ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: YOU ARE ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
GOD HAS DISARMED THE PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS,
AND HE HAS ARMED YOU TO BE MORE THAN A CONQUEROR IN LIFE.
GINGER: AS WE WALK THROUGH EACH NEW DAY, WE ALL HAVE
QUESTIONS.
THEY'RE JUST PART OF LIFE.
BUT DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE ANSWERS FOR YOU?
GOD SAYS WHEN WE LOOK, WE'LL FIND HIM.
HE'S NOT TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING.
SO TOGETHER, WE ARE DISCOVERING LIFE'S EVERYDAY ANSWERS.
GINGER: WELL, WE'VE ALL FELT IT BEFORE,
PROBABLY ARE FEELING IT RIGHT NOW, INADEQUACY.
IT BECOMES THAT NAGGING LITTLE FRIEND THAT JUST WON'T GO AWAY,
AND FAR TOO OFTEN WE SPEND OUR LIVES BELIEVING THAT WE'RE JUST
NOT GOOD ENOUGH, NOT SMART ENOUGH.
AM I STRONG ENOUGH, PRETTY ENOUGH, AND SO ON?
WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF ME?
AND ACCEPTING CHRIST INTO OUR LIVES DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY
DELIVER US FROM THIS MINDSET.
LOOK AT THIS GREAT QUESTION FROM HAZEL.
SHE ASKED ON TWITTER, HOW CAN WE SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS
WHEN WE FEEL SO INADEQUATE?
GREAT QUESTION, HAZEL.
AND NO MATTER WHO YOU LOOK AT, THEY'RE PROBABLY FEELING MUCH OF
THESE SAME THINGS.
SO, LET'S TACKLE THIS ONE TOGETHER WITH SOME HELP FROM
JOYCE AND OUR FRIEND PRISCILLA SHIRE TODAY.
PRISCILLA HAD TO OVERCOME HER OWN FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY TO
MAKE THE IMPACT SHE IS MAKING IN THE WORLD TODAY.
SO, HOW DO WE STOP FEELING INADEQUATE?
LET'S BEGIN WITH PRISCILLA.
GINGER: YOU WERE RAISED IN THE MINISTRY, YOU COME FROM
A MINISTRY FAMILY.
YOU HAVE THIS WONDERFUL GOD-GIVEN GIFT TO TEACH WITH
POWER AND GRACE, AND IT'S JUST--IT'S ENERGETIC.
AND SO, I THINK IN THE MORNING, YOU KNOW, ANGELS JUST KIND OF
FLOAT DOWN TO YOUR BED AND GIVE YOU YOUR ASSIGNMENT FOR THE DAY,
AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN TROT UP AND GIVE MOMMY A HUG,
AND IT'S ALL JUST PERFECT.
AND-- PRISCILLA SHIRE: I'M GLAD YOU
THINK THAT.
GINGER: BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S THE WAY MANY PEOPLE THINK
ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT, PEOPLE WHO ARE IN
MINISTRY, THAT IT ALL JUST COMES VERY EASY, VERY SIMPLY.
AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS TRUE, IS IT?
PRISCILLA: OH GOSH, IT'S NORMALLY NOT TRUE,
AS A MATTER OF FACT.
SO, HOW ABOUT YOU HOLD MY PURSE WHILE I CLIMB DOWN FROM THAT
PEDESTAL YOU'VE GOT ME ON?
BECAUSE I THINK ANYBODY THAT IS IN ANY FORM OF MINISTRY WOULD
SAY SIMILARLY THAT THEY FEEL THIS SOMETIMES IT'S A PRESSURE
FROM FOLKS WHO PUT US ON THIS PEDESTAL THAT EVERYTHING MUST BE
ROSY, AND FABULOUS, AND EASY.
AND YET, WHILE THERE ARE MANY GREAT PRIVILEGES AND HONOR, IT
CERTAINLY IS AN HONOR TO SERVE THE LORD THE WAY WE HAVE
THE ABILITY TO DO IT, GOSH, IT'S--I'LL TELL YOU THIS,
MINISTRY ISN'T EVEN WHAT I PLANNED TO DO.
WASN'T EVEN WHAT I STARTED OUT WANTING TO DO.
I LOVE MINISTRY, I LOVE THE HOUSE OF GOD, LOVE BUILDING
THE CHURCH, BUT BECAUSE I GREW UP AS A PASTOR'S KID,
I WAS TRYING TO DO MY BEST TO KIND OF GO IN ANOTHER DIRECTION.
