(Joyce) TODAY I’M GONNA TAKE YOU ON A JOURNEY FROM ALASKA PRISONS TO SOUTH AFRICA FEEDING PROGRAMS TO ANGELS’ ATTIC.  I’LL EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS NEXT ON “ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE.” (music)

(Joyce) WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM TODAY. YOU KNOW, OUR PARTNERS ENABLE US TO REACH PEOPLE WITH THE GOSPEL ALL OVER THE WORLD AND BECAUSE OF THEM, LIVES ARE CHANGING EVERY DAY. I BELIEVE THAT THERE’S POWER IN PARTNERSHIP AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE PARTNERS WITH US, I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FAITHFULNESS. PARTNERS, YOU’VE GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING LIGHT INTO DARK PLACES, AND RECENTLY WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE INMATES IN AN ALASKAN PRISON.

(Ginger Stache)  THE BIBLE IS VERY CLEAR. IT TELLS US THAT WE NEED TO GO TO THE WIDOWS, TO THE ORPHANS, TO THOSE IN PRISON, AND TO SHARE HIS LOVE WITH THEM. WELL, OUR PRISON MINISTRY HAS BEEN VERY EXCITING AND WE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE CHRIST’S LOVE WITH PRISONERS AROUND THE WORLD. IN FACT, IN THE UNITED STATES WE HAVE GONE INTO PRISONS IN EVERY SINGLE STATE EXCEPT FOR ONE. WELL, WE’VE BEEN PRAYING AND THE DOOR HAS OPENED. AND WHEN GOD OPENS A DOOR, YOU GO THROUGH IT EVEN WHEN THAT DOOR IS GOING TO ALASKA AT THE COLDEST TIME OF THE YEAR.

(Roy Lormis) TO ENTER A PRISON, YOU GO THROUGH THE WALKING IN AND TO THE COMMAND CONTROL CENTER. YOU GET PROCESSED THROUGH, AND THEY START SECURING THE GATES CLANGING BEHIND YOU. FOR SOME PEOPLE IT’S PROBABLY A SCARY MOMENT. FOR ME, IT’S JUST A JOYOUS MOMENT BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT WHY I’M THERE AND THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH WE’VE COME IS ABOUT TO BE FULFILLED. HOW MANY WOKE UP ONE DAY AND DECIDED THAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TOOK TO BE IN PRISON THE NEXT DAY? HUH? NOBODY? YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHO YOU ARE UNTIL YOU KNOW WHO GOD IS. WE REALLY DO SEE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THEM GIVING THEIR LIVES TO JESUS.

(Joyce) IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO PROMOTE YOU, THEN YOU ARE LOOKING IN THE WRONG PLACE. TODAY ON “ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE” YOU’RE GONNA DISCOVER WHERE TRUE PROMOTION COMES FROM AND HOW YOU CAN BE PROMOTED THE RIGHT WAY. (music)

(Joyce) I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PROMOTION BECAUSE THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WISDOM WILL PROMOTE US. THE FIRST THING I THINK YOU NEED TO REALIZE IS THAT TRUE PROMOTION COMES FROM GOD, SO IF YOU NEED A PROMOTION IN LIFE, ON YOUR JOB, FINANCIALLY, IN RELATIONSHIPS, WHATEVER, ARE YOU LOOKING TO MAN TO PROMOTE YOU OR ARE YOU LOOKING FOR GOD TO PROMOTE YOU? YOU’RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE IF YOU DON’T GET YOUR EYES OFF OF PEOPLE AND ONTO GOD. YOU CANNOT EXPECT PEOPLE TO GIVE YOU WHAT ONLY GOD CAN GIVE YOU. (applause) IF YOUR BOSS IS NOT PROMOTING YOU, THEN DON’T GET MAD AT HIM. DIG IN DEEPER WITH GOD BECAUSE IF GOD WANTS TO PROMOTE YOU AND THIS PERSON IS NOT DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING, GOD CAN CIRCUMVENT THAT PERSON. HE CAN MOVE THEM OUT IF HE NEEDS TO AND BRING IN SOMEBODY WHO WILL TREAT YOU RIGHT. HE CAN MOVE YOU TO ANOTHER POSITION. HE CAN CREATE A POSITION FOR YOU BUT YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND TODAY THAT IF YOU DO WHAT IS RIGHT, THERE IS NO DEVIL IN HELL AND NO PERSON ON EARTH WHO WILL KEEP YOU FROM HAVING WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE. (applause)

