ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM
IS PAID FOR BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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: EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS MAY 31 SO REGISTER TODAY.
THE 2017 LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: HOW CAN YOU CHANGE?
NOT BY HEARING MESSAGES AND GOING HOME AND TRYING
TO MAKE THEM WORK IN YOUR LIFE.
MY GOODNESS, I TELL YA WHAT, IF YOU'RE AS BAD AND I WAS,
I NEEDED EVERYTHING I HEARD, EVERYTHING.
AND EVERY PREACHER GAVE ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO.
I WAS TO MAKE CONFESSIONS, AND GET UP EARLY AND PRAY,
AND WE HAD THE READ THE BIBLE THROUGH IN A YEAR PLAN.
AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN IT WAS JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER
AFTER ANOTHER.
AND THEN I WOULD HEAR MESSAGES ABOUT BEING CAREFUL
WITH YOUR MOUTH AND NOT TALKING TOO MUCH.
AND I HAD TO HEAR MESSAGES ABOUT THE MIND AND SO I WOULD DECIDE
THAT I WAS GONNA GO HOME AND NOT SAY ANYTHING SO THAT WAY
I DIDN'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES WITH MY MOUTH.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, YOU KNOW WHERE I'M AT?
AND THEN I'D JUST BE REAL SUPER QUIET.
THEN PEOPLE WOULD SAY, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND THEN I'M LIKE, THAT FIGURES.
YOU DON'T LIKE IT IF I TALK.
YOU DON'T LIKE IT IF I DO TALK.
PEOPLE JUST AREN'T HAPPY NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.
BUT HERE'S THE WILD THING THAT I NOTICED, WHEN I SHUT
MY MOUTH AS AN ACT OF DISCIPLINE,
I WOULD GET DEPRESSED.
BY THE TIME LATE IN THE AFTERNOON CAME,
I WAS SO DOWN AND I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
I SAID, "GOD, WHY DO I FEEL SO DOWN?
I'M JUST TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO."
AND THIS IS WHAT THE LORD SPOKE TO MY HEART, HE SAID, "YOU SHUT
YOUR MOUTH BUT NOTHING'S CHANGED ON THE INSIDE.
AT LEAST WHEN YOU WERE TALKING, YOU LET SOME OF THE PRESSURE
OUT, NOW IT'S ALL IN THERE."
WELL YES, WE SHOULD RESPOND TO THE MESSAGES THAT WE HEAR,
BUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GO HOME AND SAY,
"YOU KNOW, GOD, I WAS REALLY CONVICTED BY THAT WORD
TONIGHT.
THAT REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART AND I REALLY WANT TO GROW
IN THAT AREA.
AND SO, HOLY SPIRIT, I'M ASKING YOU TO TEACH ME IN THIS AREA
AND, GOD, I NEED YOU TO CHANGE ME BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT I CANNOT CHANGE MYSELF."
AND THEN YOUR PART IS TO STUDY THE WORD IN THAT AREA
BECAUSE THE WORD OF GOD CONTAINS THE POWER TO SAVE YOUR SOUL
ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF JAMES, CHAPTER 1.
THE WORD OF GOD, IF RECEIVED IN MEEKNESS, CONTAINS THE POWER
TO SAVE YOUR SOUL.
SO, OUR PART IS NOT TO GO HOME AND TRY REALLY HARD TO CHANGE,
BUT IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'VE GOT A MOUTH PROBLEM, THEN GO HOME
AND READ EVERY BOOK YOU CAN FIND ON THE MOUTH.
I'VE GOT TWO OR THREE OUT THERE PLUS A BUNCH OF CDS, AND DVDS,
AND EVERYTHING ELSE 'CAUSE I HAD A LOT OF MOUTH PROBLEMS
SO I TEACH ON THAT A LOT.
YOU GOTTA HAVE THE WORD.
WE ARE CHANGED BY THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD AND OUR PART
IS TO STUDY THE WORD.