SO, I WENT-- GINGER: THAT'S TRUE SO OFTEN,
ISN'T IT?
PRISCILLA: YES, AND NOT BECAUSE I HAD A DISTASTE FOR IT
AT ALL.
I HAD WONDERFUL PEOPLE AROUND ME WHO WERE PEOPLE OF INTEGRITY
AND CHARACTER, AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I HAD THAT SORT OF LEGACY
IN MY LIFE.
SO, I HAD NO DISTASTE IN MY MOUTH FOR MINISTRY, I JUST HAD
OTHER PLANS FOR MY LIFE, YOU KNOW?
BUT THEN THERE WAS THIS STEADY CALL OF GOD AND THESE CLEAR
FOOTPRINTS THAT HE CONTINUED TO PUT IN FRONT OF ME EVEN WHEN I
WAS TRYING TO WALK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
HE CONTINUED TO DIRECT MY PATH.
I'M DOWN A PATH, AGAIN, THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY THE EASIEST
PATH OR THE PATH THAT I HAD CHARTED OUT FOR MYSELF, BUT IT
BECAME VERY CLEAR THAT IT WAS THE PATH THAT HE HAD FOR ME.
AND ALL ALONG THE WAY, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF HURT,
AND A LITTLE BIT OF HEARTACHE, AND A LITTLE BIT OF STRUGGLE.
EVEN NOW, I STILL STRUGGLE TO DO MINISTRY IN A WAY THAT IS
EXCELLENT, IN A WAY THAT WILL BE HONORING GOD.
WELL, THAT DOESN'T COME EASY TO ME.
SOMETIMES, IT MEANS LOTS OF LATE NIGHT STUDYING HOURS.
AND I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A WRITER, BUT WRITING HAS
COME WITH THE MINISTRY GOD HAS GIVEN US, AND SO NOW I'M PLOWING
IN TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE THE BEST WRITER THAT I CAN BE.
SO, IT'S NOT THAT I'M JUST--IT JUST COMES EASILY OR THAT,
YOU KNOW, HEY-- GINGER: THE ANGELS DON'T
DELIVER IT EVERY MORNING.
PRISCILLA: NO, NO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT?
I HAVE TO BE DISCIPLINED, AND PRESS IN, AND DO WHAT IT IS THAT
GOD HAS CALLED ME TO DO IN A WAY THAT WILL HONOR AND PLEASE HIM.
GINGER: THAT UNDERSTANDING OF WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST, REALLY
BELIEVING THAT WE ARE VALUED AND THAT WE ARE HIS MASTERPIECE, IS
THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE EVER STRUGGLED WITH IN YOUR LIFE?
PRISCILLA: I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH IT FOR SO MANY YEARS, AND
CONTINUE I THINK ON SOME LEVEL TO STRUGGLE WITH A SENSE OF
INSECURITY OR INTIMIDATION, THAT WHAT GOD HAS CALLED ME TO I'M
NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE.
GINGER: DON'T YOU THINK MOST OF US FEEL THAT WAY?
PRISCILLA: I THINK WE DO.
AND I THINK EVEN THE PERSON THAT WHO HAS COME TO SOME SENSE OF
EQUILIBRIUM OR BALANCE IN THAT AREA OF THEIR LIFE, THEY'RE
STILL GOING TO BE, I THINK, UNTIL THE DAY THAT WE SEE HIM
FACE TO FACE BECAUSE OUR SANCTIFICATION IS PROGRESSIVE,
WHICH MEANS WE'RE NEVER PERFECT IN ANY ONE AREA.
SO, IT'S GOING TO BE A CONSTANT STRUGGLE BECAUSE THE ENEMY KNOWS
THAT ONCE YOU'VE PLACED FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST, HE CAN NO LONGER
DESTROY YOU, BUT HE'S GOING TO DO EVERYTHING HE CAN TO
DISTRACT YOU.
IF HE CAN KEEP US FROM KNOWING THAT THE POWER OF GOD LIVES IN
US, AND STRENGTHENS US, AND THAT GOD'S FAVOR IS UPON US, AND THAT
WE'RE A ROYAL PRIESTHOOD, AND A CHOSEN NATION, AND A PEOPLE CALL
TO GOD'S POSSESSION, THAT WE'VE BEEN TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE
KINGDOM OF DARKNESS, THAT WE ARE NOW SURROUNDED BY THE LIGHT OF
GOD ON EVERY SIDE, IF HE CAN KEEP US FROM RECOGNIZING THAT,
THEN HE KNOWS WE WILL NEVER LIVE IN FULFILLMENT OF THE DESTINY
THAT GOD HAS CALLED US TO.
