>> ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
>> [MUSIC]
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: WELCOME TO "ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE."
I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU HAVE JOINED US TODAY.
AND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU MAKE STUDYING THE WORD OF GOD
A PRIORITY IN YOUR LIFE, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL ENJOY
YOUR LIFE MUCH, MUCH MORE.
MATTER OF FACT, I THINK IT'S ABOUT THE ONLY WAY
THAT YOU'RE EVER GONNA BE ABLE TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE.
SO, WE'VE GOT OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE WITH US TODAY,
AND JUST WANNA CONTINUE TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW IMPORTANT
I FEEL THE WORD OF GOD IS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S GREAT TO HEAR SOMEBODY ELSE TEACH THE WORD.
THAT'S ALWAYS BENEFICIAL.
IT'S GREAT TO LISTEN TO CDS
OR THINGS THAT YOU DOWNLOAD FROM YOUR COMPUTER.
WHATEVER FORMAT YOU CAN GET IT INTO, GET IT,
BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD FOR YOU TO STUDY THE WORD
OF GOD YOURSELF, TO GET WITH GOD YOURSELF
AND TO TRUST HIM TO BRING UNDERSTANDING THAT WILL BE
LIFE-CHANGING TO YOU.
AND SO, I HAVE A DEVOTIONAL THAT'S OUT CALLED,
"WAKE UP TO THE WORD," AND I WANT PEOPLE TO FORM
A HABIT OF JUST MAKING THAT FIRST THING.
AND DEVOTIONALS ARE GREAT FOR THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT REALLY VERY LONG, AND IT'S A GOOD WAY--
WELL, I CALL IT LIKE A LITTLE SPIRITUAL VITAMIN.
AND SO, I PUT TOGETHER, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE
THIS ONLINE.
IF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT YOU CAN'T KEEP UP WITH ME TODAY,
AND YOU WANT TO GET COPIES OF THIS, IT'S ONLINE.
IT'S CALLED, "FORTY THINGS THE WORD OF GOD
DOES FOR YOU."
SO, I PROBABLY WON'T GET TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM,
BUT YOU'RE GONNA GET THE POINT THAT I'M TRYING
TO MAKE.
YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE IF WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A REWARD
AT THE END OF OUR EFFORT, IT ENCOURAGES US EVEN MORE SO
TO MAKE THAT EFFORT, AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG
WITH THAT.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T STUDY THE WORD JUST TO GET A REWARD.
I STUDY THE WORD BECAUSE JESUS IS THE WORD,
AND I LOVE HIM, BUT HE IS THE REWARDER OF THOSE
WHO DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM.
AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT HE'S COMING SOON,
AND HE'LL HAVE HIS WAGES AND HIS REWARDS WITH HIM.
AND SO, STUDYING THE WORD OF GOD
AND OBEYING THE WORD OF GOD DOES BRING MANY, NOT JUST A FEW,
BUT MANY REWARDS IN OUR LIFE, AND I QUICKLY
FOUND 40.
NOW, THERE'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT, BUT IT'S KIND OF
AN INTERESTING THING TO DO.
SO, LET ME START WITH THIS.
THIS IS A PEACH SEED.
NOW, THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THE WORD OF GOD
IS LIKE SEED, THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
SOWS THE SEED, AND THAT'S THE WORD OF GOD,
AND DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF HEART IT'S SOWN INTO,
WHICH IS US, THAT DETERMINES WHAT KIND
OF FRUIT AND HARVEST THAT WE'RE GONNA GET.
SO, THIS IS A PEACH SEED, AND IF I WERE TO SOW
THIS IN SOME GOOD, FERTILE GROUND,
I WOULD ULTIMATELY HAVE A PEACH TREE
WITH LOTS OF PEACHES.
SO, IT'S INTERESTING TO THINK THAT I CAN STUDY
THE WORD OF GOD AND GET NOT ONE KIND OF FRUIT,
BUT ALL KINDS OF FRUIT, ESPECIALLY, AND I WANT YOU
TO GET THIS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE CONSISTENT.
YOU KNOW, 2 CORINTHIANS 3 SAYS, "IF YOU CONTINUE IN MY WORD."
IF YOU CONTINUE, THEN YOU WILL BE TRANSFORMED
INTO THE IMAGE OF JESUS CHRIST.
AND SO, IT'S NOT WHAT WE DO RIGHT ONE TIME THAT CHANGES
OUR LIFE BUT WHAT WE PERSISTENTLY DO RIGHT.
NOW, I'VE BEEN STUDYING GOD'S WORD,
SERIOUSLY STUDYING THE WORD FOR OVER 40 YEARS,
SO I NOW HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF VICTORY IN MY LIFE,
AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF A MESS I WAS
WHEN I STARTED.
SO, NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR LIFE IS RIGHT NOW,
LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT THE WORD OF GOD HAS
THE ANSWER TO EVERY PROBLEM
THAT YOU HAVE.
