ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: THERE'S A FAITH THAT'S SO MUCH GREATER
THAN BELIEVING FOR SOMETHING AND IT'S A FAITH THAT BELIEVES
IN SOMEONE AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T GET THE THING
THAT YOU'RE EXPECTING TO GET.
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 ON "EVERYDAY ANSWERS," JOYCE WILL
TACKLE NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE OF THE MOST COMMON
QUESTIONS THAT YOU ARE ALL SENDING IN.
SHE WILL ANSWER THE QUESTION, "WHY DOESN'T GOD
JUST GIVE ME WHAT I WANT?" WE ALL ASK THAT.
SHE'LL ALSO TACKLE, "WHY AM I NOT CHANGING?"
AND OUR FIRST QUESTION COMES FROM TWITTER.
CAMILLA ASKS, "WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP
MY COMMUNITY SPIRITUALLY?" CAMILLA,
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL QUESTION.
WELL, WE KNOW THAT PRAYER IS A GREAT PLACE TO START
BUT RIGHT NOW, JOYCE IS GOING TO SHARE SOME VERY PRACTICAL IDEAS
THAT ANYONE CAN USE TO HELP ANYBODY,
ANYTIME, ANY PLACE.
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY WANTS TO FEEL
IMPORTANT, AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE
FEEL SUPER GREAT TODAY.
AND WHEN YOU DO, IT'S GONNA SO ENHANCE YOUR LIFE.
MARY KAY ASH SAID, "PRETEND THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU MEET HAS
A SIGN AROUND HIS OR HER NECK THAT SAYS,
"MAKE ME FEEL IMPORTANT."
SO MANY PEOPLE FEEL SO BAD, AND THEY FEEL SO LITTLE,
AND SO SMALL, AND THERE'S SO MUCH GUILT
AND SO MUCH CONDEMNATION.
AND I TELL YA WHAT, GOD HAS GIVEN US
ONE OF THE PRECIOUS GIFTS.
YOU KNOW, THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE COMFORTER AND THE ENCOURAGER.
AND I JUST THOUGHT YESTERDAY, MY GOSH, THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS
INVITED US TO SHARE HIS MINISTRY WITH HIM IN LIFTING PEOPLE UP.
HAVE GOALS.
SET A GOAL, "EVERY DAY I'M GONNA PUT A SMILE ON AT LEAST
THREE FACES.
EVERY DAY, I'M GONNA MAKE AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE SMILE.
I'M GOING TO GREET PEOPLE EVEN IF THEY LOOK SOUR AND
I THINK PROBABLY THEY'D RATHER I LEAVE THEM ALONE.
I'M GONNA GREAT 'EM ANYWAY.
I'M GONNA BE FRIENDLY AND GREET THEM."
COMPLIMENT PEOPLE IN SOME WAY.
EVERY PERSON YOU'RE AROUND, MAKE A DECISION--NOW COME ON,
I'M NOT JUST TALKIN'.
MAKE A DECISION EVERY PERSON YOU'RE AROUND, ASK GOD TO
PUT SOMETHING IN YOUR HEART THAT YOU CAN GENUINELY
SAY TO THEM THAT WOULD BE A COMPLIMENT.
"THAT COLOR LOOKS GREAT ON YOU.
I LOVE YOUR HAIR.
THANKS FOR HELPING ME.
I APPRECIATE YOU."
GIVE PEOPLE CREDIT WHEN THEY DO THINGS.
DON'T LET OTHER PEOPLE DO THINGS THAT YOU TAKE THE CREDIT FOR
WITHOUT GIVING THEM CREDIT ALSO.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I WAS LOOKING AT ALL THE STUFF ON THE MEDIA SCREEN
THIS MORNING WHILE WE WERE WATCHING SOME OF THE STUFF AND
I THINK ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I MEAN, I WOULD HAVE MY TEACHING GIFT NO MATTER WHAT BUT OUR
MINISTRY WOULD NOT BE REACHING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IT IS
WITHOUT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE.
I DON'T HAVE THOSE CREATIVE ABILITIES.
I TALK, YOU KNOW?
THEY'VE GOT ALL THE CREATIVE ABILITY.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT PUT TOGETHER ALL THE OTHER STUFF.
AND ALL THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES, THE HELPERS,
OH, MY GOSH, I LOVE THE HELPERS,
PEOPLE WHO JUST SAY, "YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO HELP.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIAL GIFT, BUT I'LL HELP."
THAT IS A GIFT.
WHEN YOU WANT TO HELP, THAT IS A TREMENDOUS GIFT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: TO BE WILLING TO BE IN THE BACKGROUND AND JUST HELP.
I TELL YA WHAT, HELPERS ARE GONNA GET A SPECIAL REWARD
IN HEAVEN, JUST HELPING PEOPLE.
