>> ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
>> JOYCE: AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF LIFE YOU LIVE,
BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT JESUS DIED
SO YOU COULD HAVE POWER.
AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE UNDER SOMETHING ALL THE TIME,
YOU CAN BE ON TOP AND HAVE THE VICTORY.
>> [MUSIC]
>> JOYCE: YOU KNOW, JESUS DIDN'T DIE
SO WE COULD ALL BE PITIFUL AND PATHETIC AND WEAK
AND WIMPY AND MOAN AND GROAN AND COMPLAIN AND MURMUR
ALL THE TIME AND BE AFRAID OF EVERYTHING.
HE DIED SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A POWERFUL, BOLD, AMAZING,
FRUITFUL LIFE.
AND NOT JUST SO WE COULD HAVE A GOOD LIFE,
BUT SO WE CAN REACH OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE IN LOVE,
HELPING THEM TO FIND THEIR WAY TO CHRIST ALSO.
THE DEVIL IS ALIVE AND WELL ON PLANET EARTH.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS ALTHOUGH HE HAS POWER,
WE HAVE POWER AND AUTHORITY.
AND THE ONLY AUTHORITY HE HAS IS WHAT WE GIVE HIM,
AND MOST OF THE TIME WE GIVE IT TO HIM
THROUGH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, OR SOMETIMES THROUGH LAZINESS,
NOT JUST BEING WILLING TO DO WHAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO
WHEN WE NEED TO DO IT.
LUKE CHAPTER 10, VERSE 19,
A VERY IMPORTANT VERSE FOR THIS SEMINAR,
BECAUSE IT SAYS, "BEHOLD!
I HAVE GIVEN YOU POWER."
SO, IT'S KIND OF LIKE GOD'S SAYING, "WAKE UP,
LOOK AROUND AND REALIZE THAT I HAVE ALREADY
GIVEN YOU POWER," ALREADY GIVEN YOU POWER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR GOD TO GIVE YOU POWER.
YOU NEED TO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE IT.
IN EPHESIANS 1:19, THE APOSTLE PAUL PRAYED
FOR THE CHURCH, AND HE SAID, "I PRAY THAT THEY WOULD KNOW
THE POWER THAT'S AVAILABLE, THE SURPASSING GREATNESS
OF HIS POWER, THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE."
NOW AS A BELIEVER IN CHRIST, THIS POWER'S AVAILABLE TO YOU,
BUT IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT POWER,
THEN YOU WON'T EXPERIENCE IT IN YOUR LIFE.
I WAS A BELIEVER IN CHRIST FOR MANY YEARS,
BUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS RIGHT BEFORE GOD
THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT, SO THEREFORE ALTHOUGH I WAS SAVED,
I ALSO SPENT EVERY DAY CONDEMNED AND GUILTY
AND FULL OF SHAME FROM MY PAST.
IT'S NOT ONLY IMPORTANT THAT WE BELIEVE IN CHRIST,
BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE BELIEVE EVERYTHING
THAT HE SAID AND EVERY PROMISE THAT HE'S GIVEN US.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF LIFE YOU LIVE,
BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT JESUS DIED
SO YOU COULD HAVE POWER.
AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE UNDER SOMETHING ALL THE TIME.
YOU CAN BE ON TOP AND HAVE THE VICTORY.
THE BIBLE SAYS SO MANY AMAZING THINGS LIKE,
"WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH CHRIST WHO LOVES US."
I SAID LAST NIGHT THAT I BELIEVE TO BE MORE THAN A CONQUEROR
MEANS THAT YOU DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT THE NEXT PROBLEM THAT'S
COMING UP BECAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW BEFORE YOU GET THE PROBLEM
THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THE VICTORY.
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: THAT KEEPS US FROM HAVING TO BE AFRAID OF PROBLEMS.
1 JOHN 4:4 SAYS, "GREATER IS THE THAT IS IN ME
THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD."
THE GREATER ONE LIVES IN US.
YOU HAVE POWER.
SATAN HAS POWER, BUT YOU HAVE POWER AND AUTHORITY.
"BEHOLD!
I HAVE GIVEN YOU POWER, AUTHORITY AND POWER TO TRAMPLE
UPON SERPENTS AND SCORPIONS," IT'S TALKING ABOUT DEMONIC
SPIRITS, "AND [PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STRENGTH AND ABILITY]
OVER ALL THE POWER THAT THE ENEMY [POSSESSES];
AND NOTHING SHALL IN ANY WAY HARM YOU."
