THE PROMISE LAND BY JOYCE MEYER

JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES SAID THAT I NEVER GET ANYTHING FREE. WHAT ABOUT ME?” A SELFISH, SELF-CENTERED ATTITUDE, A DISCONTENTED ATTITUDE. THERE WERE YEARS IN MY LIFE WHERE I JUST HAD A DISCONTENTED ATTITUDE. BECAUSE I WASN’T HAPPY WITH MYSELF, I COULDN’T BE HAPPY WITH WHAT WAS GOING ON IN MY LIFE. WHEN A PERSON HAS AN ATTITUDE OF DISCONTENTMENT, I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU DO FOR THEM, THEY ARE GOING TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE YOU’RE NOT DOING FOR THEM THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE BOTHERED ABOUT. THIS IS JUST COMING UP IN ME, SO I’LL SAY THIS: SOME OF YOU ARE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO HAVE GIVEN YOU THE JOB OF KEEPING THEM HAPPY BUT THEY REALLY DON’T WANT TO BE HAPPY AND I’M JUST GIVING YOU AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY THAT EVERY PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN JOY AND HAPPINESS. YOU’RE NOT RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE HAPPY. (applause)

JOYCE MEYER ONLINE IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO FIGURE THIS OUT BUT DON’T SPEND YOUR LIFE TRYING TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE HAPPY THAT HAS ALREADY DECIDED THAT THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. HONESTLY YOU CAN HURT PEOPLE WHEN YOU KEEP TRYING TO DO THAT. YOU’RE BETTER OFF JUST TO TELL THEM: YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE YOUR MIND UP WHAT KIND OF POSTURE YOU’RE GOING TO TAKE TOWARD LIFE BUT I AM NO LONGER GOING TO BE CODEPENDENT ON YOUR MESSED UP LIFE.

JOYCE MEYER SAYS YOU ARE NOT GOING TO STEAL MY JOY ANYMORE THROUGH YOUR PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. (applause) ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE ME THE MADDEST ABOUT MY HUSBAND BUT PROBABLY HELPED ME THE MOST WAS DAVE WOULD NOT LET ME MAKE HIM UNHAPPY. (laughing) HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW WHEN YOU’RE UNHAPPY, YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMEBODY ELSE UNHAPPY? (Amen.)