ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: I REALLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE
OF LOVING PEOPLE.
IT'S SPIRITUAL WARFARE.
IT'S THE HIGHEST FORM OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE THAT YOU
CAN DO.
IF YOU HAVE A STRONG LOVE WALK, I THINK IT JUST DISABLES
THE DEVIL.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: THE NEXT THING THAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS LOVE THING
IS YOU GOTTA LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN LIKE THEMSELVES,
LET ALONE LOVE THEMSELVES.
IT'S THE TRUTH.
"I DON'T LIKE THIS ABOUT ME, AND I DON'T LIKE THAT ABOUT ME.
I DON'T LIKE THIS ABOUT ME, AND I DON'T LIKE THAT ABOUT ME."
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST EMBRACE ALL OF YOU TODAY.
GOD MADE ME THE WAY I AM FOR WHAT HE WANTS ME TO DO
AND I DON'T NEED TO APOLOGIZE FOR IT AND NEITHER DO YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
NOW, I DON'T MEAN TO SAY BY THAT WE SHOULDN'T GROW
IN THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.
I STUDY LOVE IN THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT ALL THE TIME
AND IT GRIEVES ME IF I FEEL LIKE THAT I'M UNKIND TO SOMEBODY.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
BUT I'M JUST TALKING ABOUT STOP TRYING TO BE SOMETHING
THAT YOU'RE NOT.
STOP TRYING TO BE LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE THAT YOU'VE GOT
AS A ROLE MODEL THERE THAT YOU THINK THAT YOU SHOULD BE LIKE.
YOU CAN MAYBE LEARN SOME THINGS FROM THEM AS AN EXAMPLE,
BUT YOU CAN'T BE THEM.
YOU'RE STUCK WITH YOU.
I SAID, YOU'RE STUCK WITH YOU.
YOU BETTER LIKE YOURSELF BECAUSE EVERYWHERE YOU GO,
THERE YOU ARE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S A SCARY THOUGHT TO THINK THAT I WILL NEVER FOR ONE SECOND
IN MY WHOLE LIFE EVER GET AWAY FROM ME.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, THAT'S PRETTY FRIGHTENING.
SO, I FINALLY DECIDED--I MEAN, I DON'T ENJOY EVEN SPENDING
ONE HOUR WITH SOMEBODY I DON'T LIKE, SO TO SPEND
YOUR WHOLE LIFE WITH SOMEBODY YOU DON'T LIKE
IS REALLY A NIGHTMARE.
SO, I SUGGEST THAT YOU DECIDE TODAY TO COME TO TERMS OF PEACE
WITH YOURSELF, EMBRACE THE WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST
AND SAY, "I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT ALL."
AND I CHALLENGE YOU EVERY DAY TO SAY OUT LOUD
AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE TIMES, "I LOVE MYSELF."
YOU DON'T NEED TO SAY IT TO SOMEBODY,
BUT JUST BETWEEN YOU AND GOD.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: IT MIGHT NOT WORK TOO GOOD IF YOU WENT TO WORK
AND SAID, "I LOVE MYSELF.
I LOVE MYSELF.
OH, I LOVE MYSELF."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU JUST HAVE NO IDEA.
IT JUST ABOUT GIVES THE DEVIL A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN WHEN YOU
START SAYING, "I LIKE MYSELF.
MATTER OF FACT, I JUST LOVE MYSELF.
I VALUE MYSELF IN CHRIST.
HEY, I'M NOT WHERE I NEED TO BE, BUT THANK GOD I'M NOT WHERE I
USED TO BE.
WHOO, I'M MAKING PROGRESS."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
THEN THE NEXT THING THAT WE NEED TO DO AFTER THAT, I GUESS I
COULD SAY THAT THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
MESSAGES THAT I EVER LEARNED IN MY LIFE.
I MEAN, THEY ALL SEEM REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME,
BUT EVEN OUT OF THESE 10 OR 12 THAT I'M GONNA SHARE WITH YOU,
THERE ARE THREE OR FOUR THAT JUST STAND OUT
EVEN MORE BRIGHTLY THAN SOME OF THE OTHERS.
