ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT LOVING YOUR COMFORT.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT LOVING VACATION
OR LOVING WEEKENDS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT LOVING YOUR LIFE,
EVERY SEASON OF YOUR LIFE.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: TO LOVE YOUR LIFE--
HOW MANY OF YOU WANNA LOVE YOUR LIFE,
I MEAN REALLY LOVE YOUR LIFE?
OKAY WELL, IF YOU REALLY WANNA LOVE
YOUR LIFE THEN GET THE WORD "HATE" OUT OF YOUR VOCABULARY.
"I HATE THE TRAFFIC."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "I HATE MY JOB.
I HATE DOING DISHES.
I HATE CHANGING THE OIL IN THE CAR."
HERE'S A REALLY GOOD ONE.
"I HATE UNLOADING THE DISHWASHER."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: NOW, THAT IS PATHETIC.
YOU USED TO HATE TO DO DISHES.
NOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO DISHES ANYMORE.
NOW YOU HATE TO UNLOAD THE AUTOMATIC DISHWASHER
THAT DOES THEM FOR YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON.
"I HATE THE WAY I LOOK.
I HATE THE WAY I FEEL."
WELL, DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT?
"WELL, NO, I JUST WISH MY LIFE WAS DIFFERENT."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: GET THE WORD "HATE" OUT OF YOUR VOCABULARY.
THE ONLY THING WE CAN HATE IS WICKEDNESS, AND SIN, AND EVIL
BUT YOU DON'T GET TO HATE ANY PEOPLE.
EH, EH, YEAH REALLY, NO PEOPLE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: DON'T GET TO HATE ANY PEOPLE.
YOU SAY, "CAN I JUST BE MAD AT 'EM?"
NO, YOU DON'T EVEN GET TO DO THAT EITHER.
YEAH, WE'LL GET TO THAT SOMETIME TOO.
SO, LOVE NEEDS TO BE THE CENTRAL THEME OF OUR LIFE.
THE WORST-SELLING BOOK I EVER HAD WAS A BOOK ON LOVE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: IT WAS PITIFUL, I MEAN PITIFUL, PITIFUL.
IT WAS JUST TERRIBLE.
AND IT WAS ABOUT A LOVE REVOLUTION,
LIKE TURNING YOUR LIFE INTO A--
I GOT SO EXCITED ABOUT THE BOOK.
LIKE, TURN YOUR LIFE IN--
LET'S START A REVOLUTION OF LOVE.
WE GOT A WORLD FULL OF HATRED.
LET'S--CHRISTIANS, LET'S GET OUT THERE
AND FORGET ABOUT OURSELVES AND LOVE PEOPLE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, YEAH, YOU'RE CLAPPING HERE.
DID YOU BUY THE BOOK?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: HOW MANY OF YOU BOUGHT THE BOOK,
"THE LOVE REVOLUTION"?
WELL, THAT'S MORE THAN I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT.
PRAISE GOD.
I FINALLY GOT MAD AND JUST STARTED
GIVING THEM AWAY.
I THOUGHT--
AND IT WAS A GOOD BOOK.
THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BOOK
BUT THE THING IS IS PEOPLE AREN'T INTERESTED IN THAT.
NOW, IF YOU SAY HOW TO BE A MILLIONAIRE OVERNIGHT,
WELL, GET READY FOR THE BEST-SELLERS' LIST.
"LORD, GIVE ME WHAT I NEED, NOT WHAT I WANT."
NEW PRAYER.
ANYBODY BOLD ENOUGH TO PRAY THAT?
"LORD, GIVE ME WHAT I NEED, NOT WHAT I WANT
AND GIVE IT TO ME IN YOUR TIMING, NOT IN MINE."
WHOO!
"GIVE ME HOWEVER MUCH MONEY I CAN HANDLE AND NOT EVER LET IT
GET MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU."
DAVID PRAYED, "DON'T GIVE ME TOO MUCH LEST I FORGET YOU.
AND DON'T GIVE ME TOO LITTLE, LEST I COMPLAIN AGAINST YOU."
SO, HE WAS PRAYING THAT HE GOT JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT
OF WHAT HE COULD HANDLE AND STILL KEEP GOD FIRST
IN HIS LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, LOVE NEEDS TO BE THE CENTRAL THEME OF OUR LIFE,
BUT IT WILL NOT BE IF WE DON'T DO IT ON PURPOSE.