I REMEMBER ALL THE YEARS THAT I WASTED TIME BEING MAD AT THIS ONE BECAUSE THEY WEREN’T DOING THAT FOR ME AND BEING MAD AT THAT ONE BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T DO THAT. YOU DIDN’T DO THIS FOR ME. YOU DIDN’T DO THAT FOR ME. WHAT ABOUT ME? I WORK HARD AND YOU PROMOTED THEM. NYA-NYA-NYA. (laughing) ALL YOU’RE DOING WHEN YOU DO THAT IS JUST GOING AROUND THE SAME STUPID MOUNTAIN OVER AND OVER. (laughing) FORTY YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS TRYING TO MAKE AN 11-DAY TRIP. (laughing) THAT’S ALL IT AMOUNTS TO. GOD SAID TRUE PROMOTION DOESN’T COME FROM THE EAST, THE WEST, THE NORTH, THE SOUTH; IT DOESN’T COME FROM YOUR BOSS, IT DOESN’T COME FROM THE BANK. TRUE PROMOTION COMES FROM GOD AND GOD ALONE. (Amen!) YOU DON’T WANT TO TRY TO PUT YOURSELF SOMEWHERE BECAUSE I’LL TELL YOU, IF YOU PUT YOURSELF SOMEWHERE, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP YOURSELF THERE AND IT IS HARD WORK. LET GOD DO THE PUTTING. GOD PUT ME IN THIS POSITION AND I DON’T HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT. IF HE’S EVER FINISHED WITH ME, WE’LL ALL KNOW THAT BUT UNTIL HE IS, NOBODY CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT GOD’S DOING. (applause) IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER ANYBODY LIKES THE FACT THAT I’M A WOMAN, IT DOESN’T MATTER IF THEY LIKE MY PERSONALITY. IT DOESN’T MATTER. NOTHING MATTERS BECAUSE WHEN GOD PUTS YOU, HONEY, YOU’RE PUT! AND OH, HOW SWEET IT IS WHEN YOU KNOW IT’S GOD. AMEN? (Amen!)

IF YOU HAVEN’T HAD A PROMOTION THOUGH, I THINK WE OUGHT TO ASK OURSELVES A QUESTION THIS MORNING.  ARE YOU READY? (Yes.) MAYBE YOU SHOULD ASK YOURSELF IF YOU’RE REALLY A GOOD EMPLOYEE WHO REALLY DESERVES A PROMOTION. “WELL, OF COURSE I AM!” (laughing) EH-EH-EH-EH-EH. WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. ARE YOU HONEST? DO YOU TAKE THE COMPANY RUBBER BANDS AND PAPER CLIPS HOME? (laughing) DO YOU RUN ALL YOUR COPIES FOR YOUR WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON THROUGH THE COPY MACHINE AT WORK? (Whoa!) IT’S ALRIGHT IF YOU ASK THEM AND THEY SAID YOU COULD THAT’S GREAT BUT SNEAKING AROUND DOING IT…. ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO HIDE AND DO OUGHT TO TELL YOU THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT.

