ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: IF YOU WANT TO GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE, YOU GOT TO
LEARN HOW TO KEEP YOUR OPINIONS TO YOURSELF.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "WELL, I THINK; WELL, I THINK;
WELL, I THINK; WELL, I THINK."
WELL, WHO ASKED YOU WHAT YOU THINK?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND EVEN IF I DID ASK YOU, I PROBABLY
DON'T WANT TO KNOW, SO.
AND YES, THERE'S A SCRIPTURE TO BACK IT UP THAT SAYS, "MIND YOUR
OWN BUSINESS AND STAY BUSY WITH YOUR OWN HANDS."
STOP LETTING YOUR EMOTIONS RULE YOU.
YOU CAN HAVE EMOTIONS, BUT YOU DARE NOT LET THEM RUN YOUR LIFE.
BE WILLING TO KEEP QUIET SOMETIMES AND SAY NOTHING IN
ORDER TO AVOID STRIFE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ALWAYS HAVE
THE LAST WORD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: FORGIVE QUICKLY, DON'T BE EASILY OFFENDED.
DON'T BE EASILY OFFENDED.
"WELL, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS."
WELL, DON'T GET YOUR FEELINGS HURT.
WHY IS IT MORE MY RESPONSIBILITY NOT TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS THAN
IT IS FOR YOU TO MAKE A DECISION TO BELIEVE THE BEST
AND NOT GET HURT?
VERY GOOD, I'VE NEVER SAID THAT BEFORE.
I LIKE THAT.
MEDITATE ON PEOPLE'S STRENGTHS AND NOT THEIR FAULTS.
IF YOU HAVE TO, GET OUT A PIECE OF PAPER AND MAKE A LIST.
TREAT OTHER PEOPLE THE WAY YOU'D LIKE TO BE TREATED.
GIVE MERCY, ON AND ON AND ON.
ALL RIGHT, JEHOVAH SHALOM, THE LORD OUR PEACE.
WHO IS GOD?
HE IS JEHOVAH JIREH, THE LORD OUR PROVIDER.
HALLELUJAH, WOW.
OKAY, NOW LET ME JUST TELL YOU THAT WE MISS SO MUCH IN OUR LIFE
BECAUSE WE GO TO PEOPLE TO GIVE IT TO US INSTEAD OF TO GOD.
HOW MANY TIMES IN MY LIFE HAVE I GOTTEN MAD AT SOMEBODY, MAYBE
DAVE, MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE, PROBABLY DAVE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T
COMFORT ME WHEN I NEEDED TO BE COMFORTED?
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I HAD TO LEARN?
WHEN I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED, WHICH I DO
SOMETIMES, INSTEAD OF GETTING MAD AT DAVE OR ONE OF MY KIDS
OR ONE OF MY FRIENDS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GIVING IT TO ME, HOW
MANY OF YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A ROUGH TIME, THE FIRST
THING YOU DO IS START LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO BLAME IT ON?
GO TO GOD.
WHEN YOU NEED ENCOURAGEMENT, GO TO GOD AND SAY, "GOD, I'M
FEELING KIND OF LOW TODAY.
I NEED SOME ENCOURAGEMENT."
AND THEN LET GOD PICK WHO HE WANTS TO WORK THROUGH.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: GOD IS JEHOVAH JIREH, THE LORD OUR PROVIDER.
AND HE IS EL SHADDAI, THE ALL ABUNDANT ONE WHO CAN--NOTHING IS
TOO BIG FOR HIM.
GOD CARES ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT YOU CARE ABOUT.
GOD PROVIDES SO MANY THINGS.
I TRIED TO MAKE A LITTLE LIST, BUT I WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN
WRITING IF I WOULD HAVE KEPT GOING.
THE BIBLE SAYS HE IS OUR SHELTER, HE IS OUR REFUGE,
HE IS OUR HIDING PLACE.
HE'S OUR KEEPER.
HE'S THE ONE WHO COMFORTS US.
HE PROVIDES FINANCES, HE PROVIDES WORK,
HE PROVIDES STRENGTH, HE PROVIDES GRACE,
HE PROVIDES HEALING, HE PROVIDES WISDOM,
HE PROVIDES RELATIONSHIPS.
