ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
ANNOUNCER: MAKE PLANS NOW TO SPEND YOUR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
WITH JOYCE.
THREE UNIQUE SESSIONS OF INSPIRING TEACHING, HEARTFELT
WORSHIP, AND ENCOURAGING, BEHIND-THE-SCENES MOMENTS AT
THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE.
COMING TO EL PASO, TEXAS, MAY 5 AND 6,
WITH WORSHIP BY CHRISTY NOCKELS, AND REDMOND, WASHINGTON,
MAY 19 AND 20, WITH WORSHIP BY NATALIE GRANT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG/CONFERENCE
OR CALL...
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WELL, TODAY IS THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND,
TO BE HONEST, I THINK EVERY DAY SHOULD BE A NATIONAL DAY OF
PRAYER AND I JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO PRAY FOR OUR
NATION TODAY AND EVERY DAY.
PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS, PRAY THAT GOD WOULD BE GRACIOUS AND
MERCIFUL TO US, PRAY FOR A GREAT OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WE NEED GOD IN OUR COUNTRY MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
AND I BELIEVE, AS WE ALL JOIN TOGETHER TODAY AND PRAY,
WE CAN SEE GOD MOVE AND DO GREAT THINGS.
GOD BLESS YOU.
JOYCE: WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WHAT I CALL OUR WHO AND OUR DO.
MY CHILDREN ARE MY CHILDREN NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO.
HAVE YOU EVER SAID TO ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN, "I WANT YOU TO
KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU EVER DO,
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU"?
ANYBODY EVER SAID THAT TO ONE OF YOUR KIDS?
WHY?
WHY DO WE SAY THAT?
BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN US THAT THEY
DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT.
AND EVEN IF THEY MESS UP AND MAKE MISTAKES, AND EVEN IF IT'S
A BAD MISTAKE, WE ARE COMMITTED.
WE ARE IN FOR THE LONG HAUL.
"I MAY NOT LIKE EVERYTHING YOU DO, SON, BUT I WILL ALWAYS
LOVE YOU, ALWAYS LOVE YOU."
WELL, IF WE CAN SAY THAT AS HUMAN BEING PARENTS,
WHAT IS GOD TRYING TO SAY TO US?
"I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.
NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU MESS UP,
I'M IN FOR THE LONG HAUL.
I'M COMMITTED.
WE'RE GONNA WORK THIS OUT TOGETHER."
[APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN.
ISN'T THAT GREAT TO KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORK IT OUT
BY YOURSELF, THAT GOD'S-- HE'S NEVER GONNA GIVE UP ON YOU?
AND IF YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST--YES,
I DON'T DO EVERYTHING RIGHT.
"DON'T TALK TO ME RIGHT NOW, DEVIL, ABOUT WHAT I DO.
WHAT I DO IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS ANYWAY.
IT'S BETWEEN ME AND GOD."
BUT I KNOW WHO I AM.
IN ROMANS CHAPTER 1, VERSE 17, THERE IS A SCRIPTURE THAT SAYS,
"THERE IS A RIGHTEOUSNESS FOUND IN THE WORD OF GOD THAT
LEADS US FROM FAITH TO FAITH, A RIGHTEOUSNESS FOUND
IN THE WORD OF GOD THAT LEADS US FROM FAITH TO FAITH."
FOR IN THE GOSPEL OF RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH GOD
ASCRIBES--WE DON'T EARN IT, HE GIVES IT--IS REVEALED
BOTH SPRINGING FROM FAITH AND LEADING TO FAITH.
SO BY FAITH I RECEIVE THAT I'M THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD
IN CHRIST AND THEN KNOWING WHO I AM, THAT ENABLES ME NOW TO EVEN
STEP OUT WITH GREATER FAITH.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
BUT WE'RE NEVER GONNA HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN
JUST BARELY-- "WELL, GOD, IF YOU'LL JUST HELP ME."
WELL, HE DOESN'T WANT TO JUST HELP YOU.