HELLO, CHURCH! I SAID: ANYTHING WE HAVE TO HIDE AND DO, WE NEED TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS. (applause) THEN HERE COMES A LITTLE CONVICTION AND NOW THE EXCUSE: WELL, BLESS GOD, THEY DON’T PAY ME ENOUGH ANYWAY! (laughing) I’LL LEAVE THAT THERE FOR NOW. WE MIGHT TALK ABOUT THAT MORE TOMORROW. DO YOU WORK EIGHT HOURS FOR EIGHT HOURS’ PAY? “YES, PRAISE GOD, I CLOCK IN AT 8:00 AND I CLOCK OUT AT 5:00.” WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE AT WORK AT 8:00 AND YOU CLOCK IN AT 8:00 THEN YOU’RE NOT WORKING AT 8:00. (laughing) NO, BECAUSE BY THE TIME YOU GET YOUR COAT OFF, YOU GET YOUR STUFF PUT AWAY, YOU GET YOUR COFFEE, AND YOU SAY GOOD MORNING TO EVERYBODY, NOW IT’S 8:15. (laughing) AMEN? (Amen!) IF YOU’RE CLOCKING OUT AT 5:00, THEN YOU’RE PROBABLY STARTING TO GET READY ABOUT 20 TILL 5:00. (laughing) “WELL, I DIDN’T COME HERE FOR YOU TO MESS UP MY LIFE!” (laughing)

THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED IS SOMEBODY TO MESS IN YOUR LITTLE LIFE! “WELL! IF I ACTUALLY WORK TILL 5:00, I WON’T BE THE FIRST ONE OUT OF THE PARKING LOT.” (laughing) “THEN I’LL HAVE TO WAIT IN THE LINE AT MCDONALD’S AND I WON’T GET HOME IN TIME TO WATCH MY FAVORITE TV SHOW.” BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU WILL BE NOTICED IN HEAVEN. YOU WILL BE SOMEBODY NOTICED IN HEAVEN AND GOD WILL SAY “THAT’S SOMEBODY WE MAYBE OUGHT TO WATCH BECAUSE THEY’RE GOING – UH-OH! – THAT LITTLE THING IN THE BIBLE – THE EXTRA MILE.” WOW!  WHERE ARE THOSE PEOPLE TODAY WHO ACTUALLY GO THE EXTRA MILE? WHAT ABOUT THOSE ONES WHO WOULD WORK A LITTLE OVERTIME AND WOULDN’T EVEN DEMAND PAY AND A HALF? TIME AND A HALF OR WHATEVER IT IS.

IT’S LIKE YOU START OUT SINNING, THEN YOU DESCEND INTO MORE AND MORE SIN. YOU JUST KEEP SINKING LOWER AND LOWER IN THE PIT. YOU START OUT NOT GUARDING YOUR HEART ON TUESDAY. “WELL, THEY HURT MY FEELINGS. YOU MADE ME MAD.” THERE’S ONLY ONE THING TO DO WITH ANGER AND THAT’S JUST GET OVER IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? WE LIVE IN AN IMPERFECT WORLD WITH IMPERFECT PEOPLE AND EVERY DAY IS NOT GOING TO TURN OUT THE WAY I WANT IT TO TURN OUT. HALLELUJAH! (laughing) (Thank you, Joyce!) AMEN? (Amen!) SO, AS THEY SAY, SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND GO ON.  SAY: WELL, HELLO, WORLD. I SEE A FEW OF YOU OUT THERE GOING…. (laughing) BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU CAME FOR YOUR MIRACLE. (laughing) AND LITTLE DO YOU KNOW THAT I’M TRYING TO TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN LIVE AND NOT NEED A MIRACLE! AMEN? (cheering) (applause) WOULD YOU RATHER LEARN HOW TO LIVE SO YOU DON’T NEED A MIRACLE ALL THE TIME OR WOULD YOU RATHER ALWAYS BE NEEDING ONE? “WELL, BLESS GOD, I’M JUST BELIEVING FOR MY MIRACLE.” (laughing)

“JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT THROUGH TILL JESUS GETS BACK.” (laughing) LIKE ONE LADY SAID TO ME YESTERDAY; SHE SAID: PRAISE GOD! YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN HAVE IN LIFE BESIDES JUST TRYING TO WHITE KNUCKLE IT UNTIL I GET TO HEAVEN. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD STATEMENT BECAUSE SO OFTEN, THAT’S WHAT WE FEEL LIKE IT’S ALL ABOUT; JUST GOING TO TRY TO HANG ON AND MAKE IT THROUGH TILL JESUS COMES. NO, JESUS SAID “I CAME, THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE!” (cheering) (applause) YOU SAY “WELL, I CAN’T HELP IT, I JUST HAVE A BAD TEMPER. I COME FROM A WHOLE FAMILY BLOODLINE OF BAD-TEMPERED PEOPLE. I JUST CAN’T HELP IT.” YOU KNOW WHAT AN EXCUSE IS? IT’S A REASON STUFFED WITH A LIE. (Whoa!) WHOO! THERE’S PROBABLY SOMEBODY HERE TODAY WHO IS UPSET BECAUSE THE MEETING IS GOING LONGER THAN YOU WANTED IT TO. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT’S NOT GOING TO MAKE ME SHUT UP. (cheering)

SO, HEY, GUESS WHAT, YOU’RE JUST UPSET AND I’M HAVING FUN. YOU KNOW WHAT?  THAT’S THE WAY IT IS MOST OF THE TIME. WE’RE ALL MAD AT SOMEBODY AND THEY’RE OUT HAVING A GOOD TIME AND DON’T EVEN CARE THAT WE’RE MAD.  THEY COULDN’T CARE LESS AND WE’RE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT EVERYBODY THINKS AND WE HAVE NEVER LEARNED THEY DON’T CARE, THEY DON’T THINK ABOUT US AT ALL. (laughing)

“I WONDER WHAT THEY THINK. I DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY THINK. I WONDER WHAT THEY THINK.” THEY’RE NOT THINKING ABOUT YOU! (laughing) YOU ARE NOT WHAT THEY’RE THINKING ABOUT, SO YOU CAN QUIT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE THINKING ABOUT YOU BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT THINKING ABOUT YOU. (laughing) “I’M JUST UPSET. YAP-YAP-YAP-YAP-YAP.” I USED TO GET SO STINKIN’ UPSET ABOUT EVERYTHING – I MEAN, EVERYTHING THAT DIDN’T GO RIGHT. I WAS JUST LIKE THIS: I HAD A PLAN, BOY, AND I DIDN’T LIKE MESSES.

I DON’T GET THAT, SO I DON’T KNOW. (laughing) I THINK I WORK OVERTIME BUT I’M NOT SURE. (laughing) SO LET’S JUST SAY THAT YOU CLOCK IN AT 8:00, YOU CLOCK OUT AT 5:00 AND YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO GET AN HOUR FOR LUNCH BUT YOU REALLY TAKE AN HOUR AND TEN MINUTES, AND THEN OF COURSE THERE’S ALL THE TALKING YOU DO ALL DAY, THE PERSONAL PHONE CALLS YOU MAKE, THE TIMES YOU PLAY ON THE INTERNET LOOKING UP STUFF. (Come on now!) (laughing) “BOY, I’M MAD THAT I HAVEN’T GOTTEN A PROMOTION! I JUST DON’T THINK THIS IS RIGHT AT ALL! I JUST GET OVERLOOKED ALL THE TIME AND I’M REALLY FED UP WITH THE WAY THEY TREAT ME HERE!” DON’T LIVE IN DECEPTION. IF THINGS AREN’T WORKING IN YOUR LIFE, THE FIRST PLACE YOU OUGHT TO LOOK…. (applause) NOT: YOU AND YOU AND YOU AND YOU, BUT… OKAY, GOD, FIRST OF ALL, LET’S DEAL WITH ME. NOW, MAYBE IT’S NOT YOU BUT DON’T ASSUME IT’S NOT.

