ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: I GREW UP IN A HOUSE THAT WAS FULL OF TURMOIL.
I LEARNED TURMOIL.
I LEARNED TO RESPOND TO THINGS WITH ANGER AND BITTERNESS
AND YELLING AND SCREAMING AND GETTING ANGRY WHEN I DIDN'T
GET MY WAY.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TAUGHT, I LEARNED THAT.
BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS TO TEACH US A NEW WAY TO LIVE.
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: OH MY, JUST LET ME TELL YOU TODAY, YOU ARE GOING TO
BE SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE WATCHING THIS SHOW BECAUSE WE'RE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT TOPICS THAT WILL DEFINITELY IMPACT YOUR
LIFE.
I KNOW THAT THEY WILL HELP ME OUT.
FIRST OF ALL, PEACE.
WHO HASN'T ASKED THE QUESTION, "CAN I JUST GET A LITTLE PEACE?"
WELL, IT IS POSSIBLE AND THERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT YOU MAY
NEED TO DEVELOP TO GAIN PEACE.
ONE OF THOSE BEING OUR OTHER TOPIC, PATIENCE.
NOW, I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT BUT THIS WILL REALLY
HELP YOU AND JOYCE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY
AS SHE ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS, "HOW CAN I HAVE MORE PEACE
AND BE MORE PATIENT?" JOYCE: THE BIBLE TALKS ABOUT
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT AND YOU, IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN, THEN YOU
HAVE THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.
IF YOU ARE NOT A CHRISTIAN, YOU CAN MAKE THAT DECISION TONIGHT
AT THE END OF THIS CONFERENCE.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING BY TELEVISION AND YOU'RE NOT A CHRISTIAN AND
YOU WANT TO COMMIT YOUR LIFE TO CHRIST, YOU CAN CALL THE PHONE
NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN AND SOMEBODY WILL BE HAPPY TO PRAY
WITH YOU AND LEAD YOU INTO A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST.
NO ONE HAS TO NOT BE RIGHT WITH GOD.
THERE'S NO PIT SO DEEP THAT HE CAN'T REACH DOWN IN IT
AND LIFT YOU OUT.
NOBODY HAS MADE TOO MANY MISTAKES.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR ANYBODY TO BEGIN AGAIN.
GOD LOVES YOU AND HE HAS AN AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL PLAN
FOR YOUR LIFE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AFTER YOU RECEIVE CHRIST AS YOUR
SAVIOR THEN THE NEXT THING YOU NEED TO DO WITH THE WHOLE REST
OF YOUR LIFE, IS WORK WITH GOD TO GROW UP.
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
LOVE.
JOY.
PEACE.
PATIENCE.
KINDNESS.
GOODNESS.
FAITHFULNESS, GENTLENESS.
SELF-CONTROL.
WHY DID I DO THIS LIKE A COUPLE OF BOOK ENDS WITH ALL THESE
BOOKS IN THE MIDDLE?
WE HAD THESE MADE TO MAKE A POINT.
ALL THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT COME OUT OF LOVE.
SO IF YOU NEVER LEARN ANYTHING ABOUT LOVE YOU MIGHT AS WELL
FORGET LEARNING ABOUT THE REST OF THESE.
IT'S LIKE I TAUGHT THIS MORNING, IF YOU LEARN HOW TO WALK IN
LOVE, YOU'LL HAVE JOY.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO GO AROUND SAYING, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED TO MY JOY, I'VE LOST MY JOY.
WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MY JOY?" YOU WALK IN LOVE, YOU'RE GOOD TO
PEOPLE, YOU GET YOUR MIND OFF YOURSELF, YOU THINK MORE ABOUT
WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR OTHERS THAN WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF.
GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU, HE'LL MEET YOUR NEEDS IN
AN AMAZING WAY AND INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, YOU'LL JUST GET SO HAPPY
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO STAND IT.
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SELF-CONTROL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE NONE OF THESE ARE GOING TO WORK IN OUR LIFE IF
WE DON'T HAVE SELF-CONTROL.
I'M NOT GOING TO BE PATIENT IF I DON'T HAVE ANY SELF-CONTROL.
SO, THEY ALL REALLY WORK TOGETHER.
AND THEY ALL AFFECT EACH OTHER.
NOW, TONIGHT I'M GOING TO TEACH ON PEACE AND PATIENCE.
PEACE IS SO IMPORTANT.
THE DEVIL WILL FIND 30 THINGS EVERY DAY TO UPSET US.
MATTER OF FACT, HE SETS US UP TO GET US UPSET.
HE KNOWS MORE WHAT BOTHERS US, WHAT PUSHES OUR BUTTONS THAN
WE DO.