HE WANTS TO STRENGTHEN YOU AND EMPOWER YOU AND LIFT YOU UP
AND GIVE YOU A SPECIAL LIFE.
DON'T BE SATISFIED WITH JUST BARELY ENOUGH TO GET BY ON.
KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST AND GO BOLDLY TO THE THRONE
IN CHRIST'S NAME AND HAVE YOUR NEEDS MET.
NOW, DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY.
SO THERE'S A WAITING THAT TAKES PLACE AND BOY, THAT'S WHERE
WE GET ALL BUMFUZZLED, ISN'T IT?
"WELL, I ASKED AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO ME."
WELL, IT AIN'T OVER 'TIL IT'S OVER, AND IT'S NOT OVER YET.
AND EVERY TIME THE ENEMY SAYS NOTHING'S HAPPENING, YOU JUST
NEED TO SAY, "GOD IS WORKING.
GOD IS WORKING."
SO, "SO JOYCE, IF I ASK GOD TO CHANGE ME, WILL HE CHANGE ME
OR DO I HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO DO IT MYSELF?"
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE YOURSELF
SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS?
OH, MY GOSH, IF YOU HAD ANY IDEA HOW MANY TIMES IN MY
LIFE I HAVE TRIED TO BE QUIET.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I'VE TRIED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT, SWEETER PERSONALITY
AND NOT BE QUITE SO LOUD AND EDGY, AND IT JUST DOESN'T WORK.
I JUST CAN'T BE ANYTHING OTHER THAN ME.
JAMES CHAPTER 4, VERSE 6.
OH, I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 27, 28 YEARS AGO WHEN I SAW THIS
SCRIPTURE FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND I THOUGHT I HAD DIED
AND GONE TO HEAVEN.
"BUT HE GIVES US MORE AND MORE GRACE (POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,
TO MEET THIS EVIL TENDENCY AND ALL OTHERS FULLY]
THAT'S WHY HE SAYS, GOD SETS HIMSELF AGAINST THE PROUD AND
THE HAUGHTY, BUT HE GIVES GRACE [CONTINUALLY] TO THE LOWLY,"
WATCH THIS, "(THOSE WHO ARE HUMBLE ENOUGH
TO RECEIVE IT]"
THERE'S HELP FOR ME.
THERE'S GRACE AND MORE GRACE, ENOUGH GRACE FOR A SPECIAL CASE.
AND TRUST ME, I WAS A SPECIAL CASE.
I DIDN'T HAVE JUST NORMAL ORDINARY PROBLEMS.
I HAD HUGE, BIG OL' PROBLEMS.
DIDN'T HAVE ONE OR TWO, I HAD A BUNCH.
GRACE TO CHANGE US.
"WELL, JOYCE, ARE YOU SURE THAT'S WHAT THAT'S
TALKING ABOUT?" WELL, OKAY, LET'S LOOK
A COUPLE OF MORE PLACES, SEE IF I CAN GET YOU CONVINCED.
WHO'S GONNA CHANGE YOU?
JESUS, AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT ON HIM TO DO THAT.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, YOU MAY NOT LIKE IT TOO MUCH 'CAUSE WE JUST
CAN'T STAND IT WHEN WE CAN'T GET THINGS THE MINUTE WE WANT IT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
GOD HAS CHANGED ME OVER THE YEARS.
I'VE ACTUALLY BECOME QUITE NICE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: VERY CARING, I LOVE PEOPLE.
I LOVE TO GIVE.
YEAH, I STILL GOT A LITTLE EDGE TO ME.
I DON'T KNOW, I MAY NEVER GET RID OF THAT, BUT I'M NOT SURE
THAT I COULD DO WHAT I DO IF I DIDN'T HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT OOMPH.
I KIND OF GOT THAT OOMPH.
AND I'VE HAD TO HAVE SOME OF THAT ALL MY LIFE TO SURVIVE
WHAT I WENT THROUGH AND COME OUT OF IT.
I HAD TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A PUSHER AND A MMM, TO GET HERE.