LET'S MAKE A DECISION, WHEN WE GO OUT OF HERE TODAY,
THAT WE ARE GONNA GET A HABIT OF ADDING VALUE TO OTHER PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE THAT WE GO.
THANK PEOPLE, APPRECIATE THEM, TAKE TIME TO LISTEN TO THEM,
SMILE, MEET NEEDS.
AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T EVER BELITTLE ANYONE,
OR MAKE THEM FEEL USELESS, OR LIKE THEY'RE NOT AS GOOD
AS YOU BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AS FAST AS YOU OR THEY DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND.
ADD VALUE EVERYWHERE THAT YOU GO.
MATTER OF FACT, I CAN JUST TELL YA SOMETHING,
IF YOU GOT A MARRIAGE IN TROUBLE, YOU CAN PROBABLY
GO HOME AND HEAL IT IN 30 DAYS BY JUST APPLYING THIS PRINCIPLE
RIGHT HERE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: COME ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DON'T SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE OTHER PERSON TO DO
WHAT NEEDS TO BE HOME--DONE.
YOU STEP OUT INTO THE WATER AND WATCH GOD PART IT.
YOU GO HOME AND SAY, "I'M GONNA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY,"
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE THE BELIEVER IN THE FAMILY.
YOU TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO START APPLYING THE BIBLICAL
PRINCIPLES AND DON'T LET THE DEVIL WIN.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: START ADDING VALUE TO PEOPLE.
GINGER: IT'S PRETTY ASTOUNDING TO CONSIDER HOW MUCH
THE WORLD WOULD CHANGE FOR THE BETTER IF EACH OF US WOULD
DEVELOP A HABIT OF ADDING VALUE TO OTHERS.
WELL, SPEAKING OF HABITS, LET'S TAKE A TRIP TO A COLLEGE CAMPUS
TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE THERE THINK.
GINGER: COLLEGE, FOR MANY, THE PLACE WHERE HABITS
ARE REVEALED.
MALE: THE MOST DIFFICULT HABIT I HAVE IS PROCRASTINATION.
GINGER: HABITS ARE DUPLICATED.
FEMALE: HABITS, MY WORST HABIT IS PROBABLY
PROCRASTINATION.
FEMALE: PROCRASTINATION.
MALE: I ALWAYS WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO STUFF.
GINGER: HABITS ARE REDEFINED?
FEMALE: PROCRASTINATION'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD HABIT
THAT I'VE GOTTEN INTO.
DOING HOMEWORK AT THE LAST MINUTE, I GET A LOT MORE DONE
AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S A BETTER QUALITY EVEN.
GINGER: STUDENTS SAY BAD HABITS CAN BE UNHEALTHY.
FEMALE: I LIKE TO SLEEP A LOT AND I SMOKE CIGARS.
GINGER: FRUSTRATING.
FEMALE: BITING MY NAILS, I'M REALLY BAD WITH THAT.
GINGER: AND UNIQUE?
FEMALE: I USE THE WORD "ABSOLUTELY."
MANY TIMES WHEN YOU ASK ME A QUESTION, I WILL SAY,
"ABSOLUTELY" OR SOMETHING I'M DOING, "ABSOLUTELY."
SO, I CAN'T BREAK THAT, I TRIED.
GINGER: EVERYONE AGREES, BREAKING BAD HABITS AND
ESTABLISHING GOOD ONES CAN BE DIFFICULT BUT WORTH THE EFFORT.
FEMALE: YES, ABSOLUTELY.
THERE WE GO.
DID YOU HEAR ME?
GINGER: SO, HABITS ARE HERE TO STAY BUT WE HAVE A CHOICE
BETWEEN THE GOOD.
MALE: I LIKE TO BE ON TIME.
GINGER: THE BAD.
MALE: TEXTING AND DRIVING.
GINGER: AND THE, UM, UNIQUE?
MALE: I'M ALWAYS SMILING.
I ALWAYS TRY TO SMILE, ALSO I DO EVERYTHING
WITH PASSION.
SMILING WITH PASSION.
GINGER: REMEMBER THESE, OLD VINYL RECORDS?
FOR SOME OF US, THEY BRING BACK GREAT MEMORIES.
SOME OF THOSE COLLEGE STUDENTS MAY BE THINKING,
"WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT THING?"
BUT ISN'T IT AMAZING HOW PLAYING MUSIC HAS GONE FROM THIS
TO THIS?
IN FACT, NOW WHAT ONCE WAS THIS IS ALSO IN THIS ONE GADGET
AND VINYL'S COMING BACK AROUND.
SO, CHANGE IS NECESSARY AND IT'S JUST A PART OF OUR GROWTH
IN OUR GADGETS AND ESPECIALLY IN OUR LIVES.
JOYCE IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT CHANGING HABITS AS SHE ADDRESSES
THE QUESTION, "WHY AM I NOT CHANGING?"
