JOYCE: AND I'M NOT WAITING FOR GOD TO DO SOMETHING
IN MY LIFE.
HE'S ALREADY DONE EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE THAT HE NEEDS TO DO.
HE'S WAITING FOR ME TO BELIEVE IT.
GINGER: AS WE WALK THROUGH EACH NEW DAY,
WE ALL HAVE QUESTIONS.
THEY'RE JUST PART OF LIFE, BUT DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE
ANSWERS FOR YOU?
GOD SAYS WHEN WE LOOK, WE'LL FIND HIM.
HE'S NOT TRYING TO HIDE ANYTHING.
SO TOGETHER, WE ARE DISCOVERING LIFE'S EVERYDAY ANSWERS.
GINGER: TODAY, YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE
BECAUSE WE ARE ANSWERING SEVERAL OF YOUR QUESTIONS ON
"EVERYDAY ANSWERS."
FIRST OF ALL, HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE YOU JUST WEREN'T GOOD
ENOUGH FOR GOD?
WELL, IF YOU'RE BEING HONEST, I THINK MOST OF US HAVE FELT THAT
WAY AT SOME TIME, AND IT CAN MAKE LIFE VERY DIFFICULT, LIKE
WE DON'T DESERVE GOD'S LOVE OR WE DON'T DESERVE HIS MERCY
AND GRACE, BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.
AND TODAY, JOYCE WILL ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU.
ALSO A SPECIAL TREAT, AT OUR 2016
LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE, 3 WONDERFUL LADIES
TOOK THE STAGE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE.
IT WAS JOYCE, CHRISTINE CAINE, AND BETH MOORE.
WE HAD SOME GREAT QUESTIONS, AND THOSE LADIES DID NOT
DISAPPOINT IN THEIR ANSWERS.
SO, I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY THAT BECAUSE MANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS
ARE PROBABLY QUESTIONS THAT ARE ON YOUR MIND AS WELL.
AND RIGHT NOW, JOYCE ANSWERS TWO QUESTIONS, "HOW DO
I LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE?" AND, "WHAT CAN I GIVE GOD THAT
WILL MAKE ME ACCEPTABLE TO HIM?" JOYCE: LET'S JUST SAY THAT
I'VE HAD THIS PURSE FOR, LIKE, OODLES OF TIME, LOTS OF TIME.
AND IT'S LIKE, MAN, THE HANDLE'S FALLEN OFF, THE ZIPPER'S BROKE,
THE KIDS GOT IT AND COLORED ON IT.
IT'S JUST BAD.
AND I HEARD ABOUT THIS STORE CALLED THE EXCHANGE STORE, AND
SOMEBODY TOLD ME THAT ANYTHING THAT I'VE GOT THAT'S OLD
AND WORN-OUT, I CAN TAKE IT BACK THERE NO MATTER HOW OLD IT IS,
NO MATTER HOW LONG I'VE HAD IT, AND THEY'LL GIVE ME
A BRAND NEW ONE.
THAT'S JUST REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE.
BUT LET'S JUST TRY IT OUT.
SO, LET'S SEE HERE.
YEAH, OOH, OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.
I LIKE THAT STORE, IT NEVER CLOSES.
[BELL RINGING]
GINGER: HELLO.
JOYCE: HELLO.
GINGER: CAN I HELP YOU?
JOYCE: YES.
I--WELL, FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS YOUR EXCHANGE POLICY?
GINGER: OH, WELL, DO YOU HAVE YOUR RECEIPT WITH YOU?
JOYCE: NO, NO RECEIPT.
GINGER: DOESN'T MATTER.
OKAY, HERE'S OUR EXCHANGE POLICY.
ONE RULE.
JOYCE: ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE?
GINGER: THAT'S IT.
JOYCE: THAT'S IT? ONE THING?
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE?
WELL, THIS IS REALLY PRETTY BAD, BUT--
GINGER: YEAH, YOU HAVE WELL WORN THAT.
