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[MUSIC]
JOYCE: FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE WORD THIS MORNING,
AND HOW WE CAN BE CHANGED, BUT ONLY BY YOUR GRACE.
AND HELP US ONCE AND FOR ALL TO GET THAT THROUGH OUR HEADS
AND REALLY KNOW IT.
AND HE SAID TO THEM, "WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH MEN IS POSSIBLE
WITH GOD."
CAN ANYBODY SAY AMEN?
WHAT YOU CANNOT DO AND WHAT I CANNOT DO, GOD CAN DO.
WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH MEN IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD.
LET'S JUST SOAK THAT IN FOR A MINUTE SO THAT
DOESN'T JUST KIND OF WHIZZ OVER OUR HEADS AND WE
JUST RUN ON TO THE NEXT THING.
WHAT YOU CAN'T DO, GOD CAN DO.
MAYBE YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR CHILD, BUT GOD CAN.
YOU CANNOT MAKE SOMEBODY LOVE GOD THAT YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE
HAVE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, BUT LET'S JUST GIVE GOD A CHANCE
TO WORK ON 'EM FOR A WHILE.
I CAN'T CHANGE MY CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT GOD CAN.
I CAN'T MAKE EVERYBODY THAT I MINISTER TO LIKE ME,
SO I'VE TURNED THAT OVER TO GOD.
GOD CAN GIVE ME FAVOR.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE START PRAYING AND BELIEVING
FOR SUPERNATURAL FAVOR.
GRACE IS UNDESERVED FAVOR.
IT'S GOD GIVING YOU THINGS YOU DON'T DESERVE,
OPENING DOORS FOR YOU THAT YOU CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE COULD OPEN
FOR YOU, GETTING YOU A PROMOTION AT WORK THAT YOU'RE NOT
EVEN QUALIFIED FOR.
I KNOW 'CAUSE I'VE HAD THAT HAPPEN TO ME.
BEFORE I WENT INTO MINISTRY, I HAD THAT HAPPEN.
I MEAN, I WOULD END UP WITH JOBS I NO MORE HAD ANY BUSINESS
HAVING, AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY--IN THE NATURAL HAVE
ANY BUSINESS DOING WHAT I'M DOING NOW.
BUT WHEN GOD GIVES YOU FAVOR, HE CAN PUT YOU SOMEWHERE.
AND WHEN GOD PUTS YOU, HE KEEPS YOU.
WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO REALLY TRUST GOD
FOR FAVOR INSTEAD OF STRUGGLING TRYING TO MAKE OUR OWN WAY
ALL THE TIME.
LET'S BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN TRUSTING GOD FOR FAVOR.
WHEN YOU GO OUT TO SHOP, "GOD, I ASK YOU FOR A FAVOR.
GIVE ME DISCOUNTS I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WERE AVAILABLE."
AMEN?
WHEN YOU GO INTO A RESTAURANT, "GOD, I ASK YOU TO GIVE ME
FAVOR."
IT JUST TAKES A MINUTE.
IT'S JUST A WAY OF RELEASING YOUR FAITH TO SAY, "GOD,
I'M TRUSTING YOU TO DO FOR ME WHAT I CANNOT DO FOR MYSELF."
I REMEMBER A WOMAN THAT I WAS TALKING TO ONE TIME,
AND THIS WAS SO SAD TO ME.
SHE WORKED IN A DEPARTMENT STORE,
AND SOMEHOW I STARTED ASKING HER ABOUT, "DO YOU GUYS JUST GET
A SALARY?
DO YOU WORK ON COMMISSION OR WHAT?"
AND SHE SAID, "NO, WE WORK ON SALARY."
BUT SHE SAID, "WE DO HAVE TO MEET A QUOTE,
AND IF WE DON'T DO THAT, THEN WE CAN LOSE OUR JOBS."
AND SHE SAID, "I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED
'CAUSE THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN, YOU KNOW, GOING VERY GOOD
FOR ME."