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT NOTHING WILL COME
AGAINST YOU, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT EVEN
IF YOU GO THROUGH THE FIRE, YOU'LL COME OUT
AND NOT BE BURNED.
IF YOU GO THROUGH THE FLOOD, YOU WON'T DROWN.
IF YOU GO THROUGH PROBLEMS, YOU WON'T BE OVERWHELMED.
WE HAVE A GOING-THROUGH ANOINTING ON YOUR LIFE.
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: AND THAT'S MUCH BETTER THAN BEING STUCK SOMEWHERE.
SO, THE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU TONIGHT, AND PLEASE TAKE THIS,
NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW,
NO MATTER HOW IMPOSSIBLE YOUR SITUATION MIGHT SEEM,
YOU ARE GOING THROUGH.
YOU'RE NOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE.
IF YOU HAVE TAKEN AHOLD OF THE HAND OF CHRIST,
YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, AND YOU WILL COME OUT
ON THE OTHER SIDE AND YOU WON'T EVEN SMELL
LIKE SMOKE, AMEN?
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: NOW, ACTS CHAPTER 1, VERSE 8 SAYS,
"WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME UPON YOU,
YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER," I LOVE THAT,
"TO BE MY WITNESSES IN JERUSALEM, JUDEA, SAMARIA
AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH."
THIS POWER THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A POWER TO DO MIRACLES.
IT'S ABILITY, IT'S STRENGTH, IT'S MIGHT, BUT IT'S ALSO POWER
THAT PRODUCES MORAL EXCELLENCE OF SOUL.
AND SO, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT GOD GIVES US
THE POWER TO BE GODLY IN AN UNGODLY WORLD.
GOD GIVES US THE POWER TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT WHEN WE FEEL
ALL WRONG.
GOD GIVES US THE POWER TO FORGIVE PEOPLE
WHO DEEPLY HURT US AND TO PRAY FOR THEM
AND TO EVEN BLESS THEM.
THAT TAKES POWER.
YOU HAVE POWER TO SMILE WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A BAD DAY.
YOU HAVE POWER TO BE A BLESSING.
WE HAVE POWER TO HAVE MORAL EXCELLENCE OF SOUL.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE HAVE THE POWER TO BE LIKE JESUS.
WE JUST HAVE TO CALL ON THAT POWER.
THE FIRST THING THAT YOU NEED TO QUALIFY FOR THE POWER
OF GOD TO BE RELEASED IN YOUR LIFE IS TO KNOW
THAT IN AND OF YOURSELF YOU'RE WEAK.
IF WE THINK THAT WE CAN DO IT, THEN WE WON'T FULLY LEAN ON GOD.
NOW, 2 TIMOTHY CHAPTER 1,
VERSE 7, "FOR GOD HAS NOT GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR."
THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE SAYS, "TIMIDITY (COWARDICE, CRAVEN
AND CRINGING AND FAWNING FEAR), BUT [HE HAS GIVEN US
A SPIRIT] OF POWER AND OF LOVE AND OF A CALM
AND A WELL-BALANCED MIND AND A SPIRIT OF DISCIPLINE
AND SELF-CONTROL."
I LOVE THAT.
SO, JUST SO WE HAVE IT RIGHT, LET'S LOOK AT HOW THIS IS
SUPPOSED TO GO.
WE HAVE A SPIRIT OF POWER OVER THE ENEMY.
WE'RE TO USE OUR POWER TO NOT LET THE DEVIL
RULE OUR LIVES AND TO BEHAVE LIKE JESUS WANTS US TO BEHAVE.
WE'RE TO LOVE PEOPLE AND TO CONTROL OURSELVES.
BUT SO OFTEN WE LOVE OURSELVES AND WANT TO CONTROL PEOPLE.
COME ON, NOW.
WE GET IT ALL MIXED UP.
AND WE WANT TO USE OUR POWER TO CONTROL GOD.
WE USE OUR POWER AGAINST THE ENEMY.
WE LOVE PEOPLE AND WE CONTROL OURSELVES AND WHEN WE DO THAT,
EVERYTHING STARTS TO WORK TOGETHER REALLY SWEET AND NICE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR.
YOU MAY FEEL FEAR, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BOW DOWN TO IT.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN FEELING IT AND GIVING INTO IT.
WE'RE ALL GONNA FEEL FEAR AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN OUR LIVES,
BUT THE ONLY WAY TO CONQUER FEAR IS TO DO IT AFRAID.
THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONQUER FEAR IS TO GO AHEAD
AND DO WHAT YOU KNOW THAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO
IN THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WE HAVE TO BE AGGRESSIVE
AGAINST THE ENEMY.
IN 1 PETER 5:8 AND 9 IT TEACHES US THAT WE ARE
TO RESIST THE DEVIL AT HIS ONSET, BE VIGILANT.
BE DILIGENT.
KEEP DOING WHAT WE KNOW WE NEED TO DO AND NOT LET THE ENEMY HAVE
THE UPPER HAND.
WE CANNOT BE LAZY CHRISTIANS.
WE CANNOT BE PEOPLE WHO GIVE UP EASY.
WE HAVE TO STAY STIRRED UP IN THE FIRE OF GOD,
AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO TAKE TIME TO COME TO
THINGS LIKE THIS AND TO BE IN YOUR CHURCH
ON A REGULAR BASIS AND TO LISTEN TO THE WORD
AND TO SPEND TIME WITH GOD.
BECAUSE I'LL TELL YA, ONE DAY IN THE WORLD
CAN SUCK A LOT OF STUFF OUT OF YOU.
AND I'M JUST GONNA TELL YA, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SURVIVE
ON A LITTLE 15-MINUTE SERMONETTE ON SUNDAY MORNING
SOMEWHERE.
YOU GOTTA HAVE MEGA DOSES OF THE WORD OF GOD IF YOU'RE
GONNA LAST TODAY.
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: AND SO, I STOPPED IN MATTHEW CHAPTER 12
WHERE JESUS HAD BEEN DEALING WITH DIFFERENT DEMONIC SPIRITS
AND THEN HE SAID THAT, "A STRONG MAN CANNOT COME
INTO YOUR HOUSE AND ROB YOU UNLESS HE FIRST
WOULD BIND THE MAN IN THE HOUSE."
AND THAT'S TALKING ABOUT REALLY HOW THE DEVIL
CANNOT COME IN AND ROB OUR LIVES IF WE WILL BIND HIM
AND NOT LET HIM HAVE AUTHORITY OVER US.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST DO
BY MAKING A DECISION, "I'M NOT GONNA LET THE DEVIL
RULE MY LIFE.
I KNOW THE WORD OF GOD.
I'M GONNA LIVE BY THE WORD OF GOD.
I'M NOT GONNA BELIEVE THE LIES OF SATAN.
I'M GONNA BELIEVE THE WORD."
AND SO, YOU JUST COME AGAINST HIM.
YOU JUST, "I COME AGAINST YOU IN JESUS' NAME."
IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
"I KNOW WHO I AM IN CHRIST.
I RESIST YOU IN THE NAME OF JESUS."
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE DECISIVE,
AND I'VE JUST FORMED A HABIT WHEN I FIRST START GETTING FULL,
I QUIT EATING.
I DON'T WAIT TILL I'M STUFFED BECAUSE WHEN YOU FIRST FEEL FULL
20 MINUTES LATER YOU'RE GONNA FEEL
A LOT MORE FULL, SO IF YOU STUFF YOURSELF,
THEN 20 MINUTES LATER YOU'RE GONNA BE MISERABLE
AND THEN YOU JUST FEEL LIKE THIS--
WELL, YOU JUST FEEL TERRIBLE, JUST TERRIBLE.
AND SO I FORMED A HABIT, AND EVEN PEOPLE
WHO EAT WITH ME CAN TELL YOU, WHEN I START GETTING FULL
BEFORE I FEEL COMPLETELY FULL, I STOP EATING.
THE SECOND THING I DO IS I PUSH MY PLATE AWAY FROM ME
AND I MAKE A DECLARATION I'M DONE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL AGAINST
THE ENEMY, YOU NEED TO USE A SIMILAR FORMULA.
YOU MAKE A DECISION THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE WATCHFUL
OVER YOUR LIVES.
THE BIBLE SAYS, "WATCH AND PRAY."
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO WATCH EVERYBODY ELSE.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WATCH WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR OWN LIVES.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD PEOPLE COME TO ME
AND SAY, "I'M JUST SO UPSET.
THE DEVIL'S BEEN LYING TO ME."
NOW, WHAT SENSE DOES THAT MAKE?
I MEAN, IF YOU KNOW IT'S THE DEVIL
AND YOU KNOW HE'S A LIAR, THEN WHY BE UPSET ABOUT IT?