THE LORD IS OUR PROVIDER.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT 3 SCRIPTURES, PHILIPPIANS 4:19.
WHO IS GOD?
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING.
WHERE IS HE?
EVERYWHERE.
WHEN IS HE EVERYWHERE?
ALL THE TIME.
WHAT DOES HE KNOW?
EVERYTHING.
"AND MY GOD WILL LIBERALLY SUPPLY."
AREN'T YOU GLAD HE'S NOT EL CHEAPO?
MY GOD WILL LIBERALLY, ABUNDANTLY--I LOVE THE WORDS
THAT IT USES TO DESCRIBE GOD'S CHARACTER.
EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY ABOVE AND BEYOND.
"MY GOD WILL LIBERALLY SUPPLY (AND FILL TO THE FULL) YOUR
EVERY NEED ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES AND GLORY IN
CHRIST JESUS."
HE'LL MEET OUR NEEDS.
THANK GOD EVERY DAY FOR MEETING YOUR NEEDS, EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T
SEE THEM MET YET.
GOD IS MY SOURCE.
HE IS MY PROVIDER.
NOW JUST TO BE FAIR, I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT I DON'T THINK YOU
SHOULD JUST PULL PHILIPPIANS 4:19 OUT OF
THE BIBLE AND JUST QUOTE IT.
YOU NEED TO READ THE STUFF AROUND IT.
AND PAUL WAS ACTUALLY TALKING TO HIS FINANCIAL PARTNERS
IN HIS MINISTRY.
AND SO THE BIBLE DOES TELL US THAT THE WAY WE RELEASE THE
BLESSINGS OF GOD IN OUR LIFE IS THROUGH BEING OBEDIENT IN BEING
A BLESSING TO OTHER PEOPLE, IN HELPING.
"GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN UNTO YOU GOOD MEASURE, PRESSED DOWN,
SHAKEN TOGETHER, AND RUNNING OVER.
SHALL GOD THEN BRING A HARVEST IN YOUR LIFE."
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET LEARNED TO BE A GENEROUS GIVER, I MEAN
A RADICAL, GENEROUS GIVER WHO LOOKS FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE,
YOU ARE MISSING ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IN YOUR LIFE.
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF IS BE
A GENEROUS GIVER.
ALWAYS DO MORE THAN WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.
AND ANYTIME THAT YOU GIVE TO ANYONE, TO ANY MINISTRY, TO ANY
CHURCH, TO ANY FRIEND, TO ANYBODY IN NEED, ALWAYS SEE IT
AS IF YOU'RE GIVING IT TO GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "GOD, I'M GIVING THIS TO YOU.
I WANT TO HELP BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.
YOU GAVE TO ME AND I WANT TO GIVE TO YOU."
AND THEN YOU CAN GET UP AND QUOTE EVERY DAY, "AND MY GOD
SHALL SUPPLY ALL OF MY NEED ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES AND
GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS."
I THINK SOMETIMES WE GET REALLY GOOD AT JUST PULLING A SCRIPTURE
OUT HERE AND THERE THAT WE LIKE AND IGNORING ALL THE STUFF
AROUND IT.
HEBREWS 13:5 AND 6 ARE JUST PHENOMENAL SCRIPTURES IN
THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE.
"LET YOUR CHARACTER OR YOUR MORAL DISPOSITION BE FREE FROM
THE LOVE OF MONEY [INCLUDING GREED, AVARICE, LUST, AND
CRAVING FOR EARTHLY POSSESSIONS]
AND BE SATISFIED WITH YOUR PRESENT [CIRCUMSTANCES AND WITH
WHAT YOU HAVE] BECAUSE [GOD]
HIMSELF HAS SAID, 'I WILL NOT IN ANY WAY FAIL YOU, NOR GIVE YOU
UP, NOR LEAVE YOU WITHOUT SUPPORT.
I WILL NOT, I WILL NOT, I WILL NOT.'"
OH MY GOSH.