JOYCE: WE ALL HAVE HABITS.
FORTY PERCENT, THEY SAY AS MUCH AS FORTY PERCENT OF WHAT WE DO,
IS DONE STRICTLY OUT OF HABIT.
THAT MEANS WE DON'T EVEN REALIZE HALF THE TIME WE'RE DOING IT.
WE JUST DO IT BECAUSE WE'VE DONE IT SO MUCH THAT IT'S BECOME
PART OF US.
HABITS ARE MADE THROUGH REPETITION AND HABITS CAN BE
BROKEN THROUGH REPETITION.
IF YOU REPETITIOUSLY DO SOMETHING,
YOU GET A HABIT OF DOING IT.
IF YOU REPETITIOUSLY DON'T DO SOMETHING, THEN YOU CAN GET
THE HABIT OF NOT DOING IT.
WHEN YOU'RE USED TO IT, YOU'LL MISS IT WHEN YOU FIRST STOP
DOING IT BUT THEN AFTER A WHILE, IT WOULDN'T EVEN BE COMFORTABLE
TO DO IT AGAIN.
HOWEVER, WE DON'T WANT TO FOCUS ON BAD HABITS.
I'M SURE WHEN I SAID I'M PREACHING ON MAKING GOOD HABITS,
RIGHT AWAY, YOU ALL THOUGHT OF ALL THE BAD HABITS THAT
YOU HAVE.
I DON'T EVEN WANT YOU TO FOCUS ON YOUR BAD HABITS.
I WANT YOU TO FOCUS ON MAKING GOOD HABITS BECAUSE I BELIEVE
IF WE MAKE ENOUGH GOOD HABITS, THERE WON'T BE ANY ROOM
IN OUR LIFE FOR THE BAD HABITS.
OKAY, NOW LOOK AT THIS SCRIPTURE, "FOR THOSE WHO ARE
ACCORDING TO THE FLESH AND ARE CONTROLLED BY ITS UNHOLY DESIRES
SET THEIR MINDS ON AND PURSUE THOSE THINGS WHICH GRATIFY
THE FLESH, BUT THOSE WHO ARE ACCORDING TO THE SPIRIT AND
ARE CONTROLLED BY THE DESIRES OF THE SPIRIT SET THEIR MINDS ON
AND SEEK THOSE THINGS WHICH GRATIFY THE [HOLY] SPIRIT."
NOW, I'D LIKE YOU TO PUT THAT BACK UP FROM THE BEGINNING
AND LET ME READ IT TO YA A DIFFERENT WAY.
"FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BAD HABITS ARE CONTROLLED AND SET THEIR
MINDS ON THOSE BAD HABITS.
THOSE WHO HAVE GOOD HABITS ARE CONTROLLED BY THEM BECAUSE
THEY HAVE SET THEIR MIND ON THOSE GOOD HABITS.
WHERE THE MIND GOES, THE MAN FOLLOWS."
YOUR THOUGHTS ALWAYS PRECEDE YOUR ACTIONS.
YOU CANNOT CHANGE A BAD HABIT IF YOU KEEP BAD THINKING.
YOU CANNOT MAKE A GOOD HABIT IF YOU KEEP BAD THINKING.
YOU HAVE TO FIRST BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN DO A THING,
RENEW YOUR MIND IN THAT AREA.
THE MORE YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE MORE YOU TALK ABOUT IT,
THE BETTER IT'S GONNA BE.
COLOSSIANS 3:1 AND 2, IT SAYS, "IF YOU THEN BEEN RAISED
WITH CHRIST [TO A NEW LIFE--" HOW MANY OF YOU BELIEVE
YOU'VE BEEN RAISED WITH CHRIST TO A NEW LIFE?
SAYS, "THUS SHARING HIS RESURRECTION FROM THE DEAD],
AIM AT AND SEEK THE [ETERNAL TREASURES] THAT ARE ABOVE,
WHERE CHRIST IS, SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD."
VERSE 2, I LOVE IT.
"AND SET YOUR MINDS AND KEEP THEM SET ON WHAT IS ABOVE
(THE HIGHER THINGS), NOT ON THE THINGS
UPON THE EARTH."
NOW, LET ME JUST SIMPLY SAY THIS TO YOU, GOD HAS GIVEN YOU
AND ME AN UNBELIEVABLE GIFT IN THE MIND.
IT'S JUST--EVEN SCIENTIFICALLY, IT'S AMAZING HOW LITTLE OF OUR
MIND WE USE AND WHAT IT'S CAPABLE OF AND HOW MANY
FUNCTIONS IT PROVIDES EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY DAY.