THERE IS JUST TOO MUCH SELFISHNESS IN OUR FLESH
TO EVER GET OUT OF BED EVERY DAY AND LAY OUR LIVES DOWN
AND PUT OTHER PEOPLE FIRST IF WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF HELP
FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT AND IF WE DON'T DO IT
ON PURPOSE.
AND SEE, THIS IS LIKE KIND OF LIKE
A NEW IDEA FOR A LOT OF YOU.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE, HMM?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "I DON'T KNOW, YOU WANNA COME BACK TOMORROW
OR NOT?"
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT
THAN THIS."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: LOVE GOES IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
FIRST YOU--YOU REALLY DON'T--
YOU CAN'T LOVE ANYTHING TILL YOU LET GOD LOVE YOU.
THAT'S WHERE IT ALL BEGINS.
HE'S THE BEGINNING OF ALL THINGS.
AND SO, THE LOVE OF GOD HAS BEEN SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS
BY THE HOLY SPIRIT.
FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON.
HE IS LOVE.
IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING HE DOES AND HIS LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL.
AND GOD JUST LOVES YOU AND YOU CAN'T BUY HIS LOVE.
THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO EXCEPT RECEIVE IT
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T.
AND SO, IN JOHN 15:9 JESUS SAID, "I HAVE LOVED YOU
JUST AS THE FATHER HAS LOVED ME.
ABIDE IN MY LOVE."
NOW ABIDE MEANS TO LIVE, DWELL, AND REMAIN.
I LOVE THAT WORD "ABIDE."
"IF YOU ABIDE IN ME AND MY WORD ABIDES IN YOU,
YOU CAN ASK WHAT YOU WILL AND I'LL DO IT.
BUT APART FROM ME, YOU CAN DO NOTHING."
THAT'S IN JOHN 15.
SO, HE SAID, "I LOVE YOU, NOW ABIDE IN MY LOVE."
JESUS WAS LETTING GOD'S LOVE, HIS FATHER'S LOVE,
FLOW TO HIM AND THROUGH HIM.
SEE, YOU CAN'T LOVE ANYBODY ELSE IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED
GOD'S LOVE AND WHEN YOU RECEIVE GOD'S LOVE--
NOW LISTEN TO ME VERY CAREFULLY.
WHEN WE RECEIVE GOD'S LOVE, THEN WE LOVE OURSELVES
NOT SELFISHLY, BUT IN A HEALTHY WAY
BECAUSE THE BEST GIFT THAT YOU CAN GIVE THE WORLD
IS A HEALTHY, TOGETHER, SECURE, CONFIDENT YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THAT'S MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN
YOUR GIFTS AND TALENTS.
I WOULD RATHER WORK WITH SOMEBODY
THAT WAS A LITTLE LESS TALENTED AND WAS REAL SECURE
THAN TO WORK WITH SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT ALL KINDS OF TALENTS
BUT BOY, IF YOU DON'T LIKE ONE LITTLE, TEENY, TINY THING
THAT THEY DO "WELL," THEN THEY'RE ALL OFFENDED.
HOW MANY OF YOU JUST IT WEARS YOU OUT
DEALING WITH INSECURE PEOPLE?
NOW SEE, SOME OF YA ARE INSECURE AND YOU THINK I'M BEING MEAN.
I AM NOT BEING MEAN.
I'M JUST SIMPLY SAYING THAT IT IS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY
HARD ON RELATIONSHIPS IF ONE PERSON HAS TO SPEND
ALL THEIR TIME TRYING TO KEEP THE OTHER PERSON FIXED.
AND YOU MIGHT BE THINKING, SEE, YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT
WHETHER YOU WANNA CLAP FOR THIS BECAUSE WE'VE COME TO FEEL SORRY
FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE LIKE THAT.
BUT HERE'S THE THING, JESUS CAME TO HEAL US FROM THAT
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THAT SO WE CAN BE FULL OF CONFIDENCE,
SO WE CAN DO GREAT THINGS, SO WE CAN BE WORLD CHANGERS,
SO WE CAN HAVE AN AMAZING LIFE, NOT SO WE CAN JUST WIMP AROUND
AND HAVE PEOPLE FEEL SORRY FOR US
ALL OF OUR LIVES.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HEY, I GOT ALL KINDS OF REASONS
I CAN FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF.