AND I SAID, "WELL, WHY DON'T YOU PRAY FOR GOD TO SEND YOU
CUSTOMERS?" AND SHE WAS A CHRISTIAN WOMAN,
HER AND I HAD ALREADY BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT, SO I SAID,
"WHY DON'T, YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU PRAY FOR GOD
TO GIVE YOU CUSTOMERS?" AND SHE LOOKED AT ME SO ODD,
AND SHE SAID, "WELL, WOULD IT BE OKAY TO PRAY ABOUT SOMETHING
LIKE THAT?" NOW, HERE THIS WOMAN HAD BEEN
A BELIEVER FOR SOMETHING LIKE 30 YEARS,
AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT SHE COULD ASK GOD TO GIVE HER
A FAVOR.
I SAID, "WELL, THERE'S PEOPLE IN HERE BUYING STUFF.
WHY DON'T YOU PRAY FOR GOD TO GIVE YOU FAVOR WITH THEM
AND SUPERNATURALLY GUIDE 'EM OVER HERE TO YOU?"
YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHIN', YOU CAN ASK GOD FOR ANYTHING,
AND IF HE DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE IT, HE JUST WON'T GIVE
IT TO YOU, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
NOW, I KIND OF GOT OVER, "WELL, GOD IS THIS YOUR WILL?
IS IT YOUR WILL, GOD?
IF IT'S YOUR WILL."
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE TELLS ME, BUT, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T--THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS I DON'T KNOW.
SO, WE HAVE FREEDOM AND LIBERTY TO ASK GOD RADICALLY
AND AGGRESSIVELY.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT GOD IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY
ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL THAT WE COULD EVER DARE TO HOPE, ASK,
OR THINK.
GOD WANTS US TO PROSPER, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT
ON OUR OWN.
WE NEED GOD'S HELP, FAVOR.
YOU CAN HAVE FAVOR.
WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH MAN IS POSSIBLE WITH GOD.
LUKE 18, VERSE 18, "AND A CERTAIN RULER ASKED HIM,
'GOOD TEACHER [YOU ARE ESSENTIALLY AND PERFECTLY
AND MORALLY GOOD], WHAT SHALL I DO TO INHERIT ETERNAL LIFE?'"
NOW, FIRST OF ALL THE QUESTION IS A GOOFY QUESTION
BECAUSE HE SAYS, "WHAT CAN I DO TO INHERIT?"
AND THE TWO ARE TOTALLY OPPOSITE OF ONE ANOTHER.
FIRST OF ALL, WHEN YOU INHERIT, YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING,
YOU RECEIVE SOMETHING.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHATEVER WE HAVE WHEN THE LORD CALLS US
HOME, OUR CHILDREN WILL INHERIT IT.
THEY DIDN'T WORK FOR IT, WE DID.
AND THEY'RE GONNA GET IT.
WHATEVER I CAN'T MANAGE TO USE, THEY'RE GOING TO GET.
NOW, DO THEY DO ANYTHING TO GET THAT?
WELL, THEY'RE JUST MY KIDS.
COME ON, YOU CAN GET SOMETHIN'.
THEY'RE JUST MY KIDS.
AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY GET WILL NOT BE BASED
ON THEIR PERFECTION, IT'LL BE BASED ON ONE THING
AND ONE THING ONLY, AND THAT IS BLOOD RELATIONSHIP,
OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER.
ARE YOU WITH ME TODAY?
EVERYTHING THAT YOU RECEIVE FROM GOD
IS BASED ON BLOOD RELATIONSHIP.
YOU WERE BOUGHT WITH THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST.
IT'S NOT BASED ON WHAT YOU DO, BUT IT'S BASED
ON WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE WILLING TO REALLY FULLY BELIEVE
THE WORD OF GOD.
IS ANYBODY HERE WILLING THIS MORNING TO STEP OUT
OF YOUR FLESH AND DECIDE TO BELIEVE THE WORD OF GOD?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, IF GOD CAN DO SOMETHING
FOR ANYBODY, GOD CAN DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.
"WELL, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW ALL THE WRONG THINGS I'VE DONE."
YEAH, WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW ALL THE WRONG THINGS I'VE DONE
EITHER.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.
IF WE COULD BE PERFECT, WE WOULDN'T NEED JESUS.
WHAT CAN I DO TO INHERIT, WRONG QUESTION.
JESUS SAID TO HIM, "WHY DO YOU CALL ME GOOD?
NO ONE'S GOOD BUT GOD."
