ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM
IS PAID FOR BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: STUDY THE WORD IN THAT AREA AND THAT WILL GIVE
YOU THE GRACE THAT YOU NEED TO OVERCOME THAT PROBLEM.
DON'T JUST FEEL GUILTY IF YOU'VE GOT A BAD TEMPER, STUDY
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT ANGER.
THERE'S POWER IN THE WORD TO SET YOU FREE, NOT POWER IN GUILT.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WELL, "WHO IS GOD?" THAT'S THE NAME OF THE SERIES
THIS WEEKEND.
AND YOU MIGHT THINK, WELL, WHAT A UNIQUE TITLE THAT IS.
WELL, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE KIND OF CATCHY.
AND ACTUALLY, WE'RE EVEN THROWING AROUND THE IDEA
OF WRITING A BOOK WITH THAT TITLE ON IT
BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE EITHER KNOW A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT GOD, BUT THEY NEED TO KNOW HIM A LOT DEEPER.
THEY NEED TO KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT HIM AND KNOW HIM
IN A MORE INTIMATE AND A MORE PERSONAL WAY.
I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME JESUS DID NOT DIE SO WE COULD ALL HAVE
A RELIGION.
HE DIED SO WE COULD HAVE A DEEP, INTIMATE, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD THROUGH CHRIST.
WHEN JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS, IN THE TEMPLE,
THE PHYSICAL TEMPLE THAT EXISTED THEN, THERE WAS
A VERY THICK CURTAIN THAT WAS 3 FEET THICK THAT SEPARATED
THE PRESENCE OF GOD FROM THE PEOPLE.
AND ONLY THE HIGH PRIEST COULD GO IN THERE,
AND THEN ONLY ONCE A YEAR.
AND HE WENT IN TO MAKE SACRIFICES
FOR THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE.
THERE WAS AN OUTER COURT, AN INNER COURT,
BUT THEN THIS HOLY PLACE INTO THE PRESENCE OF GOD.
THE PEOPLE WERE SEPARATED BY A CURTAIN 3 FEET THICK.
WHEN JESUS DIED, THAT CURTAIN TORE, QUOTE, "BY ITSELF,"
WITH NO HUMAN INSTRUMENTALITY, NOT FROM THE BOTTOM UP,
FROM THE TOP DOWN BECAUSE IT WAS SO HIGH THAT NO MAN
COULD HAVE REACHED IT.
AND GOD DID IT JUST THAT WAY TO SHOW THAT WHEN JESUS DIED,
THE WAY WAS OPENED UP INTO THE INTIMATE PRESENCE
OF GOD.
NOW, EVERY PERSON CAN GO IN AND COME OUT,
AND GO IN AND COME OUT.
AND THAT'S WHY JESUS DIED, SO OUR SINS COULD BE FORGIVEN,
SO WE COULD HAVE ETERNAL LIFE, AND SO WE COULD HAVE
AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD WHILE WE'RE HERE.
LET ME TELL YOU THAT GOD HAS A LOT MORE FOR YOU THAN JUST
A WEEKLY TRIP TO CHURCH.
HE WANTS YOU TO LEARN HOW TO DO LIFE WITH HIM.
SO, WHO IS GOD?
I BELIEVE THAT ANYBODY WHO REALLY KNOWS GOD,
IF ANYBODY REALLY KNEW GOD, THEY WOULD DEFINITELY WANT HIM
IN THEIR LIFE.
HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY REJECT GOD OR SAY YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE
IN GOD IF YOU REALLY UNDERSTOOD HIS CHARACTER
AND THE KIND OF RELATIONSHIP THAT HE WANTS TO HAVE WITH YOU,
AND THE BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING, WONDERFUL THINGS THAT HE'S DONE
FOR YOU?
AND SO, THE REDEMPTIVE NAMES OF GOD THAT ARE SEEN
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, THAT ALL CULMINATE
AND COME TOGETHER IN THE NAME JESUS
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT, TELL US A LOT ABOUT WHAT GOD DOES.
SO, WE CONNECT WHO PEOPLE ARE TO WHAT THEY DO.
AND CERTAINLY WE'RE A LOT MORE THAN WHAT WE DO.
WE'RE CHILDREN OF GOD.
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE KNOW PEOPLE,
BY WHAT THEY DO.
SO, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING THIS WEEKEND SO FAR
AT WHAT GOD DOES.