AND ONE OF THEM IS WHAT I'M GETTING READY TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT NOW, WHICH IS REALLY DEVELOPING AND FOCUSING
ON WALKING IN LOVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE.
YOU SEE, EVERYTHING THAT GOD GIVES US AS A FREE GIFT,
HE WANTS US TO GIVE AWAY AS A FREE GIFT.
IT'S TO YOU AND THROUGH YOU.
WE RECEIVE MERCY FROM GOD AND THEN HE TELLS US
TO BE MERCIFUL.
WE RECEIVE KINDNESSES FROM GOD, BE KIND.
WE RECEIVE PATIENCE FROM GOD, BE PATIENT.
THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT GOD IS HE NEVER EXPECTS US TO DO
SOMETHING THAT HE DOESN'T EQUIP US TO DO.
HE ALWAYS SHOWS US THE WAY BY FIRST TREATING US THE WAY HE
WANTS US TO TREAT OTHER PEOPLE.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE BEST ESTIMATE I CAN MAKE
FROM MY YEARS OF MINISTRY, APPROXIMATELY
70% TO 80% OF ALL CHRISTIANS ARE MAD AT SOMEBODY.
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO ME, BLESS GOD."
WELL, LET'S BACK THE TRAIN UP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE DID
TO GOD, HMM.
"WELL, I'M NOT GONNA JUST KEEP FORGIVING THEM FOR THE SAME
THING OVER AND OVER AND OVER."
UH-OH.
PETER SAID, "HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO FORGIVE MY BROTHER
FOR THE SAME THING, SEVEN?" I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS
FOR SOME REASON HE THOUGHT HE COULD HANDLE THAT,
MAYBE HE WAS ALREADY AT SIX AND A HALF AND THOUGHT--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THOUGHT HE ONLY HAD ANOTHER HALF OF FORGIVE IN HIM.
THEN JESUS SAID, "NO, HOW ABOUT SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN,"
AND ALL THAT WAS JUST REPRESENTATIVE
OF HOWEVER MANY TIMES IT TAKES.
WHEN YOU FORGIVE PEOPLE, YOU SET YOURSELF FREE AND YOU
PUT THEM IN GOD'S HANDS.
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION, WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO SPEND
YOUR LIFE BEING MAD AT SOMEBODY THAT'S OUT HAVING A GOOD TIME
AND DON'T EVEN CARE THAT YOU'RE UPSET?
WHAT SENSE DOES THAT MAKE?
AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LOVE WALK.
LOVE COVERS A MULTITUDE OF SINS.
LOVE FORGIVES AND IT FORGIVES QUICKLY IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD.
LOVING PEOPLE IS ABOUT FORGIVING PEOPLE.
IT'S ABOUT BEING MERCIFUL TO PEOPLE, LONG SUFFERING
WITH PEOPLE.
HEY LISTEN, I'VE HAD PEOPLE IN MY LIFE THAT I'VE WANTED
TO GIVE UP ON TOO.
I'M QUITE SURE THAT DAVE WANTED TO GIVE UP ON ME
A NUMBER OF TIMES.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T EVEN THINK FOR HIM IT WAS EVEN AN OPTION BECAUSE HE
TRUSTED GOD THAT IF HE WOULD KEEP LOVING ME,
THAT GOD COULD CHANGE ME.
YOU SEE, I DIDN'T REALLY NEED SOMEBODY TO TELL ME ABOUT JESUS.
I NEEDED SOMEBODY TO SHOW ME JESUS.
ARE YOU THERE?
AND WE'RE VERY GOOD AT THE TELL, BUT A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE
NO SHOW.
AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T CONFRONT PEOPLE.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE JUST BECOME A DOORMAT AND LET
EVERYBODY WALK ALL OVER US AND BE ABUSIVE TOWARD US.
THAT'S NOT LOVE.