SO, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MIND IS REALLY BEING RENEWED
BY THE WASHING OF THE WATER OF THE WORD ON OUR LIVES.
AND WE CAN'T DO THAT IF WE DON'T KNOW THE BIBLE, IF WE'RE NOT
SPENDING TIME WITH GOD IN PRAYER AND IN THE WORD OF GOD.
AND THAT, MAN, THAT'S THE PRIMARY WAY THAT I'D SAY
SOMEONE, INCLUDING A WOMAN LIKE ME, CAN RESHAPE THEIR MIND.
I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN WHERE I HAVE MADE MYSELF A STUDENT OF GOD'S
WORD, MAYBE JUST EVEN ONE VERSE THAT YOU CONCENTRATE ON
FOR A FULL MONTH.
I MEAN, YOU JUST MEMORIZE THAT THING, YOU PORE OVER IT, YOU ASK
THE LORD TO USE IT TO SPEAK INTO YOUR LIFE.
AND AFTER A MONTH, YOU JUST SEE HOW YOUR MINDSET IS BEGINNING TO
CHANGE AND BE RENEWED SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU CONCENTRATED ON
GOD'S WORD AND LET IT DO ITS JOB.
GINGER: WELL, WE SHE MAY HAVE FELT INADEQUATE, BUT PRISCILLA
DEFINITELY WAS NOT.
NOW, SHE TRAVELS THE WORLD SHARING THE GOSPEL, SHE HOSTS
A CHRISTIAN TALK SHOW ONLINE, SHE STARRED IN THE MOVIE
"THE WAR ROOM."
SHE LEARNED TO BELIEVE THAT SHE CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH
CHRIST, AND SO CAN YOU.
IT BEGINS WITH LETTING GO OF THOSE OLD MINDSETS,
SO HERE'S JOYCE TO ANSWER, HOW DO I STOP
FEELING INADEQUATE?
JOYCE: WELL, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH REVELATION 16:15,
WHICH IS A VERY ODD SCRIPTURE IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
"BEHOLD, I'M GOING TO COME LIKE A THIEF.
BLESSED (HAPPY, AND TO BE ENVIED) IS HE WHO STAYS AWAKE
[ALERT], AND WHO GUARDS HIS CLOTHES."
WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES THAT MEAN?
STAY AWAKE AND GUARD YOUR CLOTHES.
HE SAYS, "I WANT YOU TO STAY AWAKE, STAY ALERT, STAY
AGGRESSIVE, WALK IN YOUR AUTHORITY, AND LEARN HOW TO
GUARD YOUR CLOTHES SO THAT YOUR NAKEDNESS MAY NOT BE SEEN."
YOU HAVE A SET OF SPIRITUAL CLOTHES ON.
SO, IN REVELATIONS 16:15 SAYS, "STAY AWAKE.
STAY ALERT.
BE SHARP.
BE ON GUARD.
PAY ATTENTION AND GUARD YOUR CLOTHES."
HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE SPIRITUAL CLOTHING THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE WEARING AT ALL TIMES.
WHAT AN INSIGHT AND A REVELATION IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING
LIKE THIS.
THE BIBLE USES THE PHRASE "PUT ON AND PUT OFF."
I PUT ON MY CLOTHES WHEN I CAME OVER HERE.
I PUT ON MY CLOTHES WHEN I CAME THIS MORNING.
WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE HOTEL THIS AFTERNOON, I PUT THEM OFF.
THEN I SELECTED SOME OTHERS AND I PUT THEM ON.
WHEN I GO BACK TONIGHT, I'LL PUT THESE OFF AND PUT ON MY PAJAMAS.
WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING, I'LL PUT ON SOME MORE.
WHEN I GET HOME, I'LL PUT THEM OFF.
NOBODY JUST WENT AND STOOD IN YOUR CLOSET, AND YOUR CLOTHES
JUST JUMPED ON YOUR BODY.
YOU HAD TO PURPOSELY CHOOSE THEM, AND YOU HAD TO PURPOSELY
PUT THEM ON.
WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE WITH INTENTIONALITY.