AND I CAN'T GO BACK AND COVER ALL THE GROUND I'VE COVERED
ALREADY, BUT TONIGHT WE HAVE THREE THAT WE WANT TO DO.
AND THERE'S FOUR MORE FOR TOMORROW, SO PRAY FOR ME.
BUT JEHOVAH, WHICH MEANS GOD, DASH SHALOM MEANS THE LORD
IS PEACE.
SO, ANYTIME THAT YOU FEEL REAL PEACE IN YOUR LIFE, IT'S GOD.
THE DEVIL NEVER BRINGS PEACE.
THE WORLD DOESN'T BRING PEACE.
JESUS IS THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT MORE
THAN ANYTHING--MATTER OF FACT, I BELIEVE THE THREE THINGS
THAT PEOPLE WANT ARE THE THINGS
THAT THE KINGDOM OFFERS US.
ROMANS 14:17 SAYS, "THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS NOT MEAT AND DRINK,"
IT'S NOT THINGS, "BUT IT IS RIGHTEOUSNESS,"
FEELING RIGHT ABOUT YOURSELF, NOT HAVING TO GO AROUND
FEELING LIKE SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.
AND WE CAN ONLY HAVE THAT THROUGH CHRIST.
HE IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, SO THE ONLY WAY THAT WE
CAN HAVE--FEEL RIGHT ABOUT OURSELVES IS TO KNOW HIM.
"PEACE AND JOY IN THE HOLY GHOST."
I MEAN, HOW AWESOME WOULD LIFE BE IF WE JUST DIDN'T
HAVE TO FEEL BAD ABOUT OURSELVES ANYMORE EVER,
FOR ANY REASON?
WE JUST KNEW THAT WE WERE LOVED, AND WE HAD PEACE,
AND WE HAD JOY?
SO, HE'S THE ONE THAT GIVES US PEACE.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PRAY THAT GOD WOULD GIVE YOU PEACE.
HE'S ALREADY GIVEN YOU PEACE.
YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT HE IS YOUR PEACE.
HOW MANY OF YOU ENJOY THE ATMOSPHERE IN HERE?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OKAY, YOU KNOW, EVEN RIGHT NOW,
WHAT WE FEEL IN HERE IS THE PRESENCE OF GOD.
HOW MANY OF YOU WOULD SAY IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THIS
WHERE YOU WORK?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND SO, WE NEED TO REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW,
THIS--WOW, THIS WONDERFUL PEACE.
AND BOY, IT EVEN INCREASES WHEN WE BEGIN TO WORSHIP, DOESN'T IT?
THAT'S GOD IN OUR LIVES.
AND SO, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU HANG OUT WITH THE PRINCE
OF PEACE SO YOU'RE NOT FRUSTRATED AND UPSET
ALL THE TIME.
ISAIAH 9:6 AND 7, "FOR UNTO US
A CHILD IS BORN, AND UNTO US
A SON IS GIVEN, AND THE GOVERNMENT
SHALL BE UPON HIS SHOULDERS, AND HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED
WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER
[OF ETERNITY], THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
AND OF THE INCREASE OF HIS GOVERNMENT AND OF PEACE,
THERE SHALL BE NO END."
I LOVE THAT, THAT THE MORE WE LET HIM GOVERN OUR LIVES,
THE MORE PEACE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.
HIS GOVERNMENT AND HIS PEACE GO TOGETHER.
NOW, WE CAN BE BELIEVERS AND STILL BE KIND OF RUNNING
OUR OWN LIVES, AND WE STILL WON'T HAVE MUCH PEACE.
BUT AS SOON AS YOU SAY, "GOD, YOUR WILL BE DONE,"
YOUR PEACE IS GOING TO BEGIN TO INCREASE.
WE ALWAYS THINK ABOUT WHAT GOD'S TAKING AWAY FROM US.
AND REALLY, THE ONLY THINGS HE EVER WANTS US TO PART WITH ARE
THINGS THAT ARE HURTING US ANYWAY.
EPHESIANS 2:14 SAYS, "HE IS HIMSELF OUR PEACE--
FOR HE IS HIMSELF OUR PEACE (THE BOND OF UNITY AND HARMONY]
HE HAS MADE US BOTH [JEW AND GENTILE], ONE [BODY],
AND HAS BROKEN DOWN, (DESTROYED AND ABOLISHED)
THE HOSTILE DIVIDING WALL BETWEEN US."
