ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM
HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES. JOYCE: THAT THERE'S SO MUCH
MORE THAT GOD WANTS TO DO FOR YOU, AND SO MUCH
MORE THAT HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE, IF YOU'LL JUST ASK. AND I'LL TELL YOU AHEAD OF TIME,
YOU DON'T DESERVE IT, BUT THAT'S THE POINT,
WE DON'T DESERVE IT, BUT WE GET WHAT JESUS DESERVES. [MUSIC] JOYCE: OKAY, THIS WEEKEND
I WANNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT, WHAT MUST I DO TO PLEASE GOD? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
I'VE KIND OF GOTTEN OVER IT NOW, 'CAUSE GOD TAUGHT ME A LOT
ABOUT IT, BUT I SPENT A LOT OF MY YEARS AS A CHRISTIAN
BEING AFRAID THAT I WASN'T PLEASING GOD. AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
IT WAS I WAS AFRAID I WASN'T PLEASING HIM ABOUT. IT WAS JUST KIND OF THIS VAGUE
FEAR THAT I WASN'T PLEASING GOD. NOW, PART OF IT PROBABLY CAME
FROM THE WAY I WAS RAISED, BECAUSE MY FATHER WAS VERY
HARD TO PLEASE, AND HE WAS VERY EASY TO MAKE ANGRY. AND SO, I ALWAYS KIND OF HAD
THIS NAGGING FEAR THAT GOD WAS MAD AT ME. AND SO, THE FIRST THING I WANT
TO TELL YOU TONIGHT, IS SOME GOOD NEWS,
IS GOD IS NOT MAD AT YOU. SEE, YOU'RE NOT AS HAPPY
AS YOU SHOULD BE ABOUT THAT. [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] JOYCE: I THINK A LOT OF US,
WE DON'T HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW GOD FEELS ABOUT US,
AND HOW GENEROUS HE IS WITH FORGIVENESS, AND MERCY,
AND KINDNESS TOWARD US, AND HOW MUCH GOD LOVES US. AND IT'S MUCH EASIER TO PLEASE
GOD THAN WHAT YOU MIGHT THINK. AND SO, I'M GONNA SHARE WITH YOU
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT PLEASING GOD--WHAT MUST YOU
DO TO PLEASE GOD. THAT EVER BEEN A QUESTION THAT
YOU'VE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, YOU WANNA DO KIND OF HALFWAY
AFRAID YOU'RE NOT PLEASING GOD? AND I WONDER IF, YOU KNOW,
"HAVE I DONE ENOUGH?" YOU KNOW, "HAVE I READ ENOUGH?"
"HAVE I PRAYED ENOUGH?" YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS THINKING,
"IF WE DO ENOUGH, THEN GOD WILL BE PLEASED."
BUT THE WHOLE THING IS IT'S NOT ABOUT OUR DOING,
IT'S ABOUT WHAT HE'S DONE. AND WHAT HE WANTS US TO DO,
IS BELIEVE WHAT HE'S DONE, NOT TRY TO DO SOMETHING
TO GET HIM TO LOVE US, BUT TO BELIEVE IN WHAT
HE HAS ALREADY DONE. IN THE BIBLE--YOU CAN READ
A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT REPORTS. SOME REPORTS SAY THERE'S 7,000
PROMISES IN HERE, SOME SAY FIVE, BUT I'M GONNA TAKE SEVEN, 7,000. AND GOD JUST WANTS
US TO BELIEVE IT. CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW YOUR LIFE
WOULD CHANGE IF YOU BELIEVED ALL 7,000 OF THE PROMISES IN HERE? AND REALLY, BUT REALLY,
I MEAN, REALLY BELIEVED WHAT THE BIBLE SAID ABOUT YOU. SOME OF THOSE SCRIPTURES
THAT GINGER READ, AND HAD YOU CONFESS, JUST THAT ONE THAT,
"I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST, WHO IS MY STRENGTH."