SOMETIMES LOVE HAS TO BE A TOUGH VERSION OF LOVE,
BUT REAL LOVE DOESN'T GIVE UP ON PEOPLE.
LOVE ALWAYS BELIEVES THE BEST OF EVERY PERSON.
LET ME JUST FAST FORWARD THIS AND SAY THAT I TRIED EVERY WAY
THAT I COULD POSSIBLY TRY TO BE A HAPPY CHRISTIAN.
AND THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER WAS, EVEN THOUGH I HAD A MINISTRY
AND A SIZABLE MINISTRY, AND I WAS BORN AGAIN,
I HAD THE HOLY SPIRIT IN MY LIFE, DIDN'T HAVE
ANY HUGE PERSONAL PROBLEMS, I WASN'T HAPPY.
AND ONE DAY, GOD GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO FACE
SOME TRUTH ABOUT MYSELF, YOU KNOW, POINT NUMBER TWO
FROM LAST NIGHT.
AND THE LORD JUST SIMPLY SAID TO ME IN MY HEART,
"YOU'RE UNHAPPY BECAUSE YOU'RE SELFISH."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I GET IT BECAUSE WE THINK, "WELL, THAT CAN'T--
NO, I'M UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY, BECAUSE YOU, BECAUSE I NEED
AND I WANT.
AND IF I HAD, I WOULD BE HAPPY AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE,
I WOULD BE HAPPY."
BUT I CAN TELL YA, IT JUST PUTS A BAND-AID ON THE PROBLEM.
IT DOESN'T FIX IT.
YOU GOTTA GET TO THE ROOT, AND IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BE
SELFISH AND BE HAPPY.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET MAD WHEN YOU DON'T GET YOUR WAY?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: JUST THOUGHT I'D THROW THAT OUT.
I MEAN, I KNOW HOW I WAS, AND PROBABLY NONE OF YOU WERE
AS BAD AS I WAS 'CAUSE I WAS PRETTY BAD.
BUT, I MEAN, IF I DIDN'T GET MY WAY, THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL
FORGET TALKING TO ME THE REST OF THE DAY 'CAUSE I'M GONNA GO
SIT IN A CORNER SOMEWHERE AND SULK ALL DAY.
I WAS MANIPULATIVE AND CONTROLLING,
FULL OF SELF-PITY.
I MEAN, I WANTED TO EAT WHERE I WANTED TO EAT WHEN I WANTED
TO EAT.
I DIDN'T CARE SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT ANYBODY ELSE WANTED.
IT WAS WHAT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ME, ME, ME.
I KNOW THAT WE THINK THAT TRYING TO GET WHAT WE WANT IS WHAT'S
GONNA MAKE US HAPPY, AND IT MIGHT BE A TEMPORARY
LITTLE FLESHLY ZING, BUT IT'S NOT A PERMANENT ANSWER.
THE ONLY REAL PERMANENT FIX IS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT THE BIBLE
SAYS, "FORGET YOURSELF, LOSE SIGHT OF YOURSELF, TAKE UP
YOUR CROSS, AND FOLLOW ME."
AND THAT DOESN'T SOUND INVITING, BUT IT ACTUALLY IS WONDERFUL.
THERE'S NO FREEDOM UNTIL WE'RE FREE FROM US.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: UNTIL I'M FREE FROM HAVING TO TRY TO KEEP ME
HAPPY ALL DAY EVERY DAY, THEN I'M NOT FREE, AMEN?
WE FIGHT AND FIGHT TO GET WHAT WE WANT AND HERE'S THE THING,
TELL GOD WHAT YOU WANT AND TRUST HIM TO GIVE IT TO YOU IF IT'S
RIGHT AND WHEN IT'S RIGHT.
AND IF HE DOESN'T GIVE IT TO YOU, THEN BE GLAD THAT HE
DIDN'T BECAUSE IT MUST BE SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T NEED.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: GOD HAS AN INDIVIDUAL PLAN FOR EVERY ONE OF US.