NOW, THIS WAS VERY PERTINENT
IN PAUL'S DAY BECAUSE NOBODY HATED EACH OTHER ANY MORE
THAN JEWS AND GENTILES.
THEY ABSOLUTELY DESPISED EACH OTHER.
WELL, DOES ANYBODY NOTICE THAT THERE'S ALWAYS--SOMEWHERE
IN THE WORLD, THERE'S ALWAYS HATRED BETWEEN RACES?
AND IT'S AMAZING TO ME THAT WE THINK WE HAVE TO HATE PEOPLE
JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT LIKE US, OR EVEN JUST BECAUSE THEY
DON'T THINK THE SAME WAY THAT WE THINK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY AGREE WITH SOMEBODY
IN ORDER TO LIVE IN HARMONY.
DAVE AND I ARE VERY DIFFERENT, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE'S
A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DON'T THINK THE SAME WAY ABOUT OR FEEL
THE SAME WAY ABOUT, BUT I CAN ALSO TELL YOU THAT WE
LITERALLY ALMOST NEVER HAVE AN ARGUMENT OR HAVE A FIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE WE HAVE LEARNED HOW TO DISAGREE AGREEABLY
AND RESPECTFULLY.
AND BOY, DO WE EVER NEED UNITY
AMONG ALL THE CHURCH DENOMINATIONS.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO STOP FIGHTING ABOUT THE FEW THINGS WE
DON'T AGREE ABOUT, AND BEGIN TO FELLOWSHIP
AROUND THE NAME OF CHRIST AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT
THE KIND OF CONFERENCES WE DO.
I CAN PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE YOU THAT WE'VE GOT PEOPLE HERE
FROM EVERY RELIGION THAT EXISTS, AND SOME OF YOU HAVEN'T
EVEN MADE YOUR MIND UP YET.
AND I LOVE IT, YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE THE WORD OF GOD IS FOR EVERYBODY.
AND THE WORD OF GOD WORKS THE SAME IN EVERYBODY'S LIFE.
AND SO, I REALLY LIKE THIS SCRIPTURE BECAUSE IT SAYS
IN CHRIST, WE ALL BECOME ONE.
AND WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT I AM, I OWE TO CHRIST.
AND EVERYTHING THAT I'M NOT, I HAVE TO TRUST HIM
TO TAKE CARE OF.
AND SO, WHEN I UNDERSTAND THAT HE IS MY BOND OF UNITY,
THEN I NO LONGER NEED TO COMPARE MYSELF
WITH ANYBODY ELSE.
I DON'T NEED TO LOOK DOWN ON THEM IF THEY'RE NOT LIKE ME.
AND I DON'T HAVE TO LOOK DOWN ON ME IF I'M NOT LIKE THEM.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE PEACE, AMEN?
I NO LONGER HAVE TO BE JEALOUS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHEN I KNOW
THAT MY ONLY WORTH AND VALUE IS IN CHRIST.
JESUS GIVES US A DIFFERENT KIND OF PEACE.
I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE YOU TURN TO THE SCRIPTURE, IT'S
QUITE LONG IN THE AMPLIFIED, BUT IN JOHN 14:27 SAYS,
"MY PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU.
NOT AS THE WORLD GIVES DO I GIVE UNTO YOU,
BUT MY OWN SPECIAL PEACE I NOW GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO YOU."
AND THEN THE AMPLIFICATION SAYS, "SO STOP ALLOWING YOURSELVES
TO BE UPSET AND DISTURBED."
I LIKE THAT PART.
JESUS SAID, "LOOK, I'VE GIVEN YOU PEACE.
NOW, YOU NEED TO HOLD ON TO THAT PEACE AND STOP GETTING
ALL UPSET ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
BECAUSE IF YOU REALLY KNOW WHO I AM, YOU KNOW THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT ALL THE JUNK YOU'RE WORRYING ABOUT BECAUSE
I'M TAKING CARE OF STUFF."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HOW VALUABLE IS IT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD?
IT'S AMAZING.
BUT THEN ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE SCRIPTURES,
AND ONE OF THE SCRIPTURES THAT HAS PROBABLY HELPED ME
MORE THAN ANY OTHER
TO REALLY BEGIN TO ACCESS THE PEACE THAT JESUS DIED
TO GIVE ME, IS FOUND IN 1 PETER 3:11.
AND I'M GOING TO QUOTE YOU THE LAST HALF OF IT BECAUSE IT
SIMPLY SAYS THAT WE ARE TO PURSUE PEACE.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN ABOUT HALFWAY, IT SAYS--
WELL, WE'LL JUST READ IT.