THAT NEEDS TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST LAWS OF OUR LIVING, AND WE
NEED TO REALIZE IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST RULES OF SUCCESS,
INTENTIONALITY.
WE HAVE TO DO THINGS ON PURPOSE.
WE CAN'T JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT FALLS ON US.
WE NEED TO DO IT ON PURPOSE.
IF WE WOULD EVEN SPEND HALF THE TIME GETTING DRESSED SPIRITUALLY
THAT WE DO GETTING DRESSED IN THE NATURAL--
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WE'D BE A LOT FURTHER ALONG IN OUR WALK WITH GOD.
AND THE DEVIL WOULD ALREADY BE WHERE HE BELONGS, WHICH IS UNDER
OUR FEET.
NOW, THE BIBLE SAYS, "PUT ON JESUS CHRIST.
PUT ON LOVE.
CLOTHE YOURSELF WITH MERCY.
PUT ON KIND FEELINGS.
PUT ON A LOWLY OPINION OF YOURSELF," WHICH IS HUMILITY.
"PUT OFF THE OLD MAN, PUT ON THE NEW MAN.
PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD."
VERY INTERESTING.
HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THAT?
PUT ON JESUS CHRIST MEANS IN THE MORNING, BEFORE YOU GO ANYWHERE,
YOU GET UP AND YOU MAKE A DECISION, "I BELONG TO GOD,
I DON'T BELONG TO MYSELF.
AND WHEN I GO OUT, WHEN I GO OUT OF THIS BEDROOM, I START DEALING
WITH MY FAMILY, WHEN I GO OUT THE FRONT DOOR AND I START
DEALING WITH SOCIETY, I AM A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND I NEED TO PUT ON BEHAVIOR THAT'S GOING
TO REPRESENT HIM.
I HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST.
I HAVE THE SPIRIT OF GOD IN ME.
I DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OR THE RIGHT, WHICH IS NOT REALLY
A PRIVILEGE, TO GO OUT AND JUST ACT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
I'M AN ALIEN FROM A FOREIGN PLANET.
I DON'T BELONG HERE.
I'M PASSING THROUGH.
I'M HEADED SOMEWHERE.
AND MY REAL PURPOSE IN BEING HERE IS NOT TO PLEASE MYSELF,
IT'S TO REPRESENT GOD AND DRAW OTHER PEOPLE TO HIM THROUGH
MY GODLY BEHAVIOR.
EPHESIANS 4:22-24, 22 THROUGH 24,
"STRIP YOURSELVES OF YOUR FORMER NATURE [PUT OFF]
AND DISCARD YOUR OLD UNRENEWED SELF."
YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER JESUS RAISED LAZARUS FROM
THE DEAD, HE THEN SAID A SECOND THING TO HIM, HE SAID,
"TAKE OFF YOUR GRAVE CLOTHES."
CAN I TELL YOU THAT SOME OF YOU ARE WEARING GRAVE CLOTHES?
YOU'RE WEARING STUFF THAT DON'T LOOK RIGHT ON YOU.
YOU'RE STILL WEARING STUFF FROM THAT OLD LIFE, STILL WEARING
AN ATTITUDE THAT'S DISCOURAGED AND DOWNTRODDEN ALL THE TIME.
HE TOLD LAZARUS NOT ONLY, "COME OUT OF THERE AND BE RAISED FROM
THE DEAD," BUT, "TAKE OFF YOUR GRAVE CLOTHES."
IT'S TIME TO LET GO OF THE PAST AND ALL THE CLOTHES FROM
THE GRAVE, ALL THE DEPRESSION, THE DESPONDENCY,
THE FEAR, THE BAD ATTITUDE, THE VICTIM MENTALITY.
WE NEED TO TAKE OFF ALL THOSE GRAVE CLOTHES AND GET ON OUR
RESURRECTION CLOTHES.
AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE I CAN JUST HEAR SOME OF YOU, IT'S ALMOST
LIKE I'M KIND OF AGGRAVATING SOME OF YOU.
YOU'RE KIND OF LIKE, "WELL, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I FEEL
LIKE."
I CAN HEAR YOU, "YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I FEEL LIKE, AND YOU
JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE GONE THROUGH.
DON'T COME IN HERE AND GIVE ME YOUR HAPPY CLAPPY MESSAGE ABOUT
HOW JOYFUL I'LL BE."
LOOK AT ME AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
YOU CAN SMILE WHETHER YOU WANT TO OR NOT.
