ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM
IS PAID FOR BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: WELL, THERE'S REALLY NO SPECIAL FORMULA TO SPENDING
TIME WITH GOD.
IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO IT.
MAKING THIS A PRIORITY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE LIKE
NOTHING ELSE.
I KNOW IT HAS MINE.
AND NOW I WANNA HELP YOU ENRICH YOUR TIME WITH GOD BY SHARING
SOME THOUGHTS AND INSIGHTS FROM MY OWN LIFE IN MY BRAND NEW
DEVOTIONAL CALLED "MY TIME WITH GOD."
LET'S FOCUS ON HIM TOGETHER AND MY PRAYER IS THAT THESE
SCRIPTURES AND DECLARATIONS OF FAITH WILL HELP YOU GROW DEEPER
IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST A LITTLE BIT MORE
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
ANNOUNCER: ORDER YOUR COPY OF JOYCE'S NEW DEVOTIONAL,
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CALL...
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[MUSIC]
JOYCE: TONIGHT, I WANNA TALK ABOUT "TRUSTING GOD WHEN YOU
DON'T UNDERSTAND."
IT'S ONE THING TO TRUST GOD FOR SOMETHING.
THIS ROOM IS FULL OF PEOPLE TONIGHT, AND LOTS OF PEOPLE
WATCHING BY TV THAT YOU'RE TRUSTING GOD FOR SOMETHING.
YOU'RE ASKING GOD TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN YOUR LIFE, TO GIVE
YOU SOMETHING, OR TO MAKE SOMETHING GO AWAY
THAT'S UNPLEASANT.
YOU'RE TRUSTING GOD TO CHANGE SOMEBODY ELSE IN YOUR LIFE.
IT'S ONE THING TO TRUST GOD TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING OR TO DO
SOMETHING; IT'S ANOTHER THING ENTIRELY TO TRUST GOD
THROUGH SOMETHING OR TO CONTINUE TRUSTING GOD WHEN HE'S NOT
GIVING YOU WHAT YOU WANT, WHEN EVERYTHING AROUND YOU
IS SHAKING, AND YOU JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON.
I WOULD IMAGINE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT,
AND LOTS OF 'EM, THAT YOU FEEL LIKE LITERALLY EVERYTHING
IN YOUR LIFE IS SHAKING RIGHT NOW.
GOT ANYBODY?
ALL RIGHT, NOW SEE, FOR SOME OF YOU,
IT'S JUST A THING HERE OR THERE, BUT SOME OF YOU, I MEAN,
IT'S LIKE, WHAT IS GOING ON?
AND YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU FROM MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE--
AND THE ONLY WAY YOU REALLY LEARN HOW TO TRUST GOD
IS THROUGH EXPERIENCE, BY THE WAY.
WE ALL START OUT WANTING TO TRUST GOD, AND THE ONLY WAY
WE LEARN HOW TO TRUST GOD IS BY HAVING A REASON
TO HAVE TO TRUST GOD.
AND THEN, AS WE DO TRUST HIM, WE SEE HIS FAITHFULNESS, AND THEN,
LITTLE BY LITTLE, AS WE JOURNEY WITH GOD--AND OUR WALK WITH HIM
IS A JOURNEY.
AS WE JOURNEY WITH GOD, WE GAIN EXPERIENCE.
NOW, THE WAY YOU TRUST GOD NOW, IF YOU'VE BEEN BORN AGAIN
FOR 5 YEARS, IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE WAY YOU'LL TRUST GOD
ANOTHER 5 YEARS GO BY, OR ANOTHER 10 YEARS GO BY,
OR ANOTHER 20 YEARS GO BY.
AND WE WILL NEVER 100% COMPLETELY TRUST
UNTIL JESUS COMES BACK TO GET US, BUT THANKFULLY WE
CAN CONTINUE TO GROW.
