I'M REALLY ENCOURAGING YOU TO BE LED BY THE SPIRIT,
DON'T MAKE A LAW AND A RULE OUT OF THIS.
I THINK IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT THAT WE--
THIS LOOKS GOOD COMPARED TO WHAT MY OFFICE AT HOME LOOKS LIKE.
I MEAN, I'VE GOT PILES AND STACKS.
I GET THINGS LOST IN MY PILES AND STACKS.
I THINK GOD LIKES THE WAY MY OFFICE LOOKS.
SOMEBODY ELSE WALKS IN THERE AND THEY MIGHT SAY,
"WELL, YOU NEED TO CLEAN THIS UP."
BUT IT'S ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.
IT'S ALL BIBLE STUDY AIDS AND NOTEBOOKS AND JOURNALS
AND TEACHINGS I'M WORKING ON AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO SPEND THIS TIME WITH GOD
AND TO LEARN HIS WORD.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT TO SAY TO YOU?
MAYBE SOMEBODY'S WATCHING TODAY AND YOU THINK,
"OH, MY GOSH, I WISH I KNEW WHAT JOYCE KNOWS."
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET IT WISHING
AND I DIDN'T GET IT WISHING, EITHER.
YOU GOTTA START SOMEWHERE.
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS
IS YOU HAVE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE TO DO THIS.
AND EVERY TIME YOU STUDY, YOU'RE GONNA GET TO KNOW GOD
A LITTLE BIT BETTER, A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
PLEASE DO NOT LOOK AT HOW FAR YOU HAVE TO GO,
JUST BE HAPPY ABOUT WHATEVER PROGRESS YOU MAKE
EVERY SINGLE DAY AND DON'T ENTER YOUR TIME WITH GOD
REGRETTING WHAT YOU HAVEN'T DONE IN THE PAST.
JUST GET RID OF ALL THAT, HAVE A NEW BEGINNING TODAY,
PRAY FOR GOD'S HELP.
GO TO A GOOD BIBLE BOOKSTORE, LOOK AROUND,
FIND SOME STUFF THAT YOU THINK WILL BE GOOD.
YOU CAN ORDER SOME OF OUR STUFF.
YOU CAN GET OUR BIBLE STUDY SOFTWARE PACKAGE.
YOU CAN GET MY STUDY BIBLE.
YOU CAN GET THIS VINE'S DICTIONARY
AND A FEW THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WILL HELP YOU AND JUST--
YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY AND IT'S GONNA BE EXCITING.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY BEFORE I PRAY FOR 'EM, GINGER?
GINGER: I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME
THAT YOU'VE TAKEN TO DO THIS, AND I DO JUST WANT TO
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO-- WE SHOULDN'T COMPARE OURSELF
TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND ASK GOD TO SHOW US WHAT HE WANTS
BECAUSE HIS WORD SAYS OVER AND OVER,
"SEEK ME AND YOU WILL FIND ME."
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA FAIL AT THIS.
JOYCE: THAT'S THE BEST SCRIPTURE, I THINK,
TO CLOSE THIS TIME WITH, "IF YOU SEEK ME, YOU WILL FIND ME."
AND THE BIBLE SAYS IN HEBREWS 11:6 THAT WITHOUT FAITH,
WE CANNOT PLEASE GOD AND THOSE WHO COME TO HIM MUST
BELIEVE THAT HE IS AND THAT HE IS A REWARDER OF THOSE
WHO DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM.
SO I WANT YOU TO BEGIN THIS NEW JOURNEY IN FAITH.
DON'T START OUT, "I'M AFRAID I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE WORD."
YOU START OUT, "I BELIEVE THAT GOD IS GONNA HELP ME
"UNDERSTAND THE WORD.
"I BELIEVE THAT GOD WILL HELP ME DEVELOP A BIBLE STUDY PLAN
FOR MY LIFE AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT."
AND YOU BE DILIGENT IN IT DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY.
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU DO RIGHT ONE TIME THAT'S GONNA FIX YOUR LIFE.
IT'S NOT WHAT WE DID WRONG ONE TIME THAT GOT US
IN THE MESSES THAT SOME OF US ARE IN.
BUT WHAT WE DO RIGHT CONSISTENTLY OVER AND OVER
IS GOING TO PRODUCE TREMENDOUS FRUIT IN OUR LIFE.
AND REMEMBER, ASK GOD TO HELP YOU BECAUSE WE CANNOT
DO ANYTHING WITHOUT HIS GRACE.
GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE GRACE, WHICH IS HIS UNDESERVED FAVOR,
HIS POWER AND HIS BLESSING, TO ENABLE YOU TO LEARN HIS WORD.
SO I HOPE THIS HAS ALL BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR YOU AND THAT YOU'LL
BE ABLE TO REALLY ENJOY YOUR BIBLE STUDY TIME AND GET THE
MOST OUT OF IT BUT BEFORE WE LEAVE, I WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU.
FATHER, WE PRAY IN JESUS' NAME FOR ALL OF OUR VIEWERS TODAY
AND EVERYONE WHO'S GONNA SEE THIS BY DVD
OR LISTEN BY CD, EVERYONE WHO WILL EVER GET IT,
WHATEVER LANGUAGE IT'S TRANSLATED INTO
AND SENT AROUND THE WORLD.
I PRAY THAT YOUR ANOINTING WOULD BE ON THIS TEACHING
AND THAT PEOPLE WHO GET IT WOULD REALLY BE ENCOURAGED
ABOUT THEIR BIBLE STUDY TIME
AND THAT THEY WOULD BEGIN A JOURNEY WITH YOU WHERE THEY
WILL COME TO KNOW YOU AND THE POWER OF YOUR RESURRECTION
AND KNOW WHO THEY ARE IN YOU, WHAT THEIR INHERITANCE IS AMONG
THE SAINTS AND THAT THEY WOULD KNOW THE POWER THAT'S AVAILABLE
TO THEM THROUGH BELIEVING IN YOU AND TRUSTING IN YOUR WORD.
I ASK IT IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.