AND FRANKLY, I GOT FED UP YEARS AGO WITH APOLOGIZING FOR MYSELF.
AND GOD IS WELCOME TO DO ANYTHING THAT HE WANTS TO DO
IN MY LIFE.
HE CAN CHANGE ME ANY WAY THAT HE WANTS TO, BUT I CANNOT DO IT
AND I WILL NOT KEEP TRYING TO.
YOU SAY, "WELL, JOYCE, YOU CAN'T JUST NOT TRY TO CHANGE.
WELL, THAT'S JUST DUMB.
YOU HAVE TO TRY TO CHANGE."
NO, I DON'T HAVE TO TRY.
I NEED TO BELIEVE.
THERE'S A WORK FOR US TO DO, BUT IT'S A SPIRITUAL WORK OF
GOING FROM FAITH TO FAITH TO FAITH TO FAITH.
GOD, I BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN DO WHATEVER NEEDS TO BE DONE IN ME
AND THROUGH ME AS I LEAN ON YOU.
ROMANS CHAPTER 7, VERSE 15.
I'M JUST HAVING SO MUCH FUN TONIGHT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW ANYBODY WHO'S READ THE BIBLE VERY MUCH HAS COME
ACROSS THIS AND THOUGHT, "YEAH, I GET THAT."
PAUL SAID, THE APOSTLE PAUL, "FOR I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
MY OWN ACTIONS [I AM BAFFLED, AND BEWILDERED].
I DO NOT PRACTICE OR ACCOMPLISH WHAT I WISH, BUT I DO
THE VERY THING THAT I HATE [THE VERY THING MY MORAL
INSTINCT CONDEMNS].
NOW IF I DO [HABITUALLY]
WHAT IS CONTRARY TO MY DESIRE, THEN [THAT MEANS]
I'M ACKNOWLEDGING AND AGREEING THAT THE LAW IS GOOD AND
I'M TAKING SIDES WITH IT.
HOWEVER, IT'S NO LONGER I WHO DOES THE DEED,
BUT THE SIN [PRINCIPLE]
WHICH IS AT HOME IN ME AND HAS POSSESSION OF ME."
NOW WAIT A MINUTE, YOU'RE DOING IT BUT IT'S NOT YOU DOING IT?
WELL, IF IT'S NOT YOU DOING IT, WHO IS DOING IT?
I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED, PAUL.
"FOR I KNOW THAT NOTHING GOOD DWELLS IN ME."
CAN ANYBODY SAY, "AMEN"?
"THAT IS, IN MY FLESH."
NOTHING GOOD DWELLS IN MY FLESH AND IN YOUR FLESH,
BUT IN YOUR SPIRIT, YOU ARE FULL OF GOOD THINGS.
YOU'RE NOT JUST A BODY AND A FLESH, BUT YOU ARE
A SPIRIT AND YOU HAVE A SOUL.
AND WHEN THE SPIRIT IS FED MORE THAN THE FLESH IS,
IT GETS STRONGER THAN THE FLESH AND WE WALK BY THE SPIRIT.
AND WHEN WE WALK BY THE SPIRIT, WE NO LONGER FULFILL
THE LUSTS OF THE FLESH WHICH WILL ALWAYS BE THERE.
THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE LUSTS OF THE FLESH.
THE FLESH IS ALWAYS GONNA BE USED BY THE ENEMY
TO TRY TO DEFEAT US.
BUT IF WE'RE STRONG ENOUGH SPIRITUALLY, HE CANNOT DO IT.
THAT'S WHY IT IS SO FOOLISH TO FILL OUR STOMACHS FULL OF FOOD
THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX TIMES EVERY DAY AND NEVER TAKE
THE TIME OR BOTHER TO TAKE IN THE SPIRITUAL FOOD THAT WE NEED,
WHICH IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA MAKE US REALLY HAPPY.
[APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY EAT MORE THAN
THEY SHOULD BECAUSE THEY'RE EMPTY ON THE INSIDE AND THEY'RE
TRYING TO FEED THE WRONG THING.