MAN, THAT'S LIFE-CHANGING. TO GET UP EVERY DAY AND NOT HAVE
TO BE AFRAID TO FACE THE DAY, AND TO BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER
COMES UP THAT DAY, GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE STRENGTH TO FACE IT,
AND TO HANDLE IT. WE NEVER KNOW FOR SURE WHAT'S
GONNA HAPPEN ON ANY GIVEN DAY, AND--BUT GOD WILL HELP US,
AND HE WILL GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. BUT HE WANTS US TO BELIEVE IT. SO, IN HEBREWS 11:6,
WHICH IS OUR FOUNDATION SCRIPTURE FOR THIS SERIES,
THE BIBLE SAYS, "BUT WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE
AND BE SATISFACTORY TO GOD. FOR WHOEVER WOULD COME
NEAR TO GOD MUST BELIEVE THAT GOD EXISTS AND THAT
HE IS THE REWARDER OF THOSE WHO EARNESTLY AND DILIGENTLY
SEEK HIM [OUT]." NOW, WE CAN ZIP RIGHT THROUGH
THAT SCRIPTURE, AND JUST PRETTY MUCH MISS EVERYTHING
THAT IT'S SAYING. SO, WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT APART
THIS WEEKEND IN THREE DIFFERENT MESSAGES. "WITHOUT FAITH IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
TO BELIEVE GOD." HE WANTS US TO BELIEVE HIM,
AND HE WANTS US TO BELIEVE THAT HE EXISTS, THAT HE IS. AND NOT JUST THAT HE'S
OFF SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT HE IS WITH US ALL THE TIME
IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: ALWAYS. THAT YOU CANNOT HIDE FROM GOD. THERE'S NOWHERE THAT YOU CAN
GO AND GET AWAY FROM HIM BECAUSE HE IS THE GREAT "I AM."
NOT I WILL BE, OR I USED TO BE, BUT "I AM."
AND GOD WANTS TO BE INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING IN OUR LIFE. THINGS THAT YOU WOULD THINK
HE WOULDN'T CARE ABOUT AND DOESN'T WANNA BE INVOLVED IN,
IF WE WOULD JUST INVITE HIM INTO THOSE THINGS, WE WOULD
GET HELP FROM HIM THAT WE'RE DOING WITHOUT,
JUST BECAUSE WE WON'T ASK. IN JAMES 4:2, IT SAYS VERY
PLAINLY, "YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT."
VERY SIMPLE--YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT. AND I'M JUST TELLING EVERY ONE
OF YOU, THAT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT GOD WANTS
TO DO FOR YOU, AND SO MUCH MORE THAT HE WANTS YOU
TO HAVE IF YOU'LL JUST ASK. AND I'LL TELL YOU AHEAD OF TIME,
YOU DON'T DESERVE IT, BUT THAT'S THE POINT,
WE DON'T DESERVE IT, BUT WE GET WHAT JESUS DESERVES. WE'RE INHERITORS, CO-INHERITORS
WITH CHRIST, AND EVERYTHING THAT HE BOUGHT AND PAID FOR WITH HIS
BLOOD, WE GET--IF WE WILL ASK. IF WE'LL JUST ASK IN FAITH. AMEN? [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: I KNOW--I DON'T WANNA
PICK ON ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR, BUT THIS YOUNG MAN HERE IN THIS
BLUE SHIRT, I JUST KEEP THINKING GOD WANTS TO DO SOME
THINGS FOR YOU. [AUDIENCE CHEERING] JOYCE: I DON'T KNOW WHAT
IT IS HE WANTS TO DO FOR YOU, BUT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY
THAT YOU NEED TO JUST START BEING BOLD IN YOUR ASKING. [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: I MEAN, BE BOLDER
IN YOUR PRAYERS THAN YOU EVER HAVE BEFORE. THE BIBLE TELLS US TO COME