YOU'VE WORN IT WELL.
JOYCE: I'M ASKING IF I COULD TRADE THIS IN FOR
A BRAND NEW ONE.
GINGER: YOU SAID THE RIGHT THING.
JOYCE: CAN I MAKE A LITTLE SPECIAL REQUEST?
GINGER: SURE, WE'LL LISTEN.
JOYCE: CAN I HAVE ONE WITH SPARKLES?
GINGER: YOU WANT SPARKLES?
JOYCE: I LIKE SPARKLES.
GINGER: YOU KNOW WHAT? WE KNEW THAT.
JOYCE: OKAY.
GINGER: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE READY.
HOW ABOUT THIS ONE?
JOYCE: WHOO HOO HOO!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GINGER: YOU'RE WELCOME.
JOYCE: I'M GOING TO COME BACK HERE AGAIN.
GINGER: SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
JOYCE: IS THIS JUST NOT THE BEST EVER?
THIS IS SO GOOD.
OKAY, NOW AS EXCITED AS I AM ABOUT THIS, THERE'S OTHER THINGS
THAT I'M MORE EXCITED ABOUT.
'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I CAN HAVE A GREAT PURSE, BUT I CAN
HAVE ONE MESSED UP SOUL.
AND NO MATTER HOW GREAT MY PURSE IS, IF I'M STILL DRAGGING AROUND
ALL MY JUNK AND ASHES FROM MY BROKEN, BURNED UP, MISERABLE
PAST--WHY DON'T YOU JUST GATHER UP ALL THE ASHES OUT OF YOUR
ASH PIT?
I GOT MINE RIGHT HERE.
SEE, THE THING IS, IS IF YOU WANT TO EXCHANGE WITH GOD,
YOU GOT TO GIVE UP THE OLD STUFF TO GET THE NEW STUFF.
THAT MEANS I CAN'T HANG ONTO THESE.
I CAN'T--YOU KNOW, HE SAID, "I'LL GIVE YOU BEAUTY FOR
ASHES," NOT BEAUTY AND ASHES.
AND SO, I GOT TO GET RID OF ALL THIS STUFF.
I DON'T GET TO HAVE A PIT DAY, WHERE I GO SIT IN MY PIT,
AND FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF, AND GO OVER ALL MY ASHES AGAIN
OF MY MESSED UP LIFE.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE WHOEVER AND WHATEVER THIS REPRESENTS DIED ON
THE CROSS WITH JESUS CHRIST, AND I'VE BEEN RESURRECTED TO
A BRAND NEW LIFE AND A BRAND NEW ME.
AND I'M NOT WAITING FOR GOD TO DO SOMETHING IN MY LIFE,
HE'S ALREADY DONE EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE THAT HE NEEDS TO DO.
HE'S WAITING FOR ME TO BELIEVE IT.
AMEN?
IT'S JUST BY THE MERCY, AND THE GRACE, AND THE GOODNESS
OF GOD HE WOULD TOUCH YOU THIS AFTERNOON, AND YOU WOULD GO HOME
AND SAY, "I'M JUST GOING TO BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY, GOD.
IF YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME, I BELIEVE YOU LOVE ME.
IF YOU SAY I CAN DO ANYTHING, I BELIEVE I CAN DO ANYTHING.
IF YOU TELL ME ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH YOU, THEN I
BELIEVE ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH YOU."
I DON'T CARE HOW I FEEL, I DON'T CARE HOW LONG IT TAKES,
I DON'T CARE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, I DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY,
I DON'T CARE WHAT THE DEVIL SAYS, I BELIEVE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
[BELL RINGING]
GINGER: HEY, GORGEOUS.
JOYCE: HEY. WHOO HOO, I LIKE THAT.
CAN I HEAR THAT AGAIN?
GINGER: HEY GORGEOUS.
JOYCE: YOU SEE THIS MESS?
GINGER: EW.
MM-HMM. UH HUH, UH HUH.
JOYCE: THAT'S MY LIFE.
