THINKING.
ARE YOU AWARE OF HOW MUCH YOUR THOUGHTS AFFECT EVERY AREA OF
YOUR LIFE?
THEY AFFECT THE WORDS YOU SPEAK, YOUR MOODS, ATTITUDES, YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, YOURSELF AND OTHER PEOPLE, AND EVERY
DECISION AND EVERY BEHAVIOR THAT YOU MAKE.
AND NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST THINK WHATEVER FALLS
IN YOUR HEAD.
YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN THINKING.
YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN THINKING.
I'LL GO SLOW, YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN THINKING.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU SEE, THE REASON WHY IT'S QUIET IS BECAUSE THIS
IS SOMETHING WE NEVER THINK ABOUT.
WE NEVER THINK ABOUT HOW WE THINK.
YOU KNOW, WE JUST WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, THE DEVIL SAYS,
"YOU'RE DEPRESSED."
AND YOU SAY, "I'M DEPRESSED."
YOU JUST GET RIGHT IN AGREEMENT WITH HIM, "YUP, I'M DEPRESSED."
HE SAYS, "IT'S GONNA BE A LOUSY DAY."
YOU GET UP AND THE FIRST THING YOU SAY TO SOMEBODY IS,
"THIS IS GONNA BE A LOUSY DAY."
WE HAVE TO LEARN TO RECOGNIZE THE LIES OF SATAN AND TO
UNDERSTAND THAT MORE THAN ANY OTHER THING, HE USES OUR MIND.
HE LIES TO US, HE BRINGS DECEPTION INTO OUR LIVES.
HE TRIES TO STEAL EVERYTHING FROM US THAT JESUS CAME TO GIVE
US, AND WE CAN'T JUST SIT PASSIVELY BY AND WISH WE DIDN'T
FEEL THIS WAY, AND KIND OF HOPE SOMETHING HAPPENS.
YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF HOPE REALLY ISN'T HOPE AT ALL.
HOPE IS EXPECTING THAT SOMETHING GOOD IS GONNA HAPPEN.
IT'S NOT, "WELL, I HOPE GOD DOES SOMETHING."
NO, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT, "THE KINGDOM OF GOD HAS SUFFERED
VIOLENCE AND THE VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE," AND I LOVE THAT.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD HAS SUFFERED ATTACK AND THE ENERGETIC
TAKE IT BY FORCE IS A BETTER TRANSLATION.
AND SO, WE NEED TO STOP JUST THINKING THAT EVERYTHING GOOD IS
JUST GONNA FALL ON US AND WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT GOD IS
GIVING US A LIFE PLAN IN THE BIBLE.
HE SAID, "I AM THE WAY."
AND SO, YOU MIGHT SAY, "IN HERE IS THE WAY TO LIVE."
NOW, YOU CAN'T CIRCUMVENT IT.
DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, GOD'S NOT GONNA CHANGE
HIS MIND.
IN HERE IS THE WAY TO LIVE AND ANY PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE,
THE ANSWER TO THAT PROBLEM IS IN THIS BOOK.
AND SO, WE LEARN WHAT'S IN HERE AND THIS TAKES TIME.
YOU GET BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER BUT NOBODY'S GONNA HAVE
TOTAL VICTORY OVERNIGHT.
THIS IS NOT A DRIVE-THRU BREAKTHROUGH.
YOU CAN'T JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DRIVE THROUGH AND GET JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING TODAY BUT YOU CANNOT GET A DRIVE-THRU
BREAKTHROUGH.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO GET THE BREAKTHROUGHS THAT
YOU NEED.
AMEN?
AND CHANGING OUR THINKING, LEARNING HOW TO LET
THE HOLY SPIRIT SHOW US WHEN OUR THOUGHTS ARE WRONG,
LEARNING HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE LIES OF SATAN, AND LEARNING
TO THINK THE WAY THAT GOD THINKS ABOUT EVERY SITUATION
IS THE VERY BASIC FOUNDATIONAL THING THAT HAS TO TAKE PLACE FOR
ANY KIND OF REAL TRANSFORMATION IN OUR LIVES.
DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE THAT YOU'RE LOSING YOUR MIND?
WELL, PERHAPS YOU ARE.
PERHAPS YOU'VE LOST OR GIVEN UP THE CONTROL OF YOUR THOUGHTS.