"LET HIM TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS AND SHUN IT,
LET HIM DO RIGHT.
LET HIM SEARCH FOR PEACE, HARMONY, UNDISTURBEDNESS
FROM FEARS, AGITATING PASSIONS, AND MORAL CONFLICTS,
AND SEEK IT EAGERLY.
[DO NOT MERELY DESIRE PEACEFUL RELATIONS WITH GOD,
WITH YOUR FELLOW MEN, AND WITH YOURSELF,
BUT PURSUE AND GO AFTER THEM]."
SO, HERE WE SEE THREE DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIPS
WHERE WE NEED TO PURSUE PEACE.
I NEED TO HAVE PEACE WITH MYSELF.
YOU NEED TO HAVE PEACE WITH YOURSELF.
UNTIL I HAVE PEACE WITH ME, TILL I'M GETTING ALONG WITH ME,
I'M NEVER GOING TO GET ALONG WITH YOU.
IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE MAD AT ME ALL THE TIME
AND NEVER GET ALONG WITH DAVE.
AND SO, THE QUESTION ALWAYS NEEDS TO BE ASKED,
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF?
WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP DO YOU HAVE WITH YOU?
TO BE HONEST, YOU HAVE-- YOU SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOU
THAN YOU DO ANYBODY.
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT THAT?
HEY, LIKE, WOW, I'M WITH ME ALL THE TIME.
I NEVER GET AWAY FROM ME.
AND SO, REALLY, THE WAY YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF IS MUCH MORE
IMPORTANT THAN THE WAY ANYBODY ELSE FEELS ABOUT YOU.
AND THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THE WAY ANYBODY ELSE THINKS ABOUT YOU.
AND THE WAY YOU TALK ABOUT YOURSELF IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THE WAY ANYBODY ELSE TALKS ABOUT YOU.
NOW, I'M VERY SERIOUS IN WHAT I'M SAYING HERE TONIGHT.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER, AND I DON'T PLAN
TO STICK A LONG TIME WITH THIS SUBJECT OF PEACE.
I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME THINGS AND READ YOU
SOME THINGS, AND EACH ONE OF THEM WOULD DESERVE
A WHOLE NIGHT OF TEACHING IN THEMSELVES.
BUT BOY, IF THERE'S ONE THAT CATCHES YOUR ATTENTION,
YOU NEED TO HOLD ON TO IT AND DO SOME MORE STUDY
YOURSELF, OR LOOK FOR SOME MORE MATERIAL
ALONG THESE LINES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
ONE OF THE WAYS THAT YOU CAN HAVE PEACE WITH YOURSELF--
WELL, NOT ONE, THERE'S ABOUT-- HOW MANY HERE?
EIGHT I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT.
DON'T CONTINUALLY INVENTORY YOUR FAULTS ALL THE TIME.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE PEACE WITH YOURSELF, JUST DON'T SIT
AROUND ALL THE TIME AND THINK ABOUT
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU.
GOD WILL DEAL WITH YOU ABOUT EACH THING AS HE CHOOSES,
AND THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL CONVICT YOU ABOUT THINGS
THAT HE WANTS TO CONVICT YOU ABOUT.
STOP COMPARING YOURSELF WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND COMPETING
WITH THEM ALL THE TIME.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRAY LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE
MEMORIZES SCRIPTURE.
I WAS WITH ANOTHER WELL-KNOWN BIBLE TEACHER THE OTHER DAY,
AND SHE JUST MADE A COMMENT IN TALKING.
SHE WASN'T TRYING TO BRAG OR ANYTHING, SHE SAID,
"THE OTHER MORNING, WHEN I WAS DOING SOME MEMORIZATION WORK
IN," AND SHE NAMED THE BOOK OF THE BIBLE.
AND I CAN REMEMBER DAYS WHEN THAT WOULD HAVE MADE ME
FEEL THREATENED BECAUSE I DON'T SIT AROUND AND TRY TO MEMORIZE
LARGE PORTIONS OF SCRIPTURE.
IT'S JUST NOT MY THING.
I KNOW A TON OF SCRIPTURE, BUT I
JUST KNOW IT FROM ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE TAUGHT THE WORD.
AND I CAN QUOTE A LOT OF SCRIPTURE,
BUT IF YOU SAID TO ME RIGHT NOW, "CAN YOU QUOTE THE WHOLE BOOK
OF PHILIPPIANS?" I'D HAVE TO SAY NO.