SO, THE VERY FIRST SCRIPTURE IS JOHN 8:32.
THE WORD OF GOD IS TRUTH, AND JOHN 8:32 SAYS,
"IF YOU KNOW THE TRUTH, THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE."
NOW, IT'S NOT JUST HEAD KNOWLEDGE,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY APPLYING THE WORD IN OUR LIVES.
AND SO, I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU, ANY TIME YOU HEAR THE WORD,
LISTEN TO IT HAVING ALREADY MADE THE DECISION,
"I'M GONNA DO WHAT I LEARN TODAY."
IT DOESN'T DO US ANY GOOD AT ALL TO JUST HAVE A BUNCH
OF INFORMATION.
WE NEED REVELATION, AND WE NEED A HEART
THAT'S WILLING TO DO WHAT GOD TELLS US TO DO.
AND ONE THING ABOUT THE TRUTH IS IT CONFRONTS THE LIES
IN OUR LIFE, AND SATAN IS A LIAR.
HE'S THE FATHER OF LIES.
HE DOES NOTHING BUT LIE.
AND FROM THE TIME WE SHOW UP ON PLANET EARTH,
HE'S TRYING TO BRING DECEPTION INTO OUR LIVES
BY GIVING US WRONG THINKING.
WELL, THE WORD OF GOD, THE TRUTH OF GOD'S WORD,
ACTUALLY WILL RENEW OUR MIND, AND IT SHOWS US A NEW WAY
TO LIVE.
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE FOUND, AFTER YOU STARTED STUDYING
THE WORD, THAT YOU WERE BELIEVING THINGS
IN YOUR LIFE THAT ABSOLUTELY WAS NOT TRUE AT ALL?
DID ANY OF YOU DISCOVER THAT?
WELL, BOY, I HAD LOTS OF THAT IN MY LIFE.
PROVERBS 4:20-22 SAYS THE WORD OF GOD IS
LIFE, IT'S HEALING, AND IT'S HEALTH TO ALL
OF YOUR FLESH.
NOW, THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING, BECAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT
OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD TODAY THAT DON'T HAVE ANY ENERGY.
THEY DON'T FEEL GOOD.
THEY MIGHT BE BREATHING, BUT JUST BREATHING
ISN'T THE KIND OF LIFE THAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT HERE.
THIS IS LIKE THE GOD KIND OF LIFE.
SO, THE WORD OF GOD BRINGS LIFE.
THERE'S LIFE IN THE WORD.
IT BRINGS HEALTH AND IT BRINGS HEALING IN EVERY AREA
OF OUR LIFE.
AND I JUST WANNA TELL YOU TODAY THAT NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON
IN YOUR LIFE, JESUS IS INTERESTED IN HEALING YOU
EVERYWHERE YOU HURT.
WHEN I TALK ABOUT HEALING, I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT
YOUR PHYSICAL BODY, ALTHOUGH I WILL SAY
THAT FEELING GOOD IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL
TO EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES.
BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT HE CAN HEAL YOU MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY,
FINANCIALLY, SOCIALLY.
MAYBE YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS.
WELL, THERE'S ANSWERS IN GOD'S WORD FOR EVERY
SINGLE PROBLEM THAT YOU HAVE.
SO, THIS IS WHAT PROVERBS 4:20-22 SAYS.
"MY SON, ATTEND TO MY WORDS."
NOW, TO BE ATTENTIVE, IT'S NOT A GLANCE.
TO BE ATTENTIVE MEANS THAT I LOOK, I READ,
I STUDY, I PONDER, I PRAY.
I MIGHT DO IT OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
"ATTEND TO MY WORDS; CONSENT AND SUBMIT
TO MY SAYINGS."
SO, IT DOESN'T JUST SAY READ, IT SAYS SUBMIT TO WHAT
THE WORD SAYS.
"LET THEM NOT DEPART FROM YOUR SIGHT; KEEP THEM IN
THE CENTER OF YOUR HEART."
MEDITATE ON THE WORD.
"FOR THEY ARE LIFE TO THOSE WHO FIND THEM,
HEALING AND HEALTH TO ALL THEIR FLESH."
PSALM 107:20, "HE SENDS FORTH HIS WORD
AND HEALS THEM AND HE RESCUES THEM
FROM THE PIT AND FROM DESTRUCTION."
BOY, I TELL YOU WHAT, A LOT OF PEOPLE
LIVING IN SOME KIND OF A PIT, LIKE A LOW, DEPRESSED AREA
WHERE THERE'S NO LIFE, THERE'S NO LIGHT.
I WAS IN A PIT.
YOU KNOW, JOSEPH WAS A YOUNG MAN IN THE BIBLE
WHO WAS THROWN INTO A PIT, AND HE ENDED UP LIVING
IN THE PALACE, AND I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN HAVE
THAT SAME EXPERIENCE.
