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God is not just trying to make it hard on us.

He wants to set us free.

And you can't run away from the hard things.

If you run away from the hard things, then you always, they're always there chasing you.

I'm Joyce Meyer.

I've seen God's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.

Well, thank you so much for joining me today on enjoying everyday life.

I hope that you enjoy the teaching, and not only that you enjoy it, but that it makes a real positive

difference in your life. I am talking about determination. We started yesterday talking about

being determined to keep a good attitude no matter what's going on in your life. Today we'll

want to talk about being determined to not be anxious and upset every time you have a problem

because you can't solve your problems anyway, only God can. So believe it or not, it's perfectly

okay for you to give your problem to God and then go ahead and enjoy your life while he solves it.

I think I might need to say that again.

Because, you know, we kind of automatically think that if we have a problem, we should be miserable

the whole time we have the problem.

Or if you've got a kid that's not doing well in school or whatever but you don't have to be

miserable if you really believe that god is working on it and that he's going to solve it then why

not go ahead and be happy because the joy of the lord is your strength and we're in the business

and making the devil mad and he does not like it if you're

happy. So the happier you are, the madder you make him. A couple of scriptures that use the word

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