TRUSTING GOD IS A DECISION, AND I WANNA ENCOURAGE
THOSE OF YOU TONIGHT THAT FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING
IN YOUR LIFE IS SHAKING, THAT YOUR ONLY REAL ANSWER
IS TO TRUST GOD, AND TO KEEP ON TRUSTING GOD,
AND TO KEEP ON TRUSTING GOD.
AND YES, IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT'S GOING ON, AND IT'S ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT
WHEN WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE
JUST DOES NOT SEEM FAIR.
IN HEBREWS CHAPTER 12, VERSE 26, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA
BEGIN, IT TALKS ABOUT HOW GOD SHAKES THINGS IN OUR LIFE
UNTIL ONLY THOSE THINGS THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN REMAIN.
SO THAT MEANS GOD'S GOING TO WORK WITH US UNTIL WE LET GO
OF ALL THE UNSTABLE THINGS IN OUR LIFE AND WE'RE
ONLY HANGING ON TO THE ROCK OF OUR SALVATION
THAT CANNOT BE MOVED.
LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
I LIKE EXAMPLES.
JESUS TAUGHT IN PARABLES AND I JUST THINK WE NEED
PRACTICAL EXAMPLES.
MANY YEARS AGO WHEN MY MINISTRY WAS IN THE VERY BEGINNING
STAGES, I HAD A GROUP OF, I THOUGHT, FRIENDS.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANY PEOPLE THAT YOU THOUGHT WERE FRIENDS
AND THEN FOUND OUT THEY WEREN'T?
DO YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE THAT ARE DANGEROUS TO YOU.
WHEN YOU PUT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN PEOPLE THAT REALLY ARE NOT
WHO YOU THINK THEY ARE, IT'S A CONSTANT OPEN DOOR
FOR THE DEVIL TO WORK THROUGH THEM
TO GET TO YOU.
AND SO, MANY TIMES IN GOD'S MERCY,
HE WILL REMOVE THOSE PEOPLE FROM OUR LIVES, AND INITIALLY WE
MAY NOT UNDERSTAND.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHEN SOMETHING IS STRIPPED OUT
OF YOUR LIFE THAT YOU'RE NOT READY TO GIVE UP YET.
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND SO, I HAD THIS GROUP OF WOMEN,
THEY HELPED ME IN MY WOMEN'S MINISTRY.
THERE WAS ABOUT 12 OF THEM, AND I JUST THOUGHT THEY WERE
MY BEST FRIENDS EVER.
THEY WOULD NEVER HURT ME.
THEY'LL ALWAYS BE FOR ME.
WELL, THAT'S THE FIRST MISTAKE.
THERE'S NOBODY ON THIS EARTH THAT'S BREATHING
THAT WILL NEVER HURT YOU.
I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH THEY LOVE YOU, AS HUMAN BEINGS, WE DO NOT
HAVE THE ABILITY TO NEVER, EVER, EVER HURT SOMEBODY
OR DISAPPOINT SOMEBODY THAT WE'RE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH.
SO YOU'RE SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR A LOT OF PAIN
IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANYBODY, THINKING, "YOU'LL NEVER HURT ME.
I CAN ALWAYS, ALWAYS DEPEND ON YOU."
DON'T GIVE THAT TRUST TO ANYBODY BUT JESUS.
HE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT DESERVES THAT KIND OF TOTAL, COMPLETE,
RADICAL TRUST.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND DON'T EVER LOOK AT ANYBODY AND THINK,
"I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT YOU."
THE ONLY ONE YOU WANNA SAY THAT TO IS JESUS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT YOU.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AND SO, LONG STORY SHORT,
I HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THESE LADIES
FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE WERE JUST HAVING FUN,
JUST HAVING FUN, BEING IN--I THINK REALLY PLAYING AT BEING
IN MINISTRY AT THAT POINT.
AND I STILL COULDN'T EVEN REALLY TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.
I KNOW NOW THAT IT WAS GOD JUST REVEALING THEIR WEAKNESSES.
NOT THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A BUNCH OF MY OWN, I DID,
BUT GOD WAS GONNA PROMOTE ME TO NEW LEVELS IN MINISTRY.