ACTUALLY, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE, YOU CAN BE NICE
EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.
YEAH, YOU CAN.
YOU CAN BE SWEET, AND KIND, AND NICE EVEN IF THERE'S NOT ONE
THING IN YOU THAT FEELS LIKE IT.
AND LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE.
WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO DO THE RIGHT THING WHEN IT FEELS WRONG,
THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE GROWING AND MAKING PROGRESS.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: WE DON'T GROW AT ALL IF WE'RE JUST DOING WHAT'S EASY.
AND YOU KNOW, I KNOW PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE JUST BORN HAPPY.
WELL, I'M NOT LIKE THAT, I WASN'T BORN HAPPY.
I HAD TO WORK ON IT.
I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT I COULD FIND SOMETHING SOUR
IN ANYTHING.
I'D HAD A ROUGH LIFE, AND I MEAN, I KNOW PEOPLE, THEY'RE
JUST LIKE THEY'RE JUST IN A GOOD MOOD ALL THE TIME.
THEY'RE JUST HAPPY ALL THE TIME.
I KNOW PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST SO SWEET, THEY JUST DRIP
WITH SUGAR.
AND I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN GOD PASSED OUT NICE GENES,
I THINK YOU GOT MINE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T HAVE ANY IN THE NATURAL, I INHERITED
SOME FROM JESUS CHRIST.
WHEN I WAS BORN AGAIN, I GOT THE NATURE OF GOD, AMEN?
IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST, HE'S A NEW CREATURE.
OLD THINGS PASS AWAY AND ALL THINGS BECOME NEW.
YOU GET THE NATURE OF GOD WHEN YOU BECOME A CHILD OF GOD.
YOU KNOW, I USED TO THINK, "I COULDN'T BE HAPPY UNTIL,
AND I CAN'T BE HAPPY UNTIL, AND I CAN'T BE HAPPY UNTIL,
AND I CAN'T BE HAPPY UNTIL."
AND I FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT WAS TIME TO GET HAPPY NOW.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THIS PLACE THAT NEEDS TO GET HAPPY NOW?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OKAY, LISTEN, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
A GOOD THING HERE.
YOU CANNOT CONTROL WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO, BUT YOU CAN CONTROL
WHAT YOU DO.
YES, YOU CAN.
YOU SAY, "OH NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY SELF-CONTROL."
YES, YOU DO.
"NO, I DON'T."
YES YOU DO, YES YOU DO, YES YOU DO.
IT'S THE VERY LAST FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT THAT'S LISTED IN
GALATIANS 5 THAT YOU'RE GIVEN WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY GHOST,
SELF-CONTROL.
SELF-CONTROL MEANS YOU CAN CONTROL YOURSELF.
WE'RE NOT GIVEN A SPIRIT OF OTHERS CONTROL.
NOBODY IN HERE HAS BEEN GIVEN BY GOD A SPIRIT OF OTHERS CONTROL.
YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN A SPIRIT OF SELF-CONTROL.
"PUT OFF THE OLD MAN.
PUT ON THE NEW MAN."
LET'S GO BACK TO EPHESIANS 4:24 THROUGH 26.
"STRIP YOURSELVES OF YOUR FORMER NATURE [PUT OFF] AND DISCARD
YOUR OLD UNRENEWED SELF WHICH CHARACTERIZE YOUR PREVIOUS
MANNER OF LIFE AND BECOMES CORRUPT THROUGH LUST AND DESIRES
THAT SPRING FROM DELUSION.
AND BE CONSTANTLY RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR MIND [HAVING
A FRESH MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL ATTITUDE]."
ATTITUDE, ATTITUDE, ATTITUDE.
"AND PUT ON THE NEW NATURE."
SO, HE SAYS, "PUT OFF THE OLD NATURE, PUT ON THE NEW NATURE,"
AND WHAT'S THE BRIDGE TO GET THERE?
CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK BY LETTING YOUR MIND BE RENEWED BY
THE WORD OF GOD.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU GET UP EVERY MORNING AND DO NOTHING BUT THINK
ABOUT ALL YOUR MISTAKES, AND ALL YOUR PROBLEMS, AND HOW YOU
MESSED UP YESTERDAY, AND HOW BAD YOU FEEL, AND ABOUT EVERYTHING
YOU DON'T HAVE IN LIFE, I CAN ALMOST PROMISE YOU THAT YOU WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND BE NICE TO ANYBODY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON NOW.