I CAN'T KEEP THEM?
GINGER: JUST DUMP THEM RIGHT OUT HERE, YOU JUST GET RID
OF THEM.
PUT THEM RIGHT THERE, HONEY.
JOYCE: OKAY, SWEETIE.
GINGER: YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
JOYCE: WELL, WAIT, WHAT DO I GET?
GINGER: WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS AWAY.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE.
JOYCE: WHAT DO I GET?
GINGER: JUST THE RIGHT THING FOR YOU.
LOOK AT THIS.
JOYCE: OH!
LOOK AT THAT, I AM SO EXCITED, I AM SO EXCITED!
WHOO HOO HOO!
CHANGED LIFE.
I GIVE HIM WHAT I AM AND ESPECIALLY WHAT I'M NOT,
AND HE GIVES ME EVERYTHING HE IS AND EVERYTHING HE HAS.
IN MYSELF, I'M A POOR, MISERABLE SINNER.
IN HIM, I AM THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OKAY, CHECK THIS OUT.
ISAIAH 64:6, "FOR WE HAVE ALL BECOME LIKE ONE WHO IS UNCLEAN
[CEREMONIALLY, LIKE A LEPER]
AND ALL OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS (OUR BEST DEEDS OF RIGHTNESS
AND JUSTICE) IS LIKE FILTHY RAGS OR A POLLUTED GARMENT."
MEGAN, CAN YOU COME OUT HERE PLEASE?
THIS IS THE WAY WE ARE WHEN WE--IN OUR OWN SELF.
THIS IS MEGAN'S PRE-CHRIST, FILTHY RAGS, MESSED UP,
MISERABLE LIFE.
IF WE COULD EXCHANGE THAT FOR SOMETHING ELSE,
WOULD YOU LIKE IT?
MEGAN: YES.
JOYCE: YOU TIRED OF THIS?
TIRED OF LIVING LIKE THIS?
DRAGGING THESE CHAINS AROUND, HANGING YOUR HEAD DOWN,
BEING MISERABLE ALL THE TIME?
WELL, LET'S SEE.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT OVER HERE FOR YOU.
[BELL RINGING]
GINGER: HELLO.
JOYCE: HELLO.
GINGER: AWW.
JOYCE: AWW.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
SHE TOLD ME SHE'S SORRY THAT SHE'S LIVED LIKE THIS.
AND SHE WANTS A NEW LIFE.
GINGER: THAT'S MY FAVORITE ONE TO DO.
JOYCE: THAT'S THE FAVORITE ONE TO DO?
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO--CAN--LET'S SEE IF WE CAN TRADE THIS
FOR SOMETHING.
GINGER: YEAH, LET ME HAVE THAT OLD DIRTY RAG.
JOYCE: LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE THAT WE COULD TRADE
FOR THIS.
GINGER: ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE.
YOU DON'T NEED THIS ANYMORE.
JOYCE: NO, YOU'LL NEVER GET THAT BACK AGAIN.
LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE NOW.
GINGER: LOOK AT THIS.
JOYCE: UH-OH.
MAN, I KNOW WHAT THIS IS 'CAUSE I GOT ONE.
THE ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
WHOO, HALLELUJAH.
WHOA, LET'S SEE THAT PRETTY FACE OF YOURS.
OKAY, LET'S GET YOU ALL FIXED UP HERE.
WHOA.
LORD, IT'S A GOOD THING YOU'RE MARRIED OR YOU'D BE GETTING
ANOTHER BOYFRIEND TODAY.
GINGER: SHE CLEANS UP GOOD.
JOYCE: OH, SHE DOES, I TELL YOU WHAT.
OKAY, NOW, WE SEE THERE IS A LITTLE PROBLEM.
IT'S A MIGHT BIG FOR HER.
BUT BOY, HERE COMES THE GOOD LESSON.
WHEN WE GET THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD, IT'S TOO BIG FOR ALL OF US.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT NOW, IS SHE GOING TO GROW INTO THIS DUDE, AMEN?
