JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID THAT YOU KNOW, WE GET MARRIED AND WE START FIGHTING ABOUT ALL OF OUR DIFFERENCES AND THE WHOLE POINT IS THE FACT THAT WE’RE DIFFERENT IS WHAT BRINGS BALANCE.  AMEN? WHEN DAVE AND I GOT MARRIED, I WORRIED ABOUT EVERYTHING, HE WORRIED ABOUT NOTHING. I NEVER HAD FUN. HE HAD FUN ALL THE TIME. HE ALWAYS ACCUSED ME OF RUNNING AHEAD OF GOD AND I SAID:  YEAH AND YOU’RE 10 MILES BEHIND HIM. (laughing) IT’S SO TRUE THAT YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO WHAT YOU DON’T HAVE.  I’M LIKE JUST:  ROWR! AND DAVE IS LIKE:  STEADY. THE GREATEST THING THAT I NEEDED IN MY LIFE WAS A STABLE PERSON BECAUSE I HAD NEVER BEEN AROUND ANYBODY STABLE. (applause)

JOYCE MEYER ONLINE SAYS WHILE I WAS GROWING UP, EVERYBODY WAS JUST LIKE ALL OVER THE PLACE AND YOU NEVER KNEW FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE GREATEST GIFT THAT MY  HUSBAND HAS BROUGHT INTO MY LIFE IS A STABLE PERSON WHO IS THE SAME ALL THE TIME AND LIKES EVERYBODY.  I’VE BEEN MARRIED TO DAVE ALMOST 39 YEARS AND I THINK IN THOSE 39 YEARS I COULD MAYBE SAY THERE HAVE BEEN TWO OR MAYBE THREE PEOPLE THAT HE HAS VOICED THAT HE DIDN’T LIKE IN 39 YEARS. WHEN I STARTED OUT, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE PERSON I DID LIKE. (laughing)

ACCORDING TO JOYCE MEYER THAT I’VE CHANGED NOW AND I KNOW LAST NIGHT AFTER I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT HOW I DON’T HAVE A GIFT OF HOSPITALITY, YOU GUYS PROBABLY THOUGHT:  MAN!  YOU KNOW WHAT? WE TALKED ABOUT THE WORD “HOSPITALITY” LAST NIGHT AND IT MEANS MORE THAN HAVING PEOPLE TO YOUR HOUSE.  I’M FRIENDLY! I JUST LIKE TO DO IT AT SOMEBODY ELSE’S HOUSE.(laughing) (applause)

JOYCE MEYER ONLINETELLS US THE WORD “HOSPITALITY” MEANS YOU MAKE PEOPLE COMFORTABLE AND I TRY TO DO THAT, TOO. IF I’M OUT AND SOMEBODY IS BY THEMSELVES OR A STRANGER, I’LL TRY TO INCLUDE THEM AND MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE, SO HA-HA, I’M NOT AS BAD AS YOU THINK. (laughing) THOUGHT I’D BETTER DEFEND MYSELF A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW. (laughing) ENJOY YOUR LIFE. ENJOY YOURSELF. ENJOY THE PEOPLE GOD HAS PUT IN YOUR LIFE. YEAH, YOU MAY HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU NEVER SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AROUND. ACCORDING TO JOYCE MEYER ONLINE THAT IF IT’S SOMEBODY YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM, THEN DO IT BUT IF IT’S SOMEBODY YOU’RE GOING TO BE AROUND ANYWAY, THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL START FINDING SOME STUFF IN THEM THAT YOU DO LIKE. (Amen!)

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID THAT I CAN EITHER CONCENTRATE ON THE FACT THAT DAVE IS STABLE AND I LOVE THAT OR I COULD CONCENTRATE ON THE FACT THAT EVERY TIME HE GETS UP FROM THE TABLE, HE LEAVES THE CHAIR OUT. (laughing) WE GET THESE LITTLE NIT-PICKY THINGS THAT BUG US. THERE ARE PEOPLE GETTING DIVORCES BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY SQUEEZE THE TOOTHPASTE TUBE. THAT’S KIND OF DUMB, DON’T YOU THINK? SO, WE WANT YOU TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE BUT I THINK I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU THAT MOST OF YOU, JOYCE MEYER SAYS THAT  YOUR LIFE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A FAIRLY NORMAL ORDINARY LIFE BUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT CAN’T BE EXCITING. (Amen!) DON’T MINIMIZE THE POWER OF LITTLE THINGS THAT TRANSPIRE IN THE COURSE OF YOUR NORMAL EVERYDAY LIFE. JESUS WASHED FEET. JOHN 13. HE DID IT AS AN EXAMPLE TO US.