VERSE 20, "YOU KNOW THE COMMANDMENTS, DON'T COMMIT
ADULTERY, DON'T KILL, DON'T STEAL, DON'T WITNESS FALSELY,
HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER."
AND HE REPLIED TO HIM, "ALL OF THESE I HAVE KEPT
FROM MY YOUTH."
NOW, HERE COMES THE KICKER.
"AND WHEN JESUS HEARD IT, HE SAID TO HIM,
'ONE THING YOU STILL LACK.'" NOW, THAT IS SO FRUSTRATING.
"WELL, I'VE DONE THIS GOOD, AND I'VE DONE THAT GOOD,
AND I'VE DONE THIS GOOD, AND I'VE DONE THAT GOOD,
AND I'VE KEPT THIS RULE, AND I'VE KEPT THAT RULE."
AND JESUS LOOKS AT US AND SAYS, "WELL, YEAH, BUT THERE'S STILL
SOMETHING YOU LACK."
YOU KNOW, THE INTERESTING THING IS NO MATTER HOW MANY
RIGHT THINGS WE DO, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING WRONG
THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
SO, IT'S SO FRUSTRATING UNLESS WE LEARN TO GET IN
ON THE RIGHT PLAN, WHICH IS JESUS DIED FOR US BECAUSE WE
HAVE WEAKNESSES IN OUR FLESH.
AND THERE IS NO WAY THAT WE CAN EVER POSSIBLY KEEP
ALL OF THE LAW AND DO EVERYTHING RIGHT AND BE PERFECTLY HOLY,
BUT HE, RIGHT NOW THIS MOMENT, IS INTERCEDING AT THE THRONE
OF GOD FOR YOU AND FOR I, AND KEEPING EVERYTHING RIGHT.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: I SAID THIS MORNING, "JESUS, PRAY FOR ME TODAY.
AND HOLY SPIRIT, PRAY THROUGH ME TODAY."
JUST THINK OF THAT.
HE'S CONSTANTLY AT THE THRONE, INTERCEDING FOR US.
AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT GOD VIEWS US, HE CHOOSES TO SEE US
AS RIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE IN CHRIST.
HE CHOOSES TO SEE US AS THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
CAN YOU--HE CHOOSES TO SEE US JUSTIFIED, JUST AS WE NEVER
SINNED, JUST BECAUSE WE BELIEVE.
WE BELIEVE, WE INHERIT.
WE'RE JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST.
EVERYTHING THAT HE BOUGHT AND PAID FOR, WE GET.
EVERYTHING HE WORKED FOR, EVERYTHING HE DIED FOR, WE GET.
IT'S BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH, BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH,
BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH.
IT'S PROVIDED BY THE GRACE OF GOD.
IT'S BOUGHT WITH THE GRACE OF GOD.
AND FAITH IS ONLY THE HAND THAT REACHES OUT AND SAYS,
"I'LL TAKE IT."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SEE, SOMETIMES WE CAN EVEN GET MIXED UP ABOUT FAITH
AND WE CAN THINK, "WELL, YOU KNOW, I GOT THAT
BECAUSE OF MY FAITH.
WELL, ALL YOU GOT TO DO, BROTHER, IS JUST BELIEVE.
JUST BELIEVE."
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I READ SOMETHING MANY, MANY YEARS AGO,
AND IT REALLY BLESSED ME.
FAITH IS NOT THE PRICE THAT BUYS THE BLESSING OF GOD.
IT IS BOUGHT TOTALLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD,
TOTALLY BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
FAITH IS ONLY THE HAND THAT REACHES OUT
AND RECEIVES IT.
YOU KNOW, TO GET MEANS TO OBTAIN BY STRUGGLE AND EFFORT.
BUT TO RECEIVE MEANS TO JUST BE A RECEPTACLE AND TAKE IN
WHATEVER'S BEING OFFERED.
DID YOU GET SAVED? DID YOU GET YOUR BLESSING?
DID YOU GET HEALED? DID YOU GET YOUR BREAKTHROUGH?
WELL, TRUTHFULLY, IF WE GOT ANY OF THAT,
IF WE HAVE ANY OF THOSE, IT'S NOT 'CAUSE WE GOT IT.