HE HAD A PLAN FOR MY LIFE, AND I COULDN'T TAKE THOSE PEOPLE
WITH ME.
DO YOU KNOW, EVERY PLACE WHERE THE BUS STOPS,
SOMEBODY HAS TO GET OFF.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
HA HA.
AND SO, THE BUS WAS STOPPED AND GOD WAS READY TO TAKE ME
TO MY NEXT DESTINATION, BUT THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE
THAT NEEDED TO GET OFF THE BUS, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT.
SO, LONG STORY SHORT, I FOUND OUT THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT ME BEHIND MY BACK.
I FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF 'EM WAS AFTER MY JOB.
I FOUND OUT THAT THEY WERE TELLING LIES ABOUT ME.
AND LOOK AT ME WHEN I TELL YOU THAT I WAS DEVASTATED
AND HEARTBROKEN.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE THEY WERE CHRISTIANS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NOW, I HAD COME FROM WORLDLY RELATIONSHIPS
WHERE PEOPLE DID THAT KIND OF STUFF,
BUT THESE WERE CHRISTIANS.
SO DON'T EVEN LOOK AT YOUR CHRISTIAN FRIENDS
AND THINK, "YOU WILL NEVER HURT ME."
AND IT'S NOT EVEN THAT PEOPLE ARE MEAN, THEY'RE JUST PEOPLE.
THEY'RE JUST FLESHLY PEOPLE.
AND SO, THAT'S A TIME WHEN I CAN REMEMBER WHEN,
MAN, WAS MY WORLD SHAKEN.
I MEAN, SHAKEN.
I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS GOING ON.
THE PAIN IN MY SOUL WAS SO DEEP.
BUT PART OF THE THING THAT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE IS THAT WHAT YOU
DON'T UNDERSTAND NOW, THINGS THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH
RIGHT NOW THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, YOU CANNOT MAKE
ANY SENSE OUT OF AT ALL, LATER ON, I PROMISE YOU,
LATER ON YOU WILL LOOK BACK AND SAY, "NOW I GET IT."
NOW I GET IT, AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND PLEASE BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY
THAT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT YOU THINK ARE TERRIBLE,
ACTUALLY IN REALITY ARE GOOD.
I DIDN'T THINK I'D GET MUCH OF A CLAP ON THAT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND THE THINGS THAT AREN'T GOOD,
GOD CAN WORK FOR GOOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT NOW, LISTEN, WE'RE PARTNERS WITH GOD.
HE DOESN'T JUST WORK EVERYTHING OUT FOR GOOD, WE TRUST HIM
AND HE WORKS EVERYTHING OUT FOR GOOD.
WE TRUST GOD AND HE WORKS EVERYTHING OUT FOR GOOD.
SO, FOR THOSE OF YOU TONIGHT EITHER HERE IN THE BUILDING
OR WATCHING FROM HOME, AND YOU FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING
IN YOUR WORLD IS SHAKING, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT MANY OF THOSE THINGS
THAT ARE SHAKING ARE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T REALLY NEED
IN YOUR LIFE ANYWAY.
THEY'RE NOT STABLE THINGS, AND GOD'S GONNA GIVE YOU
SOMETHING THAT IS STABLE, WHICH IS MORE OF HIM.
DO YOU KNOW, THE LESS OF OTHER STUFF YOU HAVE,
THE MORE OF GOD THERE'S ROOM FOR IN YOUR LIFE?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I REMEMBER ONE TIME MOANING, "OH GOD, I JUST DON'T
HAVE ANYBODY BUT YOU."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: POOR JOYCE, JUST STUCK WITH GOD.
ISN'T THAT TERRIBLE?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: ALL RIGHT, VERSE 26, "THEN [AT MOUNT SINAI] HIS VOICE
SHOOK THE EARTH, BUT NOW HE HAS GIVEN A PROMISE: YET ONCE MORE I
WILL SHAKE AND MAKE TREMBLE NOT ONLY THE EARTH
BUT ALSO THE [STARRY] HEAVENS.