AS WE LOOK INTO THE WORD OF GOD FAITHFULLY, WE ARE CHANGED
INTO HIS IMAGE FROM GLORY TO GLORY TO GLORY.
"IF YOU CONTINUE IN MY WORD," JESUS SAID IN JOHN 8, "THEN ARE
YOU MY DISCIPLES INDEED AND YOU WILL KNOW THE TRUTH
AND THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE," AMEN?
SO, I CHANGED MY TRYING FOR TRUSTING AND I DECIDED
THAT I WOULD TRY TO LIVE THE SAME WAY THAT I WAS SAVED.
"GOD, YOU GOTTA HELP ME.
GOD, IF YOU DON'T CHANGE ME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GONNA HAPPEN, BUT THIS IS IT.
IF YOU DON'T CHANGE ME, THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE STUCK WITH."
THERE'S NO POINT IN PROMISING GOD, "OH GOD, PLEASE,
IF YOU'LL JUST FORGIVE ME, I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
PLEASE GOD, JUST FORGIVE ME AND I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN."
WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL THE TRUTH AND SAY, "GOD, I TRUST
THAT YOU WILL FORGIVE ME BECAUSE YOUR WORD SAYS THAT YOU'VE
ALREADY PAID FOR ALL MY SINS SO I RECEIVE YOUR FORGIVENESS
AND I RECEIVE YOUR MERCY.
AND I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF BE HONEST WITH YA AND TELL YA,
IF YOU DON'T HELP ME, I WILL DEFINITELY DO IT AGAIN."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE MAKE NO EFFORT,
BUT IT'S NOT A FLESHLY EFFORT THAT WE MAKE, AMEN?
IS ANYBODY IN THE BUILDING WORN OUT FROM TRYING?
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE JUST TRYING REALLY HARD TO BE
A GOOD CHRISTIAN?
YOU KNOW, A GOOD CHRISTIAN IS AN OXYMORON.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A GOOD CHRISTIAN.
IF WE COULD BE GOOD, WE WOULDN'T NEED CHRISTIANITY.
NOW, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT.
ANY GOODNESS WE HAVE IN US CAME FROM GOD,
IT'S NOT OUR OWN GOODNESS.
AND ANY GOOD THING THAT WE DO, WE GIVE THE GOD THE PRAISE
FOR IT AND THE CREDIT FOR IT AND WE KNOW RIGHT THEN,
"I'LL NEVER DO ANOTHER GOOD THING IN MY WHOLE
LIFE IF YOU DON'T HELP ME."
I'M TALKING ABOUT DOING EVERYTHING WITH AND FOR GOD
AND GIVING HIM THE CREDIT AND THE GLORY.
THE SAME WAY YOU WERE SAVED, THAT'S THE SAME WAY WE NEED
TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE.
GOD IS NOT FOR SALE AND WE CANNOT BUY HIM
WITH OUR GOOD WORKS.
AND WHEN WE DO GOOD THINGS, GOD DOESN'T OWE US ANYTHING
BECAUSE WE DID.
COME ON, COME ON, IF YOU GET UP AND PRAY THE FIRST 2 HOURS
OF EVERY DAY AND YOU READ 6 CHAPTERS IN YOUR BIBLE
EVERY MORNING, GOD DOESN'T OWE YOU ANYTHING.
SO, THEN WHEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND GOD DOESN'T SHOW UP
THE MINUTE YOU THINK HE SHOULD, YOU CAN'T KIND OF THINK
ABOUT "WELL, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I PRAY 2 HOURS EVERY DAY."
EH, BETTER WATCH IT, BETTER WATCH IT.
DOESN'T IT MAKE YOU MAD WHEN GOD BLESSES SOMEBODY THAT ISN'T
NEARLY AS SPIRITUAL AS YOU ARE?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: 'CAUSE SEE, WE THINK IF WE'RE GOOD, THEN GOD OWES US
AND WE SHOULD BE THE ONES THAT GOD JUST DOES EVERYTHING
FOR, BUT WE NEED TO GET RID OF THAT ATTITUDE
THAT, "I'M GONNA DO THIS SO I CAN GET SOMETHING FROM YOU."