YOU CAN'T LOOK AT SOMEBODY ELSE AND SAY, "WHY ISN'T GOD
DOING THAT FOR ME?" BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
GOD'S DOING FOR YOU THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT YOU SAYING, "WHY
DOESN'T GOD DO THAT FOR ME?" LEARN HOW TO LOVE PEOPLE.
IT HAS BEEN VERY GRIEVOUS TO ME TO SEE, AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE
GOD HAS GIVEN ME A REAL REVELATION ON THIS, I BELIEVE,
AND NOT THAT I'M PERFECT AT IT, BECAUSE I'M NOT BY ANY STRETCH
OF THE IMAGINATION.
BUT I REALLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVING PEOPLE.
IT'S SPIRITUAL WARFARE.
IT'S THE HIGHEST FORM OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE THAT YOU
CAN DO.
IF YOU HAVE A STRONG LOVE WALK, I THINK IT JUST DISABLES
THE DEVIL.
AND LOVE MEANS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HURT PEOPLE.
YOU'RE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE AND HOW YOU TALK
TO PEOPLE.
YOU CARE ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE LESS FORTUNATE THAN YOU ARE.
YOU CAN'T JUST HEAR ABOUT A NEED AND SAY,
"WELL, ISN'T THAT A SHAME?" YOU'RE GONNA DO ANYTHING YOU CAN
TO HELP MEET THAT NEED, AND IF YOU CAN'T MEET IT BY YOURSELF,
YOU MAY GET RADICAL ENOUGH TO GO GET AN OTHER FEW BORED,
MISERABLE CHRISTIANS AND SEE IF THEY'D LIKE TO GET INVOLVED
IN HELPING MEET A NEED.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENS ON THE INSIDE OF US WHEN WE GET
OURSELVES OFF OF OUR MIND AND WE REALLY START TO CARE
ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.
JESUS SAID, "ONE NEW COMMANDMENT I GIVE UNTO YOU THAT YOU LOVE
ONE ANOTHER JUST AS I HAVE LOVED YOU.
BY THIS SHALL ALL MEN KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY DISCIPLES."
IF THE BODY OF CHRIST WAS ON FIRE WITH LOVE, THE WORLD
WOULD ALREADY BE SAVED AND WE COULD BE IN HEAVEN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, THAT WAS LIKE A REALLY IMPORTANT MESSAGE
TO ME, AND I HAD TO STUDY LOVE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS,
AND I STILL GET REFRESHER COURSES
AS OFTEN AS I POSSIBLY CAN.
NOW, THE NEXT THING AND THE LAST THING THAT WE'LL DISCUSS TODAY,
WHICH I KNEW IT WAS GONNA COME DOWN TO THIS, IS FOUND
IN JAMES CHAPTER 4, VERSE 6.
LET ME JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
I WAS ABOUT THE MOST FRUSTRATED CHRISTIAN THAT YOU
COULD POSSIBLY BE BECAUSE I WAS HEARING ALL THESE MESSAGES
ABOUT WHAT I SHOULD BE AND KNEW THAT I WASN'T, AND I WAS TRYING
REALLY HARD TO CHANGE.
DOES ANYBODY HERE KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TRY TO CHANGE?
AND THE MORE YOU TRY TO CHANGE, THE WORSE YOU ACT.
I MEAN, I WOULD PROMISE GOD THAT I WOULD NOT SAY
ANYTHING WRONG THAT DAY.
THAT WOULD LAST TWO SECONDS.
I HAD A GREAT PLAN FOR HOLINESS TILL I GOT UP.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I GOT ALONG WITH EVERYBODY.
I WAS THE MOST LOVING PERSON WHEN NOBODY WAS HOME.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THAT'S WHY IT FEELS SO GOOD IN CHURCH...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OH, OH...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, WELL, YEAH, WHO COULDN'T BEHAVE
IN THAT ATMOSPHERE?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT WE DON'T LIVE HERE.