EVERY TIME THERE’S A PROBLEM IN A RELATIONSHIP: WELL, IF YOU WOULD! AND IF YOU WOULD! ARE YOU A LOW-MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE OR DOES IT TAKE A LOT TO KEEP YOU HAPPY, UP, AND RUNNING? (laughing) I TELL YOU, I REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME WITH…. I’LL SAY IT A DIFFERENT WAY: I LOVE LOW-MAINTENANCE PEOPLE. (laughing) I LOVE THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAPPY, THEY’RE CONTENT. IF YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM NO ABOUT SOMETHING, THEY SAY: I UNDERSTAND. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE 500 PEOPLE HERE AND IF YOU DO THAT FOR ME, YOU’LL HAVE TO DO IT FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON’T GET THAT. THEY JUST DON’T GET IT. THEY’RE ALWAYS ASKING FOR SOMETHING WEIRD AND BIZARRE AND OUTSIDE THE GUIDELINES AND THEY HAVE THIS IDEA THAT YOU OUGHT TO DO IT FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY’RE THEM. (laughing)

WELL, YOU KNOW, THE BIBLE SAYS YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT, SO I JUST THOUGHT I’D ASK. DON’T GO TAKING SCRIPTURE OUT OF CONTEXT! (laughing) THAT’S NOT WHAT THAT SCRIPTURE MEANS!  IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU GO PUT PRESSURE ON SOMEBODY ELSE AND GIVE THEM A PROBLEM. HOW ABOUT THIS ONE: DO YOU SOW DISCORD AT WORK? DO YOU GOSSIP? DO YOU SAY UNKIND THINGS ABOUT THE BOSS?  DO YOU SAY UNKIND THINGS ABOUT THE COMPANY? IS IT ALWAYS “THEY”? I HATE THAT! “THEY” NEED TO DO THIS AND “THEY” NEED TO DO THAT AND “THEY” AND “WE” AND “THEM” AND “WE” AND “THEY.”

THAT’S ALREADY DIVISION. WHY DON’T YOU TAKE SOME OWNERSHIP OF THE PLACE WHERE YOU WORK? LET IT BE OUR COMPANY, OUR MINISTRY, OUR PROBLEMS, OUR SITUATIONS. (applause) I DON’T WANT SOMEBODY WORKING FOR ME JUST TO GET A PAYCHECK AND I DON’T WANT THEM TO LOOK AT IT LIKE JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES. I WANT IT TO BE THEIR MINISTRY, TOO; THE PLACE WHERE THEY COME TO SERVE GOD; NOT JUST THE PLACE WHERE THEY COME TO GET A PAYCHECK BUT THE PLACE WHERE THEY COME TO SERVE GOD WITH ALL THEIR HEART. THE BIBLE SAYS WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT UNTO THE LORD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART. WHEREVER YOU GO TO WORK, IF IT’S THE HOSPITAL OR THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE OR THE DRUGSTORE, WHATEVER IT IS, YOU NEED TO SERVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND QUIT JUST SERVING MEN AND TRYING TO IMPRESS PEOPLE SO THEY’LL PROMOTE YOU. AMEN? (applause)

PROVERBS 6 SAYS THAT THERE ARE SIX THINGS THAT GOD HATES AND THERE’S A SEVENTH ONE THAT IS AN ABOMINATION. YOU KNOW WHAT NUMBER SEVEN IS?  HE WHO SOWS DISCORD AMONG HIS BRETHREN. THAT’S A GOSSIP, A TALEBEARER, A TROUBLEMAKER. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT SAY ANYTHING BUT THEY’LL HINT: “YEAH BUT THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I KNOW THAT YOU DON’T KNOW.” OF COURSE MOST OF US ARE NOT SMART ENOUGH NOT TO TAKE THE BAIT. WE’RE LIKE: WHAT IS IT? (laughing) WHEN WE SHOULD BE SAYING: I’M GLAD YOU KNOW IT AND I DON’T. I’M GOING TO STAY HAPPY. THERE’S ANOTHER THING IN PROVERBS WE OUGHT TO PAY ATTENTION TO; IT’S PROVERBS 4:23. (vs. 23)