NOW THIS EXPRESSION, YET ONCE MORE,
INDICATES THE FINAL REMOVAL AND TRANSFORMATION
OF ALL [THAT CAN BE] SHAKEN-- THAT IS, WHAT HAS BEEN CREATED--
IN ORDER THAT THAT WHICH CANNOT BE SHAKEN MAY
REMAIN AND CONTINUE."
I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE THE COURAGE TO PRAY
SINCERELY, "GOD, I INVITE YOU TO SHAKE EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE
THAT CAN BE SHAKEN"?
I DIDN'T SEE TOO MANY HANDS UP, BUT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SO THAT ONLY THOSE THINGS
THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN REMAIN.
HOW MANY OF YOU WANT A BETTER LIFE?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU GOTTA GO THROUGH TO GET THERE.
"LET US THEREFORE, RECEIVING A KINGDOM THAT IS FIRM
AND STABLE AND CANNOT BE SHAKEN, AND LET US OFFER TO GOD
PLEASING SERVICE AND ACCEPTABLE WORSHIP,
WITH MODESTY AND PIOUS CARE AND GODLY FEAR AND AWE;
FOR OUR GOD [IS INDEED]
A CONSUMING FIRE."
I'M GETTING READY.
I'VE ALREADY STARTED PUTTING TOGETHER THE NOTES.
I'M GONNA TEACH A MESSAGE ON THE FIRE OF GOD COMING
UP HERE SOMETIME REAL SOON.
YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE TALKS A LOT ABOUT FIRE.
FIRE IS A PURIFYING AGENT, AND I BELIEVE THE BAPTISM OF FIRE,
WHICH THE BIBLE TALKS ABOUT.
JOHN SAID, "I BAPTIZE YOU IN WATER, BUT ONE WILL COME
AFTER ME WHO WILL BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY GHOST
AND WITH FIRE."
WE DON'T HEAR ENOUGH ABOUT THE BAPTISM OF FIRE.
BUT I'VE HAD THAT IN MY LIFE, AND MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD THAT
IN YOUR LIFE, AND IT WASN'T PLEASANT, BUT I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO.
GOD COMES IN AND HE BURNS UP EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE
THAT IS USELESS, AND WHAT'S WORTH KEEPING,
HE SETS ON FIRE FOR HIS GLORY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'M GONNA SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME 'CAUSE YOU'RE
LOOKIN' AT ME KINDA BUG-EYED.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHY DO WE WANNA HANG ONTO USELESS STUFF?
I DON'T KNOW, DO YOU HAVE ANY BAD ATTITUDES THAT COULD BE
BURNED OUT OF YOU?
FEMALE: NOT ME!
JOYCE: NO, NOT YOU, I'M SURE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHEN THE FIRE OF GOD COMES IN OUR LIFE--WE SING SONGS
LIKE, "OH GOD, SEND YOUR FIRE."
WHEN THE FIRE OF GOD COMES INTO OUR LIFE, IT'S GONNA BE
PAINFUL BEFORE IT'S PLEASANT, AMEN?
YOU KNOW, WE'RE SO AFRAID OF PAIN, BUT A LOT OF TIMES,
PAIN MAKES THINGS BETTER.
IT DOES.
SOMETIMES YOU CAN HAVE ETERNAL PAIN THAT'S GETTING YOU NOWHERE,
BUT IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT KIND OF PAIN
OR IF YOU EMBRACE THE RIGHT KIND OF PAIN
FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL BRING YOU
INTO A MUCH BETTER PLACE.
I CAN USE THE EXAMPLE OF THE KNEE REPLACEMENTS--
I MEAN, GOSH, I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
A KNEE REPLACED-- THE HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY
THAT I HAD.
I PUT UP WITH BACK PAIN FOR 20 PLUS YEARS.
PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN, PAIN.
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD PAIN LONG ENOUGH IN YOUR LIFE?
AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING PHYSICAL PAIN,
I'M TALKING EMOTIONAL PAIN OR ANY OTHER KIND OF PAIN.
IS ANYBODY TIRED OF BEING UPSET ALL THE TIME?
TIRED OF BEING MAD AT PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE BAD FRIENDS
THAT YOU WON'T LET GO OF, AND THEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHY NOT JUST PRAY, "GOD, GET EVERY PERSON
OUT OF MY LIFE THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR ME."
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AND EVEN IF I'M LONELY FOR A LONG TIME, GIVE ME PEOPLE
IN MY LIFE THAT ARE RIGHT, GODLY PEOPLE I CAN COUNT ON
AND TRUST.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IF I CAN GET YOU TO PRAY
SOME SPECIFIC WAYS, WE CAN GET SOME OF GOD'S BUSINESS DONE
IN THIS PLACE TONIGHT.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: NOT JUST, "OH GOD, BLESS ME."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: HA.
BLESS ME, LORD.
NO, HOW ABOUT, "SEND YOUR FIRE!
SHAKE EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE THAT CAN BE SHAKEN."
AND IT MAY NOT BE PLEASANT FOR A WHILE, BUT HONEY,
LATER ON.
LATER ON IS SUCH AN ANOINTED TIME IN OUR LIVES.
YOU SEE, NOW I'M LIVING IN LATER ON.
BUT IT WASN'T EASY TO GET HERE.
IT WAS WORTH IT.
I FINALLY GOT FED UP WITH GOING AROUND AND AROUND
THE SAME STUPID MOUNTAINS OVER, AND OVER, AND OVER.
OH GOD, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY LIFE.
OH GOD, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I HOPE SOMEBODY IN THE BUILDING IS AT THAT PLACE
TONIGHT AND MY MESSAGE CAN DO YOU SOME KIND OF GOOD.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: COULD WE AT LEAST PRAY, "GOD, YOU DO WHAT YOU
WANNA DO IN MY LIFE"?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I HAVE A LITTLE PRAYER THAT I PRAY, "GOD, IF YOU
HAVE TO, TIE ME TO THE ALTAR."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THAT'S MINE.
IF YOU HAVE TO, TIE ME TO THE ALTAR AND DON'T LET ME
GET AWAY, BUT DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO IN MY LIFE.
NOW, OUR GOD IS INDEED A CONSUMING FIRE.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE EVERYTHING IN THEIR LIFE SHAKEN
IN REALITY.
IN NEPAL NOT VERY LONG AGO, THERE WAS A SUDDEN
AND A TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE.
HOW MANY OF YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT?
OKAY, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT,
AND SADLY, WE FORGET ABOUT 'EM AS QUICK AS WE HEAR
ABOUT 'EM.
AND WE'RE SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE AND THEIR LIVES ARE LEFT
IN DEVASTATION, BUT THESE ARE TIMES WHEN THE BODY
OF CHRIST NEEDS TO RISE UP AND AT LEAST PRAY, "GOD,
IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO?" SO, I CAN'T EVEN--
JUST IMAGINE IF THAT WAS YOU, IF YOU WERE HAVING A CUP OF TEA,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, A FEW MINUTES LATER,
YOUR HOUSE IS IN SHAMBLES AROUND YOU.
YOU CAN'T FIND SOME OF YOUR CHILDREN.
PERHAPS YOUR PARENTS HAVE BEEN KILLED, OR MANY OTHER TERRIBLE,
TERRIBLE THINGS.
AND YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN SITUATIONS LIKE THAT, THEY
TEND TO THINK THAT LIFE IS OVER.
BUT I WANNA TELL YOU SOMETHING, NO MATTER WHAT CONDITION
YOUR LIFE IS IN RIGHT NOW, NO MATTER HOW MANY PIECES
IT'S IN, WITH GOD'S HELP, YOU CAN REBUILD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU CAN REBUILD.
AND THE PEOPLE IN NEPAL CAN REBUILD.