BUT I KNOW BIBLE TEACHERS THAT CAN DO THAT.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S WONDERFUL.
BUT YOU SEE, WE'RE NEVER FREE AS LONG AS WE HAVE TO COMPETE
WITH SOMEBODY ELSE AND WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO DO
WHAT THEY DO.
CAN ANYBODY GIVE A BIG SHOUT FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE?
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AMEN.
AND ISN'T IT WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO BE HAPPY
FOR WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE CAN DO
WITHOUT LETTING IT THREATEN YOU OR FEEL LIKE THAT NOW YOU'VE GOT
TO HAVE THIS WALL OF DIVISION BETWEEN YOU AND THEM
BECAUSE THEY KIND OF THREATEN YOU EVEN WHEN YOU'RE
IN THEIR PRESENCE?
AMEN?
NUMBER THREE, LISTEN TO WHAT GOD'S WORD SAYS ABOUT YOU, NOT
WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY ABOUT YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE GET LETTERS AT THE OFFICE THAT ARE NOT
SO KIND SOMETIMES.
AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU THAT I DON'T READ THEM, SO THEREFORE
YOU JUST MIGHT AS WELL NOT WRITE THEM 'CAUSE I DON'T READ THEM.
YOU KNOW WHY?
THE DEVIL TRIES TO GIVE ME ENOUGH TROUBLE.
I DON'T NEED ANYBODY HELPING HIM BY TELLING ME EVERYTHING THEY
THINK IS WRONG WITH ME ALL THE TIME.
NOW, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY ON OUR STAFF READS THEM,
AND IF WE GET ENOUGH OF THE SAME THING, THEY MIGHT
COME AND MENTION IT TO ME 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO NEVER
TAKE CORRECTION FROM ANYBODY.
BUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE, IF YOU LISTEN TO EVERYTHING
THAT EVERYBODY HAS TO SAY ABOUT YOU, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
AROUND A LOT OF PEOPLE, THERE'S NOBODY THAT CAN PLEASE
ALL THE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.
I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO, YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE PEACE WITH YOURSELF,
LET GO OF THE PAST AND PRESS TOWARD THE FUTURE.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE PEACE WITH YOURSELF WHEN YOU MAKE
A MISTAKE, REPENT, RECEIVE YOUR FORGIVENESS, AND GO ON.
DON'T SPEND A MONTH IN CONDEMNATION
BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO COME BACK TO TERMS OF PEACE.
GUILT IS USELESS.
ALL IT DOES IS WEAKEN YOU AND MAKE YOU FALL INTO MORE SIN.
I SAID GUILT IS USELESS.
ALL IT DOES IS WEAKEN YOU AND IT ACTUALLY MAKES YOU FALL
INTO MORE SIN.
ONE MORE TIME.
GUILT IS USELESS.
IT ACTUALLY WEAKENS YOU AND MAKES YOU FALL
INTO MORE SIN.
IF YOU WANT TO DO THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER, JUST EVERY TIME
YOU DO IT, FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT FOR A MONTH AND YOU CAN BE
GUARANTEED THAT YOU'LL PROBABLY DO IT AGAIN.
BUT IF YOU REPENT, ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU, AND THEN ASK HIM
TO STRENGTHEN YOU AND DO WHAT HIS WORD SAYS,
LET GO AND GO ON, STUDY IN THAT AREA.
DON'T JUST FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT.
STUDY THE WORD IN THAT AREA AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE GRACE
THAT YOU NEED TO OVERCOME THAT PROBLEM.
DON'T JUST FEEL GUILTY IF YOU'VE GOT A BAD TEMPER.
STUDY WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT ANGER.
THERE'S POWER IN THE WORD TO SET YOU FREE, NOT POWER IN GUILT.
DECIDE, NUMBER SIX IS DECIDE.
MAKE A DECISION TO LIKE YOURSELF.
HUH?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SEE, TO BE HONEST, PROBABLY SOME OF YOU
HAVE NEVER EVEN GIVEN 2 SECONDS WORTH OF THOUGHT
TO HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF.
YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
AND YOU NEED TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
NOW, I HOPE THIS DOESN'T SOUND HAUGHTY AND PRIDEFUL
BECAUSE I DON'T MEAN IT TO, BUT I LIKE MYSELF.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I KIND OF ENJOY MYSELF, YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M
KIND OF FUNNY SOMETIMES AND A LITTLE BIT DITZY
SOMETIMES AND, YOU KNOW, I DO SOME KIND OF INTERESTING THINGS.