(Joyce Meyer) TODAY I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR SELF-IMAGE AND YOUR FUTURE BECAUSE YOUR SELF-IMAGE IS A PICTURE THAT YOU CARRY OF YOURSELF ON THE INSIDE OF YOUR HEART.  JUST LIKE YOU CARRY PHOTOS OF YOUR FAMILY OR PEOPLE YOU LOVE IN YOUR WALLET, YOU ALSO CARRY A PICTURE OF YOURSELF INSIDE OF YOU. SOME OF YOU BECAUSE YOU’VE BEEN HURT IN THE PAST YOU DON’T SEE YOURSELF THE WAY YOU ARE AT ALL, YOU DON’T SEE YOURSELF THE WAY GOD SEES YOU, YOU HAVE A WARPED PERCEPTION, YOU DON’T SEE THE VALUE YOU HAVE, YOU DON’T SEE THE WORTH YOU HAVE, YOU DON’T SEE THE PRECIOUSNESS THAT YOU HAVE TO GOD. HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF AFFECTS EVERY RELATIONSHIP THAT YOU HAVE. WE’VE READ SCRIPTURES ALL WEEKEND THAT SAY TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF.

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAYS IF YOU DON’T LOVE YOURSELF, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE. WE’VE TALKED ABOUT LOVING YOUR LIFE AND I THINK WE MAKE A BIG MISTAKE IN EXPECTING SOMETHING – SOME MAJOR THING TO GO ON IN OUR LIVES EVERY DAY. DON’T MINIMIZE THE POWER OF LITTLE THINGS THAT TRANSPIRE IN THE COURSE OF YOUR NORMAL EVERYDAY LIFE. I THINK WE’RE ANOINTED BY GOD TO LIVE EVERYDAY ORDINARY LIFE IN A SUPERNATURAL WAY.  AMEN? HOW MANY OF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I JUST SAID? I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXCITING GOING ON ALL THE TIME BUT SEE, WE CAN BE ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON AND ESPECIALLY THE LITTLE THINGS. I ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO MINIMIZE THE VALUE OF WHAT YOU MAY PERCEIVE TO BE LITTLE THINGS IN YOUR LIFE.

JOYCE MEYER ONLINE SAID THAT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON’T LIKE THEIR LIFE BECAUSE BY ALL ACCOUNTS IT’S FAIRLY NORMAL: YOU GET UP.  YOU GO TO BED. YOU GO TO WORK. YOU DRIVE IN TRAFFIC. YOU CLEAN THE HOUSE. THE FAMILY GETS IT DIRTY. YOU CLEAN IT AGAIN. YOU GO TO THE GROCERY STORE. YOU GET UP.  YOU GO TO BED. YOU DRIVE IN TRAFFIC. YOU GO TO CHURCH. HOW MANY OF YOU ARE WITH ME? (Amen!) YOU CAN’T BLAME LIFE AND SAY: WHY AREN’T YOU EXCITING?! I HATE YOU BECAUSE YOU’RE NOT EXCITING! NO, YOU’RE THE ONE WHO NEEDS TO BE EXCITED.  YOU’RE THE ONE WHO NEEDS TO BE FILLED WITH PASSION AND ZEAL. WHATEVER KIND OF LIFE YOU HAVE IF YOU ADD YOUR PASSIONATE ZEAL AND HOLY FERVOR TO IT, THEN THAT LIFE BECOMES EXCITING JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE LIVING IT FOR GOD’S GLORY. (Amen!) (applause) I CAME HERE PURPOSELY TO TEACH YOU HOW TO LOVE YOUR LIFE AND HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF AND IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME WHEN I LEAVE THAT I BELIEVE WE’VE MADE SOME HEADWAY IN THAT AREA AND THAT YOU’RE NOT GOING TO GO AROUND THINKING: I WISH I HAD YOUR LIFE.