ANYTHING GOOD THAT WE DO, IT--YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER
ONE MORNING THE LORD SAID TO ME, "WILL YOU STOP ACTING
LIKE YOU'RE DOING ME A FAVOR WHEN YOU READ THE WORD?
I ALREADY KNOW IT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU'RE READING IT FOR YOU.
WE'RE NOT DOING GOD A FAVOR.
WE DON'T GET SOME KIND OF CHECKMARKS
ON OUR HEAVENLY WORKS CALENDAR WHEN WE READ THE BIBLE
OR WHEN WE PRAY.
WE PRAY IF WE'VE GOT ANY BRAINS AT ALL SO WE CAN GET HELP
FROM GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: PRAYER IS A PRIVILEGE, IT'S NOT AN OBLIGATION
AND A DUTY, AND READING THE WORD IS SMART.
IT SHOWS YOU HOW TO MANAGE AND RUN YOUR LIFE IN A WAY
WHERE YOU CAN HAVE THE MOST BLESSED LIFE
THAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY HAVE.
NOW, LET'S LOOK AT A VERY INTERESTING SCRIPTURE,
LUKE 17:7 THROUGH 11.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER SHARED THESE SCRIPTURES
FROM THE PULPIT, SO HERE IT GOES.
YOU SAY, "UH-OH, A SCRIPTURE SHE'S NEVER SHARED."
"WILL ANY MAN OF YOU WHO HAS A SERVANT PLOWING
OR TENDING SHEEP SAY TO HIM WHEN HE HAS COME IN
FROM THE FIELD, COME IN AT ONCE AND TAKE YOUR PLACE
AT THE TABLE?
WILL HE NOT INSTEAD TELL HIM, GET MY SUPPER READY AND GIRD
YOURSELF AND SERVE ME WHILE I EAT AND DRINK; THEN AFTERWARD
YOU YOURSELF SHALL EAT AND DRINK?
IS HE GRATEFUL AND DOES HE PRAISE THE SERVANT BECAUSE HE
DID WHAT HE WAS ORDERED TO DO?" NOW, WATCH VERSE 10, "EVEN SO
ON YOUR PART, WHEN YOU HAVE DONE EVERYTHING
THAT WAS ASSIGNED AND COMMANDED YOU, THEN YOU SAY, WE ARE
UNWORTHY SERVANTS [POSSESSING NO MERIT, FOR WE HAVE NOT GONE
BEYOND OUR OBLIGATION]; WE HAVE [MERELY] DONE
WHAT WAS OUR DUTY TO DO."
MIKE LOVES IT, HE'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE BUILDING THAT LOVES IT.
SO, WHAT'S HE SAYING?
AFTER YOU'VE DONE YOUR FULL DUTY TO GOD, AFTER YOU HAVE LOVED HIM
WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART, AFTER YOU HAVE SERVED, AFTER YOU'VE
TITHED, AFTER YOU'VE BEEN REGULAR IN CHURCH, AFTER YOU'VE
DONE ALL THESE THINGS, THEN YOU SAY, "GOD, I STILL DON'T DESERVE
ANYTHING BECAUSE I CAN NEVER DO ENOUGH GOOD TO EARN
YOUR GOODNESS IN MY LIFE.
AND SO, I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO
FOR ME."
YOU SEE, WHEN YOU DON'T THINK THAT YOU DESERVE ANYTHING, YOU
GET HAPPY AND GRATEFUL ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT GOD DOES
FOR YOU.
DOES ANYBODY UNDERSTANDING ME?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, WE WANNA WORK, BUT WE DON'T WANNA GET
INTO WORKS.
WORKS OF THE FLESH IS OUR ENERGY TRYING TO DO WHAT ONLY GOD
CAN DO.
