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Over the past 75 years, Batman has done a lot of pretty messed up stuff.

He's mailed live bats to criminals as a calling card and then killed them by throwing

darts, built a psychological torture chamber in his basement so that he could terrify criminals

into confronting their sins, covered his face in broken glass to make enemies with X-ray

cameras think he was disfigured, and he famously trained multiple children to dress in costumes

and go have fistfights with murderous clowns at night.

Even if you're adjusting your idea of acceptable behavior to include dressing up as a bat and

vowing to end all crime, those are some extremely dubious choices.

But as strange as they might be, all of those things are meant to make Batman a better crime-fighter.

After all, he does live in a world where he has to be prepared to handle any bizarre situation

that writers can think of, including being attacked by an exploding shark or having to

outwit a crossword-puzzle deathtraps.

Those situations can justify even his weirdest actions, but it turns out that there are some

things that go beyond even Batman's understanding.

Those are the messed-up moments that we've all just agreed that we shouldn't talk about,

like the time that Batman tried to invent the Internet… in 2011.

After returning from a time-travel adventure where everyone thought he was dead, a long

story that involves space gods and Batman punching out cavemen, the Dark Knight decided

to reinvent global information technology.

He called it "Internet 3.0," a world-wide web that would be under the protection of

Barbara Gordon.

That part, at least, makes sense.

Barbara had reinvented herself as the ultra-hacker known as Oracle after she retired from the

role of Batgirl, and had spent years covertly directing superhero missions as the woman

behind the Birds of Prey and providing intelligence to the Justice League.

In Batman's new version of the Internet, she'd be given special "cheat codes"

and anti-malware technology in order to battle the scourge of cyber-crimes.

And if that sounds like a bunch of random high-tech buzzwords from a computer-themed

episode of one of those cop shows for old people, well, that's about how it worked

out.

"IRC…

Internet relay chat!

It's how hackers talk when they don't want to be overheard"

It was an idea that had a lot of promise, with readers hoping for stories where Batman

and Oracle would jack into the Matrix to battle against virtual villains with real-world consequences.

When it actually rolled out in the pages of Batman Incorporated #8, however, it wound

up being so bad that it was never mentioned again, which might have something to do with

the fact that it looked less like The Matrix and more like Food Fight.

It turns out that Batman's bold new vision of "virtual museums, department stores, or

schools," was basically just Second Life, except that it came out about eight years

after we had it in the real world.

The only big innovation?

If you died on Internet 3.0, you died in real life, a fresh new concept that would surely

appeal to consumers.

Because if there's one thing people really want, is for a version of the Internet that

has even more control over our lives and can also kill you.

Maybe stick to bat-shaped boomerangs and rocket cars, Bats.

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Mechanic Monday Tool Giveaway #5 - Jump Starter - Duration: 2:52.

Rev up your engines!

It's time for mechanics Monday! Welcome to my new segment mechanic Monday, every

Monday I'll be getting back to you guys by hosting a giveaway, where you can

enter and win a free tool signed by me, and this week's free giveaway tool is,

this cool jumpstart pack, it's really amazing what they've done with these

small little battery packs, this one has a peak current of 800 amps, and you never

have to worry about whether it's run out of power or not, because as you can see

when you turn it on, it shows you how much power is left, and when it does need

recharging, you can either plug it into your cigarette lighter and charge it

that way, or bring it in your house it comes with a little adapter that plugs

into the hundred and twelve volts, and turns it into the charging 12 volts here,

they are great for jump-starting a dead battery, and you can put positive to positive and

the negative to negative, because you don't have to worry about spark, because

there's no power going to these cables until you turn the switch on, on the

battery pack, so you're not going to get a spark that can cause a flame, and you

might think, what's this tiny little battery going to do, hey, it has 400 amps of

starting power, these things are well designed with these lithium-ion

batteries, so even a small battery like this can start a car, it also has this

cool really bright light that you can use at night, and I mean bright, and it

has adapters on the cord, you can even run your smart phone and computers off

these things, it'll run them for a really long time, so if your kids are in the

backseat whine and it can't play their games, this will run it for quite some time

just remember to plug it into the cigarette lighter, or if you're on a trip in the

motel room, to recharge it at night in case you ever need to use it to start

the car with, and the whole thing fits neatly into this hardshell case, so you

can put it anywhere don't have to worry about, oh where are the cables, where are the

adapters, they're all in this nice hard cases you can put in a trunk or wherever

you want, and since we all know there's nothing worse than not having all the

parts you need, great that it comes in that case, and remember to have a chance to win these

tools, just post a nice clean offensive comment in the YouTube comments

below, and the winner will be picked randomly by a computer,

and since entropy is the end state of all matter, that's a fair way to pick a

winner,

thanks for watching this video, and good luck in the contest, so if you never want to miss

another one of my new car repair videos, remember to ring that Bell!

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The Defence of Baku - The Adventures of Dunsterforce Part 2 I THE GREAT WAR Special - Duration: 12:47.

This is Part two of our Christmas special about one of the most forgotten theaters - and

most forgotten actions of the war.

Today we'll see some of the real chaos of the Caucasus post-Russian revolution, and

some real adventure by the Caspian Sea.

I'm Indy Neidell, welcome to part two of this year's Great War Christmas Special-

the adventures of Dunsterforce, the Hush-Hush Army, as written by General Lionel Dunsterville.

In part one, we saw the force try and fail to reach Tiflis - Tbilisi - or Baku, but gain

Cossack allies, nearly be taken by the Bolshevik Red Guard, provide essential famine relief,

and have those Cossack allies help stymie Mirza Kuchik Khan, would be ruler of Persia.

When we left off, Dunsterville was at the port of Enzeli, on the Caspian Sea making

deals with the local Bolshevik committee, and Colonel Bicherakov and his Cossacks - claiming

they were Bolsheviks - were hoping to stop the advancing Ottomans by taking the Kura

Bridge together with Bolshevik controlled Baku's local Red Army.

If the Ottomans captured Baku they would have big stores of oil to run the Caucasian railway

and the Black Sea shipping.

They would also have control of the Caspian Sea and an open door to Afghanistan and Asia.

On the other hand, if the British could secure Baku, this would close the door to central

Asia for the enemy, stop the local railways, and gain control of the Caspian Sea.

By mid July, Dunsterville from Enzeli was in daily contact with the Social Revolutionaries

in Baku and it seemed that soon they could bring off a coup against the Bolsheviks and

set up a pro-British government.

He finally got news of Bicherakov, but all hope of securing the bridge was gone, as the

Red Army there, who were revolutionaries and not soldiers, just wouldn't do its job.

They gave ground without firing a shot and Bicherakov could only count on his men, so

he fell back to Baku.

So the Bolsheviks then realized Bicherakov isn't really one of them and are trying

to push him into the arms of the Turks.

He figures this out and soon abandons the town entirely and heads to Derbend.

This turns out to be a bad decision because if he had waited for just a few days for the

Dunsterforce to arrive then Baku would never have fallen.