JOYCE MEYER SAYS I WISH I LOOKED LIKE YOU. I WISH I HAD YOUR BODY. I WISH I HAD YOUR NICE THICK CURLY HAIR. I WISH I HAD A CAR LIKE THAT. ALL IT DOES IS BREED DISCONTENTMENT. (Amen!) THE BIBLE SAYS YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT. IT DOESN’T DO YOU ONE BIT OF GOOD TO BE JEALOUS OF WHAT SOMEBODY ELSE HAS. IF THERE’S SOMETHING YOU WANT, YOU NEED TO ASK GOD FOR IT. (applause) IF THERE’S SOMETHING YOU WANT, YOU NEED TO ASK GOD FOR IT AND IF IT’S RIGHT FOR YOU, IT WILL COME AT THE RIGHT TIME IN YOUR LIFE. (Yes!) I THINK I’D BETTER SAY THAT AGAIN:  IF THERE’S SOMETHING YOU WANT, ASK GOD FOR IT AND IF IT’S RIGHT FOR YOU, IT WILL COME AT THE RIGHT TIME IN YOUR LIFE AND IT WON’T COME THROUGH YOUR STRUGGLE OR YOUR EFFORT, IT WILL COME BY THE MERCY AND THE GRACE OF GOD.

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID THAT THE OTHER POINT I’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ACROSS THIS WEEKEND IS ENJOY WHERE YOU’RE AT ON THE WAY TO WHERE YOU’RE GOING. IT’S GREAT TO BE A VISIONARY BUT SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE VISIONARIES – SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGHLY MOTIVATED AND HAVE A LOT OF GOALS IN THEIR LIFE, THEY ALMOST LET THEIR VISIONS AND GOALS AND DREAMS BECOME A SOURCE OF TORMENT TO THEM BECAUSE THEY DON’T KNOW HOW TO ENJOY WHERE THEY’RE AT WHILE THEY’RE GETTING TO THE PLACE THEY’RE GOING.

ACCORDING TO JOYCE MEYER ONLINE THAT ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS YOU CAN DO IN LIFE AND IT MAY NOT BE EXCITING TO YOUR FLESH BUT IT IS EXCITING TO YOUR SPIRIT AND IT’S EXCITING TO GOD IS YOU CAN WASH FEET. I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT LITERALLY GETTING A PAN OF WATER AND WASHING FEET. JESUS DID THIS AS AN EXAMPLE TO SHOW PEOPLE THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SERVE ONE ANOTHER, TO DO LITTLE THINGS FOR ONE ANOTHER.

JOYCE MEYER SAID THAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH THAT? COULD I DO THAT FOR YOU? COULD I GIVE YOU A RIDE THERE? YOU DON’T HAVE ONE OF THESE. I HAVE TWO.  CAN I GIVE YOU ONE? JOHN 13:1 SAYS:  BEFORE THE PASSOVER FEAST BEGAN, JESUS KNEW AND WAS FULLY AWARE THAT THE TIME HAD COME FOR HIM TO LEAVE THIS WORLD AND RETURN TO THE FATHER.  AND AS HE HAD LOVED THOSE WHO WERE HIS OWN IN THE WORLD, HE NOW LOVED THEM TO THE LAST AND TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE.

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAYS WOW! IF I’M UNDERSTANDING THIS RIGHT, HE’S SAYING THAT LOVING PEOPLE TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE YOU CAN LOVE THEM IS ALL ABOUT SERVING THEM. (v. 2) SO IT WAS DURING SUPPER, SATAN ALREADY HAVING PUT THE THOUGHT OF BETRAYING JESUS IN THE HEART OF JUDAS, (v. 3) THAT JESUS, KNOWING (FULLY AWARE) THAT THE FATHER HAD PUT EVERYTHING INTO HIS HANDS AND THAT HE HAD COME FROM GOD AND WAS NOW RETURNING TO GOD — VERSE 3 IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT’S TELLING US THAT HE IS ABLE TO WASH FEET BECAUSE HE KNEW WHO HE WAS.