WE LIVE OUT IN THE WORLD WITH CRANKY, ORNERY, AGGRAVATED
PEOPLE THAT NEED TO SEE JESUS.
AND WE'RE THE--THEY DON'T NEED US TO GIVE THEM--THEY DON'T NEED
TO JUST SEE OUR BUMPER STICKER.
THEY NEED TO SEE THE LOVE OF GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
BUT I WAS TRYING SO HARD TO CHANGE
AND JUST WASN'T CHANGING.
TO BE HONEST WITH YA, I WAS JUST EXHAUSTED.
I MEAN, I JUST--I WAS ONE OF THOSE CHRISTIANS
THAT WENT AROUND ALL THE TIME AND SAID, "OH, GOD,
I AM SO TIRED OF THIS.
OH, MY GOD, I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF THIS.
WHAT IS WRONG?
I AM TRYING SO HARD."
WELL, YOU KNOW, THE INTERESTING THING IS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
GOD REALLY HASN'T GIVEN US THE JOB OF TRYING.
HE'S TOLD US TO BELIEVE.
HE HASN'T GIVEN ME OR YOU THE JOB OF CHANGING OURSELVES.
HE WANTS US TO GO TO HIM AND ASK HIM TO CHANGE US.
AND THEN WHEN WE SEEK GOD FIRST, LIKE I TALKED ABOUT LAST NIGHT,
GOD MAY GIVE YOU A PLAN OF ACTION.
HE MAY PUT SOMETHING IN FRONT OF YOU THAT YOU NEED TO READ,
OR SOMEONE YOU NEED TO TALK TO, OR SOMETHING THAT YOU
NEED TO DO, BUT IT'S GOTTA BE GOD'S IDEA, NOT OURS.
AND THEN IT'S GOTTA BE GOD ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
AND THEN WHEN WE KNOW IT'S GOOD ALL THE WAY THROUGH,
THEN GOD GETS ALL THE CREDIT, AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT HE
IS NOT WILLING TO SHARE HIS GLORY WITH ANYBODY,
AND THAT INCLUDES ME AND YOU.
HE'S NOT GONNA LET US TAKE THE CREDIT
FOR OUR OWN VICTORIES.
AND I FOUND OUT THE MOST AMAZING THING, AND IT'S BEEN
A CORE TEACHING OF MINE FOR 30 SOME ODD YEARS,
THAT THE SAME GRACE THAT SAVES US IS THE SAME GRACE
THAT CHANGES US.
IT'S THE SAME GRACE THAT CHANGES OUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
IT'S THE SAME GRACE THAT CHANGES OUR KIDS, AND CHANGES
OUR HUSBANDS, AND CHANGES OUR WIVES, IF YOU'RE A MAN HERE.
THAT SAME GRACE THAT WE GOT SAVED BY, THAT CAME
AS A FREE GIFT THROUGH FAITH, IS THE SAME GRACE THAT WE
HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE BY.
AND WHEN YOU LEARN TO LIVE EVERY DAY BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
NOW YOU CAN HAVE PEACE, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL PEACE.
GRACE IS NOT JUST UNDESERVED FAVOR,
ALTHOUGH THAT IS WHAT IT IS, BUT IT'S ALSO POWER OR FORCE.
GRACE IS THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT COMING
INTO OUR LIFE TO ENABLE US TO DO WITH EASE WHAT WE
CAN NEVER DO WITH ANY AMOUNT OF STRUGGLE AND EFFORT
ON OUR OWN.
I CAN'T CHANGE MYSELF.
YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOURSELF.
AND WHEN SOMEBODY STANDS AND PREACHES TO YOU,
YOU NEED TO WATCH YOUR MOUTH.
THAT'S TRUE.
YOU NEED TO CLEAN UP YOUR MIND.
THAT'S TRUE.
BUT IT'S NOT GONNA DO YOU ANY GOOD AT ALL TO SAY,
"YES, BLESS GOD.
I AM GONNA GO HOME AND SHUT MY MOUTH AND THINK GOOD
THOUGHTS," BECAUSE YOU WON'T.