BUT THIS ROOM IS PROBABLY FULL OF PEOPLE WHO YOU HAD MANY
UPSETTING MOMENTS LAST WEEK BECAUSE YOU LISTENED TO THE LIES
OF SATAN AND YOU WERE NOT AGGRESSIVE AGAINST HIM.
YOU DIDN'T SAY, "SHUT UP, NO.
IT IS WRITTEN."
YOU JUST STOOD THERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT A PASSIVE PERSON IS?
IT'S SOMEBODY WHO WANTS SOMETHING GOOD TO HAPPEN
AND THEY'RE GONNA STAND THERE AND WAIT TO SEE IF IT DOES.
THERE'S TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,
PEOPLE WHO WAIT FOR THINGS TO HAPPEN, AND PEOPLE
WHO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
WHICH KIND OF PERSON ARE YOU GONNA BE, AMEN?
TAKE YOUR GROUND.
SO, WE ARE TOLD THAT WE CAN BIND THE STRONG MAN.
EVERY MORNING IN MY PRAYERS I SAY OUT LOUD,
"I BIND THE ENEMY IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
HE HAS NO AUTHORITY OVER MY LIFE.
HE IS NOT GONNA ROB ME TODAY OF ANYTHING THAT IS MINE.
HE IS NOT GONNA ROB MY FAMILY."
AND WE EVEN INCLUDE OUR PARTNERS IN THAT PRAYER.
"AND YOU ARE NOT GONNA ROB MY PARTNERS."
NOW, I GET IT STARTED FOR YOU,
BUT I CAN'T KEEP THE ENEMY OFF YOU IF YOU'RE GONNA
LET HIM IN.
WE HAVE AUTHORITY, BUT HOW MUCH AUTHORITY
CAN WE REALLY EXERCISE IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE?
CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
YOU CANNOT HELP ANYBODY THAT WON'T DO THEIR PART.
YOU CANNOT HELP PEOPLE THAT WON'T DO THEIR PART.
I HAVE THE MOST AUTHORITY OVER MY LIFE.
NEXT TO THAT, I HAVE SOME AUTHORITY
IN MY FAMILY AND MAYBE PEOPLE THAT I'M CLOSE TO.
BUT YOU JUST CANNOT HELP PEOPLE THAT WILL NOT HELP THEMSELVES.
SO, PROBABLY INSTEAD OF PRAYING FOR GOD TO HELP EVERYBODY,
WE NEED TO PRAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET ACTIVATED
AND LET GOD HELP THEM.
JAMES CHAPTER 4, VERSE 7, LOVE THIS.
WE USUALLY ONLY QUOTE HALF OF THIS.
I HEARD IT FOR YEARS.
"RESIST THE DEVIL AND HE WILL FLEE,"
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THE SCRIPTURE SAYS.
IT SAYS, "SUBMIT YOURSELF TO GOD.
BE SUBJECT TO GOD.
RESIST THE DEVIL, AND HE WILL FLEE FROM YOU."
I MIGHT AS WELL JUST SAY THERE'S NO POINT IN TRYING
TO RESIST THE DEVIL IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE
A DECISION THAT YOU'RE GONNA SUBMIT TO GOD.
WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE GO TO STUDY THE BIBLE
AND THEY'VE ALREADY MADE THEIR MIND UP THAT THEY'RE GONNA
OBEY WHAT THEY LEARN.
THIS IS NOT A SELECTIVE THING.
DO YOU KNOW THAT IT'S ACTUALLY DANGEROUS TO READ THE BIBLE?
YOU SAY, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" WELL, BECAUSE IF
YOU'RE IGNORANT,
YOU MIGHT GET A LITTLE PASS, BUT ONCE YOU KNOW
WHAT'S RIGHT AND DON'T DO IT, AND DON'T SAY, "WELL,
I'M JUST NOT GONNA READ IT THEN."
NO, BECAUSE NOW YOU'LL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THAT TOO.
BUT I WONDER HOW MANY EVEN HAD THIS THOUGHT,
"I'M GONNA GO OVER TO THAT CONFERENCE TONIGHT,
LORD, AND I'M SO EXCITED TO LEARN SOMETHING.
AND I ALREADY MAKE MY MIND UP BEFORE I EVER EVEN HEAR IT
THAT WHATEVER YOU TEACH ME, GOD, I'M GONNA DO IT."
HMM.
NO, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF HEAR IT AND IF WE DON'T LIKE IT,
WE JUST LET THAT ONE GO-- >> [AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
>> JOYCE: OR WE MAKE EXCUSES.