Dunsterville's men were now trickling in from Mesopotamia, but Kuchik Khan's Jangalis

were going to try a new attack.

They did this July 20th at the Battle of Resht, on the Enzeli road.

They sent their best men to attack the British detachment based outside of town, while simultaneously

taking the town.

The attacks on the detachment were beaten off, and of the 2,500 Jangalis attacking,

100 were killed and 50 or so taken prisoner.

The British took 50 casualties roughly, but the now Jangalis held the town.

Two days of street fighting and aerial bombardment cleared them out, the entire road to the Caspian

was now open, and Mirza Kuchik Khan began to sue for peace, but Enzeli had to be secured.

So Dunsterville invited the Enzeli Bolshevik committee of three to Kasvin and arrested

them on charges of complicity with the Jangalis, the only thing for which they could theoretically

be arrested, since they had killed a bunch of Russians on the road, and that was certainly

against Persian law.

He had a letter from 19 year old committee member Babookh congratulating Kuchik Khan

on his attempts to beat the British and promising future support as proof.

If this isn't all complicated enough, on July 26th came the coup in Baku and the new

governing body was the Centro-Caspian dictatorship, who called Dunsterville for help.

He had now established control over Enzeli Port, which the locals apparently had no problem

with, and managed to secure one 1,000 ton ship there - the President Kruger that could

hold 800 men - and two smaller ships at Baku, three of the best ships on the Caspian.

Headquarters was transferred to the Kruger August 10th.

Dunsterville took down the Red flag and put up the Russian flag, but the locals were worried

that this was counter revolutionary activity.

He assured them this was not the case, but he was not a revolutionary either, so they

compromised by flying the Russian flag upside down.

This meant that the force sailed the Caspian under the Serbian flag since the locals weren't

aware that it's the same as the Russian flag upside down.

So you now had a British General sailing on the Caspian Sea, aboard a ship named after

a South African Boer President of partly German descent, sailing from a Persian port, under

a Serbian flag, to assist a body of Armenians in a revolutionary Russian town against the

Turks.

You genuinely cannot make this stuff up.

Dunsterville arrived in Baku the 17th to find a city on the verge of starvation.

The population of the oil city was around 300,000, mainly Armenians, Tartars, and Russians,

with smaller colonies of Georgians and Greeks, and even smaller numbers of British, French,

and Americans.

The countryside was totally barren except for the avenues of trees grown in the city

with the new water supply and the surrounding villages, which were basically oases.

The Five Dictators - yep, five - requested a meeting with Dunsterville, just after he

sent his force of some 900 men to the front lines.

He describes them as intelligent, zealous, and around 30 years old.

"The idea of five Dictators seemed to me absurd, and I suggested their choosing one

of their number as a single Dictator" but that didn't happen.

Gotta point out that unlike many European leaders of his age and era, Dunsterville did

not think of other races and cultures as inferior, his problem here was their lack of training.

Of the local Armenians he writes, "He was not a soldier, but just an ill-fed... factory

hand.

A rifle was pushed into his hand and he was told to go and fight.

He had no equipment, no proper instructors, no decent officers, and no regular arrangements

for food supply... under such circumstances no troops could be expected to display a high

standard of valor."

Plans were begun for possible evacuation of the town and it was heavily shelled the night

of the 23rd.

Still, machine guns were reorganized and the Armenian town defenses were gradually shaped

up.

A peace was signed with Kuchik Khan back at Enzeli, who then became their sole contractor

for rice, which was a big boon for Baku.

The Turks had, however, attacked Mud Volcano near Baku the 26th and inflicted heavy losses,

including killing the British major who was charged with wiring the front, but they failed

to break through and take the town.

It was obvious that the great assault was soon to come.

The main problem everywhere though, was the delay between agreement and action.

Everything was done by committee and every single man had a say.

Every battalion has a committee, and so does each company in the battalion, and committee

meetings are held during action.

But once they've reached a decision, they have no power to enforce it, because of course

the men do not consider themselves bound by such a decision if they don't personally

support it.

Dunsterville says that all of this "freedom" put a stop to any enterprise and that much

of Russia is longing for any form of government that will restore a semblance of law and order.

He also says of those fighting the revolution, "Revolutionaries are quite the least brotherly

people toward each other that the world contains, and constitute a living refutation of their

fundamental doctrines."

The Turks again attacked August 31st.

Troops from the town kept in reserve could have easily counterattacked and carried the

day, but this they did not do.

Dunsterville by now despaired of the situation- though he says that retreating to the heights

south of the railway line could save the city and port, but the local men have to be willing

to actually fight, and they weren't.

He was asked to attend a Council of War that evening.

There were the Five Dictators, the Armenian National Council, workman's delegates, soldiers'

and sailors' delegates, and peasant deputies.

General Dukuchaiev, the local C-in-C, gave an address on his strategy and summed up his

remarks.

Even as he was concluding, a sailor rose and gave his views.

He spoke for an hour and then proposed plans the exact opposite of the C-in-C. Then the

Armenian National Council proposed a third set of plans.

Then the Dictators had their plans, then other speakers.

An exasperated Dunsterville left at 0100, while they were still talking.

He decided that the situation was unsalvageable and the next afternoon met the Dictators to

tell them so.

The Hush-Hush army has done all the fighting, but the men came to help fight, not do ALL

the fighting, and he won't sacrifice their lives needlessly, so he will soon leave Baku.

He advises the Dictators to send out a flag of truce and sort out peace terms before an

invasion can happen, and not waste time making speeches and resolutions.

The Dictators are thunderstruck, as if the idea of the fall of Baku had never been a

possibility for them.

Later, Dunsterville returned to HQ and found the various committees all passing resolutions

as fast as they could.

While it is ludicrous, he points out that the ludicrous situation is not really their

fault and would likely arise to a certain extent after any revolution.

By this time, though, it should be noted that a big part of the town was eager to replace

the Dictators with something else.

At 0400 September 14th, the final assault on Baku began, and the local troops for the

most part did not fight, were immediately overrun, and evacuation seemed the only option.

However, the Dunsterforce managed to check the advance at 0800, though counterattacking

proved impossible.

They couldn't fight the whole enemy alone, so the order was given for retirement to commence

at 2000.

The sun set, and the fighting had died down after 14 hours as both sides were exhausted.

The sick and wounded were aboard ship shortly after dark and they made for Enzeli.

By 2200, troops and guns were aboard the Kruger.

Two Dictators arrived and demanded the British return to its fighting line positions.

Dunsterville says that after 14 hours fighting with no relief or support that's not possible.

The Dictators say they will sink the ships.

Dunsterville says, "I hope not."

They made it safely to Enzeli.

Fewer than 1,000 men had kept a force ten times their size at bay for nearly a month.

The local Baku artillery had actually been great but it was the Dunsterforce that had

held the town.

Casualties had been 180, about a 5th of the force.

Once beyond Enzeli, the adventure of the Dunsterforce comes to an end.