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID  IF YOU’RE TRYING TO IMPRESS PEOPLE SO YOU CAN IMPRESS YOURSELF, THEN YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO SERVE PEOPLE, YOU’LL ONLY BE ABLE TO DO THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU WILL THINK THAT YOU GET YOUR WORTH AND VALUE OUT OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT YOU DO. I’LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH AND I MEAN THIS WITH ALL MY HEART, I THINK SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE WORLD AND SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO GOD ARE THE ONES WHO DO THE LITTLE THINGS BEHIND THE SCENES.  (Amen!) (applause) I REALLY DO!  I BELIEVE THAT. ACCORDING TO JOYCE MEYER ONLINE THAT EVEN BILLY GRAHAM HAS SAID PUBLICLY:  I’M GETTING A LOT OF MY REWARD RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW.

JOYCE MEYER SAYS THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE SOMEBODY CLAPPING FOR YOU EVERY TIME YOU STAND UP LIKE I DO, BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING: IF YOU’RE DOING BEHIND THE SCENES SIMPLE LITTLE THINGS THAT GOD HAS TOLD YOU TO DO, YOU HAVE AN EQUAL REWARD TO ANYBODY ELSE. IF YOU’RE PRAYING FOR ME, THAT’S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS I NEED. JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID THAT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE IS MY HOUSEKEEPER. SHE’S THE ONE WHO PACKS ME FOR THESE TRIPS AND UNPACKS IT ALL WHEN I GET HOME. SHE’S THE ONE WHO HELPS TAKE CARE OF ALL THESE CLOTHES THAT YOU LIKE TO LOOK AT.

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID THAT SHE’S THE ONE WHO JUST MAKES SURE THAT ALL THE DETAILS ARE COVERED AND SHE’S A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON TO ME. ANOTHER YOUNG WOMAN WHO WORKS FOR ME IS LIKE A PERSONAL ASSISTANT AND SHE DOES A LOT OF THINGS FOR ME. I HAVE AN ELDERLY MOM AND DAD AND AN AUNT, ALL OF WHOM I’M RESPONSIBLE TO TAKE CARE OF AND JUST IN DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS ALONE, IT TAKES UP SOMETIMES 3 AND 4 AND 5 DAYS A MONTH. THIS GIRL WORKS FOR ME. I PAY HER PERSONALLY. THE MINISTRY DOESN’T PAY HER. SHE HELPS ME WITH THEM AND SHE HAS A GIFT WITH THE ELDERLY.

ACCORDING TO JOYCE MEYER THAT THEY’VE KNOWN HER FOR YEARS. SHE TAKES CARE OF THEIR HAIR. SHE TAKES THEM TO THE DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND HELPS GET GROCERIES AND DOES DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. SHE IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE TO ME. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF PRESSURE THAT WOULD PUT ON ME IF I HAD TO TRY TO DO ALL THAT? SO, I HELP WITH THE FINANCIAL PART OF THAT AND SHE HELPS WITH THE LABOR PART OF THAT. DON’T EVER THINK IF YOU’RE DOING THINGS LIKE THAT — JUST THINGS THAT WOULD COME UNDER THE CATEGORY OF WASHING FEET — THAT IT MAKES YOU NOT A VALUABLE PERSON.

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID THAT YOU ARE SO VALUABLE! MOST PEOPLE WON’T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY’RE GETTING A LOT OF CREDIT AND UNLESS SOMEBODY’S MAKING A LOT OF NOISE ABOUT IT BECAUSE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, MOST OF US STILL ARE LEARNING HOW TO DO WHAT WE DO UNTO THE LORD AND NOT TO BE ADMIRED AND APPRECIATED. THE PEOPLE YOU’RE DOING THINGS FOR SHOULD APPRECIATE YOU BUT EVEN IF THEY DON’T, YOU SHOULD STILL DO WHAT GOD HAS ASKED YOU TO DO AND DO IT UNTO HIM.