YOUR MIND IS A PHENOMENAL GIFT FROM GOD AND GOD HAS ALSO GIVEN
US THIS ABILITY THAT IF WE REALLY MAKE OUR MINDS UP
THAT WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING, TO BE HONEST, IT'S PRETTY MUCH
ALL OVER AFTER THAT BECAUSE YOU REALLY CAN DO JUST ABOUT
ANYTHING THAT YOU MAKE YOUR MIND UP THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
THAT'S WHY WHEN PEOPLE SAY, "WELL, YOU KNOW, I JUST--
I CAN'T--I CAN'T EXERCISE."
NOW, DON'T GET MAD AT ME, BUT THE TRUTH IS YOU DON'T WANT TO.
"WELL, I JUST CAN'T GET OUT OF DEBT.
IT'S TOO BIG OF A PROBLEM IN MY LIFE."
WELL, THE TRUTH IS IS YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY THE PRICE
TO UNDO THE MESS THAT YOU-- CAN I GO THERE?
THE MESS THAT YOU MADE.
NOW, YES, I KNOW THERE ARE ALWAYS UNFORTUNATE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
THINGS CAN HAPPEN TO PEOPLE THAT WERE BEYOND THEIR CONTROL.
I GIVE YOU THAT.
THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.
BUT WE'RE JUST GONNA SAY THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT OUR PART
AND IF WE LIVE RIOTOUSLY ON ONE END, THEN WE'VE ALWAYS
GOTTA PAY THE PRICE ON THE OTHER END.
DAVE AND I GOT IN DEBT IN THE EARLY YEARS OF OUR LIFE USING
CREDIT CARDS AND WE DECIDED WE WERE GONNA GET OUT OF DEBT.
AND I MEAN, WE WENT LONG TIME AND COULDN'T BUY HARDLY
ANYTHING.
AND IT'S NOT PLEASANT WHEN YOU DO THAT, BUT IT SURE IS PLEASANT
WHEN YOU'RE NO LONGER IN DEBT.
PEOPLE SAY, "I DON'T--I CAN'T-- I JUST WANT TO SPEND TIME
WITH GOD.
I WANT TO GET UP AND PRAY, BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE THE TIME."
NOW, LOOK AT ME, LET ME TELL YA SOMETHING.
YOU HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME THAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WE ALL GET THE SAME AMOUNT.
WE ALL GET 24 HOURS A DAY AND IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU WHAT
YOU DO WITH IT.
SO, IF YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO SPEND WITH GOD,
THEN YOU NEED TO JUST GET RID OF SOMETHING ELSE IN YOUR LIFE
BECAUSE NOTHING ELSE IS GONNA WORK IF YOU DON'T PUT GOD FIRST.
SO, NOW WHEN I SAY, "IF YOU MAKE YOUR MIND UP TO SOMETHING,
NOTHING CAN STOP YOU," I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S A GIFT
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU.
YOU KNOW, THERE WAS EVEN ONE PLACE IN THE BIBLE
WHERE GOD HAD TO COME DOWN AND CONFUSE THEIR LANGUAGES
BECAUSE THEY HAD ALL GOTTEN INTO AGREEMENT AND HE SAID,
"WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO SOMETHING HERE BECAUSE
THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD A TOWER TO HEAVEN AND THERE'S SO MANY
OF THEM THAT IF THEY IMAGINE THAT THEY CAN DO THIS,
THEY'RE GONNA END UP DOING IT."
SO, THAT IN ITSELF TELLS ME THAT IT IS AMAZING WHAT WE CAN DO
IF WE JUST SIMPLY WILL SAY, "I BELIEVE WITH GOD'S HELP THAT
I CAN DO THIS.
I HAVE SET MY MIND AND I'M NOT GOING TO CHANGE IT."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS WE MAKE OUR MIND UP AND
WE CHANGE IT, AND THEN WE MAKE OUR MIND UP AND WE CHANGE IT.
AND THEN WE MAKE OUR MIND UP AND THE DEVIL TALKS US OUT OF IT.
AND WE MAKE OUR MIND UP AND THEN IT'S TOO HARD.
WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR MIND UP AND NOT CHANGE IT.
SO, IF YOU SET YOUR MIND FOR VICTORY, YOU WILL HAVE VICTORY.
I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4 AND 5,
"CAST DOWN WRONG IMAGINATIONS AND EVERY HIGH
AND LOFTY THING THAT EXALTS ITSELF AGAINST THE KNOWLEDGE
OF GOD."
THE DEVIL WILL PUT THOUGHTS IN OUR MIND THAT ARE AGAINST THE
WORD OF GOD AND THE BIBLE TELLS US THAT WE'RE TO CAST HIM DOWN.
NOW, A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT WORDS.
LET'S LOOK AT PROVERBS 18:20 AND 21.
I LOVE THIS.
"A MAN'S [MORAL]
SELF SHALL BE FILLED WITH THE FRUIT OF HIS MOUTH;
AND WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS WORDS HE MUST BE
SATISFIED [WHETHER GOOD OR EVIL]."