YOU GOT TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, AND YOU GOT TO THINK
SOME THINGS ON PURPOSE.
DON'T JUST THINK AND MEDITATE ON EVERYTHING THAT THE DEVIL TRIES
TO DROP IN YOUR HEAD.
YOU BEGIN TO THINK LIKE GOD WANTS YOU TO THINK, AND YOU CAN
DO YOUR OWN THINKING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUST THINK WHATEVER THE DEVIL OFFERS YOU.
YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN THINKING.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL HELP YOU IS TO TALK OUT LOUD.
GET UP EVERY MORNING IF YOU CAN, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD ENJOY
DOING, DROP DOWN ON YOUR KNEES BY THE SIDE OF YOUR BED RIGHT
AWAY, AND JUST SAY, "JESUS.
JESUS, JESUS, JESUS, HELP ME TODAY BEHAVE THE WAY YOU WANT ME
TO BEHAVE."
YOU KNOW, YOU WORK FOR GOD, YOU'RE ON HIS PAYROLL.
IF YOU GO OUT AND DO WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO EVERY DAY, YOU'LL
GET YOUR PAYCHECK.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
COME ON, I'M TALKING TO YOU.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU.
WE ALL WORK FOR GOD.
"PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR OF GOD (THAT GOD SUPPLIES) THAT YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY STAND UP AGAINST [ALL]
THE STRATEGIES AND THE DECEITS OF THE DEVIL."
ALL, STAND UP AGAINST ALL.
IF YOU HAVE YOUR FULL ARMOR ON, YOU CAN STAND UP AGAINST ALL THE
STRATEGIES AND DEFEATS, DECEITS OF THE DEVIL AND DEFEAT HIM.
"WE DON'T WRESTLE WITH FLESH AND BLOOD [WE'RE NOT CONTENDING WITH
PHYSICAL OPPONENTS], BUT WE WRESTLE AGAINST SPIRITS, WICKED
SPIRITS IN THE HEAVENLY REALM."
VERSE 13, "THEREFORE PUT ON."
EVERYBODY SAY, "PUT ON."
AUDIENCE: PUT ON.
JOYCE: PROBABLY ALL THIS TALK ABOUT PUTTING ON
AND BEING ACTIVE IS MAKING SOME OF YOU TIRED JUST
LISTENING TO ME.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DEFEAT
THE DEVIL LAYING ON YOUR COUCH WATCHING SOAP OPERAS
AND EATING DONUTS.
SOME OF YOU WANT TO HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THE DEVIL, AND
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE AUTHORITY OVER A SINK FULL OF DIRTY DISHES
YET.
IT'S TIME FOR US TO GO DEEPER, FOLKS.
"THEREFORE PUT ON GOD'S COMPLETE ARMOR THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO
RESIST AND STAND YOUR GROUND ON THE EVIL DAY [OF DANGER],
AND HAVING DONE ALL [THE CRISIS DEMANDS], YOU ARE TO STAND
[FIRMLY IN YOUR PLACE]."
NOW, LET ME JUST SAY JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS ABOUT THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU DO WHAT YOU CAN DO, YOU DO WHAT YOU KNOW TO
DO THAT GOD HAS TAUGHT YOU TO DO, AND THEN GOD WILL ALWAYS DO
WHAT YOU CANNOT DO.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
YOU DO SOMETHING TO SOW SOME SEED SO GOD CAN DO THE PART THAT
YOU CANNOT DO.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: HAVING DONE ALL THE CRISIS DEMANDS,
STAND FIRMLY IN YOUR PLACE.
"STAND THEREFORE [HOLD YOUR GROUND], HAVING TIGHTENED
THE BELT OF TRUTH."
NOW, THE TRUTH IS THE WORD OF GOD.
AND HE'S SAYING HERE THAT IT'S THE BELT, AND BELTS KEEP OUR
PANTS ON, SO WHEN YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE, YOU WANT TO TIGHTEN
YOUR BELT.
IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT HE'S SAYING THERE IS THAT'S THE TIME TO DIG
IN AND BELIEVE THE WORD OF GOD LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
IT IS EASY TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE THE WORD OF GOD WHEN YOU'RE NOT
HAVING TO APPLY IT IN YOUR LIFE.