YOU SAY, "WELL, THEN WHAT'S THE POINT IN EVEN HEARING
THE MESSAGES?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "WHY SHOULD I EVEN GO LISTEN TO YOU IF YOU'RE GONNA
TELL ME TO DO A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT I CAN'T DO?"
WELL, IT'S NOT THAT IT CAN'T BE DONE, BUT YOU GOTTA GO ABOUT IT
THE RIGHT WAY.
SO, WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU HEAR A MESSAGE THAT CONVICTS YOU
OF AN AREA OF YOUR LIFE WHERE YOU NEED CHANGE,
AND I CAN PROMISE YOU MOST EVERYBODY HERE
HAS ALREADY BEEN CONVICTED 25 TIMES SINCE YOU WALKED
IN THE DOOR LAST NIGHT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT IT'S NOT TO MAKE YOU FEEL BAD ABOUT YOURSELF.
IT'S JUST TO GET YOU IN AGREEMENT WITH GOD.
"YES, GOD, THAT IS A PROBLEM IN MY LIFE AND I WANT TO CHANGE.
YES, GOD, I WANT TO CHANGE.
YES GOD, YOU'RE RIGHT AND I'M WRONG AND I WANT TO CHANGE."
WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO IS GET INTO AGREEMENT WITH HIM.
"YES GOD, YOU ARE RIGHT AND I HAVE NO EXCUSE
AND I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
I'M NOT GONNA BLAME IT ON ANYBODY ELSE.
AND GOD, I WANT TO CHANGE, SO I AM ASKING YOU TO CHANGE ME
BECAUSE I CANNOT DO IT MYSELF."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WOW, REALLY.
NOW, I'M NOT SAYING GOD WON'T SHOW YOU ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED
TO DO, BUT UNLESS THE LORD BUILDS THE HOUSE, THEY LABOR
IN VAIN THAT BUILD IT.
SO, ALL OF OUR LABOR, IF WE'RE NOT LABORING WITH GOD
BUT WE'RE LABORING APART FROM GOD IS GONNA BE FRUITLESS.
BUT WHEN WE SAY TO GOD, "YOU KNOW, GOD, I REALLY, REALLY
WANT TO CHANGE."
LISTEN, MY MOUTH IS MY GREATEST GIFT, BUT IT IS ALSO
MY BIGGEST PROBLEM.
AND I'VE COME A LONG WAY, BUT BABY, WE GOT A LONG WAY YET
TO GO, AND THAT'S AN AREA THAT I'M ALWAYS PRAYING ABOUT
EVERY DAY.
"GOD, PUT A WATCH OVER MY MOUTH LEST I SIN AGAINST YOU
WITH MY TONGUE."
SOMETIMES I JUST WISH GOD WOULD JUST GIVE ME A HOLY GAG
SO I COULDN'T EVEN--YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE...NOT SAY ANYTHING.
AND IT PROBABLY SEEMS WORSE TO ME THAN IT DOES ANYBODY ELSE
BECAUSE IT'S JUST AN AREA THAT GOD HIGHLIGHTS FOR ME
AND I UNDERSTAND WHY.
WHAT I DO SAY IN THE REST OF MY LIFE IS VERY IMPORTANT
IF I EXPECT THE WORDS I SAY UP HERE TO BE ANOINTED.
THE MORE WE TALK, THE LESS SENSITIVE WE ARE
TO THE VOICE OF GOD.
OKAY, I'LL TRY THAT AGAIN.
THE MORE WE TALK--MAYBE I GOT SOME FOLKS OVER HERE
THAT'LL LISTEN.
THE MORE WE TALK--
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE DON'T TALK, BUT HOW
ABOUT IF WE SAVE OUR WORDS FOR THINGS THAT REALLY MATTER?
THE BIBLE SAYS WE'RE GONNA GIVE ACCOUNT FOR ALL VAIN, IDLE,
USELESS, NONWORKING WORDS THAT WE SPEAK.