HE LIFTS US UP OUT OF THE PITS OF LIFE, AND HE SETS OUR FEET
ON SOLID GROUND.
HE SENDS FORTH HIS WORD, AND HE HEALS US
AND HE DELIVERS US.
YOU KNOW, A WORD CAN CHANGE YOUR DAY.
A WORD CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
A WORD CAN ENCOURAGE YOU.
A WORD CAN DISCOURAGE YOU.
GOD'S WORD IS FULL OF HEALING POWER
THAT NEVER DOES US ANYTHING
BUT SOMETHING GOOD.
PSALM 18:30, THE WORD PROTECTS US.
I LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, THERE'S ALL KINDS OF STUFF GOING ON OUT THERE
THAT'S AFTER US ALL THE TIME.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIKE US
AND THEY WANNA TALK ABOUT US AND SAY ALL KINDS OF THINGS,
AND THERE'S JUST-- THERE'S DISEASE,
AND THERE'S THE DEVIL AND DEMONS
AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF, AND SO I LOVE THIS,
THAT THE WORD PROTECTS US.
PSALM 18:30, "AS FOR GOD, HIS WAY IS PERFECT!
THE WORD OF THE LORD IS TESTED AND TRIED."
NOW, HERE IT COMES, "HE IS A SHIELD TO ALL THOSE
WHO TAKE REFUGE AND PUT THEIR TRUST IN HIM."
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN A WAR.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WE ARE SOLDIERS IN THE ARMY OF GOD
AND THAT WE WAR NOT WITH FLESH AND BLOOD,
BUT WITH PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS AND WICKEDNESS
IN HIGH PLACES, AND GOD'S GIVEN US ARMOR
AND HE'S GIVEN US WEAPONS.
AND SO, WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND
WOULD WANNA GO TO BATTLE WITHOUT A SHIELD?
A SHIELD WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE.
LET'S JUST SAY IT'S A BIG SHIELD THAT COVERS YOU, FRONT, SIDES,
AND BEHIND.
WELL, THE WORD OF GOD IS A SHIELD TO ALL THOSE
WHO TAKE REFUGE AND PUT THEIR TRUST IN HIM.
WE GOTTA PAY ATTENTION TO SOME OF THESE LITTLE WORDS,
"WHO TAKE REFUGE AND PUT."
YOU KNOW, THE WORD "PUT," P-U-T, IS A HUGE WORD
IN THE BIBLE.
IT SAYS, "PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD.
PUT OFF THE OLD MAN.
PUT ON THE NEW MAN."
WE'RE PARTNERS WITH GOD.
WE CAN'T JUST PASSIVELY SIT BY AND THINK, "WELL, I OWN A BIBLE.
I HOPE IT WORKS IN MY LIFE."
THE WORD'S NOT GONNA HELP YOU JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT IT
ON YOUR BOOKSHELF SOMEWHERE.
WE'VE HAVE TO STUDY, STUDY, STUDY THE WORD OF GOD.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE GOD'S NOT GONNA LOVE US
IF WE DON'T.
SOMETHING I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO,
I WAS STUDYING AND KINDA DOING IT OUT OF OBLIGATION
AT THAT TIME.
FELT LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOD WAS GONNA NOT BE HAPPY
WITH ME IF I DIDN'T STUDY THE WORD.
AND ONE DAY HE WHISPERED
IN MY HEART AND HE SAID, "STOP ACTING LIKE YOU'RE
DOING ME A FAVOR WHEN YOU STUDY.
I ALREADY KNOW THE BOOK, I WROTE IT.
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO LEARN IT."
SEE, SO WE-- THIS IS SOMETHING--
HONESTLY, WHEN I SHARE WITH YOU TO STUDY THE WORD,
THIS IS SOMETHING I'M ASKING YOU TO DO FOR YOURSELF.
I MEAN, IF WE HAVE ANY INTELLIGENCE AT ALL,
AND WE HAVE A PROBLEM, AND SOMEBODY SAYS,
"DO THIS AND YOU'LL GET BETTER," THEN WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY
TO BLAME IF WE DON'T DO THIS SO WE CAN GET BETTER.
WHAT GOOD WOULD IT DO YOU TO GO TO A DOCTOR IF HE SAID,
"HERE, TAKE THESE.
TAKE THIS PILL, YOU'LL GET BETTER,"
AND WE TAKE 'EM HOME AND SET 'EM ON A SHELF AND SAY,
"I DON'T WANNA TAKE THOSE."
WELL, THE WORD OF GOD IS MEDICINE FOR EVERY AREA
THAT HEALS US.
I MEAN, IT'S ACTUALLY MEDICINE FOR OUR SOUL.
IT HEALS OUR SOUL.