BUT WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU FELT LIKE ALL HELL HAS COME OUT
AGAINST YOU, AND YOU HAVE WAITED LONGER THAN YOU THINK YOU CAN
STAND, AND YOU'RE IN THE MIDST OF SEEING OTHER PEOPLE GET
BLESSED THAT YOU DON'T EVEN THINK REALLY DESERVE IT,
AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO LOSE IT ALL, YOU'RE ABOUT TO LOSE ALL
YOUR CLOTHES.
I MEAN, WE'RE ABOUT TO LOSE THE JOY, LOSE THE PEACE,
LOSE THE LOVE.
WE'RE ABOUT TO COME OUT AND HAVE A RESURRECTION OF THAT OLD MAN,
LIKE RARRR...
THAT'S WHEN YOU NEED TO BRING THAT BELT IN ANOTHER COUPLE OF
NOTCHES AND SAY, "NO, I'M GOING TO DIG IN, AND I'M GOING TO
STAND ON GOD'S WORD."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: ARE YOU HEARING ME TONIGHT?
MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT THAT YOU'RE NOT JUST GOING TO TRY THE
WORD, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO STAND ON THE WORD OF GOD NO MATTER HOW
LONG IT TAKES, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING
BETTER FOR YOU TO DO.
LET'S PUT UP EPHESIANS 6:18.
"AND PRAY AT ALL TIMES (ON EVERY OCCASION, IN EVERY SEASON), IN
THE SPIRIT, WITH ALL [MANNER OF]
PRAYER AND ENTREATY."
TO THAT END, WHAT?
"KEEP ALERT AND WATCH WITH STRONG PURPOSE AND PERSEVERANCE,
INTERCEDING ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SAINTS."
STAY AWAKE, STAY ALERT, STAY ACTIVE, STAY PASSIONATE,
STAY FULL OF ZEAL, AND GUARD YOUR SPIRITUAL CLOTHES.
YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH THE DEVIL IF YOU WILL WEAR
YOUR ARMOR.
IF YOU WILL GO OUT EVERY DAY WITH THE HELMET OF SALVATION,
YOUR SHOES OF PEACE, KNOWING WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST, DETERMINED TO
STAND ON THE WORD OF GOD, SPEAKING THE WORD OF GOD,
YOU WILL HAVE VICTORY, VICTORY, VICTORY.
AMEN.
YOU ARE ARMED AND DANGEROUS.
GOD HAS DISARMED THE PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS,
AND HE HAS ARMED YOU TO BE MORE THAN A CONQUEROR IN LIFE.
GINGER: SO, NOW YOU UNDERSTAND BECAUSE CHRIST LIVES
IN YOU, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
YOU HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW HIM, AND HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU.
SO THEREFORE, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO LET GO OF THOSE OLD
MINDSETS AND RENEW YOUR MIND THE WAY YOU THINK THROUGH HIS WORD.
LIVING BEYOND YOUR FEELINGS IS THE KEY.
DON'T GO BY HOW YOU FEEL, LIVE BEYOND THAT.
JOYCE HAS A BOOK ENTITLED JUST THAT,
"LIVING BEYOND YOUR FEELINGS," AND IT'S SO GOOD.
IT NOT ONLY TALKS ABOUT INSECURITIES, BUT IT TALKS ABOUT
A LOT OF OTHER FEELINGS THAT WE ALL DEAL WITH THAT CAN REALLY
RUIN OUR LIVES IF WE ALLOW THEM TO, BUT IT TAKES US ON A JOURNEY
THROUGH WHAT GOD'S WORD SAYS ABOUT THOSE THINGS AND HOW WE
CAN OVERCOME THEM.
WE WANT TO GET THIS BOOK INTO YOUR HANDS TODAY FOR A GIFT OF
ANY AMOUNT.
NOW, THAT MEANS WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE GIVING, WE'RE GOING TO
GET THIS BOOK TO YOU.
AND HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL JUST DO YOUR BEST, MAYBE YOU'LL HELP
SOMEONE ELSE BY GIVING A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THAT THEY CAN GET
THEIR COPY.
BUT WHATEVER YOU GIVE TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS TO YOU,
SO BE SURE TO ORDER YOUR COPY RIGHT AWAY.
DON'T WAIT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY WE CHECK OUT YOUR VOICE?
[MUSIC]
GINGER: WELL, IN ONE OF OUR YOUR VOICE QUESTIONS, WE ASKED
YOU TO SHARE WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU FEEL EMOTIONS THAT ARE JUST
OVERWHELMING, AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE ANSWERS.