MY FATHER ABUSED ME.
MY MOTHER DIDN'T HELP ME.
AND I DID THAT FOR A LOT OF YEARS.
I JUST SAT IN MY PIT AND FELT SORRY FOR MYSELF,
BUT I AIN'T DOING THAT ANYMORE.
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE A GOOD START, BUT YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD FINISH
BUT A LOT OF IT IS UP TO YOU.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
AND THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN BE SECURE
IS TO RECEIVE MEGADOSES OF GOD'S LOVE.
"GOD LOVES ME. HE LOVES ME."
I REMEMBER BACK 38 YEARS AGO WHEN I WOULD STAND
AND LOOK AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR AND SAY, "GOD LOVES YOU."
'CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THAT REVELATION.
I WASN'T LOVED AS A CHILD AND I DIDN'T HAVE
THAT REVELATION IN MY LIFE.
AND GUESS WHAT.
I COULDN'T REALLY LOVE ANYBODY ELSE.
I WAS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE.
I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME IN ALL MY RELATIONSHIPS
'CAUSE I WASN'T GETTING ALONG WITH MYSELF.
ARE YOU THERE?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IF YOU DON'T LOVE YOU, HOW CAN YOU LOVE ANYBODY ELSE?
YOU CAN'T GIVE AWAY WHAT YOU DON'T HAVE.
DON'T EVER SAY, "I HATE MYSELF."
JUST FORGET TALKING ABOUT ALL THE STUFF YOU DON'T LIKE
ABOUT YOURSELF TOO.
YOU CAN NOT LIKE YOUR SIN AND STILL LOVE YOURSELF.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "ARE YOU SURE ABOUT ALL THIS, JOYCE?"
WELL, YEAH, PRETTY SURE.
PRETTY SURE.
WE CAN BE SECURE.
YOU KNOW HOW WONDERFUL IT IS TO BE FREE TO BE WHO YOU ARE,
TO BE SECURE IN GOD'S LOVE FOR YOU
AND TO NOT EVEN HAVE TO FALL APART
EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A MISTAKE?
LISTEN, I REPENT ALL THE TIME.
I'M A CHIEF REPENTER.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AMEN?
BUT I TELL YA WHAT I DON'T DO, I DON'T WASTE ONE MINUTE
OF MY LIFE FEELING GUILTY.
BUT I DID.
I WASTED A LOT OF IT FEELING GUILTY.
GOD'S LOVE IS NOT BASED ON YOU NEVER MAKING A MISTAKE.
AMEN?
AND YOU CAN LOVE YOUR IMPERFECT SELF.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO--
DON'T LOVE YOUR SIN, BUT YOU CAN JUST--
YOU CAN FACE IT.
YOU KNOW, I JUST--I JUST--
I MEAN I'LL JUST TELL YOU THE TRUTH RIGHT HERE.
LOOK AT ME, I'M JUST KIND OF IMPATIENT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I MEAN, I'VE GOTTEN BETTER OVER 40 YEARS
BUT I STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO, AMEN?
NOW, DAVE IS JUST--
HE WAS BORN PATIENT.
DRIVES ME NUTS.
HE JUST WAS JUST LIKE, "SURE, THAT'S FINE.
TAKE YOUR TIME."
I'M LIKE, "WHY AREN'T YOU READY?
YOU KNEW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE LEAVING RIGHT NOW.
NOW, LET'S GO. WHY AREN'T YOU READY?
YOU'RE NEVER READY.
"DON'T STRESS YOURSELF OUT, HONEY," HE SAYS.
"JUST TAKE YOUR TIME."
UNLESS HE'S GOING TO PLAY GOLF AND THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, WELL IT IS.
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW YOUR WEAKNESSES?
HOW MANY OF YOU ARE IMPATIENT?
HOW MANY OF YOU TALK TOO MUCH?
THAT MOUTH GETS YOU IN TROUBLE, WHOO!
HOW MANY OF YOU LIKE TO BE IN CONTROL?
WE CAN JUST STAND HERE AND DO THIS ALL NIGHT.
THIS WOULD BE LIKE GETTING EXERCISE, WOULDN'T IT?
[JOYCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW HOW MAD IT MAKES THE DEVIL WHEN YOU KNOW
WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST AND YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE NOT BY YOURSELF?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND YOU STILL LIKE YOURSELF ANYWAY?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DO YOU KNOW HOW UPSET HE IS THAT
YOU'RE HEARING THIS TONIGHT, THAT YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY
BE ABLE TO GO HOME AND SAY, "I LOVE MYSELF.
I JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVE MYSELF."
AND THEN YOU WHAT HAPPENED?
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET UP TOMORROW
AND LOVE SOME OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT LIVE WITH YOU.
AND THEY MIGHT SAY, "GO BACK IN THE MORNING.
PLEASE GO TO ALL FOUR SESSIONS."
I HAVEN'T GOTTEN VERY FAR TONIGHT
BUT WE'RE HAVING FUN AND WE'RE LEARNING SOMETHING, RIGHT?
NOW HERE, ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT I CAN TELL YOU
ABOUT THIS THING ABOUT REALLY KNOWING
THAT GOD LOVES YOU I LEARNED FROM 1 JOHN 4:16.
AND THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS, AMPLIFIED VERSION.
I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THIS OUT OF IT
IF I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN READING AMPLIFIED.
"AND WE KNOW (WE UNDERSTAND, WE RECOGNIZE,
WE'RE CONSCIOUS OF--"
AND ALL THESE WORDS ARE IMPORTANT.
"(BY OBSERVATION AND BY EXPERIENCE)
AND WE BELIEVE (ADHERE TO AND PUT FAITH IN AND RELY ON)
THE LOVE THAT GOD CHERISHES FOR US."
SO, WHAT'S HE SAYING?
HE'S SAYING, "LOOK, I AM REALLY CONSCIOUSLY AWARE
OF GOD'S LOVE."
IT'S NOT JUST LIKE OH, YOU COME TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY
AND THE PASTOR SAYS, "GOD LOVES YOU,"
AND YOU CLAP AND SAY, "AMEN."
NO, YOU ABIDE IN THE LOVE OF GOD.
YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING REALIZING THAT GOD LOVES YOU.
YOU WATCH FOR HIS LOVE ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
HE SAYS WE'RE TO COME TO HIM LIKE LITTLE CHILDREN.
WE NEED TO START GETTING EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE DOZENS
OF LITTLE THINGS THAT GOD DOES FOR US
THAT WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY LEARNED TO IGNORE.
I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
LAST WEEK ON TUESDAY, I WANTED TO GET AN APPOINTMENT
TO DO SOMETHING ON WEDNESDAY AT A PLACE THAT'S PRETTY BUSY.
AND NOT ONLY DID I WANT TO GET AN APPOINTMENT,
THE BEST TIME FOR ME TO GO WOULD BE 1:30.
NOW, YOU KNOW, IN THE NATURAL WITHOUT SOME HELP,
THERE'S NOT MUCH CHANCE OF THAT.
AND SO AT FIRST I SAID NAH.
AND THEN I THOUGHT SO I JUST A REAL QUICK LITTLE PRAYER,
"LORD, I'D LIKE TO DO THIS.
IF YOU COULD WORK IT OUT FOR ME, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT."
SO, I CALL THE PLACE AND I SAID, "WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE
ANY APPOINTMENTS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON?"
SHE SAID, "WE HAVE 1:30."
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: WOW, THANK YOU, JESUS.
NOW, SEE, I--
NOW SOME YOU WOULD SAY, "WELL, YOU KNOW, COINCIDENCE."
UH-UH.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S THE KIND OF STUFF WE GOTTA STOP.
LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING, WHEN YOU PUT YOURSELF
IN GOD'S HANDS, YOU NEED TO WATCH FOR HIS LOVE.
YOU NEED TO BE CONSCIOUS OF IT.
YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT.
YOU NEED TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AND WE ESPECIALLY NEED TO MAKE A BIG DEAL
OUT OF THE LITTLE THINGS THAT GOD DOES FOR US.
AND SOME OF THEM A LOT OF TIMES I DON'T EVEN TELL PEOPLE
THOSE THINGS BECAUSE I'VE KIND OF LEARNED
THAT THERE'S A PRECIOUSNESS AND A HOLINESS
THAT COMES INTO MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
IF I HAVE A BUNCH OF SECRETS BETWEEN ME AND HIM.
I MEAN, I SHARE SOME THINGS JUST BECAUSE
I WANNA GET A POINT ACROSS IN TEACHING
BUT THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT I JUST LEARNED
I JUST NEED TO JUST KEEP QUIET ABOUT THAT AND JUST ENJOY THAT
BETWEEN ME AND GOD.
LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING, GOD LOVES YOU
AND HE WILL SHOW OUT IN YOUR LIFE IF YOU'LL LET HIM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND THEN YOU LOVE HIM IN RETURN.
COME ON, WE GOT A CYCLE OF LOVE GOING HERE.
HE LOVES ME.
I RECEIVE HIS LOVE.
I LEARN TO LOVE MYSELF.
NOW, I'M GONNA LOVE HIM IN RETURN AND IT'S VERY SIMPLE,
THE WAY WE DO THAT IS BY OBEYING HIM, HMM?
JOHN 14:15 JESUS SAID, "IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME
YOU WILL KEEP MY COMMANDS."
THE SECOND WAY THAT WE SHOW OUR LOVE FOR GOD,
AND IT KIND OF COMES UNDER THIS HEADING OF OBEDIENCE,
IS BY LOVING OTHER PEOPLE, DOING THINGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
JESUS SAID TO PETER, IT'S RECORDED
IN JOHN 21:15 THROUGH 18, "PETER, DO YOU LOVE ME?"
"YES LORD, YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU."
HE SAID, "FEED MY SHEEP."
CAN I GIVE YOU MY TRANSLATION WITHOUT OFFENDING ANYBODY?
"PETER, DO YOU LOVE ME?"
"YES LORD, YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU."
"WELL, GO HELP SOMEBODY."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "FEED MY SHEEP" MIGHT SOUND
A LITTLE TOO SPIRITUAL FOR YOU TO GET IT
SO I WANNA BRING IT DOWN TO--
THAT'S WHAT HE WAS SAYING.
HE CONSIDERS US HIS SHEEP AND HE SAID,
"FEED THEM, HELP THEM, DO FOR THEM, MEET THEIR NEEDS."
THREE TIMES, "PETER, DO YOU LOVE ME?"
"YES LORD, YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU."
"FEED MY LAMBS."
"PETER, DO YOU LOVE ME?"
"YES LORD, YOU KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU."
"FEED MY SHEEP."
AND THEN IF WE WENT ON TO VERSES 17 AND 18,
HE PROCEEDS THEN TO TELL PETER SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY
DON'T WANNA HEAR AND THAT WAS, "UP UNTIL NOW,
YOU HAVE KIND OF MADE YOUR OWN PLANS AND DONE
WHATEVER YOU WANTED TO BUT FROM NOW ON,
SOMEBODY ELSE IS GONNA GUIDE YOU AND TAKE YOU TO PLACES
WHERE YOU DO NOT WANNA GO."
OUCH.
SEE, WE DON'T HAVE TO BE WHERE WE WANNA BE.
WE NEED TO BE WHERE GOD NEEDS US.
COME ON NOW.
I SAID, WE DON'T HAVE TO BE WHERE WE WANNA BE.
YOU KNOW, I'LL BE HONEST, NOBODY'S GONNA JUMP UP AND DOWN
ABOUT FLYING 42 HOURS TO GO TO INDIA
BUT THAT'S WHERE GOD NEEDS ME.
AND SO, I'M JUST AS HAPPY TO BE THERE AS I CAN BE.
I AM SO LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN FLESHLY FUN
AND SPIRITUAL JOY.
DR. PAUL OSTEEN THAT I WAS TALKING TO YA ABOUT EARLIER,
HE'S JUST A FINE MAN OF GOD.
I MEAN, ACTUALLY, ALL THE OSTEENS
ARE JUST GREAT PEOPLE, THEY REALLY ARE.
AND HE--THREE MONTHS, THREE TO FOUR MONTHS
OUT OF EVERY YEAR, HE LEAVES HIS NICE,
AIR-CONDITIONED CHURCH IN HOUSTON AND HIS NICE HOME
AND HE GOES TO AFRICA AND OPERATES ON PEOPLE
FREE OF CHARGE, EVERY YEAR, EVERY YEAR,
EVERY YEAR.
SO, AND HE TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY.
HE SAID, "YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN AFRICA
BEFORE I CAME HOME THIS TIME," HE SAID, "I'D OPERATED ON PEOPLE
ALL DAY ONE DAY AND WAS TIRED."