UH-OH, WE BETTER LEAVE THAT UP THERE A MINUTE 'CAUSE
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT IT.
WORDS HAVE CONSEQUENCES.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE WORDS ARE CONTAINERS FOR POWER.
I HAVE WATER IN THIS GLASS, BUT I COULD PUT MUD IN IT IF
I WANTED TO.
WELL, YOUR WORDS ARE CONTAINERS AND WHAT YOU PUT IN THEM
IS ENTIRELY UP TO YOU BUT YOU WILL GET THE CONSEQUENCES
OF THOSE WORDS.
WELL, YOU GUYS ARE EXCITED TODAY ABOUT MY GREAT MESSAGE.
THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH IS IN THE TONGUE.
THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH IS IN THE TONGUE.
ONE MORE, "IDLE WORDS LEAK POWER,"
THAT'S WHAT WATCHMAN NEE SAID.
"IDLE WORDS LEAK POWER."
LOOK AT 2 TIMOTHY 2:16, "BUT AVOID ALL EMPTY
(VAIN, USELESS, IDLE) TALK, FOR IT WILL LEAD TO MORE
AND MORE UNGODLINESS."
NOW, LET ME JUST GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF IDLE TALK.
MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU REALLY JUST WOULD TAKE A WHOLE DAY
AND ZIP YOUR LIP AND JUST LISTEN TO PEOPLE, PEOPLE SAY SOME OF
THE STUPIDEST THINGS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, THINGS THAT JUST MAKE ABSOLUTELY
NO SENSE AT ALL.
LIKE PEOPLE WILL SAY TO ME, I GET THIS ALL THE TIME,
"JOYCE, I LOVE YOU TO DEATH."
I'M LIKE, "DON'T LOVE ME TO DEATH, LOVE ME TO LIFE.
I'M WORKING REAL HARD TO TRY AND HAVE A LIFE, NOT DYIN'."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: OR WE SAY, "THIS IS JUST KILLING ME,
JUST KILLING ME."
WE TALK SO MUCH ABOUT DEATH, PEOPLE TALK MORE ABOUT DEATH
THAN THEY DO LIFE.
IDLE TALK.
"THIS IS JUST SO HARD.
I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.
I'LL NEVER CHANGE.
I'M SO STUPID.
I'LL NEVER LOSE WEIGHT.
I'LL NEVER HAVE A-- I'LL NEVER BE OUT OF DEBT.
I'LL NEVER HAVE A GOOD JOB.
I'LL NEVER GET THAT PROMOTION."
WHY IN THE WORLD, IF YOU'RE GONNA SPEND YOUR TIME TALKING,
DON'T YOU--WHY DON'T YOU SAY SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HELP YOU,
INSTEAD OF SAYING SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA HURT YOU AND JUST
MAKE YOU FEEL WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE ALL THE TIME?
OKAY, YOU KNOW WHY?
HABIT.
WE JUST GET IN THE HABIT OF JUST SAYING WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAYS
OR WE JUST GET IN THE HABIT OF JUST SAYING WHATEVER COMES UP.
YOU KNOW, ALL THE ENEMY REALLY HAS TO DO IS JUST ASSIGN
A LITTLE DEMON TO BE ABOUT RIGHT HERE AND JUST SUGGEST THOUGHTS
TO YOU AND THEY JUST GO RIGHT IN YOUR HEAD AND RIGHT OUT YOUR
MOUTH, RIGHT IN YOUR HEAD AND RIGHT OUT YOUR MOUTH.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, ALL DAY LONG.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, GOD WANTS US TO SAY NO TO THAT, AND HE WANTS US
TO BE FULL OF THE WORD.
AND THEN HE WANTS IT TO COME UP OUT OF HERE OUT OF OUR MOUTH,
OUT OF HERE OUT OF OUR MOUTH.
SO, ARE YOU DOING THIS OR THIS?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: MAYBE WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS, "WHAT DID YOU LEARN
TODAY?" YOU CAN SAY, "NO MORE OF THIS
AND A LOT OF THIS."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON, I'LL GIVE YOU A SERMON RIGHT THERE.
NO MORE OF THIS AND A LOT OF THIS.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU DON'T JUST SAY WHAT YOU FEEL.
YOU SAY WHAT TRUTH IS.
YOUR WORDS AND YOUR THOUGHTS WILL PRECEDE ALL OF YOUR
ACTIONS.
SO, IT'S NOT GONNA DO YA TOO MUCH GOOD TO TRY TO MAKE ANY
OTHER KIND OF HABIT UNTIL YOU FIRST HAVE THE GOD HABIT
AND THEN THROUGH GOD'S WORD, YOU LET HIM TEACH YOU THE POWER
OF THOUGHTS AND WORDS.
GINGER: JOYCE WILL BE ANSWERING YET ANOTHER QUESTION
IN JUST A MINUTE, "WHY DOESN'T GOD GIVE ME WHAT I WANT?"