SO, REALLY WHEN WE SAY, "I FEEL LIKE I'M LOSING MY MIND," IT'S
BECAUSE WE'RE LETTING THE ENEMY DO OUR THINKING FOR US AND HE'S
FILLING OUR MINDS WITH WORRY, AND FEAR, AND ANXIETY, AND
THREATS, AND EVERY KIND OF TORMENT.
YOU SAY, "WELL, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WHAT CAN I DO?" WELL, THINK SOMETHING ELSE.
THINK SOMETHING GOOD.
GOOD ALWAYS OVERCOMES EVIL.
"WELL, I CAN'T HELP IT, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST A WORRIER."
WELL, THE FIRST THING YOU MIGHT DO IS STOP SAYING THAT.
DON'T EVER SAY AGAIN, "I'M A WORRIER."
DON'T SAY THAT.
PERHAPS YOU'VE NEVER EVEN KNOWN THAT YOU COULD CONTROL
YOUR THOUGHTS.
FIRST SCRIPTURE WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT LOTS OF
SCRIPTURE THIS WEEKEND, 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4 AND 5.
"FOR THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE--"
EVERYBODY SAY, "I'M IN A WAR."
AUDIENCE: I'M IN A WAR.
JOYCE: "ARE NOT PHYSICAL [WEAPONS OF FLESH AND BLOOD],
BUT THEY ARE MIGHTY BEFORE GOD FOR THE OVERTHROW
AND DESTRUCTION OF STRONGHOLDS."
NOW, A STRONGHOLD IS A PLACE WHERE AN ENEMY WILL BARRICADE
HIMSELF IN AND FROM THAT VANTAGE POINT, CONTROL WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO, THE DEVIL TRIES TO BUILD STRONGHOLDS IN OUR MINDS THAT
ARE LIES AND DECEPTIONS, BUT THEY'RE THINGS THAT, OVER
A PERIOD OF TIME, HE CONVINCES US TO BELIEVE AND AS LONG AS WE
BELIEVE IT, IT'S OUR REALITY.
EVEN IF IT'S NOT TRUE, IT STILL BECOMES OUR REALITY BECAUSE WE
BELIEVE IT.
FOR YEARS AND YEARS I BELIEVED THIS WAS MY THINKING, I WILL
NEVER, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN ABUSED, I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO HAVE
A REALLY GOOD LIFE.
I'LL ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE A LIKE A SECOND-RATE LIFE BECAUSE OF
WHAT HAPPENED TO ME.
AND THAT WAS THE WAY I BELIEVED AND SO THAT BECAME MY REALITY.
DO YOU REALIZE THAT WHAT YOU BELIEVE BECOMES YOUR REALITY?
YOU CAN'T GO BEYOND WHAT YOU BELIEVE?
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE, THEN YOU'RE
GONNA BEHAVE AS IF YOU HAVE NO CONFIDENCE EVEN THOUGH CHRIST IS
YOUR CONFIDENCE AND HE IS LIVING IN YOU.
BUT IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE BECAUSE OF
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, THEN YOU'LL BEHAVE AS IF YOU DON'T
HAVE ANY SO YOU'LL BE THE ONE THAT WON'T GET THE JOB, YOU'LL
BE THE ONE THAT WON'T GET THE FAVOR, YOU WON'T GET
THE BENEFIT, YOU WON'T GET THE BREAKTHROUGH, YOU WON'T BE
LIKED, AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF,
NOT BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY THINGS REALLY HAVE TO BE BUT
IT'S WHAT YOU HAVE LET THE DEVIL CONVINCE YOU THAT IT HAS TO BE
THAT WAY.
NOW, THERE IS NOT A PERSON HEARING MY VOICE RIGHT NOW THAT
CANNOT BENEFIT FROM THIS AND SEE VERY GOOD AND POSITIVE CHANGES
IN YOUR LIFE AND I'M TALKING ABOUT RIGHT AWAY.
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE WHOLE PROBLEM'S GONNA BE SOLVED
RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE IT TAKES TIME TO RENEW YOUR MIND.
IT TAKES TIME TO LEARN HOW TO THINK RIGHT.
BUT LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING, EVERY DAY THAT YOU'RE GOING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION IS ANOTHER DAY YOU'RE NOT STILL GOING IN
THE WRONG DIRECTION.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND SO EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T ARRIVED YET, IT'S BETTER
TO BE ON YOUR WAY TO SOMEWHERE GOOD THAN TO KEEP GOING BACK TO
SOMETHING WRONG ALL THE TIME.