AND IF YOU'D LOOK AT THIS FROM A SPIRITUAL STANDPOINT, ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY WE CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT GOD'S DONE FOR US IS
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, WELL, WE JUST CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
SHE'S LIKE, "HOW COULD I POSSIBLY BE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS
OF GOD?
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?" IT'S POSSIBLE BECAUSE GOD
SAYS SO.
YOU SEE, WHAT HAPPENS IS, AS YOU KEEP GROWING--COME ON, AS YOU
KEEP GROWING--I SAID AS YOU KEEP GROWING.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: BUT HERE'S THE THING.
WHILE YOU'RE GROWING, YOU DON'T WANT TO--YOU CANNOT MISS THIS.
IF YOU MISS THIS, I HAVE MISSED MY WHOLE POINT TODAY.
WHILE YOU'RE GROWING INTO THIS, IT'S STILL 100% YOURS.
COME ON.
COME ON.
AND I'VE GOT A SECRET FOR YOU, IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A LITTLE
BIT BIG, AND THAT'S GOD'S PLAN.
COME ON, GIVE GOD A BIG PRAISE.
THANK YOU, MEGAN.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: THIS IS THE 2016 LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
AND THE TEACHING THAT YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING DURING THE SHOW
HAPPENED RIGHT HERE THIS WEEKEND.
SO, THAT SHOULD TELL YOU THAT YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THIS EVENT.
WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL JOIN US THIS YEAR FOR 2017 BECAUSE IT'S GOING
TO BE FANTASTIC.
IN FACT, THERE ARE A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES THINGS THAT
HAPPEN THAT YOU CAN ONLY SEE BY BEING HERE.
NOW, AS YOU KNOW ON "EVERYDAY ANSWERS,"
JOYCE IS ALWAYS ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU
ASK.
WELL, HERE AT THE CONFERENCE, WE DO THE SAME THING.
A LOT OF THE LADIES ASK QUESTIONS TO NOT ONLY JOYCE,
BUT ALSO BETH MOORE AND CHRISTINE CAINE.
WE HAD A GREAT TIME WITH SOME WONDERFUL QUESTIONS
FROM THE GROUP.
TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF.
GINGER: RUN RIGHT ON UP HERE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME AND YOUR QUESTION?
DEBORAH: MY NAME'S DEBORAH, AND I'M FROM
SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.
JOYCE: ALL RIGHT.
DEBORAH: I WANT TO BEGIN BY FIRST SAYING TO JOYCE MEYER,
YOU'VE BEEN MY GREATEST MENTOR FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
JOYCE: THANK YOU.
DEBORAH: AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME,
CHRIST INTO MY LIFE.
JOYCE: YOU'RE WELCOME.
DEBORAH: AND BETH, I'M JUST NOW BEGINNING TO KNOW YOU, AND I
LOVE YOU AS DEARLY, AND YOU ARE THE OPPOSITE OF JOYCE MEYER.
[LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I THINK THAT'S A COMPLIMENT.
BETH: I DON'T KNOW.
DEBORAH: I SAY THAT VERY GRACIOUSLY BECAUSE YOU ARE
BOTH A WONDERFUL BLEND FOR ONE ANOTHER.
YOU BLEND EACH OTHER PERFECTLY, AND I HOPE THAT JOYCE WILL HAVE
YOU BACK AGAIN.
GINGER: THANK YOU.
JOYCE: HERE'S WHAT SHE MEANT, BETH.
YOU'RE SWEET AND I'M A LITTLE ROUGH.
DEBORAH: AND JOYCE, I LOVE YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR ROUGHNESS.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT-- JOYCE: BOY, I AM CONFIDENT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
DEBORAH: AMEN, AMEN.
CHRISTINE: I AM SO GLAD I'M NOT PART OF THIS, THAT'S ALL
I CAN SAY.
JOYCE: YOU'RE GLAD SHE DON'T KNOW YOU.