AND WE NEED TO LEARN TO KNOW OURSELVES BETTER.
IF YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU HAVE TO HURRY YOU'RE GOING TO END UP
LOSING YOUR PEACE AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE IMPATIENT,
THEN THE WAY TO FIX THAT IS TO GET UP EARLY ENOUGH THAT YOU
DON'T HAVE TO HURRY.
EASY FIX.
NOT ALL OF YOU WERE HAPPY ABOUT THAT ANSWER.
I LIVED IN A LOT OF TURMOIL FOR A GOOD MAJORITY OF MY LIFE.
I GREW UP IN A HOUSE THAT WAS FULL OF STRIFE AND TURMOIL.
AND ARGUING AND BICKERING AND RANTING AND RAVING AND FIGHTING
AND TURMOIL AND NO PEACE WAS JUST THE NORMAL ATMOSPHERE THAT
I LIVED IN.
BUT GOD GAVE ME A HUSBAND WHO IS VERY PEACEFUL AND THERE WAS
A TIME IN MY LIFE WHEN HIS PEACE AGGRAVATED ME BECAUSE I WANTED
HIM TO COME AND GET UPSET WITH ME.
I THOUGHT HE DIDN'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING BUT REALLY HE HAD
LEARNED TO CAST HIS CARE ON GOD AND LET GOD TAKE CARE OF WHAT HE
COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF.
BUT HIS PEACEFUL CONSISTENCY, HIS SAMENESS, HIS PATIENCE
BECAME AN EXAMPLE TO ME.
IT BECAME SOMETHING THAT I WANTED IN MY LIFE AND HE DIDN'T
PREACH A MESSAGE TO ME ALL THE TIME, HE BECAME A MESSAGE TO ME.
IT'S NOT WHAT PEOPLE SEE US DO RIGHT ONE TIME THAT
IMPRESSES THEM.
IT'S NOT EVEN WHAT WE DO RIGHT ONE TIME THAT BRINGS
VICTORY IN OUR LIFE.
IT'S WHAT WE DO OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND DAY AFTER
DAY AND WEEK AFTER WEEK AND MONTH AFTER MONTH AND SOMETIMES,
YEAR AFTER YEAR.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE USUALLY NOT TOO WILLING TO MAKE VERY LONG OF AN INVESTMENT
IN SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE.
WE WANT TO PRAY TWO PRAYERS AND HAVE EVERYBODY CHANGE.
GOD WILL USE YOU IN PEOPLE'S LIVES IN AN AMAZING WAY IF
YOU'LL JUST LEARN TO GET OUT IN THE WORLD AND
WALK IN THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.
BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT A NORMAL PERSON CAN DO.
I DON'T CARE HOW NICE OF A PERSON YOU ARE.
OR HOW SWEET OF A PERSONALITY YOU WERE BORN WITH, YOU'RE GOING
TO FALL APART IF YOU DON'T HAVE GOD HELPING YOU DO THIS.
NOW LET ME JUST TELL YOU THERE'S HOPE FOR EVERYBODY IN HERE
BECAUSE 30 YEARS AGO, EVEN AS A CHRISTIAN, I WAS NONE OF THIS.
NONE OF IT.
I GREW UP IN A HOUSE THAT WAS FULL OF TURMOIL.
I LEARNED TURMOIL.
I LEARNED TO RESPOND TO THINGS WITH ANGER AND BITTERNESS
AND YELLING AND SCREAMING AND GETTING ANGRY WHEN I DIDN'T
GET MY WAY.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TAUGHT, I LEARNED THAT.
BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS TO TEACH US A NEW WAY TO LIVE.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: WE WILL RETURN TO THE TEACHING IN JUST A MOMENT,
BUT FIRST, LET'S ASK JOYCE A FEW FOCUSED QUESTIONS TO HELP US
REALLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF PEACE AND PATIENCE.
AND JOYCE, THESE ARE TWO OF THE BEST TOPICS ACTUALLY.
WE ALL WANT PEACE IN OUR LIFE.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU STILL DON'T HAVE
EXCITEMENT IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE LOVE, PEACE IS
JUST THAT STABILIZING FACTOR, TRUSTING GOD, KNOWING THAT
EVERYTHING IS IN HIS HANDS.
BUT IT'S NOT THAT EASY SO WE'VE GOT QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
HOW CAN OUR WORDS AND THE THINGS THAT WE SAY AFFECT THE AMOUNT OF
PEACE THAT WE EXPERIENCE?
JOYCE: WELL, WORDS JUST HAVE A TREMENDOUS AFFECT ON US.