"[INASMUCH AS WE] REFUTE ARGUMENTS AND THEORIES AND
REASONINGS--" NOW, THOSE ARE ALL PROCESSES OF THE THOUGHT LIFE.
SO, HE MUST BE TALKING ABOUT STRONGHOLDS THAT ARE BUILT
IN THE MIND.
"AND EVERY PROUD AND LOFTY THING THAT SETS ITSELF UP AGAINST
THE [TRUE] KNOWLEDGE OF GOD."
SO, EVERYTHING THAT DOESN'T AGREE WITH THE TRUTH THAT
WE FIND IN THE BIBLE IS A LIE.
EVERYTHING THAT DOESN'T AGREE WITH THE TRUTH THAT WE FIND IN
THE BIBLE IS A LIE.
EVERYTHING THAT WE BELIEVE THAT DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE WORD OF
GOD, I DON'T CARE IF IT'S THE 21ST CENTURY,
OR THE 27TH CENTURY, OR THE 30TH CENTURY,
GOD DOES NOT CHANGE, HE IS THE SAME.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON IN
OUR WORLD TODAY AND PEOPLE THINK IT'S THE MODERN WAY TO LIVE.
I FEEL SO SORRY FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW THE WORD OF GOD,
AND IT'S PART OF OUR JOB TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT
WE CAN DO TO GET AS MUCH TRUTH OUT AS WE POSSIBLY CAN BECAUSE
THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA DEFEAT THOSE LIES IS THE TRUTH
OF GOD'S WORD.
EVERYTHING THAT SETS ITSELF UP AGAINST THE TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF
GOD, WE LEAD EVERY THOUGHT.
SOMEBODY SAY, "EVERY THOUGHT."
"WE LEAD EVERY THOUGHT AND PURPOSE AWAY CAPTIVE INTO
THE OBEDIENCE OF CHRIST (THE MESSIAH]"
AND, YOU KNOW, TO ME IT'S EXCITING TO UNDERSTAND THAT I
CAN HAVE A MEASURE OF CONTROL OVER MY LIFE BY LEARNING HOW TO
THINK THE WAY GOD THINKS.
I'M GLAD THAT I HAVE FREE CHOICE AND I'M GLAD THAT GOD HAS GIVEN
ME FREEWILL.
AND I CAN CHOOSE TO USE MY FREEWILL TO LINE IT UP WITH
GOD'S WILL.
YOU DON'T USE YOUR FREEWILL TO GO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO.
GOD HAS GIVEN US FREEDOM BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT PUPPETS.
HE DOESN'T WANT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT HE MADE SERVE HIM.
HE SAID, "THIS IS WHAT I WANT FOR YOU.
THIS IS WHAT'S GONNA WORK OUT GOOD FOR YOU.
I WANT YOU TO LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL, MIND,
AND STRENGTH.
I PROVIDED A GOOD LIFE.
THIS IS THE WAY TO LIVE.
BUT NOW YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO."
AND AS WE USE OUR FREEWILL TO CHOOSE HIS WILL, YOU ARE GONNA
HAVE A LIFE THAT IS SO AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL YOU'RE NOT GONNA EVEN
HARDLY KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH YOURSELF.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I DON'T CARE HOW SAVED YOU ARE, IF YOU HAVE STINKIN'
THINKIN' FROM DAYLIGHT TILL DARK, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
A STINKIN' LIFE.
AMEN?
I DON'T CARE HOW SAVED YOU ARE, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR WHOLE BIBLE
UNDERLINED IN THREE DIFFERENT COLORS BUT IF YOU HAVE STINKIN'
THINKIN' ALL THE TIME, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A STINKIN' LIFE.
WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS, "MY LIFE STINKS," THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL
JUST SAY TO THEM, "WELL, THEN IT'S BECAUSE YOU GOT
STINKIN' THINKIN'.
WHAT KIND OF LIFE DO YOU WANT?
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK BOTTOM LINE IS IS PEOPLE WANT TO BE HAPPY.
YOU KNOW, ALL THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE GO OUT AND BUY THAT, YOU
KNOW, PEOPLE WANT TO BE HAPPY.
CREDIT CARD DEBT IS NOW LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST
THE HIGHEST IT'S EVER BEEN IN HISTORY AND IT'S PEOPLE
TRYING TO BUY A LITTLE BIT OF HAPPINESS.