JOHN SAYS, "SOMETIMES I JUST LOSE IT, BUT WHEN I DO, I READ
MY BIBLE AND PRAY AS MUCH AS I CAN, AND I FEEL MY GOD'S CALMING
PRESENCE WITH ME."
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU'RE FEELING THAT BUBBLE UP,
IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
JENNIFER FROM TENNESSEE SAYS, "I CRY, I PRAY, AND GOD ALWAYS
SEES ME THROUGH THE DAY."
RONDA FROM FLORIDA, WE'LL DO ONE MORE, RONDA SAYS, "I HAVE PTSD,
AND WHEN I HAVE EMOTIONAL FLASHBACKS, IT'S PARALYZING.
I SHUT DOWN.
AS SOON AS I REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING, I PRAY
THE LORD'S PRAYER, AND THEN MAYBE PUT ON
"ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE."
SOMETIMES I CAN'T EVEN DO THAT, SO I JUST SAY, 'JESUS, HELP ME.'
AND LITTLE BY LITTLE, I COME OUT OF IT.
IT USED TO TAKE DAYS, BUT NOW MY RECOVERY TIME IS QUICKER."
WELL, RONDA, I KNOW HOW HARD THAT MUST BE, SO KEEP DIGGING
IN THERE.
YOU ARE GOING TO SEE SOME GREAT RESULTS IN YOUR LIFE.
AND TODAY, JOYCE EXPLAINED HOW RENEWING YOUR MIND THROUGH GOD'S
WORD IS THE KEY TO LIVING BEYOND YOUR FEELINGS.
SO, WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO ON YOUR VOICE RIGHT NOW IS SHARE
WITH US HOW HAS STUDYING THE BIBLE CHANGED YOUR LIFE?
IT SOUNDS VERY BASIC, VERY SIMPLE, BUT IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
AND YOU CAN USE YOUR VOICE TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO DIG INTO GOD'S
WORD, SO GIVE US SOME GREAT STORIES, SOME SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, ON INSTAGRAM, ON TWITTER.
AND ANYTIME AT ALL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOME HELP STUDYING
THE BIBLE, WE HAVE MANY, MANY FANTASTIC FREE ONLINE THINGS
THAT WILL GET YOU STARTED, OR EVEN MAYBE HELP YOU GO DEEPER.
IN FACT, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUDIES THAT YOU CAN
CHOOSE FROM, SO GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG/STUDY.
AND THERE ARE ENCOURAGING VIDEOS, BIBLE STUDY TIPS FROM
JOYCE, SPECIAL DOWNLOADS ALL DESIGNED TO HELP YOU TO REALLY
DIG INTO GOD'S WORD.
AND WHEN YOU DO THAT, THINGS BEGIN TO CHANGE.
ALSO JOIN US NEXT TIME ON "EVERYDAY ANSWERS,"
YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT.
JOYCE: YOU'RE NOT LOST WITH NO HOPE.
GOD KNOWS YOUR NAME, AND HE KNOWS WHERE YOU ARE AT.
IF YOU'RE SITTING RIGHT NOW PERHAPS CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE,
GOD IS THERE.
HE KNOWS WHERE YOU'RE AT.
GINGER: IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, RIGHT NOW LET US
KNOW, DON'T EVEN WAIT.
YOU'LL FORGET IT LATER, SO JUST PICK UP THAT IPAD OR WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO USE AND ASK A QUESTION ON TWITTER,
USE THE #ASKJOYCE.
ON OUR EVERYDAY ANSWERS PAGE ON JOYCEMEYER.ORG, THERE'S A REALLY
EASY PLACE TO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS AND LET US KNOW WHAT
YOU'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, AND THEN BE WATCHING THE SHOW
FOR THOSE ANSWERS.
NOW REMEMBER, YOU MAY FEEL INADEQUATE, BUT YOU ARE NOT
INADEQUATE.
ALL THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER,
WHAT IF I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH?
WHAT IF I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH?
WHAT IF I'M NOT PRETTY ENOUGH?
WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF ME?
REMEMBER, TAKE YOUR MIND OFF OF YOURSELF, TAKE YOUR MIND OFF OF
OTHER PEOPLE, AND PUT IT ON CHRIST.
THAT'S WHAT CHANGING YOUR MIND MEANS, RENEWING THE WAY
THAT YOU'RE THINKING.
YOU CAN DO IT.
YOU ARE NOT INADEQUATE, PERIOD.
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