SO, HERE'S WHAT WE DO, WE DO WHAT GOD GIVES US TO DO
AND THEN WE TRUST GOD TO DO WHAT ONLY HE CAN DO.
AND HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE IN WORKS OF THE FLESH?
WHEN YOU START FEELING FRUSTRATED BECAUSE BOY, DO WE
GET FRUSTRATED WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN
THAT ONLY GOD CAN MAKE HAPPEN.
I USED TO GET SO FRUSTRATED AT DAVE, SO FRUSTRATED
AT MY KIDS.
I WAS MAD AT ONE OF MY KIDS BECAUSE THEY WERE JUST LIKE ME
AND I DIDN'T LIKE THAT 'CAUSE THEY WERE ALWAYS TRYING
TO CONTROL ME AND BUCK UP AGAINST MY AUTHORITY.
THAT WAS MY OLDEST SON.
AND THEN MY OLDEST DAUGHTER WAS LAZY AND SLOPPY
AND I DIDN'T LIKE THAT.
AND MY YOUNGER DAUGHTER WAS AN EXTREME PERFECTIONIST AND I
DIDN'T LIKE THAT EITHER BECAUSE SHE WAS SO...
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SHE'D DO HER HOMEWORK AND JUST BE IN HER ROOM
AND IF SHE MADE ONE LITTLE TINY MISTAKE
ON THE PIECE OF PAPER, SHE'D WAD IT UP AND THROW IT AWAY.
AND I WOULD BE LIKE...AND I'M TRYING TO CHANGE THIS ONE,
TRYING TO CHANGE THAT ONE, TRYING TO CHANGE THIS ONE,
TRYING TO CHANGE THIS ONE, TRYING TO CHANGE DAVE,
TRYING TO CHANGE MYSELF.
DOES ANYBODY GET THE PICTURE?
AND I WAS LIKE...OH, I WAS SO THANKFUL WHEN I
FINALLY REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT DO THAT, BUT GOD
COULD MAKE EACH ONE OF US TO BE WHAT HE WANTED US TO BE
IF I WOULD PUT MY TRUST IN HIM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SOME OF YOU HAVE GOT SOME PROJECTS THAT YOU NEED
TO GIVE UP ON AND YOU NEED TO TURN THEM OVER TO GOD
TONIGHT BEFORE YOU LEAVE THIS BUILDING.
AND THEN YOU KNOW WHAT'S LEFT TO BE DONE?
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO ENJOY YOURSELF
WHILE GOD'S CHANGING YOUR HUSBAND.
YOU SAY, "WELL, WHAT IF HE NEVER CHANGES?"
WELL, THEN I GUESS IF HE NEVER CHANGES, YOU'LL JUST TRUST GOD
TO GIVE YOU ENOUGH GRACE TO PUT UP WITH IT WITH A SMILE
ON YOUR FACE.
YOU WANNA KNOW THE TRUTH?
DAVE HASN'T CHANGED MUCH, WELL, HE HASN'T.
HE STILL DOES ALL THE THINGS THAT USED TO AGGRAVATE ME
BUT NOW, LO AND BEHOLD, GOD CHANGED ME AND NOW I DON'T CARE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT'S TRUE.
I DON'T CARE IF HE GOES HOME AND PLAYS GOLF WHEN WE GO HOME
FROM THIS CONFERENCE.
I USED TO GET SO MAD WHEN WE'D GO HOME FROM A CONFERENCE
AND HE'D GO RIGHT OUT AND PLAY GOLF.
I MEAN, THE PITY PARTY WAS ON.
"WELL, I WORKED ALL WEEKEND.
I'M TIRED AND EVERYBODY JUST TAKES EVERYTHING I'VE GOT
AND THEN THE PARTY'S OVER AND I'M JUST HERE ALL WORN OUT.
AND YOU GO OUT AND PLAY GOLF AND NOBODY CARES ABOUT ME."