BUT WHAT YOU CAN NEVER BUY IN A STORE IS FREE RIGHT HERE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BECAUSE YOUR HAPPINESS IS NOT IN WHAT YOU OWN,
IT'S IN KNOWING WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU BELONG TO.
JOHN 10:10, "THE THIEF COMES
ONLY IN ORDER TO STEAL, TO KILL, AND TO DESTROY."
JESUS SAID, "I CAME--" AND BOY, I CAN STOP RIGHT THERE
AND SHOUT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "I CAME."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE HAVE THIS HOLY
INTERRUPTION INTO SATAN'S PLAN.
HE COMES TO STEAL, TO KILL, AND DESTROY.
JESUS SAID, "BUT I CAME THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE AND ENJOY LIFE,"
NOT JUST WALK AROUND BREATHING BUT BEING MISERABLE, HAVE AND
ENJOY YOUR LIFE IN ABUNDANCE, TO THE FULL UNTIL IT OVERFLOWS.
GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE SO MUCH JOY THAT IT'S BUBBLING OUT OF
YOU AND SPLASHING ALL OVER OTHER PEOPLE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND JOY CAN BE EVERYTHING FROM HILARITY TO
A CALM DELIGHT, AND I LIKE THE PART ABOUT JUST A CALM DELIGHT.
I THINK THAT'S THE WAY THAT GOD WANTS US TO LIVE.
WELL, SATAN DOESN'T WANT US TO HAVE THIS KIND OF GOOD LIFE SO
HE INJECTS EVERY KIND OF LIE INTO OUR MINDS THAT HE
POSSIBLY CAN.
LIES ABOUT GOD.
LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, YOU MIGHT HAVE WALKED IN HERE TONIGHT
BELIEVING GOD WAS MAD AT YOU BECAUSE OF SOMETHING YOU DID
OR SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T DO.
WELL, I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS, GOD IS NOT MAD AT YOU.
GOD ACTUALLY LOVES YOU AND HE NEVER FOR ONE SECOND IN YOUR
WHOLE LIFE EVER STOPS LOVING YOU NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE JUST GONNA GET BY WITH
A LOT OF GOOFY, BAD BEHAVIOR.
GOD WILL CHASTISE YOU AND CORRECT YOU BUT EVEN THAT HE
DOES OUT OF LOVE BECAUSE GOD LOVES YOU TOO MUCH TO LEAVE YOU
ALONE IN YOUR MESS.
ISN'T THAT GOOD NEWS?
I LOVE THE CHASTISEMENT OF GOD BECAUSE IT LETS ME KNOW THAT
HE'S WATCHING OVER ME AND HE'S NOT SATISFIED TO LET ME LIVE
A SUBPAR LIFE.
IT'S POSSIBLE TO HAVE A NEGATIVE MINDSET AND A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
THAT IS DESTROYING YOUR LIFE WHILE YOU SPEND YOUR LIFE
BLAMING OTHERS INSTEAD OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING
A CHANGE.
I'M GONNA READ IT AGAIN.
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ME, FOR YOU, FOR ANYBODY WATCHING BY TV, YES,
WE KNOW YOU'RE OUT THERE, TO HAVE A NEGATIVE MINDSET
AND A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE THAT IS DESTROYING YOUR LIFE WHILE YOU
SPEND YOUR TIME BLAMING EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG IN YOUR
LIFE ON SOMEBODY ELSE AND NEVER TAKING RESPONSIBILITY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, NOW SOMEBODY'S THINKING RIGHT AWAY,
"WELL, IT'S NOT MY FAULT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NO, IT'S THE DEVIL'S FAULT.
IT'S NOT CHARLIE'S FAULT, OR SAM'S FAULT, OR JOE'S FAULT, OR
MARY'S FAULT, OR MAUDE'S FAULT.
IT'S THE DEVIL'S FAULT.
WE WAR NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD BUT AGAINST
PRINCIPALITIES, AND POWERS, AND WICKEDNESS IN HIGH PLACES.
OUR WAR IS WITH THE ENEMY.
HE FINDS DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO WORK THROUGH BUT OUR REAL WAR
IS WITH HIM.
AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE FAULT AT ALL OF THE SITUATION
THAT YOU'RE IN RIGHT NOW BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS, ONLY YOU AND
GOD WORKING TOGETHER CAN FIX IT.