Here are a few of Dunsterville's words about revolution: "It is extremely easy to break

down an existing form of government, but to build up anything substantial in its place

is a matter of considerable difficulty... and a long period of disorder must ensue during

which the best efforts of the best men will not suffice to prevent ridiculous situations

from arising."

That's pretty short but sweet, and it certainly helps explain the Baku situation in the summer

of 1918, a situation of absurdity following revolution.

We thought this two-part tale of revolution, chaos, and adventure might make a bit more

upbeat Christmas special than last year's and hope you enjoyed it.

But don't forget, a lot of people died here, from all sides, and even post revolution;

they were still casualties of the Great War.

I definitely encourage you to read "The Adventures of Dunsterville" and you can

find a link to that in the description below.

If you missed part 1 of our Dunsterforce adventure, you can click right here for that.

Don't forget to subscribe, see you next time.

For more infomation >> The Defence of Baku - The Adventures of Dunsterforce Part 2 I THE GREAT WAR Special - Duration: 12:47.

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BTS & Blackpink's Moments Part 5 - Duration: 6:10.

Blackpink's performance is over, great job Jisoo shi and Blackpink

wah! the last pose from Jisoo is awesome!

the song playing with fire is awesome!

it was on "fire" - referring to BTS song ;)

oh...you being like this, its as if you giving hint (to BTS performance)

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North Korea v USA: Tale of the tape - how Kim and Trump's war chests compare - Duration: 4:39.

North Korea v USA: Tale of the tape - how Kim and Trump's war chests compare

has made decisive inroads this year as they accelerated their missile programme with a series of controversial tests. They conducted a huge H-bomb test earlier this winter and fired several missiles over Japan during the year.

It sparked warnings from US President Donald Trump he would deliver "fire and fury" to North Korea if they did not halt their exercises - a threat despot Kim Jong-un has ignored.

But which of the two military powers are better prepared for actual war as Mr Trump and Kim continue to trade threats in an increasingly dangerous war of words?.

MANPOWER The US and North Korea have two of the largest armies on Earth, ranking 2nd and 4th respectively in the world rankings. According to military analysts GlobalFirePower.

com, the US boasts an active personnel of 1,375,000 people, a huge number only bettered by China. North Korea also boasts a gigantic active army of 945,000 - made all the more impressive for the country's relatively small population.

But while the US beats North Korea when it comes to active personnel, due to the hermit state's conscription policy Kim has a far larger reserve.

Pyongyang has 5,500,000 troops ready to call up if war broke out, compared to less than one million in the US. AIR POWER When it comes to air combat, North Korea is hopelessly outnumbered.

Kim has around 1000 total military aircraft compared to America's 13,500. In every sector, from fighter aircraft, transport aircraft, training aircraft and helicopters, North Korea has just a fraction of the US aerial might. NAVY POWER Despite being outnumbered in the air, North Korea boasts a bigger navy than America. With 967 naval assets, they more than double America's total of 415. However the US Navy is better trained, operates across the globe and possess 19 aircraft carriers - an asset which North Korea is completely without. .

MISSILES North Korea has made huge jumps forward in its missile programme this year, launching several missiles and even tested a H-bomb. However the rogue state is still struggling to successfully miniaturise nuclear warheads and is therefore not yet a fully-fledged nuclear power. The US, on the other hand, boasts thousands of nuclear weapons. But while the US leads the way in nuclear terms, North Korea does boast weapons capable of reaching the American mainland.

FINANCE North Korea is plagued by economic instability and has been hit with repeated economic sanctions as Kim strives to build up his nuclear arsenal.

Therefore it is no surprise the US leads the way when it comes to military spending power. And the US spends £439 billion annually on its military budget. North Korea, meanwhile, spends just £5.

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4-2-3-1 Predicted Liverpool Lineup Vs Burnley : Chamberlain To Replace Mo Salah ? ● News Now ● #LFC - Duration: 2:31.

Liverpool will start their New Year campaign away at Turf Moor as they face Burnley on

Monday.

The Reds are coming on the back of a morale-boosting 2:1 win over Leicester City and will be looking

to snatch all three points against the Clarets.

Burnley, on the other hand, will be desperate for a victory as they look to end their four-game

winless streak.

Their last victory came against Stoke City, earlier this month.

Here's the predicted 4-2-3-1 Liverpool lineup to feature against the Clarets on Monday.

Defence

Simon Mignolet is expected to replace Loris Karius in goal.

The former Sunderland goalkeeper was rested out in midweek's fixture against Leicester

but will be hoping to make a mark against the Clarets.

Ragnar Klavan, who has been in good form, of late might replace Dejan Lovren.

He will partner Joel Matip in central defence.

As for the fullbacks, Joe Gomez is also expected to make way for fellow youngster Trent-Alexander

Arnold, who will be keen to make his presence felt against Burnley.

While on the other hand, Andrew Robertson will retain his place in the team following

the injury of Alberto Moreno.

Midfield

Key midfielder Jordan Henderson remains on the sidelines due to an injury, meaning Georginio

Wijnaldum might start in midfield along with Emre Can.

James Milner, who started in midfield, against Leicester City will have to settle for the

bench.

Attack

We might see a number of rotations in the attacking department with head coach Jurgen

Klopp missing few of his key attackers.

Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain is all set to get back into the starting lineup.

The former Arsenal midfielder will be deployed in a central area of the midfield with Philipe

Coutinho being shifted into a wider role.

Sadio Mane will start from the left wing position with Roberto Firmino leading the charge for

the Merseyside giants.

For more infomation >> 4-2-3-1 Predicted Liverpool Lineup Vs Burnley : Chamberlain To Replace Mo Salah ? ● News Now ● #LFC - Duration: 2:31.

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Never Give Up - Enjoying Everyday Life - Duration: 28:34.

ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY

THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.

[MUSIC]

JOYCE: WELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS GOT A REAL WORD

IN DUE SEASON FOR YOU.

TODAY, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS

ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE NEED TO

DO IN OUR LIFE AND IN OUR WALK WITH GOD.

AND THAT IS JUST BEING A DETERMINED PERSON WHO MAKES

YOUR MIND UP FROM THE BEGINNING THAT WHATEVER YOUR GOAL IS,

YOU ARE NEVER GOING TO GIVE UP UNTIL YOU REACH THAT GOAL.

NEVER GOING TO GIVE UP.

EVERYBODY IN HERE SAY NICE AND LOUD,

"I'M NEVER GOING TO GIVE UP."

AUDIENCE: I AM NEVER GOING TO GIVE UP.

JOYCE: AND THERE'S GOING TO BE LOTS OF TIMES WHEN

YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO GIVE UP.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TIMES WHEN IT LOOKS TO YOU LIKE

THAT THERE'S NO WAY THAT WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO TAKE PLACE

IN YOUR LIFE IS EVER GOING TO HAPPEN.

THERE'S GOING TO BE TIMES WHEN THE ENEMY'S GOING TO COME

AGAINST YOUR MIND.