I MEAN IN ESSENCE, PROVERBS 18:21
STARTING IN, I THINK ABOUT VERSE 20, 21, PRETTY MUCH SAYS
YOU'RE GOING TO EAT YOUR WORDS.
IT SAYS THAT YOU MUST BE SATISFIED WITH THE FRUIT OF
THE WORDS THAT YOU SPEAK BECAUSE THE POWER OF LIFE AND DEATH
IS IN THE TONGUE.
SO, I MEAN, THAT GOES IN SO MANY DIRECTIONS, WE COULD HAVE A
WHOLE SHOW JUST ON HOW YOUR WORDS AFFECT YOUR PEACE BECAUSE
YOU JUST THINK ABOUT IF YOU TALK NEGATIVE, TALK ABOUT YOUR
PROBLEMS ALL THE TIME, THE MORE WE TALK ABOUT THINGS THE MORE IT
GETS US STIRRED UP IN THOSE AREAS.
AND THEN, ALSO, IF YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR WORDS, LET'S JUST SAY
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE STARTED AN ARGUMENT WITH SOMEBODY
OVER WORDS.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE GOTTEN INTO SOMEBODY'S BUSINESS WHEN WE
DIDN'T NEED TO GET INTO IT AND GOT THEM UPSET AND THEN IT
GOT US UPSET.
SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYBODY CAN EVER EXPECT TO HAVE PEACE,
MYSELF INCLUDED, IF I'M NOT GOING TO REALLY SEEK GOD ABOUT
BEING CAREFUL ABOUT MY WORDS.
GINGER: RIGHT, WELL THREE AREAS THAT YOU'VE TALKED
ABOUT A LOT ARE PEACE WITH GOD, PEACE WITH OURSELVES
AND PEACE WITH OTHERS.
SO, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PEACE WITH GOD.
WHAT'S THE KEY THERE?
JOYCE: WELL, FIRST OF ALL YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE WORD OF GOD
AND KNOW THAT HE LOVES YOU AND THAT GOD IS NOT LIKE SITTING IN
HEAVEN WITH A HAMMER, WAITING TO BANG YOU OVER THE HEAD EVERY
TIME YOU MAKE A LITTLE MISTAKE.
AND ANOTHER AREA THAT'S IMPORTANT IS KEEPING A CLEAN
CONSCIENCE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO REALLY HAVE PEACE WITH
GOD IF YOU FEEL GUILTY ABOUT STUFF ALL THE TIME.
NOW, THERE'S A FALSE GUILT THAT THE ENEMY TRIES TO PUT ON US
AND THAT WE CAN RESIST IN JESUS' NAME BUT IF WE'RE CONTINUALLY
DOING THINGS THAT WE KNOW ARE WRONG THEN WE'RE GOING TO FEEL
BAD ABOUT THAT AND FEEL CONDEMNED AND GUILTY.
SO, MAKING RIGHT DECISIONS ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE YOUR
LIFE IS GOING TO REALLY HELP YOU HAVE PEACE WITH GOD.
BEING, JUST BEING SIMPLY OBEDIENT TO GOD, JUST DOING
THE THINGS THAT HE ASKED YOU TO DO WHETHER THEY'RE BIG THINGS
OR LITTLE THINGS.
SO, KNOWING GOD, KNOWING THAT HE'S GOOD, KNOWING THAT HE LOVES
YOU, KNOWING THAT HE'S LONG SUFFERING, KNOWING THAT WHEN YOU
DO MAKE MISTAKES YOU CAN REPENT, BEING WILLING TO TURN AWAY FROM
THOSE THINGS, BE SORRY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND THEN RECEIVE HIS
FORGIVENESS AND MERCY AND GO ON.
THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE PEACE WITH GOD IF WE DON'T
UNDERSTAND THAT AS HUMAN BEINGS WE'RE GOING TO MAKE MISTAKES AND
PROBABLY SEVERAL A DAY, WHETHER IF IT'S IN WORD OR THOUGHT
OR DEED.
AND IF I'M GOING TO HAVE TO STOP AND FEEL GUILTY AND LOSE
MY PEACE OVER EVERY LITTLE THING THAT I DO WRONG, THEN I'M REALLY
NOT GOING TO HAVE MUCH OF A DAY, SO, WE NEED TO LEARN TO WALK IN
FORGIVENESS AND TO WALK IN MERCY BECAUSE HONESTLY, WE NEED IT ALL
THE TIME AND GOD KNOWS THAT.
THAT'S WHY HE SENT JESUS TO DIE FOR US BECAUSE WE CAN NOT
BEHAVE PERFECTLY ALL THE TIME.
WE CAN IMPROVE AND WE CAN DO BETTER AND BETTER BUT AS LONG AS
WE'RE IN A HUMAN BODY WE WILL, AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN OUR LIFE,
MAKES SOME MISTAKES.