BOLDLY TO THE THRONE OF GOD'S GRACE. I HATE WHAT I CALL
"JUST" PRAYERS. AND THEY GO LIKE THIS,
"WELL, GOD, IF YOU'LL JUST... IF YOU'LL JUST DO THIS,
AND IF YOU'LL JUST DO THAT." YOU KNOW--YOU KNOW
WHAT "JUST" MEANS? BARELY ENOUGH TO GET BY. AND GOD'S A LOT BIGGER
THAN THAT. WE DON'T NEED TO SAY,
"WELL, IF YOU'LL JUST DO THIS." NO, YOU SAY, "GOD, DO EVERYTHING
THAT YOU POSSIBLY CAN." YOU KNOW HOW I PRAY? "GOD, GIVE ME EVERYTHING THAT
I CAN HANDLE AND STILL KEEP YOU FIRST IN MY LIFE." [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: I ALWAYS WANT
GOD TO BE FIRST. I DON'T WANT SO MUCH MONEY THAT
IT WOULD PULL ME AWAY FROM GOD. I DON'T WANT SO MANY THINGS THAT
IT WOULD PULL ME AWAY FROM GOD. BUT WE SERVE A BIG GOD. AND JESUS PAID A BIG PRICE
FOR US TO HAVE WONDERFUL, BIG LIVES, NOT JUST BARELY
GET BY LIVES. BUT YOU HAVE TO ASK,
AND YOU HAVE TO ASK BOLDLY. IN HEBREWS 4:15 AND 16 IT SAYS,
"WE HAVE A HIGH PRIEST WHO UNDERSTANDS OUR WEAKNESSES
AND OUR INFIRMITIES BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN TEMPTED, JUST LIKE
WE HAVE, YET HE NEVER SINNED." THEREFORE, BECAUSE
HE UNDERSTANDS, "COME BOLDLY TO THE THRONE."
COME ON, COME BOLDLY TO THE THRONE. EVEN THOUGH HE, "UNDERSTANDS
YOUR WEAKNESS AND YOUR..." "COME BOLDLY TO THE THRONE,
THAT YOU MIGHT RECEIVE MERCY AND GRACE IN PLENTY OF TIME
TO MEET YOUR NEED." THE BEST TIME TO PRAY
IS WHEN YOU'VE BEEN BAD. [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] JOYCE: AMEN? AND WE TEND TO SHRINK AWAY FROM
GOD, AND THAT'S WHEN WE NEED TO GO BOLDLY AND SAY,
"I KNOW THAT I DON'T DESERVE FOR YOU TO DO THIS FOR ME,
BUT YOUR WORD TELLS ME TO PRAY BOLDLY, AND SO I'M GOING
TO DO IT IN FAITH." HOW MANY OF YOU THINK YOUR
LIVES COULD CHANGE A WHOLE LOT, IF MAYBE YOU'D START DOING
MORE OF THAT? [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: AMEN? I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE
DEVIL'S GETTIN' MAD TONIGHT. [AUDIENCE CHEERING] JOYCE: BELIEVE THAT
GOD EXISTS. AND BOY, I LOVE THIS PART,
GONNA TEACH ON EACH ONE OF THESE, NOT ALL OF 'EM TONIGHT,
BUT HE IS THE REWARDER-- WOW, I LOVE THAT! THE BIBLE HAS SO MUCH
TO SAY ABOUT THE REWARDS THAT WE HAVE COMING. JESUS IS COMING BACK WITH
REWARDS FOR WORKS THAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH A PURE MOTIVE. NOW, WE'RE NOT REWARDED
FOR WORKS THAT WE DO TO GET SOMETHING, OR TO BE SEEN,
OR TO BE NOTICED, OR TO TRY TO BUY GOD. BUT ANYTHING THAT YOU
DO BECAUSE YOU LOVE GOD AND YOU LOVE PEOPLE, THERE'S
A REWARD THAT'S GONNA COME. I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT GOD
COULD COME UP WITH FOR REWARDS, BUT I CAN TELL YOU I'VE HAD
A LOT OF IT IN MY OWN LIFE. I WENT THROUGH A LOT AS A CHILD,
WAS MISTREATED BY A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, GOD
KNOWS HOW TO MAKE IT UP TO YOU. [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: GOD KNOWS HOW
TO PAY YOU BACK, AMEN. FAITH DEFINED:
"FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR."