IT'S BECAUSE GOD GAVE IT. DID YOU GET A BREAKTHROUGH?
NO, I CAN NEVER GET A BREAKTHROUGH,
BUT I'M PRAYERFUL THAT GOD WILL GIVE ME ONE.
I'M PRAYERFUL HE'LL DOWNLOAD ONE ON ME.
ONE THING YOU STILL LACK.
FOR EXAMPLE, MAYBE YOU PRAY 2 HOURS A DAY, AND YOU HAVE
A GOD-GIVEN ABILITY TO MEMORIZE WHOLE CHAPTERS IN THE BIBLE.
I WAS TALKING TO MARILYN HICKEY THE OTHER DAY, SHE'S
A GREAT WOMAN OF GOD, AND JUST IN CONVERSATION
SHE SAID, "YEAH, YOU KNOW, I MEMORIZED
THE WHOLE BOOK OF REVELATION YEARS AGO."
AND THAT JUST GIVES ME A CRAMP IN MY BRAIN.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT'S JUST LIKE...YOU MEMORIZED
THE WHOLE BOOK OF REVELATION.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT SOME OF THESE BOOKS IN HERE,
I STILL GOT TO GO TO THE FRONT TO THE LIST AND FIND OUT
WHERE THEY'RE AT.
SHE MEMORIZED THE WHOLE BOOK OF REVELATION.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AND SEE, THAT COULD MAKE ME FEEL BAD,
EXCEPT IT DOESN'T BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SHE COULD ONLY DO THAT
BECAUSE SHE'S GIFTED TO DO THAT.
AND IF I CAN'T DO THAT, IT'S BECAUSE I DON'T NEED TO
OR I'M NOT GIFTED TO.
WHEN I NEED A SCRIPTURE, I PULL IT OUT.
I HAVEN'T MEMORIZED THEM, BUT I GOT WHAT I NEED.
THEY COME FLYING FROM HERE AND THERE, AND I DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY WHERE I GOT THEM, BUT THEY'RE ALL THERE,
AND THEY'RE RIGHT.
SO, MAYBE YOU CAN MEMORIZE THE WHOLE BIBLE AND YOU PRAY
2 HOURS EVERY DAY, BUT YOU GOT A BAD TEMPER.
ONE THING YOU STILL LACK.
COME ON, IS ANYBODY WITH ME TODAY?
MAYBE YOU ARE NOT JEALOUS AND ENVIOUS, THAT IS
JUST NOT A PROBLEM FOR YOU, BUT YOU'RE VERY IMPATIENT.
MAYBE YOU LEARN VERY QUICKLY, YOU'RE JUST, LIKE, REALLY SMART.
YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST NATURALLY MORE INTELLIGENT
THAN OTHER PEOPLE.
AND SO, LET'S JUST SAY YOU LEARN VERY QUICKLY, BUT THEN YOU TURN
AROUND AND JUDGE OTHER PEOPLE WHO DON'T LEARN
AS QUICKLY AS YOU DO, AND YOUR ATTITUDE WITH THEM IS
"WELL, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
HOW COULD YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THAT?"
ONE THING YOU STILL LACK.
WE ALL WITH US TODAY?
ONE THING YOU STILL LACK.
SO, LET'S LOOK AT 2 CORINTHIANS 12:7 THROUGH 9.
BEFORE WE JUST GET TOO UPSET ABOUT OUR WEAKNESSES,
LET'S JUST TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE SHOULD VIEW THEM.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I GOT TIRED A LONG TIME AGO
OF BEING MAD AT MYSELF ALL THE TIME, AND I
JUST DON'T MESS WITH IT ANYMORE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HOW MANY OF YOU DON'T GET ALONG WITH YOURSELF
VERY WELL?
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOU, YOU'RE IN FOR A HARD RIDE.
I SAY THIS ALL THE TIME, YOU ARE EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY JUST BECAME--I BECAME AWARE
OF THAT YEARS AGO, IT'S LIKE I CAN'T GET AWAY FROM ME.
I MEAN, YOU DON'T EVER GET AWAY FROM YOU FOR ONE SECOND.
YOU CAN'T GO TO THE BATHROOM WITHOUT YOU, YOU CAN'T TAKE
A SHOWER WITHOUT YOU, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT YOU.