"I WILL NOT, I WILL NOT, I WILL NOT IN ANY DEGREE LEAVE YOU
HELPLESS, FORSAKE MY HOLD ON YOU, LET [YOU] DOWN, RELAX MY
HOLD ON YOU [ASSUREDLY NOT!]"
EXCLAMATION MARKS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHAT A COMFORT THAT SHOULD BE TO SINGLE PARENTS.
WHAT A COMFORT THAT SHOULD BE TO SOMEONE WHO'S LOST A LOVED ONE
AND NOW YOU FIND THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITIES THAT
YOU'RE NOT USED TO HAVING.
WHAT A COMFORT TO SOMEONE WHO'S IN A POSITION THAT YOU FEEL IS
WAY, WAY, WAY OVER YOUR HEAD.
WHAT A COMFORT TO SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN LAID OFF FROM YOUR JOB.
GOD SAYS, "I WILL NOT FAIL TO SUPPORT YOU AND TAKE CARE
OF YOU.
I WILL NOT, I WILL NOT, I WILL NOT RELAX MY HOLD ON YOU
AND LET YOU DOWN."
MY, MY, MY, THAT IS SHOUTING GROUND.
AND THEN MATTHEW 6:33, "SEEK YE FIRST
THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL OF THESE
THINGS WILL BE ADDED UNTO YOU."
ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DON'T HAVE THE THINGS THAT WE DESIRE
IS BECAUSE WE SEEK THE THINGS INSTEAD OF SEEKING GOD.
IF WE SEEK GOD AND THE RIGHT WAY TO LIVE AND THE RIGHT WAY TO BE
AND DO--FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SPEND MORE TIME PRAYING ABOUT HOW I
CAN WALK IN LOVE AND TREAT OTHER PEOPLE RIGHT AND JUST MENTION TO
GOD MY NEEDS, I'M MORE LIKELY TO GET WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO
HAVE BECAUSE I'VE GOT MY MIND ON THE RIGHT THING,
NOT THE WRONG THING.
JEHOVAH JIREH IS YOUR PROVIDER.
HE'S JEHOVAH RAPHA, THE LORD OUR HEALER.
HE PROVIDES HEALING.
HE'S YOUR STRENGTH, HE'S YOUR WISDOM, HE'S YOUR PEACE.
WHO IS GOD?
HE IS AMAZING.
WHY WOULD ANYBODY NOT WANT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE KIND OF GOD THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT?
WHO IN THE WORLD WOULD NOT WANT TO BE TAKEN CARE OF?
WHO WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE COMFORT EVERY TIME THAT YOU
FEEL AFFLICTED?
HE IS THE GOD OF ALL HOPE.
HE IS OUR SALVATION.
MY, MY, MY.
FEMALE: GOOD PREACHING, JOYCE.
JOYCE: THANK YOU.
I JUST GOT A LITTLE MORE PREACHING I'M GOING TO DO.
HE'S THE ONE WHO PROVIDES GRACE, FORGIVENESS, MERCY.
HE'S OUR HIDING PLACE, OUR SHELTER, OUR REFUGE IN A STORM.
AND HE PROVIDES THE STRENGTH THAT WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING
THAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS JEHOVAH TSEBAOTH AND
IT'S SPELLED T-S-E-B-A-O-T-H, AND IT MEANS THE LORD OF HOSTS.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE THIS ONE BECAUSE WHAT THAT LITERALLY
MEANS IS THAT HE IS THE HEAD OF THE ARMY OF GOD.
HE'S THE CAPTAIN, HE'S THE GENERAL, HE'S THE ADMIRAL.
AND WHEN YOU'RE IN A WAR, YOU'RE FIGHTING A BATTLE, AND YOU'VE
GOT GOD AS YOUR CAPTAIN, NOW UNDERSTAND THIS, THERE IS NO WAY
THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WIN.
DID YOU HEAR ME?
I SAID THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN.
MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE ALREADY WON.
WE'RE JUST WALKING IT OUT IN OUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.
NOW I THINK WE NEED TO SEE OURSELVES A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY
THAN WHAT WE DO.
MATTER OF FACT, WE NEED TO SEE OURSELVES A LOT DIFFERENTLY
THAN WHAT WE DO.