AND I SAID TO HIM YESTERDAY, "WHY DON'T YOU GO PLAY SOME GOLF
WHEN WE GET HOME TOMORROW?" WE'RE GONNA GET--'CAUSE SEE, NOW
I'M JUST LIKE, "OH MAN, I CAN HAVE THE HOUSE QUIET
AND BY MYSELF.
AND I'LL BE IN CHARGE OF THE REMOTE AND I CAN EAT
WHAT I WANT."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND THAT'S A--WE LOVE EACH OTHER MORE THAN EVER,
BUT I'VE GOTTEN SMARTER.
DON'T FIGHT A BATTLE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN.
I BETTER SAY THAT TO THESE PEOPLE,
DON'T FIGHT A BATTLE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HOW ABOUT SOME OF YOU GUYS UP THERE?
DON'T FIGHT A BATTLE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WIN.
AND SEE, WE THINK, "WELL, I JUST CAN'T STAND IT
IF YOU DON'T CHANGE."
YES, YOU CAN.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: JUST GET YOUR MIND OFF WHAT SOMEBODY'S NOT AND LET GOD
WORK ON YOU AND DON'T BE SO UPTIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING
ALL THE TIME.
YOU KNOW, RIGHTEOUSNESS IS A WONDERFUL TEACHING
IN THE BIBLE.
"AND HE THAT KNEW NO SIN BECAME SIN THAT WE MIGHT BE MADE
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST," WOW.
WHAT A GREAT EXCHANGE.
HE TAKES YOUR SIN AND GIVES YOU HIS RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD.
GOD VIEWS US AND SEES US AS IN CHRIST.
WHEN YOU COME TO GOD AND ASK FOR SOMETHING IN JESUS' NAME,
THE BIBLE SAYS, IN THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE IT SAYS,
"YOU ARE PRESENTING TO GOD ALL THAT JESUS IS."
YOU'RE NOT PRESENTING YOUR OWN RECORD OF GOOD WORKS.
EVERY TIME YOU SAY, "IN JESUS' NAME," YOU'RE SAYING,
"AND DO THIS FOR JESUS' SAKE BECAUSE HE DESERVED IT,
HE EARNED IT, AND I'M ONLY HERE TO RECEIVE IT.
I DON'T DESERVE IT, THAT'S WHY I DON'T COME IN MY NAME,
I COME IN HIS NAME."
THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT IN PRAYING IN JESUS' NAME.
AND PAUL PRAYED IN PHILIPPIANS 3.
THESE ARE THE THINGS SOMETIMES THAT IT'LL BE FUN JUST TO HAVE
ABOUT A 3-DAY BIBLE STUDY AND JUST SIT DOWN
AND GO THROUGH SCRIPTURE AFTER SCRIPTURE AFTER SCRIPTURE
AND LET PEOPLE ASK QUESTIONS AND REALLY GET 'EM
A BREAKTHROUGH IN THESE AREAS.
PAUL SAID, "THAT I MIGHT BE FOUND AND KNOWN AS IN HIM,
NOT HAVING ANY SUPPOSED RIGHTEOUSNESS BASED
ON MY OWN WORKS BUT ONLY THAT TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS
THAT HE CAN GIVE THAT IS RECEIVED BY FAITH
AND FAITH ALONE."
CAN YOU BELIEVE TONIGHT THAT AS MUCH AS YOU HAVE DONE
WRONG IN YOUR LIFE AND AS MUCH AS YOU WILL STILL DO
WRONG IN YOUR LIFE, THAT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED CHRIST
AS YOUR SAVIOR, THAT RIGHT NOW, WHILE YOU'RE STILL DOING THINGS
WRONG, THAT GOD VIEWS YOU AND SEES YOU
AS HIS OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU DO EVERYTHING RIGHT, BUT IT MEANS
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU HIS RIGHT STANDING, AND NOW
BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SEED OF RIGHTNESS IN YOU,
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PRODUCE RIGHT BEHAVIOR AS YOU CONTINUE
YOUR WALK AND YOUR JOURNEY WITH GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT I TELL YA WHAT, I KEPT TRYING TO BE RIGHT,
TRYING TO BE RIGHT.