THANK YOU, I'LL GO ON.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "I KNOW THAT NOTHING GOOD DWELLS IN ME, THAT IS,
IN MY FLESH.
THAT I CAN WILL WHAT IS RIGHT, BUT I CAN'T PERFORM IT.
[I HAVE THE INTENTION AND THE URGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT,
BUT NO POWER TO CARRY IT OUT.]
FOR I FAIL TO PRACTICE THE DEEDS THAT I DESIRE TO DO,
BUT THE EVIL DEEDS THAT I DON'T WANT TO DO,
THAT'S WHAT I'M [EVER] DOING."
WELL, CAN ANYBODY SAY, "MAN, I'VE BEEN THERE, DONE THAT,
KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT"?
WE WANT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT, BUT IT JUST SOMETIMES
SEEMS LIKE IT'S SO FRUSTRATING BECAUSE YOU
WANT TO DO IT, BUT THEN THERE'S THIS FRUSTRATION BECAUSE
YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO PULL IT OFF.
VERSE 24 AND 25, "O UNPITIABLE--O UNHAPPY
AND PITIABLE AND WRETCHED MAN THAT I AM!
WHO WILL RELEASE AND DELIVER ME FROM [THE SHACKLES OF]
THIS BODY OF DEATH?
O THANK GOD!
[HE WILL!]"
WHO WILL DELIVER ME?
O THANK GOD!
HE WILL THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
WHO WILL DELIVER ME?
O THANK GOD!
HE WILL!
WHO WILL DELIVER ME?
O THANK GOD!
HE WILL THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
AND TO BE HONEST, I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO ALL OF THESE,
BUT THERE IS SCRIPTURE AFTER SCRIPTURE AFTER SCRIPTURE
THAT SAYS THE EXACT SAME THING.
NOW, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SHOW YOU
1 PETER 5 VERSE 10 BECAUSE THERE IS A LITTLE SOMETHING CALLED
SUFFERING THAT WE GO THROUGH, AND ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT A VERY
FAVORITE SUBJECT TO VERY MANY PEOPLE, IT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE MIGHT AS WELL FACE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON
BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA HELP US TO NOT RUN AWAY FROM THINGS THAT
ACTUALLY ARE ULTIMATELY GONNA WORK GOOD IN OUR LIFE.
1 PETER 5, VERSE 10, "AND AFTER YOU'VE SUFFERED A LITTLE WHILE,
THE GOD OF ALL GRACE [WHO IMPARTS ALL BLESSING AND FAVOR],
WHO HAS CALLED YOU TO HIS [OWN] ETERNAL GLORY IN CHRIST,"
NOW WATCH THIS, "WILL HIMSELF COMPLETE AND MAKE YOU WHAT YOU
OUGHT TO BE, WILL ESTABLISH AND GROUND YOU SECURELY,
AND STRENGTHEN, AND SETTLE YOU."
SO HE'S SAYING, "AND AFTER YOU HAVE SUFFERED A LITTLE WHILE,
THE GOD OF ALL GRACE WILL HIMSELF COMPLETE YOU AND
MAKE YOU WHAT YOU OUGHT TO BE."
OKAY, SO WHAT'S WITH THE SUFFERING?
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST DO IT RIGHT NOW?
WELL, I'M SURE I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.
I'M NOT TRYING TO DO A FIVE-PART SERIES ON SUFFERING,
BUT LET ME JUST TELL YOU WHAT I DO BELIEVE ABOUT THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T THINK THAT GOD ALWAYS DOES EVERYTHING IN
OUR LIFE IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE HE WANTS US SOMETIMES TO GO THROUGH
ENOUGH TO REALLY APPRECIATE HIM WHEN WE GET OUR BREAKTHROUGH.
AMEN?