SO, IT'S NOT EVEN THAT IT'S AN EVIL COMMUNICATION,
IT'S A USELESS COMMUNICATION.
AND SO, THERE'S PROBABLY BEEN AT LEAST FIVE TIMES ALREADY
THIS MORNING WHEN I STARTED TO SAY SOMETHING CUTE
OR COME BACK AT SOMEBODY AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S USUALLY
THE PERSON YOU LIVE WITH.
GOTTA HAVE THE LAST WORD, GOTTA HAVE THE LAST SAY,
OR SOMEBODY ELSE, YOU KNOW?
I WAS TALKING TO MY ASSISTANT THIS MORNING ABOUT A TIME
IN MY LIFE WHEN I HAD A LOT OF STRESS
AND HOW STRESS CAN AFFECT YOU.
AND THEN SHE WALKED ON AHEAD OF ME A LITTLE BIT AND I THOUGHT
ABOUT A CERTAIN PERSON IN MY LIFE THAT HAD GIVEN ME
A LOT OF STRESS.
AND I WAS ON MY WAY TO TELL HER ABOUT THAT PERSON.
AND I MEAN, JUST AS CLEARLY, I FELT THE HOLY SPIRIT JUST GO,
"YOU DON'T NEED TO SAY THAT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT I WANTED TO.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHY DO WE GET SUCH A BIG KICK OUT OF SAYING STUFF?
OH, BUT I PASSED THE TEST THIS MORNING.
PRAISE GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I PASSED THE TEST.
AND DON'T WE FEEL SO MUCH BETTER WHEN WE LISTEN TO GOD
THAN WHEN WE DON'T?
OKAY, SO I'VE ASKED GOD TO CHANGE ME.
WELL, HE'S GONNA SHOW ME THINGS TO DO AND NOT TO DO, AND GOD
NEVER SHOWS US SOMETHING TO DO OR NOT TO DO WITHOUT GIVING US
THE ABILITY TO DO IT, AMEN?
SO YES, GOD CHANGES US.
WE'VE GOTTA LET HIM GO FIRST AND THEN WE HAVE TO BE WILLING
TO SAY, "GOD, TEACH ME TO HEAR YOUR VOICE, TO RECOGNIZE
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT SO YOU
CAN WALK ME OUT OF THIS TEST THROUGH THE MOANIES,
INTO THE TESTIMONY.
I DON'T WANT TO JUST HAVE A TEST AND MOAN ALL MY LIFE.
I WANT TO END UP WITH A TESTIMONY."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
SO, TODAY'S MESSAGE IS LET GOD LOVE YOU.
LOVE YOURSELF.
LOVE OTHER PEOPLE.
DO SOMETHING KIND FOR SOMEBODY TODAY.
THE WORLD IS SO FULL OF HURTING PEOPLE.
SMILE AT SOMEBODY.
GIVE A GOOD TIP WHEN YOU GO OUT AND EAT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "WELL, BLESS GOD, I'M NOT TIPPING THEM.
MY STEAK WAS COLD."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS BUT GOD TIPS US
SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN WE HAVEN'T DONE THE RIGHT THING.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: GIVE SOMEBODY A COMPLIMENT.
PEOPLE ARE GOING DOWN THE SEWER.
WE NEED TO LIFT THEM UP.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHEN YOU RUN INTO A CRANKY PERSON OUT THERE,
DON'T JUST GET CRANKY BACK.
REALIZE THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY HURTING SOMEWHERE
AND MAYBE EVEN SAY, "YOU KNOW, ARE YOU HAVING A TOUGH DAY?
I'MMA PRAY FOR YOU WHEN I LEAVE."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND LAST, LEARN TO RECEIVE THE GRACE OF GOD
IN EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU DO.
YOU'RE SAVED BY GRACE, WE NEED TO LIVE BY GRACE.
WE'RE CHANGED BY GRACE.
ONLY GRACE CAN CHANGE YOUR KIDS.