YOU MAY HAVE TIMES WHEN PEOPLE WILL EVEN TRY TO TELL YOU THAT

IT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO CHANGE, YOU CAN NEVER GET OVER YOUR

PAST, ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT PEOPLE COME UP WITH.

BUT THE DEVIL IS A LIAR.

AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE

BEEN HURT.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST--IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN

ABUSED, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REJECTED, HOW MANY PEOPLE

HAVE HAD THINGS HAPPEN TO THEM IN THEIR LIFE THAT HAS LEFT THEM

DYSFUNCTIONAL.

AND ALL THAT REALLY MEANS IS THAT THEY COME OUT OF THAT PAIN

FUNCTIONING IN A WAY THAT'S NOT HEALTHY OR A WAY THAT'S NOT

GOD'S BEST FOR THEM.

YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE WE LEARN HOW TO FUNCTION IN LIFE OR IN

RELATIONSHIPS, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE FUNCTIONING

THE RIGHT WAY.

FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS ABUSED GROWING UP BY A FATHER

WHO WAS VERY CONTROLLING AND MANIPULATIVE.

AND SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I CAME OUT OF THAT WITH WAS A FEAR

OF EVER LETTING ANYBODY ELSE BE IN CONTROL BUT ME.

WELL, I MANAGED TO FIND A WAY TO FUNCTION LIKE THAT,

BUT IT WASN'T VERY GOOD FOR RELATIONSHIPS.

AND THERE'S NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO LONG TERM PUT

UP WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS TO HAVE THEIR WAY ALL THE TIME IN ORDER

TO BE HAPPY.

BUT I WASN'T DOING IT EVEN BECAUSE I WANTED TO CONTROL,

I WAS DOING IT OUT OF FEAR, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

SO, A LOT OF TIMES, OUR BEHAVIORS HAVE ROOTS TO THEM

THAT ONLY GOD CAN SHOW US.

AND THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN EVER GET FROM WHERE WE ARE TO

WHERE WE WANT TO BE IS TO REALIZE IT'S GOING TO BE

A JOURNEY AND THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE UP--I MEAN,

NEVER GIVE UP, THAT'S NOT GOOD.

WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP, WE'RE GOING TO NEVER GIVE UP.

AND I ALWAYS TRY TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THERE'S A BEGINNING,

AND WE'RE HEADED TO THE END, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A MIDDLE.

AND IT'S THE MIDDLE PART THAT GETS A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING

SOMETIMES.

NOW, IT INTRIGUES ME OR IT INTERESTS ME THAT OUT OF ALL

THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE BEEN HURT, SOME VERY, VERY

BADLY, SOME GET WELL, THEY GET BEYOND THE THINGS IN THEIR PAST,

AND THEY GO ON AND THEY DO REALLY GREAT THINGS WITH

THEIR LIFE.

THEY HAVE HAPPY LIVES.

AND THEN THERE'S OTHERS WHO JUST ARE ALWAYS FOREVER THEIR

WHOLE LIFE IN RECOVERY.

THEY NEVER SEEM TO MAKE IT.

I HAD A BROTHER LIKE THAT.

AND ACTUALLY, I WAS, IF YOU WANT TO COMPARE BEING MISTREATED,

I WAS MISTREATED A LOT WORSE THAN HE WAS.

BUT I WAS ABLE, THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD, TO GET HOLD OF

THAT AMAZING WHATEVER IT IS IN US THAT HELPS US PRESS

THROUGH THINGS, AND GO AHEAD AND OVERCOME THOSE THINGS.

HE WAS NOT.

AND HIS LIFE ENDED WHEN HE WAS VERY YOUNG, AND IT WAS VERY SAD

EVEN DURING THE TIMES THAT HE WAS HERE.

AND SO, IN ASKING GOD TO SHOW ME WHAT IS THAT THING IN PEOPLE,

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S THIS DETERMINATION FACTOR THAT YOU

ARE JUST NOT GOING TO GIVE UP.

AND I DON'T--I DON'T THINK THAT GOD PLAYS FAVORITES.

I DON'T THINK IT'S EVER A SITUATION, WELL, HERE'S

TEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN WOUNDED,

I'M GOING TO HEAL FIVE OF THEM AND FIVE OF THEM ARE GOING TO

JUST HAVE TO BE IN A MESS THEIR WHOLE LIFE.

THERE'S A PART OF IT THAT ONLY GOD CAN DO, BUT THERE'S A PART

OF IT THAT ONLY WE CAN DO.

AND A LARGE PART OF GETTING WELL FROM ANY KIND OF TRAGEDY IN YOUR

LIFE, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WAS DONE

TO YOU, IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU DID THAT YOU'RE HAVING

A HARD TIME GETTING OVER, BUT WHATEVER IT IS, THE BIBLE SAYS,

"IF YOU CONTINUE IN GOD'S WORD, YOU'LL KNOW THE TRUTH.

THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE."

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT FACING TRUTH IS A PRETTY GUT-WRENCHING

THING, ESPECIALLY IF THE TRUTH THAT YOU NEED TO HEAR IS

SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE YOU TO HAVE TO TAKE

THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAY THINGS ARE IN YOUR LIFE NOW.

YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO BLAME ALL OF OUR BAD BEHAVIOR ON SOMETHING

THAT HAPPENED TO US BACK THERE, BUT THE THING THAT GOD PUT ON MY

HEART AND THE THING THAT I LIKE TO SHARE WITH PEOPLE IS WHAT

HAPPENED TO ME WAS A REASON WHY I WAS THE WAY I WAS, BUT I COULD

NOT LET IT BECOME AN EXCUSE TO STAY THAT WAY.

AND THAT'S WHAT SO OFTEN PEOPLE DO.

IT'S ALWAYS BECAUSE, BECAUSE, BECAUSE.

BUT JESUS SAID THAT IF ANY MAN IS IN HIM, HE IS A NEW CREATURE.

OLD THINGS PASS AWAY.

LET'S THINK ABOUT THAT, OLD THINGS PASS AWAY.

SO, IF YOU'RE WATCHING TODAY FROM HOME, OR ON YOUR IPAD, OR

COMPUTER, OR WHEREVER YOU MIGHT BE, AND YOU'RE JUST THINKING,

"WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO HOPE FOR ME," THAT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY

NOT TRUE BECAUSE IF YOU RECEIVE CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR,

YOU GET A BRAND NEW BEGINNING.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, HIS MERCY IS NEW EVERY DAY.

AND I WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS IN MIND, GOD WILL NEVER GIVE UP

ON YOU IF YOU WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON HIM.

NOW, I'VE WRITTEN OVER 100 BOOKS, AND I DON'T WRITE

THEM JUST BECAUSE I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO.

I WRITE THEM BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT BOOKS ARE SO VALUABLE.

MANY OF THE BOOKS THAT HAVE HELPED ME THE MOST WERE WRITTEN

BY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN DEAD 100 YEARS.

AND SO, I'M HOPING THAT ALL OF THIS WORD THAT I'M LEAVING IN

THESE BOOKS IS GOING TO BE HELPING PEOPLE A LONG TIME

AFTER I'M GONE.