AND HE SAID, "I WAS WALKING DOWN THE ROAD,"
YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO WHERE HE STAYED AND HE SAID,
"I JUST THOUGHT THERE IS NO PLACE IN THE WORLD
THAT I WOULD RATHER BE THAN WALKING DOWN THIS ROAD
RIGHT NOW."
LIKE COME ON, THAT'S SOMEBODY WHO LOVES THEIR LIFE.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT LOVING YOUR COMFORT.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT LOVING VACATION
OR LOVING WEEKENDS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT LOVING YOUR LIFE,
EVERY SEASON OF YOUR LIFE.
WE HAVE GREAT SEASONS AND WE HAVE SEASONS
THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING.
WE HAVE ONES THAT ARE MORE FUN, SOME THAT AREN'T SO FUN.
WE HAVE SOWING SEASONS.
WE HAVE REAPING SEASONS.
BUT YOU CAN NEVER ENJOY A REAPING SEASON
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SOWING SEASON
AND A SOWING SEASON MEANS YOU'RE GIVING SOMETHING UP,
GIVING SOMETHING UP, GIVING SOMETHING UP,
GIVING SOMETHING UP, GIVING SOMETHING UP.
AND THEN YOU WAIT.
THERE'S SEED TIME AND HARVEST.
NO, LET'S DO IT RIGHT.
SEED, TIME, AND THEN HARVEST.
BUT YOU CAN'T JUST GET EXCITED ABOUT A HARVEST
BECAUSE YOU GOTTA GO THROUGH THE SEED SOWING TIME
TO GET THERE.
AND IT MIGHT BE SOWING SEED INTO A RELATIONSHIP.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DO
WHAT'S RIGHT FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE THE PERSON
THAT YOU'RE TREATING RIGHT BEGINS TO TREAT YOU RIGHT.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO DO THAT IF MAYBE THAT WOULD BE
THEIR OPEN DOOR TO RECEIVE CHRIST?
"WELL, BLESS GOD, I'M OUT OF HERE.
I AIN'T PUTTING UP WITH THIS."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: "WHY'D YOU GET A DIVORCE?"
I ASKED A LADY RECENTLY.
"WELL, WE'RE JUST NOT COMPATIBLE."
I THOUGHT, WELL, WHO IS?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHO IS JUST NATURALLY COMPATIBLE?
GOD STICKS YOU WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S THE OPPOSITE OF YOU
AND NOT JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
IT SO HAPPENS--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: IT SO HAPPENS THAT IF YOU WOULD QUIT FINDING
EVERYTHING WRONG WITH THEM, YOU'D FIGURE OUT
THAT THEY'VE GOT SOME STUFF THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
THAT YOU NEED.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I LOVE TO TALK AND DAVE
DOESN'T LIKE TO TALK AS MUCH.
HALLELUJAH, I'VE GOT SOMEBODY TO LISTEN.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: PRAISE GOD, AMEN?
LORD, WE'RE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN TONIGHT.
OBEYING GOD.
"IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME, YOU'LL KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS."
AND LOVE PEOPLE.
OH MY, I'VE GOT SO MANY GOOD SCRIPTURES
ON LOVING PEOPLE.
MATTER OF FACT, I'M GONNA HAVE TO PREACH
THE REST OF THIS MESSAGE TOMORROW.
I DON'T KNOW, I STILL GOT BOATLOADS OF THIS.
MY GOODNESS.
1 JOHN 3:11, WE'LL CLOSE WITH THIS.
"FOR THIS IS THE MESSAGE (THE ANNOUNCEMENT)
WHICH YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE FIRST,
THAT WE SHOULD LOVE ONE ANOTHER," AMEN?
YOU KNOW, GOD CREATED US ALL TO BREATHE, DIDN'T HE?
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU DON'T JUST BREATHE IN, YOU BREATHE OUT.
AND IF PEOPLE JUST WANNA TAKE IN,
"GIVE ME SOMETHING, GIVE ME SOMETHING,
GIVE ME SOMETHING, GIVE ME SOMETHING," AND THEY'RE
NEVER GIVING BACK OUT--
YOU JUST TRY IT.
COME ON, JUST AS WE CLOSE, JUST TRY THIS.
JUST TRY.
JUST TAKE A BREATH AND HOLD IT.
NOW, TAKE ANOTHER BREATH AND HOLD IT.
NOW, COME ON, THERE'S NO LETTING OUT.