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAYS LOVING PEOPLE TO THE HIGHEST DEGREE IS SERVING THEM. JESUS WAS ABLE TO DO IT BECAUSE HE KNEW WHO HE WAS.  JOHN 13:4: HE GOT UP FROM SUPPER, TOOK OFF HIS GARMENTS, TOOK A SERVANT’S TOWEL, FASTENED IT AROUND HIS WAIST. (v. 5 ) POURED WATER INTO THE WASHBASIN AND BEGAN TO WASH THE DISCIPLES’ FEET AND WIPED THEM WITH THE SERVANT’S TOWEL WITH WHICH HE WAS GIRDED. (v. 6) WHEN HE CAME TO SIMON PETER, PETER SAID TO HIM, LORD, ARE MY FEET TO BE WASHED BY YOU? [IS IT FOR YOU TO WASH MY FEET?] (v. 7) AND JESUS SAID TO HIM, YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND NOW WHAT I’M DOING, BUT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND LATER. (v. 8 ) PETER SAID TO HIM, YOU SHALL NEVER WASH MY FEET! JESUS ANSWERED HIM, UNLESS I WASH YOU, YOU HAVE NO PART WITH ME [YOU HAVE NO SHARE IN COMPANIONSHIP WITH ME].

JOYCE MEYER SAID THAT DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THAT’S SAYING?  IF WE DON’T DO THINGS FOR ONE ANOTHER AND THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THIS: PEOPLE NEED TO DO THINGS FOR OTHERS AND OTHERS NEED TO LEARN HOW TO RECEIVE. SOME PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE WHEN YOU’RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM AND THAT’S EQUALLY BAD.  OH, NO!  OH, NO! YOU JUST SAY:  WOW!  THANK YOU! I APPRECIATE THAT! I TELL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME I’VE LEARNED HOW TO RECEIVE.

JOYCE MEYER ONLINE SAYS THAT DON’T COME AROUND OFFERING ME SOMETHING, HOPING I WON’T TAKE IT BECAUSE I WILL. (laughing) GET RID OF THAT HOLY, PHONY, RELIGIOUS ACT. YOU KNOW YOU WANT IT.  TAKE IT. (laughing) DON’T SIT THERE AND ACT LIKE YOU DON’T AND MAKE SOMEBODY TRY TO TALK YOU INTO IT. JUST SAY:  WOW!  PRAISE GOD! I’VE BEEN BELIEVING FOR THAT. THANK YOU! (laughing) I’M TELLING THE TRUTH AND YOU KNOW IT. GET RID OF THAT FALSE HUMILITY. SOME OF YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED IF THE PERSON DOESN’T TRY TO TALK YOU INTO IT, JUST LIKE:  OKAY. WELL! (laughing)

ACCORDING TO JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES THAT WE DON’T HAVE ANY PART IN EACH OTHER IF WE DON’T SERVE EACH OTHER. HOW CAN I SAY JACQUE AND I HAVE FELLOWSHIP IF SHE JUST WORKS FOR ME AND I KNOW SHE HAS A NEED AND WON’T GET INVOLVED IN THE NEED? WE NEED TO BE SERVING ONE ANOTHER. THEN HE GOES ON AND SAYS: I’VE DONE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE TO YOU, THAT YOU MIGHT DO IN YOUR TURN WHAT I’VE DONE TO OTHERS. I LOVE VERSE 17: (John 13:17) IF YOU KNOW THESE THINGS… HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD BE SERVING OTHERS? HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT?

JOYCE MEYER SAID THAT YOU KNOW THAT BEING A SERVANT IS THE HIGH CALL ON OUR LIFE? THAT’S WHAT THE WORD “MINISTER” MEANS, BY THE WAY. MINISTER DOESN’T MEAN I’M A BIG SHOT, IT MEANS I’M A SERVANT. A BIG SHOT IS JUST A LITTLE SHOT AWAY FROM HOME ANYWAY. (laughing) IT’S AMAZING HOW UNIMPRESSED THE FOLKS AT HOME ARE WITH ME. PEOPLE COME TO MY KIDS: WHAT’S IT LIKE TO HAVE JOYCE MEYER FOR YOUR MOTHER? SHE’S JUST MY MOTHER. (laughing) YOU KNOW, JUST MOM. (Joyce chuckles) (laughing) (John 13:17) IF YOU KNOW THESE THINGS, BLESSED AND HAPPY AND TO BE ENVIED ARE YOU IF YOU PRACTICE THEM. SO, WHERE’S THE JOY IN THE CHURCH?  WHY DO WE HAVE SO MANY UNHAPPY CHRISTIANS? (Preach it!) IT’S RIGHT THERE. YOU DON’T NEED TO WONDER ANYMORE WHY YOU’RE NOT HAPPY. IT’S NOT YOUR LITTLE HOUSE AND YOUR OLD CAR, IT’S NOT BECAUSE YOU DIDN’T GET THE PROMOTION AT WORK AND IT’S NOT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU WISH WERE SPIRITUAL GIANTS AND THEY’RE NOT.