AND SO, TODAY, I'M GOING TO BE DOING SOME TEACHING OUT OF THIS

BOOK, "NEVER GIVE UP," AND IT'S A BOOK THAT I WROTE, YOU KNOW,

A GOOD NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, BUT THE WORD NEVER GETS OLD.

AND SO, ONE OF THE CHAPTERS IN HERE SAYS, "NEVER SAY NO WAY."

NOW, THAT'S ONE--THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE ENEMY PUTS

IN OUR HEAD ALL THE TIME, "WELL, THERE'S JUST NO WAY."

THAT THERE'S JUST NO WAY.

NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO GET OVER THIS.

NO WAY YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE.

OR WE LOOK AT THE OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR LIFE THAT ARE MAYBE

GIVING US TROUBLE AND WE THINK, "WELL, THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE

EVER GOING TO CHANGE."

AND IT'S VERY EASY TO GIVE UP IF YOU THINK THERE'S NO WAY EVER TO

GET OUT OF YOUR SITUATION.

SO, PLEASE REMEMBER, IF YOU'RE TAKING ANY KIND OF NOTES YOU CAN

WRITE THIS DOWN, IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING REALLY

CHALLENGING RIGHT NOW, REMEMBER THIS TOO WILL PASS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THE ENEMY WANTS US TO THINK IS THE WAY WE

ARE RIGHT NOW IS THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE FOREVER.

THIS IS NEVER GOING TO GO AWAY.

THIS IS NEVER GOING TO CHANGE.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THE GIRLS HERE TODAY IN THE STUDIO

FROM THE MERCY MINISTRIES HOME THAT WE SUPPORT, WHICH IS A HOME

THAT DOES A LOT OF WONDERFUL GOOD HELPING GIRLS THAT HAVE

BEEN ABUSED AND HURT IN THE PAST RECOVER.

AND YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THAT SOMETIMES YOU MAY THINK, "I'M

NEVER GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE," YOU KNOW?

"THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE MY EXISTENCE FOREVER."

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU'LL GRADUATE, YOU'LL GET OUT, YOU'LL GET A JOB.

YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF DECISIONS TO MAKE,

BUT EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS ALWAYS CHANGING.

THE ONLY THING THAT NEVER CHANGES IS GOD, AND THAT'S GOOD.

WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE GROWING SPIRITUALLY.

WE'RE NEVER REALLY AT A DEAD END AS LONG AS WE HAVE

A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

THERE'S ALWAYS A NEW PLACE TO REACH FOR AND A NEW PLACE TO GO.

GOD DOES NOT EVER RUN OUT OF NEW IDEAS AND GOOD IDEAS.

AND WE JUST NEED TO BELIEVE THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY.

JOHN 14:6 SAYS, "JESUS SAID, 'I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH,

AND THE LIFE.

NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT BY AND THROUGH ME.'"

SO, JESUS NOT ONLY PROVIDES A WAY, HE IS THE WAY.

SO, DON'T BELIEVE THOSE LIES ANYMORE, "THERE'S NO WAY,

THERE'S JUST NO WAY."

OR THE LIE THAT SAYS, "THIS IS NEVER GOING TO CHANGE.

THIS IS NEVER GOING TO CHANGE."

HOW MANY OF YOU HEAR THOSE TWO LIES PRETTY OFTEN?

YOU KNOW, "THIS IS NEVER GOING TO CHANGE.

THERE'S NO WAY.

THIS IS--" YOU KNOW, WELL, THE ENEMY

IS JUST TRYING TO GET YOU TO GIVE UP.

THERE'S ALWAYS A PRICE TO PAY FOR SUCCESS IN ANY AREA OF

YOUR LIFE.

AND THE PRICE THAT WE PAY REALLY IS THAT STICKING WITH SOMETHING

WHEN IT'S HARD AND STICKING WITH SOMETHING WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE

IT'S JUST NOT DOING ANY GOOD AT ALL.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE CHANGING OF A HUMAN BEING,

I LOOK BACK AND I THINK ABOUT MY OWN LIFE, AND OH MY GOSH, IF YOU

KNEW ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAD IN MY PERSONALITY AND IN MY

TEMPERAMENT BY THE TIME I STARTED EVEN TRYING TO WALK

WITH GOD, I MEAN, ANY KIND OF DYSFUNCTION ANYBODY COULD HAVE,

I HAD IT.

I MEAN, REALLY I JUST--MY MIND WAS MESSED UP, MY EMOTIONS

WERE MESSED UP.

NOW, LOOKING AT ME, I CAN HOLD DOWN A GOOD JOB, I HAD A FAMILY.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT BY LOOKING AT ME THAT I HAD THAT

MANY PROBLEMS.

BUT BOY, IF YOU GOT TO KNOW ME, IT WASN'T VERY LONG AND YOU

STARTED THINKING, "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?"

I REMEMBER AFTER DAVE AND I HAD BEEN MARRIED ABOUT 3 WEEKS,

YOU KNOW, WE ONLY HAD 5 DATES AND GOT MARRIED AND I ALWAYS SAY

THAT HE--IT'S A GOOD THING HE MARRIED ME QUICK BEFORE HE FOUND

OUT TOO MUCH.

AND SO, AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS, HE LOOKED AT ME ONE DAY, I REMEMBER

STILL WHEN WE WERE STANDING IN THE LITTLE APARTMENT WE HAD,

AND HE SAID, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?"

WELL, SEE, I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH EVERYBODY

ELSE IN THE WORLD, NOT ME.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I HAD A PROBLEM.

AND SO YOU--PART OF THAT PRICE THAT YOU PAY IS REALIZING THAT

EVERYTHING TAKES LONGER THAN YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO.

I MEAN AFTER I'D BEEN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SERIOUSLY TRYING TO

CHANGE FOR 5 YEARS, I MEAN, I REMEMBER THINKING,

"I HAVEN'T CHANGED AT ALL."

WELL, I HAD, BUT THERE WERE SO MANY OTHER THINGS YET THAT

NEEDED TO BE DONE THAT I FELT LIKE I HAD NOT CHANGED AT ALL.

SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO DO THAT'S

ON ANY KIND OF A JOURNEY, YOU'RE TRYING TO REACH ANY KIND OF

A GOAL, IS DON'T JUST LOOK AT HOW FAR YOU HAVE TO GO.

CELEBRATE EVERY LITTLE, TINY SUCCESS THAT YOU HAVE.

I DON'T THINK WE DO ENOUGH CELEBRATING IN OUR LIFE.

IT'S MOST PEOPLE FOCUS ON WHAT THEY'RE NOT INSTEAD OF WHAT THEY

ARE, AND MOST PEOPLE FOCUS ON WHAT THEY DON'T HAVE INSTEAD OF

WHAT THEY DO HAVE.