AND I THINK GOD GIVES US ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETELY WEAR
OURSELVES OUT SO WHEN THAT BREAKTHROUGH COMES, WE KNOW
THAT WE KNOW THAT WE KNOW THAT WE KNOW THAT IT WAS GOD
AND NOT US AND WE WILL NEVER BE TEMPTED TO TAKE THE CREDIT.
[APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO THERE WILL BE THINGS TO GO THROUGH,
BUT GOD WILL COME THROUGH, AND AT THE RIGHT TIME.
WHOO, CAN GOD MOVE FAST WHEN HE STARTS MOVING.
MY, MY, MY.
AND I'VE SAID THIS TWICE IN THE CONFERENCE,
AND I WANT TO SAY IT AGAIN.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE HAVE
IN LIFE ARE NOT AS MAJORLY IMPORTANT AS WE THINK THEY ARE.
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE OF US
BECAUSE REALLY YOU CAN HAVE REALLY GOOD CIRCUMSTANCES
AND A LOUSY ATTITUDE, AND YOU'LL BE MORE MISERABLE
THAN SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES
AND A GREAT ATTITUDE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SEE, OUR PROBLEM IS NOT REALLY OUR PROBLEM, IT'S OUR
ATTITUDE TOWARD OUR PROBLEM THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
SO, AND I'VE SAID THIS A COUPLE OF OTHER TIMES BUT IT'S JUST--
I THINK IT MAKES A POINT.
I WORK VERY HARD DOING WHAT I'M DOING, AND I HAVE WORKED
VERY HARD FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
BUT WHAT I DO IS NOT HARD BECAUSE I DO IT
WITH AN INTERNAL EASE.
SO IT'S NOT EASY TO DO, BUT I DO IT WITH EASE.
MATTHEW 11:28 JESUS SAID, "COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT
LABOR AND ARE HEAVY-LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST.
[I WILL EASE, RELIEVE AND REFRESH YOUR SOULS.]"
YOUR INNER MAN.
SO WE DON'T EVEN REALLY NEED TO BE ASKING GOD ALL THE TIME
TO REMOVE OUR PROBLEM.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS ASK HIM TO STRENGTHEN US
THAT WE CAN MAN UP.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY THAT, THAT WE CAN JUST ACT LIKE
MATURE BELIEVERS AND KNOW THAT THROUGH THE POWER OF
THE HOLY GHOST, WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO
IN LIFE AND DO IT WITH A SMILE ON OUR FACE.
YOU SAY, "WELL, JOYCE, YOU DON'T KNOW MY SITUATION.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW MY SITUATION."
WELL, LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING, THERE'S SPECIAL GRACE
FOR YOUR SPECIAL CASE.
LET ME JUST TALK TO YOU FRANKLY FOR A MINUTE.
MAYBE YOU HAVE A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD, AND OBVIOUSLY THAT IS
VERY CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT.
I'VE TALKED TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN,
AND IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT.
IT CAN BE DIFFICULT ON THE WHOLE FAMILY.
IT CAN BE DIFFICULT ON A MARRIAGE.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE TALKED TO ONES WHO KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE GOD'S GRACE, AND I'VE
TALKED TO ONES WHO HAVEN'T.
AND THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE GOD'S GRACE
SEE IT AS AN ACTUAL PRIVILEGE, AND THEY FEEL LIKE THAT
THEY LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THAT CHILD THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE NEVER
LEARNED ANYWHERE ELSE IN LIFE.
SPECIAL GRACE FOR A SPECIAL CASE.
GOD WILL GIVE SPECIAL GRACE FOR ILLNESS.
THERE'S THINGS ABOUT ME THAT YOU DON'T KNOW, BUT I PREACHED FOR
10 YEARS OF MINISTRY, I PREACHED WITH MIGRAINE HEADACHES.
AND THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I WOULD STAND AND PREACH,
AND I FELT LIKE I HAD A KNIFE STICKING IN MY RIGHT EYE.
I HAD BREAST CANCER 22 YEARS AGO.
I HAD TO HAVE A SERIOUS SURGERY, 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS BACK IN
THE PULPIT PREACHING AND NOBODY KNEW IT, BUT I HAD DRAINS
COMING OUT OF MY BODY.