DEBORAH: OKAY, MY QUESTION IS THIS.
WHEN I HEARD THAT MY FATHER WAS TERMINALLY ILL, I ASKED
THREE THINGS OF GOD.
GOD ANSWERED TWO OF MY THREE PRAYERS.
THE THIRD ONE WAS, "LORD, PLEASE LET ME WITNESS MY FATHER
ACCEPTING CHRIST BEFORE HE DIES."
I DID NOT GET THE CHANCE TO DO THAT.
TO THIS DAY, I'M NOT SURE THAT HE EVER DID.
HOW DOES ONE GET OVER THAT?
JOYCE: WELL, YOU KNOW, I SAY THIS IN TOTALLY THE RIGHT
SPIRIT, AND I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE ASKING THE QUESTION, BUT
I DON'T--FIRST OF ALL, NONE OF US KNOWS FOR SURE WHETHER
SOMEBODY ACCEPTED CHRIST OR NOT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE BY FAITH.
AND SECONDLY, YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT WHEN YOU'RE
PRAYING ANYTHING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT
THAN PRAYING SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF BECAUSE WHEN YOU PRAY
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE, THEIR FREE WILL IS INVOLVED.
AND SO, YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE ANOTHER PERSON, NO MATTER HOW
MUCH YOU WANT THEM TO BE SAVED, YOU CAN'T MAKE THEM
RECEIVE CHRIST.
IF GOD ANSWERED YOUR PRAYER AND IT WASN'T WHAT YOU FATHER
WANTED, THEN HE'D HAVE TO MOVE AGAINST HIS FREE WILL TO DO
THAT, AND HE WON'T DO THAT FOR ANY OF US.
SO, THE THING THAT--THE REASON YOU CAN GO ON IS BECAUSE YOU
KNOW THAT YOU PRAYED THE RIGHT PRAYER.
YOU ASKED FOR THE RIGHT THING, AND NOW YOU HAVE TO TRUST AND
LEAVE THAT BETWEEN HIM AND GOD.
BETH: THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.
AND YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS THINK TO MYSELF AT A TIME LIKE THIS, WHAT
WOULD WE DO IF GOD HAD NOT PUT THAT ONE TINY LITTLE SLIVER IN
THE SCRIPTURES ABOUT THE THIEF ON THE CROSS?
AND SO, THAT WAS JUST--HE SAID, "TODAY, YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN
PARADISE," TO THAT THIEF, THAT WE NEVER KNOW WHAT'S TRANSPIRING
BETWEEN JESUS AND THAT PERSON RIGHT BEFORE THEIR DEATH.
IF SOMEBODY KNOWS THEY'RE GOING TO DIE, SOMETIMES THE KNOWLEDGE
THAT DEATH IS ONCOMING CAN BE THE SWEETEST MERCY GOD EVER GAVE
BECAUSE THEY'RE FACING THE FACT THAT THEIR LIFE IS NEARLY OVER,
AND YOU'RE FLAT ON YOUR BACK, AND YOUR FACE IS LOOKING
STRAIGHT UP.
SO THERE--I LOVE THAT HE PUT THAT IN THE SCRIPTURES SO WE CAN
AT LEAST WONDER, "MIGHT THERE HAVE BEEN, IS THERE A PRECEDENT
IN THE WORD THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN RIGHT
AT THE LAST MINUTE?" AND THERE IS.
JOYCE: AMEN, AMEN.
GINGER: WELL, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE LOVE ANSWERING YOUR
QUESTIONS.
AND OF COURSE, HERE JOYCE WITH HER FRIENDS,
BETH AND CHRIS CAINE, DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS, SO WE HOPE
YOU'LL SEND THEM IN, AND WE'LL ANSWER THEM RIGHT HERE ON
"EVERYDAY ANSWERS."
BUT FIRST, LET ME INVITE YOU TO COME TO ONE OF OUR
LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
JOIN US THIS YEAR.