AND THIS WILL BE ON TELEVISION THERE, AND I'M PURPOSELY TRYING
TO USE A LITTLE BIT OF THIS TO ENCOURAGE THEM
THAT THEY CAN REBUILD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THEIR LIVES CAN BE REBUILT.
AND NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU THINK YOU ARE AWAY FROM GOD,
HE KNOWS WHERE YOU'RE AT.
AND GOD WILL GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO GET TO YOU AND TO HELP YOU.
GOD WILL FIND SOMEBODY THAT HE CAN LOVE YOU THROUGH,
AND HE WILL LOVE YOU BACK INTO WHOLENESS, AND HE WILL MEET
YOUR NEEDS IF YOU TRUST HIM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: ISAIAH 40:29-31 ARE WONDERFUL SCRIPTURES THAT WE
SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW THEM.
"HE GIVES POWER TO THE FAINT AND THE WEARY, AND TO HIM
WHO HAS NO MIGHT HE INCREASES STRENGTH [CAUSING IT TO MULTIPLY
AND MAKING IT ABOUND].
EVEN YOUNG PEOPLE SHALL FAINT AND BE WEARY, AND [SELECTED]
YOUNG MEN SHALL FEEBLY STUMBLE AND FALL EXHAUSTED; BUT THEY
THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD."
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: SEE, I KNEW YOU'D LIKE THAT.
"BUT THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD [WHO EXPECT,
LOOK FOR, AND HOPE IN HIM]
SHALL CHANGE AND RENEW THEIR STRENGTH."
THROUGH THE STRENGTH OF GOD, YOU CAN RISE UP AND REBUILD.
YOU CAN RUN AND NOT BE WEARY.
YOU CAN WALK AND YOU SHALL NOT FAINT.
WHEN I ASKED HOW MANY OF YOU FELT LIKE EVERYTHING
IN YOUR LIFE WAS SHAKING, I SPOTTED A FEW PEOPLE,
NOT EVERYBODY, BUT I COULD TELL FROM LOOKING AT YOU THAT THERE'S
SOME REALLY MAJOR THINGS GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR BEING
IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: TO GET THE HELP THAT YOU NEED.
"AND THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD SHALL RENEW
THEIR STRENGTH.
THEY SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES.
THEY SHALL RUN AND NOT BE WEARY.
THEY SHALL WALK AND THEY SHALL NOT FAINT."
YOU CAN REBUILD.
EVERYBODY SAY, "I CAN REBUILD."
AUDIENCE: I CAN REBUILD.
JOYCE: "EXCEPT THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE, THEY LABOR
IN VAIN THAT BUILD IT."
MAYBE YOUR HOUSE FELL DOWN BECAUSE YOU WERE TRYING TO BUILD
IT BEFORE.
HOW ABOUT THIS GO AROUND, LET'S LET GOD BUILD THE HOUSE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: LET'S LET HIM BE THE ONE THAT BUILDS IT.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN YOUR LIFE
AND YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND?
PSALM 37:3, "TRUST IN THE LORD AND DO GOOD."
"TRUST (LEAN ON, RELY ON, AND BE CONFIDENT) IN THE LORD
AND DO GOOD."
VERY SIMPLE.
IT'S A TWO-STEP PLAN TO SUCCESS WHEN EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE
IS FALLING APART.
TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD.
NOW, I DID THIS IN DETAIL THIS MORNING, BUT LET ME
QUICKLY SAY THAT WHATEVER AILS US, GOD'S WORD IS MEDICINE
FOR OUR SOUL.
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SIN AND I'M MISERABLE
WITH GUILT BECAUSE I'VE SINNED, I CAN TAKE A GOOD DOSE
OF "GOD FORGIVES ME."
I CAN TAKE A GOOD DOSE OF THE MERCY OF GOD
AND BE HEALED IN MY SOUL.
IF I'M MAD AT SOMEBODY ELSE BECAUSE THEY'VE HURT ME,
I CAN TAKE A GOOD DOSE OF "I FORGIVE YOU" AND BE
COMPLETELY HEALED.