'WELL, THAT'S TOO HARD OR YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND."
OR THEN SOMETIMES WE PLAY DUMB, "WELL, I DON'T REALLY QUITE
UNDERSTAND THAT."
>> [AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
>> JOYCE: SO, I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU FROM NOW ON
WHEN YOU STUDY THE BIBLE-- AND, YOU KNOW I WAS TALKING
TO ANOTHER MINISTER TODAY WHO IS WELL VERSED
IN SCRIPTURE.
AND I SAID, "IS THERE ANY PLACE IN THE BIBLE WHERE IT SAYS
READ THE BIBLE?" WE COULDN'T THINK OF ONE.
IT SAYS STUDY.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN READING AND STUDYING,
AND WE READ FOR QUANTITY TO GET OUR LITTLE CHECKMARK
IN OUR HEAVENLY CALENDAR SO GOD'S HAPPY WITH US
FOR THE DAY.
AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS GO TO THIS THING
LIKE IT'S OUR LIFE.
WHEN YOU KNOW THIS AND YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU BECOME
DANGEROUS TO THE ENEMY.
WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FEET ON THE FLOOR IN THE MORNING,
DEMONS SCREAM.
"SHE'S UP AGAIN, AHH!" YOU HAVE POWER AND AUTHORITY.
YOU CAN BIND THE ENEMY.
YOU CAN SUBMIT YOURSELF TO GOD, RESIST THE DEVIL,
AND HE WILL FLEE.
DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN REBUKE AND RESIST A BAD MOOD?
"WELL, I CAN'T HELP HOW I FEEL."
YOU CAN IF YOU WANT TO.
AND THE BEST WAY TO RESIST IT IS AT THE ONSET.
THE MINUTE YOU START TO GET SOME KIND OF GOOFY THOUGHT
ABOUT HOW PITIFUL YOU ARE-- COME ON.
THE MINUTE THE DEVIL INVITES YOU TO A PITY PARTY SAY,
"NO, I'VE BEEN TO THOSE.
THEY'RE NOT ENJOYABLE.
THEY'RE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE.
GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN."
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS WE GOTTA WATCH FOR.
WE WATCH AND WE PRAY.
WAIT A MINUTE, YOU KNOW, I SAID YESTERDAY I HAD
A FAULTFINDING DAY.
I MEAN I WAS JUST--
EVERYBODY'S FLAW I WAS SEEING IT.
IT WAS LIKE...
WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT NORMAL FOR ME,
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT GOD WANTS.
AND SO, YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT IS AN ATTACK
OF THE ENEMY TRYING TO DISTRACT YOU AND GET YOU
TO LOSE YOUR FOCUS.
ARE YOU WITH ME?
HAS ANYBODY NOTICED HOW HARD IT IS TODAY TO STAY FOCUSED ON
ANYTHING FOR EVEN A FEW MINUTES?
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: THE BIBLE SAYS IN MATTHEW 11:12,
"THE KINGDOM OF GOD HAS SUFFERED VIOLENCE FROM
THE DAYS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST UNTIL THE PRESENT TIME,
BUT THE VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE."
IT'S TALKING ABOUT IF YOU LOOK
AT THE GREEK IT SAYS, "THE KINGDOM OF GOD
HAS SUFFERED ABUSE AND ATTACK, BUT THE ENERGETIC
TAKE IT BY FORCE.
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: INSTEAD OF JUST LETTING THE ENEMY
BE VIOLENT WITH YOU, GET VIOLENT BACK.
BUT DON'T GET VIOLENT IN THE FLESH, GET VIOLENT
IN THE SPIRIT.
JESUS WAS EXPLAINING TO HIS DISCIPLES
THAT IT WASN'T GONNA BE LONG, AND HE WAS GONNA
BE LEAVING THEM AND GOING TO PAY THE PRICE
AND GO THROUGH THE SUFFERING THAT HE'D BEEN TRYING
TO TELL THEM ABOUT.
AND IN VERSE 22 IT SAYS, "THEN PETER TOOK HIM ASIDE
TO SPEAK TO HIM PRIVATELY AND BEGAN TO REPROVE
AND CHARGE HIM SHARPLY, SAYING, GOD FORBID, LORD!
THIS MUST NEVER HAPPEN TO YOU!
BUT JESUS TURNED AWAY FROM PETER AND SAID TO HIM,
GET BEHIND ME, SATAN!"