TAKE ANOTHER BREATH AND HOLD IT.
TWO MORE.
TAKE ONE MORE BREATH AND HOLD IT.
SEE, YOU'RE NOT CREATED FOR THAT.
AND IF YOU WERE SUCCESSFUL, HONESTLY, YOU WOULD PASS OUT,
YOU REALLY WOULD.
SO, GOD HAS CREATED US TO BREATHE IN
AND TO BREATHE OUT.
SO, WHAT HE WANTS TO DO IS POUR SOMETHING GOOD INTO US
AND THEN HAVE US POUR IT BACK OUT TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
THEN HE POURS SOMETHING GOOD INTO US
AND THEN WE POUR SOMETHING BACK OUT TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, HEY, YOU CAN COME BACK
AND GET MORE OF THIS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WELL, YOU CAN LOVE AND ENJOY
EVERY SINGLE DAY OF YOUR LIFE.
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.
PSALM 68:19 SAYS, "THE FATHER IN HEAVEN REMINDS US
THAT HE DAILY LOADS US WITH BENEFITS."
DON'T YOU LOVE THAT?
YOU SAY, "WELL, I DON'T KNOW, I'M GOING THROUGH
A PRETTY ROUGH TIME RIGHT NOW."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH A ROUGH TIME
AND I HAVE COMPASSION, BELIEVE ME I UNDERSTAND,
BUT I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO FIND SOMETHING IN EVERY DAY
THAT YOU CAN SAY, "I LOVE THAT."
YOU KNOW, I'VE LIVED IN THE HOME THAT I LIVE IN NOW
FOR OVER 12 YEARS AND LAST NIGHT I'D BEEN GONE
FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND I CAME HOME
AND I LOOKED AT MY HOUSE AND I JUST SAID,
"YOU KNOW, LORD, I REALLY LOVE MY HOUSE."
I THINK WE NEED TO TELL GOD THINGS THAT WE LOVE
INSTEAD OF JUST TELLING HIM THINGS THAT WE DON'T LIKE.
TODAY, I'M OFFERING YOU A BOOK CALLED
"LIVING A LIFE THAT YOU LOVE."
IT'S A NEW BOOK THAT WE'VE WRITTEN AND RELEASED,
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A REAL BLESSING TO YOU.
IF YOU'RE GONNA BE ALIVE ANYWAY, YOU MIGHT AS WELL ENJOY IT.
AND WE'RE OFFERING THIS TODAY FOR YOUR GIFT TO THE MINISTRY
OF ANY AMOUNT.
DON'T FORGET, LOVING LIFE TODAY IS KNOWING
THAT GOD HAS BLESSED US WITH EVERY BLESSING
IN THE HEAVENLY REALM.
[MUSIC]
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.
ANNOUNCER: TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING JOYCE'S NEW BOOK,
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DAVID: HEY EVERYBODY, WE'RE HERE IN SAN JUAN.
WHAT'S THE AREA OF SAN JUAN THAT WE'RE IN?
TOMMY: [SPEAKING IN SPANISH]
DAVID: YEAH, WHAT HE JUST SAID.
TOMMY: PUERTO RICO.
DAVID: AND SO THIS IS MY GOOD FRIEND TOMMY MIRANDA
AND RIGHT AFTER THE HURRICANE, WE SENT HIM DOWN HERE
WITH SOME FINANCES TO HELP THE PEOPLE
AND WHAT HE FOUND WAS JUST COMPLETE
AND TOTAL DEVASTATION.
SO, NOW WE'RE BACK HERE ABOUT A MONTH LATER
TRYING TO SEE WHAT NEXT STEPS ARE TO TRY TO HELP PEOPLE
GET THEIR LIVES BACK IN ORDER.
SO, NONE OF THIS IS POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE FRIENDS
AND PARTNERS OF HAND OF HOPE, JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
BEING ABLE TO HELP US.
AND JUST BEING HERE A MONTH LATER, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE
THE DEVASTATION IN THIS ISLAND.
AND SO, WE'RE COMMITTED TO HELP THESE PEOPLE
GET BACK ON THEIR FEET NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES
AND BUT WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT GOOD FRIENDS
AND PARTNERS LIKE TOMMY.
SO, GOD BLESS YOU, MY FRIEND.
THANKS FOR HELPING US.
TOMMY: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GUYS.
[MUSIC]
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.
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[MUSIC]
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