HOPE--DO YOU KNOW WHAT HOPE IS? A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE
ANY IDEA WHAT HOPE IS. HOPE IS NOT JUST, "WELL, I HOPE,
BUT I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE, I HOPE SO,
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW." NO, HOPE--THE BIBLE WORD HOPE
MEANS: THE EXPECTATION THAT SOMETHING GOOD IS ABOUT
TO HAPPEN TO YOU. [AUDIENCE CHEERING] JOYCE: THAT'S WHAT HOPE IS. TO GET UP EVERY DAY AND SAY,
"SOMETHING GOOD IS GONNA HAPPEN TO ME TODAY,
AND SOMETHING GOOD IS GONNA HAPPEN THROUGH ME TODAY."
WHEN THE BIBLE TELLS US TO WAIT ON GOD, IT'S THAT SAME WORD. IT SAYS, "TO WAIT EXPECTANTLY."
IF I TOLD YOU THAT I WOULD COME TO YOUR HOUSE SUNDAY FOR DINNER,
AND THAT I WOULD BE THERE AT ONE O'CLOCK,
AT ONE O'CLOCK-- NO, PROBABLY STARTIN'
ABOUT TEN TO 1:00, YOU'D BE...BECAUSE YOU
WOULD BE IN HOPE, EXCITED, ANXIOUS FOR ME TO GET THERE. WELL, IF WE CAN FEEL THAT WAY
ABOUT A PERSON WHO SAID THEY'D COME TO DINNER,
HOW SHOULD WE FEEL ABOUT A GOD WHO SAID HE'LL SHOW
UP AND MEET ALL OF OUR NEEDS, AND TAKE CARE OF US,
AND STRENGTHEN US, AND COMFORT US? [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: AMEN? IF YOU--WHEN YOU COME
TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT GOD
IS WITH YOU ALL THE TIME, AND WANTS TO BE INVOLVED
IN EVERYTHING YOU DO, IT CHANGES YOUR WHOLE
RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. AND BACK IN 1976, SOME OF YOU
MAY REMEMBER, THERE WAS A REAL MOVE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BACK
IN THE '70s AND THE '80s, AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD
WERE BEING BAPTIZED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT,
AND BEING CLOSER TO GOD THAN EVER BEFORE. AND THE DAY THAT I WAS FILLED
WITH THE SPIRIT, I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK IN MY CAR,
AND I HAD AN EXPECTATION THAT GOD WAS GONNA
DO SOMETHING IN MY LIFE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT. AND I WAS EVEN PRAYING THAT
DAY AND I SAID, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO,
BUT I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING IN MY LIFE."
IT WAS LIKE--I HAD THAT GIFT OF FAITH, "GOD, I JUST
KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING IN MY LIFE."