GOD GAVE ME THE GRACE TO DO WHAT I NEEDED TO DO.
AMEN?
[APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT I
CALL OUR WHO AND OUR DO.
MY CHILDREN ARE MY CHILDREN NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO.
HAVE YOU EVER SAID TO ONE OF YOUR CHILDREN, "I WANT YOU TO
KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOU EVER DO, I WILL ALWAYS LOVE
YOU"?
ANYBODY EVER SAID THAT TO ONE OF YOUR KIDS?
WHY?
WHY DO WE SAY THAT?
BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN US THAT THEY DON'T
HAVE TO BE PERFECT AND, EVEN IF THEY MESS UP AND MAKE MISTAKES
AND EVEN IF IT'S A BAD MISTAKE, WE ARE COMMITTED.
WE ARE IN FOR THE LONG HAUL.
I MAY NOT LIKE EVERYTHING YOU DO, SON, BUT I WILL ALWAYS LOVE
YOU, ALWAYS LOVE YOU.
WELL, IF WE CAN SAY THAT AS HUMAN PARENTS, WHAT IS GOD
TRYING TO SAY TO US?
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, NO MATTER HOW MANY
TIMES YOU MESS UP, I'M IN FOR THE LONG HAUL, I'M COMMITTED.
WE'RE GONNA WORK THIS OUT TOGETHER, AMEN.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE GRACE TO BE A SINGLE PARENT,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO BE.
YOU SAY, "JOYCE, BUT IT'S SO HARD."
I KNOW THAT, GOD KNOWS THAT, BUT YOU'LL GET SPECIAL GRACE IF YOU
KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE IT.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE DON'T RECEIVE GRACE WITH A BAD ATTITUDE.
WE DON'T RECEIVE GRACE IF WE MURMUR AND COMPLAIN ALL THE
TIME, WANNA SIT AROUND AND FEEL SORRY FOR OURSELVES.
YOU RECEIVE GRACE THROUGH FAITH.
YOU DON'T SAY 200 TIMES A DAY, "OH, I JUST CAN'T DO THIS
ANYMORE.
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
IT'S JUST TOO HARD.
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE."
YOU SAY, "I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO
STRENGTHENS ME.
GOD WILL GIVE ME THE GRACE THAT I NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS DAY
IN VICTORY.
GOD IS IN ME, AND HE WILL GIVE ME WHAT I NEED."
FAITH IS AN ATTITUDE.
IT'S A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AMEN?
"BUT, JOYCE, I'M SO TIRED.
I'M SO TIRED."
I KNOW, I KNOW.
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.
GO PLUG IN, GET RECHARGED.
THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH.
THANK YOU, JESUS.
[SIGHING]
THANK YOU, LORD, I CAN DO THIS.
THROUGH YOU, I CAN DO THIS.
IN JESUS' NAME, I CAN DO THIS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE GRACE TO NOT GIVE UP.
I LIKE TO SAY IT LIKE THIS, GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE GRACE
TO STAY IF YOU NEED TO STAY AND HE'LL GIVE YOU THE GRACE
TO GO IF YOU NEED TO GO.
SEE, SOMETIMES WE NEED TO GET AWAY FROM SOMETHING AND WE WANT
TO STAY, AND GOD WILL GIVE US THE GRACE TO GO.
AND SOMETIMES WE WANT TO GO AND GOD WANTS US TO STAY, AND
HE'LL GIVE US THE GRACE TO STAY.
I WORKED FOR SOMEBODY ONE TIME AND THEY DIDN'T
TREAT ME VERY GOOD.
AND I TELL YOU WHAT, MORE THAN ANYTHING I WANTED
TO GET AWAY FROM THERE AND GO START MY OWN DEAL.
BUT I KNEW IN MY HEART IT WAS NOT WHAT GOD WANTED ME TO DO,
AND HE GAVE ME THE GRACE TO STAY.