ONLY YOU AND GOD WORKING TOGETHER CAN FIX IT BECAUSE THE
PERSON YOU'RE MAD AT IS NEVER GONNA COME BACK AROUND
AND FIX YOUR PROBLEM.
NO MATTER HOW LONG YOU STAY MAD AT THEM, OR HOW LONG YOU HATE
THEM, OR HOW BITTER YOU BECOME, THEY'RE JUST GONNA BE OUT
SOMEWHERE HAVING A GOOD TIME WHILE YOU'RE MISERABLE SO YOU
MIGHT AS WELL JUST GIVE THAT UP AND SAY, "OKAY GOD, I AM READY
NOW TO AGREE WITH YOU.
I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW.
YOU SHOW ME WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO
DO WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO AND I'M NEVER GONNA LOOK BACK AGAIN.
I'M GOING STRAIGHTFORWARD FROM THIS DAY ON."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, I'M GONNA READ YOU A PARABLE BY JOYCE MEYER.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "IT WAS SPRINGTIME AND EVERYTHING WAS BEGINNING
TO BLOSSOM.
SPRING IS USUALLY A TIME OF YEAR THAT PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY.
THE DEADNESS AND THE COLD OF WINTER'S OVER AND SPRING REMINDS
US OF HOPE AND NEW GROWTH.
JULIE WAS DOING SPRING CLEANING, CLEANING HER CLOSET FROM WINTER
TO SPRING CLOTHES AND THINKING ABOUT PLANTING SOME
COLORFUL FLOWERS IN THE YARD.
EVERYTHING FELT BRIGHT AND FILLED WITH HOPE BUT THEN HER
HUSBAND CHARLIE CAME HOME FROM WORK WITH SOME BAD NEWS.
HE HAD BEEN FIRED FROM HIS JOB.
JULIE FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO HAVE ANY EMPATHY FOR HIM BECAUSE THIS
WAS THE FOURTH JOB THAT CHARLIE HAD BEEN FIRED FROM IN
A 7-YEAR PERIOD OF TIME.
ALTHOUGH JULIE WAS NORMALLY VERY POSITIVE AND PEACEFUL,
THE NEWS CHARLIE BROUGHT HOME WAS UPSETTING TO HER.
HE TOLD HER NOT TO GET UPSET, THAT HE WOULD INDEED GET
ANOTHER JOB.
BUT JULIE KNEW THERE WAS A DEEPER PROBLEM THAT CHARLIE
WASN'T WILLING TO DEAL WITH."
IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THE SAME SITUATION OVER AND OVER, YOU'RE
THE ONLY COMMON DENOMINATOR THAT'S IN THAT SITUATION
EVERY TIME.
THIS ACTUALLY IS TRUE, A LADY CAME TO A PASTOR FRIEND OF MINE
AND SHE SAID, "NEXT WEEK I'M GETTING MARRIED FOR
THE SEVENTH TIME AND I WANT YOU TO PRAY THAT
THIS MAN IS GONNA TREAT ME RIGHT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NOW LET ME TELL YA, THAT'S THE HEIGHT OF DECEPTION.
I MEAN IF YOU'RE ON NUMBER SEVEN, THERE'S A GOOD
POSSIBILITY IT'S NOT THE OTHER PERSON'S FAULT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THANK YOU.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "CHARLIE WASN'T WILLING TO FACE HIS PROBLEMS
OR DEAL WITH THEM.
IF HE'D BEEN FIRED FROM ONE OR PERHAPS EVEN TWO JOBS, SHE MIGHT
HAVE AGREED THAT IT WAS SIMPLY AN IRRITABLE BOSS OR OTHER
EMPLOYEE PROBLEMS.
BUT AFTER FOUR JOBS, SHE KNEW THAT SOMEHOW CHARLIE
WAS TO BLAME.
NOT ONLY HAD HE BEEN FIRED FROM FOUR JOBS, HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO
KEEP FRIENDS.
YOU SEE, CHARLIE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET ALONG WITH.
HE WAS NEGATIVE, COMPLAINED FREQUENTLY, AND HAD AN ABILITY
TO DARKEN ANY ATMOSPHERE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES.
CHARLIE HAD BEEN ANGRY WITH HIS BOSS WHOM HE SAID DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE HIS TALENTS, AND CHARLIE FELT CERTAIN THAT HE HAD
BEEN TREATED UNFAIRLY.