BUT FIRST, WE WANNA TELL YOU ABOUT A RESOURCE THAT CAN HELP
YOU ADDRESS ALL OF TODAY'S QUESTIONS.
THIS IS JOYCE'S BOOK CALLED, "MAKING GOOD HABITS,
BREAKING BAD HABITS."
THIS IS GREAT PRACTICAL STUFF.
IN THIS BOOK, YOU'LL GET OVER SOME OF THOSE HUMPS THAT
YOU'VE BEEN FACING TRYING TO CHANGE THOSE HABITS.
WE ALSO HAVE AN ACTION PLAN THAT YOU CAN GET WHICH HAS THE BOOK.
IT ALSO HAS AUDIO TEACHING AND A WORKBOOK WHICH IS GREAT
FOR YOU TO DO IN A BIBLE STUDY, ON YOUR OWN, WITH YOUR FAMILY,
WHATEVER.
SO, CHECK THAT OUT AS WELL.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THIS IN YOUR HANDS
BECAUSE IT REALLY WILL HELP YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE LOVE HEARING FROM YOU AND GOD IS CERTAINLY
ALWAYS LISTENING.
SO, HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: WE ASKED YOU TO SHARE HOW GOD HAS SHOWN YOU THAT
HE CARES ABOUT YOU, EVEN IN THE SMALL THINGS IN YOUR LIFE.
GOT SOME GREAT RESPONSES.
LYNNE FROM SOUTH AFRICA SAYS, "FROM ALWAYS FINDING A PARKING
SPACE TO EVERYTHING I NEED TO BUY BEING ON SPECIAL THAT WEEK."
THOSE ARE LITTLE BUT IMPORTANT.
THAT'S GREAT.
DANA SAYS, "GOD REPAIRED MY BROKEN COMPUTER.
FOUR DIFFERENT SPECIALISTS LOOKED AT IT AND COULDN'T
RESTORE THE HARD DRIVE.
MY FRIEND AND I PRAYED FOR GOD TO FIX IT.
IF HE CARES ABOUT A COMPUTER, HOW MUCH MORE DOES HE CARE
ABOUT US?" JENNIFER SAYS,
"I HAVE TO SHARE THIS ONE.
WE WERE RECENTLY DISPLACED WHEN A HUGE TREE FELL ON OUR HOUSE
DURING HURRICANE MATTHEW.
MY THREE GIRLS ALL TAKE PIANO WEEKLY AND HAVE FOR YEARS.
I WASN'T SURE IF I WOULD HAVE TO RENT ONE OR BORROW A KEYBOARD.
THE RENTAL HOUSE WE'RE STAYING IN CAME WITH A PIANO.
THE HOMEOWNER DOESN'T EVEN PLAY AND WAS GETTING READY TO
DONATE IT.
SO, WHEN GOD PROVIDED THIS HOUSE, HE THOUGHT OF ALL THE
LITTLE THINGS TOO LIKE A PIANO."
THERE ARE MANY MORE GREAT RESPONSES ONLINE SO IF YOU
EVER WANT A LITTLE BIT OF ENCOURAGEMENT, GET ON THERE,
BROWSE AROUND.
AND WE DO WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
THIS WEEK, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BREAKING HABITS SO LET'S MAKE
THAT FIRST STEP BEING ACCOUNTABLE AND PUTTING OUT
THERE WHAT WE'RE GONNA CHANGE.
WE'RE GONNA ASK YOU TO SHARE WITH US THOSE HABITS THAT YOU
WANNA BREAK.
NO MATTER HOW DISGUSTING OR EMBARRASSING IT MAY BE,
LET'S JUST BE REAL AND GET IT OUT THERE
AND WE WILL FACE THOSE THINGS TOGETHER.
SHARE 'EM ON FACEBOOK, THE JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
FACEBOOK PAGE.
AND, OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR JOYCE,
USE THE #ASKJOYCE AND WE LOVE ANSWERING
THOSE QUESTIONS.
NOW, HERE IS JOYCE'S ANSWER TO THE QUESTION WE'VE ALL ASKED
BEFORE, "WHY DOESN'T GOD JUST GIVE ME WHAT I WANT?"
JOYCE: LAST THING I WANNA TALK TO YA ABOUT TODAY
IS THE HABIT OF FAITH.
YOU SAY, "THE HABIT OF FAITH?" I WANNA TELL YA SOMETHIN',
BELIEVING, JUST SIMPLY DECIDING THAT YOU'RE GONNA BELIEVE GOD,
THAT YOU'RE GONNA BELIEVE HIS WORD, THAT YOU'RE GONNA BELIEVE
THAT HE LOVES YOU, BELIEVE THAT HE'S TAKING CARE OF YOU, JUST
DECIDING TO BELIEVE DOES SUCH AMAZING THINGS IN YOUR SOUL.