AND I'M SO GLAD NOW THAT I DIDN'T RUN AWAY BECAUSE WHEN
I LOOK BACK, I LEARNED SO MUCH, SO MUCH.
A LOT OF WHO I AM TODAY WAS BUILT IN ME DURING
THOSE TIMES WHEN I STAYED AND DIDN'T RUN AWAY.
AND THEN INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH WHEN GOD SAID GO, I'D GOTTEN
ALMOST EVERYTHING WORKED OUT AND THEN I DIDN'T WANT TO GO.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SO HE GAVE ME GRACE TO STAY AND HE GAVE ME GRACE TO GO.
AND YOU NEED TO REALIZE THAT WHATEVER YOUR CASE IS, WHETHER
IT'S ABUSE OR REJECTION OR ABANDONMENT OR BETRAYAL
OR THE DEATH OF SOMEONE THAT YOU LOVE
OR THE LOSS OF SOMEONE YOU LOVE OR THE LOSS OF A JOB, A PLACE
WHERE YOU FELT LIKE YOU WOULD RETIRE, OR YOU'RE A SINGLE
PARENT OR YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF ELDERLY PARENTS.
IF YOU ARE IN A DIFFICULT MARRIAGE AND YOU SAY, "I
BELIEVE GOD WANTS ME TO STAY," THEN HONEY, LET ME TELL YOU, YOU
CAN STAY WITH A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND A SPRING IN YOUR STEP.
AND IF WE WILL, IN OUR SITUATIONS,
CONTINUE TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
GOD WILL ALWAYS COME THROUGH AND TAKE CARE OF OUR SITUATIONS.
WHETHER YOU NEED A BABYSITTER FOR YOUR DOG OR SOMEBODY TO HELP
WITH YOUR ELDERLY PARENTS OR YOU NEED HELP BECAUSE YOU'RE
A SINGLE PARENT OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU NEED, GOD WILL
COME THROUGH FOR YOU IF YOU JUST--PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS
WRONG, BUT YOU GOTTA NOT FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF, NOT MURMUR,
NOT COMPLAIN, NOT GRUMBLE, NOT THINK THAT YOU'RE A SPECIAL
CASE THAT GETS A SPECIAL DISPENSATION.
BUT YOU SAY, "I AM A SPECIAL CASE, BUT I GET A SPECIAL GRACE
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHT TO LOOK AT MYSELF ANY DIFFERENTLY
THAN ANYBODY ELSE BECAUSE GOD'S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR MY
WEAKNESS, AND IT WILL STRENGTHEN ME AND ENABLE ME TO DO
WHATEVER I NEED TO DO."
CAN ANYBODY GET AHOLD OF THAT TODAY?
JOYCE: WELL, I LIKE TO SAY THAT GRACE IS THE GREAT
EQUALIZER IN LIFE BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT WE HAVE OR DON'T
HAVE, GOD'S GRACE WILL COME IN AND GIVE US EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED
IN EVERY SITUATION.
WOW, HOW EXCITING IS THAT?
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT I'M NOT, BECAUSE GOD'S STRENGTH IS MADE
PERFECT IN OUR WEAKNESSES.
SO TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU 4 HOURS OF TEACHING THAT WE'RE
CALLING "AMAZING GRACE" BECAUSE, REALLY, GOD'S GRACE IS
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
AND ALONG WITH THAT, YOU CAN RECEIVE WHAT WE CALL OUR
"GOOD MORNING, GOD" COFFEE MUG.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE MESSAGE SAYING, "GOOD MORNING,
THIS IS GOD.
I'LL BE RUNNING YOUR LIFE TODAY AND I WON'T NEED YOUR HELP."
AND SO, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY THIS BECAUSE IT JUST
REMINDS US TO LET GOD BE GOD AND NOT START TRYING TO DO THINGS
THAT ONLY GOD CAN DO.
YOU CAN RELAX AND ENJOY THE DAY BECAUSE GOD IS IN CONTROL.