THE OTHER DAY, WE WERE ON--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WE GOT HERE, WE WERE SITTING ON THE PLANE, OUR NUMBER
GOT DRAWN FOR THE CUSTOMS AGENT TO COME ON BOARD,
WHICH ALWAYS TAKES LONGER.
AND SO, HE CAME ON BOARD, YOU KNOW, THEY ALWAYS--I THINK
THEY TRY TO LOOK MEAN ON PURPOSE.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S LIKE...
"WHAT ARE YOU IN CANADA FOR?
HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO BE HERE?
YOU'RE BRINGING ANYTHING IN?
YOU TAKING ANYTHING OUT?" YOU KNOW, AND THEN HE SAYS
TO ME, HE SAYS, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?"
I SAID, "I'M DOING A CONFERENCE HERE."
AND HE SAID, "WHAT'S THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY?"
BUT I THOUGHT HE SAID, "WHAT'S YOUR NAME?"
AND SO I SAID, "OH, WE'RE DAVE AND JOYCE MEYER."
HE SAID, "NO, THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY."
MY MIND JUST FROZE UP AND I'M GOING, "UH, UH, UH."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I COULDN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF MY OWN MINISTRY.
AND FINALLY I SAID, "UH, UH, OH, JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES."
AND EVEN HE LAUGHED AT THAT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SO, LAST CONFERENCE I WENT TO, FIRST TIME I'VE
EVER DONE THIS IN MY WHOLE LIFE IN 37 YEARS OF TEACHING,
I FORGOT MY BIBLE.
SO, I FORGOT MY BIBLE THAT CONFERENCE.
THIS CONFERENCE, I FORGOT WHO I WORK FOR.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: REALLY INTERESTING.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I COULD THINK, "OH, HOW DUMB,
HOW STUPID YOU LOOKED."
I JUST THINK IT'S FUNNY.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU CAN LEARN TO LAUGH AT YOURSELF,
YOU CAN REALLY HAVE A GOOD TIME.
STOP BEING ANGRY ABOUT EVERY LITTLE THING
THAT YOU DO WRONG.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: MAKE DECISIONS AND BE CONFIDENT.
DON'T ALWAYS SECOND GUESS YOURSELF AND GO TO OTHER PEOPLE
TO ASK THEM WHAT YOU SHOULD DO.
HELLO?
AND MAKE AN AGREEMENT WITH GOD TONIGHT TO NEVER AGAIN SPEAK
NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR OWN MOUTH.
HOW CAN YOU HAVE PEACE WITH GOD?
I GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF THOSE TOO.
GIVE UP TRYING TO CONTROL YOUR LIFE AND REALIZE
THAT YOUR TIMES ARE IN HIS HANDS.
YOU KNOW, BEING UPSET BECAUSE GOD'S NOT HURRYING
WILL NOT MAKE HIM HURRY.
I MEAN, HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES, THAT'S HOW LONG
IT'S GOING TO TAKE.
DON'T BE MAD AT GOD BECAUSE HE'S NOT GIVING YOU
EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT.
HE'S GOT A BETTER PLAN THAN YOU DO.
MAN'S MIND PLANS HIS WAY, BUT GOD DIRECTS HIS STEPS.
GOD FINALLY TAUGHT ME, "WHEN YOU ASK ME FOR SOMETHING AND YOU
DON'T GET IT, IT'S NOT BECAUSE I'M HOLDING OUT ON YOU,
IT'S BECAUSE I'VE GOT SOMETHING BETTER IN MIND AND YOU
DON'T KNOW ENOUGH YET TO ASK ME FOR THAT."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU MIGHT BE SINGLE AND SAYING,
"I WANT TO MARRY THAT GUY."
AND GOD MAY BE SAYING, "NO, YOU REALLY DON'T.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU MAY THINK YOU DO, BUT TRUST ME, YOU REALLY DON'T."
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE PEACE WITH GOD, STOP TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE'S DOING IN YOUR LIFE.
GOD IS MANY TIMES A MYSTERY.
AND WE DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHAT HE'S DOING.
WE LIVE LIFE FORWARD, BUT WE UNDERSTAND IT BACKWARD.