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, I MEAN, THE HOLY SPIRIT FELL ON ME,
AND I CAN HONESTLY TELL YOU I'VE NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE THEN. BUT THAT WAS A FRIDAY, AND--
BY THE WAY, LET ME TELL YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
THAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE TO BE CLOSE TO GOD. GOD MEETS US IN DIFFERENT WAYS. BUT I BOWLED ON FRIDAY NIGHTS,
AND THAT WAS A FRIDAY. BOWLED IN A LEAGUE,
AND I WAS NOT BOWLING GOOD THAT NIGHT AT ALL. AND I WASN'T USED TO HEARING
GOD TALK TO ME. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
HAPPENED AFTER I WAS FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT IS,
I STARTED HEARING GOD'S VOICE. I STARTED HEARING HIM SPEAK
TO ME, NOT AN AUDIBLE VOICE, BUT THAT STILL SMALL VOICE
INSIDE OF ME, WHICH SOMETIMES CAN SOUND LIKE YOUR OWN VOICE,
BUT IT'S GOD SPEAKING TO YOU. OR SOMETIMES JUST HEARING GOD
JUST COMES AS A KNOWING. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW
YOU KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW THAT GOD SPOKE TO YOU. YOU KNOW THAT HE SAID
SOMETHING TO YOU. AND I MEAN, JUST AS CLEAR,
I HEARD GOD SAY, "WELL, WHY DON'T YOU ASK
ME TO HELP YOU BOWL?" AND I SAID, "WELL, YOU DON'T
CARE ABOUT THAT? [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] JOYCE: NOW, COME ON,
THERE'S A LESSON HERE. SEE, WE THINK ALL GOD
CARES ABOUT IS THESE BIG SPIRITUAL THINGS,
YOU KNOW, OUR PRAYER LIFE, AND GOING TO CHURCH,
AND HOW MUCH OF THE BIBLE WE READ. BUT THE THING IS, IS HE CARES
ABOUT YOU AND EVERY SINGLE THING THAT YOU DO. AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT
YOU CANNOT ASK GOD TO GET INVOLVED IN, IN YOUR LIFE. AUDIENCE: AMEN! JOYCE: COME ON,
DID YOU HEAR ME? [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: I CALL IT,
DOING LIFE WITH GOD. EVERYTHING YOU DO,
YOU DRIVE IN TRAFFIC WITH HIM, YOU GO TO THE GROCERY
STORE WITH HIM, YOU CLEAN YOUR HOUSE WITH HIM,
YOU TALK WITH HIM, YOU LISTEN FOR HIM,
YOU TELL HIM WHAT HURTS YOU, WHAT BOTHERS YOU,
YOU TELL HIM WHEN YOU NEED TO BE COMFORTED. JUST TALK TO GOD ALL DAY,
DRAW AS CLOSE TO HIM AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. LET'S JUST READ THIS SCRIPTURE,
HEBREWS 11:6 AGAIN, I LOVE IT. "BUT WITHOUT FAITH IT'S
IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD. WHOEVER WOULD COME NEAR
TO GOD MUST BELIEVE THAT HE EXISTS AND THAT HE IS THE
REWARDER OF THOSE WHO--" BIG WORD COMING UP HERE,
"EARNESTLY AND DILIGENTLY, DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM."
NOT YOU JUST GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY MORNING AND SIT THERE
HALF ASLEEP FOR 45 MINUTES. THAT'S NOT DILIGENT. DILIGENT IS WORKING ALL DAY
ON FRIDAY, AND THEN COMING TO A CONFERENCE TO GET
MORE OF THE WORD... [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: AND PROBABLY,
COMING BACK AGAIN TOMORROW, AND THEN MAYBE EVEN BEING
SILLY ENOUGH TO GET UP AND GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY MORNING. [AUDIENCE CHEERING] JOYCE: JUST BECAUSE
YOU'RE A WORD HOG! YOU JUST LOVE THE WORD. DO YOU KNOW THAT YOUR LIFE
CAN CHANGE JUST SITTING IN THIS ATMOSPHERE? IF I DON'T SAY ONE THING THAT
MEANS ANYTHING TO YOU, YOU ARE IN A ROOM FULL