IF HE'S THE CAPTAIN OF THE HOST, THE HEAD OF THE ARMY, THEN THERE
MUST BE SOLDIERS.
AND ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ANGELS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT FIGHT
AND DO BATTLE FOR US, THE BIBLE TEACHES US THAT WE ARE
THE ARMY OF GOD.
AND I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH, IF WE COULD EVER GET TOGETHER,
MM MM MM, IT WOULD ALL BE OVER AND IT WOULDN'T TAKE VERY LONG
BECAUSE WE ARE A MIGHTY BUNCH.
AND NO WONDER THE DEVIL COMES ALL THE TIME TRYING TO BRING
DISAGREEMENT AND DISUNITY.
I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO EVEN GET A WHOLE WORSHIP TEAM THAT CAN GET
ALONG, LET ALONE A WHOLE CHURCH, OR TO GET DENOMINATIONS TO START
AGREEING WITH EACH OTHER.
IT'S DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER BECAUSE PEOPLE
HAVE NOT LEARNED HOW TO SET ASIDE THEIR OWN LITTLE PICKY
PREFERENCES AND HAVE UNITY AND HARMONY FOR THE SAKE
OF THE GOSPEL.
WE ARE AN ARMY AND WE NEED TO HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACKS, AMEN?
I SAID WE'RE AN ARMY AND WE NEED TO HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACKS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: EPHESIANS 6:11 AND 12, "PUT ON GOD'S WHOLE ARMOR [THE
ARMOR OF A HEAVY-ARMED SOLDIER WHICH GOD SUPPLIES], THAT YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE SUCCESSFULLY TO STAND UP AGAINST [ALL]
THE STRATEGIES AND THE DECEITS OF THE DEVIL."
WE HAVE AN ENEMY, THE DEVIL.
I KNOW NOBODY LIKES TO TALK ABOUT HIM, BUT HE IS ALIVE
AND WELL ON PLANET EARTH.
"FOR WE ARE NOT WRESTLING WITH FLESH AND BLOOD [CONTENDING ONLY
WITH PHYSICAL OPPONENTS], BUT AGAINST THE DESPOTISMS, AGAINST
THE POWERS, AGAINST THE MASTER SPIRITS WHO ARE THE WORLD RULERS
OF THIS PRESENT DARKNESS, AGAINST THE SPIRIT FORCES OF
WICKEDNESS IN THE HEAVENLY (SUPERNATURAL) REALM."
SO MAYBE AN UNPLEASANT THOUGHT, BUT NEVERTHELESS ONE WE NEED TO
THINK ABOUT ONCE IN A WHILE.
THERE ARE DEMONIC FORCES THAT ARE AGAINST US.
THEY HATE GOD AND THEY HATE ANYBODY THAT IS OF GOD.
AND THEY WILL OPPOSE US.
PAUL SAID A WIDE DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY OPENED UNTO HIM,
AND WITH IT MANY ADVERSARIES.
I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE NEW LEVEL, NEW DEVIL.
YOU ASK GOD TO PROMOTE YOU AND DO SOMETHING GREATER THROUGH YOU
THAN WHAT HE'S DOING NOW, YOU DON'T EXPECT THE DEVIL TO ROLL
OUT THE RED CARPET AND SAY, "OH GOODY FOR YOU.
LET ME HELP YOU."
YOU'RE GOING TO GET OPPOSITION.
SO WE'RE SOLDIERS.
WE'RE IN A WAR.
SATAN DOESN'T WANT YOU TO BE SAVED.
AND IF YOU ARE SAVED, HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO LIVE LIKE
YOU'RE SAVED.
HE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
HE'LL DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO TRY TO KEEP YOU FROM
DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.
2 TIMOTHY CHAPTER 2, VERSE 4.
"NO SOLDIER WHEN HE'S IN SERVICE GETS ENTANGLED IN THE
ENTERPRISES OF [CIVILIAN] LIFE; HIS AIM IS TO SATISFY AND PLEASE
THE ONE WHO ENLISTED HIM."
SO, SURPRISE, WE'RE NOT HERE TO GET GOD TO PLEASE US.