HE WAS ANGRY WITH HIS COWORKERS BECAUSE HE SAID THEY DIDN'T LIKE
HIM AND THEY HAD COMPLAINED TO THE BOSS ABOUT HIM.
ANGER WASN'T NEWS TO CHARLIE, IN FACT, HE'D BEEN ANGRY ABOUT
ONE THING OR ANOTHER FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE.
HE FELT THAT HE WAS NOT AS NATURALLY TALENTED, NOT AS
PRIVILEGED AS MOST PEOPLE.
HE RESENTED IT.
HE OFTEN COMPLAINED THAT LIFE HAD DEALT HIM A BAD HAND.
'LIFE THREW ME UNDER THE BUS,' WAS A FAVORITE SELF-PITYING
STATEMENT OF HIS.
HE BLAMED HIS PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND PEERS FOR HIS LOT IN LIFE.
HE BLAMED EVERYONE BUT NO FAULT WAS FOUND IN CHARLIE.
ALTHOUGH IT WAS TRUE THAT CHARLIE HAD SOME DISADVANTAGES
GROWING UP, HE ALSO HAD SOME OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL TO HAVE
AND ENJOY A GOOD LIFE."
YOU NEVER HAVE DISADVANTAGES WITHOUT HAVING SOME
OPPORTUNITIES SOMEWHERE IN YOUR LIFE.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T MIND IF WE GO SLOW.
I CAN EVEN COME BACK AND DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW IF WE DON'T GET
IT TONIGHT.
I LIKE TO SAY THAT HOW WE GET STARTED IN LIFE IS NOT NEARLY AS
IMPORTANT AS HOW WE FINISH.
WE MAY NOT BE IN CONTROL OF OUR BEGINNING, BUT WE CAN BE IN
CONTROL OF OUR FINISH.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IT WAS NOT MY FAULT THAT MY FATHER SEXUALLY ABUSED
ME BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FAULT IF I WOULD HAVE LET IT
RUIN THE WHOLE REST OF MY LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, YOU KNOW, THIS MAKES SOME OF YOU HAPPY AND
OTHERS THERE'S A POSSIBILITY I MIGHT BE MAKING YOU MAD
RIGHT NOW.
WELL, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE BECAUSE IF YOU DO, YOU'RE JUST GONNA
STAY IN THE SAME MESS, KEEP GOING AROUND AND AROUND THE SAME
MOUNTAIN AND THEN MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE WILL TELL YOU THE SAME
THING 10 YEARS FROM NOW AND MAYBE YOU'LL BELIEVE THEM AND
MAYBE YOU WON'T, BUT NO MATTER HOW UNFAIR LIFE HAS TREATED YOU,
YOU WORKING WITH GOD AS A PARTNER WITH HIM IS THE ONLY
THING THAT'S EVER GOING TO FIX IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "THE TRUTH WAS THAT CHARLIE HAD BEEN FIRED FROM HIS
JOB BECAUSE HE WAS A VERY NEGATIVE THINKING PERSON.
HE HAD AN ENTITLEMENT ATTITUDE THAT MADE HIM FEEL HE DESERVED
BETTER TREATMENT WITHOUT DOING HIS PART TO DESERVE IT."
HMM.
[LAUGHING]
"HE WAS REPEATING THE SAME PATTERN THAT HE HAD FOLLOWED HIS
ENTIRE LIFE AND HE WOULD REPEAT IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN
UNLESS HE WAS WILLING TO STOP BLAMING EVERYBODY ELSE FOR WHAT
WAS WRONG IN HIS LIFE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO START MAKING
THE CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE."
SOMEBODY SAY, "AMEN."
AUDIENCE: AMEN!
JOYCE: NOW, WE'LL GET BACK TO CHARLIE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
ENJOYING LIFE BEGINS WITH A CHOICE.
THE FIRST CHOICE IS TO BELIEVE THAT ALL THINGS THAT HAVE
HAPPENED TO US CAN WORK OUT FOR GOOD.
NO MATTER WHAT THEY ARE, ALL THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO US,
ALL BAD THINGS, UNPLEASANT THINGS, UNJUST THINGS, UNFAIR
THINGS CAN WORK OUT FOR GOOD TO THOSE WHO, NUMBER ONE, LOVE GOD,
AND NUMBER TWO, ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.