ANNOUNCER: LEARN HOW TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER OF GOD'S
GRACE IN YOUR LIFE WITH JOYCE'S FOUR-CD SERIES, "AMAZING GRACE."
JOYCE: THE SAME GRACE THAT SAVED YOU IS THE SAME GRACE THAT
WILL GET YOU THROUGH EVERY DAY, THE SAME GRACE THAT WILL CHANGE
YOU, THAT WILL HELP YOU INTO NEW LEVELS OF HOLINESS, THAT WILL
GIVE YOU FAVOR, THAT WILL CAUSE PEOPLE TO LIKE YOU, THAT WILL
OPEN DOORS FOR YOU.
THAT SAME FAVOR IS WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE, THAT SAME GRACE, IN
EVERY SINGLE AREA OF OUR LIFE.
AND WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE BY GRACE.
ANNOUNCER: THIS POWERFUL RESOURCE, ALONG WITH THIS MUG
INSCRIBED WITH "GOOD MORNING, THIS IS GOD,"
FEATURING A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL,
IS AVAILABLE TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT OF JUST...OR MORE.
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[MUSIC]
[MUSIC]
DR. BUDI: IT STARTED WHEN I APPLIED FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, I WAS HAVING SUCH DIFFICULTY AND I PROMISED GOD
THAT IF I MADE IT, I WOULD GIVE MY PROFESSION TO THE SERVICE
TO HIS KINGDOM.
AND I GUESS, HE REMEMBERED.
[LAUGHING]
YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THAT WE COULD TALK TO THEIR
FAITH ALSO AND BRING THEM CLOSER TO THE FATHER, THAT HE DOES
A WONDERFUL THING FOR THEM.
ANNOUNCER: THIS IS THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
YOU'RE INVITED TO COME EXPERIENCE A HUGE ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION, TOGETHER WITH THOUSANDS OF WOMEN FROM
AROUND THE GLOBE AT OUR 35TH ANNIVERSARY
LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
JOYCE: HIS LOVE IS PERFECT AND UNCONDITIONAL AND IT'S NOT
BASED ON ANYTHING WE DO OR DON'T DO.
ANNOUNCER: FEATURING JOYCE MEYER AND HER GUESTS:
JOEL OSTEEN-- JOEL: GOD WOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN
YOU THE OPPORTUNITY IF HE HAD NOT ALREADY EQUIPPED
AND EMPOWERED YOU TO DO IT.
YOU ARE WELL ABLE TO DO WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO.
ANNOUNCER: JOHN GRAY, CHRIS TOMLIN, MICHAEL W. SMITH,
CECE WINANS, RUTH GRAHAM, AND DAVE MEYER.
EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS MAY 31 SO REGISTER TODAY.
THE 2017 LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
IT'S TIME FOR MORE JESUS, LESS DRAMA.
DAVE: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED DURING THAT PERIOD OF
TIME, WHICH WAS SO VALUABLE FOR THE FUTURE, WAS WE GREW IN FAITH
IN THAT TIME, BECAUSE $40 SHORT, YOU KNOW, EACH MONTH OF PAYING
OUR BILLS.
WELL, WHETHER YOU'RE $40 SHORT OR $5000 SHORT, YOU'RE SHORT SO
YOU CAN'T PAY YOUR BILLS UNLESS GOD MIRACULOUSLY
TAKES CARE OF 'EM.
JOYCE: I MEAN, SOMETIMES, SOMEBODY WOULD, YOU KNOW, SAY,
"WELL, HERE, I FELT LIKE GOD TOLD ME TO GIVE YOU $20," OR,
YOU KNOW, MAYBE A RELATIVE WOULD COME TO VISIT AND STAY WITH US
FOR A WEEK AND THEY'D LEAVE A $50 BILL FOR GROCERIES AFTER
THEY LEFT.
OR MAYBE WE'D GET A REFUND ON SOMETHING WE WEREN'T EXPECTING.
I MEAN, IT WAS JUST, IT WAS REALLY AMAZING
TO WATCH GOD WORK.
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ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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