WE'RE HERE TO PLEASE GOD.
EVERY DAY, VERY EARLY IN THE DAY, WE SHOULD SAY TO GOD,
"WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY?" NOT GIVE GOD A LIST OF THINGS
THAT HE HAS TO DO FOR US TO KEEP US EVEN WALKING IN THE PLAN OF
SALVATION.
"WELL, GOD, IF YOU DON'T DO THIS AND IF YOU DON'T DO THIS."
NO, GOD, I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT YOU.
YEAH, THERE'S THINGS I'D LIKE YOU TO DO.
I CAN LIVE WITHOUT THEM, BUT I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT YOU.
AMEN?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE ENTANGLED IN CIVILIAN LIFE?
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T ENJOY THINGS IN THE WORLD.
WE CAN ENJOY THINGS IN THE WORLD.
SOME THINGS WE CAN'T, BUT MANY THINGS WE CAN.
GOD CREATED EVERYTHING THAT WE SEE.
EVERYTHING THAT HE CREATED WAS FOR OUR ENJOYMENT.
BUT FOR EXAMPLE, WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO GET ENTANGLED
IN THE WORLD?
OKAY, LET'S JUST SAY THAT SOMEBODY HAS SUCH A STRONG
DESIRE FOR THINGS THAT THEY HAVE NOW CREATED A WHOLE MOUNTAIN OF
DEBT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO HAVE THINGS RIGHT NOW.
THEY COULDN'T WAIT AND SO NOW THE ONLY THING THAT THEY CAN DO
IS HAVE PRESSURE ON THEM ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF ALL THE DEBT
THEY HAVE.
THAT'S CALLED GETTING ENTANGLED.
WELL, BOY, AM I ENCOURAGED ABOUT--OH MY GOSH, THE DEVIL HAS
JUST DONE A NUMBER ON PEOPLE, LIKE, "HERE, YOU GOT TO HAVE
THIS RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN CHARGE IT UP AND NO PAYMENTS FOR A YEAR,"
OR WHATEVER.
LEARN HOW TO HAVE PATIENCE TO WAIT ON SOME THINGS.
AND EVEN IF YOU ARE IN A MESS NOW, PRAY AND ASK GOD TO HELP
YOU GET OUT OF IT, BUT DON'T EXPECT HIM TO JUST COME ALONG
AND SUPERNATURALLY WIPE OUT ALL YOUR DEBT.
PAY IT OFF.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DON'T WORRY, I WON'T STAY HERE LONG.
I CAN TELL YOU'RE GETTING ANTSY.
WELL, HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT A LOT OF DEBT PUTS PRESSURE ON
YOU?
AND IT ACTUALLY CAN TAKE YOU AWAY FROM WHAT YOU NEED TO BE
DOING IN SERVING GOD.
THE MORE STUFF YOU HAVE TO HAVE ON YOUR MIND, THE HARDER IT IS
TO RECOGNIZE WHEN THE ENEMY'S WORKING AND TO HAVE THE ZEAL
THAT YOU NEED AND THE SPIRITUAL STRENGTH THAT YOU NEED TO RESIST
HIM AND STAND AGAINST HIM.
SOMETHING THAT GOD HAS BEEN TEACHING ME, AND I LOVE THIS, IS
THAT HE PUT IN MY HEART, "JOYCE, THE MORE RELAXED YOU ARE,
THE MORE EASILY YOU'RE LED BY MY SPIRIT."
THE MORE RELAXED WE ARE.
SO WHEN I GET, LIKE, WORRIED ABOUT THIS, THINKING ABOUT THIS,
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THIS, HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
WHEN ALL THOSE MUSCLES TIGHTEN UP IN THE BACK OF YOUR NECK AND
DOWN YOUR BACK AND YOU'RE JUST LIKE, "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?"
SO WE NEED TO ELIMINATE AS MUCH PRESSURE FROM OUR LIVES AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN.
AND AS GOD GETS US OUT OF MESSES, LET'S DON'T GO JUST MAKE
MORE MESSES, WHERE WE'VE GOT TO CONSTANTLY BEG GOD FOR A MIRACLE
TO GET US OUT OF TROUBLE.