KEEP AND GUARD YOUR HEART WITH ALL VIGILANCE AND ABOVE ALL THAT YOU GUARD, FOR OUT OF IT FLOWS THE SPRINGS OF LIFE. OKAY, THAT IS NOT GIVING SOMEBODY ELSE A JOB. THAT’S GIVING YOU A JOB. YOU GUARD YOUR HEART. YOU GUARD YOUR HEART. THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY THOUGHTS AND MY ATTITUDES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TREMENDOUS RESPONSE. (laughing) MANY PEOPLE ARE SAD AND DEPRESSED, THERE IS NO JOY, AND IT’S THE RESULT OF THEIR OWN STINKIN’ THINKIN’ AND BAD ATTITUDES. (applause) SECOND CORINTHIANS 10:4 SAYS: CAST DOWN WRONG THOUGHTS AND THEORIES AND REASONINGS AND IMAGINATIONS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? STOP THINKING STUFF YOU SHOULDN’T BE THINKING. “IT’S JUST TOO HARD. I CAN’T DO THAT.” REVELATION!  ARE YOU READY? HERE’S A LIGHT BULB MOMENT. GET READY TO GET THE LIGHT TURNED ON. GOD NEVER TELLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING YOU CAN’T DO. (applause)  “WOW!  I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT LIKE THAT!” WOULDN’T IT BE KIND OF RIDICULOUS FOR GOD TO STAND AROUND TELLING US TO DO THINGS THAT HE ALREADY KNEW WE COULDN’T DO WHEN HE COMMANDED US TO DO THEM? WHEN I REALIZE THAT, IT GETS RID OF ALL THE EXCUSES. YOU CAN GET

BUT YOU SEE, THE PROBLEM IS THAT PEOPLE ON THIS LOW LEVEL OF LIVING TRY TO TORMENT PEOPLE THAT ARE UP HERE TRYING TO SERVE GOD AND WALK IN EXCELLENCE AND WALK IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, SO WHEN THEY BOTHER US, WE HAVE GOT TO STAY WHERE WE’RE AT AND NOT COME DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL. IF WE STAY WHERE WE’RE AT, THEN GOD’S JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL IN OUR LIFE AND WE WILL REAP A REWARD. THAT’S WHY THE BIBLE SAYS YOU’RE BLESSED IF YOU’RE PERSECUTED – NOT JUST YOU’RE BLESSED IF YOU’RE PERSECUTED, BUT YOU’RE BLESSED WHEN YOU’RE PERSECUTED FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS’ SAKE, AND THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE SAYS: YOU ARE SO BLESSED THAT YOU ARE TO BE ENVIED.

(Joyce) WHAT IS AN ATTITUDE? IT’S VERY SIMPLE. IT’S OUR THOUGHT LIFE TURNED INSIDE OUT. TODAY WE WANT TO GET SOME RESOURCES INTO YOUR HANDS THAT I BELIEVE WILL REALLY HELP YOU IN THIS AREA; IT’S OVER SIX HOURS OF TEACHING ON CDs ABOUT “ATTITUDES OF THE MIND” — THE WAY WE THINK AND HOW THOSE THOUGHTS TURNED INSIDE OUT BECOME ATTITUDES IN OUR LIFE, HOW GOOD ONES CAN AFFECT US IN A GOOD WAY AND BAD ONES AFFECT US IN A BAD WAY. AND THEN AS A BONUS WE WANT TO SEND YOU A BOOK BY JOHN MAXWELL CALLED “ATTITUDE 101.” IF YOU HAVE NOT MADE THE DECISION YET TO MAKE JESUS CHRIST THE LORD OF YOUR LIFE, TO RECEIVE HIM AS YOUR SAVIOR, THEN I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU STAY WITH US BECAUSE I’M GONNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE.