THE WORD BRINGS STABILITY, FRUITFULNESS, AND FULFILLMENT,
AND ALL THAT WE DO WILL PROSPER.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO ENJOYS WASTING YOUR TIME?
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO WANTS TO JUST WORK
AND WORK AND WORK AT SOMETHING AND NEVER GET
A GOOD RESULT?
WELL, NO, WE DON'T WANNA DO THAT,
BUT LISTEN TO THIS SCRIPTURE.
"AND HE SHALL BE LIKE A TREE FIRMLY PLANTED [AND TENDED]
BY THE STREAMS OF WATER, READY TO BRING FORTH ITS FRUIT
IN ITS SEASON; AND ITS LEAF ALSO
SHALL NOT FADE OR WITHER; AND EVERYTHING," EVERYTHING,
"HE DOES SHALL PROSPER [AND COME TO MATURITY]"
WHO IS THIS HE?
HE WHO GIVES THE WORD OF GOD FIRST PLACE IN HIS LIFE
AND WHO STUDIES, MEDITATES, PONDERS, AND LIVES OUT THE WORD
BY DAY AND BY NIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE NOT GIVEN GOD'S WORD A PLACE OF PRIORITY
IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE-- YOU SAY, "EVERY DAY, JOYCE?"
SUNDAY MORNING'S NOT ENOUGH.
HOW MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE IN GOD, THEY REALLY DO BELIEVE IN GOD,
THEY'VE RECEIVED CHRIST AS THEIR SAVIOR,
THEY BELIEVE THAT JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS FOR THEM
AND THAT HE WAS RESURRECTED FROM THE DEAD?
THEY'RE HOPING THAT SOMEDAY THEY'LL GO TO HEAVEN,
WHICH REALLY, IF YOU KNOW THE WORD,
YOU CAN KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA GO TO HEAVEN,
NOT JUST HOPE THAT YOU WILL.
SO MANY PEOPLE, YOU CAN ASK 'EM, "DO YOU BELIEVE YOU'LL GO
TO HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE?" AND IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE
SAY, "WELL, I HOPE SO."
WELL, SEE, THAT PERSON DOESN'T KNOW THE WORD OF GOD,
BECAUSE IF YOU KNOW THE WORD, THEN YOU CAN HAVE
ASSURANCE OF THAT.
BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE JUST, THEY BELIEVE, THEY MAY GO
TO CHURCH EVERY SINGLE SUNDAY, AND YET THEY HAVE NO VICTORY
IN THEIR LIFE.
THEY DON'T KNOW THE WORD AT ALL FOR THEMSELVES.
YOU KNOW, THERE'VE BEEN TIMES IN THE PAST IN HISTORY
WHEN LARGE DENOMINATIONS ENCOURAGED PEOPLE NOT TO TRY
TO STUDY THE WORD FOR THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT
THE PASTORS AND THE PRIESTS WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT
COULD POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND IT.
WELL, THIS IS HOW GOD COMMUNICATES WITH US.
JESUS IS THE WORD MADE FLESH WHO CAME TO DWELL AMONG US,
AND EVERY WORD THAT IS WRITTEN HERE IS NOT JUST BLACK INK
ON WHITE PAGES.
IT'S POWER.
THERE'S POWER IN THE WORD OF GOD, INHERENT POWER
IN THE WORD OF GOD.
THIS SEED HAS LIFE IN IT.
THERE'S POWER IN THIS SEED.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT I'LL TELL YOU,
THERE'S POWER IN THIS SEED TO PRODUCE ENOUGH PEACHES
FOR ALL OF US.
WOULDN'T THAT BE GOOD?
WE COULD EVEN TAKE SOME HOME, BUT IT HAS TO BE PLANTED,
AND IT HAS TO BE NURTURED, AND IT HAS TO BE CARED FOR.
WELL, THE WORD OF GOD IS THE SAME WAY.
THERE'S POWER IN THE BIBLE.
THERE'S POWER IN THE WORDS IN HERE THAT CAN CHANGE
OUR LIVES, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT IT SAYS THAT IT DOES FOR US.
NOW, I'M PARTICULARLY FOND OF HEBREWS CHAPTER 1, VERSE 3.
IT'S A BIT LONG, BUT IT JUST-- MAN, IT ENCOURAGES ME
WHEN I WONDER, "CAN GOD TAKE CARE OF THIS?
YOU KNOW, WILL I MAKE IT THROUGH THIS?
AM I STRONG ENOUGH TO DO THIS?" YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ALWAYS
GO BACK TO GOD AND TRUST HIM TO HOLD YOU UP.
THANK GOD YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN.
YOU CAN TRUST GOD TO HOLD YOU UP.
IF YOU'RE IN A PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IN YOUR LIFE
AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GONNA CAVE IN, JUST SAY,
"GOD, I TRUST YOU TO HOLD ME UP."