IT IS SO MUCH FUN.
WE HAVE GREAT GUESTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE WITH US.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE ALL THE WONDERFUL STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW, AND YOU'LL BE SO GLAD YOU CAME.
NOW, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, YOU CAN SEND IT TO US ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, USE FACEBOOK, THE JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES PAGE,
USE TWITTER, #ASKJOYCE, AND BE WATCHING RIGHT HERE
AS WE ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
I SAY WE, I MEAN JOYCE.
BUT SHE ANSWERS THEM DIRECTLY FROM GOD'S WORD.
RIGHT NOW, LET'S GET BACK TO THAT TEACHING.
JOYCE: PEOPLE JUST TRY SO HARD TO LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE,
AND CAN I JUST TELL YOU THE TRUTH?
YOU REALLY CAN'T LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.
YOU SAY, "WELL THEN, WHAT DO YOU GOT US HERE FOR?
WHAT IS IT EXACTLY THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO?"
I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU THAT YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE UP TRYING TO
DO IT, AND LET JESUS DO IT THROUGH YOU.
THE BIGGEST QUESTION THAT PEOPLE HAVE IS, "WHAT CAN I DO?"
THE POINT IS NOT THAT YOU DO GOOD TO TRY TO EARN SOMETHING
FROM GOD THAT HE ALREADY HAS PROVIDED FOR YOU AS A FREE GIFT.
BUT BECAUSE YOU SEE WHAT HE'S DONE FOR YOU, WHAT GREAT THINGS
HE HAS DONE FOR YOU, BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU GET UP EVERY DAY AND
YOU WANT TO DO THE VERY BEST YOU CAN NOT TO GET ANYTHING FROM
GOD, BUT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT HE'S ALREADY DONE
FOR YOU.
AND THIS IS THE HARDEST THING FOR US TO GET THROUGH OUR HEADS.
PEOPLE CONSTANTLY SAY TO ME, "SO NOW, WHAT CAN I DO?
WHEN I GO HOME, WHAT IS IT--IS THERE A CERTAIN THING I CAN
STUDY?
IS THERE A CERTAIN SCRIPTURE I CAN READ?"
WELL, THE THING IS GOD WILL GUIDE YOU.
HE'LL LEAD YOU.
WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU IS FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS.
JUST FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS, AND JUST LET HIM LOVE UP ON YOU,
AND BELIEVE WHAT HE SAYS IN THE WORD.
AND DO THE BEST YOU CAN EVERY DAY, BUT KNOW THAT EVERY DAY,
YOU'RE GOING TO FALL SHORT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED JESUS
ONCE AGAIN TO FORGIVE YOU, TO GIVE YOU MERCY.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I MEAN, I AM PASSIONATE TO DO
THE RIGHT THINGS.
SOMETIMES, I WILL SAY TO GOD, "I HOPE YOU'RE PLEASED," 'CAUSE I
REALLY--I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANT TO PLEASE GOD.
BUT NOT BECAUSE I THINK I HAVE TO, NOT BECAUSE I THINK HE'S
GOING TO LOVE ME ANY MORE IF I'M A BETTER LITTLE GIRL.
THAT'S WHAT WE GET FROM PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHAT I GOT FROM MY PARENTS.
AND WHAT THEY GAVE ME REALLY WASN'T EVEN LOVE TO START WITH.
THAT'S NOT--THAT'S NOT EVEN WHAT HE WANTS FROM US.
HE WANTS US TO SERVE HIM BECAUSE WE JUST LOVE HIM SO MUCH THAT
ANY LITTLE THING THAT WE COULD DO--I TRY TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT
BECAUSE I LOVE GOD, NOT BECAUSE I THINK THAT I HAVE TO.
AND SEE, WHEN YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH JESUS, AND YOU LET HIM LOVE
YOU--AND NOW, HEAR WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY.
AND WHEN YOU GIVE HIM EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE AND ESPECIALLY
EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE NOT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WE'RE GOING TO GO SLOW THIS AFTERNOON.