AND SERIOUSLY, IF YOU DON'T LIKE YOURSELF, IF YOU'RE MAD
AT YOURSELF ALL THE TIME, HOW ABOUT IF SOMEBODY
MAKES PEACE WITH THEMSELVES TODAY?
2 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 12, VERSE 7, THE APOSTLE PAUL,
"AND TO KEEP ME FROM BEING PUFFED UP."
REMEMBER OUR LITTLE BALLOON LAST NIGHT THAT WE BLEW UP
AND SAID, LIKE THE BALLOON, SOMETIMES WE'RE FULL OF HOT AIR,
AND WE JUST GET SO FULL OF OURSELVES?
AND, YOU KNOW, THEN REMEMBER I LET THE BALLOON GO,
AND IT JUST FIZZLED OUT, AND ALL THE AIR WENT OUT OF IT?
AND THAT'S THE WAY WE ARE.
WE'RE LIKE, "WELL, I COULD DO THAT FIRST*."
OH YEAH, BUT THERE'S STILL THIS ONE THING.
"TO KEEP ME FROM BEING PUFFED UP AND TOO ELATED BECAUSE
OF THE EXCEEDING GREATNESS OF THE REVELATIONS
THAT WERE GIVEN UNTO ME."
GOD WAS USING PAUL IN AN AMAZINGLY
ASTOUNDING WAY.
HE RECEIVED THE--BY REVELATION AND WROTE
TWO-THIRDS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.
AND SO, TO KEEP HIM FROM BEING PUFFED UP, "THERE WAS GIVEN
UNTO ME A THORN IN THE FLESH.
A MESSENGER OF SATAN, TO RACK, AND BUFFET, AND HARASS ME,
TO KEEP ME FROM BEING EXCESSIVELY EXALTED."
SO, SOMETHING WAS HARASSING HIM ALL THE TIME,
BUGGING HIM ALL THE TIME, WHETHER IT WAS A PERSON,
OR A PERSONAL WEAKNESS, OR SOMETHING
IN HIS PHYSICAL BODY.
I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS WHAT IT WAS.
I THINK THE POINT IS IS IT WAS.
AND IT SEEMS THAT IT WAS A GIFT FROM GOD.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT GOD PERMITTED IN HIS LIFE.
GOD NEVER GIVES US ANYTHING BAD, BUT SOMETIMES HE WILL PERMIT
CERTAIN THINGS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO US, IT IS ULTIMATELY GOING
TO BE SPIRITUALLY BETTER FOR US.
SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE IF EVERY TIME I HAD A PROBLEM,
THE MOMENT THAT I PRAYED, GOD SUPERNATURALLY DELIVERED ME
FROM IT, I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD JUST BE AMAZING.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT WOULDN'T BE THE BEST THING FOR ME SPIRITUALLY.
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO EXERCISE MY FAITH.
I WOULD NEVER GROW IN PATIENCE.
I WOULD NEVER LEARN HOW TO HAVE ANY TENACITY.
I WOULD GIVE UP WAY TOO EASY.
SO, GOD DOESN'T DELIVER ME RIGHT AWAY IN HIS WISDOM
BECAUSE THERE ARE DEEPER THINGS THAT HE WANTS US TO LEARN.
AND WE'RE ALWAYS ONLY INTERESTED IN OUR TEMPORAL,
IMMEDIATE COMFORT, BUT GOD IS MORE INTERESTED
IN ETERNAL VALUES THAT HE'S PLANTING ON THE INSIDE OF US.
SO, PAUL WANTED TO GET RID OF THIS AGGRAVATION,
IRRITATION, FRUSTRATION, WHATEVER IT WAS,
AND WE'VE ALL GOT THEM.
AND GOD SAID, "NO."
NOW, WATCH.
"JOYCE, PLEASE DON'T TELL ME THAT I'M NOT GOING TO GET RID
OF THIS THING THAT BUGS ME."
WELL, I'LL JUST LEAVE THAT WITH YOU AND GOD.
BUT HE SAID TO ME--WELL, FIRST VERSE 8, "THREE TIMES
I CALLED ON THE LORD AND BESOUGHT [HIM] ABOUT THIS
AND BEGGED THAT IT WOULD DEPART FROM ME."