AND ONE OF THE WAYS I KNOW THAT HE CAN HOLD ME UP
IS WHEN I READ HEBREW 1:3.
IT SAYS, "HE," HE BEING CHRIST, "IS THE SOLE EXPRESSION
OF THE GLORY OF GOD [THE LIGHT-BEING,
THE OUT-RAYING OR THE RADIANCE OF THE DIVINE],
HE IS THE PERFECT IMPRINT AND VERY IMAGE
OF [GOD'S] NATURE," NOW LISTEN TO THIS, SO POWERFUL,
"UPHOLDING AND MAINTAINING AND GUIDING AND PROPELLING
THE UNIVERSE BY HIS MIGHTY WORD OF POWER."
SO, WHAT'S KEEPING THE STARS IN THE SKY?
WHY DOESN'T THE MOON FALL ON US AND CRUSH US?
WHAT'S KEEPING THE SUN UP THERE TODAY?
WHAT'S MAKING THE EARTH ROTATE ON ITS AXIS?
WHAT KEEPS THE OCEAN FROM GOING FURTHER
THAN THE SAND?
GOD TOLD JOB, HE SAID, "WHO CAN SAY TO THAT OCEAN,
'YOU'LL GO THIS FAR AND NO FURTHER?'"
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, THAT WE MAKE A BIG MISTAKE
WHEN WE FORGET ABOUT HOW POWERFUL GOD IS.
AND IF WE--JUST LOOK AROUND AT THE WORLD,
JUST LOOK AROUND AT NATURE.
LOOK AT THE SUN AND THINK, "GOD, YOU'RE KEEPING
THAT UP THERE," AMEN?
JUST LOOK AT THE STARS, "GOD, YOU'RE KEEPING THOSE
UP THERE.
YOU'RE MAKING ALL THIS WORK."
HOW IN THE WORLD DOES THIS UNIVERSE WORK?
GOD IS UPHOLDING, MAINTAINING, PROPELLING IT, HOW?
HE SPEAKS TO IT.
GOD SAID AND IT WAS.
WELL, SEE, THE COOL THING ABOUT THE WORD IS WE CAN LEARN
TO SAY WHAT GOD SAYS.
COME ON NOW.
THAT'S THE AWESOME THING.
WE CAN BE A MOUTHPIECE FOR GOD, AND WHEN WE NOT ONLY
LEARN HIS WORD BUT WE START SPEAKING HIS WORD,
LISTEN, I DON'T GET UP NOW AND START MY DAY AND THINK,
"OH, I'M NEVER GONNA HAVE ANYTHING."
I SAY, "NO, EVERYTHING I LAY MY HAND TO TODAY IS
GONNA PROSPER AND SUCCEED.
I'M THE HEAD AND NOT THE TAIL.
I'M ABOVE AND NOT BENEATH.
I LEND BUT I NEVER HAVE TO BORROW."
WELL, YOU CAN START SAYING THAT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE
TWO PENNIES IN YOUR POCKET.
AND TRUST ME, IF YOU NOT ONLY SAY IT, BUT YOU DO THE OTHER
THINGS THAT THE WORD TELLS YOU TO DO,
LIKE BE A GENEROUS GIVER AND TRUST GOD, AND YOU KNOW,
DON'T LIE, DON'T CHEAT, DON'T STEAL, YOU KNOW.
DO THE THINGS THAT THE WORD OF GOD TELLS YOU TO DO,
THEN YOU WILL COME TO THE DAY WHERE EVERYTHING YOU LAY
YOUR HAND TO WILL PROSPER AND SUCCEED.
AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'LL NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM
IN YOUR LIFE, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT GOD WILL
SEE YOU THROUGH THOSE PROBLEMS AND HE WILL UPHOLD YOU
AND GUIDE YOU AND MAINTAIN YOU BY THE POWER OF HIS WORD.
UH-OH, NOW I'M STARTING TO GET EXCITED.
WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL WHEN I GET EXCITED.
GOD'S WORD HAS THE POWER TO CREATE.
WE JUST KINDA TALKED ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CREATIVE POWER
OF THE WORD.
AND HONESTLY, WHEN WE SPEAK GOD'S WORD,
AND I DON'T--YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE THIS
OUT OF CONTEXT OR OUT OF BALANCE.
OUR WORDS HAVE CREATIVE OR DESTRUCTIVE POWER.
SO, I ALWAYS SAY THAT WORDS ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN THIS CUP.
THEY'RE A CONTAINER.
AND I'VE ACTUALLY GOT SOME NICE SPARKLY, FIZZY WATER
IN HERE THAT I LIKE TO DRINK WHEN I SPEAK,
BUT I COULD PUT MUD IN HERE IF I WANTED TO.