I TRIED TO READ THE BIBLE THROUGH EVERY YEAR
WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE IN MY CHURCH 'CAUSE I THOUGHT
THAT WOULD BE RIGHT.
AND WE HAD AN INTERCESSOR COME TO THE CHURCH AND SHE PRAYED
EVERY DAY FROM 5 TO 9 AND I TRIED TO DO THAT 'CAUSE I
THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE RIGHT.
GOD WOULD BE HAPPY WITH ME IF I DID THAT.
AND I PRAYED THE FIRST 5 MINUTES AND THEN GOT BORED SILLY
AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GONNA DO FOR THE NEXT 3 HOURS
AND 55 MINUTES.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND FINALLY HAD WHAT I NOW LOVINGLY CALL A PRAYER NAP.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: DO ANY OF YOU HAVE PRAYER NAPS?
I LOVE THOSE.
AND GOD GAVE ME THIS EXAMPLE, IT'S ACTUALLY SOMETHING HE SPOKE
TO MY HEART, HE SAID, "YOU KNOW, JOYCE, YOU'RE SPENDING YOUR LIFE
TRYING TO GET WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY GOT."
HE SAID, "IT'S LIKE TO TRYING TO GET IN A CHAIR
YOU'RE ALREADY SITTING IN."
SO, I'M SITTING IN THIS CHAIR SO NOW IF I STARTED
TRYING TO GET IN THE CHAIR THAT I'M SITTING IN--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BOY, THIS IS SO ABSOLUTELY
TOTALLY FRUSTRATING.
SEE, THAT'S WHAT WE DO TO OURSELVES WHEN WE TRY
TO GET WHAT GOD HAS ALREADY GIVEN US.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO KNOW WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST AND UNDERSTAND
THE FINISHED WORK OF THE CROSS AND WHAT HE HAS ALREADY DONE
FOR US.
AND WE NEED TO, WHILE WE'RE STILL NOT PRODUCING ALL OF IT,
STILL BELIEVE THAT IT'S OURS AS OUR INHERITANCE FROM GOD.
WE ARE NOT LABORERS, WE ARE INHERITORS.
DO YOU KNOW--AND IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM FAIR AT ALL
THAT OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WILL GET
WHATEVER MONEY WE HAVE LEFT AND WHATEVER PROPERTY WE HAVE
LEFT THAT WE WORKED FOR, AND WE EARNED, AND WE DESERVED,
AND THEY'RE JUST GONNA GET IT.
ALMOST MAKES ME SOMETIME JUST WANNA SEE HOW FAST
I CAN SPEND IT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NO, NOT REALLY, I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY AT ALL
BECAUSE I LOVE THEM.
AND ACTUALLY, I FIND MYSELF TRYING TO PRODUCE WAYS THAT I
CAN BE A GREATER BLESSING TO THEM.
WELL, IF WE CAN FEEL THAT WAY IN OUR HUMAN STATE,
HOW MUCH DO WE THINK THAT GOD FEELS THAT WAY ABOUT US?
THE WILL HAS BEEN SIGNED WITH THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.
WE ARE INHERITORS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
YOU HAVE INHERITED RIGHT STANDING.
BECAUSE JESUS IS RIGHTEOUS, YOU GET WHAT HE GOT.
LET ME TELL YA SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WE ARE TO RECEIVE.
AS USUAL, I'M ABOUT FOUR PAGES BEHIND ON MY NOTES.
RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT.
JUST TAKE A FEW MINUTES EVERY MORNING AND SAY,
"HOLY SPIRIT, I RECEIVE YOUR FULLNESS TODAY.
STRENGTHEN ME TODAY AND ENABLE ME TO DO EVERYTHING THAT I DO
WITH A GOOD ATTITUDE AND GOOD TEMPER."