OF THE ANOINTING OF GOD. [AUDIENCE CHEERING] JOYCE: JUST THINK ABOUT IT. EVERY BELIEVER HAS AN ANOINTING. AND WE DON'T TALK ENOUGH
ABOUT GOD'S ANOINTING. I HEARD A LOT ABOUT GOD'S
ANOINTING BACK IN THE '70s AND '80s, AND WE HARDLY--
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS. THE ANOINTING OF GOD
IS SO PRECIOUS, IT'S HIS PRESENCE AND HIS POWER
IN OUR LIFE. AND WHEN GOD ANOINTS YOU
TO DO SOMETHING, IT MAKES IT SO EASY,
IT'S JUST SO EASY. AND EVERY PERSON
THAT'S A BELIEVER HAS AN ANOINTING IN THEM. SO, YOU'RE JUST SITTING
HERE WITH HUNDREDS OF ANOINTED PEOPLE. [AUDIENCE CHEERING] JOYCE: COME ON, IT'S NOT LIKE
ALL THOSE CRANKY PEOPLE YOU GO TO WORK WITH... [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] JOYCE: OR THE PEOPLE WITH
ROAD RAGE THAT YOU CAN'T MAKE ONE MISTAKE. YOU'RE SITTIN' IN A ROOM
FULL OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FULL OF GOD'S LOVE,
FULL OF HIS POWER, FULL OF HIS ANOINTING. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
YOU CAN JUST GET BLESSED IN THIS ATMOSPHERE. THE BIBLE SAYS THE ANOINTING
OF GOD BREAKS THE YOKE OF BONDAGE, AMEN? [AUDIENCE CHEERING] JOYCE: AND THAT'S WHAT
I PRAYED FOR THIS CONFERENCE, THAT THE ANOINTING WOULD
BE SO STRONG THAT YOKES WOULD JUST BE BROKEN OFF OF PEOPLE. ALL KINDS OF YOKES,
ALL KINDS OF ADDICTIONS BROKEN, BONDAGES BROKEN OFF OF YOU. WE'RE NOT PRISONERS, JESUS CAME
TO OPEN THE PRISON DOORS AND SET THE CAPTIVES FREE. BUT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN
IN PRISON SO LONG WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO GET OUT, AMEN. "FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE
OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS
WE DO NOT SEE." SO, FAITH IS FOR THE STUFF YOU
DON'T SEE, BUT YOU BELIEVE DOES EXIST IN THE SPIRITUAL REALM,
AND THAT AS YOU CONTINUE TO BELIEVE AND WAIT ON GOD,
IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY TO YOU AND MANIFEST IN YOUR LIFE
AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME. AMEN? [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: WHAT I'VE LEARNED
TO SAY, AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING,
WE RECEIVE THE PROMISES OF GOD BY FAITH AND PATIENCE,
NOT JUST FAITH, BUT FAITH AND PATIENCE. AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU,
WHEN YOU HAVE ASKED GOD TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU,
AND IN FAITH YOU'RE WAITING, YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE
RECEIVED IT, MARK 11 SAYS, AND YOU WILL GET IT. BUT IT DOESN'T SAY WHEN
YOU WILL GET IT, AND THAT'S THE HARD PART. THERE'S A BEGINNING AND AN END,
BUT THERE'S A MIDDLE. AND SEEMS TO ME WE SPENT
A LOT OF TIME IN THE MIDDLE. BUT THE MIDDLE DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE HARD IF YOU STAY IN FAITH THE WHOLE TIME YOU'RE WAITING. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
I SAY WHEN I'M WAITING ON GOD TO DO SOMETHING, AND I START
TO GET A LITTLE DISCOURAGED IS, "GOD IS WORKING."
AND THE BIBLE SAYS, AS LONG AS WE'RE BELIEVING
THAT GOD IS WORKING. SO, YOU GOT A KID IN TROUBLE
YOU'RE PRAYING FOR, "GOD'S WORKING."
YOU GOT A HUSBAND OR WIFE THAT'S AN UNBELIEVER
AND YOU'RE PRAYING, "GOD'S WORKING."