SO, OUR WORDS ARE CONTAINERS FOR POWER,
AND IT'S UP TO US WHETHER WE'RE GONNA PUT GOOD,
POSITIVE, LIFE-BRINGING POWER IN THEM OR IF WE'RE GONNA PUT
SOMETHING IN 'EM THAT'S GONNA JUST STEAL OUR LIFE
AND ENERGY.
PSALM 119, VERSE 2, THOSE WHO ORDER THEIR CONDUCT
AND THEIR CONVERSATION ACCORDING TO THE WORD
ARE BLESSED.
ARE YOU ORDERING YOUR CONDUCT AND YOUR CONVERSATION,
OR ARE YOU LETTING YOUR EMOTIONS
ORDER WHAT YOU SAY AND WHAT YOU DO?
"BLESSED (HAPPY, FORTUNATE, AND TO BE ENVIED)
ARE THEY WHO KEEP HIS TESTIMONIES, AND WHO SEEK,
INQUIRE FOR AND OF HIM AND CRAVE HIM
WITH THEIR WHOLE HEART."
THE WORD CLEANSES US AND PURIFIES US.
IT'S AMAZING.
PSALM 119:9, "HOW SHALL A YOUNG MAN CLEANSE HIS WAY?
BY TAKING HEED AND KEEPING WATCH [ON HIMSELF]
ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD."
SO, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE A YOUNG MAN OR A YOUNG WOMAN
WHO LEARNS THE WORD WHEN THEY'RE YOUNG,
AND THEY CAN BEGIN TO APPLY THAT WORD TO THEIR LIFE,
EVEN WHEN THEY'RE YOUNG?
AND PERHAPS THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE,
AND THEY'RE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GONNA
LIVE THEIR LIFE AND WHO THEY'RE GONNA FOLLOW
AND WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO.
THE WORD OF GOD IS A GUIDE.
IT LEADS US, IT GUIDES US, AND IT KEEPS US
FROM GETTING IN TROUBLE.
IF WE FOLLOW THE WORD OF GOD, THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN NOT HAVE
AN AWESOME LIFE.
NOW, HERE AGAIN, THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE
NEVER GONNA HAVE A PROBLEM.
JESUS SAID, "IN THE WORLD, YOU WILL HAVE TRIBULATION."
BUT HE ALSO SAID, "CHEER UP, BECAUSE I HAVE OVERCOME
THE WORLD."
AND I MAY NOT GET MY BREAKTHROUGH THAT I WANT
EXACTLY WHEN I WANT IT, BUT GOD WILL COME THROUGH
FOR ME.
AND I'LL TELL YOU, WORST CASE SCENARIO,
IF YOU HAVE YOUR PROBLEMS WHEN JESUS COMES BACK,
THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HELL.
YOU'RE GONNA SPEND ETERNITY WITH HIM.
AND SO, I THINK IT'S WORTH THE COMMITMENT IF WE NEVER SAW
A BREAKTHROUGH THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN,
ALTHOUGH I DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE CASE.
I MEAN, I'VE GOT FIVE SCRIPTURES HERE JUST ABOUT HOW THE WORD
CLEANSES AND PURIFIES US.
THE WORD REDUCES THE CAPACITY TO SIN AND IT STRENGTHENS US
AGAINST TEMPTATION.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU KNOW THE WORD, YOU CAN JUST SIN
ALL YOU WANT TO AND IT WON'T EVEN MAKE YOU
UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT BOY, WHEN YOU START STUDYING
THE WORD, YOU CAN'T DO THE SAME STUFF YOU USED TO DO,
BECAUSE NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER LAW
ON THE INSIDE OF YOU THAT'S KINDA RISING UP
AND SAYING, "NOT SO MUCH."
AND YOU KNOW, I LOVE AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S
SCRIPTURE FOR THIS.
JESUS TOLD HIS DISCIPLES TO PRAY THAT THEY WOULD
NOT TO COME INTO TEMPTATION.
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW A WEAK AREA FOR YOU?
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW A WEAK AREA FOR YOU?
OKAY, WELL I DO TOO.
SO, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'VE BEEN AGGRESSIVELY PRAYING.
JUST EVEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I'VE STARTED
DOING THIS REAL STRONGLY, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES WE GET TIRED OF GOING AROUND THE SAME STUPID MOUNTAINS
ALL THE TIME, DON'T WE?
IT'S JUST LIKE, BEEN THERE, DONE THIS.
YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN, WHEN, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA CHANGE THIS?
WELL, I'VE STARTED PRAYING, AND I SUGGEST YOU DO
AND ALL OF YOU, "GOD, STRENGTHEN ME
IN MY WEAK AREAS BEFORE I'M EVEN TEMPTED."
I KNOW I WILL BE TEMPTED, BECAUSE TEMPTATION COMES
TO ALL OF US.
THE WORD OF GOD SAYS TEMPTATION MUST COME.