THE BIBLE SAYS IN HEBREWS 4, "THOSE WHO HAVE BELIEVED
DO ENTER THE REST OF GOD."
AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THE BIBLE TELLS US NOT TO STRIVE
OVER BUT IT DOES TELL US TO STRIVE TO ENTER THE REST OF GOD.
SO, THAT MEANS IN EVERY SITUATION THAT I'M IN,
THE BEST WAY THAT I CAN GET RELIEF FROM WORRY, OR ANXIETY,
OR FEAR, OR TENSION, OR STRESS, OR ANYTHING ELSE,
IS JUST TO BELIEVE.
I HAD TO LEARN TO DO THAT EVEN WHEN I'M PREACHING.
SOMETIMES I'D BE PREACHING AND SOMEBODY WOULD BE FIDGETING
AROUND, LOOKIN' AT THEIR WATCH, YAWNIN'.
TWO OR THREE PEOPLE WOULD GET UP AND LEAVE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN
I'D START THINKING, OH, THIS MESSAGE MUST BE TERRIBLE.
THEY DON'T LIKE MY PREACHING.
AND I MEAN, I WOULD JUST START GOING DOWN THE DRAIN.
AND GOD BEGAN TO SHOW ME, IF YOU DON'T MAINTAIN
YOUR CONFIDENCE WHEN YOU'RE IN THAT PULPIT,
YOU'RE GONNA GIVE THE MEETING TO THE DEVIL.
YOU HAVE TO BE CONFIDENT AND YOU CAN'T WAIT TO FEEL CONFIDENT,
YOU HAVE TO BE CONFIDENT.
THE BIBLE SAYS IN ROMANS 1:17 THAT IN THE WORD, IN THE GOSPEL,
THERE'S A RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED THAT LEADS US FROM
FAITH TO FAITH TO FAITH.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE IT, CAN YOU PUT UP ROMANS 1:17
FOR US SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE THIS?
IN THE GOSPEL THERE'S A RIGHTEOUSNESS REVEALED.
"FOR IN THE GOSPEL A RIGHTEOUSNESS WHICH GOD
ASCRIBES IS REVEALED, BOTH SPRINGING FROM FAITH
AND LEADING TO FAITH [DISCLOSED THROUGH THE WAY
OF FAITH THAT AROUSES TO MORE FAITH]."
I LOVE THAT.
SO, IN THE BIBLE, THERE'S A RIGHTEOUSNESS,
A RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD THAT'S REVEALED.
NOW, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA ABLE TO HAVE THIS KIND OF FAITH
BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA THINK THAT EVERYTHING IN YOUR LIFE
IS DEPENDENT ON YOU, BUT IT'S NOT.
IT'S ALL DEPENDENT ON THE GRACE OF GOD COMING TO YOU
AND YOU RECEIVE THAT GRACE THROUGH FAITH.
IF YOU'VE SINNED, YOU DON'T HAVE DO SOMETHING TO PAY BACK NOW
FOR YOUR SIN.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS SAY, "I BELIEVE THAT GOD
WILL FORGIVE ME IF I ASK HIM.
I RECEIVE THAT FORGIVENESS.
THERE'S NO CONDEMNATION BECAUSE THE BIBLE SAYS
THERE'S NO CONDEMNATION.
GOD STILL LOVES ME.
I'M STILL RIGHT WITH GOD."
AND THAT ENABLES YOU TO JUST HAVE FAITH THAT EVERYTHING'S
GONNA WORK OUT RIGHT IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU SAY, "WELL, WHAT HAPPENS IF I BELIEVE--LET'S JUST SAY,
I BELIEVE FOR SOMETHING AND I JUST DON'T GET IT?"
WELL, THEN KEEP BELIEVING ANYWAY.
JUST KEEP BELIEVING.
JUST SAY, "I'M NOT GONNA STOP BELIEVING.
I MAY NOT GET IT THE WAY THAT I WANT IT.
I MAY NOT GET IT THE WAY THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE,
BUT I'M GONNA KEEP BELIEVING."
I DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE FOR SOMETHING.
I NEED TO BELIEVE IN SOMEBODY.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
WE'VE ALWAYS GOT THIS THING THAT WE'RE BELIEVING FOR.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE'S A FAITH THAT'S SO MUCH GREATER THAN BELIEVING
FOR SOMETHING AND IT'S A FAITH THAT BELIEVERS IN SOMEONE AND
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DON'T GET THE THING THAT YOU'RE EXPECTING
TO GET.
COME ON, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT GOD IS SMARTER THAN WE ARE
AND HE KNOWS BETTER THAN WE DO WHAT WE NEED.