AND MY GOODNESS, EVERY ONE OF YOU, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT IF

YOU'VE BEEN WALKING WITH GOD ONE YEAR, JUST ONE YEAR, OR

WE'LL JUST SAY 6 MONTHS, IF YOU REALLY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT LETTING

GOD DO A WORK IN YOUR LIFE, YOU HAVE CHANGED.

YOU MAY NOT HAVE CHANGED TO THE DEGREE THAT YOU WANT TO,

BUT YOU DEFINITELY HAVE CHANGED.

SO, IF WE LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, IT GIVES US

HOPE FOR THE THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.

"WHICH OF YOU, WISHING TO BUILD A FARM BUILDING, DOES NOT FIRST

SIT DOWN AND CALCULATE THE COST TO SEE WHETHER HE HAS SUFFICIENT

MEANS TO FINISH IT?

OTHERWISE, WHEN HE'S LAID THE FOUNDATION AND IS UNABLE TO

COMPLETE [THE BUILDING], ALL WHO SEE IT WILL BEGIN TO MOCK AND

JEER AT HIM, SAYING, 'THIS MAN BEGAN TO BUILD AND WAS NOT ABLE

(OR WORTH ENOUGH) TO FINISH.'" SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I

LIKE TO TRY TO TEACH PEOPLE IS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WHEN YOU

START SOMETHING, AND THIS IS NOT INTENDED TO BE NEGATIVE AT ALL,

YOU NEED TO THINK, "OKAY, THIS IS GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN

I THINK IT WILL.

IT'S GOING TO BE HARDER THAN I THINK IT WILL.

AND WHAT I HAVE TO PAY OR GIVE UP TO GET TO THAT GOAL MAY BE

MORE THAN I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE."

YOU SEE, WHEN WE HAVE THIS PERFECTIONISTIC THINKING,

IT'S UNREALISTIC.

I MEAN, HOW MANY OF YOU EVER REALLY HAVE EVEN ONE WHOLE DAY

IN YOUR LIFE THAT GOES EXACTLY THE WAY THAT YOU WANTED IT TO GO

WHEN YOU GOT OUT OF BED?

MOST OF US HAVE ALREADY HAD A FEW DISAPPOINTMENTS THIS

MORNING, WHATEVER IT IS.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU WANTED TO TAKE A WALK, AND YOU GOT UP

AND IT WAS RAINING.

OR YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND SO, WE NEED TO--WE NEED TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT LIFE, AND

REALIZE THAT THE DEVIL'S ALIVE AND WELL ON PLANET EARTH.

AND ANY TIME YOU TRY TO MAKE ANY KIND OF PROGRESS, DON'T EVER

FORGET THIS, ANY TIME YOU TRY TO MAKE ANY KIND OF PROGRESS,

THE ENEMY IS GOING TO COME AGAINST YOU AND TRY TO STOP IT.

PAUL SAID, "A WIDE DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY OPENED UNTO ME,

AND WITH IT THERE WERE MANY, MANY, MANY ADVERSARIES."

NOW, ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THIS BOOK IS ABOUT NOT GIVING UP

ON YOURSELF.

AND BOY, THAT'S USUALLY A BIG ONE.

YOU KNOW, HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF, THE KIND OF

RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH YOURSELF, AFFECTS EVERY OTHER

RELATIONSHIP IN YOUR LIFE.

AND I KNOW A LOT OF YOU, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE COME FROM

A BACKGROUND OF REJECTION OR A LOT OF ABUSE, YOU KNOW,

IN THE EARLY STAGES OF OUR LIFE, THE WAY WE FEEL ABOUT OURSELVES,

OUR WORTH AND VALUE, IS VERY MUCH CONNECTED

TO HOW OUR PARENTS TREAT US OR HOW THE PEOPLE IN

OUR LIFE AT THAT TIME TREAT US.

SO, IF THEY DON'T TREAT US GOOD, IT'S VERY EASY TO GET STARTED

OFF IN LIFE WITH THIS THINKING, "SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH ME."

BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN YOU GO INTO RECOVERY

AND YOU COME INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST, THAT'S ALL A THING

OF THE PAST.

SO, YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO THINK ABOUT YOURSELF THE WAY

THAT GOD THINKS ABOUT YOU AND SEE YOURSELF THE WAY THAT

GOD SEES YOU.

AND I KNOW THAT'S HARD BECAUSE WE HAVE BAD MENTAL HABITS AND

THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BREAK.

BUT I HAD SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO LOVE PEOPLE, AND I WAS

IN CHURCH AND I WAS HEARING MESSAGES ABOUT LOVE

AND LOVING PEOPLE.

AND I WANTED TO LOVE PEOPLE, AND I JUST DID NOT UNDERSTAND

WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME.

AND IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR ME WHEN GOD FINALLY SPOKE TO MY

HEART, OR I'M SURE HE TRIED TO SPEAK TO ME BEFORE,

BUT I JUST HEARD HIM.

AND HE SAID, "YOU CAN NEVER LOVE ANYBODY ELSE UNTIL YOU LOVE

YOURSELF."

YOU SEE, I DIDN'T LOVE MYSELF.

AND SO, WHETHER YOU'RE AT HOME WATCHING OR YOU'RE HERE IN THIS

LITTLE STUDIO WATCHING, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT KIND OF

RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH YOURSELF.

IF YOU'RE MAD AT YOURSELF, CHANCES ARE YOU'RE GOING TO END

UP BEING MAD AT SOMEBODY ELSE IN YOUR LIFE TODAY.

WHAT'S IN US ENDS UP COMING OUT OF US.

YOU KNOW, I LOOKED FINE ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT INSIDE I WAS

A MESS.

AND SO, BECAUSE I WAS A MESS INSIDE, IT KEPT SPILLING OVER

AND COMING OUT OF MY LIFE.

SO, DON'T EVER GIVE UP ON YOURSELF.

REFUSE TO LIVE IN FEAR.

THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU CAN EVER OVERCOME FEAR IS TO CONFRONT IT.

FEAR IS A FACTOR THAT'S GOING TO BE AROUND AS LONG AS WE'RE

AROUND.

I STILL HAVE DIFFERENT FEARS COME AGAINST ME.

THERE'S NOT ONE PERSON IN--LISTENING TODAY OR WATCHING

THAT DOESN'T HAVE FEAR COME AGAINST YOU IN SOME WAY, SHAPE,

OR FORM, WHETHER IT'S MAJOR OR WHETHER IT'S MINOR.

AND WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO STAND UP AGAINST THEM BECAUSE

COURAGE IS FORWARD MOTION IN THE PRESENCE OF FEAR.

IT'S NOT THE ABSENCE OF FEAR, BUT IT'S DOING IT AFRAID.

GOD SAID, "FEAR NOT, FOR I AM WITH YOU."

WE NEED TO HAVE A--MORE OF A CONQUERING SPIRIT, MORE OF

A, "I CAN DO IT.

I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO IS MY STRENGTH.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN'T DO IF GOD IS ON MY SIDE."

NOW, YOU KNOW, WE ALL WANT TO HAVE A TESTIMONY.