(announcer) “ATTITUDES OF THE MIND” A 6-PART SERIES BY JOYCE MEYER. LIFE IS GOOD BUT IT CAN BE A WHOLE LOT BETTER AND THIS SERIES CAN HELP. DISCOVER THE POWER OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, HOW TO BE CONTENT, HUMBLE AND THANKFUL. REQUEST YOUR COPY OF “ATTITUDES OF THE MIND” AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU’LL ALSO RECEIVE JOHN MAXWELL’S BOOK “ATTITUDE 101” AS A FREE BONUS GIFT. THIS OFFER IS AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME FOR A DONATION OF ONLY $35 OR MORE. REQUEST “ATTITUDES OF THE MIND” AND WE’LL ALSO INCLUDE “ATTITUDE 101” BY JOHN MAXWELL. CALL TOLL FREE: 1-800-727-9673 OR VISIT US ONLINE AT JOYCEMEYER.ORG. DO IT TODAY.

IT’S LIKE YOU START OUT SINNING, THEN YOU DESCEND INTO MORE AND MORE SIN. YOU JUST KEEP SINKING LOWER AND LOWER IN THE PIT. YOU START OUT NOT GUARDING YOUR HEART ON TUESDAY. “WELL, THEY HURT MY FEELINGS. YOU MADE ME MAD.” THERE’S ONLY ONE THING TO DO WITH ANGER AND THAT’S JUST GET OVER IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? WE LIVE IN AN IMPERFECT WORLD WITH IMPERFECT PEOPLE AND EVERY DAY IS NOT GOING TO TURN OUT THE WAY I WANT IT TO TURN OUT. HALLELUJAH! (laughing) (Thank you, Joyce!) AMEN? (Amen!) SO, AS THEY SAY, SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO SUCK IT UP AND GO ON.  SAY: WELL, HELLO, WORLD. I SEE A FEW OF YOU OUT THERE GOING…. (laughing) BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU CAME FOR YOUR MIRACLE. (laughing) AND LITTLE DO YOU KNOW THAT I’M TRYING TO TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN LIVE AND NOT NEED A MIRACLE! AMEN? (cheering) (applause) WOULD YOU RATHER LEARN HOW TO LIVE SO YOU DON’T NEED A MIRACLE ALL THE TIME OR WOULD YOU RATHER ALWAYS BE NEEDING ONE? “WELL, BLESS GOD, I’M JUST BELIEVING FOR MY MIRACLE.” (laughing)

“JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT THROUGH TILL JESUS GETS BACK.” (laughing) LIKE ONE LADY SAID TO ME YESTERDAY; SHE SAID: PRAISE GOD! YOU HAVE TAUGHT ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN HAVE IN LIFE BESIDES JUST TRYING TO WHITE KNUCKLE IT UNTIL I GET TO HEAVEN. I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD STATEMENT BECAUSE SO OFTEN, THAT’S WHAT WE FEEL LIKE IT’S ALL ABOUT; JUST GOING TO TRY TO HANG ON AND MAKE IT THROUGH TILL JESUS COMES. NO, JESUS SAID “I CAME, THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE AND ENJOY YOUR LIFE!” (cheering) (applause) YOU SAY “WELL, I CAN’T HELP IT, I JUST HAVE A BAD TEMPER. I COME FROM A WHOLE FAMILY BLOODLINE OF BAD-TEMPERED PEOPLE. I JUST CAN’T HELP IT.” YOU KNOW WHAT AN EXCUSE IS? IT’S A REASON STUFFED WITH A LIE. (Whoa!) WHOO! THERE’S PROBABLY SOMEBODY HERE TODAY WHO IS UPSET BECAUSE THE MEETING IS GOING LONGER THAN YOU WANTED IT TO. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT’S NOT GOING TO MAKE ME SHUT UP. (cheering)

SO, HEY, GUESS WHAT, YOU’RE JUST UPSET AND I’M HAVING FUN. YOU KNOW WHAT?  THAT’S THE WAY IT IS MOST OF THE TIME. WE’RE ALL MAD AT SOMEBODY AND THEY’RE OUT HAVING A GOOD TIME AND DON’T EVEN CARE THAT WE’RE MAD.  THEY COULDN’T CARE LESS AND WE’RE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT EVERYBODY THINKS AND WE HAVE NEVER LEARNED THEY DON’T CARE, THEY DON’T THINK ABOUT US AT ALL. (laughing)