COME ON, YOU GOT A BIG MESS IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU NEED
A LOT OF HELP WITH, AND YOU'RE PRAYING ABOUT GOD HELPING YOU,
AND SHOWING YOU WHAT TO DO, "GOD IS WORKING." [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: COME ON, WE NEED
TO BE EXCITED THAT GOD IS WORKING ON OUR BEHALF. [AUDIENCE APPLAUDING] JOYCE: AMEN? I MEAN, JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
SEE IT, THAT'S NOTHING. THAT'S WHAT FAITH IS FOR. FAITH IS FOR THE THINGS
THAT YOU CAN'T SEE. IT'S THE THINGS THAT WE HOPE
FOR, WE'RE EXPECTING, WE'RE BELIEVING,
WE DON'T HAVE 'EM YET, THEY'RE NOT MANIFESTED
IN OUR LIFE, BUT THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY BECAUSE WE HAVE
ASKED AND IT'S GOD'S PROMISE. COLOSSIANS 1:4,
IN THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE, GIVES A LITTLE DIFFERENT
DEFINITION OF FAITH, BUT I LOVE IT. IT SAYS, "FOR WE HAVE HEARD
OF YOUR FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS, WHICH IS [THE LEANING OF YOUR
ENTIRE HUMAN PERSONALITY ON HIM IN ABSOLUTE TRUST
AND CONFIDENCE IN HIS POWER, HIS WISDOM, AND HIS GOODNESS]."
SO, IT'S THE LEANING OF OUR ENTIRE SELVES ON HIM. AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I'VE GOT A FEW PERSONALITY QUIRKS. [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] JOYCE: AND SO, LEANING
MY WHOLE PERSONALITY ON HIM IS A GOOD THING, AND I'M HOPING
HE STRAIGHTENS IT OUT. I SAID TODAY, "I WONDER IF I'LL
EVER GET TOTALLY PATIENT BEFORE JESUS COMES BACK TO GET ME." [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] JOYCE: DAVE WAS TRYING
TO FIX THE BACK OF MY HAIR. I GET A--I'VE GOT A COLIC BACK
THERE, AND MY HAIR WILL PART. SO, HE'S THE HAIR FIXER. HE GETS HIS COMB OUT
AND HE'S FIXING MY HAIR, BUT HE JUST TAKES SUCH
A LONG TIME, EVERY HAIR HAS GOT TO BE PERFECTLY IN PLACE. AND HE KEPT SAYING, "BE STILL."
AND I SAID, "DAVE, I CAN'T WAIT THIS LONG." [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] JOYCE: I DON'T DO WAITING
WELL, I WAIT ON GOD BETTER THAN I WAIT ON PEOPLE. [AUDIENCE LAUGHING] >>JOYCE: SO, I COULD USE
A LITTLE OF THAT HELP WITH THE HUMAN PERSONALITY. GINGER: FROM JOYCE'S TEACHING
TODAY, WE FOUND OUT THAT IT'S MUCH EASIER TO PLEASE GOD
THAN WE EVEN MAY THINK. THAT FAITH IS KEY, AND THAT
FAITH AND LOVE ARE ALWAYS CONNECTED THROUGHOUT
THE BIBLE, YOU REALLY NEED BOTH BECAUSE LOVE IS WHAT
FUELS AND ENERGIZES OUR FAITH. SO, TODAY WE WANT TO OFFER YOU
SOME RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP YOU TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
LOVE, TO HELP YOU GROW YOUR FAITH,
AND TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER. WE HAVE JOYCE'S BOOK
CALLED "PERFECT LOVE." THIS IS A WONDERFUL LITTLE
PAPERBACK THAT HAS MEANT A LOT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE,
BECAUSE IT TEACHES US HOW TO LOVE OURSELF,
HOW TO RECOGNIZE GOD'S LOVE, AND THEN HOW TO LET
THAT PASS THROUGH US AND FLOW ON TO OTHER PEOPLE. AND LIKE WE SAID,
WHEN THAT LOVE BEGINS TO GROW IN OUR LIFE,
OUR FAITH GROWS ALONG WITH IT. AND IF YOU LIKE PUZZLES,
YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY THIS, BECAUSE WITH THIS OFFER,
WE HAVE THE EVERLASTING LOVE PUZZLE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL,
IT HAS SCRIPTURE ON IT, BUT IT'S ALSO A PUZZLE. SO, AS YOU'RE PUTTING
IT TOGETHER, IT CAN KIND OF REMIND YOU OF GOD'S