I'VE GOT A GREAT TESTIMONY NOW.

BUT YOU KNOW, THE WORD "TESTIMONY" BEGINS WITH TEST.

AND SO, GUESS WHAT?

YOU NEVER GET A TESTIMONY WITHOUT A TEST SOMEWHERE ALONG

THE LINE.

AND THE BIBLE TEACHES US A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT THAT.

JAMES 1:2 AND 3, "CONSIDER IT WHOLLY JOYFUL, MY BRETHREN,

WHENEVER YOU'RE ENVELOPED IN OR ENCOUNTER TRIALS OF ANY SORT, OR

FALL INTO VARIOUS TEMPTATIONS.

BE ASSURED AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE TRIAL AND THE PROVING OF

YOUR FAITH BRING OUT ENDURANCE AND STEADFASTNESS AND PATIENCE."

WELL, I ALWAYS SAY BEFORE THEY BROUGHT OUT PATIENCE AND

ENDURANCE AND STEADFASTNESS, MY TRIALS BROUGHT A LOT OF OTHER

THINGS OUT OF ME THAT WEREN'T ALL THAT PRETTY.

AND TO BE HONEST, A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S WHY THINGS ARE PERMITTED

IN OUR LIVES, OR WE DON'T GET RID OF THINGS AS FAST AS WE'D

LIKE TO BECAUSE ANYBODY CAN BEHAVE WELL WHEN EVERYTHING'S

GOING THEIR WAY, ANYBODY.

I MEAN, PERSON IN THE WORLD CAN DO THAT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

TO DO THAT.

BUT GOD WANTS US TO GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE BELIEVE HIS WORD

SO MUCH THAT EVEN WHEN WE HAVE PAINFUL CIRCUMSTANCES OR

DISAPPOINTING THINGS HAPPEN, WE'RE STILL GOING TO GO BACK TO

THE WORD AND SAY, "WELL, THIS IS HOW I FEEL, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO

LIVE BY HOW I FEEL.

THIS IS WHAT I BELIEVE."

AND EVENTUALLY--I LOVE ONE SCRIPTURE

IN ISAIAH 41, IT SAYS, "GOD WILL HARDEN YOU

TO DIFFICULTIES."

AND I LOVE THAT.

YOU KNOW, MANY OF THE THINGS THAT MAYBE UPSET YOU RIGHT NOW,

LIKE SOME OF YOU GIRLS FROM THE MERCY HOME THAT ARE STILL REAL

YOUNG, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT UPSET YOU NOW AND JUST MAYBE

TOTALLY THROW YOU OFF KILTER, THOSE SAME THINGS USED TO DO

THE SAME THING TO ME.

BUT NOW THEY DON'T ANYMORE, AND YOU WILL GET TO THE POINT WHERE

THINGS THAT REALLY JUST GET YOU TOTALLY UNNERVED NOW WON'T EVEN

BOTHER YOU AT ALL, YOU WON'T EVEN HARDLY NOTICE THEM.

AND THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GET TO THAT IS BY THINGS HAPPENING,

GOING THROUGH THEM, LEARNING HOW TO PASS THE TEST, AND THEN

ULTIMATELY YOU CAN SIT AND SHARE WITH SOMEBODY THIS

GREAT TESTIMONY THAT YOU HAVE.

BUT YOU'LL NEVER HAVE THAT TESTIMONY IF YOU DON'T GO

THROUGH SOME TESTS.

1 PETER 4:12, "BELOVED, DON'T BE AMAZED AND BEWILDERED AT

THE FIERY ORDEAL WHICH IS TAKING PLACE TO TEST YOUR QUALITY,

AS THOUGH SOMETHING STRANGE [UNUSUAL AND ALIEN TO YOU

AND YOUR POSITION] WERE BEFALLING YOU."

WELL, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TESTS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO PASS?

LET'S JUST PUT A LITTLE PRACTICALITY INTO THIS TODAY.

HOW ABOUT THE FORGIVENESS TEST?

DO YOU EVER NEED TO FORGIVE ANYBODY?

MAYBE THERE'S SOMEBODY FROM YOUR PAST YOU NEED TO FORGIVE.

MAYBE THERE'S SOMEBODY FROM THIS MORNING THAT YOU NEED

TO FORGIVE.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A TEST.

AND WE DON'T DO IT BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE IT, WE DO IT

IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD.

WE DO IT BECAUSE HE FORGIVES US OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

HOW MANY TIMES IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE DO WE

THINK, "WELL, IT'S FINE TO FORGIVE, BUT SURELY YOU DON'T

EXPECT ME TO JUST KEEP FORGIVING YOU FOR THE SAME THING OVER

AND OVER AND OVER?" BUT THEN WE NEED TO GO BACK AND

REMEMBER THAT GOD FORGIVES US FOR THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER

AND OVER AND OVER.

I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THIS, JESUS WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO DO

ANYTHING THAT HE WASN'T WILLING TO DO HIMSELF WHEN HE WAS HERE.

HE'LL NEVER ASK YOU TO GO THROUGH ANYTHING THAT HE HAS NOT

FIRST GONE THROUGH AND HAD VICTORY OVER.

WHAT ABOUT THE--I CALL IT THE JUDAS KISS TEST, WHERE

SOMEBODY THAT YOU TRUST, SOMEBODY THAT YOU THINK IS FOR

YOU, ENDS UP BEING THE VERY ONE THAT COMES AGAINST YOU

AND DECEIVES YOU.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WORSE THAN BEING BETRAYED BY

SOMEONE THAT YOU REALLY LOVE AND YOU REALLY BELIEVE LOVES YOU.

AND OF COURSE, WE KNOW JUDAS WAS THAT PERSON FOR JESUS.

HE WAS ONE OF HIS 12, AND HE BETRAYED HIM, AND IT HAPPENS IN

OUR LIVES TOO.

SEE, THE THING IS IS IF SOMEBODY BETRAYS YOU AND THEY DON'T MEAN

ANYTHING TO YOU, THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO HURT.

BUT THE CLOSER YOU ARE TO SOMEBODY, THAT'S WHY MANY TIMES

THE PEOPLE THAT END UP HURTING US ARE THE PEOPLE IN OUR OWN

FAMILIES, OR SOMETIMES OUR CLOSE FRIENDS.

AND I KNOW IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT, BUT BELIEVE ME, EVENTUALLY

IT WILL WORK OUT FOR YOUR GOOD.

HOW ABOUT THE LOVING THE UNLOVELY TEST?

IT'S EASY TO LOVE PEOPLE THAT ARE NICE, ISN'T IT?

BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T?

OR HOW ABOUT THIS, HOW ABOUT THE TEST OF TIME?

WOW, THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST TESTS THAT WE'LL

EVER HAVE TO PASS, ISN'T IT?

SO, I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TODAY, BE DETERMINED.

FIND SOMETHING WAY DOWN DEEP IN YOURSELF THAT I BELIEVE IS IN

EVERY PERSON, AND IT'S WILLPOWER,

GOD GIVES US FREE WILL, AND WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO

WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO.