OH, I CAN TELL YOU I PRAYED MORE THAN THREE TIMES
ABOUT SOME OF MY STUFF.
"AND HE SAID TO ME, 'MY GRACE (MY FAVOR, LOVING-KINDNESS,
AND MERCY) IS ENOUGH FOR YOU.
IT IS SUFFICIENT AGAINST ANY DANGER,'"
AND I LOVE THIS PART, "'AND ENABLES YOU TO BEAR
THE TROUBLE MANFULLY.'" IN OTHER WORDS,
QUIT WHINING ABOUT IT.
STAND UP LIKE A MAN OR WOMAN OF GOD AND SAY, "I DON'T EXPECT
EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE TO BE PERFECT.
I HAVE THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN MY LIFE
TO ENABLE ME TO DO WHATEVER I NEED TO DO,
AND TO DO IT WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE."
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: HALLELUJAH.
"MY STRENGTH AND POWER ARE MADE PERFECT (FULFILLED
AND COMPLETED) AND SHOW THEMSELVES MOST EFFECTIVELY
IN [YOUR] WEAKNESS."
ARE YOU WITH ME NOW?
WHERE IS GOD'S POWER GOING TO WORK?
WHERE IS IT GOING TO SHOW ITSELF IF THERE'S NO WEAKNESS?
NOW, I'M NOT INVITING EVERYBODY TO HAVE WEAKNESS,
BUT I AM TELLING YOU THAT IF YOU HAVE SOME, IT'S NOT THE END
OF EVERYTHING, AND GOD STILL LOVES YOU, AND HE'LL
STILL WORK WITH YOU BECAUSE IF WE NEVER HAVE ANY REASON
TO NEED JESUS, WE WILL STOP NEEDING HIM PRETTY QUICK.
AND IT WAS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT FOR PAUL TO NOT GET PRIDEFUL
AND FULL OF HIMSELF THAN IT WAS TO GET DELIVERED FROM WHATEVER
THAT PARTICULAR WEAKNESS WAS.
DO YOU KNOW THE HUMAN FLESH CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH GLORY
AND SO MUCH SUCCESS WITHOUT STARTING TO FALL APART?
AND TO BE HONEST, IT'S GOOD FOR US EVERY ONE IN A WHILE
TO JUST NOT DO THE PERFECT THING,
AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE, IN REALITY
AFTER ALL, JUST PEOPLE AND LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
SOME OF YOU ARE GETTING IT, SOME OF YOU ARE STILL FROWNING
AND LOOKING AT THE GROUND.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: YOU GOT IT!
JOYCE: THANK YOU.
BUT NOW, HERE'S THE PART THAT I'M STILL TRYING TO GET.
"MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOU, WILL ENABLE YOU, WORKS MOST
IN YOUR WEAKNESS."
WELL, PAUL GOT MESSAGES QUICK.
PAUL SAID, THE LAST PART OF THIS, "THEREFORE,"
SEE THE THEREFORE?
"THEREFORE, I WILL ALL THE MORE GLORY
IN MY WEAKNESSES AND INFIRMITIES,
THAT THE STRENGTH AND THE POWER OF CHRIST (THE MESSIAH) MAY REST
UPON ME."
SO, IT'S ALMOST LIKE PAUL'S SAYIN',
"OH GOODY, I GOT A WEAKNESS.
I'M NOT GOING TO FIGHT WITH THAT THING ANYMORE.
I'M JUST GOING TO GLORY IN IT BECAUSE IT'S REALLY NOT
A PROBLEM AFTER ALL."
'CAUSE SEE, HERE'S THE THING.
EVEN IF I DO HAVE A WEAKNESS, IF I LEAN INTO GOD AND I PRESS
INTO HIM TO RECEIVE HIS GRACE, HIS GRACE COMES UP AND FILLS
THAT UP.
AND I MAY KNOW THAT I HAVE IT, BUT YOU MAY NEVER KNOW IT.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
>>JOYCE: SO, YOU CAN JUST THINK I'M THIS HOT SHOT,
BUT YOU DON'T KNOW.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.
1 CORINTHIANS 1, HE PURPOSELY CHOOSES THE WEAK
AND THE FOOLISH THINGS OF THE WORLD TO CONFOUND
THE WISE, THAT NOBODY SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE THE GLORY
UNTO THEMSELVES.