ONLY GRACE CAN CHANGE YOUR BOSS.
ONLY GRACE CAN CHANGE YOUR INLAWS, YOUR OUTLAWS.
ONLY GRACE CAN CHANGE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES.
PRAY FIRST.
YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT.
WHEN YOU PRAY, YOU OPEN UP THE DOOR FOR GOD'S GRACE,
AND THEN WHEN YOU HAVE GRACE, YOU CAN HAVE PEACE.
THE APOSTLE PAUL GREETED THE CHURCHES ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY
BY SAYING AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS LETTERS, "GRACE AND PEACE
BE MULTIPLIED UNTO YOU."
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS PEACE IF WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE
THE GRACE OF GOD BECAUSE THEN WE'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING
OURSELVES INSTEAD OF LETTING GOD BE GOD IN OUR LIVES.
JOYCE: GOD LOVES YOU, YOU KNOW, WE HEAR THAT PHRASE A LOT,
BUT I WONDER HOW OFTEN WE STOP AND REALLY THINK
ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS.
THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE LOVES YOU AND ME.
HE KNOWS EVERYTHING WE'VE EVER DONE WRONG OR
EVER WILL DO WRONG, AND HE STILL CHOOSES TO LOVE US
UNCONDITIONALLY.
ISN'T THAT AMAZING?
AND GUESS WHAT?
BECAUSE GOD LOVES YOU, HE WANTS YOU TO LIVE A LIFE
THAT YOU LOVE.
AND TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU A BOOK THAT I'VE WRITTEN
WITH JUST THAT TITLE: "LIVING A LIFE THAT YOU LOVE."
SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T LOVE THEIR LIFE.
THEY DON'T LIKE THEIR LIFE, THEY DON'T LIKE THEIR JOB.
THEY DON'T LIKE WHERE THEY LIVE.
THEY DON'T LIKE THE PEOPLE THEY'RE INVOLVED WITH.
AND THAT'S A TERRIBLE WAY TO LIVE.
WITH A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE AND A LITTLE BIT OF TEACHING,
YOU CAN LEARN TO LIVE A LIFE THAT YOU LOVE.
AND PART OF LOVING YOUR LIFE IS REACHING OUT AND DOING GOOD
THINGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
SO NO MATTER WHAT IT IS THAT YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE, YOU CAN TRUST
GOD AND DO GOOD AND WE'RE OFFERING YOU THAT TEACHING ALSO,
FOUR TEACHINGS, ON TRUSTING GOD AND DOING GOOD.
THIS IS REALLY A POWER PACKAGE THAT I THINK IS GONNA BLESS YOU.
YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO BE A BLESSING TO OTHER PEOPLE
AND HOW THAT IMPACTS YOU BEING ABLE TO LOVE YOUR OWN LIFE.
GET THESE RESOURCES.
DON'T JUST LINE 'EM UP ON YOUR SHELVES.
READ 'EM, LISTEN TO 'EM OVER AND OVER.
THEY'RE GONNA BE A BLESSING IN YOUR LIFE.
GOD BLESS YOU.
ANNOUNCER: GOD WANTS US TO ENJOY OUR LIFE.
HE HAS AN AMAZING PLAN FOR EACH OF US.
WHEN YOU LEARN TO MAKE GOD THE FOCUS OF EVERYTHING YOU DO
AND BECOME THE PERSON GOD CREATED YOU TO BE, IT'S EASY
TO LIVE A LIFE YOU LOVE.
JOYCE EXPLAINS HOW TO EMBRACE LIFE AND ENJOY IT DESPITE YOUR
OBSTACLES IN HER BOOK, "LIVING A LIFE YOU LOVE."
YOU'LL ALSO BE ENCOURAGED BY HER FOUR-CD SERIES,
"TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD."
DISCOVER THE POWERFUL CONNECTION BETWEEN TRUSTING GOD AND DOING
GOOD FOR OTHERS.
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ANNOUNCER: WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S PROGRAM.
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