HE NEVER LEAVES US TO DO IT ON OUR OWN.

HE'S ALWAYS THERE TO HELP US.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING

EASY, THEN VICTORIOUS CHRISTIANITY IS PROBABLY NOT

FOR YOU.

A LOT OF--YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE

IN GOD SAY, "OH, YOU CHRISTIANS, YOU JUST NEED A CRUTCH."

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, GOING TO CHURCH IS EASY, BUT

WALKING IN VICTORY, FORGIVING PEOPLE THAT HAVE HURT YOU,

LETTING GO OF THE PAST, LETTING GOD CHANGE YOU, THESE THINGS ARE

NOT FOR THE WEAK AND THE WIMPY.

THESE ARE ONLY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO SAY, "I DON'T CARE

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, I DON'T CARE WHAT I FEEL LIKE, I DON'T CARE

HOW LONG IT TAKES, I AM NEVER GOING TO GIVE UP."

THERE'S A LITTLE THING THAT I LIKE TO SAY,

JUST KEEP ON KEEPING ON.

WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T TAKE ONE MORE STEP, JUST GO

AHEAD AND TAKE ONE MORE STEP, AND THEN ONE MORE STEP

AFTER THAT.

AND I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT, NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF A PROBLEM

YOU HAVE, IF YOU WILL MAKE THAT DECISION I AM NEVER GOING TO

GIVE UP.

1 PETER 5 TEACHES US THAT THE DEVIL ROAMS ABOUT LIKE A LION

ROARING IN FIERCE HUNGER, SEEKING SOMEONE TO SEIZE UPON

AND DEVOUR.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YOU, AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ME.

AND THEN IT SAYS, "WITHSTAND HIM."

SEE, THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS THAT NOBODY CAN DO FOR US BUT US.

YOU REALIZE THAT?

I MEAN, THERE'S THINGS THAT WE ASK GOD TO DO FOR US THAT HE'S

NOT GOING TO DO FOR US.

HE WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO DO IT, AND HE'LL BE THERE WITH

US WHEN WE DO IT, BUT IF GOD DID EVERYTHING FOR US, WE WOULD

NEVER MATURE AND GROW UP.

ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT A PARENT CAN DO FOR A CHILD IS TO

MAKE LIFE SO EASY FOR THEM THAT THEY NEVER HAVE TO RESIST

OR STAND AGAINST ANYTHING.

AND TO BE HONEST, SOMETIMES THAT'S WHY PEOPLE LATER ON IN

THEIR ADULT LIFE, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE--WAS THE ISSUES WITH

MY BROTHER.

MY MOTHER JUST PAMPERED HIM AND PAMPERED HIM, AND GOT HIM

OUT OF EVERYTHING, AND GAVE HIM EVERYTHING HE WANTED.

AND I THINK ULTIMATELY, IT ENDED UP NOT TO BE GOOD FOR HIM.

AND SO, DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU HAVE TO DO SOME THINGS,

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN DO THOSE.

"WITHSTAND HIM; BE FIRM IN FAITH [AGAINST HIS ONSET], ROOTED,

ESTABLISHED, STRONG, IMMOVABLE, AND DETERMINED."

SO, MAKE A DECISION TODAY THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY NEVER, EVER,

EVER GOING TO GIVE UP.

NOW, TODAY WE'RE OFFERING THE PAPERBACK VERSION OF THIS BOOK,

"NEVER GIVE UP."

HOW CAN ANYBODY NOT WANT A BOOK LIKE THAT?

I MEAN, THERE'S JUST--I MEAN, YOU GET A GOOD PICTURE THERE OF

ME, THAT'LL HELP YOU I'M SURE.

I'M JUST KIDDING.

"RELENTLESS DETERMINATION TO OVERCOME LIFE'S CHALLENGES."

ANYBODY COULD USE THIS BOOK I'M SURE.

AND SO, WE'RE GOING TO OFFER THIS TO YOU TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT

TO THE MINISTRY OF ANY AMOUNT.

NOW, NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE A GREAT BOOK, BUT YOU'VE GOT

A GREAT OFFER.

I MEAN, WHAT COULD BE ANY BETTER THAN SAYING YOU JUST DO YOUR

BEST, SEND AN OFFERING THAT YOU FEEL LIKE THAT YOU CAN DO,

ASK FOR THIS BOOK, AND WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU.

NOW REMEMBER, WE NEVER FAIL UNLESS WE GIVE UP,

SO DO NOT GIVE UP, THANK YOU.

JOYCE: WELL, THERE'S REALLY NO SPECIAL FORMULA TO

SPENDING TIME WITH GOD.

IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO IT.

MAKING THIS A PRIORITY WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE LIKE

NOTHING ELSE.

I KNOW IT HAS MINE, AND NOW I WANT TO HELP YOU ENRICH YOUR

TIME WITH GOD BY SHARING SOME THOUGHTS AND INSIGHTS FROM MY

OWN LIFE IN MY BRAND NEW DEVOTIONAL CALLED

"MY TIME WITH GOD."

LET'S FOCUS ON HIM TOGETHER.

AND MY PRAYER IS THAT THESE SCRIPTURES AND DECLARATIONS OF

FAITH WILL HELP YOU GROW DEEPER IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST

A LITTLE BIT MORE EVERY SINGLE DAY.

ANNOUNCER: ORDER YOUR COPY OF JOYCE'S NEW DEVOTIONAL,

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ANNOUNCER: SO, THE BIBLE IS GOD'S MANUAL TO HELP US NAVIGATE

LIFE, BUT LIFE OFTEN GETS IN THE WAY OF KNOWING THE BIBLE,

FINDING THE TIME, KNOWING WHERE TO BEGIN, AND DISCOVERING

WHAT THIS ALL MEANS TO YOU.

WE UNDERSTAND, AND WE'D LIKE TO HELP.

AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG/STUDY, YOU'LL FIND FREE RESOURCES TO HELP YOU

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MALE: WE'RE HAVING A CAR PREP DAY FOR WIDOWS AND SINGLE MOMS

IN THE COMMUNITY.

JUST TRYING TO FILL BOTH ROLES OF PROVIDER AND CARETAKER, AND

WE JUST WANTED TO COME ALONGSIDE THEM AND TRY TO HELP EASE THAT

IN ANY WAY THAT WE POSSIBLY COULD.

FEMALE: I KNEW THE CHURCH WAS GOING TO DO

THE OUTREACH.

AND MY JEEP HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS, BUT IT'S ALL I HAVE TO

DRIVE ME AND HER TO SCHOOL AND TO WORK.

AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE IT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO.

THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD DO, LIKE, OIL CHANGES AND THEY WOULD

DETAIL THE CAR AND STUFF, BUT I WASN'T EXPECTING FOUR NEW TIRES.

I FELT UNDESERVING 'CAUSE I'M NOBODY.

TO THINK THAT ANYBODY WOULD DO THAT, I CAN'T PUT INTO WORDS

WHAT IT MEANS.

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