GIFT OF HOSPITALITY BY JOYCE MEYER

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID 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) 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. JOYCE MEYER SAYS 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 MINISTRIES 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) 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)

JOYCE MEYER ONLINE SAYS THAT 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. 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!) 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)

Joyce Meyer – it’s great to hear a variety of ways that people share their Christian witness. I know my daughter was in ministry with me, traveling and helping me on the platform for 11 years. When she had her twin daughters, she realized that she was going to need to be a stay-at-home mom — that was what her heart was but it didn’t stop her ministry.