SO, IT COMES, BUT IF WE PRAY AHEAD OF TIME
THAT WHEN WE'RE CONFRONTED WITH IT, WE'LL BE STRONG ENOUGH
TO RESIST IT AND NOT GET INTO IT, I THINK WE'RE GONNA
HAVE A LOT MORE VICTORY THAT WE DO WAITING
UNTIL WE'RE SO LOADED DOWN WITH TEMPTATION
THAT OUR EMOTIONS ARE ALL TIED UP IN IT
AND WE DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO RESIST DOING
THE WRONG THING, REPENTING.
THANK GOD FOR REPENTANCE.
THANK GOD THAT WE CAN RECOVER, BUT IT'S MUCH BETTER
TO NOT HAVE TO GO THAT ROUTE IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
SO, I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN PRAY
AND, AT THE WORD, WE'LL REDUCE THE CAPACITY
TO SIN.
PSALM 119:11, "YOUR WORD HAVE I LAID UP IN MY HEART,
THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST YOU."
ISN'T THAT GOOD?
"THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST YOU."
OH, I LOVE THIS ONE.
HOW MANY OF YOU SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE YOU NEED TO BE
STIMULATED AND REVIVED, AMEN?
YOU KNOW, WE PRAY FOR REVIVAL IN THE WORLD, BUT HOW ABOUT
A PERSONAL REVIVAL?
AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE TODAY
TAKE STIMULANTS, THINGS THAT WILL PERK THEM UP,
MAKE THEM FEEL BETTER, MAKE THEM MORE ALERT.
WELL, THIS SAYS THAT, "YOUR WORD REVIVES
AND STIMULATES US," AMEN?
YOU COULD USE THE WORD INSTEAD OF CAFFEINE.
ALTHOUGH, I KINDA LIKE HAVING MY CAFFEINE WITH THE WORD
IN THE MORNING.
>> [AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
>> JOYCE: BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE A POINT THAT, YOU KNOW,
WE DON'T HAVE TO DEPEND ON ALL KINDS
OF ARTIFICIAL THINGS.
YOU KNOW, I CAN ACTUALLY FEEL ENTHUSIASM ENTERING MY SOUL
AS I STUDY THE WORD OF GOD.
IT ACTUALLY GETS ME EXCITED.
NOW, I DON'T GET SO EXCITED WHEN I READ THE NEWS.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T SPEND MUCH TIME ON IT,
BUT I'VE GOT THIS LITTLE APP ON MY PHONE,
AND IT'S REALLY EASY TO JUST SEE WHAT THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE
OF THE DAY.
AND I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING.
OUT OF 20 THINGS, THERE'S USUALLY NOT ONE
GOOD THING THERE.
IT'S ALL MURDER AND DEVASTATION AND LIARS
AND CHEATS AND ALL THESE KINDS OF THINGS.
BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT THE CASE WHEN I GET IN HERE.
WHEN I GET IN HERE, I'M STIMULATED, AND I'M REVIVED,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I FEEL?
I FEEL I CAN FACE ANOTHER DAY.
HOW MANY OF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
JUST SITTING IN HERE TODAY LISTENING TO THIS,
I CAN PROMISE YOU YOU ARE GONNA BE MORE EXCITED,
MORE STIMULATED, AND MORE REVIVED
AS YOU LEAVE HERE TODAY, AND THE SAME THING FOR
THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE
ALL OF YOU TO AVAIL YOURSELF TO THIS DEVOTIONAL
THAT WE'VE WRITTEN CALLED, "WAKE UP TO THE WORD."
AND ACTUALLY, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE TAKEN A WORD,
JUST A WORD, JUST A NORMAL WORD.
IT MIGHT BE "ENERGY," IT MIGHT BE "PEACE,"
IT MIGHT BE "JOY," IT MIGHT BE "STRESS,"
JUST A WORD.
AND WE START WITH THAT WORD, AND THEN THERE'S
A SCRIPTURE ATTACHED TO THAT, BECAUSE I HONESTLY BELIEVE
THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM THAT WE CAN'T FIND AN ANSWER FOR
IN THE WORD OF GOD.
THEN THERE IS A DEVOTIONAL FOR YOU, AND THEN A PRAYER
OR A CONFESSION.
YOU KNOW, READING ONE OF THESE, I DON'T KNOW, IT MIGHT TAKE
LESS THAN A MINUTE, TWO MINUTES.
THESE ARE GOOD THINGS TO HAVE, BECAUSE WE NEED ALL THE HELP
THAT WE CAN GET.
NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE OFFERING THIS TODAY
FOR YOUR OFFERING TO THE MINISTRY OF ANY AMOUNT.
WHERE YOU GONNA GET A DEAL LIKE THAT?
HERE'S 365 PAGES OF LIFE, AND ALL WE ASK YOU TO DO
IS JUST DO YOUR BEST.
SEND IN THE VERY BEST OFFERING THAT YOU CAN.