SO, GOD SAID TO PAUL, "NO, I'M NOT GOING TO REMOVE
THAT WEAKNESS, BUT I WILL GIVE YOU THE GRACE TO MAN UP.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE GRACE TO BEAR THAT TROUBLE MANFULLY."
AND PAUL SAID, "OH, WELL, THEN THE WEAKNESS IS NOT A PROBLEM
BECAUSE GOD CAN HELP ME."
SEE, OUR PROBLEM IS NOT OUR WEAKNESSES, OUR PROBLEM
IS NOT STAYIN' PLUGGED IN.
NOW, IF YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST NIGHT, YOU MISSED
MY LITTLE PLUGGED IN ANALOGY, SO I'LL JUST EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH.
WE NEED TO PLUG IN TO OUR POWER SOURCE,
WHICH IS GOD.
AND THAT COMES AS WE JUST TAKE A LITTLE TIME AND GO TO GOD,
WHETHER THAT'S ONE MINUTE IN THE BATHROOM, ONE MINUTE
IN THE BATHROOM STALL AT WORK WHEN YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT TO GO OVER THE EDGE, OR THAT'S
A 10-MINUTE WALK OUTSIDE, OR WHETHER IT'S GETTING IN
WHEREVER YOUR PRAYER PLACE IS IN THE MORNING AND DRAWING
THE STRENGTH THAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU EVER EVEN KNOW
THAT YOU NEED IT.
DON'T ASSUME BECAUSE YOU WAKE UP FEELING PRETTY PERKY
THAT THE DAY IS GOING TO GO GOOD.
I ALWAYS PLAN TO BE GOOD WHEN I'M LAYIN' IN BED,
AND I'M OKAY TILL I PUT MY FEET ON THE FLOOR.
THAT'S WHEN THE TROUBLE STARTS.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I CAN GET ALONG WITH EVERYBODY AS LONG AS NOBODY'S HOME.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
I TELL YOU WHAT, I AM SO EASY TO GET ALONG WITH
WHEN NOBODY'S THERE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WE JUST FEEL SO SPIRITUAL TILL SOMEBODY
COMES HOME.
AND THEN IT'S ANOTHER STORY.
MAN, I WAS LIKE A JEKYLL AND HYDE YEARS AGO.
I'D BE LIKE--I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS OTHER THING CAME FROM,
BUT AS SOON AS SOMEBODY WOULD PRESS ME OR IRRITATE ME
A LITTLE, I COULD TURN INTO ANOTHER CREATURE.
I FOUND OUT A SECRET, YOU KNOW?
YOU WON'T FEEL SO BAD ABOUT YOURSELF WHEN YOU MAKE MISTAKES
IF YOU DON'T FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF WHEN YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
COME ON, LET'S SAY THAT AGAIN.
YOU WON'T FEEL SO BAD ABOUT YOURSELF WHEN YOU MAKE MISTAKES
IF YOU DON'T FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF WHEN YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
BECAUSE THE POINT IS IS IF I'M DOING GOOD,
IT'S ONLY GOD DOING THE GOOD THROUGH ME.
AND IF I'M DOING BAD, THEN ONLY GOD CAN TAKE CARE
OF THAT.
SO, I'VE LEARNED TO CALL MYSELF AN EVERYTHING-NOTHING.
I'M EVERYTHING IN HIM AND NOTHING WITHOUT HIM,
EVERYTHING-NOTHING.
JOYCE: WELL, GOD'S GRACE IS THE POWER THAT SAVES US,
BUT IT'S ALSO THE POWER THAT CHANGES US AND HELPS US
GROW IN OUR WALK WITH GOD.
THERE'S NO WAY THAT I CAN CHANGE OR YOU CAN CHANGE
EXCEPT BY THE GRACE OF GOD.
TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU 4 HOURS OF TEACHING
ON "THE AMAZING GRACE OF GOD."
AND YOU KNOW, WHEN I OFFER YOU 4 HOURS OF TEACHING,
IT MAY HAVE TAKEN ME 24 HOURS TO PUT IT TOGETHER.