BECAUSE IF WE DIDN'T WE WOULD NO LONGER NEED JESUS.
AND SO, THAT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN.
GOD'S NOT EVER GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN IN OUR LIVES.
GINGER: AND THAT IS WHERE PEACE WITH OURSELF COMES IN,
IS HAVING THAT UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS THROUGH CHRIST'S
RIGHTEOUSNESS, NOT WHAT I DO MYSELF, BUT IT'S NOT EASY TO GET
THERE.
JOYCE: WE LOVE GOD.
WE LOVE OURSELVES.
AND WE LOVE OTHER PEOPLE.
THAT'S IN 1 PETER CHAPTER 3, IT SAYS IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY YOUR
LIFE AND HAVE GOOD DAYS, GOOD WHETHER APPARENT OR NOT, YOU
NEED TO LOVE GOD, LOVE YOURSELF AND LOVE YOUR FELLOW MAN.
AND I THINK IT ACTUALLY HAS TO COME IN THAT ORDER.
I THINK FIRST, WE NEED TO LOVE GOD BECAUSE HE LOVES US.
WE LOVE HIM BECAUSE HE LOVED US.
SO, WE RECEIVE THAT LOVE AND THEN WITH THAT, WE CAN LOVE GOD
BACK, THEN WE CAN BEGIN TO LOVE OURSELVES.
THEN IT CAN BEGIN TO FLOW THROUGH US AND ACTUALLY IN
THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE IN 1 JOHN IT TALKS ABOUT COMPLETING THE CYCLE
OF LOVE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHAT THAT IS.
I THINK GOD LOVES US, WE LOVE HIM BACK, WE LOVE OURSELVES,
WE LOVE OTHER PEOPLE AND UNTIL WE'RE RECEIVING AND LETTING THAT
FLOW THROUGH US AND RECEIVING AND LETTING IT FLOW THROUGH US,
WE HAVEN'T REALLY COMPLETED THE FULL CYCLE OF LOVE THAT GOD
INTENDS US TO WALK IN.
GINGER: RIGHT.
AND ANY ONE OF THOSE THAT WOULD BE MISSING, DISRUPTS THAT FLOW
AND IT DOESN'T WORK.
JOYCE: OH, GINGER, I WAS SO FRUSTRATED FOR SO MANY YEARS
BECAUSE I WOULD HEAR MESSAGES ABOUT LOVING PEOPLE
AND I WANTED TO.
I KNEW IT WAS GOD'S WILL AND I WANTED TO.
AND I JUST, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I COULD BE NICE FOR A DAY OR TWO,
BUT REAL GENUINE LOVE, THE KIND OF LOVE THAT IS DESCRIBED IN
1 CORINTHIANS, "LOVE IS PATIENT, AND KIND AND GOOD AND HUMBLE
AND MEEK," YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE THINGS, IT WAS LIKE I COULD JUST
NOT DO IT.
AND IT REALLY GOT FRUSTRATING TO ME BECAUSE I WANTED TO AND I
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I WASN'T ABLE TO.
AND THAT'S WHEN GOD BEGAN TO SHOW ME YOU CAN'T GIVE AWAY WHAT
YOU DON'T HAVE.
YOU CAN'T LOVE OTHER PEOPLE IF YOU DON'T LOVE YOURSELF.
YOU CAN'T BE PEACEFUL IF YOU DON'T HAVE PEACE WITHIN
YOURSELF.
YOU CAN'T BE PATIENT WITH OTHER PEOPLE IF YOU'RE NOT PATIENT
WITH YOURSELF.
YOU CAN'T BE MERCIFUL WITH OTHER PEOPLE IF YOU'RE NOT MERCIFUL
WITH YOURSELF.
AND WHEN I SAY BE THAT WITH YOURSELF, YOU HAVE TO RECEIVE
ALL THAT FROM GOD BEFORE YOU CAN EVEN GIVE THAT TO YOURSELF.
GINGER: AND THAT DOES LEAD US RIGHT INTO SUCH A BIG QUESTION
FOR SO MANY OF US.
YOU KNOW, I WANT PATIENCE AND I WANT IT NOW.
AND THERE ARE THOSE THINGS IN OUR LIFE THAT ARE ALWAYS GOING
TO BE TRYING FOR US.
WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE TESTED IN THIS AREA OF PATIENCE.
BUT, WE CAN COME A LONG WAY IN IT, CAN'T WE?
JOYCE: YEAH.
WELL, THE BIBLE SAYS, WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME, I THINK, ABOUT
THIS THAT THE PATIENT MAN, A MAN WHO'S FULLY PATIENT IS PERFECT
IN ENTIRE LACKING IN NOTHING.