LET'S BE IN THE WORLD, BUT NOT OF IT.
LET'S NOT GET ENTANGLED.
AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE CAN AVOID BEING
ENTANGLED IN, AND THAT'S OTHER PEOPLE'S PROBLEMS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, AREN'T WE SUPPOSED TO HELP PEOPLE?
YES.
BUT IF YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP SOMEBODY 4 YEARS AND
THEY'RE STILL NOT HELPED AND THEY'RE CALLING YOU 3 TIMES
EVERY DAY, DRAGGING YOU DOWN, THAT'S ENTANGLEMENT.
HELP PEOPLE, PRAY FOR PEOPLE, BUT DON'T GET ALL ENTANGLED IN
THEIR MESSES.
SOMETIMES WE KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER
PEOPLE'S LIVES AND IT TURNS OUT NOT TO BE GOOD.
PAUL TOLD TIMOTHY THAT HE WAS GOING TO
HAVE TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH.
SO SOLDIERS FIGHT IN A WAR.
THE DEVIL DOESN'T WANT US TO BELIEVE IN GOD.
HE DOESN'T WANT US TO EVER DO THE RIGHT THING.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WAR GOING ON ALL THE TIME JUST BETWEEN YOUR
SPIRIT AND YOUR FLESH, CONSTANTLY.
THE BIBLE SAYS CONSTANTLY.
I WISH IT DIDN'T SAY CONSTANTLY.
I WISH IT SAID ON FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT THERE IT IS, THERE'S A CONSTANT
BATTLE BETWEEN SPIRIT AND FLESH.
YOU KNOW WHY?
WE'RE DEAD TO SIN IN OUR NEWLY BORN AGAIN MAN.
WE DON'T WANT TO SIN, BUT SIN IS NOT DEAD.
I DON'T WANT TO SIN, BUT SIN IS STILL AFTER ME.
AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT OUR FLESH IS THE INSTRUMENT THAT
THE DEVIL WORKS THROUGH.
WHAT IS YOUR FLESH?
IT'S YOUR BODY AND WHATEVER PART OF YOUR SOUL HAS NOT YET BEEN
GIVEN OVER TO GOD.
GOD LIVES IN OUR SPIRIT AND HE'S ALWAYS URGING US TO DO
WHAT'S RIGHT.
SATAN LIVES OUT IN THE WORLD.
HE COMES AGAINST US THIS WAY, URGING US TO DO WHAT'S WRONG.
YOU HAVE A WRONG THOUGHT DROP IN YOUR HEAD, JESUS RISES UP, MAKES
YOU REALIZE YOU'VE GOT A WRONG THOUGHT, NOW YOU GOT A CHOICE
TO MAKE.
I'M GOING TO CAST THAT THOUGHT DOWN AND THINK SOMETHING GOOD.
SOMEBODY MAKES YOU MAD, THEY HURT YOUR FEELINGS, RIGHT AWAY
THE FIRST THING YOU FEEL IS HURT.
HERE COMES THE THOUGHTS AND ALL THE FEELINGS.
AND GOD RISES UP AND SAYS, "FORGIVE QUICKLY BEFORE IT TAKES
ROOT IN YOU."
WELL, WE HAVE THE HOLY SPIRIT LIVING IN US TO TEACH US ALL
THE TIME, TO BRING THINGS TO OUR REMEMBRANCE.
I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WHEN I NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT GOD HAS TAUGHT
ME, THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT BRINGS IT TO MY REMEMBRANCE.
LET'S LOOK AT GALATIANS 5:17.
I THINK IT'LL BE GOOD TO SEE IT.
"FOR THE DESIRES OF THE FLESH ARE OPPOSED TO
THE [HOLY] SPIRIT, AND THE [DESIRES OF THE]
SPIRIT ARE OPPOSED TO THE FLESH (WHICH IS GODLESS HUMAN NATURE)
FOR THEY ARE ANTAGONISTIC TO EACH OTHER (CONTINUALLY
WITHSTANDING AND IN CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER), SO THAT YOU
ARE NOT FREE, BUT YOU ARE PREVENTED FROM DOING THE THINGS
THAT YOU DESIRE TO DO."