AND THEN JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND RECEIVE.
I THINK WE THINK THAT PRAYER IS NONSTOP TALKING.
[MUMBLING]
TAKE TIME AND RECEIVE.
"I RECEIVE YOUR PRESENCE, GOD.
I RECEIVE YOUR MERCY.
I RECEIVE YOUR FORGIVENESS."
WE DON'T TAKE THE TIME TO DO THAT.
THE BIBLE SAYS, "ASK AND RECEIVE THAT YOUR JOY MIGHT BE FULL."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT.
RECEIVE THE WORD WITH MEEKNESS.
"AS MANY AS RECEIVE AND WELCOMED HIM, HE GAVE THEM THE POWER
TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD."
RECEIVE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
RECEIVE THE GRACE OF GOD.
RECEIVE YOUR INHERITANCE.
RECEIVE MERCY FOR YOUR FAILURES.
RECEIVE THE RESULT OF YOUR FAITH.
RECEIVE ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT GOD HAS CREATED
WITH THANKSGIVING AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER
WHEN THE HOLY GHOST HAS COME UPON YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DO YOU KNOW THAT WE RECEIVE EASIER FROM THE DEVIL
THAN WE DO GOD?
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE REALLY GOOD AT RECEIVING CONDEMNATION
AND GUILT?
OKAY, LET ME TELL YA A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GUILT.
YOU KNOW, REALLY WHAT IT IS, IT'S OUR WAY OF TRYING TO PAY
GOD FOR THE MISTAKES WE'VE MADE.
WHO WOULD DARE TO THINK THAT THEY COULD MAKE
A BIG MISTAKE, RECEIVE FORGIVENESS, AND JUST GO ON
AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED?
HMM, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I USED TO HAVE MY SINS
DIVIDED UP IN CATEGORIES, SMALL, MEDIUM, AND REALLY BIG.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: A SMALL SIN, I'D ONLY HAVE TO FEEL GUILTY
MAYBE HALF A DAY.
MEDIUM SIZE SIN, A COUPLE OF DAYS.
BUT BOY, IF I DID A REALLY BAD THING THEN I WAS
ON A 2 OR 3 WEEK GUILT TRIP.
AND GOD TAUGHT ME YOU'RE JUST TRYING--YOU'RE JUST FEELING
BAD AS A WAY OF PAYING FOR YOUR SINS, BUT THEY'VE
ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR.
IF THEY'RE PAID FOR, THEN YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY, AMEN?
OH, I GUESS I NEED TO GO SLOWER.
I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE REALLY GETTING IT.
WELL, YOU CAN'T JUST DO SOMETHING BAD THEN JUST GO HAVE
A GOOD TIME.
WELL, I MEAN, IF YOU REALLY BELIEVE THE WORD, I THINK
FROM WHAT I'M SEEING, YOU CAN.
AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE NOT GENUINELY SORRY.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE NOT REALLY, REALLY SORRY
FOR WHAT YOU DID, BUT IF WE BELIEVE THE BIBLE, THAT HE
COMPLETELY CLEANSES US ONCE AND FOR ALL BY HIS BLOOD,
HE REMOVES OUR SIN AS FAR AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST
AND HE REMEMBERS THEM NO MORE, THEN MAY I MAKE A SUGGESTION?
STOP TALKING TO GOD ABOUT THINGS THAT HE'S FORGOTTEN.
OKAY, WE RECEIVE FEAR FROM THE ENEMY.
WE RECEIVE HIS LIES.
WE RECEIVE NEGATIVE FEELINGS ABOUT OURSELF.
WE RECEIVE SHAME.
WE RECEIVE GUILT.
WE RECEIVE DISCOURAGEMENT.
WE RECEIVE DEPRESSION.
WE RECEIVE DISAPPOINTMENT.
I AM NOT GONNA SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE BEING BETTER
AT RECEIVING FROM THE DEVIL THAN I AM FROM GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I'M GOING TO BE A GOOD RECEIVER.