WOW.
GINGER: WOW. YEAH, THAT SAYS A LOT.
JOYCE: SO, THAT IN ITSELF IS TELLING US THAT THIS IS NOT
GOING TO BE REAL EASY TO COME BY.
AND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES WE TEND TO BE REAL PATIENT IN SOME
AREAS, BUT NOT IN OTHERS.
YOU KNOW, LIKE I'VE KIND OF LEARNED IN MY LIFE, THE HARD
WAY, TO WAIT ON GOD.
IF I'M ASKING GOD TO DO SOMETHING AND HE'S NOT DOING IT
THERE'S NO POINT IN ME BEING IMPATIENT ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S
NOT GOING TO RUSH HIM ALONG.
HE'S GOING TO WORK AT THE PACE HE KNOW IS RIGHT FOR ME.
BUT THEN I STILL--AND I'VE EVEN LEARNED TO BE PATIENT WITH
MYSELF, WITH MY MISTAKES AND THINGS LIKE THAT--BUT THE AREA
THAT I FIND THE MOST CHALLENGING FOR ME IS BECAUSE I'M A VERY
GOAL ORIENTED, FOCUSED PERSON.
WHEN I DECIDE I'M GOING TO GET READY AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE
THIS HOUSE AT A CERTAIN TIME AND I'M GOING TO DO THUS AND SO AND
THUS AND SO AND THUS AND SO.
GINGER: IT'S ALL LAID OUT.
JOYCE: IT'S ALL LAID OUT AND I MEAN, I'M, LIKE, I'M IN GEAR.
WELL, I DON'T EVEN REALLY LIKE IT WHEN I'M LIKE THAT IF DAVE
SAYS, "COME AND LOOK AT THIS," OR, "LET ME READ YOU THIS."
IT'S LIKE, "I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOU TO READ TO ME RIGHT
NOW!" AND SO, I HAVE TO BE SO CAREFUL
THAT I DON'T GET WHAT I CALL, "SNIPPY," WHICH IS REALLY A NICE
WORD FOR AN UNGODLY ATTITUDE.
WHEN I'M IN A HURRY OR FOCUSED OR SECONDLY, WHEN I DON'T FEEL
GOOD.
GINGER: YEAH, THAT IS THE HARDEST.
JOYCE: IF I'M TIRED AND I DON'T FEEL GOOD AND I TOLD DAVE
THE OTHER NIGHT, WE CAME BACK FROM ONE OF OUR CONFERENCES
AND I WAS REALLY TIRED.
SOMETIMES I'M MORE TIRED THAN OTHERS, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY,
BUT THERE WAS A LOT GOING ON THAT WEEKEND AND I WAS JUST
REALLY EXHAUSTED.
AND I JUST, 'CAUSE I KNOW, I JUST TOLD DAVE, I SAID, "WE'RE
ALL GOING TO BE BETTER OFF IF I JUST KIND OF STAY BY MYSELF
TONIGHT."
AND SO-- GINGER: WELL, THAT'S WISDOM.
JOYCE: HE WENT OFF IN ANOTHER ROOM AND WATCHED SOME TV AND I
STAYED BY MYSELF AND WENT TO BED EARLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU
NEED TO BE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE BETTER OFF TO JUST
STAY AWAY FROM PEOPLE THEN TO KEEP HURTING PEOPLE'S FEELINGS.
GINGER: RIGHT, YEAH.
WELL, I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A LOT MORE TO TEACH US ABOUT PATIENCE
SO WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO THE TEACHING BUT THANK YOU FOR
TAKING A FEW MINUTES OUT TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS,
WE APPRECIATE IT.
WELL, THE BIBLE DOES SAY A LOT ABOUT THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.
THOSE THINGS THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
WANTS TO GIVE US AND PATIENCE IS ONE OF THEM.
SO, LET'S LISTEN TO MORE OF WHAT GOD'S WORD SAYS.
JOYCE: I SAID THE HOLY SPIRIT WANTS TO TEACH US
A BRAND NEW WAY TO LIVE.
BE HONEST WITH ME, HOW MANY OF YOU NEED MORE PEACE IN YOUR
EVERYDAY LIFE?
WELL, NOW YOU SEE HERE'S WHAT WE WANT.
WE WANT OUR CIRCUMSTANCES TO CHANGE.
"WELL, IF YOU WOULD CHANGE.
AND IF THIS WOULD CHANGE.
AND IF I HAD A BETTER JOB.
AND IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC.
AND IF THE WORLD WASN'T THE WAY IT WAS.
AND IF THE ECONOMY WASN'T SO BAD."
CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
THE WORLD MAY CHANGE, BUT IT'S LIKELY TO GET WORSE.
OH.
GOD IS NOT NEARLY AS INTERESTED IN CHANGING YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES
AS HE IS IN CHANGING YOU.
"MY PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU.
MY [OWN] PEACE I NOW GIVE AND BEQUEATH UNTO YOU.
NOT AS THE WORLD GIVES DO I GIVE TO YOU.
DO NOT LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED, NEITHER LET THEM BE
AFRAID," NOW JESUS IS SAYING, "I'VE GIVEN YOU PEACE, NOW
HERE'S YOUR PART."
"[STOP ALLOWING YOURSELVES TO BE AGITATED AND DISTURBED AND DO
NOT PERMIT YOURSELF TO BE FEARFUL AND INTIMIDATED AND
COWARDLY AND UNSETTLED.]"
"WELL, JOYCE, I JUST CAN'T HELP IT.
I JUST GET UPSET BEFORE I REALIZE WHAT'S GOING ON AND I
JUST CAN'T HELP IT.
I JUST ACT BAD AND THEN I FEEL GUILTY AND I WISH I DIDN'T
BUT I JUST CAN'T HELP IT."
WELL, NOTHING IS EVER GOING TO CHANGE IN OUR LIVES UNTIL WE
STOP SAYING, "I CAN'T HELP IT."
HERE'S WHY GOD IS NEVER GOING TO TELL US TO DO ANYTHING, UNLESS
HE MAKES US ABLE TO DO IT.
GOD WOULD NOT SAY, "WALK IN LOVE,"
IF WE WEREN'T CAPABLE OF WALKING IN LOVE.
HE WOULDN'T SAY, "WALK IN PEACE,"
IF WE WEREN'T CAPABLE OF WALKING IN PEACE.
SO, BEFORE WE CAN HAVE ANY VICTORY WE HAVE TO START OUT BY
SAYING, "WHATEVER GOD TELLS ME TO DO, THROUGH HIS HELP,
I CAN DO IT.
I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST, WHO STRENGTHENS ME,
INCLUDING BE PEACEFUL IN ANY KIND OF A CIRCUMSTANCE."
AMEN?
AND FINALLY, I DECIDED.
EVERYBODY SAY, "I DECIDED."
AUDIENCE: I DECIDED.
JOYCE: FINALLY, I DECIDED THAT I WAS GOING TO WORK WITH
THE HOLY SPIRIT AND I WAS GOING TO LEARN HOW TO WALK IN PEACE IF
IT WAS THE LAST THING THAT I EVER DID.
AND I STARTED BY PRAYING AND STUDYING PEACE IN THE BIBLE.
AND THEN, AFTER THAT, I BEGAN TO ASK GOD TO SHOW ME AND TEACH ME
HOW THE DEVIL STOLE MY PEACE.
SOMETIMES YOU'VE GOTTA KIND OF BACK INTO YOUR VICTORY.
YOU GOTTA GET BACK OVER HERE AND SEE WHAT THE ROOT OF YOUR
PROBLEM IS.
SO, LIKE, IF I LOST MY PEACE EVERY MORNING, OKAY WHAT'S
CAUSING IT?
WELL, MAYBE THE WHOLE PROBLEM IS I DIDN'T SPEND ANY TIME
THE NIGHT BEFORE GETTING PREPARED FOR THE MORNING.
SO, IT WAS A REALLY EASY FIX.
BUT I HAD TO SEE WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM WAS.
AND NOT JUST KEEP BLAMING IT ON EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE HOUSE.
IF YOU WANT TO GET ALONG WITH GOD THERE'S SOME THINGS YOU'VE
GOTTA CHANGE.
IF YOU WANT TO GET ALONG WITH YOURSELF, THERE'S SOME THINGS
YOU GOTTA CHANGE AND IF YOU WANT TO GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE,
THERE'S SOME THINGS YOU'VE GOTTA CHANGE AND MOST OF WHAT WE HAVE
TO CHANGE IS ATTITUDE.
IT'S OUR MINDSET.
IT'S HOW WE LOOK AT THINGS.
NOW, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE PEACE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
PATIENCE.
SO, WHILE GOD IS WORKING ON ONE OF THESE THINGS, THERE'S OTHERS
THAT ARE CONNECTED TO IT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY PEACE IF WE DON'T HAVE
SELF-CONTROL.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY PATIENCE IF WE DON'T HAVE
SELF-CONTROL.
AND PATIENCE, AS WE KNOW, IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
CHALLENGING THINGS, ESPECIALLY FOR CERTAIN PERSONALITY TYPES
LIKE MINE.
BECAUSE I'M A QUICK PERSON.