ACCORDING TO JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES THAT IF YOU KNOW THESE THINGS, HAPPY ARE YOU IF YOU DO THEM. (Hallelujah!) (Yes!) ONE MORE TIME:  IF YOU KNOW THESE THINGS — AND AFTER TODAY YOU CANNOT SAY YOU DON’T KNOW. (Amen!) (applause) SORRY, YOU LOST ALL YOUR EXCUSES. “I’VE GOT PROBLEMS OF MY OWN. I NEED TO GET MYSELF STRAIGHTENED OUT FIRST.” NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO-NO. YOU DON’T HAVE ANY ABILITY TO STRAIGHTEN YOURSELF OUT. FORGET THAT. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS DEPOSIT YOURSELF WITH GOD, ASK HIM TO STRAIGHTEN YOU OUT, AND YOU NEED TO GET BUSY SOWING SEEDS INTO SOMEBODY ELSE’S LIFE SO GOD CAN BRING A HARVEST IN YOUR OWN. (applause)

JOYCE MEYER SAID CAN I GIVE YOU A SECRET? THE LESS YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF, THE HAPPIER YOU’RE GOING TO BE. (applause) NOW, I DON’T MEAN NOT TO DO THINGS FOR YOURSELF. I DON’T MEAN NOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. THERE’S A BALANCE IN EVERYTHING. YOU DON’T NEED TO GO AROUND ALL DAY LONG LIKE THAT LITTLE ROBOT I DO FOR YOU ON TV, JUST SAYING ALL DAY: WHAT ABOUT ME?  WHAT ABOUT ME? WHAT ABOUT ME?  WHAT ABOUT ME? WHAT ABOUT ME?  BEEP-BEEP. WHAT ABOUT ME?  WHAT ABOUT ME? WHAT ABOUT ME?  (applause)

JOYCE MEYER ONLINE SAYS THAT GET YOURSELF OFF YOUR MIND! (Amen!) START WASHING SOME FEET. WELL, WHAT IF THEY STINK? (laughing) SOME OF THE THINGS THAT GOD ASKS YOU TO DO MAY NOT BE THE PRETTIEST THINGS IN THE WORLD AND THEY MAY NOT BE THE MOST PLEASANT THINGS IN THE WORLD BUT DO THEM.  YOU’D BE AMAZED HOW MANY DIVINE APPOINTMENTS YOU’RE MISSING BECAUSE YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT MIGHT BE WAITING FOR YOU, WHAT MIRACLE MAY BE WAITING FOR YOU AT THAT LITTLE UNPLEASANT FOOT-WASHING TASK. I SAW A WOMAN IN A RESTAURANT YESTERDAY AND SHE TOLD ME THIS STORY;  SHE SAID:  GOD HAD ASKED ME TO MAKE A MEAL FOR SOMEBODY WHO WAS BATTLING CANCER AND TAKE IT TO THEM, AND SHE SAID, FIRST OF ALL, I DON’T LIKE TO COOK AND SECONDLY, JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID THAT I WAS REALLY BUSY AND I DIDN’T REALLY WANT TO DO THAT SO I MURMURED AND GRUMBLED BUT I KNEW GOD WANTED ME TO DO IT AND THEN I REPENTED BECAUSE I MURMURED AND GRUMBLED AND I TOOK THE MEAL.  SHE SAID: WHILE I WAS THERE, I MET A WOMAN WHO WORKS FOR YOUR MEDIA-BUYING AGENCY IN TULSA AND SHE SAID: OH, WELL, IF YOU’RE GOING TO GO TO THE JOYCE MEYER MEETING, I CAN GET YOU FRONT ROW SEATS. (Whoo!) (applause) YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THAT FOOT WASHING MAY GET YOU. (laughing) YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT GOD CAN BLESS YOU ANYWHERE. (Yes!) SOME OF YOU ARE SO INTENT ON FINDING SOMEBODY TO MARRY. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?  IF YOU’RE SERVING GOD, YOU COULD TAKE OUT YOUR TRASH AND MEET SOMEBODY. COME ON! (applause) COME ON, I WANT THE CHURCH TO GET HAPPY, I WANT YOU TO ENJOY YOUR LIFE AND I WANT YOU TO ENJOY YOURSELF! (cheering)