WHEN YOU GIVE HIM EVERYTHING THAT YOU ARE BUT ESPECIALLY
EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE NOT, YOU STOP TRYING TO HIDE WHAT YOU'RE
NOT FROM GOD.
COULD I PLEASE TELL YOU SOMETHING AND HAVE YOU GET IT?
YOU ARE NO SURPRISE TO GOD.
HE IS NOT SAYING, "OH MY GOSH."
IT'S NOT LIKE THE FATHER IS TURNING TO JESUS AND SAYING,
"SON, I HAD NO IDEA THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE LIKE THIS.
WE HAVE GOT THE WRONG WOMAN BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO USE HER
MOUTH, AND AT HOME, SHE STILL IS GETTING HERSELF IN TROUBLE."
HE'S NOT SURPRISED.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT HE KNOWS EVERY WORD IN OUR MOUTH THAT WE
HAVE NOT YET SPOKEN.
EVERYTHING YOU'RE EVER GOING TO DO WRONG, HE ALREADY KNOWS IT,
AND GUESS WHAT?
IT'S ALREADY PAID FOR.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, HERE WE'RE BACK TO THE SAME DUMB THING AGAIN.
WELL, SO THEN WHAT'S THE POINT IN TRYING?
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HELP IT.
YOU JUST CAN'T RESIST TRYING TO DO YOUR BEST FOR JESUS BECAUSE
YOU ARE SO CRAZY IN LOVE WITH HIM.
YOU ARE JUST SO CRAZY IN LOVE WITH HIM THAT WHAT ELSE COULD
YOU POSSIBLY DO WITH YOUR PITIFUL SELF BUT TRY TO LOVE HIM
MORE AND MORE?
HERE'S YOUR HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.
GO HOME, LOVE JESUS, LET HIM LOVE YOU.
GINGER: WE REALLY ENJOY HEARING FROM A LOT OF YOU ABOUT
HOW THE ANSWERS THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE SHOW ARE
HELPING YOU.
HERE'S AN EXAMPLE, JENNIFER FROM MARYLAND.
JENNIFER SAYS, "JOYCE, I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU ON HOW
TO WAIT FOR PRAYERS TO BE ANSWERED.
I USED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME CRYING, BUT NOW I CONSCIOUSLY
REMIND MYSELF TO TRUST GOD BECAUSE NOTHING IS TOO BIG
FOR HIM.
I PURPOSELY TRY TO ENJOY MY FAMILY INSTEAD OF STAYING
TRAPPED IN WORRY AND FEAR.
I PRAY AND ASK FOR WHAT I NEED, AND THEN I ASK TO BE SHOWN WHO I
CAN BE A BLESSING TO, AND I'M ALWAYS SHOWN WHO I CAN
BLESS THAT DAY.
IT'S EASIER SOME DAYS THAN OTHERS, BUT IT'S DOABLE."
WELL, JENNIFER, YOU DEFINITELY HIT MY HEART THERE.
I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE JUST WANT TO BE A BLESSING TO
SOMEBODY ELSE.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT, SOME DAYS IS NOT AS EASY AS OTHERS, BUT IT
REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE WAITING
ON GOD.
SO TODAY, WE HOPE THAT MORE OF YOU WILL SHARE WITH US HOW GOD
IS USING HIS ANSWERS FROM OUR PROGRAM "EVERYDAY ANSWERS"
IN YOUR LIFE.
LET US KNOW SOME OF THE ANSWERS THAT YOU'VE LEARNED AND HOW IT'S
REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO.
CHECK OUT FACEBOOK, THE JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
FACEBOOK PAGE.
GO TO TWITTER, AND AS YOU'RE POSTING THOSE TWEETS, USE #EA.
AND WE WILL SEARCH OUT THOSE ANSWERS
AND DISCOVER THEM TOGETHER.
RIGHT NOW, HAVE A GREAT DAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
[MUSIC]
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