BE AS GENEROUS AS YOU CAN BE.
AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMEBODY WATCHING DOESN'T HAVE MUCH,
YOU DO THE BEST YOU CAN.
BUT MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE WATCHING HAS BEEN A LOT MORE
BLESSED FINANCIALLY, AND YOU COULD SEND IN ENOUGH
TO COVER WHAT THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE GET.
THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO BLESS YOURSELF
AND BE A BLESSING TO US AT THE SAME TIME,
BECAUSE THIS WILL HELP US KEEP THESE MESSAGES
ON THE AIR FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
HAVE A GREAT DAY, AND REMEMBER, THE WORD OF GOD,
FIRST PLACE IN YOUR LIFE.
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> ANNOUNCER: SOME MORNINGS EVERYTHING JUST GOES RIGHT.
OTHERS NOT SO MUCH.
BUT LET'S FACE IT, HOW YOU WAKE UP EACH MORNING
HAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON YOUR DAY.
THAT'S WHY JOYCE WANTS YOU TO "WAKE UP TO THE WORD."
TODAY WE'RE OFFERING JOYCE'S DEVOTIONAL,
"WAKE UP TO THE WORD," FOR YOUR DONATION OF ANY AMOUNT.
CALL RIGHT NOW... OR VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
>> GINGER: TAMPA, FLORIDA, THE SITE OF THE 2018
WOMEN'S CONFERENCE, WHERE THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES,
THE WEATHER'S BEAUTIFUL.
THERE'S GOING TO BE SO MUCH EXCITEMENT RIGHT HERE,
AND WHERE THE SEATS ARE SOLD OUT.
YEAH, I KNOW, I'M SORRY.
IT HAPPENED SO FAST.
BUT DON'T WORRY, WE HAVE A GREAT PLAN FOR YOU,
BECAUSE WE WANT EVERYONE TO BE INVOLVED.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GO ONLINE, JOYCEMEYER.ORG, AND
REGISTER FOR THE LIVE STREAM.
YOU CAN ENJOY EVERY ASPECT OF THIS CONFERENCE,
THE INSPIRATION, THE WORSHIP, THE TEACHING,
ALL OF THE ADVENTURE, FROM THE COMFORT
OF YOUR VERY OWN HOME.
THIS WAY, YOU HAVE SOME GREAT OPTIONS.
YOU CAN WEAR YOUR SLIPPERS.
YOU CAN WEAR YOUR JAMMIES IF YOU WANT.
HAVE SOME GIRLFRIENDS COME TOGETHER
AND MAYBE A BIBLE STUDY.
AND EVEN YOU, GUYS, THIS IS A LADIES ONLY EVENT,
BUT WITH THE LIVE STREAM, YOU CAN BE PART OF IT AS WELL.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS GO ONLINE TO REGISTER,
JOYCEMEYER.ORG, AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T MISS
A MINUTE OF THE ADVENTURE.
>> JOYCE: TRUST HIM ALL THE TIME.
>> JOYCE: YOUR WALK WITH GOD IS NOT ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE.
>> JOYCE: IF YOU WANNA MAKE THE DEVIL MAD, GET HAPPY.
>> JOYCE: HE HAS TO GET THE CREDIT.
HE HAS TO GET THE GLORY.
>> JOYCE: WELL, YOU'VE SPOKEN AND PICKED YOUR FAVORITE
"ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE" SHOWS FROM 2017, AND NOW WE'RE GOING
TO REVEAL THE WINNERS.
SO, WATCH EVERY DAY TO SEE YOUR WINNERS.
>> [MUSIC]
>> JOYCE: I'VE WRITTEN A HUNDRED AND PROBABLY FIFTEEN BOOKS NOW.
THAT WAS ANOTHER WHOLE WORK PROJECT
THAT WAS GOING ON IN THE MIDST OF ALL THESE OTHER THINGS
IS WRITING ALL THESE BOOKS.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANT TO LEAVE A HUNDRED BIG,
SOLID BOOKS AS A LEGACY TO THE BODY OF CHRIST,
AND SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THEM.
AND THEN HOPEFULLY, OUT OF ALL THE ONES
THAT WE HAVE, THE VERY BEST WILL REMAIN.
BECAUSE A LOT OF THE BOOKS THAT I READ NOW ARE
200 AND 300 YEARS OLD AND THEY'VE JUST HELPED ME
TREMENDOUSLY.
SO, I HOPE A LONG TIME AFTER I'M GONE,
IF JESUS TARRIES, THAT PEOPLE WILL STILL BE
CONTINUING TO READ MY BOOKS.
>> ANNOUNCER: WE HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED TODAY'S PROGRAM.
PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG
TO SHARE YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS, SEE THE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE,
OR PARTNER WITH US IN SHARING CHRIST AND LOVING PEOPLE
ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE.
>> ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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