JOYCE MEYER ASKS, CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE WORLD IF EVERY PERSON WHO CALLS THEMSELVES A CHRISTIAN WOULD REALLY START WALKING IN LOVE AND SERVING OTHER PEOPLE? (applause) WOW!  I MEAN, THERE WOULD BE A LIGHT SHINING FROM THE CHURCH THAT WOULD DISPEL THE DARKNESS. PEOPLE WOULD BE DRAWN IN. WE CAN’T BE LIKE THE WORLD. WE ARE IN THE WORLD BUT WE ARE NOT OF THE WORLD. WE CANNOT ACT LIKE THE WORLD. WE HAVE TO GO THE EXTRA MILE AND DO THINGS OUR FLESH DOESN’T WANT TO DO BECAUSE WE KNOW GOD IS ASKING US TO DO THEM. LITTLE THINGS.

SIMPLE THINGS. JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIESREMINDS US TO DON’T LET THE DEVIL TELL YOU: THAT DOESN’T MATTER. THAT’S NOT IMPORTANT. HE HAD DIED AND BEEN RESURRECTED FROM THE DEAD SO NOW HE’S GOING TO APPEAR TO HIS DISCIPLES AS THE RESURRECTED KING OF KINGS. IT’S ONE THING TO WASH FEET BEFORE YOU’VE EXPERIENCED A RESURRECTION BUT NOW HE COMES AS THE RESURRECTED LORD OF GLORY. THERE’S A WHOLE THING HERE IN JOHN 21.  I’M NOT GOING TO READ YOU THE WHOLE THING BUT IT SAYS HE APPEARED TO THEM AND THEY HAD BEEN FISHING AND MORNING WAS BREAKING. VERSE 4:  MORNING WAS ALREADY BREAKING WHEN JESUS CAME TO THE BEACH AND STOOD THERE. HOWEVER, THE DISCIPLES DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS HIM. (v. 5) SO JESUS SAID TO THEM, BOYS, DID YOU CATCH ANY MEAT? HAVE YOU CAUGHT ANY FISH? THEY SAID, NO! (v. 6) AND HE SAID, CAST YOUR NET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOAT AND YOU’LL FIND SOME. THERE’S A WHOLE MESSAGE IN THAT. SOMETIMES WE’RE DOING LIFE OUR WAY AND WE DON’T CATCH ANYTHING.

(Joyce Meyer) HERE’S A PRINCIPLE THAT I WANT YOU TO ALWAYS REMEMBER: THE LESS YOU THINK ABOUT YOURSELF, THE HAPPIER YOU WILL BE. I DON’T MEAN THAT YOU SHOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO INVEST IN YOURSELF AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF BUT DON’T HAVE YOURSELF ON YOUR MIND IN A SELFISH, SELF-CENTERED WAY. I BELIEVE IT’S REALLY THE KEY TO HAPPINESS. WE WANT TO OFFER YOU RESOURCES JUST LIKE WE DO EVERY DAY, THINGS THAT WILL HELP YOU LIVE THE LIFE THAT JESUS DIED FOR YOU TO LIVE.  WE WANT YOU TO HAVE PEACE WITH YOURSELF, WE WANT YOU TO LIKE YOURSELF. WE ACTUALLY ARE OFFERING A 4-CD TEACHING SERIES CALLED “HOW TO SUCCEED AT BEING YOURSELF,” ALSO MY BOOK “LOOK GREAT, FEEL GREAT” AND A MINI BOOK FROM DR. LINDA MINTLE TITLED “BREAKING FREE FROM A NEGATIVE SELF-IMAGE.” JOYCE MEYER ONLINEOFFERS THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL PACKAGE OF SOME RESOURCES THAT WILL REALLY HELP YOU EMBRACE WHO YOU ARE AND GO ON AND BE ALL THAT YOU CAN BE. WE WANT YOU TO GET ALL THIS INFORMATION AND STAY WITH ME BECAUSE I HAVE A CLOSING WORD I WANT TO BRING TO YOU.