NOW, THE DEVIL WILL WORK THROUGH PEOPLE TO TRY
TO DERAIL YOU AND DISTRACT YOU AND GET YOU AWAY FROM
WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO ON ANY GIVEN DAY.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, LET'S JUST TAKE SOMETHING PRACTICAL.
YOU'RE A MOM.
YOU'VE GOTTEN SOMEBODY THAT'S GONNA WATCH YOUR KIDS THAT DAY.
YOU'VE GOT A PLAN.
YOU ARE TODAY YOU ARE GETTING YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER.
I MEAN, YOU ARE GETTING THE LAUNDRY DOWN.
YOU'RE GETTING THE DISHES DONE.
YOU'RE CLEANING OUT THAT CLOSET THAT'S DRIVING YOU BATTY.
YOU'RE GONNA BALANCE THE CHECKBOOK THAT HASN'T BEEN
BALANCED IN TWO YEARS.
YOU'RE LIKE, "THIS IS IT."
NOW, THE ENEMY DOESN'T WANT YOU TO HAVE ANY ORDER,
BECAUSE HE WANTS THE DISORDER TO DRIVE YOU CRAZY,
AND HE WANTS YOU TO GET TO THE END OF ANOTHER DAY
AND FEEL LIKE A TOTAL FAILURE BECAUSE YOU HAD A GOOD PLAN
AND DIDN'T WORK YOUR PLAN.
AND SO A FRIEND CALLS.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "OH, I'M GETTING READY
TO DO THUS AND SO AND THUS AND SO."
"WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THE KIDS?"
"OH, I GOT--SOMEBODY'S WATCHING THEM FOR ME TODAY."
"OH, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY KIDS.
LISTEN, THERE'S A BIG SALE DOWN AT THE MALL.
LET ME PICK YOU UP AND WE'LL GO AND I'LL TAKE YA TO LUNCH."
NOW, YOUR FRIEND MAY BE AS SWEET AS SHE CAN BE,
SHE'S INNOCENT, BUT THE ENEMY IS STILL USING HER.
SHE'S NOT A WICKED PERSON, BUT THE ENEMY
IS STILL USING HER, ESPECIALLY IF YOU SAY NO
AND SHE KEEPS TRYING TO TALK YOU INTO IT.
WE NEED TO STOP TRYING TO TALK PEOPLE INTO DOING WHAT WE WANT
THEM TO DO AND PRAY FOR THEM TO BE LED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
WE NEED TO STOP TRYING TO TALK PEOPLE INTO DOING
WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO FOLLOW
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
MATTER OF FACT, IT MIGHT BE BETTER
IF THE FRIEND WOULD SAY, "WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I KNOW THAT YOUR DISORDER'S BEEN REALLY BUGGING YOU.
I THINK I'M GONNA COME OVER TODAY AND HELP YOU."
THAT WOULD BE BETTER.
WHEN SOMEBODY HURTS YOU, IT'S THE ENEMY TRYING
TO BRING YOU DOWN.
WHEN SOMEBODY YOU HEAR THAT SOMEBODY'S BEEN
TALKING ABOUT YOU, IT'S THE ENEMY TRYING
TO BRING YOU DOWN.
WHEN YOU HAVE A DREAM AND A VISION FOR YOUR LIFE
AND PEOPLE TELL YOU HOW THAT COULD NEVER HAPPEN TO YOU,
THAT'S THE ENEMY TRYING TO BRING YOU DOWN.
"WE WAR NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD
BUT AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS AND WICKEDNESS
IN HIGH PLACES."
STOP GETTING MAD AT PEOPLE
FOR WHAT THE DEVIL IS TRYING TO DO TO YOU
AND START--STOP COMING AGAINST THE PEOPLE AND START
COMING AGAINST THE ENEMY.
THINK ABOUT JESUS.
HERE HE'S HERE FOR AN ASSIGNMENT FROM GOD.
HE'S GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THE TIME TO FULFILL
THE WILL OF GOD.
IT'S GONNA BE HARD ENOUGH ALREADY.
HE NEEDED SOME ENCOURAGEMENT, NOT SOME DISCOURAGEMENT.
AND PETER, ONE OF HIS CLOSEST FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES SAYS,
"OH, NO, LORD, THIS IS WRONG.
THIS IS ALL WRONG.
THIS CAN'T HAPPEN.
THIS IS NOT RIGHT."
AND JESUS IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED WHAT WAS GOING ON.
"GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN.
YOU ARE AN OFFENSE.
YOU'RE IN MY WAY.
YOU'RE A HINDRANCE."
HE KNEW THAT THE ENEMY WAS USING HIM TO TRY TO KEEP HIM
FROM DOING THE WILL OF GOD.
NOW, I DON'T NECESSARILY SUGGEST THAT YOU LOOK AT YOUR FRIENDS
AND SAY, "GET THEE BEHIND ME, SATAN."
>> [AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
>> JOYCE: THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST PLAN.
BUT I DO SUGGEST THAT YOU KNOW IN YOUR HEART WHAT'S GOING ON
AND MAYBE UNDER YOUR BREATH YOU TURN AROUND AND SAY,
"UH-UH, DEVIL.
YOU'RE NOT DOING IT TO ME."
HOW MANY OF YOU, WHEN YOU JUST THINK A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE WEEK YOU'VE JUST HAD, YOU NOW REALIZE THAT THE ENEMY
USED A PERSON?
HOW ABOUT A PERSON TO UPSET YOU, A PERSON TO GET YOU
TO LOSE YOUR PEACE, A PERSON TO CAUSE YOU
TO LOSE YOUR FOCUS, A PERSON TO DISCOURAGE YOU.
WE WAR NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD BUT AGAINST
PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS AND WICKEDNESS IN HIGH PLACES.
LEARN HOW TO STOP BLAMING PEOPLE AND START DEALING
WITH THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM SPIRITUALLY.
IN THE SPIRIT YOU DEAL WITH THOSE PROBLEMS, AMEN?
THE DEVIL WORKS THROUGH PEOPLE TO TRY TO GET US
OUT OF THE WILL OF GOD.
THERE'S NO POINT IN GETTING MAD AT THEM.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I MEAN, WE PROBABLY GET USED IN THE SAME WAY SOMETIMES.
PEOPLE CAN MAKE US ANGRY, HURT US, BETRAY US,
TELL LIES ABOUT US.
BUT NOW HERE, HERE'S A BIG THING
I'M GONNA TELL YA, INSTEAD OF GETTING MAD
AT THE PEOPLE--NOW THIS IS THE BIG SECRET IN THE WORD
OF GOD, SO LISTEN UP.
SOMEBODY HURTS YOUR FEELINGS.
YOU HEAR SOMEBODY'S GOSSIPING ABOUT YOU,
AND IT JUST CRUSHES YOU.
YOU'RE REALLY HURT BECAUSE IT WAS SOMEBODY
YOU TRUSTED AND LOVED.
YOUR FIRST TEMPTATION IS TO GET MAD AT THE PEOPLE,
BUT THEN YOU REALIZE IT'S JUST THE ENEMY TRYING
TO UPSET YOU, AND YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO KEEP YOUR PEACE.
SO, YOU SAY A LITTLE PRAYER, WHO KNOWS, MAYBE JUST
GO TO THE BATHROOM IF YOU'RE OUT IN PUBLIC
OR SOMETHING.
YOU SAY, "LORD, I THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE ON MY SIDE
AND NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL PROSPER.
AND I REBUKE THE ENEMY IN JESUS' NAME.
I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT REALLY THE PERSON,
IT'S THE ENEMY TRYING TO HOLD ME BACK."
THEN, THEN, INSTEAD
OF GETTING MAD AT THE PERSON, YOU DO WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS
IN ROMANS 12:21 AND YOU OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD.
SO, SOMEBODY TRIED TO HURT YOU, YOU'RE RESPONSE IS,
"I'M NOT ONLY NOT GONNA GET MAD AT YOU,
I'M GONNA RESIST THE DEVIL AND I'M GONNA GO A STEP FURTHER
AND GO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEBODY."
>> [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>> JOYCE: WELL, IF YOU'RE A BELIEVER IN CHRIST,
GOD HAS ALREADY GIVEN YOU AUTHORITY OVER THE ENEMY.
SPEAKING GOD'S WORD OUT LOUD IS A GREAT WAY TO EXERCISE
THAT AUTHORITY, AND TODAY WE'RE OFFERING YOU
A BOOK THAT'S GONNA HELP YOU LEARN THE POWER OF SPEAKING
GOD'S WORD OUT LOUD AND ALSO HOW TO DO IT.