MAKE QUICK DECISIONS, WANT PEOPLE TO MOVE QUICK, QUICK,
QUICK.
QUICK.
I WANT GOD TO BE QUICK.
WELL, GOD'S NOT LATE, BUT HE'S RARELY EVER EARLY.
AND HE'S CERTAINLY NOT IN A HURRY ABOUT MUCH OF ANYTHING.
JAMES 1, VERSE 2 THROUGH 4.
"CONSIDER IT WHOLLY JOYFUL," LIKE HILARIOUSLY JOYFUL,
"WHENEVER YOU'RE ENVELOPED IN OR ENCOUNTER TRIALS OF ANY SORT OR
FALL INTO VARIOUS TEMPTATIONS."
THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN CONSIDER IT JOYFUL BECAUSE IT
FEELS GOOD BUT CONSIDER IT JOYFUL BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO GET OUT OF IT IF YOU LEARN HOW TO GO THROUGH IT
PROPERLY.
WHEN YOU'RE IN HARD TIMES AND YOU REMAIN STABLE, YOU GROW.
YOU GROW.
AND GROWING HURTS.
BUT ONCE YOU'VE GROWN, THEN YOU HAVE NEW LEVELS OF ALL OF THIS.
THEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING THE DEVIL CAN NOT TAKE AWAY
FROM YOU.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO STOP PRAYING FOR EVERY UNCOMFORTABLE
THING IN OUR LIFE TO GO AWAY AND WE HAVE TO SAY, "GOD, I CAN DO
ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME.
I BELIEVE THAT ALL THINGS WORK OUT FOR GOOD AND IF THIS IS IN
MY LIFE THEN I WANT YOU TO USE IT AND LET ME GET
SOMETHING OUT OF IT.
MAKE ME A BETTER PERSON BECAUSE OF WHAT I'VE GOT GOING ON."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: GOD DOESN'T DELIVER US QUICKLY,
HE DOES IT LITTLE BY LITTLE.
LITTLE BY LITTLE.
THERE'S TWO WAYS THAT GOD WORKS.
SLOWLY.
AND SUDDENLY.
AND FIRST HE WORKS SLOWLY AND THEN WHEN YOU THINK HE'S NEVER
GOING TO DO ANYTHING THEN SUDDENLY YOU HAVE
A BREAKTHROUGH.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND THE SUDDENLIES ARE SO EXCITING.
YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT GOD DID!
BUT TO GET THERE IT WAS SLOW.
SOMEBODY WAS JUST TELLING ME TODAY, SOMEBODY THAT I'M
PRETTY CLOSE TO.
IN A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION WITH ONE OF THEIR TEENAGE
CHILDREN.
AND THIS PERSON HAS GOTTEN SO MUCH CLOSER TO GOD AND COME TO
KNOW GOD IN A MUCH MORE INTIMATE WAY IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
AND SHE SAID, "WHO WOULD'VE EVER THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE
BROUGHT ME CLOSER TO GOD."
SHE'S SO EXCITED ABOUT HER WALK WITH GOD NOW.
MORE PASSIONATE THAN I'VE EVER SEEN HER.
BUT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO HAVE A PROBLEM LONG ENOUGH TO GET US
TO GO DEEPER IN GOD.
TO GET THE ANSWERS THAT WE NEED.
AMEN?
BUT THE BIBLE DOES SAY THAT WHEN YOU'RE PATIENT, WHEN YOU COME
TO THE POINT WHERE YOU'RE FULLY PATIENT, THEN YOU'RE LACKING IN
NOTHING, WANTING NOTHING.
WHOLE AND COMPLETE AND ENTIRE.
WHAT CAN THE DEVIL DO TO YOU IF HE CAN'T GET YOU RATTLED
AND UPSET?
WHEN YOU'RE FULLY PATIENT THE DEVIL HAS NO CONTROL OVER YOU.
YOU'RE JUST LIKE, "TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT, WEAR YOURSELF OUT.
I'LL BE HERE WHEN YOU'RE DONE."
YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORD "ENDURE" MEANS?
IT MEANS TO OUTLAST THE DEVIL.
SOMEBODY IN HERE NEEDS TO MAKE YOUR MIND UP THAT YOU'RE GOING
TO OUTLAST THE DEVIL.
COME ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: DON'T GO TO GOD AND SAY, "GOD,
IF YOU DON'T CHANGE THIS, I JUST CAN'T STAND THIS ONE MORE DAY,
GOD."
[WHINING]
YOU KNOW WHAT, IF YOU CAN'T STAND IT ONE
MORE DAY, IT WILL BE OVER WITH TODAY.