IF I'M SICK WITH JEALOUSY BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE IS GETTING
WHAT I WANT, I CAN TAKE A GREAT BIG DOSE OF CONTENTMENT
AND MY SOUL CAN BE HEALED.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT IS THE ANSWER TO EVERY PROBLEM
THAT AILS US, AND IT'S CALLED "TRUST GOD" AND "DO GOOD."
IF YOU HAVE A NICE BIG BOTTLE OF BOTH OF THESE THINGS
IN YOUR HOUSE, I DON'T CARE WHAT AILS YOU, YOU'VE GOT
WHAT YOU NEED TO ALWAYS BE WELL.
NOW LOOK, THIS IS A PRESCRIPTION FOR TRUST.
IT COMES FROM DR. JESUS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THE PATIENT IT'S DESCRIBED FOR IS WHOSOEVER.
TAKE AS MANY AS YOU NEED FOR AS LONG AS YOU NEED.
REFILLS ARE ENDLESS.
BUT YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
THIS STUFF HAS SIDE EFFECTS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, WHEN YOU START TAKING TRUST, WOW, YOU HAVE
A SIDE EFFECT OF PEACE, JOY, STABILITY, CONFIDENCE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BETTER LIFE.
AND THEN IF YOU MATCH IT UP WITH SOME "DO GOOD."
SEE, I THINK A LOT OF TIMES WE THINK, "WELL, I'M TRUSTING GOD,"
BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHILE YOU'RE TRUSTING GOD, ARE YOU SOWING SOME GOOD SEEDS
IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE?
AND BELIEVING THAT EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN'T FIX YOUR OWN PROBLEM,
YOU CAN HELP SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND THROUGH DOING THAT, YOU'RE SOWING A SEED THAT WILL THEN
BRING A HARVEST IN YOUR LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND EVEN SOMETHING AS DEVASTATING AS THE EARTHQUAKE
IN NEPAL, I WOULD GO THERE AND PREACH THE SAME MESSAGE
THAT I'M PREACHING TO YOU, BECAUSE I DON'T CARE
HOW BAD OFF YOU ARE, YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING THAT YOU
CAN DO FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND NOTHING MAKES THE DEVIL ANY MADDER THAN WHEN HE'S
THROWING HIS BEST, BIGGEST PROBLEM AT YOU, FOR YOU TO SAY,
"I'M GONNA TRUST GOD AND I'M GONNA HELP SOMEBODY ELSE."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW THIS "DO GOOD" STUFF HAS SIDE EFFECTS TOO
AND THEY'RE EXTREME HAPPINESS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND REWARDS IN HEAVEN.
SEE, "TRUST GOD," THEY'RE RIGHT IN HERE, THE PILLS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND WE GOT "DO GOOD" PILLS IN HERE TOO.
I TELL YOU, WE'VE GOT A TEAM OF PEOPLE AT OUR OFFICE, THEY CAN
MAKE ANYTHING I DREAM UP.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THEY'RE KIND OF USED TO ME NOW.
THEY JUST--WHATEVER I SAY I WANT, THEY START TRYING TO
MAKE IT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DON'T UNDERSTAND AND WE START TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ONLY GOD KNOWS, THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE
RESULT AND THAT'S CONFUSION.
IF I WOULD HAVE STARTED OUT TONIGHT AND SAID, "HOW MANY OF
YOU ARE CONFUSED RIGHT NOW ABOUT SOMETHING GOING ON IN
YOUR LIFE?" I WOULD HAVE HAD A LOT OF HANDS
GO UP.
BUT SEE, HERE'S THE TRUTH.
YOU CAN'T BE CONFUSED IF YOU REFUSE TO TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT.
I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW DAVE IS A GUY THAT DOES NOT TRY TO
FIGURE ANYTHING OUT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: HE'S JUST LIKE, "GOD KNOWS AND HE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
I'M CASTING MY CARE."
AND I'VE GOTTEN THERE.