WE'VE DIVIDED UP SCRIPTURES FOR SPECIFIC SUBJECTS,
SO WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH ANGER OR YOU'RE HAVING
A PROBLEM WITH FEAR, YOU CAN OPEN RIGHT UP
TO THAT AREA, CONFESS THOSE SCRIPTURES OUT LOUD,
AND I BELIEVE THAT IT'S GONNA HELP YOU,
AND IT'S GONNA CERTAINLY DRIVE THE ENEMY BACK INTO THE DARKNESS
WHERE HE BELONGS.
AND SO BE SURE THAT YOU GET YOUR COPY OF THIS TODAY.
WELL, STAY WITH ME, AND I'LL BE BACK WITH
A CLOSING THOUGHT RIGHT AFTER THIS.
>> JOYCE: LEARNING HOW TO DO BATTLE WITH THE ENEMY
WITH THE WORD OF GOD IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN LEARN.
THE WORD OF GOD IS THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT.
IT IS A WEAPON AGAINST FORCES OF DARKNESS.
>> ANNOUNCER: TODAY WE'RE OFFERING A GIFT EDITION
OF JOYCE'S BOOK, "THE SECRET POWER
OF SPEAKING GOD'S WORD."
INSIDE, SCRIPTURES ARE ORGANIZED IN OVER 50 TOPICS
SO YOU CAN QUICKLY FIND THE ENCOURAGEMENT YOU NEED.
>> FEMALE: IF THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON LIKE WORRY OR ANXIETY,
YOU CAN LOOK UP AND THEN THERE'S ALL THOSE SCRIPTURES,
AND THEN YOU CAN SPEAK THEM OUT AND MEDITATE ON THEM.
SO, THOSE ARE-- THAT'S SUPER-HELPFUL TO ME.
>> ANNOUNCER: THIS RESOURCE IS AVAILABLE FOR A GIFT OF...
OR MORE.
CALL US...
OR VISIT US AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
>> JOYCE: IS THERE ANYBODY THAT'S BOLD ENOUGH TO SAY,
"I DON'T WANT TO LIVE A LIFE THAT I'M JUST PUTTING UP WITH"?
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A GOOD START, BUT YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD FINISH,
BUT A LOT OF IT IS UP TO YOU.
>> JOYCE: DO YOU REALLY LOVE YOUR LIFE, OR ARE YOU JUST
KIND OF PUTTING UP WITH IT, GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
DAY AFTER DAY?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF YOU ARE, I CAN HELP YOU.
I'VE WRITTEN A BOOK CALLED, "LIVING A LIFE THAT YOU LOVE,"
AND WITH GOD'S HELP, YOU CAN LEARN TO DO THAT.
ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY.
>> FEMALE: AND I LOVE THAT MAGAZINE SHE SENDS OUT.
>> FEMALE: THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE FOR EVERYBODY.
>> ANNOUNCER: THE "ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE"
MAGAZINE IS FREE.
SUBSCRIBE AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG TO READ ENCOURAGING ARTICLES
FROM JOYCE AND MUCH MORE.
>> FEMALE: READING THROUGH THE MAGAZINE CONFIRMS FOR ME
GOD'S AT WORK.
>> JOYCE: WELL, HERE AT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES,
WE'RE ABLE TO BROADCAST THE WORD OF GOD TO PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THIS TV SHOW IS TRANSLATED INTO MORE THAN 90 LANGUAGES.
WE ALSO GET TO SHOW CHRIST'S LOVE TO PEOPLE IN VERY PRACTICAL
WAYS THROUGH CHILDREN'S HOME, PRISON MINISTRY, REFUGEE RELIEF,
MANY, MANY, MANY OTHER THINGS.
TODAY, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PARTNER WITH US
IN DOING THIS WORK AROUND THE WORLD.
ALL WE ASK IS THAT YOU SEND IN A FINANCIAL GIFT
ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE
THAT GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART.
THE MAIN THING IS WE NEED YOU TO BE REGULAR.
YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WONDER IF I'M GONNA BE THERE FOR YOU
WITH ANOTHER MESSAGE THE NEXT DAY.
I'M FAITHFUL IN DOING THE WORK I NEED TO DO TO BRING YOU
THE TEACHING THAT I BRING YOU, AND I'M ASKING YOU TO BE
FAITHFUL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH US, AND TOGETHER
WE CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AND I BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU PARTNER WITH US,
YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY IT.
YOU'RE GONNA REALLY LOVE KNOWING THAT YOU'RE HELPING
HURTING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.
SO, SIGN UP, BECOME A PARTNER TODAY,
AND LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER.
>> 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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