SO IT'S NOT SAYING THAT YOU CAN'T DO THE RIGHT THING, BUT IT
MEANS THAT YOU WON'T JUST AUTOMATICALLY DO THE RIGHT THING
AND IT BE REAL EASY ALL THE TIME.
WE GET BETTER AT SOME THINGS THAN OTHERS.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT I'M--LIKE, REALLY AREN'T
THAT MUCH OF A PROBLEM FOR ME ANYMORE THAT USED TO BE
A PROBLEM, BUT I DON'T KNOW, IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU REALIZE
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW COMING UP.
AND THEN SOMETIMES THERE'S THOSE THINGS THAT YOU THINK YOU'VE
TOTALLY CONQUERED AND YOU HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM WITH FOR
A LONG TIME, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT COMES BACK TO LIFE AND YOU'RE
LIKE, "WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
I HAVEN'T HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT FOR A LONG TIME."
BUT I THINK WALKING WITH GOD IS A LOT OF FUN.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A BURDEN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WE DON'T HAVE TO THINK, "OH,
THIS IS SO HARD, YOU KNOW, THESE BATTLES ALL THE TIME."
I JUST PERSONALLY HAVE COME TO THE POINT WHERE I JUST MAKE
A GAME OUT OF IT.
IT'S LIKE A GOAL TO DEFEAT THE DEVIL EVERY DAY.
IT'S LIKE A GOAL TO KEEP THE JUNK OUT OF MY MIND AND TO TRY
TO GET THROUGH 1 HOUR WITHOUT COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING.
I STILL NEED HELP IN THAT AREA, HOW ABOUT YOU?
IT IS AMAZING HOW BLESSED WE ARE AND WHAT WE CAN FIND TO
COMPLAIN ABOUT.
WHY? BECAUSE WE'RE IN A WAR.
BUT WE'RE SOLDIERS IN THE ARMY OF GOD.
AND IF WE FIGHT THE WAY GOD FIGHTS, WE'LL ALWAYS WIN.
GOD IS ON OUR SIDE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HEY, COME ON, YOU GOT TO GET THIS.
THE DEVIL'S FIGHTING ALL BY HIMSELF, BUT WE'VE GOT GOD ON
OUR SIDE.
JOYCE: WHEN WE STUDY THE REDEMPTIVE NAMES OF GOD,
WE DISCOVER A LOT ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND WE LEARN MORE
ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT HE WANTS TO DO IN OUR LIFE, WHAT HE WANTS
TO PROVIDE FOR US.
AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, HE IS OUR PEACE, HE'S OUR PROVIDER,
HE'S OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, HE FIGHTS OUR BATTLES FOR US.
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YOUR BODY FOR YOU TO ENJOY IT OR FOR ANYBODY ELSE TO BE
AFFECTED BY IT.
AND JAMES 1 SAYS THAT THE WORD CONTAINS THE POWER
TO SAVE OUR SOULS.
IT'S NOT TALKING ABOUT BEING BORN AGAIN.
IT'S TALKING ABOUT TO RENEW YOUR MIND, TO HELP YOU GROW TO THE
POINT WHERE YOU CAN WANT WHAT GOD WANTS INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU
WANT, AND TO HELP YOU NOT GET RID OF YOUR EMOTIONS BUT ENJOY
THE GOOD ONES AND CONTROL THE BAD ONES WITH THE HELP OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST, YOU GO LOOK AT YOURSELF IN
THE MIRROR AND THAT TELLS YOU NOTHING ABOUT WHAT YOU
REALLY ARE.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ALWAYS SAY YOU CAN DRESS IT UP AND TAKE IT TO
CHURCH BUT THAT STILL DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE A REAL
CHRISTIAN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
SO, IT'S THE HALLMARK OF MY TEACHING THIS WHOLE THING OF
SPIRITUAL MATURITY AND IT'S ONE THING TO TELL SOMEBODY TO GROW
UP, IT'S ANOTHER THING TO HELP WALK THEM THROUGH IT.
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