“I WONDER WHAT THEY THINK. I DON’T KNOW WHAT THEY THINK. I WONDER WHAT THEY THINK.” THEY’RE NOT THINKING ABOUT YOU! (laughing) YOU ARE NOT WHAT THEY’RE THINKING ABOUT, SO YOU CAN QUIT WORRYING ABOUT WHAT THEY’RE THINKING ABOUT YOU BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT THINKING ABOUT YOU. (laughing) “I’M JUST UPSET. YAP-YAP-YAP-YAP-YAP.” I USED TO GET SO STINKIN’ UPSET ABOUT EVERYTHING – I MEAN, EVERYTHING THAT DIDN’T GO RIGHT. I WAS JUST LIKE THIS: I HAD A PLAN, BOY, AND I DIDN’T LIKE MESSES.

THE DINNER TABLE EVERY NIGHT WAS LIKE A WAR ZONE BECAUSE WE HAD OUR FOUR KIDS AND ME AND DAVE AND IT HAPPENED RIGHT ON TIME. (laughing) THE FOOD WAS THERE. THE PEOPLE WERE THERE. THERE WAS NO JOY BUT WE WERE THERE. (laughing) NOW LISTEN! AND EVERY STINKIN’ NIGHT SOMEBODY SPILLED THEIR DRINK. EVERY NIGHT!

(Joyce) WHATEVER OUR THOUGHTS AND ATTITUDES ARE IS WHAT WE FEED ON ALL DAY LONG, SO WE NEED TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT OUR SELF-TALK.  THAT SELF-TALK IS THAT CONVERSATION THAT GOES ON INSIDE OF US ALL THE TIME. I BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR JOY BY HAVING BETTER THOUGHTS AND BETTER ATTITUDES. TODAY WE HAVE A GREAT RESOURCE OFFER THAT I THINK IS REALLY GOING TO HELP YOU; IT’S TWO DVDs IN A SET CALLED “WISDOM AND THE BLESSED LIFE.” GOD WANTS US TO BE BLESSED BUT WE HAVE TO OPERATE IN WISDOM. YOU MIGHT THINK “I WISH I HAD WISDOM.” IF YOU’RE A BELIEVER IN JESUS CHRIST, YOU DO HAVE WISDOM BECAUSE FIRST CORINTHIANS SAYS “HE IS MADE UNTO US WISDOM.” YOU HAVE WISDOM; PERHAPS WE JUST ALL NEED TO LISTEN A BIT BETTER. OUR OFFER TODAY ALSO INCLUDES A BOOK BY JOHN BEVERE CALLED “UNDER COVER.”  YOU’D BE AMAZED AT ALL THE PROTECTION YOU HAVE IF YOU STAY UNDER THE COVERING THAT GOD HAS PUT OVER YOUR LIFE. AND THEN PLEASE STAY WITH ME EVEN AFTER OUR ANNOUNCER IS FINISHED BECAUSE IF YOU’RE SICK, I WANT TO PRAY FOR YOUR HEALING TODAY.  JESUS IS OUR HEALER AND HE TELLS US TO PRAY THE PRAYER OF FAITH, SO TODAY I’M GONNA PRAY AND AGREE WITH YOU FOR COMPLETE WHOLENESS IN YOUR BODY.

(man) I’VE WALKED THIS SIDEWALK FOR YEARS, SEEN A MILLION FACES,

A MILLION LIVES, AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WANTS SOMETHING: WANT TO BE RICH, THEY WANT TO BE FAMOUS, WANT A BIGGER HOUSE OR A FASTER CAR. IT’S NOT UNTIL WE WISE UP AND REALIZE THAT TRUE HAPPINESS, TRUE FULFILLMENT ONLY COMES WHEN WE’RE LIVING UNDER THE BLESSINGS OF GOD.