WHEN YOU'RE WALKING THROUGH YOUR LIFE, YOU'RE LIKE,
"WHAT IS GOING ON?" AND THEN, I MEAN, I COULD--
THINGS THAT JUST WORRIED ME AND HAD ME UPSET AND FRUSTRATED
ME SO MANY OF THE EARLY YEARS OF OUR MINISTRY,
I DIDN'T GET IT AT ALL.
BUT NOW, I CAN LOOK BACK OVER HERE, AND I CAN POINT
TO EVERY ONE OF THOSE THINGS AND SAY, "THIS IS WHY GOD
LET THAT GO ON THAT LONG.
THIS IS WHY GOD HAD ME IN THIS PLACE.
THIS IS WHY GOD DIDN'T DELIVER ME FROM THAT WHEN I WANTED
TO BE."
THEY ALL HELP MAKE YOU WHO YOU ARE, AND THEY HELP YOU BECOME
WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO BECOME.
STOP TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT GOD'S DOING IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU SAY, "WELL, ALL OF THIS IS A LOT EASIER THAN YOU
MAKE IT SOUND."
WELL, I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS EASY, I'M JUST TELLING YOU THIS IS
WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO TO GET TO WHERE YOU CAN HAVE PEACE.
2 THESSALONIANS 3:16, I WANT TO PUT THIS SCRIPTURE UP.
I THINK THIS IS SO AMAZING.
2 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 3, VERSE 16, "NOW MAY
THE LORD OF PEACE HIMSELF GRANT YOU HIS PEACE
(THE PEACE OF HIS KINGDOM) AT ALL TIMES AND IN ALL WAYS
[UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS, WHATEVER COMES].
THE LORD BE WITH YOU ALL."
DON'T YOU LOVE THAT SCRIPTURE?
THAT'S AWESOME.
AND THEN, LASTLY, HOW CAN YOU HAVE MORE PEACE WITH PEOPLE?
MMM.
DOES ANYBODY NEED A LITTLE MORE OF THAT?
WELL, YOU CAN ONLY HAVE PEACE WITH PEOPLE WHEN YOU'RE WILLING
TO ACCEPT THEM THE WAY THEY ARE AND KNOW THAT ONLY GOD
CAN CHANGE THEM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HMM.
SOME OF YOU MADE BAD FACES AT ME BEFORE YOU CLAPPED.
"WHY, I JUST CAN'T PUT UP WITH THEM THE WAY THEY ARE
ANYMORE."
WELL, GOD PUT UP WITH YOU.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
LISTEN, HERE'S THE DEAL.
IF YOU'RE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEBODY THAT IS DIFFICULT
FOR YOU, BUT YOU FEEL LIKE THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
IN THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, THEN UNDERSTAND THAT GOD
IS NOT GOING TO ASK YOU TO BE SOMEWHERE AND NOT GIVE YOU
THE ABILITY TO BE THERE AND BE HAPPY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH THIS PART OF THE ROOM.
ONLY THESE PEOPLE OVER HERE ARE CLAPPING.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT ALL CAME FROM RIGHT OVER HERE,
THIS ONE LITTLE PILE.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO OVER HERE AND TRY IT.
YOU'VE GOT TO REALIZE THAT IF YOU'RE IN RELATIONSHIP
WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO HANDLE,
AND THEY'VE GOT A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE CHANGED,
IF YOU'RE IN THERE BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHERE GOD WANTS
YOU TO BE, THEN YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT GOD
IS NEVER GOING TO ASK YOU TO BE SOMEWHERE AND NOT GIVE
YOU THE GRACE AND THE ABILITY TO BE THERE AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WELL, YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE USES
MANY DIFFERENT NAMES IN REFERENCE TO GOD: ELOHIM,
EL SHADDAI, JEHOVAH RAPHA, JEHOVAH NISSI,
MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND A LOT OF TIMES, WE DON'T REALIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO STUDY THOSE BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THOSE REFERENCES
TO GOD TALKS TO US AND TEACHES US ABOUT ANOTHER AREA
OF HIS REDEMPTION IN OUR LiVES.
AND SO, WHEN YOU STUDY THAT, YOU WILL LEARN HIS PROMISES
AND MORE ABOUT WHO HE IS.
HE'S OUR PEACE, OUR PROVIDER, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
HE'LL FIGHT OUR BATTLES FOR US.
THERE IS INCREDIBLE POWER FOR YOUR LIFE IN KNOWING
THE NAMES OF GOD.
AND TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU THE EVERYDAY LIFE STUDY BIBLE.