IT'S TAKEN ME 40 YEARS BUT I'VE--I HAVE A BREAKDOWN
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE BUT I'M DOING GOOD.
YOU KNOW, IN 1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 13,
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT "WE KNOW IN PART."
WE KNOW IN PART.
WE DON'T KNOW EVERYTHING.
WE'RE NOT INTENDED TO KNOW EVERYTHING.
IT WOULDN'T EVEN BE GOOD FOR US IF WE KNEW EVERYTHING.
DO YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNEW RIGHT NOW EVERYTHING COMING UP IN YOUR
FUTURE, HMM, MOST OF US WOULD JUST SIGN OFF AND SAY,
"FORGET IT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OR EVEN IF YOU KNEW HOW GOD INTENDS TO USE YOU
OR BLESS YOU IN THE FUTURE.
YOU MIGHT GET FULL OF PRIDE AND THAT WOULD RUIN IT.
SO GOD ONLY REVEALS THINGS TO US A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME
AS HE KNOWS IT'S RIGHT.
AND THERE IS NO SUCH THING--THERE'S NO NEED FOR TRUST
IF WE KNOW EVERYTHING.
DO YOU KNOW THAT GOD REALLY COULDN'T EVEN BE YOUR GOD IF YOU
KNEW EVERYTHING THAT HE KNOWS?
WE NEED TO GET SATISFIED TO KNOW THE ONE WHO KNOWS AND NOT HAVE
TO KNOW EVERYTHING.
CAN SOME OF YOU TAKE A STEP OF FAITH TONIGHT AND SAY, "I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY LIFE BUT I AM NOT GONNA TRY
TO FIGURE IT OUT ANYMORE.
I AM GONNA TRUST GOD AND I AM GONNA DO GOOD."
JOYCE: WELL, IF YOU SPEND TOO MUCH TIME TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
A SITUATION THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AND ONLY GOD DOES, IT
WILL ONLY END UP CONFUSING YOU.
SO INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT, THE BEST THING
YOU CAN DO IS TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD.
TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU A BOOK THAT I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT:
"UNSHAKEABLE TRUST."
I REALLY ENJOYED WRITING THIS BOOK AND I THINK IT'S REALLY
GONNA HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET YOUR COPY.
WE'RE OFFERING IT TO YOU TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
OF ANY AMOUNT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT AND I TRUST THAT YOU
WILL DO THE VERY BEST THAT YOU CAN.
NOW, STAY WITH ME BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL TO SHARE
WITH YOU AT THE END.
FEMALE: HOW DO I TRUST GOD WHEN I HAVE 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 BUT SOMETIMES I HAVE SO MANY FEAR
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
ANNOUNCER: TOUGH QUESTIONS, SOLID ANSWERS.
DISCOVER A TRUST THAT IS UNSHAKEABLE.
RECEIVE YOUR COPY OF JOYCE'S NEW BOOK, "UNSHAKEABLE TRUST," TODAY
FOR YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT.
CALL...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
JOYCE: WELL, 2018 WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.
OUR "BE UNSHAKEABLE" 2018 CALENDAR IS NOW AVAILABLE
AND WE WANNA BLESS YOU WITH IT.
SO WE'RE OFFERING IT TO YOU TODAY AS A FREE GIFT.
JUST CALL OR WRITE US AND WE'LL SEND IT TO YOU.
EACH MONTH, THERE'S A SCRIPTURE AND ENCOURAGING WORD.
THE CALENDAR ALSO INCLUDES OUR CONFERENCE TOUR SCHEDULE AND,
REMEMBER, WITH GOD'S HELP YOU CAN BE UNSHAKEABLE.
HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.
ANNOUNCER: THANK YOU FRIENDS AND PARTNERS.
TOGETHER, WE'RE SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST AROUND THE WORLD.
TO FIND OUT MORE, PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT US ONLINE
AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
JOIN US IN PARTNERSHIP AS WE SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST
AROUND THE GLOBE.
ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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