AND THANK GOD THAT HE WON'T GIVE US WHAT WE WANT BUT HE'LL MAKE
US WAIT UNTIL WE'RE SMART ENOUGH TO RECEIVE WHAT HE SAYS IS GONNA
BE THE BEST FOR US.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHEN YOU TRUST GOD--LISTEN, I ASK GOD FOR ALL
KINDS OF STUFF AND A LOT OF MY PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED RIGHT AWAY,
SOME OF THEM AREN'T.
SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE ASKED FOR, I'VE NEVER GOTTEN AND
I'VE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE GET 'EM.
AND I JUST HAVE TO TRUST GOD, "IF THAT'S WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED
TO HAVE, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT TO ME."
DON'T LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE AND BE JEALOUS.
DON'T LOOK AT OTHER PEOPLE AND BE ENVIOUS.
JUST SAY TO YOURSELF, "GOD LOVES ME.
I'M IN RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD.
THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS HAS BEEN REVEALED TO ME THROUGH THE WORD.
GOD WOULD NEVER HOLD OUT ON ME BECAUSE I'M THE APPLE
OF HIS EYE.
HE HAS HIS EYE ON ME ALL THE TIME.
AND HE WOULD NOT HOLD OUT ON ME.
HE WOULD NOT KEEP ANY BLESSING FROM ME."
MAYBE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD'S DOING RIGHT NOW.
THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD
WAS DOING BUT I LOOK BACK NOW AND I UNDERSTAND IT.
SADLY, WE LIVE LIFE FORWARD BUT WE UNDERSTAND IT BACKWARD.
YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE GOING TOWARD THINGS WE'RE LIKE,
"WHAT IS GOING ON?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS MAKES NO SENSE.
THIS IS SO HARD--" AND THEN YOU GET OVER HERE
AND IT'S LIKE, "OH, MY GOSH.
IF I WOULDN'T HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT, I WOULD NOT BE THE PERSON
THAT I AM TODAY.
IF I WOULDN'T HAVE GONE THROUGH THAT, I WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT
I KNOW TODAY."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, HERE'S THE THING THAT WE GOTTA DO, WHILE WE'RE
OVER HERE LIVING LIFE FORWARD, WE SAY, "I BELIEVE.
I BELIEVE.
I BELIEVE.
I DON'T CARE HOW I FEEL, I BELIEVE.
I DON'T CARE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, I BELIEVE.
I TRUST THAT GOD IS TAKING CARE OF ME.
I KNOW THAT I AM GOD'S CHILD AND I AM GONNA LIVE FROM FAITH TO
FAITH TO FAITH TO FAITH TO FAITH AND FAITH IS GONNA BECOME
A HABIT IN MY LIFE."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND, YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE
THE FAITH HABIT?
THEN THE FEAR HABIT CANNOT GET IN.
THE WORRY HABIT CANNOT GET IN.
THE ANXIETY HABIT CANNOT GET IN.
THE STRESS HABIT CANNOT GET IN.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE YOU'VE ENTERED THE REST OF GOD AND YOU FRANKLY DON'T
CARE WHAT GOD DOES OR WHEN HE DOES IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT
HIS TIMING WILL BE PERFECT AND WHATEVER HE DOES WILL BE
100% RIGHT.
COME ON, GIVE GOD PRAISE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: FROM FAITH TO FAITH TO FAITH TO FAITH
TO FAITH TO FAITH.
GINGER: THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES IN MY LIFE THAT I AM
SO GLAD GOD DIDN'T GIVE ME WHAT I ASKED FOR.
HE KNOWS SO MUCH BETTER.
MAKE SURE YOU JOIN US NEXT TIME ON "EVERYDAY ANSWERS."
JOYCE: WELL, GOD, I MESSED UP AGAIN.
I REPENT, LORD.
I TURN AWAY FROM IT, I DON'T WANT TO ACT LIKE THAT,
I'M SO SORRY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS.
I RECEIVE YOUR MERCY.
GINGER: TO DISCOVER MORE ANSWERS TO YOUR EVERYDAY
DILEMMAS, CALL US RIGHT NOW OR GO ONLINE AND ORDER OUR
OFFER, JOYCE'S BOOK, "MAKING GOOD HABITS,
BREAKING BAD HABITS."
REALLY PRACTICAL STEPS.
IT TALKS ABOUT BUILDING GOOD HABITS TO REPLACE
THOSE BAD ONES.
AND REMEMBER, WE ALSO HAVE AN ACTION PLAN AVAILABLE WHICH
JUST HAS EVEN MORE MATERIAL FOR YOU TO USE ON YOUR OWN,
IN A BIBLE STUDY, TO SHARE WITH A GROUP,
OR YOUR FAMILY.
IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO PICK THIS UP AS SOON AS YOU CAN
AND START BREAKING THOSE HABITS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US.
WE LOVE THAT YOU'RE HERE WITH US EVERY WEEK.
WE'LL SEE YA NEXT TIME.
[MUSIC]
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ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING PROGRAM WAS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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