GOD IS TRYING TO TEACH US THAT WHEN WE DO SOMETHING WRONG,
HE WOULD MUCH RATHER THAT WE RECEIVE HIS MERCY
THAN TO TRY TO GIVE HIM A SACRIFICE TO MAKE UP
FOR WHAT WE DID BECAUSE WE DO THAT BY FAITH.
IT'S ALMOST TOO GOOD TO BELIEVE, ISN'T IT?
I THINK PROBABLY THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE
LOVE TO HEAR THE MOST WHEN THEY HEAR THE TEACHING
OF GOD'S WORD IS THAT THEY ACTUALLY REALLY CAN GET OVER
THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE DONE WRONG AND GO ON
WITH THEIR LIFE AND NOT EVEN SMELL LIKE SMOKE.
ISN'T IT GOOD TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN GO IN THE FURNACE
OF AFFLICTION AND COME OUT AND NOT EVEN SMELL LIKE SMOKE?
JOYCE: NOW, IF WE REALLY WANNA ENJOY OUR LIVES,
WE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO BELIEVE GOD'S PROMISES AND TO RECEIVE
ALL THAT HE HAS FOR US.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I SPENT A LOT OF YEARS
JUST RECEIVING THE LIES OF SATAN BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW
ANY BETTER.
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL NOW THAT WILL I'VE LEARNED
THAT HE IS A LIAR, THAT I CAN RESIST HIM,
AND TO INSTEAD OF DOING WHAT I USED TO DO,
I CAN NOW RECEIVE THE GOODNESS OF GOD INTO MY LIFE
AND YOU CAN TOO.
NOW TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU COUPLE OF RESOURCES.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE WORD OF GOD, THERE'S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT
TO YOU THAN THE WORD OF GOD.
JESUS IS THE WORD MADE FLESH, SO REALLY, WHEN WE SPEND TIME
IN THE WORD, WE'RE SPENDING TIME WITH JESUS.
SO TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU A BOOK THAT I'VE WRITTEN CALLED
"20 WAYS TO MAKE EVERY DAY BETTER" AND SOME CDS CALLED,
"SIMPLE, PRACTICAL CHANGES WITH REAL RESULTS."
NOW, WHO WOULD NOT WANT THAT?
I THINK ANYBODY WHO'S GOT A BAD SITUATION OR YOU'RE HAVING
A LOUSY DAY, YOU'D LOVE SOMEBODY TO JUST SAY,
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AND THIS IS GONNA CHANGE YOUR LIFE."
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ANNOUNCER: ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN,
HOW WOULD YOU RATE TODAY?
WELL, WHETHER YOU'RE HAVING A GOOD DAY OR NOT,
JOYCE MEYER WANTS TO TEACH YOU "20 WAYS TO MAKE EVERY DAY
BETTER."
PRACTICAL ADVICE THAT YOU CAN APPLY RIGHT NOW
TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE, NO MATTER HOW YOUR DAY IS GOING.
PICK IT UP FOR YOU OR TO BRIGHTEN
SOMEONE ELSE'S DAY.
THEN, WITH GOD'S HELP, TURN BAD DAYS INTO GOOD
AND GOOD DAYS INTO GREAT.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING JOYCE'S NEW BOOK
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GINGER: WE ALL GO THROUGH TIMES WHEN THE QUESTIONS
IN OUR LIFE SEEM TO OUTWEIGH THE ANSWERS.
JOYCE MEYER WANTS TO HELP WITH THAT.
CHECK OUT HER NEW SHOW "EVERYDAY ANSWERS."
SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS AND JOIN US AS WE DISCOVER
LIFE'S EVERYDAY ANSWERS TOGETHER.
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,
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PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG TODAY TO SHARE
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SEE JOYCE'S CONFERENCE SCHEDULE, AND TO JOIN US IN PARTNERSHIP
AS WE SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST AROUND THE GLOBE.
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ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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