UNENDING LOVE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. NOW, STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE,
AND I'LL COME BACK TO SHARE HOW YOU CAN HELP HURTING
PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD. JOYCE: WELL, IF YOU HAD
TO DESCRIBE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE WORLD,
WHAT WORDS COME TO MIND? DIVISION,
STRIFE, ANGER. YET, IN SPITE
OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE, THE LOVE OF GOD HAS THE POWER
TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S HEARTS. THAT'S WHY I'M SO EXCITED
ABOUT MY LATEST BOOK, "LOVING PEOPLE
WHO ARE HARD TO LOVE." THIS BOOK WILL TEACH YOU
HOW TO FIND AND GIVE HOPE TO A WORLD IN DESPERATE
NEED OF GOD'S LOVE. ANNOUNCER:
"LOVING PEOPLE WHO ARE HARD
TO LOVE," ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY. ANNOUNCER: THE JOYCE MEYER
CONFERENCE IS BACK! JOYCE: IF YOU WILL
START CRYING OUT TO GOD ON A REGULAR BASIS,
"I NEED MORE OF YOU IN MY LIFE," YOU BETTER PUT ON YOUR
SEAT BELTS AND GET READY FOR THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE. ANNOUNCER: COMING
TO HERSHEY, PA, NOVEMBER 4th AND 5th
WITH WORSHIP BY MACK BROCK. MALE: THE WAY SHE CONNECTS
WITH PEOPLE--I MEAN, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LEAVE ENERGIZED. ANNOUNCER: FOR MORE
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VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG, OR CALL... GINGER: YOU KNOW, IF YOU
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JOIN TOGETHER WITH SOMEONE ELSE, BECAUSE TOGETHER WE CAN
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LARGER THAN YOURSELF. YOU SEE, WE CAN ACCOMPLISH
THINGS TOGETHER THAT CHANGE PEOPLE'S LIVES,
CHANGE THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND CHANGE THE WORLD. TOGETHER, WE CAN FACE
THE VERY APPARENT NEEDS OF THE WORLD AROUND US,
AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. BEING A PARTNER MEANS THAT
YOU COMMIT TO JOIN WITH US, SO, TOGETHER, WE CAN
ACCOMPLISH EVEN MORE. THAT MEANS YOU BECOME
A REGULAR FINANCIAL GIVER. YOU BECOME A PART
OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. WE PRAY FOR YOU. WE ALSO SEND YOU MATERIALS,
AND YOUR LIFE GROWS SPIRITUALLY AS YOU HELP SOMEONE ELSE. SO, WHAT DOES YOUR PARTNERSHIP
WITH JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES ACCOMPLISH? WELL, YOU GET TO SHARE
THE GOSPEL, LIKE PROVIDING THIS PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE
WATCHING RIGHT NOW. YOU GET TO MEET PRACTICAL NEEDS. YOU GET TO HELP WOMEN
AND GIRLS EVERYWHERE. AND TOGETHER, WE ARE HELPING
SO MANY PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES,
AND AROUND THE WORLD. BUT, THERE'S A LOT MORE
THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN
A PARTNER WITH US BEFORE, IF YOU'RE NOT ONE RIGHT NOW,
PLEASE JOIN US TODAY. I THINK YOU WILL BE AMAZED
AT NOT ONLY THE SATISFACTION, THE PEACE, THE JOY THAT
IT GIVES YOU, BUT ONE DAY I REALLY BELIEVE YOU'LL HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE
WHO WILL SAY, "THANK YOU FOR TOUCHING MY LIFE WITH
THE LOVE OF CHRIST." SO, REACH OUT RIGHT NOW
AND LET US KNOW THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BECOME
A PARTNER, AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER. ANNOUNCER: WE HOPE YOU HAVE
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