AND LET ME JUST SIMPLIFY THAT, WHO LOVE GOD AND WHO ARE WILLING
TO DO WHAT HE SHOWS THEM TO DO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'LL NEVER FORGET A GIRL THAT ATTENDED A CONFERENCE
THAT I DID MANY YEARS AGO AND IT WAS A CONFERENCE
WHERE IT WAS HAPPENED TO BE A LADIES CONFERENCE
AND THE LADIES WERE ALL SITTING AT THESE ROUND
TABLES IN THIS BIG BANQUET CENTER AND THREE, FOUR SESSIONS
WE HAD.
AND AT THE END, THE LADY CAME UP TO ME AND SHE SAID, "WELL, I
FOUND OUT WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS THIS WEEKEND."
AND I SAID, "WHAT'S THAT?" SHE SAID, "WELL," SHE SAID,
"I'VE BEEN ABUSED AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF BAD THINGS HAPPEN
IN MY LIFE."
BUT SHE SAID, "AS I SAT AT THE TABLE, IT SEEMED THAT GOD HAD
PLACED ME WITH SEVERAL OTHER LADIES WHO HAD HAD ALMOST
IDENTICAL BACKGROUNDS AS I'VE HAD."
ISN'T IT AMAZING HOW GOD WILL SET YOU UP SOMETIMES?
AND SHE SAID, "BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND, THIS IS WHAT I FOUND
OUT, THEY'RE ALL FREE.
EVERYTHING THAT GOD TOLD THEM TO DO THAT THEY DID HE ALSO TOLD ME
TO DO BUT I NEVER DID IT."
JOYCE: WELL, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT THE WORD OF GOD
TEACHES US WHAT GOD THINKS ABOUT EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES, AND HE
WANTS US TO LEARN TO THINK THE WAY THAT HE THINKS SO WE CAN
HAVE THE BEST LIFE THAT HE WANTS US TO HAVE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO LEARN IF WE WANT TO HAVE ANY KIND OF REAL TRANSFORMATION
IN OUR LIVES.
AND TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU MY BOOK, "THE MIND CONNECTION."
THIS IS SUCH A GOOD BOOK.
AND YOU MIGHT SAY, "WELL, OF COURSE, YOU'RE GONNA SAY THAT,
YOU WROTE IT."
WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT, I DO THINK THEY'RE ALL GOOD BUT I THINK
THIS ONE IS ESPECIALLY GOOD BECAUSE IT REALLY SHOWS YOU HOW
YOUR THOUGHTS REALLY AFFECT EVERY SINGLE AREA OF YOUR LIFE.
AND GUESS WHAT.
TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU THIS FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY OF
ANY AMOUNT AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOUR GIVING THIS WEEK
WILL GO DIRECTLY TO OUR TV PROGRAMMING ENABLING US TO
CONTINUE SHARING GOD'S WORD WITH YOU AND WITH PEOPLE ALL AROUND
THE WORLD.
YOU KNOW, SO MANY PEOPLE WATCH THE PROGRAM ALL THE TIME AND IT
NEVER OCCURS TO THEM THAT THEY CAN AND SHOULD BE HELPING PAY
FOR IT.
AND SO THIS IS A WAY TODAY WHERE YOU CAN HELP US WITH THE
EXPENSES OF TV AND AT THE SAME TIME, GET A WONDERFUL BOOK
THAT'S GONNA REALLY BE A BLESSING IN YOUR LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY.
FEMALE: MY THOUGHTS USED TO RUIN MY DAY BEFORE IT EVEN
STARTED.
MALE: A CONSTANT BATTLE.
MALE: THEN I LEARNED ABOUT THE MIND CONNECTION.
FEMALE: MY MIND, MOUTH, MOODS, ATTITUDES,
IT'S ALL CONNECTED.
MALE: NOW I HAVE THE TOOLS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY.
MALE: HOW TO THINK WHEN SOMETHING THROWS ME.
FEMALE: AND IT'S STARTING TO CHANGE EVERYTHING.
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YOUR WALK WITH GOD IS NOT ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE DEVIL MAD, GET HAPPY.
HE HAS TO GET THE CREDIT, HE HAS TO GET THE GLORY.
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YOU KNOW, COMPROMISE ALWAYS LEADS TO A LOW STANDARD OF
LIVING WHICH IS NEVER PLEASING TO GOD.
OUR GOAL SHOULD ALWAYS BE TO LIVE AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE.
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