BECAUSE GOD WILL NOT ALLOW MORE TO COME ON YOU THAN WHAT YOU CAN
BEAR BUT WITH EVERY TEMPTATION HE PROVIDES THE WAY OUT.
SO, IF YOU GOT IT ANOTHER YEAR, YOU CAN TAKE IT ANOTHER YEAR.
AND YOU'VE GOTTA BELIEVE THERE'S SOMETHING WONDERFUL THAT GOD
WANTS TO WORK IN YOU.
GINGER: WELL TODAY'S TEACHING ON PEACE AND PATIENCE WAS ONLY
PART OF JOYCE'S MESSAGE ON THE FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AND TODAY THAT IS WHAT WE ARE OFFERING YOU.
THE ENTIRE TEACHING ON THE FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AND IT'S IN AN ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS SO GREAT.
AN ACTION PLAN IS LIKE THIS, IT HAS CDS, DVDS, A PERSONAL STUDY
GUIDE, THIS ONE EVEN COMES WITH A BOOKMARK, SO YOU CAN'T LOSE.
YOU CAN GET IT DIGITALLY OR YOU CAN GET ONE JUST LIKE THIS.
AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO USE IN YOUR OWN PERSONAL BIBLE STUDY
OR TO USE IN A GROUP.
MAYBE IT'S SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS OR A CHURCH GROUP.
BUT THIS IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TODAY
WITH PEACE AND PATIENCE.
BUT, ALSO, ALL OF THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT LOVE, FAITHFULNESS,
SELF-CONTROL, GENTLENESS, KINDNESS, PEACE, JOY AND IT ALSO
HAS SOME EXTRA MATERIAL IN HERE JUST ABOUT WHAT THE HOLY SPIRIT
IS AND HOW MUCH HE WANTS TO ADD INTO YOUR LIFE.
SO, CHECK THIS OUT, IT'S AVAILABLE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW AND
I REALLY THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS WILL HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND
ALL THAT GOD HAS FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND THAT GOD ANSWERS PRAYER BUT SOMETIMES WE
GET EXTRA ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN WE HEAR THE STORIES OF WHAT OTHER
PEOPLE HAVE SEEN AND THAT'S WHY WE LOVE SHARING WHAT YOU TELL US
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THIS IS A GREAT STORY OF ANSWERED PRAYER.
AND ALETA SAYS, "PEACE AND REST I HAVE ESPECIALLY THE REST PART.
FOR THREE YEARS I HAVE BEEN SO BORED AND RESTLESS, THE MORE
I PRAYED FOR A NEW PURPOSE THE MORE RESTLESS I BECAME.
LAST SUMMER, SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS ASKED ME IF
THEY COULD SPEND ON MY TIME ON MY FRONT PORCH AND PLAY.
I SAID YES.
SOON MY YARD BECAME A SAFETY ZONE: NO CURSING, NO BULLYING,
NO VIOLENCE.
SOME OF THESE KIDS LIVE IN A VERY VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT.
I TALK TO THEM ABOUT JESUS AND I INVITE THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES
TO CHURCH.
PRAISE GOD I HAVE A NEW PURPOSE."
WELL, ALETA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT WITH US AND IT
REALLY DOES ENCOURAGE US AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW WHEN YOU PRAY,
GOD MAY ANSWER THAT.
SOMETIMES IT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU EXPECT.
I HOPE THAT YOU'LL JOIN IN THE CONVERSATION AS WELL, IT'S
SO FUN TO HEAR FROM YOU.
AND I THINK TODAY WOULD BE EXTRA FUN FOR YOU TO SHARE STORIES ON
HOW YOU HAVE GAINED MORE PATIENCE IN YOUR LIFE.
SO MANY TIMES WE GO THROUGH THINGS THAT ARE THE HARD
LESSONS, BUT WHEN WE LOOK BACK THEY'RE ACTUALLY PRETTY FUNNY.
JOYCE SHARES THOSE STORIES ALL THE TIME AND WE WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR YOUR STORIES OF PATIENCE OR LACK THEREOF.
YOU CAN SHARE THOSE ON FACEBOOK, AT OUR JOYCE MEYER FACEBOOK
PAGE.
ALSO ON TWITTER USING #EA.
YOU COULD ALSO ASK A QUESTION OF JOYCE, USE #ASKJOYCE
ANYTIME YOU WOULD LIKE.
AND DON'T FORGET, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND TODAY AS
YOU GO ABOUT THE REST OF YOUR DAY BE A BLESSING TO SOMEBODY
ELSE.
SHARE CHRIST WITH THEM.
IT CAN CHANGE THEIR ENTIRE LIFE.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
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ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING PROGRAM WAS PAID FOR BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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