(announcer) WOULDN’T THE WORLD BE A REALLY BORING PLACE IF EVERYBODY WAS EXACTLY THE SAME?  (music)  (announcer) NOW A BRAND-NEW SERIES BY JOYCE MEYER “HOW TO SUCCEED AT BEING YOURSELF.” DISCOVER HOW TO LOVE YOURSELF IN A HEALTHY BALANCED WAY, IMPROVE YOUR SELF-IMAGE, EXPERIENCE THE FREEDOM TO DEVELOP YOUR TALENTS AND ABILITIES, GET RID OF REJECTION AND FEAR AND STEP INTO A BRAND-NEW LIFE THAT YOU LOVE. (Joyce Meyer) YOU NEED TO SHAKE OFF ALL THAT WRONG SELF-IMAGE AND YOU NEED TO SAY: HERE I AM, GOD, YOU CAN BLESS ME! WHOO! WHOO! RIGHT HERE, GOD HERE I AM. WHOO! WHOO!

(Dr. Colbert) WE HAVE FOUND THAT HORMONES WILL HELP PEOPLE AGE GRACEFULLY.  THEY’LL KEEP THEIR YOUTH, THEY’LL KEEP THEIR MUSCLE MASS, IT WILL HELP THEM COPE WITH STRESS, AND THEY’RE ABSOLUTELY

I THINK ESSENTIAL FOR MOST ADULTS AS WE GROW OLD.  (music)

(Joyce Meyer) WELCOME TO THE SHOW TODAY AND I’M REALLY GLAD YOU’VE JOINED US BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE’RE GOING TO SHARE SOME THINGS TODAY THAT ARE GOING TO HELP YOU BE HEALTHIER AND HAPPIER. TODAY WE’RE CONTINUING OUR SERIES ON HEALTH AND HAPPINESS WITH DR. DON AND MARY COLBERT. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US AGAIN TODAY.

(Dr. Don Colbert) THANK YOU.

(Joyce Meyer) WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS IN YOUR BOOK “THE SEVEN PILLARS OF HEALTH” AND YOU KNOW WHAT? REALLY NONE OF THEM ARE THAT HARD; THEY’RE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO. -Joyce Meyer Ministries.

(Don) THEY’RE INEXPENSIVE.

(Joyce Meyer) THEY’RE INEXPENSIVE, THEY’RE THINGS WE CAN DO, AND IF WE DO WHAT WE CAN DO, GOD WILL DO WHAT WE CAN’T DO. I BELIEVE GOD’S STILL IN THE MIRACLE BUSINESS TODAY AND THAT WE CAN PRAY WHEN WE’RE SICK AND ASK GOD TO HEAL US AND HELP US BUT IF WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE ABUSING OUR BODIES, THEN WE’RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET THAT SUPERNATURAL HELP WE WOULD LIKE BECAUSE WE’RE NOT DOING WHAT WE CAN DO.  WE’VE TALKED ABOUT ALL THE PILLARS OTHER DAYS THIS WEEK EXCEPT FOR TWO. THE TWO THAT ARE LEFT ARE NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND STRESS. – JOYCE MEYER ONLINE

(Don) YOU CAN NEVER GET RID OF ALL STRESS, I TELL PEOPLE,

BUT WE CAN LEARN TO COPE WITH IT.

(Joyce Meyer) BEFORE WE GET INTO THAT — BECAUSE I KNOW ONCE WE START THAT, WE’LL NEVER GET BACK TO ANYTHING ELSE — JUST GIVE US A COUPLE OF MINUTES ABOUT NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND PEOPLE DO?

(Don) PEOPLE SAY “JESUS NEVER TOOK A VITAMIN SO I DON’T NEED TO TAKE A VITAMIN.”