SO, WHEN WE OFFER YOU THESE RESOURCES,
IT'S A LARGE CHUNK OF MY TIME AND MY LIFE THAT I'VE PUT
INTO THESE, AND I KNOW THAT THE WORD OF GOD WORKS
BECAUSE I'VE SEEN WHAT IT DOES IN MY LIFE.
WE'RE ALSO OFFERING YOU A COFFEE MUG CALLED
THE GOOD MORNING MUG.
I JUST FIGURED IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUY A COFFEE MUG, YOU
MIGHT AS WELL BUY ONE FROM US, AND YOU CAN PUT THE MONEY
INTO THE GOSPEL THAT WAY.
SO, YOU CAN ENJOY YOUR COFFEE WHILE YOU GET A NICE SCRIPTURE,
GOOD SAYING FROM GOD ENCOURAGING YOU FOR THE DAY,
AND YOU CAN LISTEN TO YOUR "AMAZING GRACE" CDS.
AND MY GOODNESS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET
SUCH A GREAT START FOR THE DAY, IT'S
JUST GOING TO MAKE THE DEVIL MAD, AND YOU'RE GOING
TO JUST REALLY BE SUCCESSFUL.
HAVE A GREAT DAY, WE LOVE YOU.
ANNOUNCER: LEARN HOW TO EXPERIENCE THE POWER
OF GOD'S GRACE IN YOUR LIFE WITH JOYCE'S FOUR-CD SERIES
"AMAZING GRACE."
JOYCE: THE SAME GRACE THAT SAVED YOU IS THE SAME GRACE
THAT WILL GET YOU THROUGH EVERY DAY, THE SAME GRACE
THAT WILL CHANGE YOU, THAT WILL HELP YOU INTO NEW LEVELS
OF HOLINESS THAT WILL GIVE YOU FAVOR, THAT WILL CAUSE PEOPLE
TO LIKE YOU, THAT WILL OPEN DOORS FOR YOU.
THAT SAME FAVOR IS WHAT WE HAVE TO HAVE, THAT SAME GRACE
IN EVERY SINGLE AREA OF OUR LIFE, AND WE NEED
TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE BY GRACE.
ANNOUNCER: THIS POWERFUL RESOURCE,
ALONG WITH THIS MUG INSCRIBED WITH "GOOD MORNING,
THIS IS GOD," FEATURING A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT GOD
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ANNOUNCER: THIS IS THE ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
YOU'RE INVITED TO COME EXPERIENCE
A HUGE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, TOGETHER
WITH THOUSANDS OF WOMEN FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
AT OUR 35TH ANNIVERSARY LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
JOYCE: HIS LOVE IS PERFECT AND UNCONDITIONAL,
AND IT'S NOT BASED ON ANYTHING WE DO OR DON'T DO.
ANNOUNCER: FEATURING JOYCE MEYER
AND HER GUESTS, JOEL OSTEEN.
JOEL: GOD WOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN YOU THE OPPORTUNITY IF HE
HAD NOT ALREADY EQUIPPED AND EMPOWERED YOU TO DO IT.
YOU ARE WELL ABLE TO DO WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO.
ANNOUNCER: JOHN GRAY, CHRIS TOMLIN, MICHAEL W. SMITH,
CECE WINANS, RUTH GRAHAM, AND DAVE MEYER.
EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS MAY 31, SO REGISTER TODAY.
THE 2017 LOVE LIFE WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
IT'S TIME FOR MORE JESUS, LESS DRAMA.
GINGER: TOGETHER, WE ARE PROVIDING
DESPERATELY NEEDED MEDICAL CARE.
WE'RE FEEDING HUNGRY CHILDREN, WE'RE GIVING HOMES TO ORPHANS,
AND YOU AND I WITH GOD'S HELP ARE DOING MORE THAN WE
COULD EVER DO ON OUR OWN.
WE ARE JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES HAND OF HOPE, AND WE APPRECIATE
YOU FOR BEING A PART OF IT.
ANNOUNCER: THANK YOU FRIENDS AND PARTNERS.
TOGETHER, WE'RE SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST AROUND THE WORLD.
TO FIND OUT MORE, PLEASE CONTACT US OR VISIT US ONLINE
AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
JOIN US IN PARTNERSHIP AS WE SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST
AROUND THE GLOBE.
ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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