I BELIEVE THAT THROUGH STUDYING THE BIBLE, YOU CAN REALLY COME
TO KNOW GOD IN A VERY PERSONAL WAY.
THIS IS THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE FULL OF MY TEACHING NOTES
AND LOTS OF LIFE ARTICLES THAT I'VE WRITTEN THAT I BELIEVE
WILL HELP YOU NOT JUST READ THE BIBLE, BUT STUDY IT.
SO, MAKE PLANS AND GET THIS RIGHT AWAY, AND USE IT
EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE.
STAY WITH US, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THIS.
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ANNOUNCER: GOD'S WORD IS LIFE-CHANGING
AND THE EVERYDAY LIFE BIBLE WILL INCREASE YOUR UNDERSTANDING
OF SCRIPTURE THROUGH NOTES AND COMMENTARY BY JOYCE MEYER.
EACH BOOK OF THE BIBLE HAS AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION,
AS WELL AS PRACTICAL LIFE POINTS AND ARTICLES ON HOW YOU CAN PUT
THE WORD OF GOD TO WORK IN YOUR LIFE IN EVERY SITUATION.
THIS BEAUTIFUL BONDED LEATHER EDITION IS AVAILABLE TODAY
FOR YOUR GIFT OF...
TO ORDER, CALL US TOLL-FREE AT...
OR VISIT US AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
BUDI BAHUREKSA: STARTED WHEN I APPLIED FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL.
YOU KNOW, I WAS HAVING SUCH A DIFFICULTY, AND I
PROMISED GOD THAT IF I MADE IT, I WOULD GIVE MY PROFESSION
TO HIS SERVICE, TO HIS KINGDOM.
AND I GUESS HE REMEMBERED.
YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY THAT WE COULD TALK TO THEIR FAITH ALSO,
AND BRING THEM CLOSER TO THE FATHER.
I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
ANNOUNCER: WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE TRUST IS DIFFICULT TO GAIN
AND EASILY BROKEN, YET WE ALL NEED A SAFE PLACE WHERE WE
CAN TRUST FEARLESSLY.
COME, CONNECT WITH THE ONE WHO WON'T LET YOU DOWN, WHOSE
LOVE FOR YOU NEVER EVER FAILS.
AT THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE,
FEATURING JOYCE MEYER AND HER GUESTS: JOEL OSTEEN,
JOHN GRAY, MICHAEL W. SMITH, CHRIS TOMLIN, CECE WINANS
RUTH GRAHAM, AND DAVE MEYER.
JOYCE: YOU WANNA REALLY MAKE THE DEVIL MAD?
TRUST GOD AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE WHILE GOD IS SOLVING
YOUR PROBLEM.
JOEL: SO QUIT TRYING TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT AND SAY,
"GOD, I'M GONNA TAKE THE LIMITS OFF OF YOU.
I KNOW ONE TOUCH OF YOUR FAVOR CAN GET ME
TO WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE."
ANNOUNCER: VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG AND REGISTER
TODAY.
THE 2017 LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
JOYCE: WELL, I BELIEVE A LOT OF YOU WANT TO HELP
SOMEBODY, BUT YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WELL, DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU PARTNER WITH US,
YOU ARE CHANGING LIVES ALL OVER THE WORLD,
AS WELL AS HERE AT HOME?
TOGETHER, WE'RE FEEDING CHILDREN, PROVIDING
MEDICAL CARE, HELPING PEOPLE REBUILD THEIR LIVES
AFTER DISASTERS.
YOU KNOW, WE NEED YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR YOU TO JOIN IN
WITH OTHER PEOPLE SO TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN.
I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD BECOME A PARTNER
WITH US.
ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS CALL US, OR GET ON THE WEBSITE
AND CONTACT US.
YOUR PARTNERSHIP WILL MEAN SO MUCH TO US, AND I BELIEVE
THAT YOU'LL SEE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE AS YOU GIVE
ON A REGULAR BASIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANNOUNCER: YOU MEAN MORE TO US AT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
THAN YOU MAY EVER KNOW.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE THANK OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
FOR MAKING THIS WORLDWIDE MINISTRY POSSIBLE.
TOGETHER, WE'RE FEEDING THE HUNGRY, CLOTHING THE POOR,
AND PRESENTING THE GOSPEL TO THE NATIONS.
PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG TODAY TO SHARE
YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS, FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR RESOURCES,
SEE JOYCE'S CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, AND TO 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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